Neospector

@neospector.bsky.social

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Occasionally I do things

A Bluesky post by user Cel Quirin (@celquirin.bsky.social): "Don't blame the graphics card for the visual bloat of Unreal Engine and a new dev/crunched company's inability to optimize. There are a lot better things to blame the graphics card companies for rn anyways."
A post by @collie.bsky.social which reads: "Hopefully AI can accelerate development so we don't get a single Fallout every decade"
The jolly roger flag of an unknown pirate crew (at least two crews were reported to have used this flag in 1718 around Barbados and Saint-Domingue), featuring three skulls and crossbones lined up in a row (I.E. "multiple ‘death’s heads’ on a black field"). While often attributed to the English pirate Christopher Condent, Condent never flew this style of flag.
The webpage on PocketPair's website for AI: Art Imposter. It has been removed, resulting in a 404 page.
The steam page for Pocketpair's AI: Art Imposter, a "game" where players "compete" by having an AI generate images for them. The game actively sells itself on players "not needing artistic talent" and "the AI will generate completely unique art for you".
An Egyption stele dated to the 18th Egyptian Dynasty (c. 1403–1365 BCE) depicting what is thought by historians to be a man with polio: an otherwise healthy man with withered limbs. Other depictions of this nature have been found, including depictions of children with walking canes, lending credence to the idea that it depicts polio.
A depiction of the numeric pain rating scale pain scale, with Ralsei sprites edited over the typical depictions of faces in pain. From left to right: Ralsei's normal sprite, Ralsei's hurt sprite, Ralsei's seriously hurt sprite, a sprite of Ralsei crying, Ralsei's fallen sprite (clothes on the ground), and Ralsei's splat sprite.
A bright orange box of Mori-Nu brand shelf-stable tofu
A comment from user DrainoMyBraino on Steam (context: the comment section of an announcement post for Arabic language support for the game Clair Obscur: Expedition 33), reads: "Shocking it took so long to implement France's native language." The comment has 3 awards.
An image of a pixelated tent/room area with a handful of crates and various objects. The image is overlayed with some placeholder imagery indicating where certain items and selection options will go, as well as a stickman indicating where the shopkeep will stand.
An edited comic from The Simpsons season 8 episode 6, "A Milhouse Divided", showing Kirk van Houten holding a beer in his underwear showing off a racecar bed to Homer. Kirk: "I only play underground, unheard-of indie games, do you?" Homer: "I play my games because they're fun to play."
The steam page for Pocketpair's AI: Art Imposter, a "game" where players "compete" by having an AI generate images for them. The game actively sells itself on players "not needing artistic talent" and "the AI will generate completely unique art for you".
A video of a game, where I have finally gotten my seamless portals working
A screenshot of the website for Ojais "Wellness Supplements". Promoted by 3 men (cardiologist Peter Chiotellis and general practitoners Suneel Dhand and Ben Levin), the website sells "natural" "remedies" for blood pressure, inflammation, and weight loss for upwards of $30 per bottle.
A picture of me holding a plushie of a tiny Stellaris behemoth wearing a blue megacorp shirt
A map of Tolkien's Middle Earth in the Third Age. Lindon, Eriador, Rhovanion, Rohan, Gondor, Rhun, and a smattering of other smaller locations are all labeled but most importantly for the context here: Mordor is located on the bottom-right of the map. Mordor is surrounded by nigh-impassable mountains on the northern, western, and southern borders, and Orodruin (Mount Doom) along with Barad-dûr (the Dark Tower) are both nestled at the northwestern corner of said mountains. In addition, a smaller mountain range extends from the Ash Mountains (north) towards the Mountains of Shadow (west and south), locking off the Plateau of Gorgoroth from Nurn (Nurn itself is situated between several unnamed rivers fed by the Sea of Nurnen). Because the goal of Lord of the Rings was to destroy the One Ring at Mount Doom and not "invade Mordor", the only practical and indeed (relatively) safest approach would be from the northwest, through the Black Gate, like they did in the story.
An image of king and Jedi knight, Empatojayos Brand, a survivor of the Jedi purge. A student of Jedi master Yaddle (I.E. the female Yoda first seen in The Phantom Menace), Brand possessed numerous Force abilities including the ability to capture and contain the malicious spirit of Palpatine, the ability to manipulate his robotic parts (known as "Mecha-deru"), and the ability to purge the dark side of the Force with light. His appearance is that of a metal ball two somewhat useless, stubby mechanical arms on either side and no visible legs, a mechanical jetpack-like structure on his back, and a human head humorously poking out of the top, with only his eyes and nose visible. He is staring at the camera in this image, deep, deep into the viewer's soul. Good lord, why is he looking at me like this? Please stop, I beg of you, please stop.
