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Hi! everbody! Name Jan! My straw card! This will use for looking my tags or other blogs(Also update on events if I'm Participate in) These are my tags below me
Reblogs (Reblog tag); Most all things are gonna be untagged unless i have a comment(Don't ask me if i remember rebloging a post)
JliveBlogin ( Liveblogging Tag )
JrrlStuff ( Irl Tag )
JanAsking ( Answered Tag )
I have a another blog focus of videos-games I like (Link coming soon)
Oh to grow up in a coven of female witches
Star Trek grandma
Betcha Grandma was writing original k/s slashfic decades before you kiddies were born.
Yes @ceruleanteacup , Grandma was
i hope everyone knows that OP wasnât just saying this generally - she quite literally was the star trek grandma. she passed in 2018, rip to an icon
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do you love the colour of this thigh (bruise)
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You reached the bedrock after u scrolled ur feed so deep.
I love this post bc mutuals will reblog this and itll be like. 3 posts from the top
Superflat world
One post from the top
but it was still hungry
Iâve noticed that in the Ghost fandom, the following opinion is often expressed: âAfter all, we are here for fun. Letâs just be positive and enjoy the music we like together. Is it really that hard to do that in a fandom of a band that puts fart jokes in their videos?â As I thought about this, I formulated a counterâstatement for myself: Yes, it is hard, because Ghost is a Trojan horse.
The thing is that Ghost isnât just fun music with jokes and stupid memes. One way or another, Tobias constantly brings up painful topics. He talks about mortality and the acceptance of death. He kills characters who have become iconic and beloved. He manipulates fansâ emotions. Sometimes, whether intentionally or not, he presses on such painful triggers related to personal losses that people can no longer âjust be positive.â
On the other hand, all of this is wrapped in a shell of silly genre and absurd plot. By subtly pressing on sensitive points, the band (or the fandom) at the same time seems to keep you avay from talking about it seriously. âCome on, man, itâs just a ScoobyâDoo-rock, how can you be so angry / upset / spreading negativity around because of this?â
I think this duality is both the bandâs strength and its curse. There are plenty of hooks in this music and lore, but the fisherman is always hidden. Thatâs why it hits us so hard. Thatâs why we experience it so deeply. Thatâs why weâre shamed when we talk about our painful reactions.
Have you noticed something like that in yourself? Was there a moment when it seemed to you that Ghost was becoming something more complex and painful for you than just a silly joke?
More from that one post
A mountain lion cub feasting on a mountain goat carcass. Photographed by Stay Wild Media.
Misinterpreted the angle of the goat head for a sec and was like "that kitty killed a fucking unicorn".
GenAI v. not GenAI round up.
So you can avoid them stealing things from you, the artist/writer, etc.
Pro GenAI websites/Programs:
X/Twitter (Remember, Grok gives people cancer)
Threads
Pro Writing Aid
Grammarly
Duolingo
Google Docs
Microsoft Word/all Microsoft products Takes from and will feed their machine.
Youtube (taking advantage of people who are hearing impaired. ==;;)
Adobe Products. All of them. If you HAVE to use them (Some businesses require it), save offline because there is a film of at least some privacy protections there, so if you have to sue, you can say it violates US privacy law. Remember, contracts do not circumvent US law.
Corel won't feed the machines, but still uses AI stolen from other artists. Which sucks since Corel Draw is the second best overall for vector programs. (Plus I love Painter, but I bought the offline version to avoid AI). (Canadian company)
Canva Takes and feeds their machine.
Deviant Art Not only supports AI, but put a tool in and said they are going to steal your work if you like it or not for their machine.
Sketchup went Pro-GenAI. The thing is that you can do the same thing in Blender these days with precise measurements.
Autodesk has stated they are Pro-Gen AI here. It is not clear if they will use your models to feed their machine. But be on guard. They make Maya and 3Dmax. You can replace it with Blender.
Neutral ground:
Tumblr (there is a way to opt out [Link] and they don't have an active AI machine.) https://www.tumblr.com/dookins/743519550598987776/heres-how-to-disable-third-parties-like-ai
Etsy allows GenAI, but still has some (minor) restrictions. I'd still be cautious. (Also be cautious of drop shippers). Complaints about too much AI and AI images+patterns made by Ai still exist on the website. They lean slightly more pro-AI, but still won't let it run completely amok, say like Facebook. They won't feed your work into a machine, but also don't ban it through robots.txt.
