826

(6 replies, posted in General Discussion)

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/wRnvw3xuwHo

827

(417 replies, posted in General Discussion)

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/NX5msDg9OFM

828

(4 replies, posted in Mathematics & Science)

https://i.postimg.cc/GBmYfvNF/gboard.png

829

(106 replies, posted in Art & Literature)

Here is the text of the svg file.

<svg width="800" height="600" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
  <!-- Background -->
  <rect width="800" height="600" fill="skyblue" />
  <!-- Ground -->
  <rect y="500" width="800" height="100" fill="green" />
  <!-- Tracks -->
  <line x1="0" y1="520" x2="800" y2="520" stroke="black" stroke-width="5" />
  <line x1="0" y1="540" x2="800" y2="540" stroke="black" stroke-width="5" />
  <!-- Locomotive Firefly -->
  <g transform="translate(100, 520)">
    <!-- Boiler -->
    <rect x="50" y="-50" width="200" height="50" fill="darkred" />
    <!-- Chimney -->
    <rect x="230" y="-150" width="20" height="100" fill="black" />
    <!-- Cab -->
    <rect x="0" y="-50" width="50" height="50" fill="darkred" />
    <!-- Wheels -->
    <circle cx="50" cy="0" r="20" fill="black" />
    <circle cx="130" cy="-30" r="50" fill="black" />
    <circle cx="210" cy="0" r="20" fill="black" />
  </g>
  <!-- Sun -->
  <circle cx="700" cy="100" r="50" fill="yellow" />
</svg>

830

(106 replies, posted in Art & Literature)

https://i.postimg.cc/87CKnxVy/firefly-derivative.png

831

(106 replies, posted in Art & Literature)

I have had a go at that, I hope to post the picture in the next post.

William

832

(106 replies, posted in Art & Literature)

Indeed, yes!

I am thinking at trying to produce a derivate work but within what I think are reasonable limits based on what the AI has supplied.

Specifically, to lower the locomotive onto the track, to make the middle wheel larger, and possibly to add in a copy of the image of a tree from an earlier AI generated picture that is in this thread.

William

833

(4 replies, posted in Mathematics & Science)

The video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EHqPrHTN1dU

has English subtitles available.

William

834

(4 replies, posted in Mathematics & Science)

Thank you.

When I see something like this, put forward as a bit of fun, I cannot resist trying to think of a use for it or something inspired by it.

I remember that many years ago someone put out a spoof video of what an iPhone 5 might look like in the then future. The spoof device, a mock up or whatever, not a real one, had a long screen, maybe two feet long, something like that, and i thought that that would be good because maybe people with a vision difficulty could have it horizontal and have something like lines of 72 point text on it.

So, looking at that keyboard, what use might it, or something similar, have?

William

835

(4 replies, posted in Mathematics & Science)

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/lifestyle/sho … r-AA1rICE6

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EHqPrHTN1dU

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/XRR0947hXQg

837

(0 replies, posted in Art & Literature)

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/dbxKh48LiP8

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/2tzTqVws3BQ

839

(106 replies, posted in Art & Literature)

I find it interesting that the AI got it partly correct.

William

840

(106 replies, posted in Art & Literature)

Please produce an svg text file of a landscape showing the broad gauge locomotive Firefly.

Sent by Copilot:
Sure, I can help with that! Here’s an SVG text file depicting a landscape with the broad gauge locomotive Firefly:

