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Mary Berry's Cherry Cake!

#the great british bakeoff big book of baking #gbbo #baking #mary berry

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This is not cozy: AI attempts the Great British Bakeoff

I’m a big fan of comforting TV, and one of my go-tos is the Great British Bakeoff. It’s the cheerful clarinet-filled soundtrack, the low-stakes baking-centric tension, and the general good-natured kindness of the bakers to one another.

What better way to spread cheer and baked deliciousness than to train an algorithm to generate more images in the style of a beloved baking show?

I trained a neural net on 55,000 GBBO screenshots and the results, it turns out, were less than comforting.

What went terribly, terribly wrong?

This project was doomed from the beginning, despite using a state-of-the-art image-generating neural net called StyleGAN2. NVIDIA researchers trained StyleGAN2 on 70,000 images of human faces, and StyleGAN2 is very good at human faces - but only when that’s ALL it has to do. As we will see, when it had to do faces AND bodies AND tents AND cakes AND hands AND random squirrels, it struggled, um, noticeably.

Here are some of StyleGAN2’s human faces. They’re not all 100% convincing (and it’s best not to look at the ones at the edges of the images), but not a terrible starting point for a baking show algorithm that’s going to be doing lots of human faces. From here, I used RunwayML’s impressively easy-to-use interface to finetune StyleGAN2 on GBBO screenshots.

Did it take this knowledge of human faces and apply it to generating baking show humans? No, it did not. Almost the first thing it did was ERASE ALL THE FACES.

Many more iterations later, it has begun to generate humans again, but is nowhere near the performance it once had. I tried training it for longer, but progress had slowed to a halt. This is the usual outcome when you train a neural network for a long time - not an acceleration of progress but a gradual stagnation. If your training dataset was too small, the neural net will memorize your training data, failing to produce anything new. Or with larger datasets, it may even become unstable, its outputs looking more and more garish and abstract, or turning into samey white glue. See that stripey scene near the lower right? High-contrast stripes like that might be a sign of that kind of trouble, a condition we call mode collapse. If I kept training for longer, there’s a chance that more and more of these images might end up stripey like that.

So the baking show images were too varied for the neural net, and that’s why its progress stopped, even with lots of training data. But why did the neural net fail to use its prior expert knowledge of human faces? It may be that its ability to do faces is very dependent on where the face is. If you go back and look at that original set of nicely centered faces that StyleGAN2 made, you’ll notice that when it tries to do faces at image edges, they look a bit of a mess. “Humans with their faces uniformly centered” is mostly within the grasp of today’s state-of-the-art neural nets; “Humans shifted around a bit” is a smidge too difficult.

What is the neural net good at? It’s best at patterns. In the rather distressing image below, note how much more effectively the neural net managed distant trees and support columns and even union jack bunting - all repeating patterns. Even where the neural net ill-advisedly decides to fill the entire tent interior with bread (or possibly with fingers; it’s sometimes unsettlingly hard to tell), you can see that the patterns in the bread repeat.

Human faces and bodies, on the other hand, aren’t made of repeating patterns, no matter how much the neural net may want to make them that way.

In fact, excessive repeating patterns is one of the hallmarks of neural net-generated images. Even when the repetitiveness is more subtle, it still tends to be there, and it’s one of the ways you can detect AI-generated images. At its most basic, a neural net usually builds images by stacking lots of repeating features on top of one another, finetuning the balance between them to produce objects and textures. If it gets the balance slightly wrong, individual repeating features tend to pop out. Once you start looking for the repetition, you’ll see it everywhere.

Given that it’s supposed to be doing a baking show, does the neural net produce actual baked goods? The answer is yes. I trained the neural net a few times, trying different dataset sizes and different methods of cropping the training data, and each time it would latch onto a different texture that it seemed to use as a placeholder for “human food”. Each one repetitive, of course. Would you like voidcake, floating dough, or terror blueberry?

It is seriously easy to try this yourself - you don’t need a fancy computer, or any coding skills. Got a camera and several hundred pictures of your cat? Use runwayml.com to generate your own monstrosities.

Subscribers get bonus content: some of the many amazing pictures that wouldn't fit in this post.

My book on AI is out, and, you can now get it any of these several ways! Amazon - Barnes & Noble - Indiebound - Tattered Cover - Powell’s - Boulder Bookstore (has signed copies!)

#neural networks #stylegan2 #runwayml #gbbo #great british bake off #GAN

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Favourite Fics: Rivers of…Chocolate?

I’m not from the UK; before yesterday, I’d only heard of the Great British Bakeoff in the way you hear about any big thing on the internet that you’re not personally involved in. It had crossed my dash a couple times, I new it existed, I new it was about baking, I new it was A Big Thing over there on the Islands. 

