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#1086: Considerations For Artificial Intelligence Driven Art Product Creation

  • online-store
  • e-commerce
  • ai-art
  • image-upsclaring
  • prompt-database
  • art-marketplace
  • custom-website
  • style-consistency

Create an online store on a big marketplace that takes about 50 % of each sale, then later upgrade to your own custom website where you can present customers with links to multiple stores and only pay the marketplace fee when they actually purchase; use an AI art generator and pick one consistent style (e.g., chibi‑kawaii lowbrow pop surrealism) so that a single upscaler—preferably AI‑based, which adds realistic details like hair or shine—will work across all images without needing multiple services; write the product description in a single long line to avoid carriage returns, and focus on portrait‑style pieces (faces and upper bodies) because AI handles those better than full figures.

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#1085: What Artificial Intelligence Sees In Our Poems

  • poetry
  • ai-generated
  • creative-writing
  • america
  • inspiration
  • nature

The author uses an AI‑generated list of poems—ranging from “The New Colossus” to Yeats’ works—to explore waking from indoctrination, America’s hopeful future, and personal reflections on nature and life.

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#1084: Kingdoms Of Lowbrow

  • music
  • tchaikovsky
  • capriccio italien
  • lowbrow
  • fantasy
  • ai art
  • painting
  • animation
  • youtube

The post presents Tchaikovsky’s “Capriccio Italien” as a musical hymn to the newly imagined realm of Lowbrow, a whimsical kingdom where ordinary creatures are re‑envisioned—bunny‑rabbits don Napoleon hats, sad clowns become happy philosophers, cannons fire candy and dragons exhale glitter. The writer describes how this piece, with its vivid scenes (a white bunny at the twelve‑minute mark that drives time itself), opens up a world of unprecedented characters and architecture, suggesting that such imaginative soundscapes are part of a new renaissance in art. By blending human expression, AI‑generated imagery, and detailed hand‑painted Lowbrow scenery, the author argues that these worlds not only delight but also compel viewers to feel moved, laugh, or dream anew.

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#1083: A Quantum Of Greatness; Or, The Beautiful Ghosts Still In The Machine

  • quantum physics
  • poetry
  • essay
  • education
  • poverty
  • universal basic income

A long, eclectic post that blends a brief remark on quantum measurement with poetic prose and a multi‑section essay urging individual autonomy, comprehensive education, and universal basic income as the antidote to poverty.

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#1082: A Call To Learn Programming; Or, A Quick Look At E-Commerce Platforms

  • ai-art
  • template-design
  • product-frames
  • e-commerce
  • store-building
  • social-media-marketing
  • api-integration
  • nodejs
  • wiki-style-platform
  • role-based-routing

I use AI-generated chibis in a test store—streamlining image editing with templates, adding frames and poems, boosting sales through social‑media marketing, and outlining plans for a custom platform that integrates print‑shop APIs to automate orders.

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#1081: Programming Is Like Learning To Write, It Is Not Just Another Class

  • programming
  • javascript
  • nodejs
  • webdev
  • ai
  • generativeml

The post argues that conventional schools often fail to truly teach programming, leaving students “tricked out” of practical skills; it proposes self‑directed learning using modern AI tools (like large language models) and pair‑programming assistants, with JavaScript—especially Node.js—as the ideal starting point because it runs both client‑side and server‑side code. By building simple web apps that generate images via AI and let users sell products (t‑shirts, mugs, etc.), one can create a self‑sufficient business, gain practical experience, and avoid the debt of cubicle jobs—thus encouraging independent inventors to take control of their education and career.

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#1080: Bula, Lola, Lulu, and Kiki - They Save; Or Generating Products With Artificial Intelligence

  • ai-generated music
  • ai-generated characters
  • generative ai
  • krita
  • poster printing
  • e-commerce
  • self-publishing
  • character design
  • songwriting
  • digital art

The post describes an artist’s experiment in generating a set of four AI‑created superhero characters—Bula, Lola, Lulu, and Kiki—each with distinct powers linked to anger, listening, and immortality. It includes a full song that celebrates their teamwork and fight for justice, as well as brief, AI‑written character descriptions that highlight their traits and backstories. The author notes the time invested in creating title images using Krita and suggests that generative AI can produce both music and visual art, encouraging readers to try similar projects on major commerce platforms for printing and shipping.