A scene from the Team Fortress 2 animation "Expiration Date", showing the RED Engineer and Medic. Medic is holding two halves of a loaf of bread dotted with lumpy, gooey, green outgrows and happily announcing "Tumors."
A scene from the anime Nichijou, featuring Hakase Shinonome, Nano Shinonome, and Sakamoto the cat tearfully waving goodbye to character-of-the-day Karasu, a crow with an extremely simplistic triangle-shaped design (akin to a shuttlecock with a beak) wearing a special bandana (stolen from Sakamoto) that lets him speak, as he dramatically flies off into the twilight sky. Of note, all other birds in the anime are drawn with realistic (for the style) designs, Karasu is the only bird who looks like this.
An excerpt from J.R.R. Tolkien's essay, "On Fairy Stories": "So with regard to fairy stories, I feel that it is more interesting, and also in its way more difficult, to consider what they are, what they have become for us, and what values the long alchemic processes of time have produced in them. In Dasent's words I would say: 'We must be satisfied with the soup that is set before us, and not desire to see the bones of the ox out of which it has been boiled.' Though, oddly enough, Dasent by 'the soup' meant a mishmash of bogus pre-history founded on the early surmises of Comparative Philology; and by 'desire to see the bones' he meant a demand to see the workings and the proofs that led to these theories. By 'the soup' I mean the story as it is served up by its author or teller, and by 'the bones' its sources or material—even when (by rare luck) those can be with certainty discovered. But I do not, of course, forbid criticism of the soup as soup."
A scene from Futurama season 3, episode 10 "Insane in the Mainframe" showing a smiling man with comically large teeth holding up a bowl full of smaller teeth in front of a sign labeled "Thompson's Teeth"
A picture of a bottle of fruit punch flavored Gatorade and its nutrition label. Stats per serving listed here include 80 calories, 0g fat, 150mg sodium, 0g protein, 50mg potassium, and most relevant to this post, 21g sugars.
A screenshot of Walmart's website, showing a 2 ounce container of Great Value brand ground turmeric being sold for $1.97
Additional replies from the account who made the bad medical take, roko1718. Replies as follows: "1) You are off the mark. I am not lining up with anti trans people. I am not supporting billionaire pedophiles. 2)I am not your enemy. 3) I have been educated in science as well as law. 4) I'm not who you should be opposing" "I'm sorry, did I use the term incorrectly? Not my intention to hurt anyone." "Please, don't be silly. I think you understand what my meaning is. Being that I am a cis woman with females of all ages in my family, two of whom are athletes, and I have a Masters of Science in Human Genetics, I am aware of adult female muscles and adult male muscles. It's all about puberty." "That helps🙂" "Be real. You understand the need for shortening sentences to the allowable number of spaces." "Thus, there is a difference in muscle development that occurs during puberty that would give a trans female a physical advantage over cis females."
A picture of Sylvia, the weather-predicting armadillo from the town of Apex, North Carolina. Sylvia is rotund and, presumably, enjoying life.
An image of the mushroom amanita phalloides, otherwise known as the "death cap", considered the deadliest mushroom in the world, responsible for 90% of mushroom-related fatalities worldwide. Symptoms of ingestion can include: abdominal pain, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting (to the extent of dehydration), hypotension, tachycardia, hypoglycemia, acid–base disturbances, jaundice, delirium, seizures, coma, liver failure, kidney failure, hepatitis, coagulopathy, intracranial pressure, intracranial bleeding, pancreatic inflammation, and cardiac arrest. Do NOT, under ANY circumstances, eat this.
An excerpt from the Wikipedia article on Paracetemol Poisoning, which reads: "Paracetamol poisoning was first described in the 1960s. Rates of poisoning vary significantly between regions of the world. In the United States more than 100,000 cases occur a year. In the United Kingdom it is the medication responsible for the greatest number of overdoses. Young children are most commonly affected. In the United States and the United Kingdom, paracetamol is the most common cause of acute liver failure."
A screenshot of a Bunger, from the game Bugsnax.
