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For those of you born after the beginning of real time (1 January 1970), the avatar is a reference to a TV series about a man trapped on a beautiful Mediterranean island with nothing to eat or drink except gourmet food and fine wine. All while being surrounded by beautiful women. Oh the humanity!

Interests include #Tiddlywiki, #dutch , #duolingo (3000 day streak), gardening, and random things.

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David Revoy · 1w
New blog-post: "When online commenters 'detect' my art as AI" โ†’ https://www.davidrevoy.com/article1164/when-online-commenters-detect-my-art-as-ai https://stockage.framapiaf.org/framapiaf/media_att...
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They're all looking at technical details. Wrong approach. Human artists vary a lot in how
they depict fine details.

The way I can tell that your art isn't AI is how closely the mood of the characters matches the dialog. AI can't seem to really understand that people look at people, and isn't very good at subtle emotions displayed through facial expressions and body language.

Of course, in another year that could change ...
Not Just Bikes ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ · 1w
It's amazing how cyclists will make almost exactly the same arguments in favour of riding their private bikes everywhere that car drivers make in favour of driving their private cars everywhere. At...
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The OV bikes are heavy, have no gears, and you need to know how to use the back-pedal for braking. And, if memory serves, they run 5 euro a day. Also, not available to non-residents, so you need a resident friend's OV card to get them.

One alternative that's great for the "last kilometer" problem is a kick-scooter. I didn't see these in the Netherlands, but they would be a good fit. They fold smaller than a person, and can go everywhere.