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Re: cypherpunks Digest, Vol 106, Issue 108
by Gunnar Larson 10 Apr '22

10 Apr '22

Good job Doug! Yes!!! On Sun, Apr 10, 2022, 3:00 PM <cypherpunks-request(a)lists.cpunks.org> wrote: > Send cypherpunks mailing list submissions to > cypherpunks(a)lists.cpunks.org > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > https://lists.cpunks.org/mailman/listinfo/cypherpunks > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > cypherpunks-request(a)lists.cpunks.org > > You can reach the person managing the list at > cypherpunks-owner(a)lists.cpunks.org > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of cypherpunks digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: [ot][spam][crazy] The Trials of Controlling a Programmer > (dal(a)riseup.net) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Sun, 10 Apr 2022 11:36:05 -0700 > From: dal(a)riseup.net > To: "Undiscussed Horrific Abuse, One Victim of Many" > <gmkarl(a)gmail.com> > Cc: cypherpunks(a)lists.cpunks.org > Subject: Re: [ot][spam][crazy] The Trials of Controlling a Programmer > Message-ID: <9a63c48d1aff23f540489217b283f266(a)riseup.net> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII > > Hi Karl (cc: cypherpunks list), > > Nah, I don't want to die. My scared comes and goes in waves, partly in > relation to sleep and in relation to keeping track of my self-care, > checking off that I am taking my medicine appropriately in consulation > with my doctor appropriately et cetera. I have been doing that quite > well lately. > > Things are actually improving overall and I am gaining a better, > holistic view of what is going on, and I don't want to miss that > especially as I am developing better strategies currently as the days > roll on for protecting myself and those I care about such as, old > fashioned but, my family. > > I don't feel hopeless. It's just scared and confusion which turns into > guilt and after a while a need to lash out but I have been getting > better at, instead of lashing out, doing something that doesn't hurt > anyone, say for instance punching a pillow when no one is looking (cuz > that might scare them!). It's tough to figure out good rituals for all > that but my favorite is just writing down each morning using "I" > statements three things I am grateful for and doing the same practice in > the evenings. > > I think some of my experiences are a bit spiritual in nature and I > prefer to keep those to myself but it is difficult with the lack of > privacy. And I hate psychiatric hospitals because they use a lot of > confinement and unjust control of people. I have some good ideas about > where I should go from here, but I need to remember to take it slow and > careful and drink enough water, get enough sleep, ya know, the basics. > > Thanks for emailing, and happy cypherpunking, y'all, > > Doug > > > ------------------------------ > > Subject: Digest Footer > > _______________________________________________ > cypherpunks mailing list > cypherpunks(a)lists.cpunks.org > https://lists.cpunks.org/mailman/listinfo/cypherpunks > > > ------------------------------ > > End of cypherpunks Digest, Vol 106, Issue 108 > ********************************************* >

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Re: [ot][spam][crazy] The Trials of Controlling a Programmer
by Undiscussed Horrific Abuse, One Victim of Many 10 Apr '22

10 Apr '22

hi dal i'm sharing your post because I don't have the resources to save your life and others may, and it sounds like you may not want to die. from what you say it sounds like you feel really scared and hopeless and don't know what to do, is that reasonable or am i totally off-base?

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Re: Meta Platforms, Inc. Board of Directors - USPTO, Digital Assets and Moscow Exchange
by Gunnar Larson 10 Apr '22

