Dave Schumaker

Join the Em-dash Appreciation Society. We meet every Wednesday at 7:30pm.

Related article via Hacker News:

…its sudden flood of appearances has become a telltale sign that an artificial intelligence platform such as ChatGPT may have written an e-mail, book or LinkedIn post. While writers have long turned to the em dash for dramatic flair or lively interruption, generative AI has taken that impulse and run with it − often in every other sentence.

As the use of such apps has skyrocketed in recent months, warnings of so-called “AI tells” have spread across online forums and social-media posts. More recently, however, those warnings have been met by a loud and proud contingent of em dash users. Writers on LinkedIn are talking confidently about “reclaiming the em dash,” referring to it as “our voice.” Others are more plaintive: “Original em dash users are having quite a hard time right now. I am one of them.”

Hear, hear!

Here’s a punk rock follow up to my earlier hit (lol), “Pack Rat Anthem.” Generated using Suno and ChatGPT.

[Verse]
Morning chaos shoes in the hall
Food on the table splatters on the wall
Trash cans overflowing like a damn waterfall
Dad’s on the move gotta answer the call

[Verse 2]
Laundry mountain growing socks everywhere
Dust bunnies dancing loop in the air
Sticky counters and a squeaky chair
Dad with the mop doesn’t seem fair

[Chorus]
Clean machine never stops never slows
House a battlefield as the mess it grows
Clean machine keeps rocking on his toes
Fighting dirt war with fevered blows

[Verse 3]
Vacuum roars like a jet on the floor
Cleaning up spills putting toys in the drawer
Scrubbing the toilet while his back gets sore
Dad’s day off ain’t ever a bore

[Bridge]
Calm for a moment till the chaos returns
Dirt and grime another lesson he learns
Wishing for a break as his tired arm burns
House in order patience he earns

[Chorus]
Clean machine never stops never slows
House a battlefield as the mess it grows
Clean machine keeps rocking on his toes
Fighting dirt war with fevered blows

I’ve previously mentioned my distaste for geese. Here is a drawing featuring a typical goose, generated using ChatGPT / Sora.

Pencil line drawing of a frightening “killer goose”, one of the most dangerous animals in existence.

I was trying to vibe code a “cats vs dogs” card battling game and needed some character cards. Generated using ChatGPT / Sora. Pretty neat!

I have a standard “ahhhhh!” reaction image I’ve fed into Sora that I use for various things. We just got word that deploys are disabled ahead of the July 4th holiday weekend.

I was trying to get a feature out. My reaction:

…I don’t know why there is a little alien sitting on my shoulder.

Silly nonsensical stencil graffiti spray painted on a concrete wall, trying to make some ridiculous point.

It’s that time of the year again: annual trainings at work, where we suffer through hours of video and interactive quizzes.

A poster with a red, black and white color theme. A person is drinking a mug of coffee and grimacing. The poster on the bottom literally just says “MONDAY” in imposing block letters. Overall, the poster gives off a sense of anxiety and looks very industrial / 1984-ish.

Generated with ChatGPT

Comic book style drawing of a cool and friendly robot looking at the viewer and holding up wads of cashComic book style drawing of a cool and friendly robot looking at the viewer and holding up wads of cash

Generated with ChatGPT

I present to you, arguably the nerdiest punk band around: Mimetype.

Album cover for a nerdy punk rock band of mimes named mimetype

Oh, hey! Don’t forget to see them at a show…

Mime shredding on an electric guitar at a punk rock show

Generated with ChatGPT