/hob/ - Hobbies

gonna post "photozhabas" e.g. photoshop collages in this thread




next time, [fello₩] wizards!

For anyone wondering: you can work with novelAI in two ways:


1. "An image of …, wearing…, with …, "such" pose, masterpiece, "such author" style"

2. Throw some *booru tags: "blonde hair, lond hair, very long hair, smug, grin, looking at viewer, …"

Simply put, sometimes, an author with a single OC is a good start

(NAI)

Artist:Kirby_D_A without tags like 1girl, kemonomimi, fox_tail< fox_ears… - bam! The very foxgirl by Kirby_D_A again and again

Since I found a litrpg book that didn't suck I decided to give a web novel litrpg a chance since I written off that whole genera too.

In looking through plot descriptions that conseptually could be intresting I found one that seemed to be a good fit for my taste.
One with a monster/inhuman protagonist. One that followed villain characters. One where the MC doesn't have romance story lines dragging the plot down.

What I found was a web novel series called Devourer.
https://www.scribblehub.com/series/299966/devourer/

Someone used AI to turn it into a rather lazy audiobook, but it's mostly tolerable (though could have used some editing and fine tuning. It's clear they didn't listen to the output of some chapters before posting)

My thoughts on the book.
It's shit…But its so unrelentingly edgy in a way I personally find highly amusing.
Like the prose are not good, there are awkward exposition dumps everywhere, the dialog is basic but functional, there are basic continuity errors that should have been caught with a proof read, like people's hair and eye color description changing for a paragraph, and it's clear that the author occationally (though not always) uses chatgpt to bulk out his work.
It really is dreadfully bad from a story craft and writing point of view.
All that said I end up with a goofy smile on my face when listing due to the raw power fantasy aspect of the MC being a ultra powerful monster ripping most thing's in it's path apart with the main goal of becoming stronger, all because of some poorly thought out remarks made during reincarnation.

Athough I will say the author seems to mention people pissing themselves a lot, quite a bit of rape, and the author seems oddly bias towards lesbianism when it comes to relationship involving the side character. AKA the author has some fetishes/kinks and isn't even trying to hide them.
Thankfully these aspects are never focused on. Instead the carnage the MC gets up to and tons of clunky world building is the focus, which is what I am interested in.

No longer human

Heard it was good. Turns out it was extremely boring. I hated it.
No plot, just constant navel gazing mental monolog of a boring introverted semi-normalfag who feels bad about not being a full normalfag.

The Lesser Dead by Christopher Buehlman
Author also did a great job narrating the audiobook.

Excellent gritty horror book featuring vampires.

I'm reading The Odyssey: A Modern Sequel by Nikos Kazantzakis Narrated by: Joshua Saxon

Epic poetry is a format that really benefits from the audio format. And the narrator is really good like a homeric bard. I don't read much fiction or poetry so it's nice to just enjoy the language like a song, and not focus on the plot. And I like that it is a 20th century epic poem, focusing on modern themes.

What I don't like is it sometimes comes across like Mary Sue fanfiction. Using an existing character and making him a whole new person.

He's like this Nietzschan Conan the Barbarian. While Homer's was a cunning trickster. Like I don't see this Faustian Odysseus playing tricks like this-

> Tyndareus was afraid to select a husband for his daughter, or send any of the suitors away, for fear of offending them and giving grounds for a quarrel. Odysseus was one of the suitors, but had brought no gifts because he believed he had little chance to win the contest. He thus promised to solve the problem, if Tyndareus in turn would support him in his courting of Penelope, the daughter of Icarius. Tyndareus readily agreed, and Odysseus proposed that, before the decision was made, all the suitors should swear a most solemn oath to defend the chosen husband against whoever should quarrel with him. After the suitors had sworn not to retaliate, Menelaus was chosen to be Helen's husband because he was the "greatest in possessions" and had offered the most gifts.

