Here's a thing I made a while ago. It is a reminder that all community sites--Facebook, Twitter, Reddit, etc, only make money because *their users* create content that draws other users there. Musk removing the value of verification from Twitter is going to drive away the content creators, and the people who *do* pay $8/mo won't replace the lost ad revenue.

Cricket looking out the window. #catsofcoso

It was a foggy morning in our neighborhood.

The other side of my business is selling original design t-shirts, which tend to either be sci-fi related or else political. We're based in VA, ship all over the US. All shirts are union printed, many are printed on made-in-USA shirts, or mostly US-made. These are a couple samples of my designs. #politics #scifi https://deadbatdesigns.bigcartel.com/

I'm trying to use AI visualize what DC will look like if the Republicans take back control of Congress. #aiart #politics

This is one of the best photos I have ever taken. #catsofcoso
Model: Boo Radley cat

Having fun posing with all the animals. Cricket is very cooperative. #catsofcosa

Rufus posing with me.
#dogsofcoso

My wife made trypophobia cake! #halloween

Last in this series. Used #stablediffusion to generate 75 Jack-O-Lanterns, picked my favorite design to duplicate on our real pumpkin (bonus, this pumpkin grew in our yard from a seed left by last year’s.) Here’s a side by side in daylight of the finished product and the AI-generated source image. #aiart #halloween

Used #stablediffusion to generate 75 Jack-O-Lanterns, picked my favorite design to duplicate on our real pumpkin (bonus, this pumpkin grew in our yard from a seed left by last year’s.) #aiart #halloween

So many eyeball people, scratchboard style. Created with Stable Diffusion.
#aiart #CoSoArt #generativeart #stablediffusion

OK, so I was trying to come up with absurd costumes, including simply, "Sexy Halloween" as a costume...
#aiart #CoSoArt #generativeart #stablediffusion #halloween

Boo Radley and Cricket, who often sleep together on the couch. #catsofcoso

Used #stablediffusion to generate 75 Jack-O-Lanterns, now transferring my favorite design (by eye) to real pumpkin. Will post carved results later. #aiart

Each of these boxes contains about 180 t-shirts and 25 hats, first half of a large order shipped out last week.

Some demons made of pasta. Created with Stable Diffusion. Because I'm hoping to put some of these results on t-shirts, I am using this scratchboard style to get a more graphic black/white result.
#aiart #CoSoArt #generativeart #stablediffusion

These were aiming for a steampunnk "Beholder", but even slightly off the mark I like these results. Created with Stable Diffusion.
#aiart #CoSoArt #generativeart #stablediffusion

Some furtive eyeballs, created with Stable Diffusion.
#aiart #CoSoArt #generativeart #stablediffusion

I'm happy to give this place a try. If they live up to their promises it could be a much better environment. For now here's some AI generated pumpkins. Let's see if anyone is using these hashtags here? #aiartcommunity #generativeart #stablediffusion