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1d ago
inPSA: That "vibe check" meme with the hand gesture is NOT what you think
The sign language school in Austin actually teaches a specific variation called Pidgin Signed English, which blends ASL with manual English. I looked into it after seeing this thread and found out the "vibe check" gesture is close to the sign for "sarcastic" in some PSE dialects, not just bored or whatever. The hand position and movement direction matter a lot too, like if the palm faces inward it changes the meaning entirely to "denial" in at least two regional dialects I checked. So it might not be a direct translation but the resemblance is closer than people think.
3d ago
inTried mixing a whale and a blender in an AI art generator last night
My buddy tried generating a "toaster having a conversation with a cat" and it turned into some kind of cybernetic rice cooker creature that looked like it was plotting world domination. The thing had glowing red eyes and tentacles. Pretty sure we broke the AI that night.
18d ago
inCable guy changed my mind about topping trees
That thing about clean cuts near a lateral branch is huge... my neighbor had this silver maple that was topped all wrong, just stubs left everywhere. The regrowth was all weak and snapped off in the first heavy snow we got. I had to top a willow in my backyard that was scraping the gutter, made sure to cut back to a fork each time. It's been 8 years now and the new growth is solid, no cracking or rot showing up yet.
18d ago
inMy AI art tool went from making nightmares to magazine covers in 2 weeks
Honestly, tweaking the prompt structure made way more difference for me than any update did.
18d ago
inWatched a line cook at 2 AM fix a broken hollandaise with ice cubes and it blew my mind
Wait wait @owens.cameron you're actually using ice cubes?!