Posts by Vinny

1. Dunning-Kruger Law:
   Stupid people think they're smart. Smart people doubt themselves. The less you know, the more confident you are.
2. Parkinson's Law:
   You're not busy. You're just bad at managing time. A task expands to fill whatever deadline you set.
3. Pareto Law (80/20 Rule):
   20% of your effort gives you 80% of your results. Focus on the few things that actually matter.
4. Hanlon's Razor:
   People aren't trying to hurt you, they're just being careless. That person who didn't text back? They forgot, not ignoring you.
5. Peter's Law:
   Good workers become bad managers. Being great at your job doesn't mean you'll be great at the next level.

What is known about the iPhone 18 Pro:
- The Dynamic Island will become about one third smaller;
- Three colors: blue, silver, and burgundy. There is a chance that burgundy will be replaced with purple or brown;
- The A20 Pro chip, 15% faster and 30% more efficient;
- An improved camera with a variable aperture. Less glare and better portraits;
- The glass back will not stand out from the body in color and may become semi-transparent.

UNSPOKEN SOCIAL RULES
1. Don’t look through someone’s phone.
2. Never ask couples why they don’t have kids.
3. Avoid calls after 9 PM unless urgent.
4. Return borrowed items in equal or better condition.
5. Don’t comment on someone’s weight.
6. Let others exit before you enter.
7. If shown one photo, don’t swipe for more.
8. Never pressure anyone to drink, smoke, or eat.
9. Whispering in a group excludes others.
10. Cover your mouth when yawning, coughing, or sneezing.
11. Don’t use speakerphone in public.
12. If someone pays, offer to pay next time.
13. Don’t show up unannounced.
14. Respect personal space in lines or crowds.
15. Don’t play music loudly where others can’t escape.
16. Always thank small acts of kindness.

Restoring old photos with Nano Banana 2. The AI will remove damage, make the image colorful and sharp.

Prompt:
"prompt": "Restore and enhance the provided image in full color. Preserve original identity, facial structure, proportions, and composition. High-fidelity photo restoration, ultra-realistic, natural skin texture, accurate details, professional photographic look. 4K output, sharp but natural focus, modern cinematic lighting, subtle volumetric lighting, professional color grading, depth of field, HDR. Shot on Arri Alexa, raw photo aesthetic, masterpiece. No borders, no frames, no overlays, no text, no watermarks, no UI elements. Avoid creative reinterpretation, style change, face reshaping, exaggerated features, cartoonish, painting, illustration, over-sharpening, plastic skin, blur, noise, film grain, jpeg artifacts, distortion, bad anatomy, overexposed or underexposed, washed out colors.",
"steps": 30,
"cfg_scale": 6.5,
"denoising_strength": 0.45,
"upscaler": "4x_NMKD_Siax_200k",
"target_resolution": "4K"