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#1079: Into Greatness; Or, On Growing All The Way Up

  • poetry
  • books
  • learning
  • philosophy
  • inspiration
  • motivation

The post celebrates the cheerful nature of humanity and encourages readers to immerse themselves in books as a path to wisdom and personal growth. It begins with an optimistic view of life’s beauty and the importance of perseverance, then invokes Socrates’ exhortation to live joyfully and wisely. The author stresses that reading brings clarity, transforms dense texts into understandable ideas, and fuels continuous adventure. By dedicating time to learning, one can rise above fear, connect experience and knowledge, and become a source of light for others. In short, the message invites us all to seek books, embrace philosophy, and let our intellect multiply as we ascend toward greatness.

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#1078: Learn Programming Today; Because After Generative Art, Comes Your Generative Software

  • ai
  • programming
  • visual-programming-languages
  • functional-programming

The post explains how AI-generated artwork can be turned into a scalable business model: by using AI to create small programs and functional visual programming interfaces, entrepreneurs can automate the creation of custom products (phone cases, magnets, etc.) and set up a print‑shop network where creators upload designs, printers ship items, and revenue is split among all parties. It highlights that even with current primitive AI, one can generate code for servers, editors, and games; by mastering programming you enable AI to write fully tested programs that can be sold for more than $5 each, potentially generating a monthly income of around $29 per user and growing into a business empire.

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#1077: Talents

  • poetry
  • learning
  • practice
  • programming
  • painting
  • writing

The post argues that real talent is not an innate gift but something forged through practice and focused effort, likening it to blacksmithing; it stresses the importance of letting one's talents guide learning rather than rote memorization, encouraging continual rehearsal, curiosity-driven exploration, and the integration of diverse skills such as programming, writing, painting, and composition. By mastering these abilities, one can efficiently create tools and achieve rapid progress, while persistent study and broadening horizons help break free from shallow education and empower creative work.

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#1076: Self Educate; Or, Don't Let Ineffective Schools Rob You Of Your Future

  • education
  • self-learning
  • programming
  • javascript
  • nodejs
  • commander
  • music-composition
  • digital-painting
  • ai
  • startup
  • svelte
  • mongo
  • html
  • css
  • eventemitter
  • oop
  • functional-programming
  • procedural-programming

The post argues that conventional schools are often ineffective and can mislead learners; true learning comes from self‑education in programming, music, art, and other creative fields. The author uses examples like the prison industry and school theater to illustrate how systems pay off but leave students unprepared. He champions JavaScript/Node.js as a versatile tool for full‑stack development, encouraging beginners to learn through video tutorials. In short, he says real education is self‑driven and multidisciplinary, enabling one to build startups and become a “great being.”

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#1075: Poking Around E-Commerce In The Age Of Generative Art

  • ai-generated-art
  • midjourney
  • zazzle
  • e-commerce
  • product-creation
  • automation
  • graphic-design

Using Zazzle as a storefront, I experimented with Midjourney‑generated images—simple to upload with just a username and password—and created items like watercolor‑kitten notebooks and astronaut cat magnets. After a month of low traffic (10–15 views) but no sales yet, I realized that high prices and lack of automation were hurdles; scaling the workflow to produce hundreds of quality products in a day or two could boost visibility. By learning graphic design tweaks, automated uploads, and sensible pricing, I can build passive income from e‑commerce while also offering AI‑generated art packs to other stores—a strategy that promises both experience and new revenue streams.

