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[–] YoiksAndAway@lemmy.zip 56 points 2 months ago (4 children)

I find the unbalanced microfuge triggering.

[–] fossilesque@mander.xyz 20 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

This is the first thing I saw. I'm so triggered. I have a broken centerfuge lid on my desk rn that unbalanced everything for years. I think I'm going to keep it to remind me that "this too shall pass."

[–] NorthernDreams@lemmy.world 14 points 2 months ago

Perfectly balanced, as all things should be.

[–] alzymologist@sopuli.xyz 6 points 2 months ago

I got this vibe from fridge. One of the reasons I often put some frozen hornets in those, no packaging. Deters people from doing stupid things.

[–] BodyBySisyphus@hexbear.net 2 points 2 months ago

I'm glad it's not just me

[–] bricklove@midwest.social 32 points 2 months ago

I hate that the AI slop that copied this style is ruining my ability to enjoy the original

[–] djmikeale@lemm.ee 18 points 2 months ago

all you had to do was follow the god-damn experimental design, CJ

[–] pigup@lemmy.world 14 points 2 months ago (2 children)

You can tell this is accurate because there are no brown people involved.

[–] alzymologist@sopuli.xyz 7 points 2 months ago

Nah, top left is totally one of them hardcore STEM ladies from Uruguay

[–] MeowZedong@lemmygrad.ml 1 points 2 months ago

They're all in the lab working ridiculously long hours.

[–] roguetrick@lemmy.world 13 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Who's the bigger villain: Trump or Reviewer #2?

[–] StalinIsMaiWaifu@lemmygrad.ml 7 points 2 months ago

Reviewer #2, he's in it for the love of the game, Trump is doing this for money

[–] rustydrd@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 months ago

Reviewer 2 didn't read my paper and makes it my problem. Trump didn't read a book in his life and makes it the world's problem.

[–] gofsckyourself@lemmy.world 12 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Thank God this meme was muted. I had my volume on max and that mouse would have blown out my eardrums.

But seriously, please just spend the 10 seconds it takes to reverse image search and find a better copy, or ideally the original so you can link to the creator's post.

https://xcancel.com/sketchscience/status/1922760339692699942

[–] Pipster@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Parafilm representation! I love that stuff. I totally, absolutely didn't used to completely mummify samples we sent away to the miserable dicks at our sister lab...

[–] Kyle_The_G@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I love the stuff. There are so many tools I use that I'd love at home, parafilm is one of them. The other is a hot plate/magnetic stir bar I'd use for soup/cooking.

[–] alzymologist@sopuli.xyz 2 points 2 months ago

They are awful for cooking, believe me, I have a home lab.

Induction hobs are great for lab though, except for glass vessels, of course.

[–] SoleInvictus@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 2 months ago

I just love the feeling of when it stretches.

[–] KindnessIsPunk@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 months ago

This would make a great sequel to Bully

[–] Outdoor_Catgirl@hexbear.net -2 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] Wordplay@hexbear.net 11 points 2 months ago (2 children)

what makes you think this is ai?

[–] Outdoor_Catgirl@hexbear.net 1 points 2 months ago

Vibes, mostly

[–] Binette@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

not the same guy, but bottom-right image has inconsistencies in how one would usually render water.

the bottom puddle covers the line it goes over from, while the top puddle doesn't

[–] Zetta@mander.xyz 10 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

This aint AI bud, someone already provided source website and also look at the text on the parafilm. Image models are getting much better at text but all that small text on the parafilm packaging is too good for ai. Also on the parafilm it has the creators website written out.

https://sketchingscience.org/

[–] Arsecroft@lemmy.sdf.org -5 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)

~~downvote for ai slop~~

i was wrong

i apologize and rescind my downvote

[–] Grimy@lemmy.world 15 points 2 months ago (1 children)

How so? I dont think this is AI, nor is your comment bringing anything even if it was.

[–] Arsecroft@lemmy.sdf.org -5 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

How so? I dont think this is AI, nor is your comment bringing anything even if it was.

~~my comment brings attention to the fact that its low effort garbage.~~

i was wrong

[–] wischi@programming.dev 10 points 2 months ago (1 children)

You comment just brings attention to the fact that you didn't even look at the signature in the picture and look up the artist.

[–] Arsecroft@lemmy.sdf.org 13 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)
[–] fossilesque@mander.xyz 9 points 2 months ago

You're forgiven, lovely. 💚

[–] MeowZedong@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 2 months ago
[–] Jankatarch@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago

I don't see any compression artifacts and sound icon in bottom right is well done. Also there is the signature from artist.