If the story of #Subnautica2 is doing what I think it’s doing, this is going to be seminally definitional, similar to “would you kindly”, “the cake is a lie”, Arkham’s fourth-wall breaks, etc.

#aiart prompt 1246: The dragon, catlike, groomed itself with a fore-claw, as it sat beside the wooded lake; the nearby waterfall was dreamy. Fractal art with limited palette. #DragonTuesday

#aiart prompt 887: The cave tunnel suddenly widened, opening up to a large cavern. Stalactites, covered in glowing lichen, lit the space from above. Below, towering mushrooms formed a prehistoric forest, through which large crustaceans wandered.

MAI-Image-2e can generate interesting images; however, it’s often hyper-literal, and very fixated on creating posed shots. A bit less whimsical than I’d like.

#aiart prompt 1245: A throne room of reflective obsidian; high ceilings; long, draping crimson banners. A knight, equipped in crimson and black polycarbonate armor and helm, raised their energy blade in salute before advancing.

#aiart prompt 886: Chipping layers of aged, weathered paint, different colors

“Data centers” is left-wing “black helicopters”. Some folk on this site have lost their gods-damned minds.

Another event on RetroAchievements, when I’m already behind on several others?

#aiart prompt 1244: It stood, the cybernetic-enhanced flamingo, in the mangroves; dirty, sloppy gouache; dark, sinister, foreboding.

#aiart prompt 885: A tiny civilization carved into a leaf, tucked between the veins.

I finally found silver last night, and managed to get a ridiculous amount of tech progress (finally). I’ve a Tadpole, now!

This is going to be an #aiart one-off, as most of the models are janky with underwater scenes, and the exact prompt (in alt) I used is not standard. But, gpt-4o understood the assignment:

#aiart prompt 1243: In black and white against a red background: three arms grasping each other in a loop. Abstract symbology, as in s flag.

#aiart prompt 884: Noir mouse in a trench coat, surveying the city.

*posts plagiarized meme complaining about plagiarism machines* Take THAT AI-enthusiasts! *goes back to listening to cover music by a dude who made a career writing fanfic*

I stayed up way too late last night trying to find silver and overcome thalassophobia in Subnautica 2, and am feeling it today. The game, despite being early access, feels really good.

#aiart prompt 1242: <prompt in alt>

#aiart prompt 883: The room was dark and moody, while I sat near the window, observing the sunset. Suddenly, a swarm of moths flew past.

WHY HAVENT YOU ALL (not I; I am much too delicate and precious) STORMED A WELL GUARDED GOVERNMENT BUILDING TO TOSS HIM OUT?! IM FUCKING DISGUSTED WITH YOU ALL!!11! (Seriously: do some of the folk on this here app even have multiple brain-cells?)

#aiart prompt 1241: Hunkered down in a bunker, arms about the knees, tinfoil wrapped about the head, eyes in a thousand yard stare. “It can’t get me here. It can’t get me here. It can’t…”

#aiart prompt 882: A lone tree, bushy and wild, stands on s small island in the midst of a broad lake, situated between two craggy hills. Bright, thin, wispy clouds marble a dark, deep sky. Black and white; high contrast.

The Luddites have moved from (mostly) hyperbolizing about generative tech to now bemoaning light industrial zoning uses. Truly, they behave like the mythological lemmings, or sheep, perhaps, in their predilection toward mindless emulation.

Something which has been bothering me about Mistress of Mistresses: it very obviously takes place elsewhere, a fantastical land not of Earth. This especially holds if Worm is considered to take place in the same universe. However, there are copious references to Earthen things.

#aiart prompt 1240: Red, purple, orange, black. A small group, loosely spaced, of people stand silhouetted in a lagoon; above, an eclipse.

#aiart prompt 881: Anthropomorphic hippy dragon in muted paisley, vibing #DragonTuesday

Dice a Million: uh, Vortex scales ridiculously quick. I managed to beat V2 with some ring cards (to the tune of > 50 Qi), but managing that level of pips each successive round is challenging.

I’ve not yet finished Mistress of Mistresses, but ye gads; let me refer to the Simpsons by way of comparison between MoM and Worm Ouroboros:

While I’m tempering my expectations, I’m getting very excited by the imminent early access of #Subnautica2. The first game was great! Below Zero was certainly a game. A lot of the pre-release footage for 2 looks phenomenal.

#aiart prompt 1239: <prompt in alt> #DragonTuesday

#aiart prompt 880: Stippled, dark, monochrome: a lighthouse

MAGA will be tattooing the Mark of the Beast on their foreheads and still not get it.

Just finished mowing/weed-whacking about 3/4s of the property, in the first major culling of the year. I am dead.

#aiart prompt 1238: Horizontal striations, in a gradient from orange to blue, against white.

#aiart prompt 879: Neon shades of green against white, in translucent swooshes.

#aiart prompt 1237: Scintillating sunbeams overpower; dappling shadow through radiant floral growths; an outdoor space lushly decorated with plants.

So, the build I had going for this just got up to [REDACTED] and, in the winning throw, lobbing but one die, generated 142.22t worth of pips.

#aiart prompt 878: Low down and close up: in the midst of the stream, a frog on a rock. Low depth of field; frothy; chromatic aberration; light refraction.

Dice-a-Million: *me, rolls one die*: score: 6.61B

Finished The Worn Ouroboros yesterday; it was quite fun! A fantasy epic where the good guys actually win! The ending fit the title, and is a bit meh. But otherwise, enjoyable.

#aiart prompt 1236: Streaks of rainbow amid gray; sharded, like fragments of broken glass; watery, blurred, indistinct: form without substance.

#aiart prompt 877: Standing in the art deco viewing deck, hand behind their back, staring out at the ominous, large, vermilion star. The station was quiet that hour of the cycle, which made the spot perfect for pensive contemplation. (cont)

Hmm. Bluesky is suggesting I’ve an Invalid Handle. Service issue, or some form of moderation?

#aiart prompt 1235: Dark silhouettes of obscuring trees; hints of light further away; deep, dark, dense. Irregularly stippled, with varying sized dots.

#aiart prompt 876: “Ad astra!” Steampunk aethernautic craft

#aiart prompt 1234: The future of video game controllers: numerous buttons, touch pads, analog sticks, rgb, etc.

#aiart prompt 875: Exotic futuristic candid portraiture. Layered distortion effects, as though reality is warping and breaking.

That feel when I go to add an account here to my “Unicorn Theorists” list and find they are already on it. I was right the first time.

#aiart prompt 1233: <prompt in alt>

#aiart prompt 874: In layered, shaped construction paper: a dragon rearing up, preparing to fly, in a glade. #DragonTuesday

RetroAchievements holds events; participation and completion of objectives—typically by unlocking specific achievements in certain sets—eventually yields profile badges. Sort of a FOMO thing. I participate as it’s an interesting way to explore a wide variety of retro titles.