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#1074: How To Read Books

  • audiobooks
  • reading
  • library
  • mentalhealth
  • appalachiantrail
  • mindfulness
  • selfhelp

Listening to books—preferably in their narrated form—is the most effective way to absorb their ideas, just as sheet music must be played to be understood; by using library resources you can enjoy this learning without paying, but a hectic life and overwork often block that inheritance, so maintaining intellectual hygiene through thoughtful choices and mental breaks is essential. Engaging in meaningful work and careful planning prevents burnout and keeps the mind receptive to new knowledge. A long trek such as the Appalachian Trail can serve as a powerful reset for one’s mental health, while consulting elders’ reflections adds practical insight. By building a personal library of thousands of authentic nonfiction works, you gain a solid grasp of reality, distinguish true leaders from mere actors, and steadily grow toward becoming a thoughtful being.

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#1073: Become The Heroes, Teachers, And Guardians That You Wish You Had

  • education
  • books
  • reading
  • highschool
  • teacher
  • selfstudy

The post argues that the world urgently needs true learning—great beings, heroes, philosophers, effective schools, and an end to poverty—and that uneducated leaders and indoctrinated masses steer society toward decline, while high‑school curricula provide little real use. It claims teachers merely perform theatrics, corporate greed drags slowly toward more profit, science denial pollutes the air, plastics damage ozone, drugs, hate, racism, poverty, homelessness, and starvation arise from fake education, and mass incarceration keeps the poor in cages. The author cites a past saying, “a learned slave is a no good slave,” to emphasize that learning without freedom is useless. He then urges readers and their friends to abandon school pretenses, instead immerse themselves in thousands of books so that they gain real knowledge, wisdom, and greatness; with this personal growth and help for others, the cycle can end and each person rise as an unbreakably great being.

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#1072: Royal Birds Of Paradise, A Birdwatcher’s Poem

  • birds
  • seagull
  • song
  • poetry
  • summer
  • diet

The white‑spotted seagull is celebrated as a remarkable bird, admired for its intelligence, striking appearance, and impressive song that seems to herald the arrival of summer. Known for their keen vision and people‑watching habits, these gulls travel across the equator in just 55 days and have a sophisticated diet that includes crustaceans, gastropods, mollusks, plankton, and krill—an elegant menu befitting a noble bird. Revered by ancient Greeks and regarded as heralds of spring, seagulls bring good news and are seen as symbols of class, creativity, and strength. Their presence is so delightful that we might even build more street lamps to honor them.

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#1071: Health, Books, and Adventure; Or, How To Prevent Your Elder Self From Yelling At You

  • life
  • travel
  • books
  • adventure
  • mindfulness
  • health

The author celebrates small moments and personal growth, urging readers to balance a busy life with intentional leisure: read many books, travel often, enjoy the outdoors, care for body and mind, and give each day its own treasure; in doing so, we can learn wisdom, become artists of our time, and honor both present adventures and future selves.

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#1070: An Ear For Wisdom; Or, A Formula For Crafting A Powerful Magical Item

  • camping
  • thunderstorm
  • nature
  • music
  • travel
  • reflection
  • adventure

I camped on a sandy dune in Nordhouse during a massive thunderstorm, feeling the power of lightning and the rhythm of nature as I listened to “We Are All Connected” while lying beneath four metal poles that held up my flammable tent; after the storm I drove to the ocean at dusk, dove into its cool waters, watched glowing fish reflected by starlit skies, and felt a deep sense of being woven into the universe—an experience that led me to reflect on wisdom, adventure, and the joy of connecting with nature, prompting me to advise young listeners to pack a small tent, backpack, and books, and to embrace every moment as an opportunity for learning and wonder.

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#1069: Six More Weeks Of Furry Fat Bastard Sleeping

  • poetry
  • groundhogday
  • rhyme

The author portrays the groundhog as a mischievous creature that pretends to be cute while secretly hating humans and orchestrating winter weather from its burrow. They claim he creates snowfall, cooks it up in his den, and keeps us wearing fur coats to prolong his reign. The post ends with a declaration of rebellion on Groundhog Day: we will no longer wear winter gear, fight back against the groundhog’s influence, and hope our voices carry.