What happened to change this, you ask? Well, it was 8 pm, I was having some self-care time, and I went on Netflix to watch the next episode of Galavant, as you do. And I typed a “G” in the search bar, and the first recommended show was a thing called “ The Great British Baking Show”. I thought - could it be…? - and it was! Long story short, I had a little binge and now I understand completely why this is such a Big Thing in the places where this show actually runs on TV. It is  a m a z i n g. 

Now, as a person who’s been lurking on the Rivers of London AO3 tag since about 2017, my mind, of course, immediately went to one of my all-time favourite fics, four and twenty lovebirds (baked in a pie), by @stardust-rain. 

The situation: Peter Grant as a contestant on the Great British Bakeoff, Thomas Nightingale as Paul Hollywood, judging bakes and inspiring fear in the bakers since the early 2000s. Genius, isn’t it?

What really sets this fic apart is not only the compelling story, but also the ingenious formatting: Instead of the wide-spread prose or chat fic, the author tells the story through a series of tweets, emails, sms, post-it notes, newspaper headlines, and even a whole article about the main characters’ relationship. I can only imagine how much time it must have taken to put all of that together, and as a person who takes five hours to insert ten lines of text into a WhatsApp Chat generator, I lift my hat in the face of the sheer amount of effort that must’ve gone into all of that. 

But not only is the truly beautiful formatting alone worth a read, the story is well thought out and paced, too. The characters are very three-dimensional  and never ooc, the bakes (described in blog posts) not only sound mouth-watering, but also make sense, going off the information about the characters’ heritage and tastes we get in the books. 

What I especially loved was the unbelievably believable portrayal of a gay couple in the public eye that didn’t get to come out on their own behalf, but was ‘discovered’ by the public, complete with terrible tabloid headlines, the BBC having to release a statement, and internet trolls. 

Another strong point of this fic is that, despite Peter and Nightingale’s relationship being the undisputable main focus, the side characters never come too short. Abigail especially is a big part of the narrative. This gives the whole story another layer of dimension - the relationship of the main characters does not sit in an isolated void, but is nestled in a wide net of friendships and work relationships. 

In conclusion, if you are a fan of both Rivers of London and the Great British Bakeoff, this is THE fic for you! If you don’t have the faintest what a Bakeoff is supposed to be, but enjoy a good story about your favourite gay magician ship, this is also the fic for you! If you have never read a Peter Grant book, but you want to see something that really takes chat fic/social media au to the next level, this is also the fic for you! Basically, everyone should read this. 

#fic rec #Rivers of London #in English please! #archive of our own #ao3 #starlingale #peter grant x thomas nightingale #fanfiction

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5sos ship pls? name: Birdie / age:19 / height: 5" 1 / hair: blonde and usually worn in two braids / eyes: blue / my hobbies are baking, chillin with my cats, reading classic literature and watching the Great British Bakeoff on Netflix (v excited for the new season!). I hate wearing pants so I'm always in dresses and skirts and my style in general is pretty girly. love scented candles. trying to learn french. thanks so much i love this blog!!! :)

Luke Hemmings!

and ahhhh I love your name!

-first of all, you two do a lot of face masks together.

-he feels like he needs to be really masculine and dominant around you.

-he feels the need to protect you from this world, even though you are old enough to take care of yourself.

-but really he’s just a big softie.

-your styles are totally different, you’re sugar and he’s spice. he wears leather jackets and you wear dresses. but it’s perfect.

-i get the feeling that he always wants to impress you because you mean so much to him.

-he feels like he has to be the real man of the house and be the leader even though you are probably the leader.

-he just loves you so much and doesn't want to lose you. he thinks that you want him to be all buff and masculine but really all you want is for him to be himself.

-i feel like when you two first met was really by chance. totally coincidental or cliché. you know, like he ran into you at a restaurant and spilled your drink all over you. or, your hat flew away in the wind and he just so happened to catch it. it was really like a meet-cute.

-eventually he cracks under pressure and feels horrible about it even though it was all in his head the whole time. 

-i imagine you laying with him on your bed, his head on your chest as he lets his feelings out and you stroke his head.

-from then on he’s himself, the biggest softie.

-YOUR HEIGHT DIFFERENCE GIVES ME LIFE.

-he loves to pick you up and spin you around, watching your dress flutter and your braids fly.

-you totally teach him how to braid.

-he then braids his own hair.

-he always has a small braid in his hair.

-he loves to pick you up all the time, especially to kiss you.

-with a whisper of ‘jump,’ your legs are wrapped around his waist and his hands are holding your ass and you’re looking into each other’s eyes.

-he calls you his ‘little bird.’

-”hey little bird? can you come over here?”

-he loves to come up behind you and tug at your braids to scare you.

-he also loves to come up behind you and scoop you in his arms.

-carrying you to bed.

