{"id":3313,"date":"2024-01-28T11:09:01","date_gmt":"2024-01-28T10:09:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/radishthegreat.com\/blog\/?p=3313"},"modified":"2024-01-28T11:14:04","modified_gmt":"2024-01-28T10:14:04","slug":"the-jokes-on-the-end-user","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/radishthegreat.com\/blog\/2024\/01\/28\/the-jokes-on-the-end-user\/","title":{"rendered":"The Joke&#8217;s on the End User"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>There was recently a kerfuffle in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/1200789516634735\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Slow Stitch\">Slow Stitch<\/a> group on FB about people posting AI-generated images and passing them off as their own stitchwork.  I can&#8217;t find the exact quote anymore (f&#8217;n FB and its f&#8217;n algorithm), but the point was made that when you post your own real work, it gets harvested by the AIs for plagiaristic use.  HA HA!  Imagine asking an AI for a stunning work of complex beauty, and getting my stuff, with a bit more yarn.  Lol.  Serves them right.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Interrobang UFO<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2012, I became obsessed by the <a href=\"https:\/\/grammarist.com\/interesting-words\/interrobang-and-interabang\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"interrobang\">interrobang<\/a> just long enough to collage together a shape and a quilted substrate.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"519\" src=\"https:\/\/radishthegreat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Interrobang_Beginning.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3325\" srcset=\"https:\/\/radishthegreat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Interrobang_Beginning.jpg 750w, https:\/\/radishthegreat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Interrobang_Beginning-300x208.jpg 300w, https:\/\/radishthegreat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Interrobang_Beginning-150x104.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">January 24, 2024<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>I wanted to make it more complex and even printed out some diagrams to bead onto the substrate, but in the end decided to <s>be lazy<\/s> honor the original vision. I can bead diagrams onto something else later.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"587\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/radishthegreat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Interrobang_Finished.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3330\" srcset=\"https:\/\/radishthegreat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Interrobang_Finished.jpg 587w, https:\/\/radishthegreat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Interrobang_Finished-235x300.jpg 235w, https:\/\/radishthegreat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Interrobang_Finished-117x150.jpg 117w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 587px) 100vw, 587px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Finished!<br>January 2024<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;d like to do more tiny collage, but I don&#8217;t have any tulle, and it&#8217;s a couple months until the next traveling fabric market. Meh.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"654\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/radishthegreat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Interrobang_Closeup.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3331\" srcset=\"https:\/\/radishthegreat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Interrobang_Closeup.jpg 654w, https:\/\/radishthegreat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Interrobang_Closeup-262x300.jpg 262w, https:\/\/radishthegreat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Interrobang_Closeup-131x150.jpg 131w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 654px) 100vw, 654px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Close-up.<br>January 2024<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Valcamonica Roses<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;ve been reading\/hearing\/seeing a lot about petroglyphs lately. These small (4&#8243;) pieces are loosely based off symbols carved into rocks in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.italia.it\/en\/lombardy\/things-to-do\/valcamonica-the-rock-art\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Lombardy\">Lombardy<\/a>.  Watch this space for more later.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"411\" src=\"https:\/\/radishthegreat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Valcamonica1and2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/radishthegreat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Valcamonica1and2.jpg 750w, https:\/\/radishthegreat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Valcamonica1and2-300x164.jpg 300w, https:\/\/radishthegreat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Valcamonica1and2-150x82.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">All hand-stitched. If an AI gives you this image, ask for your money back.<br>January 2024<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Tried a new edge finish. I don&#8217;t like it.<br><br>Some days I think I like the close-up photos of the stitching more than the actual finished stitched pieces.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"567\" src=\"https:\/\/radishthegreat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Valcamonica1_EdgeFinish.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3334\" srcset=\"https:\/\/radishthegreat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Valcamonica1_EdgeFinish.jpg 750w, https:\/\/radishthegreat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Valcamonica1_EdgeFinish-300x227.jpg 300w, https:\/\/radishthegreat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Valcamonica1_EdgeFinish-150x113.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">January 2024<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Mousevaark<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>I made a couple of these small creatures in <a href=\"https:\/\/radishthegreat.com\/blog\/2021\/07\/08\/impfpasshulle-and-other-small-projects\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"2021\">2021<\/a> and had a scrap of sock leftover. You can make your own <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mousevaarks.co.uk\/index.php\/how-to-make-a-mousevaark\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"following the directions here\">following the directions here<\/a>.  Instead of rice, I used aquarium gravel.  <br><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"556\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/radishthegreat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Mousevaark2024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3335\" srcset=\"https:\/\/radishthegreat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Mousevaark2024.jpg 556w, https:\/\/radishthegreat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Mousevaark2024-222x300.jpg 222w, https:\/\/radishthegreat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Mousevaark2024-111x150.jpg 111w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 556px) 100vw, 556px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">I have more socks and gravel, FWIW.<br>January 2024<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;d like to post some stitchwork more often than once every three weeks, so I&#8217;d better get back to it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Recent small human-stitched projects<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3334,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[20],"tags":[230,64,76],"class_list":["post-3313","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-stitching","tag-beads","tag-finished","tag-sequins"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/radishthegreat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3313","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/radishthegreat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/radishthegreat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/radishthegreat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/radishthegreat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3313"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/radishthegreat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3313\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3338,"href":"https:\/\/radishthegreat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3313\/revisions\/3338"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/radishthegreat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3334"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/radishthegreat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3313"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/radishthegreat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3313"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/radishthegreat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3313"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}