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Bad Batch Season 3 Hype!
New Episode with @arezoudeetoo Now available!
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I don’t think I’ll ever stop missing Willow.
No matter what happens to me there will be a place deep within my soul that cradles this story as tightly as it can.
And I will always wonder what it could have become.
There’s a quote from the Rogue One novelization that goes a little something like this, “in a kinder universe, she (Jyn) would have walked away from Scarif. I cannot imagine who she would have become, but I think, she would have been extraordinary.
I think years will pass and there will forever be a piece of me that was left behind when I watched them walk out of the immemorial city and into the sunset.
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Crash Landing on You Part 2 Unintended Myth: Skeleton Woman
We continue out Part 2 Deep Dive into Crash Landing on You and the Unintended Myth: Skeleton Woman with @allgirlsareprincesses
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Crash Landing on You Part 1 mythic deep dive
Cowherd and weaver with @allgirlsareprincesses
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Revisiting Reylo 2
WE are back to Revisit #reylo with @balancedpadawan
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I was just listening to your most recent episode about Willow and it reminded me that I wanted to ask you if you’d ever watched Revolutionary Girl Utena?
The reason I ask is because as I was researching it, I found myself looking for certain mythic elements in the story and connecting them to the themes you describe in your Willow episodes. It’s a compelling show that is heavy with symbolism and it just seemed like it might be something that would appeal to you guys.
Side note: one of the most unfortunate things about the cancellation and burying of Willow is that I won’t be able to hear your analysis of the story. I think that you guys did a great job on Following Willow and it really made the show more enjoyable.
I haven't! That's great. I always hope you find things I talk about on What the Force? in other media. It means it resonates with you.
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Following Willow - Versary
Happy First Anniversary Questies! It's time for #willow - Versary with a special #followingwillow episode & a State of the Realm
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Following Willow - Versary
Happy First Anniversary Questies! It's time for #willow - Versary with a special #followingwillow episode & a State of the Realm
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Lordy I agree I went insane with this one
Like Like the Galaxy | Ling Buyi 's Stupid Face
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https://www.tumblr.com/bigmammallama5/732632789726478336?source=share do you have any tips on how to detect ai and deepfakes?
Good question and I'm gonna be honest, it's not always easy and it will only get harder and harder.
I'm just an artist who has spent their personal time to dive into this topic and study images. I'm still learning and there is a lot I don't know. But let me show what I know.
This will be long, but I will make a summary at the end!
So far, even with ai having become better and better there are still almost always some things wrong with an image, and they all have a very specific look to them.
So let me try to show you some and point out some of them.
As we all know, a biggest struggle ai had were hands. And even though here and there we still see messed up hands, I say "had", because the hands is actual a good example on how ai is improving and will only get better.
Still, looking at pictures that show more hands is always worth it, because somewhere in the back there will be most likely at least one messed up hand.
Another issue a lot of ai still has is hair though!
It's very obvious still in many ai "drawings" and in those otherwise well rendered portraits. Hair starts to blend with the ears a lot, or with the clothes.
There is also often this very odd look between something too sharp and way too blurry
There is often a very specific texture to the hair. I actually do not know the artistic or specific name for it. I can only describe it as this weird sharp feeling that makes it look oddly pixely, and then you have areas where it's very blurry.
And the kind of loops and almost flame like looking hair we see in the last pic out of the three here is also something very common with ai.
As an artist I know we make mistakes too! The way I draw hair is flawed too! But it's not only that it's flawed here, but it's following always the same pattern and falls into the same issues over and over again, no matter who is "creating" the image. Those flame like loops are a common one, next to the odd blends and weird sharp and blurry textures.
But ai is getting better, and we not only have "art" and something that tries to be a drawing/painting, but photos too.
A lot of those "photos" have a very specific texture and look to them! Again, it's not always the mistakes, but the very specific optic too.
A lot of the images are oddly smooth, too rendered, with always blurry backgrounds.
And when you look closer at the background you will see the mistakes! The crowd behind Jesus is a hot mess once you look closer. Bob Marley's hair has the same issue than I described before. Lincoln is surrounded by people with messed up hands and don't even get me started on the faces behind Caesar.
So a lot of ai images look alright on a first and quick glance, but as more time you spend with them, as more mistakes you will notice. The wehre is Waldo of ai horror.
And those "photos" shared here are still very obvious. Not just the mistakes and messed up details but the very specific aesthetic too.
Those images get better and better and as less details you have, as less mistakes you have!
With photos like this it becomes harder and harder. There are not many details and no hands. Not many mistakes can be made. Also the very obvious plastic looking smoothness isn't so much here anymore. It kinda still is...but differently. And always the blurry background!!
Sometimes the hair is still a giveaway.
Collars and clothe straps are also often still a giveaway upon close look. As is jewelry. Earrings will be different and necklaces often don't go all the way around, just end, or blend with the hair or clothes.
Often details on jewelry is also blurry and not shown properly.
This is a trick with many details. With jewelry, batches, hair, ears, text. So it's often blurred out and not shown properly because ai doesn't know what to really show here.
It's often really just the small details and when we scroll down quickly we will miss them. Like the wedding ring on the middle finger, the pens on top of a closed pocket, the batches that are always blurry, messed up faces that blend with a blurry background.
And sometimes it's so subtle that I could only really tell that right is the ai image in comparison to the real photo on the left.