10 Apr '22

Ms. Chollet: Americans everywhere, need to know today about Meta's intentions with the exactness logo (as defined by) the Moscow Exchange. Best regards, Gunnar On Thu, Apr 7, 2022, 3:16 PM Chollet, Nicki <NChollet(a)kilpatricktownsend.com> wrote: > Dear Mr. Larson, > > We have reviewed your correspondence and are still unable to determine the > merits of your claim. Before we can properly evaluate or respond to your > claim, you will need to provide additional details regarding the basis for > your claim and documentation of your relationship with Moscow Exchange or > ownership in the Moscow Exchange mark (for example, trademark registration > certificates evidencing your ownership of the alleged marks in question). > > Meta Platforms reserves all rights. > > > Sincerely, > > > > > > > *Nichole Davis Chollet **Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP* > Suite 2800 | 1100 Peachtree Street NE | Atlanta, GA 30309-4528 > office 404 815 6010 | cell 404 906 6948 | fax 404 541 3387 > nchollet(a)kilpatricktownsend.com | My Profile > <http://www.kilpatricktownsend.com/en/People/C/CholletNicholeDavis> | > VCard <http://www.kilpatricktownsend.com/vcard/NicholeDavisChollet.vcf> > > *From:* Gunnar Larson <g(a)xny.io> > *Sent:* Thursday, April 7, 2022 2:45 PM > *To:* Chollet, Nicki <NChollet(a)kilpatricktownsend.com>; investor(a)fb.com > *Cc:* Meta_Defensive_Disputes < > Meta_Defensive_Disputes(a)kilpatricktownsend.com>; cypherpunks < > cypherpunks(a)lists.cpunks.org> > *Subject:* Re: Meta Platforms, Inc. Board of Directors - USPTO, Digital > Assets and Moscow Exchange > > > > > > > > Ms. Chollet: > > Should we fly with the Red Cross to Menlo Park? > > Gunnar > > -- > > *Gunnar Larson - xNY.io <http://www.xny.io/> | Bank.org <http://bank.org/>* > > MSc > <https://www.unic.ac.cy/blockchain/msc-digital-currency/?utm_source=Google&u…> - > Digital Currency > > MBA > <https://www.unic.ac.cy/business-administration-entrepreneurship-and-innovat…> - Entrepreneurship > and Innovation (ip) > > > > G(a)xNY.io > > +1-646-454-9107 > > New York, New York 10001 > > > > On Wed, Apr 6, 2022 at 4:07 PM Gunnar Larson <g(a)xny.io> wrote: > > Ms. Chollet: > > Unfortunately, you receive this message with Meta's board of directors > under delinquency. > > > > Meanwhile, xNY.io would like to learn Meta's approach to USPTO filing > internationally in Jamaica. > > > > Ms. Chollet, Jamaica makes the story even so much more interesting and > important. > > > > Thank you, > > > > Gunnar > > -- > > *Gunnar Larson - xNY.io <http://www.xny.io/> | Bank.org <http://bank.org/>* > > MSc > <https://www.unic.ac.cy/blockchain/msc-digital-currency/?utm_source=Google&u…> - > Digital Currency > > MBA > <https://www.unic.ac.cy/business-administration-entrepreneurship-and-innovat…> - Entrepreneurship > and Innovation (ip) > > > > G(a)xNY.io > > +1-646-454-9107 > > New York, New York 10001 > > > > On Sun, Apr 3, 2022 at 8:33 PM Gunnar Larson <g(a)xny.io> wrote: > > Dear Ms. Chollet: > > > > Thank you again for your reply on Friday specific to Meta's USPTO mark > application definition exactness to Moscow Exchange. Ms. Chollet, for > reasons you may be aware of, xNY.io must kindly implore Meta's board of > directors to recall all eight USPTO applications by 5:00pm Tuesday April 4, > 2022 EST. > > > > Being very clear, to make sure there is no confusion to xNY.io's honest > aim to protect digital asset innovation, Meta must understand that its > USPTO mark filing is defined exactly to the Moscow Exchange mark. Ms. > Chollet, laws in Russia and the United States often describe principles > relating to integrity and ethical conduct. Anyone who is regulated > (anywhere in the world) is subject to fit and proper requirements that can > be interpreted at will. > > - Meta should understand that international peace and security is far > more important than unnecessarily urging Meta's board of directors to do > the right thing. > - Furthermore, xNY.io submits Citigroup's Metaverse and Money > whitepaper on regulation profiling Mr. Zuckerburg's idea that, "There are > different types of integrity questions." With additional comment from > Nadine Dorries, Member of the United Kingdom Parliament and Secretary of > State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, who says "... Rebranding does > not work. When harm is caused, we are coming after it." > - xNY.io has collated 33 highlights to Citigroup's Metaverse and Money > whitepaper for Meta's board as general reference > https://drive.google.com/file/d/1REoa87GCmt2uhDp7ZYswbTRw4ygQgjsL/view?usp=… > > xNY.io asks not whether Meta's mark would damage the market for the Moscow > Exchange (by, for example, devaluing it through parody or criticism), but > whether it *usurps* the market by offering a competing substitute, > potentially causing significant damage to digital asset purity and > blockchain software technology innovation. > > > > Sending you the very best regards. > > > > Thank you, > > > > Gunnar Larson > > -- > > *Gunnar Larson - xNY.io <http://www.xny.io/> | Bank.org <http://bank.org/>* > > MSc > <https://www.unic.ac.cy/blockchain/msc-digital-currency/?utm_source=Google&u…> - > Digital Currency > > MBA > <https://www.unic.ac.cy/business-administration-entrepreneurship-and-innovat…> - Entrepreneurship > and Innovation (ip) > > > > G(a)xNY.io > > +1-646-454-9107 > > New York, New York 10001 > > > > On Fri, Apr 1, 2022 at 6:18 PM Gunnar Larson <g(a)xny.io> wrote: > > Mr. Chollet: > > > > It would appear today's correspondence confirms that Meta is > seemingly aware of xNY.io's general concern. > > - Meta has no real advantage questioning xNY.io's relationship with > Moscow Exchange. Understand, xNY.io did not file USPTO application(s) > seeking approval for a mark that is defined near exact to that of Moscow > Exchange. > - Furthermore, on