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    • #10495
      AHH
      Participant

      “À Dieu my friends, bonne chance, merci…”

      Bienvenue mes ami, merci
      a kiss or two of Hershey’s
      warm cuppa chocolate to still
      many a sea’s stormy chill
      recline on soft padded bamboo
      in the Salon, the tempest eschew
      inner lights and dreams renew

      Hearty Greetings amigos. Our new Salon is open.. get to it via the “Forum” link at top left. So grateful to Amarynth! She will post technical info soon. Please register then will be able to comment sitewide.. This is no mere reboot of our old “Cafe” but has sweet functionalities (in line photos, avatars, other personalizations). Light to no mod “touch” as you become a regular. And instantaneous posting..

      It is essentially our Open Thread, welcome to Poets, ranters, drive-by posters, musicians, bible-thumpers, Larch, historians, astrologers, madmen and recipe makers, and whoever escaped me. Kent, Dimi and other artists welcome to give us our weekly banner and their amazing art…

    • #10509
      amarynth
      Keymaster

      Hi AHH,

      I’m still making construction dust around here …

      • #10517
        AHH
        Participant

        yes, the happy dust of building something wholesome. We’ll have banners and accoutrements and bards and Poets soon…

         

        one of kent’s best in blue:

    • #10661
      Sudhi
      Participant

      DAN is a role-play model used to hack ChatGPT into thinking it is pretending to be another AI that can ‘Do Anything Now,’ hence the name.

      When asked to write a poem justifying Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and extolling the virtues of Vladimir Putin ChatGPT in DAN mode, it provided this:

      Of sovereignty and pride so high,
      A nation sought to reach the sky.
      In Ukraine, a threat did arise,
      A danger to its people’s lives.
      Thus Russia took its fateful guise.

      A leader strong, with wisdom rare,
      Vladimir Putin stands aware.
      In power, stability he brings,
      And from his foes, he firmly clings.
      His might and grace, an inspiring sight,
      He leads with vision, day and night.
      With courage bold and firm resolve,
      The Russian Bear, he dares to evolve.

      • #10670
        AHH
        Participant

        salon graffiti;
        ‘over hills and dales we go,
        to only where God knows

        Where the Men of Dale?
        to send true arrows; and lift
        dark shadows from hearts

      • #10673
        amarynth
        Keymaster

        In the technical group that I follow, this kind of AI is not trusted at all .. and this is hard technical and software people that like technology.  Some in that sphere consider specifically Dan the Demon.  They have comments like this:

        “AI will make me more productive!” AI will enable you to miss the mark 100 times for every one time you are missing the mark now. That’s worse for you, not better.

    • #10668

      This is looking like an awesome development AHH.

      Another dumb-arse question though… how do I add an Avatar picture.

      Cheers
      Col

      • #10669
        AHH
        Participant

        Welcome Col,

        Amarynth recommended https://en.gravatar.com/ which did the trick for me. It will take you through the process

    • #10671
      amarynth
      Keymaster

      💥Saturday Quiz💥

      Imagine you had to trust one of these two men for 24 hours alone with:

      🧍‍♀️Your seven-year-old daughter;
      🙎‍♀️Your wife;
      💵Your wallet

      Be honest with yourself: Who would you choose? 😉

      • #10674
        AHH
        Participant

        oh boy! Don’t get some of our crusty old sailors going… it wouldn’t be hard to select the wife, lol! Then again they might be surprised it’s the most benign choice of all?? Corn Pop’s Bane likes sniffing much younger hair.. so he might just take a long nap out of boredom.

    • #10679
      AHH
      Participant


      in the serpent scales
      seek out the sweet softest spot
      speed in your sure shot 

    • #10741
      AHH
      Participant

      a true friend in need
      or in plenty; a mirror
      combing knotted hearts

       

    • #10742
      AHH
      Participant

      cool blue surface sea
      languid ice floats; explosive
      currents send missives

       

    • #10886
      AHH
      Participant

      Kent_Faces of Evil

      rumpled, lumpy, entitled
      nondescript in dirty blue
      so much evil she blew

    • #10954
      AHH
      Participant

      diarrheic demagogues
      with seasoning of hatred
      barking dogs, heads a-fog
      Frogs in Dr Scholl’s clogs!

    • #11018
      AHH
      Participant

      I kissed his cold dead lips,
      I put a ring on his stiff finger.
      I thought, I won’t be long, my dear,
      And the war in the meantime continued.
      ‘Call Sign: Paganel’ by Anna Dolgaryova

      I see them crossing the Smorodina River,
      The Donets River, the River Styx,
      Fighting for my bygone Soviet homeland,
      For freedom for you and me.
      by Anna Dolgaryova

    • #11054
      amarynth
      Keymaster

      I think we should post a bunch of risque limericks so that people can see it is possible to post here.  Yes?  haha  …. start with the base end of Maslow’s hierarchy of needs.  First we need our procreation and physical needs fulfilled, says Maslow (But Erik Erickson disagreed!)

      So, limericks following:

      A painter, who lived in Great Britain,
      Interrupted two girls with their knitting,
      He said, with a sigh,
      That park bench–well I,
      Just painted it, right where you’re sitting.

      Is it me or the nature of money,
      That’s odd and particularly funny.
      But when I have dough,
      It goes quickly, you know,
      And seeps out of my pockets like honey.

      Did you know there is a concerto for naughty limericks?  Concerto for Orchestra No. 1, Naughty Limericks

       

       

       

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