S&S has more plot and arguably more appealing characters than Mansfield Park, but has a similar tendency to view character and plot developments from a thousand foot view, and also tends to focus a certain amount of attention on “alternate histories” that don’t come to pass, although it’s not as aggressive about it as Mansfield Park. Our hypothetical adaptation of S&S is a miniseries of four to six episodes of one hour+ apiece, on one of the major streaming services, with a hefty budget and a level of stylization similar to the 2020 Emma, although with a different color palette and “vibe.” I am breaking the story out roughly by location, to make these posts a more manageable size.
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Weird Wednesday: Adventures in Bookbinding, Part 3
So, here’s my final review on the bookbinding kit that I bought:
Continue reading “Weird Wednesday: Adventures in Bookbinding, Part 3”Happy Centedecenary, Mr. Cushing
Weird Wednesday: We Can Imagine It For You Wholesale
Still trying out wacky prompts in Midjourney, and developing a fresh, if wary, respect for AI-based images. I have actually pretty good versions of my heroines from the Ancestors of Jaiya series, and some more space art for Star Master. I will probably share those at some point, after some more clean-up.
In the meantime, here’s some completely random Midjourney fan art: the main characters from The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly as pirates. General note: for more old-school actors with conventionally handsome features, Midjourney sometimes struggles to create a likeness humans can recognize (see the Clint Eastwood image below), whereas celebrities with quirkier, more distinctive features fare a bit better (see the Van Cleef and Wallach images below).
Continue reading “Weird Wednesday: We Can Imagine It For You Wholesale”One Weird Trick: Electricity from Cow Manure
I’ll be honest, I don’t know enough about the engineering or the economics to understand whether these projects can work out in the long run, but points for thinking outside the box.
Recently announced (late 2021) project in Chhattisgarh (a state in Central India): https://indianexpress.com/article/india/chhattisgarh-generate-electricity-cow-dung-7551808
Longer running project at Dodge City: https://www.tpomag.com/editorial/2019/06/a-zero-stream-discharge-treatment-plant-now-produces-pipeline-quality-methane-from-its-biosolids
Wisconsin dairy farm powered by the methane from its own cattle waste: https://www.wisbusiness.com/2021/crave-brothers-farm-highlights-manure-digester-ahead-of-earth-day/
Jaglion Press 