-baking on a rainy day with music playing in the background. 

-dancing on the tile floor as you wait for your creations to be done. you definitely in one of his t-shirts... he loves when you wear his clothes.

-lighting vanilla/cinnamon candles when the power goes out and snuggling on the couch with your warm baked goods, tea and a good book.

-also with your cats and Petunia on top of you. 

-Petunia loves when the cats ride on her back. she feels like a horse.

-your cats love to play with Luke’s hair.

-they also definitely crawl up his legs.

-definitely educating Luke on classic literature.

-watching The Great British Bake Off and him pretending to have a British accent.

-going as the judges for Halloween.

-i feel like he calls you ‘sweetie.’

-learning French together and him absolutely failing.

-it was hilarious.

-laugh attacks definitely follow and also if he said a word terribly wrong and so far from the actual word you would definitely tease him about it al the time.

-you two have so many inside jokes.

-you two are together ALWAYS.

-he loves when you intertwine your fingers with his.

i hope you like it!

- Winnie 💕

#birdie and luke hemmings!!! #lurdie? #buke? #lirdie? #hmmm i think lirdie #i love lirdie ❤️ #its ya girl winnie #lifelovelemons #5sosspicedlemons ships

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Do you own plants? Do you name your plants? Do you talk to your plants? Are your plants basically your children? Is cleaning a hobby of yours? Do you like to vacuum? Does the thought of buying a new vacuum bring you joy? Do you own a Dyson? Do you dream of owning a Dyson? Are you cold right now? Do you usually bring a hoodie with you wherever you go "just in case"? Are you thinking about putting your hoodie on right now? Is "Sweater Season" a highlight of the year for you? Do you have an unhealthy obsession with HGTV? Do you get genuinely excited when a House Hunters marathon is on? Do you have a lot of feelings about House Hunters in general? Do you want a tiny house? Do you own too many tote bags? Do you take naps? Do you find yourself struggling to decide whether or not you should read a book or take a nap? Do you love Tupperware? Do you own too much Tupperware? Do you own a Keurig? Do you love your Keurig? Do you have a Bed Bath & Beyond coupon on your fridge right now? Do you go on "field trips" to Michaels? Do you still use Facebook? Do you have anything that's custom-framed? Do you identify as a morning person? Did you wake up before 7 a.m. today? Do you wake up before 7 a.m. on the weekends? Have you ever referred to your friends as "my babies?" Do you still buy magazines? Do you often complain that bars are "too loud?" Do you not go to concerts because they are "too loud?" Do you like places where you can "hear the conversation?" Do you watch Grey's? What about Gilmore Girls? Do you call someone a few years younger than you a "baby"? Are you afraid of Gen Z but still think they will "save everyone" someday? Have you ever self-identified as the "mom" of your friend group? Do you collect mugs? Do you have a favorite mug? Does Love Actually make you cry? Does The Notebook still make you cry? Have you seen The Notebook over ten times? Do you prefer your cat, dog, or pet to actual human beings? Do you have a favorite Starbucks seasonal drink? Does Queer Eye make you cry? Do you get mad when shows you like start at 10? Is 10 p.m. late? Is 11 p.m. really late? Has someone ever called you a "grandma" when you've said "that's too late for me to be out"? Can you not remember the last time you stayed out past midnight? Do you have a go-to trail mix recipe? Are you really good at snacks in general? Do you meal prep? Can you knit? Can you crochet? Do you really want to learn how to cross-stitch? Do you get excited when Michael's Christmas decorations come out? Are you excited for Fall? Have you heard of bullet journaling? Do you want to get into bullet journaling? Do you write in a physical notebook? Did you always have hand sanitizer before the pandemic? Do you bake bread? Do you currently have a sourdough starter? Have you quit caffeine? Are you into tea? Do you like to organize things? Do you own a label maker? Are you good at making smoothies? Do you own a metal straw? Do you own multiple metal straws? Do you own a kettle? Are you sure you're not cold or tired right now? Do you own a slow cooker? Do you actually use it? Do you own a dutch oven? Do brands like Le Creuset and Staub make you excited? Do you have a TikTok? Do you even understand how to use it? Is Marie Kondo somewhat of an idol to you? Do you watch The Today Show or Good Morning America? Do you have strong opinions about the anchors on both of them? Do you not watch award shows because they're on too late? Have you seen every episode of The Great British Bakeoff? Do you use essential oils? Do you own a heating pad? Do you make lists? Do you watch Family Feud? Do you just think Steve Harvey is a great guy? Does your hip hurt? Are you tired right now? Are you cold? You should probably get that sweater

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I’m fond of:

Cats. Weed. New experiences. Getting to know people I have things in common with. Aliens. Horror films. Surveys. Mythology. Nature. The beach. The X-Files. Conspiracy theories. Documentaries. History. Reading. Clothes. Taking walks. Tattoos. Quadding/four-wheeling. Classic rock. Straight-forward people. Metal. Poetry. The Sims.

