# Western блат

(In Russian, "блат" refers to a form of corruption based on mutual favors
between officials or businessmen. It is pronounced like "blat".)

This is a simple Python script based on Pillow which allows you to generate
moderately convincing [Western blot](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_blot)
images for use in falsifying research outcomes.

![Sample of the output generated by this program - smudged lines](images/sample.png)

## Why?

I watched [this Pete Judo video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4PwMQf8FHuw)
and was annoyed by the assertion that diffusion image models represent a unique
risk for academic integrity. You can cheat at research with just a regular
computer, no AI required.

## How?

Either use the `shell.nix` or install Pillow, then just run `gen.py`. If you
have `timg`, gen.py's output is the path of the generated file and can be
directly piped into `timg` for display.