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Phantom Siita

This is a very short post, as words really can not describe this J-pop girl group. Warning : Their music videos may f*** with your head. Phantom Siita (apperently translating roughly into Phantom Butterfly/Moth)   https://youtube.com/@PhantomSiita Seriously, you have to watch them to get even close to realizing the extent that they reach beyond the pale of normalcy. All we can say is thier music videos are without a doubt some of the strangest stuff we have seen (yet). — and we of course like that Oh, and you may want to turn the volume down a bit before watching some of their videos. 😁 Think you are hardcore? Then watch this live performance video cover of Ado's Tot Musica , --- if you dare 😳  https://youtu.be/rknPHsYn4ks You may also like, or prefer, this Japanese group: BABYMETAL https://youtube.com/@BABYMETAL You might also like these K-pop girl groups: Pink Fantasy — heavy pop, rock https://youtube.com/@playmaker_crew PURPLE KISS — pop, heavy pop, rock https://youtu...

'Ground Density' (fiction)

Some of this material may not be suitable for younger readers. © 2022, 2025 Theron Jackson. All rights reserved.  DISCLAIMER: This is a work of fiction. The characters and incidents portrayed and names used herein are fictitious and any similarity to the name, character or history of any person, location, building, event or product is entirely coincidental and unintentional. ------ Dr. Black pondered, "We need something that will act as a catalyst. Something dense and hard enough not to shatter — some kind of crystal, but electrically neutral." Thinking a bit Dr. Brown replied, "Granite?" Professor Green looking encouraged, replied, "We're in a city made of the stuff."  Dr. Black interjected, "No, that's far too much; we can't generate that kind of energy. —Besides I don't fancy explaining why, if we knocked out the power to half the city." Professor Green chuckling remarked, "We can't produce that kind of power." D...

'No Nukes' (fiction)

Some of this material may not be suitable for younger readers. © 2022, 2025 Theron Jackson. All rights reserved.  DISCLAIMER: This is a work of fiction. The characters and incidents portrayed and names used herein are fictitious and any similarity to the name, character or history of any person, location, building, event or product is entirely coincidental and unintentional. ------ The president sat pondering the situation. He had exhausted all diplomatic options and was finally fed up with the other countries blatant disregard for life and human rights. The out of control regime had began indiscriminately using nerve agents, not only on their own people (many of which were fleeing the country), but the surrounding counties in the region, threatening U.S. interests. After several days of great consternation and much debate amongst his advisors and cabinet people he decided to use the nuclear option.  Upon calling the Marine with the football over to his desk, he informed the ...

AI Image Generators

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At first we were going to put some AI images, that we generated on various online generators, on a separate blog. However, after a quick Google search the AI indicated that X.com is a popular platform for sharing those images. So, we figured why fool with another blog, easier just to upload to X. However decided to make a related post here on our main blog. With a few thoughts and examples. DeepAI.org allows generation of two hundred free images before you need to sign up for an account. Their image generator can generate near photorealistic images and has options for size/dimensions and many different filters that can be applied to drastically change the styles of the image output. MagicStudio.com was free, with no account, until just a couple weeks ago, but now they allow twenty images before you have to create an account. --- correction : It is still free, I must have been on a different site. Although, not quite as photorealistic as the generator at deepai...

K-Pop Industry Safety Standards?

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There obviously is none, or if there is, some of the entertainment companies seem to be ignoring them. Disclaimer : Am no expert, and know nothing about safety regulations. – I am surprised that more people are not seriously injured (or killed) due to the sheer stupidity of some of the people working for the K-Pop companies. Who at times seem to be ignoring standard safety procedures, whether required by any legal requirements or not, some things are just common sense. Which obviously many working for and running some of the companies seriously seem to lack. To start, here is a nice capture of a bragging caption notice of how they were following supposed safety measures, during the making of the ITZY - Girls Will Be Girls music video. --- The singer is climbing into a moving vehicle.   – example 1: Lightbox hanging from crane, outdoors, over member of ITZY, on top of vehicle, during the making of the same Girls Will Be Girls music video. Just looking at th...

Internet Privacy - some basic thoughts

Do not become paranoid and limit your online pleasure and convenience. Remember that any access to the internet can involve a certain amount of risk to your privacy. That said, here is a few thoughts that we have came up with over the years since we have been using the internet. Do not store anything on your device, that you connect to the internet, that could compromise your privacy (documents, photos, …). If you use your phone to take personal pictures or video (regardless of the content), always transfer them to another device or offline storage, before connecting. ( we think that is even somewhat risky, due to possible caching on some systems -- we suggest using a dedicated camera, rather than your phone ) Never give any personal information to anyone that emails, text messages or contacts you in any way via the internet, regardless of who they may identify themselves as (even if you think it is them). We have been contacted on numerous occasions by persons identifying themselves ...

Pink Fantasy - our opinion

Was not expecting to write another opinion review this soon (although quite short), but …. To start we have to say that these girls are great singers, dancers and actors. Using fake blood, creepy contact lenses, unnatural choreography, wicked glares, evil gazes and unnerving smiles, they have created some of the most interestingly bizarre music videos that we have ever seen. Taking the creep factor to the maximum, on a logarithmic scale. As well as some fairly normal videos along the way. Unfortunately, they officially disbanded in 2024 after about six years and eleven official music videos, but what a handful of videos they are. For those unaware of who we speak, stay tuned as we introduce you to one of the more unique K-pop girl groups, and the small handful of music videos they have created. The group changed lineups a few times. With a mix of Korean and Japanese members. If you have never seen their videos, you are in for a hopefully pleasant surprise. We have included a link to a ...