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“Why did I even start?”

… is some­thing I find myself won­der­ing more than I wish. But not this time: Embrac­ing AI was one of the bold­est, best-thought-through, and respon­si­ble deci­sions in my life.

Or was it?

Well, yes, it prob­a­bly was­n’t. But then again, noth­ing’s over until it’s over.

Or is it?

The irony? There isn’t any. What makes you think there’s any irony involved?

There is still the ques­tion, does all this mer­it putting up a web­site? Prob­a­bly not. But then again … — okay, I’ll stop here.

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Funny Things

Handymaniac

With these two sim­ple tools, I can repair any­thing! They’re uni­ver­sal, they can do mag­ic, they even have names. Read on

365 Holidays

… from all over the world. Did you know there is an offi­cial hol­i­day to hon­or the prac­tised use of a sewing machine? Nei­ther did we.

What Song?

We fed famous song lyrics into rel­a­tive­ly unknown AI mod­els. The results were unex­pect­ed. Well, unex­pect­ed enough …

Stompboxes

There was one thing I knew from the start AI would do for me: Cre­ate new and unheard of gui­tar effects ped­als with a twist.

Why, you ask …

Here’s why: Stomp­box­es are adored by gui­tarists for their abil­i­ty to instant­ly sculpt, enhance, and trans­form tone through tac­tile, hands-on con­trol. These ped­als offer a “mag­ic mojo” that allows play­ers to cre­ate unique, sig­na­ture sounds while pro­vid­ing a sim­ple, often afford­able way to breathe new life into an exist­ing rig. 

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The Tooth Grinder

Den­tor­tion at its best —
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The Shark Jumper

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The Super Procrastinator

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TD-444 ToneDeath

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Robots. Why Robots?

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Glitches Galore

The Hand That Won’t Change: My Love-Hate Relationship with AI Image Generation

Two months ago, I dove head­first into AI image gen­er­a­tion. I was hooked immediately—the idea that I could con­jure up any scene, any char­ac­ter, any world with just a few words was intox­i­cat­ing. But there’s a catch: no mat­ter how many times I tweak my prompts, some things just refuse to be fixed.

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I’ve spent hours craft­ing the per­fect prompt, adjust­ing light­ing, spec­i­fy­ing angles, even beg­ging the algo­rithm to “please, just make the fin­gers look nor­mal.” But the AI, in its infi­nite wis­dom, keeps giv­ing me the same uncan­ny val­ley hor­rors. It’s not just me—scroll through Night­Cafe or any AI art com­mu­ni­ty, and you’ll see the same quirks repeat­ed ad nau­se­am. Why is it so hard to get a sim­ple, real­is­tic hand? Is the AI secret­ly laugh­ing at us?

What I’ve real­ized is that these glitch­es aren’t just bugs; they’re a reminder that AI isn’t mag­ic. It’s a tool, and like any tool, it has lim­its.

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The frus­tra­tion is real, but so is the weird charm of these imper­fec­tions. Maybe the wonky hands and float­ing limbs are part of the medium’s fin­ger­print, a sign that this art is born from col­lab­o­ra­tion between human and machine.

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So, I’ve made peace with the glitch­es. They’re a hum­bling reminder that cre­ativ­i­ty isn’t about perfection—it’s about the process. And some­times, the process includes a six-fin­gered hand hold­ing a cup of cof­fee.

The truth is: Of course I haven’t! How could any­body put up with the stub­born fault­i­ness that seems to impair man and machine alike?

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The frus­tra­tion is real, but so is the weird charm of these imper­fec­tions. Maybe the wonky hands and float­ing limbs are part of the medium’s fin­ger­print, a sign that this art is born from col­lab­o­ra­tion between human and machine.

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Innovation

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Excellence

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Results

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Corrosion

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Glitches Galore

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The Hand That Won’t Change: My Love-Hate Relationship with AI Image Generation

Two months ago, I dove head­first into AI image gen­er­a­tion. I was hooked immediately—the idea that I could con­jure up any scene, any char­ac­ter, any world with just a few words was intox­i­cat­ing. But there’s a catch: no mat­ter how many times I tweak my prompts, some things just refuse to be fixed.

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I’ve spent hours craft­ing the per­fect prompt, adjust­ing light­ing, spec­i­fy­ing angles, even beg­ging the algo­rithm to “please, just make the fin­gers look nor­mal.” But the AI, in its infi­nite wis­dom, keeps giv­ing me the same uncan­ny val­ley hor­rors. It’s not just me—scroll through Night­Cafe or any AI art com­mu­ni­ty, and you’ll see the same quirks repeat­ed ad nau­se­am. Why is it so hard to get a sim­ple, real­is­tic hand? Is the AI secret­ly laugh­ing at us?

