Working on stuff
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lillilahThe people who will probably install our solar water heater got back to us _immediately_. That is just unheard of. Also, it was after 5pm. :O Anyway, it looks like we will probably get more than I had originally expected, as if we get solar panels and batteries that the solar panels can charge, then we can head toward cutting out most of our electricity cost. This isn't totally decided yet, but we are working on it.
In other news, I have paid for ChatGPT4 for a month. So far, the actual ChatGPT part doesn't seem any different or more helpful than GPT3.5. However, the interface with DALL-E, the image generator, is a million times better than what Bing has. My goal was to get an image of a character from one of my fanfic stories in a fancy, silver and blue jumpsuit for her wedding. (White is about purity, which is pretty outdated and will be even more so in 200 years.) I had a ton of trouble getting the Bing interface to DALL-E 3 to not make images for me of emaciated women with enormous boobs and really wide hips. It was so annoying. The ChatGPT4 interface was much easier to use, as I could ask it to make little changes without having to fiddle around with the exact prompt, like "make her boots more practical and comfortable" or "make the jumpsuit out of jacquard fabric or velvet".
I still haven't had time to work on painting, which is annoying. However, I am working my way through all the stuff that needs to be done. Tomorrow, we'll head up to the new house again. I'll probably work on cutting back all the toxic shrubbery.
Oh, and I discovered the band Ghost recently (see video example). It is like 80's hair metal/hard rock with a Finnish death metal aesthetic. I like that there is no screaming or growling, and that the music is surprisingly bright and upbeat for how dark it looks like it should be. I saw one of their songs recommended in connection with an amazing free romance game, A Date With Death, in which (not surprisingly from the name) you hassle the grim reaper in a chatroom and over video calls.
In other news, I have paid for ChatGPT4 for a month. So far, the actual ChatGPT part doesn't seem any different or more helpful than GPT3.5. However, the interface with DALL-E, the image generator, is a million times better than what Bing has. My goal was to get an image of a character from one of my fanfic stories in a fancy, silver and blue jumpsuit for her wedding. (White is about purity, which is pretty outdated and will be even more so in 200 years.) I had a ton of trouble getting the Bing interface to DALL-E 3 to not make images for me of emaciated women with enormous boobs and really wide hips. It was so annoying. The ChatGPT4 interface was much easier to use, as I could ask it to make little changes without having to fiddle around with the exact prompt, like "make her boots more practical and comfortable" or "make the jumpsuit out of jacquard fabric or velvet".
I still haven't had time to work on painting, which is annoying. However, I am working my way through all the stuff that needs to be done. Tomorrow, we'll head up to the new house again. I'll probably work on cutting back all the toxic shrubbery.
Oh, and I discovered the band Ghost recently (see video example). It is like 80's hair metal/hard rock with a Finnish death metal aesthetic. I like that there is no screaming or growling, and that the music is surprisingly bright and upbeat for how dark it looks like it should be. I saw one of their songs recommended in connection with an amazing free romance game, A Date With Death, in which (not surprisingly from the name) you hassle the grim reaper in a chatroom and over video calls.
