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by Winnow
February 24, 2024, 10:23 pm
Forum: Computers/Technology
Topic: Stable Diffusion and AI stuff
Replies: 26
Views: 1437

Re: Stable Diffusion and AI stuff

I got bored and started messing around a bit with Stable Diffusion. I am using Stability Matrix which I don't know if that's a branch of Easy Diffusion or Why is it so hard to get a dark image? For example I was looking for a dark castle interior but if I add someone they are usually backlit or loo...
by Winnow
February 24, 2024, 8:12 pm
Forum: Computers/Technology
Topic: AI Art - Examples
Replies: 7
Views: 727

Re: AI Art - Examples

jemima.png We haven't forgotten the injustice Aunt Jemima! You will be back on a syrup bottle some day! The tide is starting to turn vs those woke freaks! Creating text in AI generated images is about to get way better. Stable Diffusion 3.0 has been announced with some example and it does text almo...
by Winnow
February 24, 2024, 4:36 am
Forum: Computers/Technology
Topic: Stable Diffusion and AI stuff
Replies: 26
Views: 1437

Re: Stable Diffusion and AI stuff

Man, Google is not having a good year with their attempt to catch up in the AI race. Gemini is horrible, and the open source LLM they released fails most of the logic test and typical tests asks of LLMs. They were caught lying about their AI's capabilities several months back as well. german.jpg pop...
by Winnow
February 18, 2024, 3:24 am
Forum: Computers/Technology
Topic: Artificial General Intelligence - Artificial Super Intelligence
Replies: 0
Views: 22

Artificial General Intelligence - Artificial Super Intelligence

This thread is for the discussion of AGI and ASI. Speculation on what will happen and as it happens over the next few years. I found the internet thread interesting that showed how internet speeds increased over the years from 15mbps to 1 gbps over the years. Lets see what happens with AGI/ASI over ...
by Winnow
February 17, 2024, 6:14 pm
Forum: Computers/Technology
Topic: Finally building a PC
Replies: 24
Views: 594

Re: Finally building a PC

I'm somewhat concerned I might have mildly fucked my motherboard today. Bought a second NVME and installed it, which requires removing my GPU. I pushed down the release for the card and it seemed to release a bit aggressively (I used a screw driver because it's the only way I can do it without pull...
by Winnow
February 17, 2024, 2:47 pm
Forum: Computers/Technology
Topic: Stable Diffusion and AI stuff
Replies: 26
Views: 1437

Re: Stable Diffusion and AI stuff

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HK6y8DAPN_0 Craziness. text to video took a huge leap in quality. This 10 minute video gives multiple examples of AI generated videos. Interestingly the very first example given is the worst (still impressive but worse of the examples). Watch at least a few of them. ...
by Winnow
February 10, 2024, 7:21 pm
Forum: Computers/Technology
Topic: AI Art - Examples
Replies: 7
Views: 727

Re: AI Art - Examples

Joker.png Trump.png Here's some cool SDXL prompts that you don't need a LORA for, just use whatever model you want. "Heath Ledger The Joker in The Dark Knight, figure socket, Miniature, Models Figure, Gaming pieces, Collectible, Statue, Action figure, Gaming minis" "Donald Trump, fig...
by Winnow
February 10, 2024, 3:25 pm
Forum: Computers/Technology
Topic: Stable Diffusion and AI stuff
Replies: 26
Views: 1437

Re: Stable Diffusion and AI stuff

Just a short note, I love my RTX 4090. Zero buyers remorse. So glad I decided to get it even over retail cost. Coming from the 3080ti, it's night/day how much faster AI works with the additional CUDA cores and primarily the 24GB Vram. I'd say 4090 is a must if you are big into AI stuff which I am. O...
by Winnow
February 10, 2024, 2:49 pm
Forum: Consoles
Topic: The Official Xbox Series X thread
Replies: 114
Views: 6880

Re: The Official Xbox Series X thread

I played Starfield for maybe 2 hours and I don't know that I'll go back to it. I think if Bethesda doesn't knock it out of the park with their next big release, it's time for MS to put them down. Man that's more than I played. I think I managed 1 hour before closing the game. The point where you do...
by Winnow
February 3, 2024, 4:09 pm
Forum: Movies/DVD/TV
Topic: K-Drama
Replies: 4
Views: 626

Re: K-Drama

I'm on my 64th Kdrama (a couple C-Dramas). 1000+ hours of Kdrama and I still only know a handful of Korean words but I can understand a lot more while watching. I keep a list. Interesting thing about memory recall. When I go back and look at the titles of the Kdramas, most of them I can't remember a...
by Winnow
February 3, 2024, 3:20 pm
Forum: Site/Board Development
Topic: Cloudflare?
Replies: 15
Views: 22326

Re: Cloudflare?

