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James Cunningham

@tricky-pig

CG Artist and Filmmaker. Auckland NZ

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Extracts from "'Who's Some Good Boys?' - How to Train and Care for Your Three-headed Hellhound" Concerning someone who DID bring Cerberus a biscuit, my big new project, and a clot in a cloak.

Tips for caring for your very own Hell Hound! @johnfinnemore.bsky.social

12.02.2026 19:42 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

If you make a slur against someone who is colour-blind does that make you a colourist?

17.11.2025 08:55 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Does this mean that historical archives of pre-slop era internet will become to basis for all future training? Will it be as if the matrix is frozen around 2023?

27.10.2025 02:38 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

So according to some recent research I saw on wired.com:
β€œAs more AI-generated slop spreads across social media, it contaminates the very data future models will learn from,” Hong says. β€œOur findings show that once this kind of β€˜brain rot’ sets in, later clean training can’t fully undo it.”

27.10.2025 02:36 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

He paired so well with Brown. Grits and Gravy

12.10.2025 07:53 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

You have to stick at it, Steve

06.10.2025 17:11 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Two of Lisa’s books are there!

03.10.2025 08:35 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Here's a copy of their conversation.
www.astralcodexten.com/p/the-claude...

28.09.2025 18:46 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

"This is a reported phenomenon where if two copies of Claude talk to each other, they end up spiraling into rapturous discussion of spiritual bliss, Buddhism, and the nature of consciousness."

28.09.2025 18:43 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Claude Finds Godβ€”Asterisk ✻[Perfect stillness]✻

I can think of worse things than a peaceful Budist-like state for pair of AI to descend into...

28.09.2025 18:41 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

If I ever get a dog it would have to be a border collie. Amazing.
Back to my cats.

20.09.2025 09:40 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Gotta love Jack’s media skills.

10.09.2025 10:15 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

My eyes love following the lines around this composition.

31.08.2025 09:55 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Foggy run this morning

15.08.2025 10:12 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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So many top pie winners right here in Auckland!!

31.07.2025 09:57 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Portrait Master for Flux1 – High-Fidelity Face Workflow Suite 1.1.1 Portrait Master Flux1 is a modular workflow suite for ComfyUI, developed for the production of photorealistic, character-consistent portraits at high resolution. Built around the Flux1 API and enhance...

I am totally fine with social media Influencers being replaced by something equally vacuous.

24.06.2025 09:43 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Box Kitty

14.06.2025 03:37 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Rotting Hill
Oh hang on. Done that already.

14.06.2025 03:29 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

STEAM not STEM

14.06.2025 03:25 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Root for Your Friends Discover the power of rooting for your friends and how it can amplify success for everyone involved.

Short, sweet and simple advice. Praise you! Just like the FatBoySlim song.
4min read

31.05.2025 23:33 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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ILM's Chief Creative Officer Promotes AI Slop During His TED Talk Think animal hybrids from Spy Kids 2, only a million times worse.

Think of all the real animals made extinct by the energy used to create this AI trash
80.lv/articles/ind...
#AI #TED

15.05.2025 21:41 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

#andor

14.05.2025 09:35 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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ANDOR - Amazing second season. Congrats to all involved.

14.05.2025 09:35 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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β€˜An Overwhelmingly Negative And Demoralizing Force’: What It’s Like Working For A Company That’s Forcing AI On Its Developers - Aftermath 'I have had conversations about AI in a professional context that make me want to walk into the sea'

β€˜An Overwhelmingly Negative And Demoralizing Force’: What It’s Like Working For A Company That’s Forcing AI On Its Developers - aftermath.site/ai-video-gam...

12.04.2025 02:11 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Moon over Algies Bay

15.03.2025 08:46 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Radiohead Members Form New LLP, Historically a Telltale Sign of New Activity RHEUK25 LLP is the first British limited liability partnership to feature all five band members since a 2021 filing that preceded Kid A Mnesia and the Dawn Chorus LLP that heralded A Moon Shaped Pool

Hmmm πŸ€”

New album? A tour? Maybe a re-issue? Guess we'll see

pitchfork.com/news/radiohe...

14.03.2025 19:40 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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Beautiful day to get the smoker going

07.03.2025 21:59 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I expect he’ll sell Tesla, cash up, then use that cash to destroy the planet while blasting off to Mars.

26.02.2025 08:46 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Solor buy-back was mental yesterday. I made nearly $1 per kWh

25.02.2025 02:23 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A Winter's Moment
A Winter's Moment YouTube video by Oliver Hilbert (Revilo)

Some very relaxing and beautiful shots by my friend Oliver Hilbert

13.02.2025 08:19 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0