I’m not fond of:

Extremists. Closed-minded people. Cheese. People who judge or worry about the decisions/opinions of others. Disrespect/ignorance. The media. Cleaning. Romantic comedies. Bugs. ‘Reality’ TV shows. Technology taking over *every* aspect of life. Overdramatic people. Today’s music. Cliches. People who hold certain sentiments simply because the mass majority feels that way. Facebook. Self-righteousness. Being stared at. The US government system. Being condescended to. Being ignored. Beer. Snow/ice. Feeling trapped in my own head.

I enjoy eating/drinking:

Steak. Shrimp. Pizza. Pringles. Ben & Jerry’s. Rice. Potatoes. Bagels. Fruit. Skor bars. Aloe Vera drinks. Bolthouses. Water. Chicken. Salads. Omelets. Zucchini. Dark Russet chips. Hot chocolate.

I like to watch:

The X-Files. Law & Order: SVU. The Twilight Zone. American Horror Story. Married With Children. Twin Peaks. King Of The Hill. Nightmare Next Door. Wicked Attraction. Roseanne. That 70’s Show. Freaks & Geeks. Breaking Bad. Charmed. Family Guy. The Wonder Years.

I would describe myself as:

Laid back. Accepting. Indifferent. Realistic. Ill-tempered. Sarcastic. Blunt. Introverted. Witty. Good-natured. Understanding. Open-minded. Anxious. Headstrong. Honest. Lazy. Moody/Neurotic. Wise. Thick-skinned. Logical. Aloof. Impartial. Cynical. Humorous. Indecisive. Intuitive. Loyal. Modest. Brooding.

I’ve experienced:

A hangover. A really bad break-up. Smoking weed. Doing drugs other than weed. Being in a fist fight. Having my own house. Being on a plane. Smoking a cigarette. Sexual assault/abuse. A pregnancy. Being kicked out of my parent’s house. Hitchhiking. Shooting a gun. Physical abuse. Being hospitalized. An abusive relationship. Watching someone die. Seeing someone stabbed and/or shot. Being robbed. Competing in some sort of competition. Being in love. Gambling in a casino. A surgery of some sort.

Little things I love:

Forehead kisses. Comfortable silences. Warm blankets fresh out of the dryer. Doing something unexpected that wasn’t asked of you. Getting mail. When my kitties snuggle with me. Warm pavement on bare feet. Perfect cereal to milk ratio. Buying the last of something. Fast moving lines. Friendly cashiers. Taking the back roads. Driving on the highway during sunset. Coming across that song on your iPod that you love and haven’t heard in a while. Smiling at strangers. When you come home after a long day and realize it was grocery day. When all of your electronics have a full charge. The fact that mom always seems to have everything I need in her purse. When the last bite of food tastes better than all the rest. Happy tears. That look you give your best friend and then you both burst out laughing. Knowing when your favorite artist is releasing a new album. The atmosphere in a movie theater during a really funny film. When the whole crowd is singing at a concert. Intense eye contact that gives you goosebumps. The feeling that country music gives me. Finding the right words to say. People with beautiful souls. That moment when you realize you finally made it. Finding the perfect thing to wear. When you put zero effort into your appearance and someone compliments you. That feeling of letting go. Pleasant wake up calls. Knowing you made someone’s day a little better. The cold side of the pillow. Spotting the person you’re looking for in a big crowd. Taking off your bra after a long day. When you can taste food again after a cold. Christmas morning. Bloopers. Exact change. Finally remembering what I was going to say. New episodes of your favorite show. Multiple choice exams. Smiling in the middle of a kiss. Not having a to do list. Head massages.

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Today I…

Took a shower. Bought something. Rode in a car. Watched TV. Texted someone. Cooked some food. Talked to a parent. Took more than 5 surveys. Talked to someone I love/am interested in. Walked somewhere. Wrote something on paper. Cleaned something. Talked on the phone. Ate some form of beef. Put on makeup. Straightened my hair. Ate fast food. Checked my email. Watched a movie I have never seen before. Took a picture.

This week I… Went out of town. Stayed somewhere other than my house. Borrowed money from someone. Went shopping. Painted my nails. Had someone stay at my house. Cried. Got paid. Wore the same clothes two or more days straight. Ate at a buffet. Discovered a new website. Felt sick. Played a video game. Went to work. Ate something homemade. Learned something new. Went to school. Masturbated. Tried a new hair style. Helped someone with something.

