@Gargron I'm reaching out on behalf of a dearest friend who received the heartbreaking news of a stage 2 cancer diagnosis.
In an effort to support them during this difficult time, I've started a fundraiser on GoFundMe. Your support, whether through a donation or by sharing the fundraiser with your network, would make a world of difference to my friend in need.
@Gargron I'm reaching out on behalf of a dearest friend who received the heartbreaking news of a stage 2 cancer diagnosis.
In an effort to support them during this difficult time, I've started a fundraiser on GoFundMe. Your support, whether through a donation or by sharing the fundraiser with your network, would make a world of difference to my friend in need.
@Gargron It's an interesting image. Quirky pose but that's part of the draw. I find the face oversaturated and when I checked in an image editor there was a greenish color cast. Maybe my cheap monitor. ??
Reminds me of a photo I took of the bike of similar vintage that got me around the Irish village I was living in for several months. A kind of fond farewell and thanks for excellent companionship.
First scans of Silbersalz arrived. It's motion picture film (really, it's Kodak Vision3 in different packaging) developed in ECN-2. It is impressive how fine the grain is. But their lab processing time is much slower than I expected.
First scans of Silbersalz arrived. It's motion picture film (really, it's Kodak Vision3 in different packaging) developed in ECN-2. It is impressive how fine the grain is. But their lab processing time is much slower than I expected.
We've updated the rules of our flagship server mastodon.social today. Most are the same with some clarifications, but one rule is new: Content created by others must be attributed, and use of AI must be disclosed. Profiles that only post AI-generated content will not be tolerated.
@Gargron Really great to see this - especially the clarifications around anti-LGBTQ content and behavior (No racism, sexism, homophobia, transphobia, ableism, xenophobia, or casteism. Transphobic behavior such as intentional misgendering and deadnaming is strictly prohibited. Promotion of "conversion therapy" is strictly prohibited.) https://mastodon.social/@glaad/112128406996833550
@Gargron I don't quite understand why it is one rule, not two separate ones.
1) "Content created by others must be attributed" - makes sense. 2) "Use of AI must be disclosed" - well, many people are tired of the #AIart flood, so, okay, maybe makes sense too.
But these are two unrelated rules to me. Putting them together only creates confusion.
@Gargron "Profiles that only post AI-generated content will not be tolerated."
What exactly is such a profile? One whose every single post is an AI image without any comments? Or pretty much any account that specializes on #AIart, and to what degree of AI usage?
We've rolled out a new feature on mastodon.social. You now have access to notification settings and can decide who you want to get notifications from. Everyone else will be put into notification requests you can peruse separately. There's a fresh coat of paint as well!
Oh, today is my 8th anniversary of working on Mastodon. I was 23 when I started, finishing my last year of university, still living at my parent's place. I had no idea what I was getting myself into or that it would consume the next 8 years of my life almost completely.
We created such an amazing toy. That photo alone doesn’t do it justice. I’m going to write about it on the blog soon. Just can’t wait to get it out to people. And I hope you’ll love him as much as we do.
He’s here! The prototype, anyway. He’s big, squishy, and friend-shaped. We’ll try to make him as affordable as possible. You’ll have to wait a couple more months to get one, but we might open pre-orders relatively soon.
@Gargron I love it! But also it's a bit big for me personally. If it was more elePHPant sized (1/3 ish) I'd probably pay €25 +p&p as that's the typical going rate for one of those.
@Gargron any chance of producing these fist sized? Something maybe the size of a baseball or softball would be easier to hand out at conventions, ship, and sit on a desk or shelf.
First attempt with two continuous tunsgten lights. I've used the second to accentuate the hair with a pink gel, but in hindsight, maybe should've used it for fill to reduce the contrast on the shadows.
@Gargron@mastodon.social @mike@flipboard.social An....activity pub?
@Gargron @mike great to have a pint with Eugen and friends in NYC.
@Gargron @mike Im gonna need to acquire on of these! And a beer too!