Bluesky They don't use an AI algorithm except for in the "Discover" section of their website, but while they are anti-GenAI strongly, they don't seem to block the Gen AI bots from entry, so you'd still have to use Nightshade or Glaze (links below). There is no opt-out because they don't need an opt out. (Leaning towards strong position on AI, but I wish they would block GenAI bots).
Searxng- If you super want to screw over Google, in general, and have some tech savvy, you can set up your own search engine through searxng. It's easier on Windows and Linux than it is on a Mac. (Mac you need Docker), but if you're determined on privacy, Searxng adds a layer of privacy. Some of it sometimes uses bits of AI, but most of it doesn't and you can fuss with the settings so it doesn't spit out AI results. At sheer minimum Google will stop spitting out weird videos on Youtube at you because in your private browsing, you searched for the origin of ball bearings while not logged in for a book and Google likes to break privacy laws.
Strong positions against AI:
Scrivener (Creator vowed against AI) Writing program. There is an active forum, and versions for Mac, Linux and PC. It is paid, but at ~60 USD, it's cheaper than most programs. There is usually a holiday sale around Christmas. It has a learning curve, but with an active forum with the programmer of it there to ask obscure questions it's not a dead zone. They often take suggestions and implement them over time. (Especially if you rank the importance, applications, etc) US company.
LibreOffice Open source and free Spreadsheet and Word processor program that can replace Microsoft Word. Some people might have seen older versions where it was called Neo Office (now extinct) and Open Office. LibreOffice is still populated, plus the forums are super helpful if you get stuck. The UX is pretty intuitive if you've used Microsoft Word. Scrivener, BTW, supports exporting to odt (the native file) as well as .doc, and this can open both. The slight thing is that sometimes it doesn't export to .doc smoothly. And I DO wish more magazines, and agent (big clue here) supported .odt files since it is free. Part of the reason .odt isn't as supported is because Microsoft and Adobe have a deal with the devil with each other, so Adobe's Book formatting program InDesign doesn't support ODT. (BTW, if you have a good open source replacement for InDesign that supports ODT, let me know.)
Dabble (as suggested by SF stories, see reblog) is a writing program. Similar to Scrivener. Has vowed against AI and to resist it. 108 dollars a year for Basic. It is almost twice the price of Scrivener who lets you update for fairly cheap. 29 dollars a month, v. 59 dollars for the whole program (Scrivener) for the same features of Premium. You choose.
yWriter is a free Writing program and like Scrivener, and has vowed against AI Last I looked it had some UX issues, but some people swear by it. The learning curve is higher than Scrivener which is saying something.
Ellipsus is an online writing program and vowed against AI. The main feature I like (which Scrivener doesn't have) is the ability to change spellcheck based on region/language. It is a requested feature of Scrivener, but lower priority. So if you have a Brit, you can get the spelling for the character. They are a British-based company.
Cara.app (The creator of the website sued GenAI there is no chance they'll convert) is an artist website. Cara is trying to institute an auto Glaze/Nightshade into the website if given enough funds. People see it as a soft replacement for deviant art. (which went fully AI) If you believe in human art, please donate if you can. Zhang Jingna, the Creator,is Chinese-Singporean. She lives in Singapore.
Clip Studio Paint added AI, but saw the light and decided to protect artists instead because of protest and removed it. There are tutorials and a good forum if you get super stuck. Based in Japan, so the UI and UX is really clean.
Davinci Resolve Pro is a film editing software that's super good. There is a free version and a paid version. The forums are responsive. The programmers aren't always present. There is a healthy group of tutorials. US company. Clean UX. It does take a little bit of time to remember the shortcuts.
Tahoma2D is anti-AI and open source animation program. Takes a little getting used to, but is good for animations and doesn't crash as often as Animate. Programmers are in the forums and some bugs are fixed within hours. The forums are super responsive and helpful.
Krita open source and free, no AI. I'd rank it secondary to Clip Studio Paint (which is paid) I haven't tried the forums, but it's pretty intuitive and can stand for a lower level replacement for Painter, and do a lot of the basics of Photoshop. It's usually ranked higher than the equally open source Gimp.
