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I saw the smollest 🐇 today, as it epically struggled to climb some stairs that were *way* to big for its lil' bun legs 🥺
It was so little, I could've cupped it completely inside my hands 🫠
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@moses_izumi @ozzelotI dunno... I think toilets have always been a major area of enshittification
We had a nice sunset where I'm at and I grabbed some shots of it.
These were shot through a Vivitar Series 1 19-35mm f3.5-4.5 FD-mount zoom lens on an EOS Rebel T3i and had a Kodachrome 200 sim applied to them.
#sunset #sunsetphotos #weather #canonfd #vivitarseries1 #eosrebelt3i #vintagelenses
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hello!reminder to my fellow fedizens to PLEASE, PLEASE put CWs on heavy topics and CW boost posts containing them if the original post doesn't have one. if you don't then there is a large chance I'll unfollow you per @aperture's advice just so I'm not flooding everyone's timelines with unCWed stuff. if you get unfollowed cause of this, feel free to send me a DM once you change your behavior and I will gladly re-follow
thanks!
Thus far my bunny shots had been using a Polaroid PX-70 sim, but I started messing about with a K200 sim again.
These were shot on a Lumix GF2 with a Canon FD 70-210mm f4 zoom lens mounted to it.
#cute #cuteanimals #cutephotos #bunnies #bunnyphotos #lumixgf2 #microfourthirds #canonfd #vintagelenses
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So yeah, here's one of PachiChu's speedpaints for you people on Friendica to enjoy.
I really should start creating again myself..
pastel creatures #pastelsdrawing [Traditional Art Speedpaint]
first released: 12.04.2025working time: ~57min
music: Haunt the House Terrortown OST (gog.com/de/game/haunt_the_hous…)
And also, to be fair, there are plenty of anime which have a similar chill vibe to KotH.
Lucky Star is one such example as far as I understand of it, as is Azumanga Daioh.
*Bwee the sky-blue fluffdragon rolls like a fluffy tumbleweed over your timeline and up to you, letting out little purrrs and happy squeaky "bweebweebwee"s. They are clearly delighted to see you!!!*
(Boost to roll me to someone else!) :3
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*Static* "r..ger that Houston. Can confirm EVA to install booster rockets to the Deep Space Bwee completed successfully. Ready to fire on your command"
"Roger Roger. Operation Fluffdragon cleared for second stage booster fire. T MINUS 5.. 4.. 3.. 2.. 1.. main engine ignition, boost rockets firing. Destination Deep Metaverse locked in. Warp factor 9.7.. 9.8.. 9.9.. Toot barrier breached. Shuttle Deep Space Bree successfully breached into metaspace.
God bless all who sail with them..."
;)
hello floofiest tumblebweed!
kisses you and hugs you tigh how are you doing?
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Mastodon is close to 1 million MAU according to FediDB, and don't you love to see it!
Pixelfed remains 2nd with over 100k MAU.
If Misskey published their MAU, I'm sure they would be in second, or maybe first.
We did this together, without VC funding, enshittification or selling out users via ads or selling data.
Give yourself a pat on the back, because all of you make this possible by participating in these federated platforms.
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@shemjm
currently most Fedi instances are below the radar of Ofcom UK, and this network doesn't have a large appeal to teenagers yet, and there are smart people including lawyers keeping a sharp eye on developments..
This is one risk assessment already completed for a UK-based instance (a specialist one for PHP programmers)
github.com/derickr/online-safe…
Contribute to derickr/online-safety-assessments development by creating an account on GitHub.GitHub
1 million MAU is probably very cool! If only I knew what a MAU is …
This is the first thing that MAU brought to my mind:
youtu.be/Q6qlGhONoXg
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Mastodon - top of Ethical Consumer's list of social media platforms.
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Finding an ethical and environmental social media platform. Ratings for 21 different social media platforms and messaging tools, with recommended brands and what to avoid. We look at issues such as data privacy and tax avoidance.Ethical Consumer
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And you paid your instance, right? 😉
Ps. It’s still absolutely bonkers that my country of 5Mil people manages to score fifth!! 🥳🇫🇮
How do we support them more because I'm happy to back a platform that doesn't push digital I.D.'s and advertisement. I use to be on MeWe until that started using algorithms.