This month I… Made out with someone. Saw a movie in theaters. Went to a show/concert. Celebrated a holiday. Felt depressed about something. Missed an important call. Wore a new outfit. Got drunk. Had sex. Watched a new TV show. Had a big zit. Threw up. Wore some kind of hat. Dressed up for something. Cleaned my room. Ate pizza. Got hurt. Yelled at someone. Got my hair cut. Bought something online.

This year I… Lost my virginity. Went to the zoo. Took something back to a store. Went to the doctor. Bought someone a really great gift. Moved. Made a huge decision/change. Gained weight. Saw my favorite band live. Got a new job. Turned 16, 18, or 21. Got into a new relationship. Stopped talking to someone. Dyed my hair a different color. Graduated high school. Had a child. Got married. Made a new friend. Got my license. Met someone famous.

This coming year, I hope to… Lose some weight. Get a better job. Be in a relationship. Get a new car. Make more friends. Go back to school/uni. Continue taking surveys. Save more money. Get a new computer. Be happier. Feel better about myself. Go to more concerts. Visit someone in a different state. Help out more around the house. Go to the beach. Go on vacation. Hang out with my parents more. Stay healthy. Complete a goal of mine. Stay out of trouble.

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Foodie Coloring Books

Completely thrilled with the Foodie’s Colouring guide and what a terrific concept!

I obtain a lot of coloring books like this however not often do I get so excited once I begin going via the pages. I’m a Foodie and a Coloring Book Addict so the 2 passions in a single place are good. First, you get enjoyable and fanciful foodie footage to paint in, all with a singular model clearly hand-drawn, none of this throw it collectively in Photoshop stuff. Next, you get pages with quotes from notable Foodies like Julia Child to paint in and hilarious footage, a favourite is an octopus with totally different cooking utensils in all eight of his “hands” I simply acquired this yesterday and usually I wait to do a evaluate however not so with this guide.

As if the enjoyable footage to paint weren’t sufficient, within the heart of this guide are some wildly YUMMY wanting sweets photographs with the recipe included. I believe I gained weight simply them however will probably be heading to the shop for substances at the moment!

The footage are one-sided so no issues with bleed via. There can also be a enjoyable quiz to seek out out simply HOW a lot of a wild Foodie YOU are. 

“Everyone knows a foodie or is a foodie themselves. Foodies love good food, good company, and sharing the tastes and flavors of a well-cooked dish. In The Foodie’s Colouring Book, foodies can rejoice and relax as they colour in a variety of food-themed images, take the foodie quiz, laugh at the foodie alphabet, and join the adult colouring book craze sweeping the world. For mindfulness or just for fun, The Foodie’s Colouring Book also includes a bonus cookbook section with sweet recipes to cook at home. Colour, cook, create!”

We had been thrilled to have the ability to get slightly one on one time with the illustrator of the Foodie Colouring Book Haylea Bridle.

What do you get pleasure from drawing probably the most

I very a lot loved the problem of drawing meals I wouldn’t usually draw. Oysters for instance, I need to say, had been by no means on the prime of my to-do checklist, nevertheless I believe I can now say if ‘Oyster Anatomy; an intimate glance’ occurred to be a subject at pub trivia, I’d be going residence with the meat tray.

How did you get began?

By testing my dad and mom’ persistence as a toddler. Things had been drawn on that shouldn’t have been drawn on, utilizing issues that shouldn’t have been used to attract with. I referred to as it my ‘experimental phase’, my dad and mom’ referred to as it their ‘blue phase’.

Who or what has impressed you?

For this guide, breakfast, lunch and dinner (aaand the various snacks in between) turned edible inspiration. Humble snack expeditions to the fridge started to take slightly longer because it reworked into 5 cabinets of (at some instances, decomposing) reference. A mere sandwich was by no means escorted to my mouth with no notepad as witness.I’ve a spatially inconvenient behavior of amassing massive quantities of youngsters’s image books, from which I additionally draw nice inspiration. A truth the shelving part of my native IKEA can attest to. Some discover inspiration in Tolstoy; I discover inspiration in Toy Story

.Do you want to paint in your designs or choose to have others do this? Others! I coloured within the cowl for The Foodies Coloring Book, and I can say at that time limit, I used to be experiencing little or no therapeutic profit that coloring in is thought for, figuring out that each line rebelling pencil stroke could be on present! As these illustrations had been created with the intent of being black and white, there’s nothing higher than seeing somebody breathe new life into them with colour.

What provides (manufacturers) do you advocate on your guide(s)? My favorite colored pencils are by a model referred to as LYRA. They are so lovely to carry, it makes you by no means wish to decide up anything once more. They are smudge-proof and waterproof too, particularly useful for these prone to a celebrational weep as soon as completed colouring!

This illustration and quote simply cracked me up.. Check out the Melons Dolly Parton is holding! 