A snippet of the above image from the 1979 Chun King ad, showing what appears to be a woman in a red dress and sun hat holding what I assume to be hedge clippers and cutting grass with them
A two-part diagram (edited from the Wikipedia post on antibodies). Fig 1 shows several labeled "cooties" alongside "icky girl blood". Fig 2 shows the "cooties attacking the big, strong boy blood", followed by the "cooties surrounding the boy blood", followed by the "cooties forcing the boy blood to hold hands and talk about their feelings :("
Screenshot of the above conversation. Raphael Russi: "genAI is basically copy/paste, it creates *nothing* c'mon now! I never intended to create a C&H and certainly ain't consuming all the money and natural resources in the world while pretending to do so Nafnlaus: It *literally is not*. They work by *fuzzy logic*. ANN neurons are fuzzy logic primitives which divide their input space by a fuzzy hyperplane, answering a (superposition of) questions of their input space with any degree of "yes", "no", and "maybe". The questions of one layer form the input...
A scene from Futurama season 2 episode 6, "Brannigan, Begin Again", showing a member of the Neutral race saying "I have no strong feelings one way or the other."
An excerpt from an article on the website for the Leon Valley Veterinary Hospital titled "What You Need to Know About a Summer Cut for Dogs Before You Pick Up Those Clippers". The article reads: "When summer is at its peak and the days only seem to get longer and hotter, sunburns, heat stroke, and exhaustion become real concerns for pet owners – especially if their dog or cat loves to spend time outdoors. With harsh heat and high UV indexes, owners can be tempted to give their dog a summer haircut, often shaving them down to keep them from overheating, but what many owners don't realize is that dog summer cuts can often do more harm than good. In theory, summer haircuts for dogs and cats make a lot of sense – the hotter it is, the less you want to cover your body, right? After all, we wouldn't want to wear a heavy fur coat out in the sun, so why should our dogs. But while that line of thinking is logical, it ignores the natural features of a dog's coat that are actually meant to protect them from the sun and heat. So before you pick up those clippers, check out the importance of a dog's coat for heat protection and learn about some warm-weather grooming alternatives you can take advantage of instead."
The "Thing vs Thing, Japan" meme. First panel shows a soyjack face staring grumpily at the word "thing", the second panel shows the soyjack face excited at the words "Japanese thing"
A screenshot of a Tumblr post from user shellchannel doing a side-by-side comparison between "Japanese" and "American" multiplication. The post reads: "Just did a comparison between Japanese and American multiplication techniques. I wish I had color coded the steps better in the Japanese one, as there were eleven steps, one more than American (the final black step was just instinct from so many math classes). With the Japanese one you have to draw all the lines, sit there counting the crosses, and then awkwardly do the carrying. The American one lines everything right up and is real quick if you have even a loose grasp of multiplication tables."
The bonus panel from the SMBC comic posted on November 25th 2010, showing a man giving a presentation featuring a DNA helix covered in tiny hearts. He says, "These tiny hearts result in uncontrolled cell growth."
A (low resolution) cover for the M&M's game, The Lost Formulas. Featuring the Yellow and Red M&M's running through a factory chasing after (or being chased by, the perspective is weird) a flying cloud of mini M&M's.
An edit of the above picture, the "Kirby eating object" meme has been added to Big D's ass.
An excerpt from the Wikipedia page for royal jelly, under the section titled "Adverse effects", which reads: "Royal jelly may cause allergic reactions in humans, ranging from hives or asthma (or both), to even fatal anaphylaxis. The incidence of allergic side effects in people who consume royal jelly is unknown. The risk of having an allergy to royal jelly is higher in people who have other allergies."
A tiny ghost version of Grimal coming out of her body after narrowly avoiding a werewolf's attack
A sketch from 1695 by Dutch mathematician Nicolaas Hartsoeker, showing a homonculus inside of a sperm cell.
A picture of a television showing a live broadcast of an unidentified news channel reporting on a fire. Closed captioning reads: "Firefighters to deal with not just the fire with people in the middle of the road ejaculating"
A sceenshot of Jane Ruby's IMDB page, crediting her as a producer. Only 3 TV shows are listed in her IMDB catalog, "Hoaxed" (which she produced), "The Stew Peters Show" (which she appeared as herself), and "Clips" (ditto). The shortened bio here reads: "Jane Ruby is a Washington, DC based television personality, New Right political pundit, film producer, author of "A Sea of New Media" and has hosted several television shows such as Dr Jane's DC and InsideLookTV Magazine. A graduate of the University of Rochester, she holds two doctoral degrees in Education and Psychcology, two Masters Degrees in Nursing and International Health Economics"
A picture of Jessie from Pokémon dressed as Chigusa Tsukikage from Glass Mask
A higher quality version of the image being discussed. Notably, the difference between the 6000 and 60000 triangle models are more evident, especially on the character's forehead. In addition, a 600,000 triangle model is also present.
