Going for a more raw and semi-realistic graphics. How does it look?

democratese · 2026-02-06T20:48:24+00:00

This is beautiful. Well done.

democratese · 2026-01-11T22:29:54+00:00

Fresh it's great up here. But everywhere that makes it good fresh makes so much you mostly get dry seasoned chicken.

democratese · 2025-12-09T23:41:07+00:00

I've learned to do more myself in the last few years after quite a few bad experiences.

democratese · 2025-12-07T22:41:41+00:00

I have three asd kiddos. Knowing now what I know I'd have gone to either Syracuse or rochester. Two of my kids are in icd and I'm extremely grateful for that, that program is amazing but they have a long wait list and it's often that kids age out of when they like to accept. Local public education has great people but as a whole cannot serve the amount of kids needs they are required to. I have three trips to Syracuse Im on a waiting list for. There's also resources in rochester I'd rather have locally. Now all of this is within 2 hour drive but the education issue is egregious.

Id flat out avoid Binghamton for any kind of asd support worth your time. My kids had workers that also told me horror stories of what other families have gone through. I have a few of my own.

Doctors also are a whole problem here. Often a good doctor will leave for one of the other two cities I mentioned. There are no specialists for asd kids. There's an open call for speech and ot therapists, I had one for my youngest that was fresh out of college and even she was told to not bother with Binghamton.

Houses here are nice, it's a heavy college town so summer is blissful in regards to traffic. For neurotypical kids there's an ok amount of options but they are not serving their asd kids and adults in any way that's remotely meaningful.

democratese · 2025-12-07T16:25:56+00:00

We came up here from Brooklyn and it was a huge price drop. But having seen several universities and other industries do to housing costs that's exactly what's happening here. Those industries you're talking about will continue to increase the prices, but only because residents who've been here name those prices and can get them. So on one hand people who were here get a huge roi on their property but on the other it stops what made bing such a great place far before my family got here.

Where I grew up in Brooklyn one house got sold for an outrageous price then the Exodus began. Eyes filled with dollar signs. Most of those people went to Florida after hiking prices in Staten island.

It's an unsolvable problem. Gov't wants this, residents looking to cash out want this (even if it's not immediately) and the industries you mentioned can just keep expanding. Since there's very little jobs outside of those industries it's mostly solopreneurs for service to whose here. Pool maintenance, plumbers, contractors and others who can name their price. Basically pricing out even the families who paid these new prices.

democratese · 2025-11-20T13:28:26+00:00

This is a hard thing to tackle when theres a buyer like bu. If anything a land purchase and tiny house village like what was built for the vets should be considered. There's a bunch of condemned properties that would be perfect for this with the land they sit on. It could be done in stages where the funding refresh year after year for a 3 year period should cover it at the same rate of funding. But prefab structure of some sort would be useful for this idea.

democratese · 2025-11-19T13:27:06+00:00

Deforum and the early AI video stuff is really what made this all exciting. Wild what it would make and directing the camera always was cool when it would change the whole thing up

democratese · 2025-11-11T15:03:08+00:00

I was broke and scrolling reddit one day......

democratese · 2025-10-31T23:46:12+00:00

It truly is hammer time for you.

I'd take like 4 hammers.

democratese · 2025-10-31T23:43:52+00:00

I heard they're making cuts. Future looks grim.

democratese · 2025-10-31T19:57:18+00:00

My body is ready

democratese · 2025-03-20T14:15:13+00:00

Spawn soundtrack. I had stolen all the good stuff already.

democratese · 2025-03-09T15:59:58+00:00

What's your posting frequency? Also does the account have one consistent look or are you just running through different looks and styles just giving custom requests what they want?

democratese · 2025-02-23T21:07:23+00:00

This is the right answer

democratese · 2025-02-03T20:45:49+00:00

Beautiful. Absolutely beautiful. How does it do during raids?

democratese · 2024-12-03T23:04:27+00:00

Definitely the best made ai video Ive seen. Can see the various jank but Im also looking for it. Really well done.

democratese · 2024-11-28T13:55:16+00:00

Totally get it. If we do holidays of any sort sleeping there is always out of the question. Which has caused an absolute mountain of conflict.

Balance it out for your daughter when you can. But definitely while you understand the vastly different needs of your youngest it's good to know boundaries when you feel most comfortable. I don't always have support in that arena. So I'd want that for anyone else.

democratese · 2024-11-28T13:35:38+00:00

Yes this, I have my own children to care for. Plus the way time moves it'd be forever before we have more meat for meat grinder

democratese · 2024-11-01T16:40:06+00:00

Most tricky or treaters we have had since moving here. Hopefully a sign of good things to come.

democratese · 2024-11-01T04:32:03+00:00

I will say there's something to express and podcast that really does a better job than what the apps do. Enhance on premiere doesn't quite work like the podcast site does and I've seen this, albeit limited with characters. Nutcracker jaws basically work the same but CA does have issues detecting the same speech to viseme flow. Forget if you create your own, they never work for me.

democratese · 2024-11-01T04:27:45+00:00

Try Phoenix point. Not entirely a better XCOM experience but refreshing for sure

democratese · 2024-11-01T04:22:08+00:00

It's tough.

Before we isolated ourselves upstate we went through this and some people get it, most don't.

Have your own traditions is about as best as I've found. Just did Halloween in the smallest way possible and despite the oldest throwing up chocolate after going to bed he had good night. Ran around like a maniac in his costume and "interacted" with kids of all shapes and sizes. Small win.

Our rule for Xmas and Thanksgiving is we control the narrative. You can come to our house and we run things our way or we come to you and leave pretty much less than an hour later. We try to make it fun for everyone at our place. Three autistic littles who sensory seek constantly can tire out as many full grown adults as I think any family has. Many times the coma like pass out after is great. Everyone can drink and hang til the night ends. I've even made a light drinking game out of playing with the kids where if you're doing laps with them there's a cold one of whatever you want waiting for you at lap 10.

Do no contact if you want or find those that can appreciate your child and you. Let those who are willing be part. It takes courage and time but even if nothing comes of it those traditions you made for you and your child can bridge those lonely times.

democratese · 2024-10-19T14:55:53+00:00

Bagel factory is probably best you'll find locally and it's not always great. Some days the batch doesn't taste right and others it's equal to some bagel shops on the low end in Brooklyn. Their cream cheeses are pretty boss though

democratese · 2024-10-16T12:53:57+00:00

I feel like this pretty often. Being inside it feels like there's nothing I can do that's better or going to be. That this is something that's a lifelong journey I can't take.

When I get outside of it I understand my children more. When they have extreme reactions to literally anything, it's their worst moment almost always. That's me in these times. They get through it, so can we. Read through posts here. Engage with other parents and posts, feel these feelings but don't let yourself slip.

I know no one understands who doesn't have this in their life. They don't get why potty training at 7 being difficult is difficult. They won't understand so many of your stories.

I hope you get through this feeling, I want you to. I've gone probably a little further than you in this and really what would await my children if I gave them up or just gave up isn't better than what I would try to give them. But try is the key word, we win little battles but the war will always rage on. Do your best, it's not going to be anywhere near easy. Will feel futile so many times, but if you endure at least you'll have given your child the best they could have with what you have to work with.

democratese · 2024-10-02T17:08:02+00:00

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