We additionally wish to know what the guide publishers have in retailer for colorists so we did a brief Q&A with them as nicely. Hopefully, the coloring “craze” is a good way for extra individuals to find and profit this fashion.

The Coloring Book pattern doesn’t appear to be slowing down.. if something it’s selecting up within the US with increasingly more artistic and distinctive concepts for individuals to attach with. The posterzines the writer spoke of earlier than can be found too with “The Foodie’s Colouring Posters” that includes 2 big posters and three small posters. What enjoyable for a restaurant opening or a potluck get together.

These books are additionally out there on the Book Depository presumably with much less postage so examine there as nicely. I’ll be coloring on this guide very quickly and sharing my outcomes and ideas in regards to the paper on the social media channels so be anticipating that, and by chance I acquired a set of Lyra Colored Pencils for Christmas so I’ll be making an attempt these out first since they had been prompt by the illustrator.

All these concerned with this coloring guide would like it if you happen to use the hashtags #foodiescolouring #foodiescoloring or #foodiescolouringbook if you colour in a web page to allow them to see their creations dropped at life by the colorists on the market.

Funny Foodie Coloring Books for Adults

Suck My Cookbook: Clean Recipes for Dirty Minds 

A Coloring Book by Cherrie Poppins (Author),‎ Wild Billy (Illustrator) Suck my Cookbook has all of it. Naughtily intelligent illustrations that match up with the recipes. You not solely have coloring to do, there are additionally phrase search, crossword puzzles and extra to maintain you busy. This could be a PERFECT White Elephant present trade present in case your group has humorousness in addition to the foodie in your present checklist. I’m thrilled the writer despatched me a number of copies, I’ve already discovered properties for them and might’t wait to see what my buddies do with them.

Click to order Amazon US, UK & Canada  or Book Depository

Severe Snacks Coloring Book

This guide is lovable and excellent for somebody that prefers humorous and entertaining over intensely detailed coloring. Each of those illustrations is hand achieved, no computer-generated artwork right here. Prepare your self to paint in all your favourite snacks- from a healthful, vicious apple to candy, but evil toaster pastries- attacking each other with glee and abandon. *Warning- comprises snack-on-snack violence. May trigger laughter and abdomen rumblings! Click to Order Amazon US, UK or Canada

Taco Life: A Spicy Adult Coloring Book

Spiral-bound, printed on one aspect with 76 pages, the enjoyable coloring guide with it’s “Ode to Taco’s” theme will hold you laughing the entire manner via. You will ‘colour your manner via this snarky Taco-obsessed guide stuffed with pages of one-liners all taco devourers can get pleasure from. Oh, and a few recommendation. This guide is finest served with…you guessed it. Tacos.” How enjoyable!

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Southern Living Celebrations Cakes: A Lifestyle Coloring Book

I just lately noticed this coloring guide within the Target journal part and thought it was a superb concept, combining two of my favourite issues! Coloring and fabulous desserts. Each web page has a cake to paint and on the alternative web page the recipe for the cake. Click to Order Amazon US, UK or Canada

Delicious Whimsey Coloring Book

31 fun-to-color, mouthwatering phrase designs. Unique and playful illustrations characteristic the shapes of meals gadgets fashioned by quite a lot of associated phrases. Images embrace an ice cream cone, pancakes, pizza, cupcake, hamburger, fries, and extra. Pages are perforated and printed on one aspect just for straightforward elimination and show. Click to Order Amazon US, UK or Canada

A Cozy Coloring Cookbook – 40 Simple Recipes to Cook Eat and Color

Drawing inspiration from her lovely weblog A Cozy Kitchen, cookbook writer and meals blogger Adrianna Adarme has created an grownup coloring cookbook with 40 glad, cozy, and attractive recipes and illustrations—together with pizza for breakfast and kaleidoscope ratatouille tarts Click to Order Amazon US, UK or Canada

The Great British Bakeoff Coloring

Book Color your manner via 90 lovely illustrations of your favourite bakes by the official Bake-Off illustrator, Tom Hovey. Forget the recipe, take off these oven gloves and unleash your inventive aptitude — enhance showstopping truffles and bakes while the strain’s actually off.

Designer Desserts

From Creative Haven, greater than 30 unique, mouthwatering cake and cupcake designs let everybody be a part of within the enjoyable. Pages are perforated and printed on one aspect just for straightforward elimination and show.

Life is Delicious a spiral-bound Coloring Cafe guide

These 45 pleasant coloring pages drawn by the gifted artist, Ronnie Walter, will take you from the kitchen to the desk too, however with out all of the clean-up.

