Vintage work crew photos

[Jon]

Generative AI on a photo of WWII aircraft part builder Eunice Hancock.




Original photo:

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[ductape]

The technology exists to do this +
Propaganda has been increasingly pervasive in the past I don't know how many years +
Critical thinking skills are now considered to be oppressive and are shut down at every opportunity +
The subject is certainly attractive enough to catch some attention -
The animation hasn't quite beat the uncanny valley, but it's close
= The possibilities of this is more than a little bit unnerving.

[Toolmaker51]

The technology exists to do this +
Propaganda has been increasingly pervasive in the past I don't know how many years +
Critical thinking skills are now considered to be oppressive and are shut down at every opportunity +
The subject is certainly attractive enough to catch some attention -
The animation hasn't quite beat the uncanny valley, but it's close
= The possibilities of this is more than a little bit unnerving.

I'll take that to mean when a senile puppet fails to respond with teleprompter.

[Frank S]

The technology exists to do this +
Propaganda has been increasingly pervasive in the past I don't know how many years +
Critical thinking skills are now considered to be oppressive and are shut down at every opportunity +
The subject is certainly attractive enough to catch some attention -
The animation hasn't quite beat the uncanny valley, but it's close
= The possibilities of this is more than a little bit unnerving.

One of the primary reasons why Keanu Reeves has a clause in his contracts that states no CG editing is ever to be done to any of the characters he plays in his movies. CG the whole movie, if need be, just not anything about his person. I don't know or care if he is left right center or no affiliation to politics, he has the right idea there.

[Jon]

Coil preparation line in the Tin Plate Department of the Jones & Laughlin Steel Corporation's Aliquippa Works. March, 1952.

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[Toolmaker51]

I clicked wrong one first, her head bigger than laptop screen. But more seriously, script of the animation needs to be recorded, and listened to or read every day.

[Toolmaker51]

We owe 'her' an apology.

[Jon]

Machine shop instructor supervises the manufacture of shells at McKinley training school. 1917.

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[jasonmrye]

I started to teach Precision Machining at the High School level in 2013, but some days - I swear it was 1913! We do have dial calipers now, but I'd trade 3 of our import lathes for that one in the picture. It's probably still making chips somewhere (or at least capable of doing so).

[mansworld]

Neck ties and long sleeves with the lathe is a lethal combination.