> When Helen of Troy is abducted, Menelaus calls upon the other suitors to honour their oaths and help him to retrieve her, an attempt that leads to the Trojan War. Odysseus tries to avoid it by feigning lunacy, as an oracle had prophesied a long-delayed return home for him if he went. He hooks a donkey and an ox to his plow (as they have different stride lengths, hindering the efficiency of the plow) and (some modern sources add) starts sowing his fields with salt. Palamedes, at the behest of Menelaus's brother Agamemnon, seeks to disprove Odysseus's madness and places Telemachus, Odysseus's infant son, in front of the plow. Odysseus veers the plow away from his son, thus exposing his stratagem.[36] Odysseus holds a grudge against Palamedes during the war for dragging him away from his home.

Odysseus uses game theory to pick the less desired 2nd best succubus, instead of the one everyone is competing for. WhiPost too long. Click here to view the full text.

>>68480
>Someone used AI to turn it into a rather lazy audiobook

>lazy audiobook

NOOOOOOOO!!!

You should use AI to create funny audiobooks, not lazy audiobooks! You should "employ" NecoArc, Hatsune Miku or some other funny name of anime world to be the voice used to voice a book



Context: AI voice has its flaws. However, NecoArc already has a funny voice that goes well with those AI voice issues.

>>65858
ovens take heeps amount of electricity so air fryers are a very nice alternative, makes my tempura crispy.

NEVER buy clothes online wizzars, unless if it is a simple tee. The foreign measurements fool me again and again

>>67877
I agree.

but!

you can tailor oversized items into fit items!

>>65728
Bump! Back in 2010s, eBay buyers would abuse "fat fingers" app to track stuff on eBay listed with typos (hence with low views and bids)

I like bargains, savings, good deals. It's like a game in itself.

>>69894
Semi wiz

>>69815
>the underground man had a job
he quit it and isolated as soon as he received a little inheritance

The Underground Man is forty years old remembering stuff from his early 20s.

>>68295
Somehow finished The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath despite taking months of breaks between sessions. It has a interesting ending but i wish i were fully awake to and not pissed of while reading it.

Any recommendations that are similar to that book and the first chapters of the king in yellow? Really liked first chapter/story in particular of that book.

> In many English classrooms across America, assignments to read full-length novels are becoming less common. Some teachers focus instead on selected passages — a concession to perceptions of shorter attention spans, pressure to prepare for standardized tests and a sense that short-form content will prepare students for the modern, digital world.

https://www.ap.org/news-highlights/spotlights/2024/not-so-great-expectations-students-are-reading-fewer-books-in-english-class/

I think this is a good thing, and I would have enjoyed English class more if it was about reading short things with a critical intensity. rather than reading long things as an endurance test. its just a timewaster. I'm a fan of Leo Straussian slow reading.

Don't get me wrong, I'm actually against abridging. Since I think authors going off topic is part of the beauty of language. So of the excerpt, you should read the full text.

But I think a slow, close, critical reading of a short text or excerpt or even a quote is better than long lazy distracted tired reading.

if you took other humans out of the equation, driving on long empty rural roads sounds relaxing. but i'd also be anxious about getting stuck if shit goes wrong.

>>69908
>. but i'd also be anxious about getting stuck if shit goes wrong.
Why? What bad could happen?

>>69909
cars are complex machines that just breakdown for no reason

>>69910
Nothing breaks down for no reason. Looking under the hood and just listening to the engine can give any guy enough information about what is failing. He can either fix it before hand or after wards. You're no different. Just evaluate your vehicle's status and pack some tools and parts for what you suspect may break. If not, keep enough cash hidden in the vehicle for a tow or fuel-up.

>>69910
true for fancy cars like modern Benz or Bimmer, maybe true for Xiaomi and such - complex cars full of extra mechanisms.


cheap cars, however, are reliable thanks to being simple enough to rattle, to make noises before breaking down to a halt

>>69591
How expensive are dolls like this?

>>69900
If you have to ask, you can't afford it.

>>69900
About $1,800 for a 4'9" - 5'2" TPE body+standard head. Add $800 to upgrade to silicone. A custom made head of your specific wife can set you back about $300.

>>69912
WHAT ABOUT 7 feet tall "orc gits"?

>>69917
No orcs yet. Tallest silicone succubus I could find is 5'9". There are mini goblins though, maybe you can stack them

>>69794
>I'm happy to say that for the 1st time in many years… I've been drawing consistently!