For years Cloudflare has blocked me while on VPN from accessing this site but has recently started working. Which is good because my work recently starting blocking this site as it's classified as 'Gaming'. Really? This site hasn't been gaming-related for years. It's definitely dependent on your VP...
by Winnow
January 27, 2024, 12:52 am
Forum: Computers/Technology
Topic: Finally building a PC
Replies: 24
Views: 594

Re: Finally building a PC

As far as AI goes with replacing jobs I'm not sure the end goal here. If you put everybody out of a job who is going to buy your shit? With cars for example that was only horse drivers (and maybe carriage makers) that were put out of a job but there was another economy that was created where those ...
by Winnow
January 25, 2024, 2:07 pm
Forum: Computers/Technology
Topic: Finally building a PC
Replies: 24
Views: 594

Re: Finally building a PC

I've got 7 TB of SSD storage and I guess that's going to have to work now. I'll have to be more picky as to what I store on those SSDs and what I place on the spinners. All AI stuff goes on SSD for sure. I really wish I had a 4TB SSD instead of multiple 2TB. I have all my Stable Diffusion and LLM an...
by Winnow
January 20, 2024, 6:32 pm
Forum: Computers/Technology
Topic: Stable Diffusion and AI stuff
Replies: 26
Views: 1437

Re: Stable Diffusion and AI stuff

From Jan 18th news: Zuckerberg highlighted Meta's upcoming infrastructure investment, stating that the company will acquire around 350,000 Nvidia H100 units, or approximately 600,000 H100 equivalents when including other planned GPU purchases. In case you were wondering – that's a lot of compute pow...
by Winnow
January 20, 2024, 5:21 pm
Forum: Current Events
Topic: Where'd all the McCain/Palin supporters go?
Replies: 108
Views: 9505

Re: Where'd all the McCain/Palin supporters go?

This is a bit of a diversion on the topic but regarding abortion/ban abortion. 1. Anything that is entirely in your body, you own and should be able to choose what to do with. I know people don't like to hear it but a woman should be able to terminate up to the point where that thing pops out of her...
by Winnow
January 14, 2024, 6:26 pm
Forum: Computers/Technology
Topic: Stable Diffusion and AI stuff
Replies: 26
Views: 1437

Re: Stable Diffusion and AI stuff

After a day of testing my new 4090 24GB VRAM card, it's met my expectations and more. Stable Diffusion: It handles SDXL so well. It cranks out the images and hasn't hiccuped once. Being able to generate SDXL (1024x1024 and variants of that res) quickly is a game changer for me. I like to test models...
by Winnow
January 14, 2024, 1:41 am
Forum: Computers/Technology
Topic: Finally building a PC
Replies: 24
Views: 594

Re: Finally building a PC

I think I'll look more into under-volting it so that I can keep the temps down a bit. I immediately undervolted my 4090 before doing anything else. I used this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WjYH6oVb2Uw You know you're getting old when the hardest thing about this upgrade was managing a str...
by Winnow
January 12, 2024, 7:55 pm
Forum: Computers/Technology
Topic: Finally building a PC
Replies: 24
Views: 594

Re: Finally building a PC

I can't be having a lessor graphics card than you! I bought an MSI 4090 and it will be here tomorrow. Paid a little over $2K for it. I still plan to get a 5090 but will probably get it in the later half of 2025. My new plan is $1K per year for graphics cards so every two years should be able to get ...
by Winnow
December 19, 2023, 1:32 am
Forum: Current Events
Topic: Where'd all the McCain/Palin supporters go?
Replies: 108
Views: 9505

Re: Where'd all the McCain/Palin supporters go?

