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mroddmod · 2 months

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one of the very few to show the batch kindness back on kamino

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floralmonarchh · 1 year

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an exception has occurred - tapestry weaving w/ embroidery mounted in a crt monitor - february 2023

#fibers #tapestry weaving #embroidery #old tech #bsod #the text is specifically based on windows 95 and the monitor it’s mounted in is from 93 #so theoretically this is a screen someone might have seen on this exact device when it was in use #isn’t that silly #this project singlehandedly convinced me to go full send into fibers for my bfa #q #eyestrain

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emberglowfox · 1 year

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he did get those braids after all

#loz #totk #link #tulin #zelda #totk spoilers #my art #tulin's dialogue is the wikipedia entry for wind lol #and link is signing “bird” in the second panel #this is post-canon to me btw #zelda not keeping some light dragon traits even subtle is an attack against me specifically. cmon #also yes that's a sheikah tech right arm on link. do with this as you will #i think chilling and listening to people he cares about infodump is link's fave thing ever btw #sorry this is all u get from me tn im sleepy #sparks art

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mayasaura · 2 months

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one problem with a theatrical adaption of tlt is htn, where the reveal that Gideon lives on works because of the change of second person to first.

the only way i can think of it working is that the actor playing gideon works backstage, like the lights system (but is hidden from the audience aside from subtle hints)

the biggest hint is when when wake breaches pal's river bubble she 'breaks' the lighting system and the stage goes dark. harrow is ushered into the wings by pal so she doesn't see anything, but the lights flick back on just before the curtains drop for a scene change, and pal looks directly up at the light box in surprise and smiles. if the audience is quick to turn around they can see a flash of a black robe.

Oh boy my friend, have you come to the right place!!

So, fun fact about ninja. Bear with me, I am going somewhere with this. The image of a ninja covered head to toe in black, with a hood and mask, comes from Kabuki theatre. It was originally a stagehand uniform. Like stagehands in modern theatre, stagehands in Kabuki would wear all black to signify that they were not really there, and whatever effect they were causing (carrying a prop, creating a breeze, ect.) was to be taken as happening on its own. Basic stagehand stuff, a lot of productions in many styles around the world do it, especially if they don't have fancy rigging systems.

Someone (I don't remember who now, or in what play) had the idea to dress the ninja in a production up as a stagehand. In the convention of the theatre, this made them invisible. The audience was already so used to ignoring stagehands, they didn't know any more than the characters that the ninja was present, despite the actor being clearly visible on stage. Which meant when the ninja struck, it was as if out of nowhere. I can only imagine the uproar in the theatre the first time it happened. It worked so well as to become commonplace, and the rest is history. The popular image of a ninja is still a kabuki stagehand.

So, back to the stage play of Harrow the Ninth. I think you've hit almost exactly on how to incorporate the Gideon twist into a theatrical production. But not as a lighting tech. Gideon is a stage hand. Maybe there would be more than one stagehand, maybe she would be the only one, but she would operate in full view of the audience, literally setting the scenes. I think it works best if she's the only one, but if the production needs more, she should subtly stand out in some way. As the play went on, we would notice that this one stage hand... increasingly interacts with Harrow, though Harrow never acknowledges it. At first it might look like she's playing Harrow's necromancy, because that would be the main special effect she would need to help with. When Harrow is unconscious at the end of a scene, it's always the same stagehand carrying her out. But we all know she's not really there. Until Palamedes acknowledges her. Turns to look right at her, and speaks to her. I can see the scene clearly. He would look at her, stunned, until Gideon finally took off her mask. The line "Kill us twice, shame on God," would be addressed to Gideon, and then he would turn back to Harrow, kiss her on the forehead, and tell her to go. Gideon, always out of Harrow's line of sight, would guide Harrow away while Harrow looked back at Palamedes.

#the locked tomb #harrow the ninth #I have a few ideas how to do gideon as harrow but it needs a lot of workshopping #I love this idea #htn spoilers #gideon nav #speaking as someone who has worked as a light tech that specifically doesn't work so well #because techs are rarely on stage messing with the lights during a production #maybe if there was a spot on the catwalk or if the array was small and the gels needed changing #but anyone who can turn off all the lights on stage is usually behind the audience in a little control room with a lot of switches and dial #that said the stage SHOULD go completely dark immediately after this scene #and the lights should come up suddenly on Gideon and Harrow alone on stage together #harrow having a crisis and staring resolutely forward while Gideon behind her reaches for her and can't touch her #just for a brief moment

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chongoblog · 1 year

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Just beat Moragia (the Tears of the Kingdom Miniboss that the game expects you to win while flying a plane) without using any Zonai devices

#and jame if youre reading this #i want you specifically to know #Wet Tech was ESSENTIAL

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itzshrike · 1 month

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Star Wars needs a ‘what-if’ series like marvel did. Or they need to like do the original endings they had for the shows and movies before they switched it. I just need an alternative reality where everything’s okay and nothing hurts.

