Thursday Overnight Open Thread - October 2, 2025 [Doof]

Chugging into October and autumn!

Give THIS man a MAGA hat, too!

Sure, it's interesting to see the "evolution" of Democrats over the years on issues such as illegal immigration - but BHO is about as believable in those clips as he was here.

The Meme that Keeps Giving

AI is Asshoe, or not Asshoe?

Tough one here

Controversial AI-Generated Actress Could Be the Next Scarlet Johansson, Creator Claims

Tilly Norwood, an AI-generated young actress who has been stirring things up among human actors who see her as a threat, has the potential to become a global star, at least according to her creator.

AI has slowly been encroaching on virtually every sector of society and the job market, and if you needed more proof that no profession is truly safe, AI-generated actors are getting ready to take on their human counterparts. Artificial intelligence talent studio Xicoia sparked controversy when it started promoting its impressive creation, an AI-generated actress named Tilly Norwood, during the summer. Launched by Dutch technologist Emily Van der Velden as part of her company Particle 6 Productions, Xicoia specializes in AI acting talent, and Tilly is the startup’s first big project. Hollywood talent agents have allegedly been quietly circling Norwood for representation, and Van der Velen believes that the AI actress could one day become as big as Scarlett Johansson.

AI has slowly been encroaching on virtually every sector of society and the job market, and if you needed more proof that no profession is truly safe, AI-generated actors are getting ready to take on their human counterparts. Artificial intelligence talent studio Xicoia sparked controversy when it started promoting its impressive creation, an AI-generated actress named Tilly Norwood, during the summer. Launched by Dutch technologist Emily Van der Velden as part of her company Particle 6 Productions, Xicoia specializes in AI acting talent, and Tilly is the startup’s first big project. Hollywood talent agents have allegedly been quietly circling Norwood for representation, and Van der Velen believes that the AI actress could one day become as big as Scarlett Johansson.

OK - she checks the "easy on the eyes" box.

But she's a computer-generated image. CGI. Animation by another name. In another word - fake.

So am I landing on "AI is asshoe" here?

Not so fast!

“To be clear, Tilly Norwood is not an actor, it’s a character generated by a computer program that was trained on the work of countless professional performers — without permission or compensation,” the actors’ guild SAG-AFTRA wrote in a statement. “It has no life experience to draw from, no emotion and, from what we’ve seen, audiences aren’t interested in watching computer-generated content untethered from the human experience. It doesn’t solve any ‘problem’ — it creates the problem of using stolen performances to put actors out of work, jeopardizing performer livelihoods and devaluing human artistry.”

Ms. Norwood and other AI-generated "talent" are making things uncomfortable for members of the actors' guild? Maybe I'd care if they weren't (almost?) all a bunch of entitled pompous asses!

So am I saying "AI is NOT asshoe"?

All things considered, I still land on "AI is asshoe".

What say you?

Things That Make You Go Hmmm

Hump Day? On Thursday??

Huge Camel Carvings Dating Back 12,000 Years Marked Wet Season Oases Like Cultural Road Signs

12,000-year-old engravings of desert animals like the dromedary camel were used by ancient Arabian tribes to mark where water could be found, a new discovery hypothesizes.

An international team of archaeologists discovered more than 60 rock art panels containing 176 engravings in three previously unexplored areas: Jebel Arnaan, Jebel Mleiha, and Jebel Misma, along the southern edge of the Nefud Desert in northern Saudi Arabia.

The engravings mainly depict camels, ibex, equids, gazelles, and auroch in 130 life-sized and naturalistic figures, some measuring up to three 10 feet long and more than two 6 feet high.

Pretty cool article. Worth checking out. Although a CTRL-F for "toe" in the article returned no matches.

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Nor related, yet somehow related

That track won the 1982 Grammy for Best Rock Instrumental Performance.

Look, I am a YUUUUGE fan of The Police. They are a band that I would love to see reunite and tour again (HIGHLY unlikely to happen) because I never got to see them live. Behind my Camel is a decent tune. However, there is no rightful reason why it beat out this instrumental track, which was also nominated for a 1982 Grammy.

Even you Rush H8Rs out there should be able to enjoy that track - since there's no vocals.

DJ Doof - Tom Petty Appreciation Edition

(from thisdayinmusic.com)

On October 2, 2017, Tom Petty was pronounced dead at the age of 66, just days after performing a hometown show with the Heartbreakers at the Hollywood Bowl. Fans around the globe mourned the loss of the beloved singer and songwriter, whose catalog of hits spanned four decades.

Breakdown
From his live album "Pack Up The Plantation". Outstanding!

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