March 17, 2022 Sber announced > <https://www.sberbank.com/news-and-media/press-releases/article?newsID=cd44d…> digital > asset issuance. This is one day before Meta's March 18, 2022 USPTO > submission for mark approval relating to digital assets. > - Meta's board of directors may understand xNY.io's general concern of > coordination and/or lack of coordination that could risk global digital > asset marketplace purity. > - xNY.io asks not whether Meta's mark would damage the market for the > Moscow Exchange (by, for example, devaluing it through parody or > criticism), but whether it *usurps* the market by offering a competing > substitute, potentially causing significant damage to digital asset purity > and blockchain software technology innovation. > > Mr. Chollet, the last point is key to resolving any question of xNY.io's > relationship with Moscow Exchange. xNY.io's March 24, 2022 memo to Meta is > clear and honest. We expect that Meta will not aim to muddy the waters on > this important concern forward. > > > > With all due respect, Meta’s board of directors may understand xNY.io > cannot logically accept that the recent USPTO applications are not a > marketplace manipulation exercise at xNY.io’s overall expense. Meta’s board > of directors must ask itself, to the best of its knowledge, information, > and belief, if further inquiry is reasonable under the circumstances? > > > > Respectfully, > > > > Gunnar Larson > > -- > > *Gunnar Larson - xNY.io <http://www.xny.io/> | Bank.org <http://bank.org/>* > > MSc > <https://www.unic.ac.cy/blockchain/msc-digital-currency/?utm_source=Google&u…> - > Digital Currency > > MBA > <https://www.unic.ac.cy/business-administration-entrepreneurship-and-innovat…> - Entrepreneurship > and Innovation (ip) > > > > G(a)xNY.io > > +1-646-454-9107 > > New York, New York 10001 > > > > On Fri, Apr 1, 2022 at 4:21 PM Chollet, Nicki < > NChollet(a)kilpatricktownsend.com> wrote: > > Dear Gunnar, > > > > We write to confirm we represent Meta Platforms, Inc. in connection with > this matter. Please direct all further correspondence on this matter to our > attention. > > > > We received your letter dated March 24, 2022 and your follow up from this > morning. We reviewed your correspondence, however, we are unable to > determine the merits of your claim. Specifically, your letter does not > provide any information regarding a specific application or registration > being asserted or any evidence of your relationship with any entity owning > rights in the alleged Moscow Exchange mark. Before we can properly evaluate > or respond to your claim, you will need to provide additional details > regarding the basis for your claim and documentation of your relationship > with Moscow Exchange or ownership in the Moscow Exchange mark. > > > > Meta Platforms reserves all rights. > > > > Sincerely, > > > > > *Nichole Davis Chollet **Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP* > Suite 2800 | 1100 Peachtree Street NE | Atlanta, GA 30309-4528 > office 404 815 6010 | cell 404 906 6948 | fax 404 541 3387 > nchollet(a)kilpatricktownsend.com | My Profile > <http://www.kilpatricktownsend.com/en/People/C/CholletNicholeDavis> | > VCard <http://www.kilpatricktownsend.com/vcard/NicholeDavisChollet.vcf> > > > > *From:* Gunnar Larson <g(a)xny.io> > *Sent:* Friday, April 1, 2022 7:23 AM > *To:* investor(a)fb.com > *Cc:* MetaProsecution <MetaProsecution(a)kilpatricktownsend.com>; > cypherpunks <cypherpunks(a)lists.cpunks.org> > *Subject:* Re: Meta Platforms, Inc. Board of Directors - USPTO, Digital > Assets and Moscow Exchange > > > > > > > > Dear Meta Board of Directors: > > It has been eight days since our original correspondence, seeking clarity > between Meta's logo and the Moscow Exchange logo. > > > > Offering Meta the benefit of the doubt, noting this could simply be some > misunderstanding ... We seek Meta's clarification by 5:00pm today, Friday > April 1, 2022. > > > > Respectfully yours, > > > > Gunnar Larson > > -- > > *Gunnar Larson - xNY.io <http://www.xny.io/> | Bank.org <http://bank.org/>* > > MSc > <https://www.unic.ac.cy/blockchain/msc-digital-currency/?utm_source=Google&u…> - > Digital Currency > > MBA > <https://www.unic.ac.cy/business-administration-entrepreneurship-and-innovat…> - Entrepreneurship > and Innovation (ip) > > > > G(a)xNY.io > > +1-646-454-9107 > > New York, New York 10001 > > > > On Thu, Mar 24, 2022 at 5:20 PM Gunnar Larson <g(a)xny.io> wrote: > > Dear Meta Board of Directors: > > > > Please find the attached memo > <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1f_fq1GaKNaAUGEyztdm-oMtIuEW2yXj4C5aoN0G…> addressed > to your attention. > > - Today’s correspondence is to kindly submit xNY.io’s overall concern > of Meta Platforms, Inc. and Moscow Exchange mark similarities, > specifically, both marks seemingly resemble a geometric design consisting > of two loops and/orovals touching or intersecting. > > xNY.io kindly asks Meta’s Board to respond by Friday, March 25, 2022 at > 5:00pm EST. > > > > Respectfully yours, > > > > Gunnar Larson > > -- > > *Gunnar Larson - xNY.io <http://www.xNY.io> | Bank.org <http://Bank.org>* > > MSc > <https://www.unic.ac.cy/blockchain/msc-digital-currency/?utm_source=Google&u…> > - Digital Currency > > MBA > <https://www.unic.ac.cy/business-administration-entrepreneurship-and-innovat…> > - Entrepreneurship and Innovation (ip) > > > > G(a)xNY.io > > +1-646-454-9107 > > New York, New York 10001 > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > > Confidentiality Notice: > This communication constitutes an electronic communication within the > meaning of the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, 18 U.S.C. 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EU “prohibition on providing high-value crypto-asset services” to KGB Shithole, Russia
by professor rat 10 Apr '22