A post from self-proclaimed "AI Artist" Barb Bowman, @barbbowman.bsky.social saying "GM Friends" The image in the post features an AI-generated image of a deer with large cartoon eyes and freakishly small legs.
A p-Chip from the p-Chip company website. The microchip is a barely visible yellow square, roughly the size of a grain of salt, held on a finger for scale.
A pile of bright red raspberries
A page from the Star Trek: Day of Blood comic "Shax's Best Day", featuring Lieutenant Shaxs holding a bloody pipe surrounded by a bunch of Klingons. The text reads: Caption: "...Today will be...SHAX'S BEST DAY!" Shaxs: "Hah hah ha! This is what happens to fascists, fascists!" Random Klingon: "We're not fascists! We're true believers of Kahless the Unforgettable!" At the bottom of the page a footnote reads: "If you're a fascist, then WOW have you picked the wrong comic to read! And also, transmedia franchise to enjoy. And political system to subscribe to, honestly. Just a series of bad decisions going on in your brain, huh?"
A picture of a couple bags of “Shaq-a-Licious XL Gummies”, a set of gummy candies in the shape of Shaquille O’Neal’s head. Comes in peach, berry punch, and orange flavor.
The bio of the user who made the bad medical take, @TXMadeNraised on Twitter. "Nicole Parish" is now "StarSpangled2A" and their bio reads: "$Txmadenraised 🤠 Conservative/FAFO #FuMoneyClub Psalm 91 CATI-2A" Followed by a link to a Discord server called "The Juice Room".
A 60-count pack of "First Day" brand teen's multivitamin gummies, pulled off of Amazon's sponsored items. It costs $41.95
Moe Szyslak in a crowd of people from The Simpsons season 7 episode 23, "Much Apu About Nothing". In context, Moe is griping about immigrants after Mayor Quimby blamed the ($5) increase in taxes (caused by the Bear Patrol founded earlier in the episode) on them.
A post from @dogwifcat.bsky.social: "Buddy and Mochi are going fishing with their new Tahitian friends. Buddy eagerly holds a fishing rod, while Mochi calmly watches the water. Together, they enjoy a peaceful and fun day in the turquoise waters of Tahiti! 🐶😺❤️🎣 Which place would you like them to visit next?" The post features an incredibly bad AI-generated image of a dog, cat, and fisherman on a raft near a tropical island. The fisherman has his hands out as if casting a pole, but his hands are empty because the fishing pole is in the foreground, clipping through the dog's face.
A post from @manourabary.bsky.social: "Your word is a lamp for my feet, a light on my path." Psalm 119:105 Image contains an AI-generated image of a lamp in the middle of autumn leaves. The lamp is off-center from its base. The watermark from the AI generator that made the image is still visible.
The 10 million Bluesky user sharable post. I was the 138,101st user to join the site.
An excerpt from the linked NPR article which reads: 'Ingredients that work better to block UVA rays Adamson, the Austin dermatologist, said some sunscreen ingredients already available in the U.S. have been used for 30 years without any population-level evidence that they have harmed anyone. "The issue for me isn't the safety of the sunscreens we have," he said. "It's that some of the chemical sunscreens aren't as broad spectrum as they could be, meaning they do not block UVA as well. This could be alleviated by the FDA allowing new ingredients."'
A follow-up post from the user shown in the bad medical take. Tweet reads: "Not at all. My post was specifically in reference to the poster who is opting to pay out of pocket to buy meds instead of buying insurance. Insurance with caps on insulin would be more cost efficient and provide more care. I had to pay for my father’s diabetes meds."
An image of a carpet commonly used in mid-80s/mid-to-late-90s arcades and pizza parlors, featuring a spray of colorful shapes (squares, circles, and large ribbons mostly) on a black background.
An excerpt from the above-linked CDC article, quote: "The most common way to get head lice is by head-to-head contact with a person who already has head lice. This contact can be common among children playing at places like school or the home. Getting head lice is not related to cleanliness of you or your environment. Although not as common, head lice may spread by: * Wearing clothing, such as hats, scarves, coats, sports uniforms, or hair ribbons worn by an infested person * Using infested combs, brushes, or towels * Lying on a bed, couch, pillow, carpet, or stuffed animal that has recently been in contact with an infested person" The sentence "This contact can be common among children playing at places like school or the home" is highlighted by me for emphasis.