Lifting 2000 Pounds, Deep Fake is EZ, Kamela

Due to the onslaught of rain this week the chicken run which is filled with sand has been partially submerged.  I already had dumped 500 pounds of sand in there to try to alleviate the issue but last night I grabbed another 500 pounds.  Throwing 500 pounds of sand in the run actually equates to me lifting 2000 pounds as I have to hoist the 50 pound bags a total of four times, once from the shelf to a cart, cart to the truck, truck to the wheelbarrow, and then finally wheelbarrow to ground.  It was enough effort that I came in from the yard sweated through my t-shirt.  I am hoping my efforts hold up to the H2O but I wouldn’t be surprised if I haul another load back there soon.

I saw one of my Facebook friends was posting a barrage of videos of his face transposed onto various famous people.  The effect looked surprisingly real and was done with an app called “Reface”.  The ability of the app to merge your face onto the head of others rather seamlessly in the span of a few seconds was both fascinating and a bit terrifying at the same time.  It demonstrates just how easy it is with modern tech to create “deep fakes” which when used maliciously, can be a tool leveraged for fraud.  I avoided thinking about the murky uses for this app and instead had my face thrown onto a dozen or more people with rather hilarious results.

Yesterday Joe Biden formally announced Kamela Harris as his VP pick, a selection that had been rumored for awhile.  I think she will do a good job of energizing a segment of the voting population as the first female black/asian vice presidential candidate in history.  I can only hope the end result is overcoming the cult of Trump that has dug themselves into the fabric of America like a tick.  Each stupid thing Donald says or does only hardens the resolve of his acolytes which gave up critical thinking long, long ago.