10 Apr '22

" . . . the EU council said it would be closing potential loopholes in using digital assets for Russian entities and individuals to evade sanctions with a “prohibition on providing high-value crypto-asset services” to the country. The action was one of three financial measures the European Commission proposed alongside banning transactions and freezing assets connected to four Russian banks as well as a “prohibition on providing advice on trusts to wealthy Russians.” https://cointelegraph.com/news/eu-bans-providing-high-value-crypto-asset-se…

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Re: [ot][spam][crazy] The Trials of Controlling a Programmer
by Undiscussed Horrific Abuse, One Victim of Many 10 Apr '22

10 Apr '22

quote that didn't make it On 4/10/22, Douglas Lucas <dal(a)riseup.net> wrote: > I've been thinking a lot about killing myself. I don't trust anyone. I > haven't done anything wrong. There are people creeping around and > accusing me of taking a deal which I never have so I think the best > thing to do is just stab myself, it solves the problem to best solution > for all >

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Hunter Biden’s laptop just some more bait-and-switch bs from the Lunar Right
by professor rat 10 Apr '22

10 Apr '22

" . . . examinations of the portable drive by Green and Williams were largely inconclusive. Both researchers, who worked independently of each other, determined that the data contained on the drive was so compromised by a variety of factors that definitive conclusions about most of its contents were impossible. . . . " https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/03/30/hunter-laptop-methodol… Reposts not endorsements unless vouched for by a ratfucker

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World's first 200TB SSD is nearly here, but you can't use it | Digital Trends
by jim bell 10 Apr '22