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vetchtibbles · 21 days

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wolf 359 episode 41: memoria

#wolf 359 #mostly just because I wanted to draw the ocean #and a couple other random details #art #i have such a specific feel in mind for how I want to design her but I’m so bad at drawing like … industrial tech stuff but ehh it’s fine #for now #wolf 359 podcast

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reasonsforhope · 5 months

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Determined to use her skills to fight inequality, South African computer scientist Raesetje Sefala set to work to build algorithms flagging poverty hotspots - developing datasets she hopes will help target aid, new housing, or clinics.

From crop analysis to medical diagnostics, artificial intelligence (AI) is already used in essential tasks worldwide, but Sefala and a growing number of fellow African developers are pioneering it to tackle their continent's particular challenges.

Local knowledge is vital for designing AI-driven solutions that work, Sefala said.

"If you don't have people with diverse experiences doing the research, it's easy to interpret the data in ways that will marginalise others," the 26-year old said from her home in Johannesburg.

Africa is the world's youngest and fastest-growing continent, and tech experts say young, home-grown AI developers have a vital role to play in designing applications to address local problems.

"For Africa to get out of poverty, it will take innovation and this can be revolutionary, because it's Africans doing things for Africa on their own," said Cina Lawson, Togo's minister of digital economy and transformation.

"We need to use cutting-edge solutions to our problems, because you don't solve problems in 2022 using methods of 20 years ago," Lawson told the Thomson Reuters Foundation in a video interview from the West African country.

Digital rights groups warn about AI's use in surveillance and the risk of discrimination, but Sefala said it can also be used to "serve the people behind the data points". ...

'Delivering Health'

As COVID-19 spread around the world in early 2020, government officials in Togo realized urgent action was needed to support informal workers who account for about 80% of the country's workforce, Lawson said.

"If you decide that everybody stays home, it means that this particular person isn't going to eat that day, it's as simple as that," she said.

In 10 days, the government built a mobile payment platform - called Novissi - to distribute cash to the vulnerable.

The government paired up with Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA) think tank and the University of California, Berkeley, to build a poverty map of Togo using satellite imagery.

Using algorithms with the support of GiveDirectly, a nonprofit that uses AI to distribute cash transfers, the recipients earning less than $1.25 per day and living in the poorest districts were identified for a direct cash transfer.

"We texted them saying if you need financial help, please register," Lawson said, adding that beneficiaries' consent and data privacy had been prioritized.

The entire program reached 920,000 beneficiaries in need.

"Machine learning has the advantage of reaching so many people in a very short time and delivering help when people need it most," said Caroline Teti, a Kenya-based GiveDirectly director.

'Zero Representation'

Aiming to boost discussion about AI in Africa, computer scientists Benjamin Rosman and Ulrich Paquet co-founded the Deep Learning Indaba - a week-long gathering that started in South Africa - together with other colleagues in 2017.

"You used to get to the top AI conferences and there was zero representation from Africa, both in terms of papers and people, so we're all about finding cost effective ways to build a community," Paquet said in a video call.

In 2019, 27 smaller Indabas - called IndabaX - were rolled out across the continent, with some events hosting as many as 300 participants.

One of these offshoots was IndabaX Uganda, where founder Bruno Ssekiwere said participants shared information on using AI for social issues such as improving agriculture and treating malaria.

Another outcome from the South African Indaba was Masakhane - an organization that uses open-source, machine learning to translate African languages not typically found in online programs such as Google Translate.

On their site, the founders speak about the South African philosophy of "Ubuntu" - a term generally meaning "humanity" - as part of their organization's values.

"This philosophy calls for collaboration and participation and community," reads their site, a philosophy that Ssekiwere, Paquet, and Rosman said has now become the driving value for AI research in Africa.

Inclusion

Now that Sefala has built a dataset of South Africa's suburbs and townships, she plans to collaborate with domain experts and communities to refine it, deepen inequality research and improve the algorithms.

"Making datasets easily available opens the door for new mechanisms and techniques for policy-making around desegregation, housing, and access to economic opportunity," she said.

African AI leaders say building more complete datasets will also help tackle biases baked into algorithms.

