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#television #ScienceFiction #scifi 32 years ago, in the U.S.A. “The Gathering” was broadcast, the TV movie pilot that introduced the saga of “Babylon 5” https://english.netmassimo.com/2013/02/22/20-years-of-babylon-5/
@MichaelWhelan I was using the term histogram to imply what they had done and not necessarily how they did it. I apologize for implying that some digital technique was used. As I'm sure you know, publishers had used analog techniques to achieve similar effects long before the digital art revolution changed everything. I've since found that information on HOW they achieved similar effects via analog techniques is VERY hard to find now. I sincerely hope these techniques aren't dying.
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*Who can't like posting antimastodon remarks here on Mastodon
@bruces Not in my seventies, yet (though it's a good, hard stones throw away), and have never written any sci-fi (that I'll admit to), but I'm down with every last juicy ounce of sentiment that you've expressed
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*I'm with your scoldy Mastodon program here, but I'm a 71-year-old cyberpunk
*I used to write sci-fi books with manual typewriters
*How much "dismantled future image" do you imagine I would somehow personally fret about
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🤔 Any love for the Commodore SX-64?
@EC64 Oh YES! I got a fully operational SX-64 from my sister-in-law a few years ago while she was cleaning her parent's house (used to be her uncle's in the 80's) with the original owners manual as well! One of my prized computing possessions (along with my original C-64 I got in 1984 as a graduation present before heading off to college)
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@Computer I am reporting myself to Internal Security, and volunteering for Reactor Shielding duty in hopes that my failures can still point the way to a better Complex for everyone.
@MichaelWhelan Are you sure that they did a specific touch up on the one character? Considering the overall darker tone of the entire picture, it looks more likely that the histogram of the entire picture was adjusted to get the effect they wanted. That would be the quick-n-lazy method of darkening that character's skin tone if the histogram curve was adjusted just right.
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Funko called, not the creator of itch, but *his mother,* about "accusatory statements".
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OK, this is pretty damned funny
And if you haven't heard our discussion on AI and tabletop gaming with David Thompson, it was this episode of our podcast, Mentioned in Dispatches
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Over 350 musicians are speaking out to demand that major labels drop a lawsuit aimed to destroy the Internet Archive.
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Passing on skills (by u/Mono_420)
(AI Alt-Text)
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What paywalls were made for!
New essay on how so many people have camped out, so enthusiastically, in the departure lounge of reality…
…in which I share the beliefs of some of actual real-life family members, and I do not want to get in trouble.
https://catvalente.substack.com/p/there-are-no-alternative-facts-some
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