daanmsvl wrote on Today, 18:52:

RandomStranger wrote on Today, 14:38:

Going back to AI from gun ownership, I was just browsing a book store for which I got a discount voucher for, I was surprised how repulsive do I find AI cover art. And it feels like every fiction book from the last 3 or so years have that. Makes me not want to read anything released since the AI boom.

Interesting subject. So I think most people agree here that David's venture into AI will probably not result in a large audience. AI coverart in books is clearly a no-go for you.

It's not that I'm outright against using AI for cover art, but the cover art produced with AI are absolutely and objectively horrendous most of the time. And it makes you think that's how the writer and publisher chooses to represent their work, what could be the quality of the work itself? And for post AI boom books, what's the guarantee that the content itself isn't AI slop?

RandomStranger wrote on Today, 19:34:

It's not that I'm outright against using AI for cover art, but the cover art produced with AI are absolutely and objectively horrendous most of the time. And it makes you think that's how the writer and publisher chooses to represent their work, what could be the quality of the work itself? And for post AI boom books, what's the guarantee that the content itself isn't AI slop?

Bah. Cover art for most books used to be horrendous before AI. Your other points notwithstanding.

daanmsvl wrote on Today, 19:20:

I read somewhere that people nowadays think Starship Troopers is a classic. The book? No doubt! The Verhoeven movie? Not so much. Same category I guess 😀

Starship Troopers is a cult classic. I didn't like it when I first saw it, but I think bad marketing was a lot to do with that. I expected a generic sci-fi action movie, but didn't appreciate (or even understand) the satire in the film.

I've since learned to like that movie, mostly by re-calibrating my expectations. Now, I love it. 😁

The book is good too, but very different from the film from what I remember.

I will say this about David Murray, I stand by my earlier comment that he defies stereotyping.

keenmaster486 wrote on 2026-10-12, 03:24:

an "own the libs with epic memesauce" stunt

but while others were rolling coal...

analog_programmer wrote on Yesterday, 07:12:

solar panels... etc. "green energy" bulls**ts.

Who else occupies the centre of that Venn diagram? Elon?