Welcome to these pages. Since winter 2023/24 they are part of my journey away from the monopolistic social media empires, and my renewed interest in blogging and owning the place where my words are crafted and shown.
Here is a list of the most recent posts:
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Exploring the Shift to One Tanda in Tango Dancing: A Comprehensive Look
Tags: #tangoThe following is a summary of a thread on facebook with >100 comments. It aims it create a summary of the various perspectives and was created using AI. Introduction Tango, a dance rich in tradition and passion, is undergoing a significant transformation. The trend of dancing a single tanda (a sequence of dances) with a…
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Using STORM
The previous entry “The experience of flow in dance” was written by AI. How? It uses an algorithm that helps the AI bootstrap the writing process by asking itself questions, and then using these questions for web research, outlining, and writing. Quite fascinating. Application Link: storm · Streamlit (stanford.edu) Here is a screenshot of the…
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The experience of flow in dance
Please note: the article below was fully written by AI, without human interaction. It is written using an application called STORM based on current research by a group of smart scientists at Stanford (paper: https://arxiv.org/abs/2402.14207) Download: Flow, a psychological state coined by Hungarian-American psychologist Mihály Csíkszentmihályi, represents a condition of deep absorption and engagement in…
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Tango Snobbery?
Tags: #tangoA lot has been written about “arrogance” or “snobbery” in tango, especially felt by newcomers into tango scenes or travellers. “Why don’t they dance with me”? Read this: My primary hypothesis goes back to the notion of *trust* in tango, which is an absolute must when you intimately engage with a stranger in each others’…
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Generating tango images (part 5)
Part 5 of a series. How to use Midjourney to create tango visuals.
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Generating tango images (part 4)
Part 4 of a series. How to use Stable Diffusion via NightCafe to create tango visuals.
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Generating tango images (part 3)
Part 3 of a series. How to use DALL-E via ChatGPT to create tango visuals.
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Generating tango images (part 2)
Part 2 of a series. How to use DALL-E via Bing to create tango visuals.
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Generating tango images (part 1)
Over the last weeks, I have played with different Ai models to generate pictures of tango dancers. Sometimes with good results, sometimes with not-so-good results. In general, there are two main areas of problems with the images: Cliche and Hands.
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Between single-leader registrations and balancing a guest list
From the box of things organizers need to deal with, in case you wanted some insights about guest list management. Scenario A “Single leader signs up for a marathon, and gets in – of course. A few days later, he sends an email – sorry guys, I forgot to mention who my partner is”. Scenario…