I lean on Irfanview+plugins for this kind of processing - it’s the bedrock of some of my workflows.

Will definitely give this a try though, thank you for sharing :)

I haven’t thought about using it to annotate my garbage rather than generating its own. Nice idea :)

reduce time spent on menial tasks

Absolutely. It’s at the level where it can throw basic shit together without too much trouble, providing there is a competent human in the workflow to tune inputs and sanitise outputs.

You joke, but GPT comes up with some bangers for UK politicians…

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UK Politicians Trading Card Game

A satirical take on British politics, styled like a mix between trading cards and Cards Against Humanity.

John Prescott – Trading Card

Card Title: “Two Jags, One Punch”
Type: Labour Tank

• Power: 9/10
• Charisma: 5/10
• Policy Success: 6/10
• Scandal Factor: 7/10
• Verbal Clarity: 2/10

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Special Ability: “The Left Hook of Justice”

Once per game, if an opponent plays a hostile media card, Prescott may respond with a Swift Uppercut, instantly negating the attack and leaving journalists dazed.

Quote:

“The Green Belt is a Labour initiative and we intend to build on it.”

Flavour Text:
A heavyweight in both politics and physical altercations, Prescott served as Tony Blair’s deputy and made headlines for his blunt approach to diplomacy—particularly when it involved egg-wielding protesters. He was famous for his commitment to public transport… while owning two Jaguars. :::

Tony Blair – Trading Card

Card Title: “Cool Britannia’s War Criminal”
Type: Labour Messiah (Corrupted Form)

• Power: 8/10
• Charisma: 10/10
• Policy Success: 9/10
• Scandal Factor: 9/10
• Trustworthiness: -3/10

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Special Ability: “Weapons of Mass Distraction”

If an opponent plays a Bad Press or Public Inquiry card, Blair may redirect all attention onto a vague existential threat, completely avoiding consequences for one turn.

Quote:

"Look, what we have to understand is… (proceeds to dodge the question for 15 minutes)"

Flavour Text:
Once hailed as the saviour of the Labour Party, Blair modernised Britain with a grin, a soundbite, and a suspiciously close friendship with George W. Bush. His legacy is a cocktail of public service reforms, spin-doctoring, and a certain little invasion that we swear was justified at the time.

David Cameron – Trading Card

Card Title: “The Pig Whisperer”
Type: Tory Toff

• Power: 6/10
• Charisma: 7/10
• Policy Success: 5/10
• Scandal Factor: 8/10
• Competence: 4/10

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Special Ability: “Referendumb”

If Cameron is forced into a difficult decision, he may trigger a National Vote, shifting responsibility onto the public. However, if the outcome is catastrophic, Cameron immediately Resigns to a Nice Cottage in the Cotswolds.

Quote:

“We’re all in this together—well, apart from my friends in the City.”

Flavour Text:
The man who gave the UK its most chaotic decade since World War II, Cameron’s legacy is austerity, that referendum, and that alleged incident with a pig. Thought he could handle populism—turns out he couldn’t even handle Boris Johnson.

It’s horrible, I love it

claps back

slams

blasts

The sooner this kind of phraseology disappears from media the better. Any outlet using it has become a clickbait shitrag.

I buy and sell drives occasionally. Even shitty old IDE drives with 5, 10 years of runtime are worth something to someone.

Bought one recently just to get an old lathe PLC (really just an old PC with DOS software control) running again.

It would be better if the server could detect bots and send them down a rabbit hole

Already possible: Nepenthes.