"Imagine rolling out Novissi in Benin, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Ivory Coast ... then the algorithm will be trained with understanding poverty in West Africa," Lawson said.

"If there are ever ways to fight bias in tech, it's by increasing diverse datasets ... we need to contribute more," she said.

But contributing more will require increased funding for African projects and wider access to computer science education and technology in general, Sefala said.

Despite such obstacles, Lawson said "technology will be Africa's savior".

"Let's use what is cutting edge and apply it straight away or as a continent we will never get out of poverty," she said. "It's really as simple as that."

-via Good Good Good, February 16, 2022

#older news but still relevant and ongoing #africa #south africa #togo #uganda #covid #ai #artificial intelligence #pro ai #at least in some specific cases lol #the thing is that AI has TREMENDOUS potential to help humanity #particularly in medical tech and climate modeling #which is already starting to be realized #but companies keep pouring a ton of time and money into stealing from artists and shit instead #inequality #technology #good news #hope

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clownery-and-fuckery · 1 month

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When assigned to work with Clone Force 99, regs assume they're going to be talking to Echo- the renowned ARC trooper, and no one else. Because he's one of them- he's not defective. They're going to tolerate his squad, and the mission will be smooth.

Imagine their surprise when they're greeted with the loudest man they've ever met, who pushes pull doors and disarms bombs in seven seconds.

When they're greeted by one of the most intelligent clones to ever be created, but he can't tell he's been talking about colour theory for three hours and has drawn breath maybe once.

And all the while, to their absolute shock and horror, said ARC trooper stands quietly behind them, staring at them. Making sure they pay attention to his vod'ika. Because he'll be dammed if they're ignored for one more mission.

No, he doesn't speak once. No, he absolutely does not stop glaring. Not until his younger brothers turn their attention to him.

They learn very quickly there is no "us and them" with Echo. There is only "you and me" and they learn even quicker that they would not get away with what they had.

#older brother echo my beloved #specifically with Tech and Wrecker #i love their dynamic so very much #sw the bad batch #tbb tech #tbb wrecker #tbb echo

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deadlyroyalty · 1 month

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!!!The Bad Batch S3 EP15 Spoilers!!!

“Tech’s goggles this.” & “Tech’s glasses that.”

WHY IS NOBODY TALKING ABOUT THE GOD DAMN BANDANNA!?

#star wars #the bad batch #tbb series finale #tbb season 3 #tbb hunter #tbb crosshair #tbb wrecker #tbb tech #tbb echo #tbb omega #tbb adult omega #tbb GILF Hunter #why am i like this #more importantly #WHY HAS NOBODY SAID ANYTHING #sobbing #in a corner specifically

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elvenbeard · 4 months

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Spending some quality time each doing their own thing :3

#cyberpunk 2077 #cyberpunk vp #cp 2077 #cp2077 #cyberpunk photomode #cyberpunk v #male v cyberpunk #kerry eurodyne #vincent ezaki #cyberpunk kerry #kerry eurodyne x v #otp: to bad decisions #my vp #Kerry in floral shirts - yellow and blue floral shirts specifically - makes me feral ;___;#imagine them just chilling and teasing each other a little bit #Kerry working on a new song #V working on some Fixer stuff or tweaking tech #just enjoying the nice weather and being at peace bc everything is finally good ;___;

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witch--tips · 5 months

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you NEVER need to wait “until you have the money” to start practicing witchcraft. you do not need ANY money for witchcraft. you can have all the money in the world and practice witchcraft every single day without spending a single cent on it. everything you need you already have, inside of you and around you as well.

#i mean this literally. incredibly literally.#you can do advanced forms of magic without ANY MONEY. even if you live in a city and cant forage or anything.#you have YOURSELF. and you are a powerful being.#energy work! look at that! you need nothing for it!#you can INCLUDE ANYTHING in your craft #you dont even need to though #witch tips #witchblr #beginner witch #baby witch #closeted witch #closet witch #this is from a secular witchcraft perspective btw ik there are religious practices that require specific tools etc. but i know nothing abou #those because i am a pantheist pagan lmao #but i mean. i know a little bit about deity work so im also gonna say you don’t necessarily NEED anything to work with them either!#unless its a specific tradition youre following #but offerings can be actions instead of physical goods. you can do divination using like.. the clouds.#AND TECH MAGIC! if you can see this right now then you have every form of tech magic available to you right now.#txt

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martianbugsbunny · 2 months

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if bad batch does not have a happy ending I will hide a container of gas station sushi somewhere in the car of every person involved in writing the show