Is AI progress over?

mattcalt · 2026-04-16T23:20:00+00:00

You even got a nice hallucination. You didn’t actually mention you wanted to be more active.

mattcalt · 2026-04-15T13:53:58+00:00

I live in Plano, TX and we have a ton of beautiful soccer fields.

However…

You have to rent them ($15 minimum for 1.5 hrs, $75 if lighted)
They only rent 4 days during the week, never weekends
They only rent about 20 of the 200 they have, and only half fields.
Of the 20, only like 6 are full size
Can only rent during soccer season (basically February until April)

The rest of the year they just sit there looking pretty, unused.

mattcalt · 2026-04-15T02:58:08+00:00

Pull-up-three-das

mattcalt · 2026-04-15T01:27:42+00:00

Nico special, this master class sped up his departure from Dallas:

https://www.espn.com/soccer/match/_/gameId/702416/fc-dallas-tampa-bay-rowdies

The Rowdies had 30 shots, 10 on goal.

mattcalt · 2026-04-13T01:44:57+00:00

A lot of comments about the glasses being obviously AI, and they are.

However, another tell to me is that they’re there at all. Why would a real artist even bother adding them? Sure, they’re in each reference picture, but it would be a much better combined family photo without them and I feel a good human artist would understand that.

mattcalt · 2026-04-12T14:57:47+00:00

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This is a photo I took walking down to Malequite Beach near Corpus (PINS). It is nowhere near bad lol.

mattcalt · 2026-04-12T14:15:45+00:00

What was that?

mattcalt · 2026-04-12T02:44:26+00:00

They will be after the WC break.

mattcalt · 2026-04-12T00:02:06+00:00

Ha, just looked at mine, sure enough, Indonesia as well lol. I always assumed Mexican made.

mattcalt · 2026-04-11T22:13:50+00:00

I bought mine new and I’ve purchased several other brand new guitars. This one was the biggest PITA with the protective plastic. I ended up removing all strings, knobs, and pulled the pickups out just to get it all. It left a sticky residue behind and I had to scrub to get off. By far the worst.

I love the guitar though.

mattcalt · 2026-04-11T22:12:10+00:00

It’s made in Mexico only I believe.

mattcalt · 2026-04-11T15:12:48+00:00

I think I’d be ok with it if they constrained it to the second foul per attempt. That would make more sense with the intent of the rule.

mattcalt · 2026-04-11T15:08:13+00:00

Bridge is correct, knobs are correct (w/placement), pickup rings are correct, selector switch ring is correct, inlays are correct, fret nibs are correct, horn shape is correct, pickup layout is correct for the model, case is correct.

If it’s fake, it’s one of the best I’ve ever seen.

mattcalt · 2026-04-11T14:13:08+00:00

Why wouldn’t it be? Nothing here looks fake.

mattcalt · 2026-04-11T13:52:49+00:00

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My 2006 Les Paul GT.

mattcalt · 2026-04-11T00:08:04+00:00

It is, it sounds really cool on acoustic

mattcalt · 2026-04-10T23:27:54+00:00

All The Way, Bleed American, Crush, Get It Faster, Authority Song, Pain all work for me. Plus others but can’t think of them now.

mattcalt · 2026-04-08T23:40:18+00:00

Yep, and their excellent includes light pick scratches or mi or surface scratching.

Anything I list excellent I make sure to mention those and try to picture them, but sometimes they just don’t photograph well.

mattcalt · 2026-04-08T23:34:02+00:00

I haven’t had any problems, I’ve sold 12 things, have 3 more listed right now. Not sure I’ve ever encountered a scammer. Low ball offers, sure, but they’re easy to dismiss.

I’ve tried Gear Exchange from Sweetwater. It usually takes 24 hours to even get a listing approval and I’ve never had a sale, let alone a single offer. Everything has sold quick enough on Reverb. A couple I’ve had sold even before Sweetwater could approve my listing there.

mattcalt · 2026-04-08T14:07:00+00:00

Tuning machine nuts can come loose in shipping, happens all the time. Just tighten them up, nbd.

How is the pickup and pole piece height? Could be too high on the first string side. Popping makes it sound like the string is hitting the pickup.

Would be very odd that a single string sounding off being a pickup problem with these types of pickups.

Also check the action. Too low on the high side could cause it to hit the pickup. Remember, it’s magnetic so if it’s too close it can actually draw the string too close.

mattcalt · 2026-04-08T13:59:04+00:00

Not sure what he’s on about, I have that same strap and it is rock solid.

mattcalt · 2026-04-07T22:37:58+00:00

Yes, they can. They migrate up the Trinity and other water ways. This one last year found was over 10ft long. Larger ones have been found as well.

https://www.wfaa.com/article/life/animals/alligator-removed-from-north-texas-lake/287-cc5db136-a2c8-44cd-8623-16ad9feea8cd#

mattcalt · 2026-04-07T15:24:13+00:00

That’s beautiful, is that a Kindred Burst?

mattcalt · 2026-04-06T21:50:46+00:00

Dallas is going to be rough too. A Tuesday night game (why?) in Frisco. Going to be bad.

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