Posts made by J. Jericho

@shifty said in Bots are getting scary:

Hal kills Dave in simulation:

https://taskandpurpose.com/news/air-force-artificial-intelligence-drone/

Disturbing, but not unexpected.

@kehaulani-0 said in The Beatles Are Back, Sort Of:

What, pray tell, is "deep fake"? Isn't this just digital overdubbing, or embedding, which has been going on for some time and is a recognised and legitimate technique?

Just go to YouTube and type "deep fake" in the search field; you'll find some interesting results.

What'll they (AI creators) think of next? And do we want to find out?

You might get some hints here: https://cderksen.home.xs4all.nl/ConnTrumpet.html . While availability is spotty, two 28B Connstellations sold on eBay within the last month. Also, you could contact https://www.dillonmusic.com/ , https://www.austincustombrass.biz/ , and https://www.brassandwinds.com/ , to name a few sources, and ask them to be on the lookout for what you want. A little patience goes a long way. A lot of patience may be necessary. Good luck!

Hey! How about this? It's just a matter of time before AI video and audio combine in new and exciting ways. When it does, we can enjoy a video of AI Arnold Schwartzenegger using AI Frank Sinatra's voice to sing "Feel Like A Woman", or AI Olivia Newton-John using AI Florence Foster Jenkins' voice to sing "Macho Man". Ah... the possibilities are endless!

It just occurred to me that, although there are a limited amount of Abraham Lincoln sound bites available from which to choose, there's a wealth of JFK voicing available. Perhaps there could be AI JFK singing "Another One Bites The Dust" instead... or even better, with a little more AI development, AI JFK and AI Lincoln singing the song as a duet!

@ssmith1226 What's next... AI Abraham Lincoln singing "Another One Bites The Dust"?

Interesting timing, GeorgeB. I had my first cataract surgery a week before yours, and my next one is set for next Tuesday. My post-op instructions say normal activity is OK after a week. My experience with surgery in general is that full recovery takes a lot longer than predicted by my doctors, so I take a conservative approach. I may try to play this weekend to get a feel for what it's like, and Easy Does It is my plan. I registered for Taps Across America https://www.tapsacrossamerica.org/ today for Memorial Day 2023, but it remains to be seen If I'll be able to participate.

I wish you a remarkably good recovery and the best of health!

"D"-shaped Bach tuning slide:

Osmun Music

"C"-shaped/rounded Bach tuning slide:

Mouthpiece Express

@ssmith1226 Single brace on outer tuning slide, what appears to be an Amado water key on a "C" shaped tuning slide, no adjustable 3rd slide apparatus, no apparent bulge nor reflection from what would be the hexagonal end of the mouthpiece receiver. Probably not a Bach. No irregularity/reflection where the 3rd slide stop limit screw would be found on a Yamaha, either.

Here's a blurry video of probably the same horn. A ring on the 1st valve slide and dents in the bell:
Youtube Video

And if that's not blurry enough, check out this extra-blurry video:

Further sleuthing is indicated.

@administrator No hurry. Whenever it's convenient for you.

@administrator Hopefully at some point you will reveal the prompts you used.

@ssmith1226 When I saw these last night, I thought "Generate images that would induce screaming nightmares in those who viewed them." The question was about prompts for each image, though, and for that I have no answer.

Succinct posts are praiseworthy; they leave more time for us to play our trumpets. Backing down from animosity saves stress; clicking the "Ignore" button in our brains helps enable this and keeps civility predominant on TrumpetBoards and elsewhere.

@jolter Many thanks for your clear, comprehensive, concise, easy-to-understand explanation!

@newell-post Yes, there was construction, but not necessarily requiring a wide turn. Also, this driver started from the left lane without signaling for a right turn and without checking to see if there was traffic in the right lane. If the car had continued the path of the front wheels, it would have hit the marker as well. Such collision was not to be, however, as the driver turned left at the next light.