So nice to see so many different species getting along.
Yeah. I see you changed your icon.
Yeah, my ugly mug was too distracting
Plus @peepeep claims to hate AI art, so itās fun to make him see my AI art now every time I talk to him. j/k
But I kept it black and White for some semblance of continuity.
Nice clip, Ann!
They were doing really well until about 2/3 through, then they remembered who they were.
You should make an animated gif where Carver Classic begins to quake then bursts open! as Conceptual Carver leaps to the fore!
Carver Classic debris, strewn limply about, twitches.
Thanks. Did you guys get an email to enter clips into the Wyze contest?
Yes I did. did you?
Yes. I was thinking of entering the video caught at the birdbath last summer of a hawk that came to it and rested on the edge.
Sure, you can submit as many as you want up to a 100MB.
Can I submit ten ten MB ones? What if it adds up to more than a hundred by just a little? Am I disqalified?
I think ten ten MB ones have a better chance than one hundred MB one. Peeps have short attention spans.
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Just like old-timey marriage, irrevocable license to demand my free labor. Well, not that much like that, really, but still: irrevocable.
Deal breaker for me.
Plus I have nothing formidable to submit.
I donāt think I have anything either. I went back to my hawk video and it seemed a bit boring.
Do you like editing? Cuz you have an awesome cache of great raw footage (and sound) to draw on. You could play with that if it appeals.
Remember, you WERE the Chicken Lady. Donāt disavow. I might revisit that stuff if I were you.
I know how to edit, but donāt enjoy it. Iām not very creative with that kind of thing, though. The funniest one is probably just the āghostā moving across the porch cam.
There ya go! Letās pretend this board isnāt rife with materialists and huddle:
Give yourself the gentle suggestion to dream about some good footage youāve forgotten. It may just present itself to you if youāve been good.
In which context/definition? Actual? Conventional? Philosophical? Value system? Historical socio-economic? Monetary?
Sometimes it means someone who believes physical matter is the only reality and everything else can be explained in terms of matter and physical processes, including thoughts, feelings, consciousness, etc.
Philosophical materialism can involve metaphysical claims, mind-body problems, etc.
Materialism as a value system is the focus on acquiring and possessing goods and is the typical conventional use of the term associated with consumerism and pursuit of wealth/status. Often involving physical comfort, pleasure and sensory experiences over intellectual or spiritual pursuits.
In historical socio-economic contexts itās too politically volatile, so I wonāt elaborate on this aspect but the summary is that materialism in this way is that material conditions are primary drivers of historical change and social development.
Plus other ways āmaterialismā can be used.
Iām assuming youāre talking from a conventional consumerism point? In which case, speaking for myself, I feel pretty confident that I donāt actually focus on physical comfort, pleasure, etc over other pursuits.
Though I only read 80 books last year and wish I had more time for many more of the thousands on my list. I spend a good deal of time in intellectual pursuits. It is one of the many reasons I love AI so much. It actually helps accelerate my learning exponentially. Iāll convert you into an AI lover eventually olā froggy friend.
I say this:
And this:
And these: