stgulik

My internet scrapbook

[nobrashfestivity]

  Utagawa Hiroshige, Naruto Whirlpool, Awa Province, from the series Views of Famous Places in the Sixty-Odd Provinces, 1853

[michaelmoonsbookshop]

Black is the Raven, Black is the rook, But Blacker is the rougue who returns not this book

a wonderful warning written around 1839 in the front of an 1810 copy of Robinson Crusoe 

have you ever loaned a book and not got it back?

[jstor]

For those of you interested in modern and contemporary art, Art Resource recently added around 750 new images to JSTOR–featuring iconic figures like Georgia O'Keefe and Jacob Lawrence.

Learn more about the collection in our recent blog post.

Image: Wayne Thiebaud. Pie Counter, 1963. Oil on canvas. © Whitney Museum of American Art / Licensed by Scala / Art Resource, NY

[jstor]

A new article on Wayne Thiebaud's artwork (like the painting above) is now available via JSTOR Daily, if anyone is interested!

[huariqueje]

You are Doing Well - Line Holtegaard , 2025.

Danish , b, 1980 -

Oil on canvas , 120 x 150 cm.

[retro-scifi-and-fantasy-art]

Star Wars Action Fleet by Ralph McQuarrie (Galoob Toys, 1996)

[theinternetarchive]

from a scrapbook of victorian ephemera, sadie e. field, 1904.

[libraryofva]

Recent Acquisition - Postcard Collection

Thanksgiving Greetings. Postmarked November 1912

[silverfox66]

Adobe is going to spy on your projects. This is insane.

[audacityinblack]

For general graphics: use GIMP For vector graphics: use Inkscape For drawing and illustration: use Krita For print and web publishing and design: use Penpot For PDF authoring: use LibreOffice For PDF reading and form filling: use Okular

All are free, open source and cross-platform. None use AI.

[victoriadallonfan]

Reblog for everyone

[cpericardium]

friends don't let friends use GIMP. use photopea

[differentdancesfandom]

Gonna pop my favorite reference for Adobe alternatives here, lovingly compiled and updated by xDanielArt since at least 2020:

[lutiveri]

lord reblogging on main bcz fuck adobe (PROUD csp user)

[valhallasoutlaw]

I SWITCHED TO LINUX A WHILE BACK

ITS WORTH THE LEARNING CURVE

[holesomecuntent]

Learning a new language really does make you aware of how many fucking words there are. Waaaaaay too many things in this world that need their own special little word. Grow up.

[thewhitespace-deactivated202602]

[hopepunk-humanity]

You’ve heard of “don’t monetize your hobbies”; get ready for "don’t master your hobbies".

Your hobbies are here to help you decompress and have fun. They do not have to be disciplines you toil over for expertise, unless that is something you genuinely enjoy doing.

It’s okay to enjoy language-learning without ever becoming fluent, or even conversational. It’s okay to like playing guitar even if you only know a few clumsy songs. You can read books and never finish them, bowl without ever scoring even halfway to perfect. We’re here to explore and play, and we cannot do that if we’re chasing perfection in everything we do.

[myjetpack]

My cartoon for this week’s @guardian books

[fanzines]

MAKE ZINES! poster by zine maker / artist @CortHartle.

Download the free high res version here (PDF).

Printing and distribution encouraged by the artist, so please print it, fly post it and spread the word!

Text:

NO ONE CAN TAKE SELF PUBLISHING AWAY FROM YOU.

NO ALGORITHMS OR OLIGARCHS CAN CENSOR YOU.

NO GATEKEEPERS CAN TELL YOU WHAT YOU HAVE TO SAY IS NOT IMPORTANT OR VALUABLE.

NO GRANT FUNDING CAN BE WITHDRAWN FROM YOUR WORDS.

NO INSTITUTION CAN BAR YOU FROM ENTERING.

NO KNOWLEDGE IS UNAUTHORIZED.

THAT IS WHY YOU MUST MAKE ZINES!

[70sscifiart]

Art by James Cameron

[cyborgized]

"Robot Dreams" by Ralph McQuarrie

[70sscifiart]

Philippe Caza, for a French edition of Robot Dreams, by Isaac Asimov

[miamaimania]

UFO Photograph ~ Switzerland (1975) by Billy Meier ~ The flying saucer that would later hang in Fox Mulder’s office

[libraryjournal]

The Cost of Losing IMLS Funding

From the loss of Hoopla, databases, and Wi-Fi hotspots to the closing of rural branches, librarians document the devastating effect of the e

From the loss of Hoopla, databases, and Wi-Fi hotspots to the closing of rural branches, these stories document the devastating effect of the Trump administration’s policy decisions on public and school libraries across the country.

[pstgulik]

Thirty-four of my coworkers are due to be laid off this month.