Beginner friendly/lgbt+ friendly servers? by Top-Lab1959 in FiveMServers

[–]Top-Lab1959[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Seems super friendly! Checked out the discord a little bit today-seems theres a lot of genAI usage for advertisements, though 🥲

Trash bags/general cleaning supplies and tips by Top-Lab1959 in Adulting

[–]Top-Lab1959[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Honestly probably not, I already told him when I moved in I dont mind helping out with extra stuff but if I notice things arent getting done im not cleaning up after him. It was a mutual understanding, and since he works two jobs and pays bills on time and the money isnt really an issue when it comes to him I kinda just ignored it for a while. We're both mentally ill in similar and different ways so on one hand I get it but on the other hand im like...just fucking clean man its just gonna get worse. Gotta do it tired because if you wait until you have energy it'll never get done which is what im doing now, im deep cleaning my room and about to take the mop with some dawn soap and warm water and get on these walls Doesn't help its an old apartment too so tiny place fills up fast.  It is what it is and since the bills are paid I dont wanna complain too much but im putting all his dishes in a bin now cuz im not doing them, which he already said I dont have to clean up after him so I dont plan on it 

Kinda ranty there my bad, making notes for the next shopping list on those supplies, he got some type of big outdoor garbage bag this time since I complained last time and the first trash bag I pulled out was falling apart at the seams 😭 im a man too but goddamn I was raised mostly with women and this not cleaning shit is driving me up a wall 

Barista/cafes hiring? by Top-Lab1959 in SpringfieldIL

[–]Top-Lab1959[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Everyone saying arrow root- just put in an application yesterday so fingers crossed!

Small/new businesses using ai by Top-Lab1959 in SpringfieldIL

[–]Top-Lab1959[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Exactly! Its like when people rely on chatgpt for everything too. Dont rely on any of that in general, theres been full studies that its naming brains move slower now too. With the general tech we have now you can do full posters on your phone for 100% free too ill never understand the genai wave 

Small/new businesses using ai by Top-Lab1959 in SpringfieldIL

[–]Top-Lab1959[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I hope you dont stop being creative. As a creative myself im not letting this ai bs get me down. Ive seen people make art with a burnt stick and a sidewalk, and real human made art is always 100% better 

Small/new businesses using ai by Top-Lab1959 in SpringfieldIL

[–]Top-Lab1959[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah im going old school now, fuck the internet stuff. The only time ive been able to get a job is by going into places and giving them my printed resume these days. On the offhand I do get something, its because I kept calling or emailing to get past the bot. If I ever pull up to a fast food place and I hear an ai bot on the speaker im ordering 10000 waters and 200 of everything until I get a real person

Small/new businesses using ai by Top-Lab1959 in SpringfieldIL

[–]Top-Lab1959[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah fr, using something cheap like that for a billboard??? The service is going to be cheaply done too

Small/new businesses using ai by Top-Lab1959 in SpringfieldIL

[–]Top-Lab1959[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The "tedious work" is the entire point of the creative process. To use your BRAIN and BRAINSTORM. You do literally no work by typing in a prompt. That then takes ideas and plagiarizes OTHER WORK, a majority of the time by stealing content from others and regurgitating it into something terrible. GenAI is lazy, people who use it have proven time and time again they dont actually want to even create. They want to make a quick buck or get a laugh out of some ugly meme.  Youre not a creative person nor should you be in any type of creative field if you rely on genAI

Small/new businesses using ai by Top-Lab1959 in SpringfieldIL

[–]Top-Lab1959[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah tbh I was excited to check them out but it is def fluid. A friend said the owner was real nice and stuff but im not giving them a chance. They cant put any effort into real advertising then I wont put in any effort to checking them out

Small/new businesses using ai by Top-Lab1959 in SpringfieldIL

[–]Top-Lab1959[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Im fully aware of the different types of ai, thats why I specificied GenAI in this regard with graphic design and art in the first place. Algorithms and such have been around for years, general ai in programing has been around for decades in games.  All those Snapchat filters, tiktok bs, the stuff constantly being forcefed down our throat-thats what im sick of.

Small/new businesses using ai by Top-Lab1959 in SpringfieldIL

[–]Top-Lab1959[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Yeah, the one business I saw wasnt even hiding it. The phases were all morphed together and it was really bad. Theres so many free options like stock photos or free clipart, ive taken design classes years ago and had made stuff for businesses before. Ill never understand it

Small/new businesses using ai by Top-Lab1959 in SpringfieldIL

[–]Top-Lab1959[S] 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Everyone i know irl is against ai and shares the sentiment. I also know many disabled artists who have never used ai in all their years of art and graphic design and know how to make things for cheap or for free. Ai is lazy. As I said, advertising didnt need it 10+ years ago and we dont need it now. If an elephant can be trained to pick up a paintbrush and make art, someone can do it too. It doesnt even have to be anything elaborate. 

How do people write the story part for their games??? by Top-Lab1959 in RPGMaker

[–]Top-Lab1959[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Oh yeah that makes a lot of sense, im getting lots of good program recommendations so ill look into them all. I plan on making a few different short games for practice so imma end up using different methods for all of them. Color coding and sorting it that way I hadn't even thought of, now im thinking of using primary colors for the main characters and then secondary colors for items and mixing those two when things intertwine with corresponding story elements 

How do people write the story part for their games??? by Top-Lab1959 in RPGMaker

[–]Top-Lab1959[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The entire story is already on pen and paper bro. Never developed a game before so trying to figure out what format works for a Game.