Coloring Books for Wine Lovers and Cocktail Fans

Color Your Cocktails by the Martini Diva

Stir and shake up some coloring and cocktail enjoyable with cocktails like “You’ll SHOOTER You’re Eye Out!”, “It’s All About MEmosa!” and classics just like the Daiquiri, Gin Martini, and Pina Colada. Have enjoyable following the Martini Diva on Instagram right here. She additionally has some holiday-themed cocktails books to play in:

Wine Time Coloring Book

This guide is designed for these colorists preferring easier designs and love wine. 30 one-sided pages by Rachel Jones stuffed with wine and whimsey.

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Wine Time 2 – Whimsical Refreshments

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🐺- Would your muse consider themselves a lone wolf or a social butterfly? 

Definitely a social butterfly. She doesn’t agree with the phrasing because wolves are very social and butterflies are not, so she says she’s a social wolf. But she’s not a loner, she can’t stand to be alone for too long. It’s part of the reason why she’s usually in the store rather than in the bakery during the day. The interaction with customers makes her really happy.

🤝- Does your muse forgive others easily? 

Yes. Too easily, one might say. Anyone can beg for her forgiveness and get a second, or third, or tenth chance. It’s not easy to anger her anyway so if you have to ask for her forgiveness, you must have pushed it pretty far. But she is always willing to give things another shot.

🖖- What “Fandoms” would your muse belong to? 

Any baking show such as Great British Bakeoff or Zumbo’s Just Desserts. She also really likes the Harry Potter movies and the Fast and Furious movies. Her favourite TV shows are Jane the Virgin, Friends, iZombie and New Girl. She’s also into the Marvel Cinematic Universe (her favourites are Thor, Loki and Captain America). As I’ve written before she’s not a big reader, but she enjoys Rick Riordan’s books because she can really relate to Percy Jackson and Magnus Chase and they are easy to read.

🎖- Does your muse enjoy praise? 

Yup. She lives for it. If someone doesn’t tell her she did good, she’ll feel really bad and think that she did everything wrong. Though she acts fairly confident most of the time, she is actually very insecure. Praise makes her feel good and if she doesn’t get it, she’ll ask for it.

#that's the way the cookie crumbles (&..headcanons) #thanks! #strcngwomxn #´ ･ . ✶ ━ buttercream filling 「 h e a d c a n o n s 」 #✶ buttercream filling (headcanons)

[onewritersperspective]

The 114th Bake: Summer Pudding Alaska

The 114th Bake: Summer Pudding Alaska The last bake of my 13month & 13 day challenge to bake all the recipes from Great British Bakeoff Big Book of Baking. I did it!! #greatbritishbakeoff #ididit #showstoppernancyssummerpuddingdalaska #bakersdozenbakeoff

The last bake and this was one of the scariest looking bakes in the book. So after 13 months and 13 days I have finally baked all the recipes out of the Great British Bake Off Big Book of Baking as well as 30 of my own recipes. Exhausting, but fun, fun fun!!! 🙂 I have learnt so much about baking and time management too. And it just shows me that you can achieve whatever you set your mind to. I…

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#berries #berry jam #icecream #italian meringue #sponge #vanilla parfait

[haleyfury]

During the winter and holiday season, one of my favorite things to do is to cozy up with a cup of hot chocolate and a baking show. I love a lot of the baking shows on Food Network, especially their Baking Championship series (Holiday BC is my favorite). I’ve of course watched The Great British Bake Off on Netflix—I’ve noticed that British baking shows are a lot calmer than American ones—so when Rebecca of mylifeasasportsfangirl tagged me to do The Great British Bake Off Book Tag, I knew I was in for a treat!The Great British Bake Off Book Tag was created by Zaheerah of Zaheerah Khalik.

Amateur Baker: A book that is self-published

*raises hand in acknowledgement that they’ve been a bad bookworm in that they can’t come up with a self-published book that they’ve read*

The best answer I can come up with is Switched by Amanda Hocking, who previously self-published her work before signing with traditional publishing companies.

Soggy Bottom: A book that had a great start but disappointing ending

The Light We Lost by Jill Santopolo. The ending just felt so rushed and like a quick way to end the book without having to explain the affect effect (vague but no spoilers here!).

#Bingate: A book that you grew frustrated with and had to DNF

Stalking Jack the Ripper by Kerri Maniscalco. I’m just going to refer to my Goodreads review thoughts:

Stalking Jack the Ripper has received A TON of hype in the book blogging community and there’s been much hype and anticipation over its sequel, Hunting Prince Dracula. Unfortunately, this book did not at all live up to the hype for me. I couldn’t stand Audrey Rose (for such an intelligent girl, her POV read way more younger than her age), I didn’t really find much interest in anyone besides Thomas– there is also a big cast of characters because of the murders and victims that I often lost track of who was who, Audrey’s father was completely stubborn and illogical (I don’t care that this is the late 1800s and women are supposed to listen to a man’s word, Audrey should’ve walked out of the house way before she actually did),and the story is just so slow moving.

