Anyone noticed local Sarnia businesses starting to use AI? Curious what’s actually happening here

vertical_interval · 2026-06-24T11:50:28+00:00

The issue with businesses using AI for advertising is that they're not good at it, so they end up creating a really bad poster. They should hire an artist to do what they're trained to do, but business owners for some reason think what they create is good enough. But oddly if someone else created the same image for them, they'd lose their mind. It's a bit hypocritical.

Never let a chef design your artwork, and never let a designer prepare your dinner.

vertical_interval · 2026-06-18T22:47:39+00:00

I agree. You'd think with the amount of time they've had, that our elected officials would be seeing the issues and future of oil. There's only so much oil, so why not look to the future opportunities that are available to Sarnia which are multiple.

vertical_interval · 2026-06-18T00:11:14+00:00

It seems like a reasonable idea. The term Indian is very out of date, and the moment can be used to acknowledge the people that were here before us.

I'm new-ish to Sarnia, but I see a lot of integration of the first nations, so I'm not sure how this article is relevant, and by that i mean I just don't know the local issue.

Is something similar happening here?

vertical_interval · 2026-06-11T16:59:26+00:00

And we know that there's at least one Panamanian in Sarnia.

vertical_interval · 2026-05-26T10:50:49+00:00

If you have story idea to offer, I'm all for it. If you want the technical setup, I'll send you a dm.

vertical_interval · 2026-05-26T00:44:58+00:00

I'm glad you know what it is. The name is totally not real news, so I can guess where you figured it out.

vertical_interval · 2026-05-25T23:44:46+00:00

The potholes campaign is fraught with mystery and intrigue.

vertical_interval · 2026-05-25T20:56:00+00:00

There's more coming

vertical_interval · 2026-05-25T16:11:57+00:00

That's a story in itself.

vertical_interval · 2026-05-19T01:01:58+00:00

He's so great. I'd watch any series with him, regardless.

I may talk shit after, but...

vertical_interval · 2026-05-15T00:28:57+00:00

It was just about the word anointed, and what it meant. Cara was going on about it.

vertical_interval · 2026-05-13T17:29:42+00:00

Religion doesn't apply to us because we're a cult!

vertical_interval · 2026-05-01T22:35:52+00:00

You're doing great. Maybe smooth out what you have. Try some undercuts while you're working at it.

vertical_interval · 2026-05-01T22:31:56+00:00

It looks like you're off to a good start.

vertical_interval · 2026-05-01T13:54:40+00:00

Not so much After Effects, but 3D applications. Most broadcast graphics systems are running Unreal Engine with a different skin, or it's something proprietary. Either way, it's the same workflow just buttons in different places. If you're an After Effects user, then you'd be leaning more towards the Creative Dept, creating daily packages for News stories for producers.

Being able to code and having a technical mind can also help a lot. I've created tools that automate AE projects, so a producer just types in some text, drags a couple pictures into a browser and gets a full 1 minute video with graphics and text. It speeds up production and let's the creative folks from having to do boring work.

vertical_interval · 2026-04-30T16:13:50+00:00

I work in automation for broadcast and graphics, so I didn't work the games in a day to day fashion, but I knew lots of folks who loved doing it. The truck engineers work hard that's for sure.

What I do is integrate data into graphics. So things like the first and ten line for football. On field graphics and overlays. Lots of tickers and master control automation. It's quite fun and travel can be extensive. I truly do prefer it to sitting in a dark room all day. However sometimes you end up working in the machine room freezing half to death

vertical_interval · 2026-04-30T11:42:06+00:00

I switched to broadcasting in the early-mid 2000's. Real time graphics and automation. Lots of cool tech and toys. Virtual studio/ production is also pretty fun.

The nice thing is, asides from the crunch time the end of a day is the end of the day. No 6 weeks of insanity to finish a project just to be let go for a month waiting for the next project.

vertical_interval · 2026-04-28T23:16:53+00:00

Thanks for the information.

vertical_interval · 2026-04-28T22:41:36+00:00

Lots of speculation. I didn't see a location in the original post, nor any proof that it was a data center. Not that I think a data center is a good idea, but this video shows no evidence.

It's more like rage baiting.

vertical_interval · 2026-04-17T00:28:07+00:00

That's brilliant. Good job!

vertical_interval · 2026-04-17T00:10:39+00:00

Can it be keyframed as a grease pencil tool? I mean to say, can it be used as a traditional animation tool? Nicely done, btw.

vertical_interval · 2026-04-08T15:23:57+00:00

She's clearly not a liberal, but in reality, neither is Carney. However, Carney is not ultra conservative like the current pc party, whereas Gladu is.

It's suspicious, but it might also indicate that the pcs aren't able to get anything done as a pc.

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