10 Apr '22

The era of 200TB solid-state drives (SSD) appears to be on the horizon, with a successor to the world’s largest SSD confirmed to be in development. Nimbus Data’s 100TB ExaDrive immediately became the biggest SSD in the world when it launched more than two years ago. However, that record will soon belong to its successor, which may even launch sometime in 2022. https://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/worlds-first-200tb-ssd-is-nearly-he… Nimbus CEO Thomas Isakovich told TechRadar that it is actively working on a 200TB SSD. Apart from the obvious jump in storage space, he stated that the product will deliver improvements in both performance and energy-efficiency aspects when compared to the 100TB drive. Isakovich expects Nimbus will “deliver this next-generation SSD in 2022.” But unless your system is some type of supercomputer, normal PCs will not be capable of installing these SSDs; they’re predominantly designed for the enterprise space such as data centers and the like. The 100TB ExaDrive features a 3.5-inch form factor, but Isakovich would not confirm whether the same unit dimensions will be replicated for the 200TB version. Elsewhere, Isakovich also remained tight-lipped when he was seemingly queried about the 200TB drive coming with a SATA or SAS interface, and whether it will be developed with the TLC/QLC NAND. A 2.5-inch form factor is normally the go-to choice for manufacturers, but it’s not likely that Nimbus decides to adopt that design instead for its upcoming monster SSD. As TechRadar highlights, ExaDrive SSDs are largely created to replace existing hard disk drives used by data centers, which indicates that the 200TB drive will retain its predecessor’s 3.5-inch form factor.

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#FreeAssange Wikileaks reveals video showing US air crew shooting down Iraqi civilians
by zeynepaydogan 10 Apr '22

10 Apr '22

Video:https://youtu.be/UaqY12VHFv4 Wikileaks reveals video showing US air crew shooting down Iraqi civilians A secret video showing US air crew falsely claiming to have encountered a firefight in Baghdad and then laughing at the dead after launching an air strike that killed a dozen people, including two Iraqis working for Reuters news agency, was revealed by Wikileaks today. The footage of the July 2007 attack was made public in a move that will further anger the Pentagon, which has drawn up a report identifying the whistleblower website as a threat to national security. The US defence department was embarrassed when that confidential report appeared on the Wikileaks site last month alongside a slew of military documents. Also comes shortly after the US military admitted that its special forces attempted to cover up the killings of three Afghan women in a raid in February by digging the bullets out of their bodies. The newly released video of the Baghdad attacks was recorded on one of two Apache helicopters hunting for insurgents on 12 July 2007. Among the dead were a 22-year-old Reuters photographer, Namir Noor-Eldeen, and his driver, Saeed Chmagh, 40. The Pentagon blocked an attempt by Reuters to obtain the video through a freedom of information request. Wikileaks director Julian Assange said his organisation had to break through encryption by the military to view it. In the recording, the helicopter crews can be heard discussing the scene on the street below. One American claims to have spotted six people with AK-47s and one with a rocket-propelled grenade. It is unclear if some of the men are armed but Noor-Eldeen can be seen with a camera. Chmagh is talking on his mobile phone. One of the helicopter crew is then heard saying that one of the group is shooting. But the video shows there is no shooting or even pointing of weapons. The men are standing around, apparently unperturbed. The lead helicopter, using the moniker Crazyhorse, opens fire. "Hahaha. I hit 'em," shouts one of the American crew. Another responds a little later: "Oh yeah, look at those dead bastards." One of the men on the ground, believed to be Chmagh, is seen wounded and trying to crawl to safety. One of the helicopter crew is heard wishing for the man to reach for a gun, even though there is none visible nearby, so he has the pretext for opening fire: "All you gotta do is pick up a weapon." A van draws up next to the wounded man and Iraqis climb out. They are unarmed and start to carry the victim to the vehicle in what would appear to be an attempt to get him to hospital. One of the helicopters opens fire with armour-piercing shells. "Look at that. Right through the windshield," says one of the crew. Another responds with a laugh. Sitting behind the windscreen were two children who were wounded. After ground forces arrive and the children are discovered, the American air crew blame the Iraqis. "Well it's their fault for bringing kids in to a battle," says one. "That's right," says another. Initially the[US military](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/us-military)said that all the dead were insurgents. Then it claimed the helicopters reacted to an active firefight. Assange said that the video demonstrated that neither claim was true. "Why would anyone be so relaxed with two Apaches if someone was carrying an RPG and that person was an enemy of the United States?" he said. "The behaviour of the pilots is like a computer game. When Saeed is crawling, clearly unable to do anything, their response is: come on buddy, we want to kill you, just pick up a weapon ... It appears to be a desire to get a higher score, or a higher number of kills." Wikileaks says it will shortly release a second secret US military video showing the deaths of civilians in an attack in Afghanistan. The Pentagon has been seeking ways to prevent classified material appearing on Wikileaks, including through "criminal sanctions". Wikileaks has made public classified US army reports on weapons, military units and battle strategy in Iraq and Afghanistan. The Pentagon report, reflecting the depth of paranoia about where Wikileaks is obtaining its material, speculates that the CIA may be responsible. But perhaps most embarrassing leak for the US defence department was that of the 2008 report itself which appeared on the Wikileaks site last month. … we have a small favour to ask. Tens of millions have placed their trust in the Guardian’s fearless journalism since we started publishing 200 years ago, turning to us in moments of crisis, uncertainty, solidarity and hope. More than 1.5 million supporters, from 180 countries, now power us financially – keeping us open to all, and fiercely independent. Unlike many others, the Guardian has no shareholders and no billionaire owner. 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john young, yet another jewnazi US turd.
by Punk-BatSoup-Stasi 2.0 10 Apr '22

