@Olo oh believe me I know, I worked on systems that would make Orwell blush. Thankfully I’m not at that company anymore but the amount of data we had access to, that people gave willingly, was downright scary.
TikTok probably knows more about (some parts of) me than most of my friends.
@SmolChlo I saw this one very young, it was shown on TV and since it was animation I was drawn to it. While it was rather traumatising it probably contributed to my awakening.
It’s a classic and I’m surprised it’s not more well-known in the community. They released a blu-ray version in 2017 and it’s gorgeous, love the artwork and colours.
Damn, this hits so hard. I think I’d need an emotional support tiny in my life right about now… 
@Olo I know - one thing that helps me keeping a connection with the young folks is having someone at home who’s clos(er) to that generation and doesn’t mind explaining his old man what’s what these days.
I also like to generate AI renders with 35-40 year olds sometimes, without them looking like supermodels or pretty boys. Strangely it’s harder to get the AI to generate just plain normal looking moms or dads lol.
@SmolChlo haha don’t give up, I’m sure he’ll get it eventually! 
My problem has always been searching for signs when in reality there were none. Good ol’ “I reject your reality and substitute my own” at work!
@DFP I’m a huge fan of Robotech and there are plenty of G/t scenes in the anime.
Battletech is still going strong today (after the whole Clickytech fiasco) with Catalyst successfully kickstarting many new expansions. I’m a fan of the lore, the worldbuilding and politics of the Inner Sphere.
@littlest-lily love the little pieces of lore drop… num num num sweet lore. 
@miss-lillipants When you’re part of a linguistic minority, you learn quickly not to take your language - and culture - for granted!
I love the idea of communication across the boundaries of language (and, unsuprinsingly, size). What I can imagine is a three inch tall mute woman trying to sign to me, but she’s too small for my poor eyesight to catch her signs - or I don’t know BSL/ASL.
So, plan B : she starts to trace the letters on the palm of my hand (with a twig or something). That’s assuming we share a common written language, of course. I have no idea how I’d communicate back if she’s also deaf, but that’s a start!
@Olo Well you’ve done it Olo - from now on I’m reading all your comments with your voice in my head lol
Seriously those themes are so far away from my comfort zone. Still found it interesting.
@tiny-ivy Yes I know about Molyneaux and his sad story, I don’t think he’s involved with the latest Fable, the one with the sizey elements we’ve seen in the teasers? I hope not!
But yeah I was a fan of Bullfrog and I played Populous on my brother’s computer (thanks to him I could play games my parents wouldn’t have wanted me to play lol)
Never got into Dungeon Keeper, but heard they are classics. My other favourite was a cyberpunk one called Syndicate, you had missions to complete with a team of agents, didn’t understand it too much but setting people on fire never got old
@Technomage said in Foreverlurk's AI artwork:
These images are fantastic, I’m curious about when and how much the censorship could be avoided, so verything can be tweaked to explore interaction in them (that’s where the good stuff is at
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Thanks! Censorship can be avoided on DALL-E but it’s hit or miss. Also, what works today can be patched next week, as it’s been the case since the very beginning.
Tweaking is the best approach, using inpainting to replace details in the scene. That’s where Stable Diffusion helps.
If you’re asking about interaction, that’s the real tricky part. AI doesn’t like ANY display of affection, so you have to use what I call “legalese” to explain what you want WITHOUT directly saying it. For instance, they’re not “kissing”, they are “tongue-interacting”, your honor. It’s like a mini meta-game of its own hehe.
@Olo Same goes for experimenting things outside one’s comfort zone, that’s often how you can grow (no pun intended). Which is also close to my own definition of art in general : does it make me feel something? Am I enthralled or disgusted?
The opposite of art is not ugliness, it’s indifference.
@SmolChlo You’ve unlocked a memory - I did the same with my sister’s beautiful edition of Alice in Wonderland, a French version with gorgeous artwork. I borrowed it secretly, reading the shrinking scenes and looking at the pictures. Forgot to put it back one day, got that look from my sister which made me panic… like, she knows ! 
(My old pre-internet secret stash of SW stuff would be a gold mine. The struggle was real.)
@miss-lillipants I’m not done reading but I’m already loving it! I’ll admit I’m a sucker for Stockholm Syndrome stories
I’ve had problems with Batoto from my end, pictures not loading but I found that LunaToons worked perfectly:
https://lunatoons.org/series/646a14dc2d2/
Thank you so much for sharing!
@SmolChlo Why, yes, I’d very much like to engage in osculation with a female individual experiencing a reduction in bodily dimensions! 