Republicans and their insane stance on abortion might actually cost them a "give me" election in 2024. Trump, very well could be in prison and STILL get more votes than Biden. Biden is an absolute trash president but the guy is incredibly lucky. He has no business being a president even if...
by Winnow
December 19, 2023, 12:28 am
Forum: Computers/Technology
Topic: iPhone 6, 6+
Replies: 111
Views: 50781

Re: iPhone 6, 6+

The only thing the cheap phone I have didnt have that I wanted was wireless charging but I fixed that by buying a wireless pad thingy you put between the case and back of the phone and plug into the USB port on bottom of phone and it's worked great for however long I've had the phone. 2 years I think.
by Winnow
December 17, 2023, 4:51 am
Forum: Computers/Technology
Topic: Windows 11 and RTX 3080ti
Replies: 12
Views: 1003

Re: Windows 11 and RTX 3080ti

3080tivs3090.png I almost bought a 4090 today but then thought better of it. I really want that extra VRAM but I can wait until after the holidays and maybe CES just incase to see if nvidia has any announcements on future cards. While checking prices on Amazon I saw someone posted a comparison betw...
by Winnow
December 16, 2023, 4:23 am
Forum: Consoles
Topic: Dragon's Dogma 360/PS3
Replies: 68
Views: 19511

Re: Dragon's Dogma 360/PS3

Man I wrote a wall of text for this one and battled crabby Kyoukan at the same time. I was great at getting under everyone's skin! Breaking out the pedo stuff is = to Nazi/Hitler references. Mission accomplished when that happens! I was annoying but did write in depth reviews. :poke: First DD is way...
by Winnow
December 16, 2023, 3:47 am
Forum: Consoles
Topic: Fuse (360/PS3)
Replies: 18
Views: 3608

Re: Fuse (360/PS3)

It’s funny rereading this thread seeing how much Winnow is trying to gaslight us (and himself) that Fuse was actually good. It won’t happen but I’d really like to see Insomniac make/release Overstrike. The game they originally announced before EA got all up in their business. Oh man my memory is sh...
by Winnow
December 16, 2023, 3:38 am
Forum: Video Game General Discussion
Topic: Google Stadia
Replies: 11
Views: 2620

Re: Google Stadia

Update! RIP Stadia. I don't use it but Quest 3 now has direct app for playing Xbox Game Pass so you can play your games from the cloud on a monster screen if anyone uses that service. Full color pass through and Mixed Reality is really a big improvement over the Quest 2 (along with the improved res...
by Winnow
December 16, 2023, 3:17 am
Forum: Computers/Technology
Topic: Windows 11 and RTX 3080ti
Replies: 12
Views: 1003

Re: Windows 11 and RTX 3080ti

Sounds like Win 12 is on the way sooner rather than later so no reason not to wait and just skip Win11. Unless Win12 ends up being even worse than Win11. Whatever works. I didn't find a compelling reason not to update to windows 11 and I set my windows updates to delay max 5 weeks so they don't bug...
by Winnow
December 16, 2023, 2:35 am
Forum: Computers/Technology
Topic: Everything - File Search
Replies: 5
Views: 658

Re: Everything - File Search

Content search would be great as long as you can exclude (or include) certain directories. Filenames are fine but for me it’s limiting. Regardless it is better than the search in Windows Explorer which is terrible in all aspects. There's pretty extensive forums for that app. I was pretty sure you c...
by Winnow
December 16, 2023, 2:11 am
Forum: Computers/Technology
Topic: Non Forced 2019 Upgrade Edition AMD 3950x
Replies: 54
Views: 6264

Re: Non Forced 2019 Upgrade Edition AMD 3950x

I have been hearing some issues with the 870 EVO though so that is a bit concerning. Hopefully those have been resolved with firmware updates. All of my SSDs are Samsung. I know one is an 860 EVO (my only internal SSD other than my NVME system drive), not sure if 870 in particular has issues but al...
by Winnow
December 16, 2023, 1:09 am
Forum: Computers/Technology
Topic: iPhone 6, 6+
Replies: 111
Views: 50781

Re: iPhone 6, 6+

I work from home so don't really need a nice phone. When my Samsung Sxx (whatever the equivalent of an Iphone Pro/Ultra is for Samsung) broke, I bought a $280 Samsung phone the A54 (I think). I don't play games on it (use emulator on PC for that) and I don't surf the net or use apps on it except for...
by Winnow
December 14, 2023, 4:35 pm
Forum: Computers/Technology
Topic: Non Forced 2019 Upgrade Edition AMD 3950x
Replies: 54
Views: 6264

Re: Non Forced 2019 Upgrade Edition AMD 3950x

I figured with SSD prices only forecast to increase now would be a decent time to buy. I thought about getting an 8TB SSD but still seems a little pricey. I still have 38TB of spinning drives I'd like to replace one old 8TB HS in particular seems like it's on its last legs. I've got 9 TB of SSD dri...
by Winnow
December 13, 2023, 1:32 pm
Forum: Computers/Technology
Topic: Everything - File Search
Replies: 5
Views: 658