10 Apr '22

Wow, this is so very shocking!!! "Massacre at Bucha, Ukraine by Russian Soldiers, April 3, 2022" http://web.archive.org/web/20220406214249/https://cryptome.org/2022/04/buch… So maybe this motherfucking piece of non-human, US pentagon shit, mr. young can tell us what his 'source' for his 'information' is? Could be that CIA cunt natsios perhaps?

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DALL-E
by coderman 10 Apr '22

10 Apr '22

DALL·E[1](https://openai.com/blog/dall-e/#fn1) We decided to name our model using a portmanteau of the artist Salvador Dalí and Pixar’s WALL·E. is a 12-billion parameter version of[GPT-3](https://arxiv.org/abs/2005.14165) trained to generate images from text descriptions, using a dataset of text–image pairs. We’ve found that it has a diverse set of capabilities, including creating anthropomorphized versions of animals and objects, combining unrelated concepts in plausible ways, rendering text, and applying transformations to existing images. https://github.com/openai/DALL-E import io import os , sys import requests import PIL import torch import torchvision.transforms as T import torchvision.transforms.functional as TF from dall_e import map_pixels , unmap_pixels , load_model from IPython.display import display , display_markdown target_image_size = 256 def download_image ( url ): resp = requests . get ( url ) resp . raise_for_status () return PIL . Image . open ( io . BytesIO ( resp . content )) def preprocess ( img ): s = min ( img . size ) if s < target_image_size : raise ValueError ( f 'min dim for image { s } < { target_image_size } ' ) r = target_image_size / s s = ( round ( r * img . size [ 1 ]), round ( r * img . size [ 0 ])) img = TF . resize ( img , s , interpolation = PIL . Image . LANCZOS ) img = TF . center_crop ( img , output_size = 2 * [ target_image_size ]) img = torch . unsqueeze ( T . ToTensor ()( img ), 0 ) return map_pixels ( img ) # This can be changed to a GPU, e.g. 'cuda:0'. dev = torch . device ( 'cpu' ) # For faster load times, download these files locally and use the local paths instead. enc = load_model ( " https://cdn.openai.com/dall-e/encoder.pkl " , dev ) dec = load_model ( " https://cdn.openai.com/dall-e/decoder.pkl " , dev ) x = preprocess ( download_image ( ' https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iKIWgaiJUtss/v2/1000x-1.jpg ' )) display_markdown ( 'Original image:' ) display ( T . ToPILImage ( mode = 'RGB' )( x [ 0 ])) import torch.nn.functional as F z_logits = enc ( x ) z = torch . argmax ( z_logits , axis = 1 ) z = F . one_hot ( z , num_classes = enc . vocab_size ) . permute ( 0 , 3 , 1 , 2 ) . float () x_stats = dec ( z ) . float () x_rec = unmap_pixels ( torch . sigmoid ( x_stats [:, : 3 ])) x_rec = T . ToPILImage ( mode = 'RGB' )( x_rec [ 0 ]) display_markdown ( 'Reconstructed image:' ) display ( x_rec )

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