Thoughts & Ideas

  Is it merely us, or does it feel as though tattoos are ubiquitous in contemporary society? Whether it is a celebrity showcasing a new delicate design or a friend displaying their recent artistic ink, it appears that everyone is getting tattooed, leading us to ponder when did tattoos gain such popularity? Although we lack a precise date for the inception of tattoos, they have existed for millennia, specifically for at least 5000 years, as the oldest human remains we have discovered bear tattoos. To delve deeper, we consulted Lane, who enlightened us on all there is to understand about this ancient art form. Originating in the Neolithic era and among indigenous communities, tattooing was initially performed for various purposes, including during spiritual rituals and as rites of passage. Interestingly, explorer Captain James Cook is attributed with coining both the terms "taboo" and "tattoo. " His circumnavigation of the globe brought him to the Tahitian and P...

  One thing that has come about with advances in global communications technology and that is the way we watch movies and television show. I personally think streaming is a good service as I can put on a TV show and let it play through as I sleep as long as there is show or a movie that I want to watch. But streaming is not the all be all in supreme technology, because technology does fail every so often. What I am trying to say is that with all the current news about Best Buy doing away with all their DVD Services, Netflix stopping their DVD by mail service, the one this that these corporations do see or understand is what happens if the streaming channel goes down, the internet in you are goes down or the movie you have your heart set on to watch isn’t on any of the streaming channels, then you stuck not watching anything because somehow it’s not available. As a person that has been around and seen technology change in every medium, I love advancing technology, but getting ri...

  Producing a film constitutes a substantial endeavour that necessitates significant collaboration. Since late 2022, progress in artificial intelligence technology has surged, enabling us to utilize novel AI instruments to considerably diminish the human labour required in filmmaking. Thus far, the AI sector has witnessed several films created by AI, predominantly consisting of trailers and short fairy tales. I assert that, although AI film production is in its nascent phase, we are already equipped and prepared to employ AI tools for the creation of traditional films. Numerous individuals have attempted to utilize ChatGPT to automatically produce narratives/scripts. Nevertheless, to this point, the narratives crafted by ChatGPT, while engaging, have not yet attained the standards of an authentic movie script. I have observed that although ChatGPT may not initially generate scripts akin to those mentioned previously, it can effectively refine a script, particularly in emulating t...