YAAAAAAAY!!!

>>69219
technically he did improve. His anatomy despite horrible look more realistic. There is better shading, coloring and more detail.
However it shouldn't have taken 9 years to reach that level.

Here's a couple of things I put a moderate amount of effort in before giving up again. I don't think I have it in me to be as consistent as I would like.

>>69836
Hey! You have improved a lot, the perspective and anatomy are impresive. Good job! Also are those characters from an anime or OC's? They look badass.
>>69794
>I've been drawing consistently!
That's great, keep the grind and you will soon start to get good results. Before september I used to draw ~1 hour per day, but unfortunately I lost the habit of drawing. Gonna try to recover it this october by doing a inktober challenge. https://8chan.moe/loomis/res/7590.html
>>69787
Thanks for the guides but I ain't reading all of that. Sadly I dont have the time nor the willpower to do it.
>resources
I do have some resources to share though. If someone interested these websites have been quite useful to me.
→For reference practice: https://line-of-action.com/
→For buildings and cars: https://www.mapcrunch.com/
→For 3d poses: https://quickposes.com/en

Also forgive my lack of updates but I been quite busy this september and lost my motivation to draw stuff. Also I just discovered that this place only allows posting images from a real IP, so here a link instead of the last thing I did some weeks ago: https://files.catbox.moe/rc53fw.jpg

>>69830
it looks more 3d and detailed, but the faces look worse.

>>69546
if you make something don't forget to show it us wizzie 👍

I will share my personal milestones here.

(I say milestones, but this doesn't mean the list is in a chronological order. I ordered it in a way I felt it would make sense. I think part 1, sharp knives, and 4, how to salt, are the most important parts, but I personally take great pride in becoming proficient in how to use a stainless steel pan without food sticking to it and burning)

1. Sharp Knives will make cooking 10 times more enjoyable, and the result is much better too, because you will not squeeze/damage the food. Put your knife on a fresh tomato and pull the knife without ANY pressure. If it doesn't cut the tomato, your knife is dull.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qtCx7_hM8sc

2. Get a wooden board. Don't get bamboo. It has lots of glue in it, and I heard the surface is a bit too hard and will ruin blades. Don't get a small one, otherwise you have to put things in different bowls constantly. You can get rid of discoloration (green from herbs, red from paprika) and black spots (because you left vegetable pieces on it over night) with vinegar like MAGIC (I heard acid makes the wood brighter and bases make it darker)

3. If you learn to master stainless steel, you don't have to put up with any weird stuff they put on pans nowadays (If done right, a 'sunny side up' egg will float around in the stainless steel pan like if its ice skating, and if preferred can even stay totally white on the bottom side)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3laDpr4kvw
https://old.reddit.com/r/Cooking/comments/djprg3/how_to_cook_with_stainless_steel/

4. buy natural salts without funny stuff in it, and learn how to season with it. salt early, so that the salt gets into the food while it cooks, when it's done, you can salt it to taste again. Don't be scared of salt, salt is magic, salt is life. You will learn to taste it if there is not enough salt in it. And you absolutely will taste it if there is too much salt in iPost too long. Click here to view the full text.

I never cook. I only eat out. Like the Ancient Romans. If you eat at home just for the peace and quiet, know you can call all ahead before dining and say: 'I have a hearing disability that causes extreme sensitivity to sound. Could you please turn off the music during my visit?' If they refuse, politely but firmly explain that under disability discrimination laws, they are required to make reasonable adjustments

>>69636
>politely but firmly explain that under disability discrimination laws, they are required to make reasonable adjustments
Where on Earth? Los Angeles? No business will fall for this lie. If someone is extremely sensitive to sound, their options are to either go out with hearing dampeners or just stay at home. Don't Jew out and try to shape the world to accommodate your mental illness.

made another cake today, its a apple cake with nut and hazelnut

>>64286
>flood detected

REEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!

>>69856
>flood detected

Sad!

Sometimes I like to walk all the way to the richer part of town because the architecture is nicer and the park they have there has much more to look at than the one near my house.

>>69881
beautiful, germany?