Re: Everything - File Search

It is alright. But super limiting unless all you care about is filenames. I’d really like to search content which I think it can do but is superslow. Ah, I don't search file content. For file names searching it's great. I don't keep it open all the time. I load it up when I need to find something I...
by Winnow
December 13, 2023, 1:24 pm
Forum: Computers/Technology
Topic: Finally building a PC
Replies: 24
Views: 594

Re: Finally building a PC

If you did go 4090 that was probably the call as they are starting to see inflated prices now. Which sucks. I thought we were over that sort of thing already. It would seem not! As for for the power supply I couldn’t say. I’d check max power draw on the cpu and graphics card and go from there. 4090...
by Winnow
December 13, 2023, 1:09 pm
Forum: Computers/Technology
Topic: Stable Diffusion and AI stuff
Replies: 26
Views: 1437

Re: Stable Diffusion and AI stuff

It seems the pedos have caused a bit of trouble over at civitai. Causing them to lose their image host or something. I can’t say that is surprising considering some of the images I have seen posted there. If you want to generate AI underage images whatever.. it beats you posting actual underage ima...
by Winnow
November 26, 2023, 7:02 pm
Forum: Computers/Technology
Topic: Stable Diffusion and AI stuff
Replies: 26
Views: 1437

Re: Stable Diffusion and AI stuff

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ePDjcr0YPGI&t=337s I tried it out in ComfyUI. It's ok but pretty basic so far. You can make 12-24 frame videos based off an 576x1024 or 1024x576 image. The above video links an easy Comfy Workflow to do it. I upgraded from 32GB to 128GB of system RAM, 4x32GB. I c...
by Winnow
November 10, 2023, 9:39 pm
Forum: Computers/Technology
Topic: Finally building a PC
Replies: 24
Views: 594

Re: Finally building a PC

I can't really help with the latest gen CPUs. What I can say is you would only need a 4090 if you play around with Stable Diffusion/Large Language Models. Those are what take advantage of the 24GB of VRAM. It doesn't matter as much for games and definitely doesn't matter if you're using your TV as a...
by Winnow
November 3, 2023, 2:17 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: How many old Tombers are still around?
Replies: 4
Views: 218

Re: How many old Tombers are still around?

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There are still a few of us here. We're just a little less childish than back in the day!
by Winnow
October 20, 2023, 11:50 pm
Forum: Computers/Technology
Topic: AI Art - Examples
Replies: 7
Views: 727

Re: AI Art - Examples

00196-499953900.png RAW photo, Polaroid, girl dressed in cosplay as barbarian shaman smiling at convention holding sign that says VEESHAN FOH SUCKS 00199-499953903.png SDXL is much better at text than SD 1.5 but still takes several attempts to get what you want. Took a few tries but mission accompl...
by Winnow
October 20, 2023, 2:30 am
Forum: Computers/Technology
Topic: Stable Diffusion and AI stuff
Replies: 26
Views: 1437

Re: Stable Diffusion and AI stuff

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Da6J3wjBx3A Faceswapping is extremely easy in Auto1111. You don't need that crazy workflow. All you need to do is drag a picture of a face you want using and extension like Roop, Faceswap or ReActor (the newer version of Roop) The above video shows ReActor, you proba...
by Winnow
October 13, 2023, 10:40 pm
Forum: Computers/Technology
Topic: Quest 3 VR Headset
Replies: 1
Views: 160

Re: Quest 3 VR Headset

After a couple days of use, I can confirm, Mixed Reality is pretty bad ass. Swapping out Quest 2 for 3 was very easy. Similar to Apple/Android app stores, you can easily re-install apps/games on new device. I can't see shit up close anymore (old age)...but, because VR always has your eyes focus at i...
by Winnow
October 13, 2023, 10:17 pm
Forum: Computers/Technology
Topic: Stable Diffusion and AI stuff
Replies: 26
Views: 1437

Re: Stable Diffusion and AI stuff

I got bored and started messing around a bit with Stable Diffusion. I am using Stability Matrix which I don't know if that's a branch of Easy Diffusion or not but it seems to work fine. At the moment it is updated quite frequently so that is a good sign. It allows you to browse civitai and install ...
by Winnow
September 30, 2023, 10:20 pm
Forum: Computers/Technology
Topic: AI Art - Examples
Replies: 7
Views: 727