What I’ve real­ized is that these glitch­es aren’t just bugs; they’re a reminder that AI isn’t mag­ic. It’s a tool, and like any tool, it has lim­its.

Add Your Heading Text Here

The frus­tra­tion is real, but so is the weird charm of these imper­fec­tions. Maybe the wonky hands and float­ing limbs are part of the medium’s fin­ger­print, a sign that this art is born from col­lab­o­ra­tion between human and machine.

Add Your Heading Text Here

So, I’ve made peace with the glitch­es. They’re a hum­bling reminder that cre­ativ­i­ty isn’t about perfection—it’s about the process. And some­times, the process includes a six-fin­gered hand hold­ing a cup of cof­fee.

The truth is: Of course I haven’t! How could any­body put up with the stub­born fault­i­ness that seems to impair man and machine alike?

Add Your Heading Text Here

The frus­tra­tion is real, but so is the weird charm of these imper­fec­tions. Maybe the wonky hands and float­ing limbs are part of the medium’s fin­ger­print, a sign that this art is born from col­lab­o­ra­tion between human and machine.

Add Your Heading Text Here

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I’ve spent hours craft­ing the per­fect prompt, adjust­ing light­ing, spec­i­fy­ing angles, even beg­ging the algo­rithm to “please, just make the fin­gers look nor­mal.” But the AI, in its infi­nite wis­dom, keeps giv­ing me the same uncan­ny val­ley hor­rors. It’s not just me—scroll through Night­Cafe or any AI art com­mu­ni­ty, and you’ll see the same quirks repeat­ed ad nau­se­am. Why is it so hard to get a sim­ple, real­is­tic hand? Is the AI secret­ly laugh­ing at us?

What I’ve real­ized is that these glitch­es aren’t just bugs; they’re a reminder that AI isn’t mag­ic. It’s a tool, and like any tool, it has lim­its.

Add Your Heading Text Here

The frus­tra­tion is real, but so is the weird charm of these imper­fec­tions. Maybe the wonky hands and float­ing limbs are part of the medium’s fin­ger­print, a sign that this art is born from col­lab­o­ra­tion between human and machine.

Add Your Heading Text Here

So, I’ve made peace with the glitch­es. They’re a hum­bling reminder that cre­ativ­i­ty isn’t about perfection—it’s about the process. And some­times, the process includes a six-fin­gered hand hold­ing a cup of cof­fee.

The truth is: Of course I haven’t! How could any­body put up with the stub­born fault­i­ness that seems to impair man and machine alike?

Add Your Heading Text Here

The frus­tra­tion is real, but so is the weird charm of these imper­fec­tions. Maybe the wonky hands and float­ing limbs are part of the medium’s fin­ger­print, a sign that this art is born from col­lab­o­ra­tion between human and machine.

Glitches Galore

The Hand That Won’t Change: My Love-Hate Relationship with AI Image Generation

Two months ago, I dove head­first into AI image gen­er­a­tion. I was hooked immediately—the idea that I could con­jure up any scene, any char­ac­ter, any world with just a few words was intox­i­cat­ing. But there’s a catch: no mat­ter how many times I tweak my prompts, some things just refuse to be fixed.

Add Your Heading Text Here

Add Your Heading Text Here

I’ve spent hours craft­ing the per­fect prompt, adjust­ing light­ing, spec­i­fy­ing angles, even beg­ging the algo­rithm to “please, just make the fin­gers look nor­mal.” But the AI, in its infi­nite wis­dom, keeps giv­ing me the same uncan­ny val­ley hor­rors. It’s not just me—scroll through Night­Cafe or any AI art com­mu­ni­ty, and you’ll see the same quirks repeat­ed ad nau­se­am. Why is it so hard to get a sim­ple, real­is­tic hand? Is the AI secret­ly laugh­ing at us?

What I’ve real­ized is that these glitch­es aren’t just bugs; they’re a reminder that AI isn’t mag­ic. It’s a tool, and like any tool, it has lim­its.

Add Your Heading Text Here

The frus­tra­tion is real, but so is the weird charm of these imper­fec­tions. Maybe the wonky hands and float­ing limbs are part of the medium’s fin­ger­print, a sign that this art is born from col­lab­o­ra­tion between human and machine.

Add Your Heading Text Here

So, I’ve made peace with the glitch­es. They’re a hum­bling reminder that cre­ativ­i­ty isn’t about perfection—it’s about the process. And some­times, the process includes a six-fin­gered hand hold­ing a cup of cof­fee.

The truth is: Of course I haven’t! How could any­body put up with the stub­born fault­i­ness that seems to impair man and machine alike?

Add Your Heading Text Here

The frus­tra­tion is real, but so is the weird charm of these imper­fec­tions. Maybe the wonky hands and float­ing limbs are part of the medium’s fin­ger­print, a sign that this art is born from col­lab­o­ra­tion between human and machine.