August 17, 2024

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P51Strega
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Reply to  nighthawks
3 months ago

Merry Christmoose.

JP Steve
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Reply to  nighthawks
3 months ago

Take a gander at that!

happyhappyhappy
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Reply to  JP Steve
3 months ago

Geese in a row!

JP Steve
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Reply to  happyhappyhappy
3 months ago

Isn’t it supposed to be ducks?

Saucy1121
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Reply to  JP Steve
3 months ago

Every time I think I have all my ducks in a row, someone adds more.

P51Strega
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Reply to  nighthawks
3 months ago

Must be a traffic jam, judging by all the honking.

Liverlips McCracken
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Reply to  P51Strega
3 months ago

BOO! 😄

Liverlips McCracken
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Reply to  nighthawks
3 months ago

Wow. That’s quite the gaggle.

P51Strega
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Reply to  nighthawks
3 months ago

There’s a cause I can get behind. Let me get a sign and I’ll join you.

Liverlips McCracken
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Reply to  nighthawks
3 months ago

It’s the only way to travel.

P51Strega
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Reply to  nighthawks
3 months ago

Nope

JP Steve
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Reply to  P51Strega
3 months ago

You’re disapproving of a bevy of art connoisseurs? They’re admiring those well-turned knees…

P51Strega
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Reply to  JP Steve
3 months ago

I’m not believing it’s real. I’m not convinced one way or the other but there are things that appear a little off. It may just be that all the AI we’ve been seeing has made me overly cynical.

The hands of the lady in the dark shawl look odd. From my perspective it seems like a little bit of the base of the statue should also be visible. I can make some sense of the feet, but they also seem a bit odd. The lady at our far right is standing in ballet’s 5th position.

SusanSunshine
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Reply to  P51Strega
3 months ago

Some people can just naturally stand in 4th position, which that might be if there’s some space between her feet.

My evil childhood ballet teacher used to hit people’s feet with her blackboard.pointer to remind them to close the gap.

Hard to tell.

I tried to get there through 2 or 3 years of ballet lessons and never made it to 4th.. Actually, or 3rd, not perfectly.
5th was an impossible dream.

Last edited 3 months ago by SusanSunshine
P51Strega
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Reply to  SusanSunshine
3 months ago

My daughter started very young. She took mixed dance lessons (no hitting the students). She picked up steps and positions very quickly, and transitioned smoothly… a natural dancer. But she enjoyed while in elementary & high school, she had no desire to push it any further.

Greyhame
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Reply to  nighthawks
3 months ago

Babushkas!

SusanSunshine
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Reply to  Greyhame
3 months ago

Nuns.

SusanSunshine
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Reply to  baconboycamper
3 months ago

Grey nuns are far more modern looking.
They no longer wear habits or wimples.

The ones in this picture are in tan habits, and look very European to me.

I thought they were Eastern European, but so far, my search suggests Italian…
Which makes sense, since they’re in Italy….

And also might help explain their access to expensive looking leather bags.

SusanSunshine
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Reply to  nighthawks
3 months ago

Aha!
Did some further digging after replying to BaconBoy.

Found a blogger who demonstrates (or contends, if you’re not sure whether to believe him) that it’s not AI, but good old fashioned Photoshop.

A real photo of a group of Italian nuns taking a selfie in St Peter’s Square, in Rome, overlaid on a photo of Michelangelo’s David.

It does not address the question of the original nun photo being AI, but as he wrote about it in 2019 and said it had been circulating for several years, it seems fairly unlikely.

But just to check, I tested it on my two (so far) favorite AI detectors.

One said 99% human, 0% AI (dunno about that missing 1%)
The other said 87% AI, 13% human.
Okaaaay….

But the 2nd one says it’s mostly for artwork, and that photos can sometimes fool it.
And I don’t know whether either detects Photoshop or calls it AI.

If you want to read his short but interesting commentary yourself, about deepfake and the social and political implications of doctored photos, go here:

https://abbey-roads.blogspot.com/2019/06/photoshop-cheapfake-to-deepfake.html

I’ll attach the photo evidence he posted below.

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P51Strega
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Reply to  SusanSunshine
3 months ago

That explains why the shadows are so bad. I can accept that.

P51Strega
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Reply to  nighthawks
3 months ago

That’s an ocelot of love there.

SusanSunshine
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Reply to  P51Strega
3 months ago

I don’t want to put you on the spot… But you might have leopard to the wrong conclusion.

(Ok ok, I know that pun doesn’t really work, but don’t be catty about it…. sniffle…. You don’t have to hurt my felines😿)

P51Strega
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Reply to  SusanSunshine
3 months ago

LOL {no reply; cat’s got my tongue}

SusanSunshine
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Reply to  P51Strega
3 months ago

Thanks!

Liverlips McCracken
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Reply to  nighthawks
3 months ago

I believe we’ve seen pictures of these two previously. Maybe even these pictures.

P51Strega
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Reply to  nighthawks
3 months ago

Got it.

JP Steve
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Reply to  nighthawks
3 months ago

I found an otter — does that count?

SusanSunshine
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Reply to  JP Steve
3 months ago

If it’s the same one I see, I thought it was a second kitty.

Liverlips McCracken
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Reply to  SusanSunshine
3 months ago

Anotter kitty?

SusanSunshine
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Reply to  Liverlips McCracken
3 months ago

I was just realizing that I missed a pun when I saw that you made it.

I’m definitely slipping😁.

An otter kitty indeed.

P51Strega
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Reply to  JP Steve
3 months ago

Find one cat or the otter and you win.

happyhappyhappy
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Reply to  nighthawks
3 months ago

Got it!

Tigressy
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Reply to  nighthawks
3 months ago

OK; I’ll operate the electric can opener.

P51Strega
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Reply to  Tigressy
3 months ago

That’s the easy way, get the cat to come to you.

P51Strega
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3 months ago

Egads! Only 7.

JP Steve
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3 months ago

Seven…

happyhappyhappy
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3 months ago

SusanSunshine
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3 months ago

Cleo’s really cooking tonight!

You gotta admit her enthusiasm, and her penchant for authenticity….
And maybe her knife handling….

But that last one’s kinda dependent on whether everybody makes it through dinner safely.

A few points off for minor wounds…
A bigger ding on her record for any severed body parts.
And we’re not even going to touch on… Well… You know. But I hope none of that happens!

Meanwhile…. I don’t think anybody has been visibly injured between the panels… hope that’s not a spoiler!

There are nine other differences that you can find, though.
If you want to compare your finds with mine….

you can check right HERE!
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Tigressy
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Reply to  SusanSunshine
3 months ago

Yes!

happyhappyhappy
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Reply to  SusanSunshine
3 months ago

I got eight!

Alexikakos
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Reply to  SusanSunshine
3 months ago

 
It took me a while, but I got all nine.
 

mr_sherman
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Reply to  SusanSunshine
3 months ago

I had to stop at 7. I have cleaning to do.

Liverlips McCracken
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Reply to  SusanSunshine
3 months ago

X – 1!

Liverlips McCracken
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3 months ago

I’ll say this for Cleo: At least she appears to have her attention focused on the flame.

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