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#1068: Endurance Is One Of Your Major Superpowers

  • endurance
  • jogging
  • walking
  • dumbbells
  • intervals
  • daily workout
  • dance

The post argues that endurance builds gradually through consistent movement—whether jogging, walking long distances, dancing, or lifting dumbbells—and that this incremental activity strengthens the whole body, not just the legs. It cites examples like couch‑potato joggers and Appalachian hikers to illustrate how regular mileage improves fitness, while noting that initial soreness is normal but fades as adaptation occurs. The writer encourages mixing activities (jogging around town, dancing after work, or using interval timers) to keep the body challenged, stresses the importance of proper nutrition and avoiding shortcuts, and concludes that persistent, authentic effort is the key to long‑term fitness and youthful vitality.

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#1067: Center Yourself; Or, On Going Around Ineffective Education

  • school
  • education
  • teachers
  • students
  • learning

The post argues that schools enforce blind obedience and rely on state tests and GPA threats to stay profitable, while real learning is already innate. It claims schools make money with fake bestsellers and urges readers to seek authentic books—especially narrated ones from libraries—to gain true wisdom. The author gives examples of teachers misusing tech (e.g., projecting selfies in art class or using LMMS for music) and suggests asking principals about school and politics, as they often claim students are gifted just to move them out. Finally, the post encourages reading such books to overcome ineffective education and grow without fear.

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#1066: Becoming A Philosopher Is Just Another Part Of Growing Up

  • poetry
  • philosophy
  • humanity
  • culture
  • knowledge

Humanity’s beauty lies amid its chaos, where mistakes and isolated symptom‑treatments spawn feedback loops that drive entire industries; yet no single remedy exists because problems are fixed by countless individuals each doing different tasks, so the only way forward is a collective rise of greatness—an economy of knowledge that turns books into personal wisdom—and a shift from local synchrony to global intellectuals, for it’s philosophers, not echo chambers or politics, who pave the path; thus becoming a lover of wisdom and philosopher is simply the next step toward healing humanity and becoming a Great Being.

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#1065: Beautiful Cultures; Or, The Audio Pendant Of Knowledge

  • education
  • technology
  • art
  • music
  • books
  • culture

The post argues that growing up in rich cultural environments nurtures minds, while poverty and lack of education confuse and twist children’s development; yet simple tools—such as art generators, camera lucida, beat sequencers, and an easy‑to‑use audio player stocked with 10,000 narrated books—can bridge the gap by giving young people accessible steps into art, music, and literature, letting them hear beautiful ideas at their own pace and inspiring further exploration.

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#1064: Follow Your Noblest Curiosities

  • beat sequencer
  • sampling
  • mural
  • acrylic paint
  • wall projector
  • text‑to‑image
  • deep‑learning art generators
  • creative process

The author encourages listeners to create their own music and visual art by sampling simple beats, projecting images onto walls, and painting large murals—particularly in personal spaces like a parent’s bedroom—to leave lasting impressions for future observers. They praise the use of modern tools such as deep‑learning text‑to‑image generators, urging artists to describe richly detailed scenes with elaborate adjectives to inspire vivid creations. The piece ends by reminding readers that adventure, curiosity, and continuous growth are essential to become great beings, suggesting that creative expression and exploration together form a lifelong journey.

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#1063: Today, Art Is Calling Out To All

  • ai-generated images
  • photo-bashing
  • digital painting
  • krita
  • tablet
  • reference layers
  • color picking
  • hand-drawing
  • oil-and-canvas
  • wall-projector

Art generators are still rudimentary, often producing odd errors such as extra ears or misplaced irises, yet they offer young artists a fast way to generate draft images that can be refined through photo‑bashing and manual painting; by layering AI‑generated canvases with reference photos in free, open‑source tools like Krita, an artist can quickly color and finish details—eyes, nose, lips—and even extend the workflow to traditional media using wall projectors for detailed costume or armor designs, making the process a “golden ticket” that invites anyone from digital to oil‑on‑canvas to create polished custom portraits.