Re: AI Art - Examples

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Squint if you need to!
by Winnow
September 30, 2023, 5:13 pm
Forum: Computers/Technology
Topic: Quest 3 VR Headset
Replies: 1
Views: 160

Quest 3 VR Headset

I pre-ordered the Quest 3. It should be here day of release Oct 3rd. I've hated Facebook for as long as I can remember. I've mellowed a little on Mark Zuckerberg and Meta for a few reasons. Zuck has been dedicated to VR for a long time now and no one else/company has stepped up to the plate. He also...
by Winnow
September 30, 2023, 4:30 pm
Forum: Computers/Technology
Topic: Stable Diffusion and AI stuff
Replies: 26
Views: 1437

Re: Stable Diffusion and AI stuff

I've dabbled a bit with ChatGPT but not any with the image generators. Is there an AI for sound/music generation? I'm not even sure where to begin with recent AI developments. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CaTqxkZTSV8 Creating AI music locally is still a bit complicated but if you want to see the...
by Winnow
August 8, 2023, 2:49 pm
Forum: Consoles
Topic: The Official Xbox Series X thread
Replies: 114
Views: 6880

Re: The Official Xbox Series X thread

Don't let all the facts I presented get in the way of your one little point! 100 > 1 points You keep hanging onto that as if it changes the situation though. Microsoft should start acting like douchebags to Sony for random shit just like Sony does to Microsoft just to fuck with those whiners that ha...
by Winnow
July 29, 2023, 1:46 am
Forum: Culinary Delights
Topic: Soylent 1.1
Replies: 89
Views: 44143

Re: Soylent 1.1

I found several flavors after some searching. I bought almost all of what they had in-stock of Vanilla and Strawberry. Not much of a fan of the Chocolate, or mixed-Choco flavors. I'm still consuming the Soylent for 2/3 of my meals (breakfast/lunch) and have been since 2/2015, so six years now. I've...
by Winnow
July 29, 2023, 12:31 am
Forum: Consoles
Topic: The Official Xbox Series X thread
Replies: 114
Views: 6880

Re: The Official Xbox Series X thread

I think the only reason you have no problem with it is because it's your buddy MS. In a hypothetical situation with Nintendo wanting to buy ABK you'd be ok with it? Or Sony? I have my doubts on that. Regardless, I am glad it's (mostly) over. I was tired of hearing about it every week on the podcast...
by Winnow
July 12, 2023, 11:55 am
Forum: Computers/Technology
Topic: Stable Diffusion and AI stuff
Replies: 26
Views: 1437

Re: Stable Diffusion and AI stuff

Three months since I started messing around with stable diffusion and AI images etc. The tech is advancing at an incredible rate. Reddit is a good place to see what the latest stuff looks like: https://www.reddit.com/r/StableDiffusion/ Although I overpaid for my 3080ti, I've gotten my money's worth ...
by Winnow
July 11, 2023, 3:16 pm
Forum: Consoles
Topic: The Official Xbox Series X thread
Replies: 114
Views: 6880

Re: The Official Xbox Series X thread

After the Federal Trade Commission sued to block Microsoft’s acquisition of popular video game company Activision Blizzard over antitrust concerns, a California judge has given Microsoft the thumbs up to proceed with the $68.7 billion merger Tuesday—the largest purchase in gaming history. It's abou...
by Winnow
July 7, 2023, 10:10 pm
Forum: Current Events
Topic: AI Trump vs AI Biden
Replies: 0
Views: 457

AI Trump vs AI Biden

NSFW

https://www.twitch.tv/trumporbiden2024

Fucking hilarious. Best use of AI yet.

Live stream AI debate between Trump and Biden with live interaction from the chat.
by Winnow
June 27, 2023, 8:49 pm
Forum: Consoles
Topic: The Official Xbox Series X thread
Replies: 114
Views: 6880

Re: The Official Xbox Series X thread

Having said that I think most people would have been fine with it if MS came out and said "Hey, any existing multi-platform IP, even if that involves future games, will remain that way but any new IP we reserve the right to make exclusive to our platform if we want". So things like the ne...
by Winnow
May 20, 2023, 4:43 pm
Forum: Consoles
Topic: The Official Xbox Series X thread
Replies: 114
Views: 6880

Re: The Official Xbox Series X thread

It should be blocked. Corporate mergers like this are without exception bad for the consumer. Anyone that says otherwise is a complete fucking moron. Man, that's short sighted and shows your ignorance about corporate mergers. It gives off the same vibe as those "do gooder" far left people...