The real photo shows hands clearly and even when things are blurred out it doesn't feel that it's done to hide things. The ai image on the right hides the hands. There is also a very dead look in the eyes :D
And here I could only tell because the text in the back doesn't make sense. Even blurred out we should be able to make out something here
And after seeing a lot of ai images I recognize the kind of blurred out bg in combination with a very smooth and well rendered foreground/characters.
And here the only giveaway is a closer look at the backgrounds as well
To summarize it:
Ai and fake news rely on a fast living world. We are being bombarded with tons of information and messages daily and we scroll past quickly.
But the best tool, for now, in detecting ai is taking our time! Those images get better and better but so far there are still always some things off!! Especially in the background!
Hair. Often weirdly smoothed out and oddly sharp at the same time
Hair often blends with the ears or the clothes
Details are blurred out.
Jewelry doesn't match (example earrings). Details on metal often blurred out and never shown. Necklaces blend with hair or the clothes, and don't go around the neck.
Background is always blurred out.
In this blurred mess there are often hidden very messed up faces and/or hands.
A very specific smooth and yet too sharp/too rendered aesthetic combines with an always blurry bg.
Text, especialyl in the background, is not legible and doesn't make sense.
Backgrounds are often (so far) the dead giveaway. Somewhere in the back things become muddled and messed up.
This shows also very well in ai decor/architecture.
There will be odd lines that don't align or align too well. Curtain poles that end in the furniture, a plant that is behind a lamp suddenly having leaves in front of the lamp.
As longer you look as more you will notice.
Conclusion:
Take your time with images! Sit with them! Especially when it's framed as important and political news. Is it ai and propaganda, or did it really happen?
Don't fall for the quick buzz and outrage! Some things are obvious right away but with others you have to take your time. And it's time you have!
If you are still unsure if a pic is real or not, do some research on top. Image reverse search. Can you find it anywhere else? Are other news outlets sharing it? Does the image/message make sense? For example there is now a deepfake of Bella Hadid voicing support for Israel. Ask yourself, does this make sense? If it feels out of line compared to previous behavior, do some research!
Media literacy is not just as being able to recognize a fake or real right away, but being able to do research. To question things! Don't just take every post online for face value. Even when shared by a mutual you trust. They might have been tricked!
There are so many information online and it's great to have access to so information, but it's also difficult to wade through all of it. Media and truth are a weapon and it's being twisted and bend used to manipulate. Always has! But ai and so many people being able to post and share things, it becomes bigger and bigger and more dangerous.
So don't just take everything that is handed to you and share it further no questions asked.
Media literacy and being able to think for ourselves and do the research is important!! And as research becomes harder and harder, as sources are being messed up with ai and other fake news, it's even more important to sit with the images and study them. See the flaws, the mistakes. Compare it to other news and images.
This got long, and I started to ramble at the end.
Sorry
But I hope this helped
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Hey! Any plans to do another Willow podcast/s with the premiere anniversary of the show coming up?
FYI we have an official fan campaign on all platforms to help save the show too! :)
I have been wanting to record on willow for a while - I know Missy is up for it but it will depend on the Strike.
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Hi! Any thoughts on Ahsoka? Will you be doing a podcast epsisode on it with Missy? Would love to hear your thoughts!
The Striking groups have asked for a pause on Podcasting. In Solidarity, I am on Hiatus from Podcasting about Struck companies.
I have been doing written REVIEW/DEEPDIVEs on Patreon because I still have thoughts but those are behind a paywall and already an obligation to my patrons.
I hope this helps.
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Questies to SW:ANH heroes
In Behind the Magic, Amar talked baout being the Harrison Ford character. We made a joke on the @whattheforce discord about him actually being the Chewbacca of the group because he's older, taller, and hairier.
Well I've done some thinking about the group and I have a whole new analysis of the situation...
Airk is the damsel. This is known. He also has a change in hair style. Airk is also often dismissed due to his pretty face. Airk is Leia.
Kit has a cool sword but she's not Luke. Jade was seperated from her family and sister but she's not Luke. Kit is from a city and Jade if from a forest. Kit and Jade are Han and Chewie.
Willow is literally an old wizard. He doesn't get sacrificed but Willow DOES give psychic advice to Elora to help save the day. Willow is Obi-Wan.
Elora is the one reaching her magical potential and taking her first steps into a larger world. It's up to her when it comes to red vs green energy weapons. Elora gets psychic messages from an old wizard. Elora is Luke.
Boorman is seperated the whole fight due to a locked door. Boorman is making off color comments that shouldn't be said in polite society. Boorman has a long history connecting back to people's parents. Boorman has lockpicks. Boorman is R2D2.
Graydon gets sacrificed in the end but we know he comes back like Obi-wan. However Graydon spends time chatting with Boorman and Elora and Willow, he has a lot of book knowledge but isn't as strong physically. Graydon has damage from previous operations that is erased when he is rebuilt. Graydon is fluent in other forms of communication. Graydon is C-3PO.
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WOW!
amazing double dance by hao ruoqi ( in blue)and wang xuerou(in red)
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I’ve been sitting on this amazing news for a while and now I can finally announce! There will be a Waterstones exclusive edition of THE HURRICANE WARS! Look at those gorgeous sprayed edges 😍 Currently available for preorder 🌩️
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