I do actually want to get a Raspberry Pi at some point… been thinking about it for about 5 years or so, BUT at the moment I want to concentrate on what I have rather than buy hardware I may take some time getting round to using

Thank you for the book suggestion, I had a brief look online and it does seem interesting, I’m going to acquire a copy… if he can describe the inner workings of computers in a humorous way, and if I can maybe learn just one new thing, then I’m in! 👍

Thanks again

Ah okay 👍

I’m quite happy with Mint, but I do have 2 laptops, one for travel and the other I can use as an experimental playground.

I think trying Arch will be out of my comfort zone right now, but I can see that as an option once I’ve got to grips with the basic stuff

Thank you, I appreciate it 😀

Thank you, I think this may be what I’m looking for (also I had it bookmarked and had forgotten about it)

Yes that could be it! I just remember it being amazing and futuristic pressing the buttons and zipping through hyperspace

I can also remember being very disappointed that the Atari packaging art never reflected the game graphics lol (I was young)

Me and my brother got one of these as a joint Xmas present, it came with a free game- Combat!

I loved playing Space Invaders, Frogger, Empire Strikes Back, there was also a space game where you had to input coordinates into a gadget to then hyperspace jump and fight other space ships, can’t remember what it was called but it was great!

It’s still at my parents house in the original box…

Totally agree…

I’ve been using mint for the last 4 years, and while I have had to use the command line for some obscure installs, it also works as an OS without needing to use it (i jumped in at the deep end and installed it in a pc I got from my brother and used it as my everyday OS)

I don’t understand why Mint isn’t the first suggestion for Linux ‘virgins’ switching over from Windows etc, it has everything you need pre installed plus the download manager for anything else

Linux has a flavour for everyone, and after a while when you’re confidence and skills grow there is the fun of using the command line and a bit of tinkering…or not, if you are happy with the ‘basics’

I really want this thing to exist!

I love Shirley Manson…that’s all I came here to say

I’m really shit at working these sorts of things out, so no answer from me…just wanted to say that’s a really beautiful image!

I can’t wait for the day you win this competition, I just want to see what kind of bat-shit challenge you’re going to come up with

I’ve re posted your image above so it shows up for everyone (I’m just getting a link), I hope that’s okay?

You have a rare, and wonderful talent in creating original abominations!

Meet Chudley, your new playmate!

Prompt- ‘an almost real life human like doll, but slightly weird and off putting. the doll has a sickly sweet appearance, but looks too intense, it’s smile is too strange. the doll has a few extra fingers. the doll is in a childs bedroom, the image is photo realistic’

Made (as always) with Bing

Bonus images for your dreams…

This is delightful! A massive improvement to the original film

Pixar proudly presents…

‘The Thing’

A Film by John Carpenter

Prompt- ‘john carpenters ‘the thing’ film. set in the antarctic, an image from the film has its hero Kurt russell holding a flame thrower and a gun, standing in an action man, heroic pose while facing down the films monsters. the monsters are strangely cute pixar style cartoon creatures and include a human head with spider legs, a towering venus fly trap plant monster which also has dog heads, as well as other strange and horrifying creatures. image is photo realistic and panoramic’

edit, forgot to mention- made in Bing

Bonus other versions

I may as well delete my effort, I think this is the winner lol

Made in Bing ai image generator

Prompt

Louise Brooks and Clara Bow as 2 girls 1 cat meme. the 2 women are angrily shouting and pointing at the cat which is sat across from them at a table. the cat is looking incredibly smug and disdainful, photo realistic, monochrome, black and white

(I did want Louise Brooks and Josephine Baker, but Bing kept blocking it for some weird reason)

Forget the beard, she seems to have 2 right hands…why does ai have such a problem with hands, fingers etc?