Haven't been on #fascistbook for a decade now. this platform is helping expand my spread my radio station around the world...
The #Felicity Station
stream.radio.co/sb766dcb88/low
Sometimes the lights we carry to illuminate our way become the new path we can tread.
aka
me: "I could draw digitally again. It is fun too!"
ipad: "I'm out of battery" 😀
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pen: "I'm out of battery too!" 😀
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computer: "your art program needs an update" 😀
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ipad: "I do not recognise this pen." 😀
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computer: "I have never seen this tablet in my life." 😀
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Fuck it. Traditional it is.
#drachenmagier #unicorn #traditionalArt #TraditionalMedia #Fantasy #MastoArt
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Cory Doctorow was writing about how good tools allow the user to control them, and bad tools limit the user to what the corporation allows. He mentions an older essay on the iPad that hits many of your points. It's worth a read:
memex.craphound.com/2010/04/01…
Why I won’t buy an iPad (and think you shouldn’t, either)Cory Doctorow (Cory Doctorow's MEMEX)
@agreeable_landfall Not quite the topic, since my gear pretty much does what it is supposed to, provided it is charged and maintained right. 😀 As a traditional artist I just do tend to neglect both, which is 100% my mistake. 😁
As for the whole limiting the user: that can have great sides too, and provide a user with very little tech knowledge to have a device that makes their lives easier, instead of harder. 😁
Boosts only give me power, you know.
The power... of OUTREACH.
And helping me find cool folk to follow :3
So hey, just in case this gets boosted to someone out there who hasn't met me before, hi, I'm Bwee! I really hope you're doing great and that you're finding lots of reasons to smile. You truly deserve it.
I hope I made a good impression! 
If you need help with anything, including getting something boosted or Fedi advice, please let me know! I'm happy to help you! And if I can't, I'll find someone who can!!
Take care, friend. :3
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I never forget that the first time I saw a post of yours was you saying "bwee bouncing through your timeline. boost to continue bouncing" or something like that
and I just pictured a blue floofy tumbleweed passing by my timeline hehehe
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So, we had some storms earlier in the month, and I got a really cool shot of some lighting striking near a church nearby.
This was shot through a Lumix GF2 with a Vivitar Series 1 19-35mm f3.5-4.5 FD-mount zoom lens mounted to it.
#lightning #storms #stormyweather #lumixgf2 #microfourthirds #canonfd #vivitarseries1 #vintagelenses
Thus far I had been using my EOS for my bunny shots, but this time around I felt like using the Lumix.
I'm still using the same Canon FD 70-210mm f4 zoom lens on it though, as both cameras have an FD ring adapter so I can share my FD-mount glass trio between them. These were shot on a Lumix GF2.
#bunnies #bunny #bunnyphotos #cute #cuteanimals #lumixgf2 #microfourthirds #canonfd #vintagelenses
Was just talking to a friend at a US technology company, they’ve had their budget reduced by 50% as the company says it wants to announce “the largest layoffs in US corporate history” to prove GenAI can replace jobs.
There’s no plan to actually replace the jobs with GenAI.. they just have to decimate their area.
Not naming company as the staff don’t know they’re about to fed to the line going up.
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The vibe I'm getting from lots of people at lots of orgs now is, you know during Fyre Festival, that marketing dude was like "Let's just do it and be legends, man!" when challenged about issues.
That's the GenAI plan fundamentally. Lots of people are making decisions without really knowing what they're doing, because everybody else is doing it. FOMO marketing.
I suspect a lot of large companies are going to look like this in a few years:
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my annoyance is the companies are going to be ok, because they are all making the same bet. They'll find ways to make the money work eventually; or write off the losses.
It's the people who will suffer unnecessarily because of this bullshit.
lol 'AI is the Fyre Festival of technology marketing' is a good take.
