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October 13, 2022
MidJourney AI art for book cover design (how is this legal?) - Creativindie
Today's trip into the Catosphere took Panzer to the Creativindie site. There with a little digging in the posts our inquisitive kitty boy found a post about MidJourney AI artwork. Yesterday, Panzer told you about Getty Images removing all AI generated artwork from the site.
Can you tell I'm excited?
According to author Derek Murphy's post, there are reasons why authors need to make alterations to any AI generated artwork they plan to use for book covers. Not the least of these reasons is with the copyright problems he explains. Included in the post are numerous AI generated artworks he generated using MidJourney software.
Panzer says, "You will love the artwork in his post."
Note: This is a humongous post. You'll need to bring your lunch and your dinner for today's trip through AI land.
To read the post tootle over to MidJourney ai
Can you tell I'm excited?According to author Derek Murphy's post, there are reasons why authors need to make alterations to any AI generated artwork they plan to use for book covers. Not the least of these reasons is with the copyright problems he explains. Included in the post are numerous AI generated artworks he generated using MidJourney software.
Panzer says, "You will love the artwork in his post."
Note: This is a humongous post. You'll need to bring your lunch and your dinner for today's trip through AI land.
To read the post tootle over to MidJourney ai
October 12, 2022
Why Getty Banned AI Images (For Now) - PlagiarismToday
A few days ago Panzer told you about the AI artwork site Craiyon and showed you the cat he generated there. Today, when he was tootling around in the Catosphere, he was surprised to see a post at the PlagiarismToday site about sites banning AI artwork.
According to the post by Jonathan Bailey, Getty Images and several other sites are removing/banning AI generated images/artwork from their sites.
Me worry? Cats don't worry.
Panzer says, "Makes this little kitty wonder, if it might cause trouble to use an AI image on a book cover."
Note: This is a medium length post. Bring a glass of milk and a cookie (biscuit) for today's reading adventure.
To read the post tootle over to AI imagesTo see Panzer's AI experiment tootle over to AI Fun
According to the post by Jonathan Bailey, Getty Images and several other sites are removing/banning AI generated images/artwork from their sites.
Me worry? Cats don't worry.Panzer says, "Makes this little kitty wonder, if it might cause trouble to use an AI image on a book cover."
Note: This is a medium length post. Bring a glass of milk and a cookie (biscuit) for today's reading adventure.
To read the post tootle over to AI imagesTo see Panzer's AI experiment tootle over to AI Fun
October 11, 2022
Ahead of Frankfurt Audio: Storytel Makes Its Third Quarter Report - Publishing Perspectives
Today's trip into the Catosphere took Panzer to the Publishing Perspectives site. There our fearless kitty pilot found a post about audiobook service company Storytel.
According to Porter Anderson's post, Storytel announced their third quarter report. The report lists a 29 percent increase in revenue and a 10 percent increase in subscribers compared to last year. Included above the post are links to other posts about audiobook services.
That's a big increase in rvenue.
Panzer says, "That's a lot of new subscribers."
Note: This is a medium length post. Bring a cup of tea and a brownie for today's reading selection.
To read the post tootle over to Storytel third quarter report
According to Porter Anderson's post, Storytel announced their third quarter report. The report lists a 29 percent increase in revenue and a 10 percent increase in subscribers compared to last year. Included above the post are links to other posts about audiobook services.
That's a big increase in rvenue.Panzer says, "That's a lot of new subscribers."
Note: This is a medium length post. Bring a cup of tea and a brownie for today's reading selection.
To read the post tootle over to Storytel third quarter report
October 10, 2022
A Panzerism
Panzer on tranquility:
I believe in the universal chaos theory.
You know ...
Or ... I can do it for you.*
that theory when you humans say everything should be in chaos.
So ...
If things aren't chaotic in your life ...
You should try harder to be like everybody else.
*From Cat Wisdom for humans
I believe in the universal chaos theory.
You know ...
Or ... I can do it for you.*that theory when you humans say everything should be in chaos.
So ...
If things aren't chaotic in your life ...
You should try harder to be like everybody else.
*From Cat Wisdom for humans
October 7, 2022
Barnes and Noble will replace two former Boston-area Amazon Books stores - WCVB
Panzer here. Mom's still sick, but she's getting better. She'll be back at the keyboard next week.
Here's a post I found that she was working on. It's from the WCVB site.
How does she find all this stuff?
According to the post, Barnes and Noble will open bookstores in the Boston-area locations vacated earlier this year by Amazon Books. The post has a very short video at the top, followed by a short description about the new mall bookstores. One will open in the Legacy Place mall in Dedham, MA, and the second will open in the MarketStreet mall in Lynnfield, MA. Also included in the post are links to the Barnes and Noble Facebook announcements about the new stores. (After the Barnes and Noble post are posts about other news in the local area, but not related to Barnes and Noble.)
Note: This is a short post. Bring a cup of tea for today's reading selection. If you plan to follow the links, bring a muffin too.
To read the post tootle over to Barnes and Noble *A tip of the kitty fedora to Nate Hoffelder for the information.
Here's a post I found that she was working on. It's from the WCVB site.
