daanmsvl wrote on 2026-10-14, 18:52:

RandomStranger wrote on 2026-10-14, 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 2026-10-14, 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 2026-10-14, 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 2026-10-13, 07:12:

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

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

yeah david murray WAS one of my childhood memories almost 8 to 10 yrs ago. but yeah i STILL dislikes that ai-generated movies/images in the 8bit guys' name. to me i never advertise myself using llms without polishing, or any ai that generates images and videos at all. (i have the ability to use tools to make illustrations by hand, why not)

he is a guy brought lots of inspirations so that's why i had interests in pixel/bitmap fonts. i think i will just separate projects. graphics mode skills give me inspiration, but i won't be interested in ai works, but all in all i would respect david murray, and every people in the thread, despite some of them had different or contradictory opinions to me

i watched a few, never took to him or against him. some of the tech explanations were good, some other videos not so much. that's about it really, reminds me that lots of youtube channels i will watch are ones i just watch occasionally

I really liked his series on Commodore history. I learned a lot from that. He also has an interview with the designer of the C128 which is cool.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQ7j7XIW1zo

His AI movie released. Oooh boy.

Munx wrote on Today, 18:56:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQ7j7XIW1zo

His AI movie released. Oooh boy.

Youtube comments are absolutely savage.

I'm afraid to look and see what Reddit thought of it.

Shponglefan wrote on Today, 19:21:

Munx wrote on Today, 18:56:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQ7j7XIW1zo

His AI movie released. Oooh boy.

Youtube comments are absolutely savage.

That's honestly the entertaining part.

Self-insert main characters are always cringe, but here it's just turned up to 11

Shponglefan wrote on Today, 19:21:

Munx wrote on Today, 18:56:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQ7j7XIW1zo

His AI movie released. Oooh boy.

Youtube comments are absolutely savage.

I'm afraid to look and see what Reddit thought of it.

Tech support guy forums aren’t saying much