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Re: Isopods of the world

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Post by tejohnso »

yreg wrote: post #13
tejohnso wrote: post #12

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> Plenty of worries if those images are AI-generated. What would be so worrying about someone using AI to generate images for their site?

I don't mind it at all for decorational images, but in this case I would mind. I suppose I would mind the inaccuracy, the worry that the creatures might not look exactly like the real world ones look. Not that it actually matters but if those images were generated it would feel pointless to me, even if I can't tell the difference.

> Not that it actually matters but if those images were generated it would feel pointless to me

I also very much felt like it doesn't really matter, perhaps too much and without considering other potential points of view, that's why the "plenty of worries" seemed so strange to me. How could you experience plenty of worry over an internet site being disingenuous about facts or images? You'd be freaking out all the time. But I can see now that it could be serious for some people in this case.

Re: Isopods of the world

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Post by tejohnso »

BigTTYGothGF wrote: post #14
tejohnso wrote: post #12

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> Plenty of worries if those images are AI-generated. What would be so worrying about someone using AI to generate images for their site?

The whole point of the site is the images and facts.

If that's all it takes then cnn.com or foxnews.com must be excruciatingly worrying. It's worse than AI imagery. There are people who are knowingly distributing misinformation, and sometimes being paid to do so.

I think something that's at play here is that the site looks like it is meant to be authoritative and genuine, and could be unexpectedly deceptive, while many other sites are expected to be deceptive and that is accepted and doesn't cause plenty of worry. Kind of strange though. A random internet site might have some fake images on it, which causes plenty of worry, but we're okay being lied to 24/7 by official channels. Or maybe we're plenty worried about that too? Doesn't seem like people are plenty worried about it.

Re: Isopods of the world

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Post by alikim »

Too many comments about AI and not enough fun facts about isopods! Can anyone tell me more about them? How do their eyes work? They look like blackberries in a lot of the species.

Re: Isopods of the world

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Post by yubblegum »

TIL about isopod "nuptial rides". These may go for "many days". Yes, other males may try and dislodge so riders beware. In sum, nature can be vulgar and very few species get a break when it comes to love life.

Re: Isopods of the world

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Post by anemoknee »

jrdres wrote: post #32
e_i_pi_2 wrote: post #31

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There's definitely photos, check your ad-block or maybe try on your phone

Huh. Works on Android phone. Doesn't work on desktop, Adblock or no Adblock.

VPN? images could be served by cloudflare and the IP reputation is in the toilet (as are most IPs provisioned for consumer VPNs nowadays)

Re: Isopods of the world

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Post by thechao »

dejobaan wrote: post #44

This is lovely. My daughter's in grammar school, and keeps bringing them home. She now has the site open on my iPad, and is drawing them. Thank you for sharing this!

My youngest is 14, and she still brings them home. After it rains I'm "banned" from the front door because I'm "too clumsy". Future entomologists unite!
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