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KenElevenShadows

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  • Birthday 12/19/1912

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  1. I went to school with these guys, and saw them perform in the Student Union at Cal State Northridge, where they were completely unhinged, hilarious, funky, bizarre, and amazing.
  2. "Love Hurts" by Nazareth fits the bill for me here. I heard that first, knew it was a cover. I later heard the Gram Parsons/Emmylou Harris version. Very different take, and I love that one as well. I don't want to say which one I like more, this or the Nazareth. Regardless, I love both much more than the Everly Brothers or Roy Orbison version.
  3. Reducing noise of high-ISO Milky Way photo with Topaz Photo AI V2 How does the noise reduction work on the new Topaz Photo AI V2? We kicked the tires on its noise removal feature. https://photofocus.com/photography/reducing-noise-of-high-iso-milky-way-photo-with-topaz-photo-ai-v2/
  4. That's pretty much what I was trying to get at with one of my last posts. I agree with this completely.
  5. Those sorts of cameras already exist, I believe. https://kolarivision.com/product/uv-photography-ready-converted-camera-kit-canon-eos-rp/ We also have infrared cameras, which require a little bit of post-processing, but are really quite good. I have thought to get into this or UV photography in the past, but have never actually done it. Infrared usually requires modifying the camera although there are lens filters as well. Then there is the James Webb Telescope photography. The photography, especially the processing, is rather involved. This is not quite what you are discussing, but perhaps it deserves an explanation as well. "Infrared light is invisible to our eyes, so image processors translate these wavelengths of light, in order, to visible colors. Webb observes infrared light, light that is beyond what human eyes are capable of detecting. However, the process of applying color to Webb’s images is remarkably similar to the approach used with the Hubble Space Telescope and other astronomical observatories that observe visible light. Telescopes use advanced filters that can detect specific elements or molecules. This is also why telescope images are typically layered with two or more images from different filters. In addition to stretching, scaling, and cleaning up artifacts, STScI’s imaging specialists carefully assign individual images from Webb’s various filters to blue, green, and red color channels to align with the color palette human eyes perceive. All the colors we can see are composed of those colors and any digital image we view on a screen can also be broken down into red, green, and blue color channels. Color is applied chromatically: The shortest wavelengths are assigned blue, slightly longer wavelengths are assigned green, and the longest wavelengths are assigned red. If more than three images make up the final composite image, purple, teal, and orange may be assigned to additional filters that fall before or in between blue, green, and red. Assembling the color image from these images gives our imaging specialists the initial composite image. Yes, there is still work to be done! These initial color images are still only drafts."
  6. Most insightful. I feel that this will indeed happen. And if it doesn't, well, you'll probably have your Nobel Laureate revoked. I wrote an article where I asked Gemini AI to predict what features cameras would have ten years from now that cameras don't have now. I think Gemini did rather well. You'll have to decide whether this is better than what Ray Kurzweil could have done. AI’s crystal ball: Predicting future camera features in 2034 https://photofocus.com/photography/ais-crystal-ball-predicting-future-camera-features-in-2034/ Let's meet back here in ten years and see how how accurate the predictions are!
  7. You probably have seen this already, but Gallup has been creating a list of the world's happiest countries from several measurable factors. This is an NBC news article about the most recent list:
  8. Not so far. I haven't messed around with AI-generated music, actually. Perhaps some day.
  9. Mayo Clinic: As with many mental disorders, a variety of factors may be involved, such as: Biological differences. People with depression appear to have physical changes in their brains. The significance of these changes is still uncertain, but may eventually help pinpoint causes. Brain chemistry. Neurotransmitters are naturally occurring brain chemicals that likely play a role in depression. Recent research indicates that changes in the function and effect of these neurotransmitters and how they interact with neurocircuits involved in maintaining mood stability may play a significant role in depression and its treatment. Hormones. Changes in the body's balance of hormones may be involved in causing or triggering depression. Hormone changes can result with pregnancy and during the weeks or months after delivery (postpartum) and from thyroid problems, menopause or a number of other conditions. Inherited traits. Depression is more common in people whose blood relatives also have this condition. Researchers are trying to find genes that may be involved in causing depression.
  10. They're not startling, off-the-wall predictions by any stretch. If you know a reasonable amount about technology, you could have probably predicted a reasonable amount that he did. That Kurzweil demonstration is pretty messed up.
  11. I think that's what's going on as well as hopefully the idea of actually trying to treat people with some respect since essentially, you're booting someone out who never had a fair shake, decent coaching, or a decent team. The Bears have a way of screwing things up, but since they have a new regime, I'm hoping that this time, things are different.
  12. Poles said he would "do right" by Justin Fields, and apparently, given the market, this meant turning down at least four other teams and having Fields go to the Steelers like he wanted, as he is a huge Wilson fan and is with a strong organization/coaching staff and is in a strong position to be the starting QB next year (if not this year). This would explain in part why Fields was traded traded for a bag of chips and a hot dog. A lot of Chicago Bears fans are hopping mad over it, but you know, it's the NFL and...it's just business. At least Poles didn't screw him over and seemingly had the team take a slight loss to get Fields where he wanted to go, so there's some integrity in that. Hopefully Caleb Williams or whoever becomes the Bears QB balls out. The team now looks to be strong. This is something Fields never had. But Williams (or whoever) inherits this and has a decent chance of succeeding, assuming the new OC Waldron is halfway decent.
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