How does she find all this stuff?According to the post, Barnes and Noble will open bookstores in the Boston-area locations vacated earlier this year by Amazon Books. The post has a very short video at the top, followed by a short description about the new mall bookstores. One will open in the Legacy Place mall in Dedham, MA, and the second will open in the MarketStreet mall in Lynnfield, MA. Also included in the post are links to the Barnes and Noble Facebook announcements about the new stores. (After the Barnes and Noble post are posts about other news in the local area, but not related to Barnes and Noble.)
Note: This is a short post. Bring a cup of tea for today's reading selection. If you plan to follow the links, bring a muffin too.
To read the post tootle over to Barnes and Noble *A tip of the kitty fedora to Nate Hoffelder for the information.
October 6, 2022
A New Cat Jigsaw Puzzle for You
Panzer here. Mom is still sick.
Today I found a jigsaw puzzle Mom did for you. She said it's a "little" harder than the last one she did for you. (There's another puzzle she already made that's got 60 pieces.)
(It's a good thing Mom has some extra posts saved for here.)
I need a nap after that.
This one is called Cat Against the Sky.and I bet you can't guess which cat that is.
Instructions:When you click below here and get to the site, to see the puzzle put together click the left square on the bottom bar and to make the full puzzle go away click it again. If you have the sound on, you'll hear a little click when the pieces fit together and a little music when you finish the puzzle.
I left my score (playing under Mom's name 'cause cats can't have accounts there) for putting the puzzle together. Everybody will beat me, because it's not easy using a computer mouse with no thumbs.
To do the puzzle tootle over to Cat Against the Sky puzzle
Today I found a jigsaw puzzle Mom did for you. She said it's a "little" harder than the last one she did for you. (There's another puzzle she already made that's got 60 pieces.)
(It's a good thing Mom has some extra posts saved for here.)
I need a nap after that.This one is called Cat Against the Sky.and I bet you can't guess which cat that is.
Instructions:When you click below here and get to the site, to see the puzzle put together click the left square on the bottom bar and to make the full puzzle go away click it again. If you have the sound on, you'll hear a little click when the pieces fit together and a little music when you finish the puzzle.
I left my score (playing under Mom's name 'cause cats can't have accounts there) for putting the puzzle together. Everybody will beat me, because it's not easy using a computer mouse with no thumbs.
To do the puzzle tootle over to Cat Against the Sky puzzle
October 5, 2022
Free Victorine E. Lieske Romance Audio Book
Panzer here. Mom's still sick.
Today, I found a free romance audio book on YouTube for you.
The doctor said Mom'll be okay soon.
The audio book is titled Accidentally Married written by Victorine E. Lieske. It's narrated by Jennifer Drake and is 5 hours long.
To listen to the audio book tootle over to Accidentally Married
Today, I found a free romance audio book on YouTube for you.
The doctor said Mom'll be okay soon.The audio book is titled Accidentally Married written by Victorine E. Lieske. It's narrated by Jennifer Drake and is 5 hours long.
To listen to the audio book tootle over to Accidentally Married
October 4, 2022
No Post
Panzer here.
Sorry no post today.
Mom is sick.
Sorry no post today.
Mom is sick.
October 3, 2022
A Panzerism
Panzer on forgiveness:
What's His Name stepped on my food dish this morning. Knocked the whole thing upside down.
Food everywhere ...
and ...
now the food's covered with dirt and whatever else was on the bottom of his shoe. I couldn't believe it. He just scooped it up and put it back in my bowl.
Like I'd eat it now.
Mom told me to settle down. She said it was just an accident and I need to forgive him.
Okay ... Okay. I'm all right now.
So I'm using my new kitty mantra to calm down.
To err is human.To forgive is just plain stupid.To err is human.To forgive is ...
*From Cat Wisdom for humans
What's His Name stepped on my food dish this morning. Knocked the whole thing upside down.
Food everywhere ...
and ...
now the food's covered with dirt and whatever else was on the bottom of his shoe. I couldn't believe it. He just scooped it up and put it back in my bowl.
Like I'd eat it now.
Mom told me to settle down. She said it was just an accident and I need to forgive him.
Okay ... Okay. I'm all right now.So I'm using my new kitty mantra to calm down.
To err is human.To forgive is just plain stupid.To err is human.To forgive is ...
*From Cat Wisdom for humans
September 30, 2022
Amazon's New Kindle Ereader
Everywhere Panzer went today Amazon's new Kindle Scribe was all humans were talking about.
Why?
That costs a lot of my kitty treats.
It's an ereader. It's a tablet. It has a stylus/pen so you can write on it. It has templates. It has a 10.2 in. lighted display. And it has more.
The 16GB model is $339.99.*The 32GB model is $389.99.*
The 64GB model is $419.99.*
November 30 is the release date.
To read all about it at the Amazon site tootle over to Kindle Scribe * Panzer says, "Prices don't include covers, etc."
Why?
That costs a lot of my kitty treats.It's an ereader. It's a tablet. It has a stylus/pen so you can write on it. It has templates. It has a 10.2 in. lighted display. And it has more.
The 16GB model is $339.99.*The 32GB model is $389.99.*
The 64GB model is $419.99.*
November 30 is the release date.
To read all about it at the Amazon site tootle over to Kindle Scribe * Panzer says, "Prices don't include covers, etc."
