Posts made by J. Jericho

@ssmith1226 AI Jesus speaks English fluently.

@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.