{"id":7829,"date":"2026-05-30T09:33:20","date_gmt":"2026-05-30T14:33:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brucewinter.net\/photos\/?p=7829"},"modified":"2026-05-30T19:55:16","modified_gmt":"2026-05-31T00:55:16","slug":"colorized","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brucewinter.net\/photos\/colorized\/","title":{"rendered":"Colorized"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>I vibe coded an app that enslaves AI to restore old photos!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-jetpack-image-compare\"><div class=\"juxtapose\" data-mode=\"horizontal\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"7838\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/brucewinter.net\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/fit_4096-scaled.jpg?ssl=1\" alt=\"Black-and-white collage: central family portrait with two parents, several children, and a baby; flanked by close-up portraits of a boy in a sweater.\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1849\" class=\"image-compare__image-before\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"7837\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/brucewinter.net\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/fit_1280.jpg?ssl=1\" alt=\"Dark background collage of family photos: central group portrait, flanked by close-ups of a blonde boy in a green sweater and white collar.\" width=\"1216\" height=\"878\" class=\"image-compare__image-after\"\/><\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-jetpack-image-compare\"><div class=\"juxtapose\" data-mode=\"horizontal\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"7868\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/brucewinter.net\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/fit_1280-1-1.jpg?resize=640%2C521&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Black-and-white scene: a person with glasses runs along a leaf-strewn street, cradling a small bundled child.\" width=\"640\" height=\"521\" class=\"image-compare__image-before\"\/><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"7869\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/brucewinter.net\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/fit_1280-6.jpg?resize=640%2C521&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Young person with glasses in a black jacket and blue jeans runs on a leaf-covered path, holding a brown football amid autumn trees.\" width=\"640\" height=\"521\" class=\"image-compare__image-after\"\/><\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-jetpack-image-compare\"><div class=\"juxtapose\" data-mode=\"vertical\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"7835\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/brucewinter.net\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/fit_1280-2.jpg?ssl=1\" alt=\"Black-and-white: three boys on rocky ground by a cave; two face off with outstretched arms, the third raises his arms.\" width=\"741\" height=\"531\" class=\"image-compare__image-before\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"7836\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/brucewinter.net\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/fit_1280-1.jpg?ssl=1\" alt=\"Three boys in jeans and T-shirts throw rocks in a rocky cave, arms raised; left in blue shirt with 19, middle gray, right red.\" width=\"1216\" height=\"871\" class=\"image-compare__image-after\"\/><\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-jetpack-image-compare\"><div class=\"juxtapose\" data-mode=\"horizontal\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"7834\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/brucewinter.net\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/fit_4096-1.jpg?ssl=1\" alt=\"Person in jeans and an open dark shirt stands on a jagged rock with a tall staff, posed heroically against a pale cloudy sky.\" width=\"2221\" height=\"1781\" class=\"image-compare__image-before\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"7833\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/brucewinter.net\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/fit_1280-3.jpg?ssl=1\" alt=\"Blond man in a plaid shirt and jeans stands on a rocky outcrop, one knee up, gripping a wooden staff, with snow-capped mountains and sky.\" width=\"1152\" height=\"924\" class=\"image-compare__image-after\"\/><\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-jetpack-image-compare\"><div class=\"juxtapose\" data-mode=\"horizontal\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"7832\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/brucewinter.net\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/fit_1280-4.jpg?ssl=1\" alt=\"Four shirtless climbers on a rocky, forested outcrop in black and white; headbands, straps and backpacks visible.\" width=\"900\" height=\"701\" class=\"image-compare__image-before\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"7831\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/brucewinter.net\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/fit_1280-5.jpg?ssl=1\" alt=\"Five hikers on a rocky forest outcrop, two shirtless men in jeans with bandanas, others in denim with backpacks, trees behind.\" width=\"1171\" height=\"912\" class=\"image-compare__image-after\"\/><\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-jetpack-image-compare\"><div class=\"juxtapose\" data-mode=\"horizontal\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"7855\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/brucewinter.net\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/fit_1920.jpg?resize=640%2C715&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Sepia-toned portrait of a woman with mirrored aviator sunglasses reflecting trees; lips closed.\" width=\"640\" height=\"715\" class=\"image-compare__image-before\"\/><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"7856\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/brucewinter.net\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/fit_1920-1.jpg?resize=640%2C715&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Person with long hair wearing aviator sunglasses lies in grass, smoking; mirrored lenses reflect trees and a photographer.\" width=\"640\" height=\"715\" class=\"image-compare__image-after\"\/><\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A bunch more in these links:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/brucewinter.net:2343\/s\/aycpafkisf\/bruce-bruce_childhood_restored\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">bruce_childhood_restored<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/brucewinter.net:2343\/s\/rtluxdkcie\/bruce-bruce_high_school_restored\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">bruce_high_school_restored<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/brucewinter.net:2343\/s\/j6zfgdfnuz\/bruce-bruce_college_restored\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">bruce_college_restored<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/brucewinter.net:2343\/s\/nt88gxv7cq\/bruce-bruce_backpacking_restored\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">bruce_backpacking_restored<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rack-hack of the month, added a 2nd bar so I can squat and press without re-configuring weights:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-tiled-gallery aligncenter is-style-rectangular\"><div class=\"\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__gallery\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__row\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__col\" style=\"flex-basis:100.00000%\"><figure class=\"tiled-gallery__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/brucewinter.net\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/PXL_20260426_163112377-1024x771.jpg?ssl=1\"><img decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/brucewinter.net\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/PXL_20260426_163112377-1024x771.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=600&#038;ssl=1 600w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/brucewinter.net\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/PXL_20260426_163112377-1024x771.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=900&#038;ssl=1 900w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/brucewinter.net\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/PXL_20260426_163112377-1024x771.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=1200&#038;ssl=1 1200w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/brucewinter.net\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/PXL_20260426_163112377-1024x771.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=1500&#038;ssl=1 1500w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/brucewinter.net\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/PXL_20260426_163112377-1024x771.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=1800&#038;ssl=1 1800w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/brucewinter.net\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/PXL_20260426_163112377-1024x771.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=2000&#038;ssl=1 2000w\" alt=\"Black squat rack with loaded barbells and Rogue bumper plates; gray plates, a green bumper, black bench, tiled floor.\" data-height=\"1928\" data-id=\"7848\" data-link=\"https:\/\/brucewinter.net\/photos\/pxl_20260426_163112377\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/brucewinter.net\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/PXL_20260426_163112377-1024x771.jpg\" data-width=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/brucewinter.net\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/PXL_20260426_163112377-1024x771.jpg?ssl=1\" data-amp-layout=\"responsive\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And creek-hack of the month, Macgyvered a gate valve with a linear actuator to create a mud-proof control valve:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video controls src=\"https:\/\/brucewinter.net\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/PXL_20260504_185510248_small.mp4\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The kid-vid of the month features Dad&#8217;s famous pocket pen collection:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video controls poster=\"https:\/\/brucewinter.net\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Screenshot-2026-05-28-113245.png\" src=\"https:\/\/brucewinter.net\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/bruce-Home_Movies-1987_Tape07_5481-30.mp4\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;ll let nature close out this post:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-tiled-gallery aligncenter is-style-rectangular\"><div class=\"\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__gallery\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__row\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__col\" style=\"flex-basis:69.31470%\"><figure class=\"tiled-gallery__item\"><a 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