Writer P AKA Writer+ (app for when you're on the go) is a simple word processor app for your phone that doesn't use AI. The original programmer stopped updating, so Writer+ person took over and isn't out to make a profit since it's free in the spirit of the original app. It has subfolders you can use. Since it was programmed before GenAI it doesn't have AI. Intuitive, easy to use. Fairly easy to upload the files through three dots->share. The files can save to your card or phone with some settings fussing. Simple word processor.
Inkscape is a free vector program and no AI. It is harder to use than illustrator and has less features. But if you're doing smaller vectors for one-offs with less complexity, it'll do you after some learning curve. Best of the lot. I hate Affinity Designer which is the same thing, only paid. (Neither Affinity program was worth the money paid)
Affinity (Designer, etc) swore to be AI-free and does Vector and Photos. The UX is messy, I dislike the program and regret paying for it. Inkscape and Krita are better UX and do the same thing. The forums aren't as friendly since there has been an onslaught of people seeing it's supposed to be a replacement for Photoshop and Illustrator, but the programmers aren't present. The people on the forums are often on edge about this assertion. And the capabilities of the program don't outshine basically Krita or Inkscape capabilities (both free). What is usually intuitive is not. UK company. If you're going to pay for a program, go for Clip Studio Paint which rivals Corel Painter.
Blender is a 3D art program and does not use GenAI. It can do 2D animation, but Tahoma is easier to use in this regard. It's open source and free. Plus there are plenty of tutorials. The forums can be touch and go sometimes, but there are plenty of sub Blender communities that might be responsive. It can also do animation.
Handmade vowed against AI and promised to never sell itself for stock prices to prevent AI (as a replacement for Etsy.)
Discover a world of creativity and craftsmanship through Handmade, an innovative platform connecting passionate artisans with discerning buy
Proton (to replace Google Suite) as suggested by SF Stories (see reblog) Vowed against AI. They are missing a spreadsheet, but have online and offline capabilities, plus a built-in VPN.
But you need a pro website...
Look up robots.txt and AI bots: https://www.cyberciti.biz/web-developer/block-openai-bard-bing-ai-crawler-bots-using-robots-txt-file/
Use cloudflare:
Use Nightshade:
https://nightshade.cs.uchicago.edu/whatis.html
which will poison the algorithm
Use Glaze:
Take Away:
The thing is you think you doing it alone will do nothing, but the more AI feeds on itself, AI images, the worse they become, and the less detailed so, denying it the images, adding poison or not being able to read the human text is eventually going to lead to an AI collapse.
Analysis shows that indiscriminately training generative artificial intelligence on real and generated content, usually done by scrapi
And why not help that along?
I don't want to give cancer to poor people [Link] or make the planet burn faster [Link]. So GenAI collapse is everything I dream of. GenAI apocalypse is not.
You can add Procreate to the anti AI list. They have vowed time and time again when people ask that they will not use AI in their software.
We are not adding generative AI to our apps. Here's why.
Will also add that elllipsus has options for sharing work with Betas and getting comments in-line wjth the text, a lot like google docs does.
I know a lot of writers stick to gdocs for thaf specific feature but you dont have to!
Fan designs for chapter 6's dark world boss... (based on the most popular theories I've seen for the dark world location)
they all use she/her by the way
'RGB V. MR. PUZZLES: Copyright Infringement Claim' Information and Research Masterpost
It's been a while since I promised to have this masterpost out, but I think I finally have everything roughly organized together
This is a masterpost compiling most of the information and resources I've collected while researching Modmad's copyright infringement claim and case related to SMG4/Glitch/ZAMination. Some of this information is collected from points I've touched on in previous reblog chains, some are new points I've come across since, and some address arguments/points I've seen brought up by others.
As some of the information or research I've done can apply to a few different points covered within the posts listed below, there may be times where certain pieces of information are repeated.
Just as a note, I've set many of the individual posts in this masterpost as not rebloggable, as I think they'd be missing too much context as stand-alone posts.