<svg width="800" height="600" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
  <!-- Background -->
  <rect width="100%" height="100%" fill="skyblue" />
  <!-- Ground -->
  <rect y="500" width="100%" height="100" fill="green" />
  <!-- Tracks -->
  <line x1="0" y1="520" x2="800" y2="520" stroke="black" stroke-width="5" />
  <line x1="0" y1="540" x2="800" y2="540" stroke="black" stroke-width="5" />
  <!-- Locomotive Firefly -->
  <g transform="translate(100, 450)">
    <!-- Boiler -->
    <rect x="50" y="-50" width="200" height="50" fill="darkred" />
    <!-- Chimney -->
    <rect x="230" y="-80" width="20" height="30" fill="black" />
    <!-- Cab -->
    <rect x="0" y="-50" width="50" height="50" fill="darkred" />
    <!-- Wheels -->
    <circle cx="50" cy="0" r="20" fill="black" />
    <circle cx="150" cy="0" r="20" fill="black" />
    <circle cx="250" cy="0" r="20" fill="black" />
  </g>
  <!-- Sun -->
  <circle cx="700" cy="100" r="50" fill="yellow" />
</svg>

You can copy this code into an SVG file and view it in any browser or SVG viewer. Let me know if you need any adjustments or additional details!

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Cate … ly_replica

http://www.broadgauge.org.uk/locos/loco_firefly.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GWR_Firefly_Class



https://i.postimg.cc/k6SXHv8Z/firefly.png

Thank you.

I note the mention of omnibox.

That reminds me of the word omnibus.

It is a Latin word meaning "for all".

I find it interesting that in relation to some transport vehicles it has become shortened to bus then that shortened version pluralized to buses.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bus

William

842

(106 replies, posted in Art & Literature)

Quite possibly off-topic here, but in the same sort of area, so here is a link.

> Girl with a Pearl Earring ‘evokes ten times more emotion than reproductions’

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/lifestyle/sty … r-AA1rOYyz

William

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/health/medica … r-AA1r8DrZ

The

https://forum.high-logic.com/viewtopic.php?t=10368

thread now has had over seven hundred views!

William

I have added a new post to the thread.

https://lists.aau.at/pipermail/mpeg-ots … /date.html

William

The news article is at the following web page.

https://www.connexionfrance.com/news/fr … ges/473481


There are two links to the OuiKer website in the article.

The first one does not work here. It gives a Not Found page.

The second one does work here.

At the top of the page (I expect that that text line that shows the web address have a name - do you know what it is please?) it is listed as http://www.ouiker.com/fra but a copy and paste does not work here.

But hovering over the link in the article that is not what is shown, the fra at the end is not there.

http://www.ouiker.com/

seems to work, but gets changed on the way.

William

The way that I got to the page with the translations into English was to go to the first page of the website from the link that is in the news article, then click on the map of Europe, then click on the image of the United Kingdom Flag that is on the page that is then displayed.

William

I wonder if this is to do with the use of http rather than https.

Can you try this page and the link in it please?

https://lists.aau.at/pipermail/mpeg-ots … 03500.html

and the links to pdf documents links in that referenced archive thread please?

William

Someone told me of this work some years ago. Here is a recent article.

https://www.connexionfrance.com/news/fr … ges/473481

Here is a link to the website.

http://www.ouiker.com/fra

Here is a link to the UK English part.

http://www.ouiker.com/fra/translation?l … ountry=GBR

William

[William]

Please write a sonnet about Counting sheep to go to sleep.


[Bing Chat AI]

Sent by Copilot:
Sure, I’d love to! Here’s a sonnet about counting sheep to help you drift off to sleep:

When night descends and dreams are out of reach,
I close my eyes and count the woolly sheep.
They leap o’er fences, one by one they breach,
A gentle flock that lulls my mind to sleep.

With each soft bound, my worries start to fade,
Their fleecy forms a balm for restless mind.
In moonlit fields, their dance serenely played,
A soothing sight, tranquility I find.

The stars above, like shepherds, guide their way,
Through pastures green beneath the midnight sky.
In rhythmic steps, they keep my fears at bay,
Till slumber comes and bids my thoughts goodbye.

So when the world is dark and dreams are deep,
I count the sheep and softly fall asleep.

I hope this helps you celebrate National Poetry Day and brings a bit of calm to your evening! Do you have a favorite poem or poet?