4 pointsby speckx6 hours ago1 comment
  • vunderba5 hours ago
    Why on earth would you use an AI-generated image [1] (let me be clear: POOR AI IMAGE) for the banner of this project?

    If you're going to use genai, you need to make sure it actually looks acceptable. Do at least one careful pass over it before publishing. Just look at the details:

    - The text on the book spines doesn’t even spell “Microsoft” correctly.

    - Dartmouth is spelled "Darmouth". SIGH.

    - The screenshot on the CRT monitor doesn't remotely resemble any version of Visual Basic I’ve ever used and I’ve been using it since Visual Basic for DOS.

    Using an image like this sets the tone and impression for the entire book going forward. Right now, that first impression isn’t good.

    [1] - https://evilgeniuslabs.ca/uploads/content/2026/05/6fd5a7b327...