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Fine Arts Heros Music TOTOT

Iconic Photo Reimagined

There is an iconic photo of Judy Collins on the beach, seagulls overhead, powerful waves behind her. She has an expression of spiritual bliss and ecstasy. We tried to recreate this scene with the HotPot image generator, using a simple prompt of “Judy Collins on the beach, large waves behind her, seagulls flying overhead.” It […]

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Meaning of Life TOTOT

The Pantheon of Pi

Brought to you by our friends in the AI world. Happy Pi Day! Pythagoros: The Wise Mathematician, Keeper of the Sacred Circle Circumfera: Goddess of Infinite Circles and Cycles Arcus: God of Arcs and Curves, Master of Elegance Fractalia: Goddess of Fractals and Chaos Theory Ellipticus: God of Ellipses and Cosmic Harmony Decimalia: Goddess of […]

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Adventures of the Elders TOTOT

We Celebrate March 8th!

What a day for Celebration! Anniversary of the Birth of UC#2 Anniversary of the Coronation of King Oscar I of Norway and Sweden On this day in 1844, King Oscar I ascended to the thrones of Norway and Sweden. He is the father of King Oscar II, of the sardine fame. BERGEN – November 24, […]

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Late Stage Capitalism TechnoBLOTT TOTOT WLBOTT Corporate

Do We Even Have a CFO?

Random Acts WLBOTT has been internationally recognized. Each Elder has been awarded 100 Pearly Gate Bonus Points. AI Image Generation: Status and Challenges At WLBOTT, we applaud the Triumph of Talent Over Technology (TOTOT). A big part of that is AI image generation. HotPothttps://hotpot.ai/art-generatorCurrent favorite – lot’s of variety, good image quality. But, you only […]

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Adventures of the Elders Fine Arts Texas TOTOT Uncategorized

Burst Pipes

[Thanks to Sally the Intern for her assistance in today’s BLOTT] A friend of WLBOTT recently experienced some burst pipes (big freeze in Central Texas last week). We asked our AI friends to help us understand this situation.

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Current Events Texas The land, the people, the culture TOTOT

The Annual Cursage of the Cedar Pollen

For out-of-towners, the pain and suffering begins at about 50 gr/m3: Cedar: The Pollen Among Pollens Cedar makes ragweed look like a breath of fresh air. Forest Distribution Map Very cool site by Texas A&M gives extensive data about the forests of Texas. Know your Enemy Learn everything you can about your enemy, so that […]

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Curated Absurdity TOTOT

23-12: Month in Memes: Rise of the Machines

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Food TOTOT Will there be a buffet?

Is Twine Edible?

No. This may be Goggle’s way of saying, “get a life.” A Glitch in the Trader Joe’s Matrix? From Eat This Much: For reference purposes only: Failed Twine-Concept Restaurants To emphasize the inedible qualities of twine, consider these failed restaurants: And a massive loss for investors: Eating Twine Brings Discordance to Domestic Tranquility These people […]

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Adventures of the Elders Food Japan TOTOT

Casserole of Death (COD)

[ed. note: UC#3 and UC#3-SU return from Japan.] Up with jet lag. Cleaned out eggs, cheese, rice, jalapeño and dubious ham from fridge and baked it up. Keeping with my mission to keep food waste from landfills and to test the scientific fact that you won’t get sick from spoiled food cooked above 165F (75C) […]

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Food Japan TOTOT

Updates and Poetry from Japan

UC#3 and family continue their visit to Japan. He commemorates his visit with poetry: HaikuPork tongue link sausageFrom Kanazawa Lawson’sChoked on tough bits LimerickA samurai from Kanazawa was hungryHe went to find something to fill his tummyHe entered Lawson’s, 7-11 and Family MartAfter brandishing his sword, he was asked to departAlas, he had to have […]