My AI art bot went rogue and started making nightmare fuel for a client in Seattle

I was using Stable Diffusion to make some simple logo ideas for a coffee shop, and after about 50 images it just started spitting out these messed up, melting faces. It was like it got stuck on some bad data from its training set. I had to stop the whole job, clear the cache, and switch to a completely different model checkpoint to get back to normal. Has anyone else had a model just totally break on a simple task like that?

Question about using AI to find old family photos

Last month I was helping my aunt in Seattle sort through boxes of old photos. We had hundreds with no dates or names. I tried an AI tool called PhotoPrism that scanned them all and used facial recognition to group people. It found 12 photos of my great-grandfather I never knew we had. Anyone else used something like this for family history stuff?

Vent: My kid's 'easy assembly' toy kitchen took me 4 hours and a trip to the hardware store

Showerthought: People are calling every green thing 'philodendron' now

I keep seeing folks in plant groups post photos of pothos or monsteras and label them as philodendrons. They're different plants (different families even). I saw three wrong IDs just this morning. It matters because their care needs are not the same, especially for light and water. A true heartleaf philodendron in my east window thrives on weekly water, but my golden pothos in the same spot wants it every 10 days. How do you all keep your plant IDs straight when you buy new ones?

Spotting a digital art loop in a coffee shop window totally shifted my view

I used to only see still prints in places like that. Now moving pieces grab your eye and make the whole street feel like a gallery.

Quick heads-up: that 'so bad it's good' movie might not fly with everyone in the house

We watched 'Sharknado' with the family last night, and my uncle kept asking if it was a joke. I mean, idk, maybe some people just can't enjoy a good bad movie with relatives around.

Farmer's market bulk buys keep my freelance budget intact

I started getting all my veggies there once a week and it seriously cut my food spending. Having a fridge full of cheap, fresh stuff means I cook more and waste less. What tricks do you use to eat well without blowing your budget?