I like a good music festival, just like many of the underlying technologies behind "AI" could do amazing things, in the right hands.
kinda like how the US govt is being run at the moment.
folks with no idea what they’re supposed to be doing, let alone how to do anything, but hey, let’s just shut this part down and fire this group and wow! that was fun! let’s do more of that!
Reminds me of The Big Short, when they visit the empty bank offices after the crash.
"What did you expect we'd find?"
"Grown-ups..."
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If it happens, it'll be all over the news.
TBF, I was probably already boycotting them for being American.
In fairnesw, all our energy policies have also been made on claims and assumptions of fusion in the next x years or carbon capture in the next y years. There's always magic in the sales pitch. Just keep burning!
When the wealthy order up mass layoffs to make the 1% even richer...
sfgate.com/tech/article/billio…
theguardian.com/technology/202…
businessinsider.com/google-lay…
The Chris Hohn's of the global economy are obviously ignorant of the consequences of mass unemployment of the educated...
People with time on their hands will do things like support civil rights movements ... or coups that are contagious.
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Hedge fund owned by Christopher Hohn urges Alphabet to emulate cost-cutting measures of Silicon Valley rivalsMark Sweney (the Guardian)
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Gitlab? They already announced something similar publicly so I guess it’s not them.
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Do not provide your ID or facial scan to access social media.
I repeat, do NOT provide your ID or facial scan to access social media when requested.
This is not a drill.
If everyone refuse to comply, and let their accounts dormant instead, I promise you the platforms themselves, with their immense budget and network of lobbyists, are going to fight these absurd laws to recover their users.
They need you more than you need them.
Make them fight for your rights.
Do not comply.
Spread the word and boycott ID checks ✊
#StopIDSurveillance #AgeVerification #Privacy #HumanRights #Democracy #Safety #MassSurveillance #Authoritarianism
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... for social media ok... but is it safe for p0rn ?
(joking of course)
@jeantranscene @brunus I'd not be surprised if that wa real.
@Em0nM4stodon@infosec.exchange *Refuse* to ID *ANYWHERE* as a matter of principle! - No exceptions…Netzblockierer (LGBTQIA+ and Tech)
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This Day in 1381: Biometric Age Verification Leads to Beheadingsflyingpenguin
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@flyingpenguin just copy fingerprints from asshole politicans!
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I agree with you.
But how, in plain English terms, do we convey this to people that don't care?
Here's a thread with some arguments I wrote to my own government about the issue (there is also additional resources in the last post of the thread): infosec.exchange/@Em0nM4stodon…
A thread to Stop ID Surveillance from coming to Canada ⛔️🧵Yesterday, I sent a long letter to the Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, the Culture Minister Marc Miller, and the leaders of all other major federal parties in Canada.
I sent this letter to voice my concerns about the upcoming bill that is planned to be introduced today at 5 p.m. ET, to propose a ban of social media for children, therefore requiring all social media platforms to identify every adults accessing it.
This is a long thread of what I wrote (mute me for one hour if you don't want to see it).
Feel free to copy any parts you want to share in your own letter of opposition sent to your representatives this week.
Here's how to find their contact information: ourcommons.ca/members/en/searc…
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#StopIDSurveillance #Privacy #HumanRights #AgeVerification #CanPoli #Canada
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@dsmasterson this happened to a friend of mine, and the fake account was selling porn. She was so freaked out that her boss at her important job would think she was selling porn she sat down with him to let him know what was happening. He was actually really supportive and told her he wouldn’t judge her if she had an only fans or something. She managed to get the account shut down but only because it literally copied everything off of her Instagram.
The only difference was that they used an uppercase I instead of a lower case L so the username looked exactly the same as hers.
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back in 2021 when I wanted to get a Covid vaccine from the Rite Aid down the road from me the only way to make an appointment was with a Google account (and they didn’t take walk ins). There was no way I was connecting my Google account to Rite Aid even though I’m sure it’s all owned by Peter Thiel at this point anyway. I ended up going to the National Guard site at the dead mall.
