Coconut Monkey Cornerclub

[Zed Clampet]

Someone posted something that reminded me of a joke. I may have already posted this here, not sure.

My wife confronted me and said, "Two things: One, stop calling me a pirate, and, two, you never buy me flowers".
I said, "I didn't even know you sold flowers."

 

[Zed Clampet]

People are going to love me. I've been going around noting that all these amazing videos people are sharing are AI

 

[Colif]

next "step" is to make my legs match, I can walk on foot but my balance needs work
Shoes are more comfy to walk in than bare foot. After wearing the boot for 2 months i need padding lol
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One leg thinner than other, that will be next

two more weeks of pool visits already scheduled. Really odd going to a pool and not getting wet hair. Its not a swimming pool as one end only 3 foot deep, and other might be 6... I can stand at far end with head out of water.

Pool visit made me more tired than normal

Walked to end of street and it felt twice as long as I remember it. Normally take bigger steps than I currently am, as smaller ones take more to cover the distance. Legs got used to doing nothing for two months.

 

[Pifanjr]

People are going to love me. I've been going around noting that all these amazing videos people are sharing are AI

I occasionally see someone posting a picture asking if it's AI and they've gotten significantly better over the past months/year, to the point where I often wouldn't be able to easily tell.

The last picture I saw depicted a kitchen in a snack bar and looked convincing to me. The major tells pointed out by other people is that there was too much clutter and that things were in the wrong space for a kitchen, something you wouldn't really know if you don't have any experience with working in one.

 

[Zed Clampet]

I occasionally see someone posting a picture asking if it's AI and they've gotten significantly better over the past months/year, to the point where I often wouldn't be able to easily tell.

The last picture I saw depicted a kitchen in a snack bar and looked convincing to me. The major tells pointed out by other people is that there was too much clutter and that things were in the wrong space for a kitchen, something you wouldn't really know if you don't have any experience with working in one.

Pictures require more examination. Videos are relatively easy. On 2/5/26, if the video shows something amazing and is under 10 seconds long, it's AI.

If the video seems plausible, watch anything in the video that moves. For instance, there was a video of a bear attacking a scary Halloween decoration, but as the bear moved, parts of him subtly changed shape. Somehow most people didn't notice it.

Also look for connections, where one thing meets another thing and there is movement. Also, look for impossible fluidity. AI is terrible at this. For instance, someone uploaded a video of a child who had fallen into a gorilla enclosure. The gorilla picked up the child and reached up and handed the child back to someone who was leaning over the wall. Picking up the child was far too smooth, and when the gorilla handed the child over, it actually wasn't holding the child at that point, and, again, it wasn't messy enough. From the moment the gorilla bent over the child, the child moved up and into the hands of the adult in one fluid motion.

 

[BeardyHat]

My friend sent a video recently that was AI, but clearly an attempt to disguise it. It was basically some "old timer" talking about modern things, but it was really cropped and had this filter over it that looked like it was filmed in maybe the early 80's, which made no sense. Soon as I noticed those things I started looking for those telltale AI video signs and sure enough, could see them in his hair.

I should have painted today (though I have plenty of time), but instead I installed Fedora Linux on my Surface Go 2 for some reason.

Playing Golden Idol on it via touch is actually significantly better than it was in Windows.

 

[Colif]

Our A/C keeps turning off. Mum had it serviced today and expected to be told we need a new unit.

She was right, 5k for a new A/C as its probably about 25 years old now. I don't exactly know when they bought it, I wasn't taking any notice.

New A/C and new insulation means next summer should be a little cooler.

Old one is approx 12 years old, I found its model number.
New one:

https://www.panasonic.com/au/hvac/products/air-conditioner/single-room-air-conditioning/premium-reverse-cycle-inverter-z-series-akr.html

knew it, wifi connected. And has an app.