Happy Birthday to the U.S. Marine Corps

 

Here's a short article commemorating the Marine Corps on their 235th birthday. Best wishes to all Leathernecks past and present. (Photo: Acclaim Images)    

Note: A decade has passed since the above post, hence 245th birthday would be more appropriate. 

Note: Three years have passed since the above note, hence 228th birthday will do nicely.

Ten Free Text-to-Image Websites

 

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With all my ai experimentation, I thought I'd ask my bud, ChatGPT, to list a starter set of ten free text-to-image sites. If you're paranoid like me, each site states whether or not it requires a Google sign-in. Alas, this is list is only current up to Jan. 2022 and there's more ai sites arriving each week. (That's why it's not a Top Ten.) But if you're a novice, just screwing around, it'll be fine. I'll list two current sites below that even a lame prompter like me can easily access.

 

 

1. **OpenAI DALL-E**: - **Benefits**: DALL-E is a groundbreaking AI model capable of generating images from textual descriptions. It does not require a Google account to use. 

 2. **Runway ML**: - **Benefits**: Runway ML offers a user-friendly interface for artists and designers to create images from text. You can use it without a Google account. 

 3. **Deep Dream Generator**: - **Benefits**: Deep Dream Generator allows users to transform their text descriptions into visually stunning and surreal images. It typically doesn't require a Google account. 

 4. **Artbreeder**: - **Benefits**: Artbreeder enables users to manipulate and generate images based on text inputs. While you can access some features without an account, certain features may require a Google account for full access.

 

 5. **AI Painter**: - **Benefits**: AI Painter provides a simple way to turn text into art by generating paintings based on textual descriptions. It typically doesn't require a Google account. 

 6. **Runway ML StyleGAN**: - **Benefits**: Runway ML's StyleGAN integration allows users to create images from text and apply specific artistic styles. It does not require a Google account. 

 7. **DeepAI Text to Image API**: - **Benefits**: DeepAI's API enables developers to integrate text-to-image functionality into their applications. You may not need a Google account to use this API, but it's advisable to check their current policies. 

 8. **PaintsChainer**: - **Benefits**: PaintsChainer uses AI to transform text descriptions into colored sketches. It typically doesn't require a Google account. 

 9. **Runway ML BigGAN**: - **Benefits**: Runway ML's BigGAN model can generate high-resolution images from text inputs. It does not require a Google account. 

 10. **DeepArt.io**: - **Benefits**: DeepArt.io leverages AI to create art based on textual descriptions. It typically doesn't require a Google account. 

 Please note that the account requirements may change over time, so it's a good practice to check the specific websites' current policies and registration procedures before using them.

**BlueWillow - Click on Blue Willow and you'll be taken to Discord and then to LimeWire. But after that, it's a breeze to use. I designed the artwork above in no time.

**Ideogram - Open and create. This is the simplest text-to-image ai site I've yet to discover. 

Do NOT Befriend the Giraffe

More ai text-to-image fun. This time I designed art for a YouTube thumbnail. The thumbnail will herald an old video I found of a wild animal park up in Sonoma, California. Reasons exist not to grow too chummy with our long-necked friends. More shall be explained after I launch the vid.
 

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Drunk as a Monkey

Having fun once again with AI text-to-image and decided to see how the dreamlike.art algorithms would handle my request for a chimp in a seedy tavern. Not exactly Charles Bukowski, but I think the Dirty Old Man would approve.

 

Rob Bonata Message Fail

 We rite good in Kaliforna.

Given the sad state of California education, it's possible that Attorney General Rob Bonata's staff hired locally for someone to design the Attorney General's newsletter.

 

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