Original Premise: Alien (1979) – The Chestburster Scene A quiet meal among the crew turns into pure horror as an alien creature violently erupts from Kane’s chest. The shock, the gore, and the sheer terror made this an all-time great. Opening Scene A dimly lit mess hall aboard the spaceship Nostromo. The crew sits around a steel table, eating a meal that looks suspiciously like 1978 high school cafeteria food. Kane chews with great enthusiasm, despite everyone else eying his food suspiciously. Dallas: So, Kane, how’s the stomach? Feeling better? Kane: Oh yeah, much better. You know, just your standard violent space illness followed by sudden and complete recovery. Classic…
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A Picture Is Worth a Thousand Prompts AI Image Generation Finally Gave Me the Pictures I Always Wanted
In the old days, whenever I needed a photo to enhance my writing, I was stuck sifting through so-called “royalty-free” image repositories, shelling out outrageous fees for visuals that never really captured my ideas—just passable at best. ChatGPT and DALL·E have changed all that. Creating images with DALL·E is easy. Start with a broad directive—something like, “Generate a high-resolution, photorealistic image of…”—and then dive deep into the details, layering in vivid descriptions to sculpt the precise image you have in mind. The more explicit, the better. The recent releases of ChatGPT even allow you to import a photograph, then instruct it, “Describe in detail what you see in this image,…
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How Many Gen Zs Does It Take to Change a Lightbulb? What’s a Lightbulb?
January 24, 2025 By Ludmila Gavranović The Đurđevac Herald Đurđevac, Croatia A recent poll conducted by the highly respected Institute for Generalized Panic and Widespread Disappointment (IGPWD) has revealed that nearly 90% of Gen Z participants are utterly befuddled by the concept of how to change a lightbulb. Once an assumed skill passed down through generations like sourdough starters or the irrational fear of quicksand, the art of lightbulb replacement now teeters on the edge of extinction. “It’s just so…round,” mused Zolton “Ziggy” Borkovic, a Senior Research Analyst at the University of Appliance Awareness in Bratislava. “One cannot simply expect these kids to interface with ancient technology when their entire…
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Writers and Robots How to harness AI tools while staying authentic and original
If you’re a writer, you’ve probably heard the chatter: “Should writers use ChatGPT in their work? Is it cheating? If so, should my writing include disclaimers, informing readers that all or part of their work was produced using AI?” Long before artificial intelligence took center stage, my daily routine began with a cavalcade of helpful technology: an electric coffee maker that kickstarted my morning, followed by my electric toothbrush, microwave, refrigerator, and dishwasher. Once in my office, I sat down on my ergonomic chair, before my desktop computer featuring two panoramic screens, a Bluetooth keyboard, wireless mouse, voice-to-text software, text-to-speech readers, and a Wi-Fi extender—all geared toward efficiency and creativity.…
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The Great Writing Revival How AI Makes Writing Fun Again
Back in 2018, I penned a blog article titled, “Is There a Book in You?”— a piece brimming with insights about the craft of writing and publishing your first book. While much of it remains as solid as the day it was originally written, over time even the most resilient evergreen articles can start to feel a little… wilted. And let’s face it. Writing and publishing are no cakewalk. The industry has changed dramatically since 2018. Fortunately, the rise of AI tools like ChatGPT offer exciting new ways to “spiff up” your past work. In this article I’ve given my original article a 21st-century makeover using custom ChatGPT prompts. These…
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