Stuff I Do When I’m Bored

Stuff I Do When I’m Bored

Miscellaneous strays from my desktop, most previously posted elsewhere.

The .Gif Friday Post No. 859 – Freewheeling, Digital Twister & A Guitar Mandala

[Found here, here and I spun the image found here.]

The .Gif Friday Post No. 858 – An Elephant Rat with Batbeavers, Eyeball Strutters & Palm Springs

[Found here, here and here.]

The .Gif Friday Post No. 852 – Pulseface, Dad vs. Kid Gamer Styles & Rubbermaids Are Go

[1st .gif made from images found here; 2nd & 3rd from Xwitter vids found here and here.]

Stuff I Do When I’m Bored

Springfield’s Finest

In late 2023, graphic designer “Princess_Prompt” threw The Simpsons characters into an AI image generator to see  how well it responded to text prompts:

“I wanted to imagine what a live action series of The Simpsons could look like in the flesh in an ’80s style, the era of their birth. As a fan of The Simpsons and Matt Groening’s work since childhood, I found them to be the ideal subject for experimentation.”

[Story here, images found here, more characters and a brief interview here, and Princess_Prompt’s explanations on Reddit here.]


Update: Someone made a trailer!

Hellberry USA

Opie & Sheriff Andy Taylor from Hell
Opie Taylor & friend inspecting a crank from hell
Aunt Bea Taylor & Barney Fife laughing at something from hell

There are some things that AI should just leave alone. Top is Opie & Andy Taylor from hell; middle isis Opie & friend inspecting a crank from hell; bottom is Aunt Bea & Barney Fife laughing at something from hell.

[AI generator: https://deepai.org/machine-learning-model/text2img.%5D

Volkswagen All Terrain Camper

[Found here. I don’t care if that’s A.I. I want one.]

Pallasethesial Hot Links

Monsterburger, Stratsburg, Ohio (closed 2003)

K-Jee, The Nite-Liters (1971)
 The Nite-Liters were formed in 1963 in Louisville, Kentucky by Tony Churchill and Harvey Fuqua.  After recording two albums in the early 1970s, the group morphed into the 17-piece ensemble New Birth.

The Aria.

Camperocity.

It’s time o’clock.

Sound up. Way up.

Doin’ the squeege.

Baby goats in slo-mo.

A Thin Layer of Slugs. Eep.

We’ll be sharing a cubicle.

Another morning in Failville.

The Syllabus of Frankenstein’s Monster.

Techno unplugged [via Memo Of The Air].

Van Morrisson & the contractual obligation.

Escape From Pooky Park [via Mme. Jujujive].

The tides of the Korean War [h/t Bunkerville].

Rogue waves slam Roi Namur Island restaurant.

[Top image: AI-generated fast food venue found here, via here.]


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