It also tried to add diversity but it didn’t work so well- Audrey talks about how her mom is Indian once and how they used to eat Indian dishes when they were younger and maybe mentions once how her skin is sort’ve dark but that’s all we get?? Additionally, I agree with the feeling that Audrey felt like a girl transported from the 21st century to 1880s England. Audrey, wearing pants isn’t going to help you fight against the controlling men in your life.

The only components I did enjoy about the book was how it took place in the past (I’ve been reading a lot of books lately set during our time) and the circus chapters. As you can tell, this book was just not my cup of tea.

Junior Bakeoff: A children’s book

Utterly Me, Clarice Bean by Lauren Child. I was absolutely obsessed with Clarice Bean in middle school. I think I still have those books store away with my Junie B. Jones books.

A Hollywood Handshake: A book that impressed you

 Tash Hearts Tolstoy by Kathryn Ormsbee. This book just covers SO much—sexuality, friendship, romance, family, Youtube/online content creation, and more.

Signature Challenge: A book that you would recommend to your friends and family

The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah. I actually recently recommended this one to my friends who was interested in reading more books set during World War II.

Technical Challenge: Books that you picked up without knowing too much beforehand, ranking them from worst to best.

 Nemesis by Brendan Reich

 The Night Circus by Erin Morgensten

Last Christmas in Paris by Hazel Graynor and Heather Webb

A Short History of the Girl Next Door by Jared Reck 

Showstopper Challenge: A book/series that is your all-time favorite

One of my all-time favorite series is the Inkheart trilogy by Cornelia Funke. I really need to reread these series, as this was one of the first fantasy series I ever picked up in middle school. My copy of Inkheart might be a bit battered from carrying it back and forth to school.

The Finalists: A Favorite Trilogy

Legend by Marie Lu

An Extra Slice: A Favorite Companion Book

Just One More Night by Gayle Forman. This tag is making me remember some of my all-time favorite series, like Gayle Forman’s Just One Day series (and I’m also realzing how many books I need to reread). It’s important to note that Just One More Night takes place AFTER Just One Day and Just One Year. 

I tag:

Courtney from buried in a bookshelf 

Sara from The Book Cycle 

Dani from Perspective of a Writer

Do you like to watch baking shows? What about reading books about baking? Share in the comments!

The Great British Bake Off Book Tag During the winter and holiday season, one of my favorite things to do is to cozy up with a cup of hot chocolate and a baking show.

#baking #The Great British Bake Off Book Tag

[aiweirdness]

Nonexistent Easter Eggs

I’ve been experimenting with image-generating neural networks, which look at a bunch of images and via trial and error gradually learn to produce more like them. Or at least “like them” according to the neural net’s own interpretation of realistic, which is usually missing a lot.

Last time I used runwayml to finetune Nvidia’s StyleGAN2 neural net on Great British Bakeoff screenshots. This turned it from a neural net that produced fairly-convincing human faces to one that produced horrible abstract versions of the baking show, with smears of bread and flesh and bunting everywhere. Its results were such a mess because it was trying to do so much - it couldn’t handle all the variety in the baking show.

So, this time I decided to try training StyleGAN2 again, but this time with a much much simpler set of images. I dyed 30 easter eggs, set them on a wooden floor, and then panned over them with my phone’s camera. I extracted 1,928 frames from the resulting video, started training StyleGAN2, and after 3000 iterations it was producing these:

These are at least recognizably eggs, even if they look like they have somehow caused the universe to warp around them and are just barely managing to linger within this dimension.

It’s worth remembering that I didn’t give the neural net any instructions on what eggs were or what were the allowable colors and shapes. It just had to figure out why the faces it was generating at first were unacceptable, and what should change about them to make them more egglike. Unsurprisingly, the intermediate stages were somewhat startling.

It’s interesting to see what the neural net failed at. I had included several speckled eggs in the training data, yet none of the eggs turned out speckled. It did attempt to do a couple of the striped eggs, but they came out with weird color gradients that I have no idea how you’d accomplish in real life. If you look closely, you can see that some are strongly textured to the point of being oddly furry. Based on their underlying math, image-generating neural nets tend to be better at small-scale texture than at big stuff.

Some of the neural net’s eggs were nothing like the eggs I had dyed. Pleasingly pearlescent, they had multiple layers of colors showing through, and an often plasterlike texture. There’s an apparent depth to them, as if they were cloud layers on gas giants. Or maybe the blush on a fruit. These are mistakes, but strangely appealing ones. I wonder what kind of animal would hatch from these.

It is seriously easy to try this yourself - you don’t need a fancy computer, or any coding skills. Got several hundred pictures of something? Use runwayml.com to generate your own monstrosities.

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#neural networks #stylegan2 #runwayml #easter eggs #eggs #dyed eggs #easter