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Election Countdown special! High quality wallpaper for your enjoyment.
Today's wallpaper is Break through the Matrix!
There is a bonus Alternate Version
As a bonus, for those interested in seeing how the AI model generates the wall paper that we are creating each day, I have uploaded all the incremental steps it took before creating today's wallpaper: https://imgur.com/a/PUh1N6Y
How cool is that. Thank you for these, they are great ❤️
Is this for the banner? I only see lightning.
This is for the today's daily wallpaper: https://i.imgur.com/QG3JLZN.jpeg
The link has sequence of 12 images that shows the evolution from just the lighting to the full image.
I mean, where does the wallpaper show up on the site?
I dont understand either kek
Fascinating!
Thank you!
Great wallpaper. It's a GREAT INSULT to Hillary's breaking through the Glass Ceiling. KEK!
True that!
Trump will win.
Don't let anyone else tell you otherwise.
Had a fantasy thought, what if we rounded up all pedos and placed on a Jurrasic Park island and they couldnt leave via boats or planes. Then realized all the dinos are extinct, bummer.
you guys notice in the recent articles about russia using starlink terminals, that msn especially, says russias use of it is illegal? what kind of crazy embellishment is that do ya think? ukraine is using it, how can it be illegal? whats the thought there im wondering
Love both wallpapers. The bonus alternate version is my favorite of the two.
Can any fellow Kentuckians explain to me or link me Information on amendment 2?
All i can find are opinions and my opinion, at the moment, is that i do not want tax dollars going to private Catholic schools.
Thanks!
Prop 2 essentially is a vote to allow access to existing school budget for private and charter schools. No additional taxation, and it's not taking away funds already budgeted towards public schools.
I'm voting yes on it. 90% of private schools in the state are Christian. The opportunity for charter schools to be created and compete fiscally against bigger woke public schools I.E. Jefferson Co is a conservative win as well.
But isnt there no wage cap? So thise who can already afford private school can get the miney too no mater income? I dont like the idea of public funds going to private Catholic and christain schools personally.
21 days out and things must not be going well for the dems. here's an indeed ad asking for door knockers to get dems to vote in WI. the info literally had 'state' in parenthesis so could be ads all over the us. paying $125 for completing a voter packet.
https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=d1a399295e00f357&tk
Halperin was interviewed by Tuck and said pretty much Trump's the next president. So, kek! Halperin is a smart dude even if he is a dem.
u/Joys1Daughter
you mentioned yesterday's town hall was strange.
Check out this.
https://qagg.news/?read=TT23743
Time stamp goes to:
u/#q943
Does the drop make any sense? I never watched the town hall, only a small part.
I'm not sure... could have been some kind of test...this is very interesting to ponder...still digging...thanks qa!
u/#antelopepopcorn
frens i used to think we would be a group aside from everyone else from beginning to end. now i see so many people everywhere jumping in from top to bottom, crushing lies in realtime then digging into the old ones. it's time we face the reality that we've worked ourselves out of a job. God bless you all and congratulations on a job well done.
u/#classywow
not that we're quitting, it's just time for us to pick our heads up and enjoy it.
Yeah I am gonna file for retirement benefits!
Well earned!
you get a nice lilypad with all the pond water you can swim in. 😍
Kitten Adopted For Her Meow: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/HXiLA6k4rdM
Orange Cat In Mission Impossible: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/2lid78z0yM8
So cute! 💕
Saving the bees was fun: (and no, this isn't me, but it was a treat to see):
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/sXuOtL_iJ58
So fascinating...my SIL is a beekeeper! 🐝💛
THIS is how bad the Supply Chain has become. For the last 2 weeks Dollar Tree in my town (and possibly other towns as well) has run out of shopping bags. So far, I have taken them 2 large sacks full of my grocery and other store bags to reuse. They are grateful and don't care if it's a Walmart or other store brand bags. I was told yesterday that they're supposed to get a shipment today; but they were told that last week too and Nothing. I know that most all if not all of their merchandise comes from China, but with today's economy, you have to shop for the cheapest. I will ride this wave out doing what I have to do until there are no more Chinese products. Until then, just thought I'd tell you how bad it is when a store can't get a shipment of shopping bags.
Stop buying from China, period. And why not use resuable tote bags... The plastic shit all comes from china and ends up in the ocean.
For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.
Jeremiah 29:11
Normally I like the King James because I tend to find it to be beautifully poetic, but I think it drops the ball a little on this verse.
לָתֵ֥ת לָכֶ֖ם אַחֲרִ֥ית וְתִקְוָֽה׃ -
לָתֵ֥ת - to give (Prep-l | V-Qal-Inf)
לָכֶ֖ם - you (Prep | 2mp)
אַחֲרִ֥ית - a future (N-fs)
וְתִקְוָֽה׃ - and a hope (Conj-w | N-fs)
There are two nouns, first is acharith (akh-ar-eeth'), and the second is tikvah (tik-vaw'). These two nouns are connected by a conjunctive waw (waw-tikvah). Acharith waw-tikvah - a future and a hope.
Now that is beautifully poetic!
Thank you, that's lovely!
Beautiful! 🤍
I agree. KJV is my default authority, but I've never studied Hebrew. And the popular refrain for this verse usually quotes other versions. "To give you a future and a hope" is both positive and expansive beyond the KJV version. Thanks for the tip.
Geneva Bible kicks ass too. I like all the plenty-ass footnotes.
I know I'm just nit-picking, but "an expected end" just sounds kinda lame compared to other translations. 🤷♂️ The meaning doesn't really change.
It's daily chat: here, we're allowed to pick nits. I routinely bite my fingers to stop myself from grammarfagging other anons' posts all to pieces.
The Great Vowel Shift is gay.
Try pronouncing Iran, Ivermectin, Abraham, and Haitian.
Wut.
Explain?
I don't get it either lol. I wanna know!
Wow! Great job with your Matrix wallpapers! You are spoiling us! Thank you! 💚🐸
You are welcome fren!
Sauce? Origins?
while I'm not a super fan of many of the AI generated images (too..... inhuman. Devoid of artistic characteristics, the plus alpha that the human heart and spirit invest in to whatever they create, visual or otherwise), the concept is very cool:
DJT and a bunch of frogs, breaking through (into) the matrix
Neo would like it.
Created on my computer using a new LLM called Flux.
I didnt use to like generated images, but this is the first time an AI can create images that look pretty cool and is very flexible.
Check back all the previous wallpapers, we have had one for each countdown. Feel free to let me know if you have any theme ideas.
😺
For my cat owning frens, Trick for nail trimming:
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/02ylRrWSldc
Very clever! 👏