I've collected and organized most of the information in this masterpost myself, so I'll apologize ahead of time for any mistakes or weird wording I may have missed while writing out these posts - I'm sure there are bound to be a couple, at least. Hopefully a lot of this though will still remain relatively informative
LINKS TO POSTS/TOPICS COVERED
Legal Information
Difference between 'plagiarism' and 'copyright infringement' [X]
Standards of Copyright Law and copyright infringement [X]
Relevant copyright terms and tests [X]
Berne Convention Overview - regards law on international copyright recognition [X]
Potentially relevant copyright infringement cases [X]
Copyright Laws and Standards - Sources [X]
Case Relevant Information
Background and Timeline [X]
Copyright Law and Standards in relation to current case [X]
Outside perspectives noting similarities between RGB and Mr. Puzzles' designs [X]
Argument against 'Common Source' [X]
Relevant Clothing/Style References and Notes [X]
Breakdown of Cube/FM's statement on the matter [X]
Character Information
RGB and Mr. Puzzles - Brief similarities overview, images [X]
RGB and Mr. Puzzles - Isolated differences/design elements [X]
Compiled list of established TV head characters [155] [X]
Spreadsheet comparing relevant shared similarities across established TV head characters [155] [X]
Design and development breakdowns of 'similar' characters; Tenna and Vox [X]
Modmad
RGB - Specific design elements and reasoning behind them [X]
RGB - Theming [X]
Modmad's re-known and popularity in the online artistic space [X]
Modmad popular fanworks compilation [X]
Claims and arguments against or referring to Modmad [X]
SMG4
SMG4's design culture and general reliance on outside IPs [X]
Mr. Puzzles' reception in SMG4 community [X]
(please note - Modmad, at this point, is working with a professional legal team on this matter, so the sole intention of these posts are to provide information and context about this case to those who may not have it yet)
(I fully encourage others to do their own research if there's additional questions they have that they're curious about that I may not have included, or if they think what I have is either incorrect or lacking - I always think it's good practice to get into the habit of fact checking for oneself and practicing independent research when the opportunity comes up for it!)
Another huge thank you to Timmy for compiling all of this so that people can understand- many folks have been asking how this situation is going, so I've asked my lawyer and I am allowed to say this: I am continuing to defend my work against infringement, but can't say more now due to pending litigation on the advice of said lawyer.
Thank you all for your support and understanding, and please do keep sharing this information so that people are better informed.
Hello everyone!
I have managed to find some clean cover art for delicious in dungeon, buried in some promotional italian pamphlet (JPOP Direct)!
Some of the files were even separated in layers, i'll put it after the cut
EDIT: UPDATED VERSION HERE, with more art and sources
I genuinely wonder if people realize how many projects get abandoned because the readership "wasn't there", when in reality, the readership just stayed silent. It's a big thing in trad pub that book series get discontinued because readers pirate the books or wait until the series is finished to buy a copy, leading the publisher to think that nobody actually wants the book enough to continue the series, but it happens with indie creators too.
I've discontinued a lot of free, online series because it's not worth putting 3-5 hours a week into posting a project for no readers. Sometimes I finish the series for me but just never post it again, other times I don't finish it at all because it feels more worthwhile to put my time into other things. Sometimes I hear from readers who are sad or upset that I didn't finish something they were liking, but the *reason* it never got finished is because I didn't know anyone liked it. If you like something, tell the creator, tell your friends, make some noise about it. If you would be sad if a story never finished, make that interest known because one of my biggest considerations before discontinuing a series is "will people miss this? Will I be letting people down" and 9/10 times, I come to the conclusion of "no, it doesn't even seem like anyone's reading this" only to learn after I've moved on that apparently someone was.
I've said this before in a different way, and this post said it so well. With real examples. If you like something, tell people.
If you want more content from an artist or author, if you like their stuff, tell them. It will give them creative fuel to keep going. And often it gives them other resources as well. Recommend a work to other people. Leave a comment or a review. It doesn't have to be long, just genuine, a sentence or two. Not many people know that a book's success is judged by book reviews as well as sales. Review the book on Amazon or another site to help it pass the metric of success and be recognized by publishers and retailers.
âď¸Through the Generationsâď¸
Happy to share that these will be unlockable pin designs in my upcoming pony pin kickstarter!
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audio drama is freaking weird. they're stories more often than not created out of sheer willpower and creative insanity. the storytelling is rooted almost entirely around the strength of the voice acting, writing, and sound design. the characters usually just look however you want them to. they're almost always unabashedly gay. sometimes cecil baldwin and jonathan sims are there.
And sometimes they are voice acted BY ONE FUCKING PERSON DOING ALL THE CHARACTERS
artfight attack for ~pengusketch đ