There are also a whole bunch of businesses that don’t have Customer service addresses on their website, you can only contact them through Facebook or Twitter or Instagram, so I guess I just don’t do business with those businesses.
Also checkout our blogpost about age-verification:
eerlijkdigitaalonderwijs.nl/le…
#AgeVerification #LeeftijdsVerificatie
Leeftijdsverificatie, een gevaarlijke schijnoplossingGeert-Jan (Eerlijk Digitaal Onderwijs)
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In a shocking turn of events corporations and governments did not have out best interest at heart.
~~ the masses some years from now
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I really hope that politicians do not expect Mastondon to be able to use facial ID scans or upload other ID.
Mastodon has a very small dev team with no money to pay for ID scans.
Unlike large social media, mastodon instances are usually moderated with clear policies on what is unacceptable practice.
The way things are going in #Canada people might soon need something like a letter from the Pope just to connect to the internet.
The ignorance of politicians is staggering.
But...but.... they offered me a cookie.
Seriously, I'm sticking with Discord for now. My friends agree, we don't need ID to do what we do. If that changes, we'll drop it.
This is such nonsense
NO; silly nonsense
out of the billion or so people using social media, how many will comply ?
heck, if EVERY single person on mastodon did this, Zuck wouldn't even notice
As the person running my Mastodon instance, I'm going to require every user of my server to personally identify themselves to me, with the promise that I'll buy them some ice cream after.
Oh wait, it's just me. I'm just buying myself ice cream.
Absolute win! 😆
"Do not provide your ID or facial scan to access social media.
I repeat, do NOT provide your ID or facial scan to access social media when requested."
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interesting read on the topic:
thelocalstack.eu/posts/linkedi…
This is where we're heading on billionaire driven social media.
I wanted a blue badge on LinkedIn. To get it, I gave a US company my passport, my face, and my biometric data. Then I read the fine print.THE LOCAL STACK
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This Is Not A Drill
The Felicity Station is where the signal, the land, the journey, and the people meet.
stream.radio.co/sb766dcb88/low
#StopIDSurveillance
#AgeVerification
#Privacy
#HumanRights
#Democracy
#Safety
#MassSurveillance
#Authoritarianism
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Welcome to the Instagram Instaban club! I was banned right after posting my first comment on a friend's post in Threads, no actionable reason given, and my appeals (which included the requested photo) were denied.
(This was before the push for ID laws started being a thing.)
@maggiejk
welcome to the "club"
I self-banned before signing up, when I heard it was owned by Fuckerberg.
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I am totally onboard with the idea of letting these accounts go dormant - but because these are dangerous services that steal your data, use it for the worst possible purposes and are becoming centi-billionaires doing it.
If you're upset about the gov, but not even more upset about the techbros, I don't know what to tell you.
Refuse to ID ANYWHERE as a matter of principle!
all biometric data you provide including your face ID, finger print, voice sample and even search habbits even on many chinese made smart phones like #xiaomi and #huawei end up sold to data brokers or AI companies, especially chinese companies to be used for advertisement, AI model training and sometimes illicit activities and criminals..... its beyond social media! These companies buy and sell all client data easily
tsaaro.com/blogs/is-your-xiaom…
Learn how Xiaomi collects and uses your data. Understand potential privacy concerns and what it means for your personal information.tsaaro.com
@Brokar @energisch_
three-factor (multi factor) authentication was taught to me as
1 something you know (password)
2 something you have (fob or authenticator object)
3 something you ARE (fingerprint, Iris scan, heartbeat signature)
#3 can't be changed so of course it's the most dangerous to just hand over
Yup.
#Readers know that the #devil needs #permission; once you give it, you're toast.
This is #NancyReagan's #brokenClock moment.
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@fennek Indeed, more on this here: mastodon.social/@_elena/116764…
#WSocial will open up their beta program today… and I have a SCOOP for you: it appears that they have quietly gone closed-source!This is ironic, considering that the @EUCommission just unveiled their Tech Sovereignty Package, emphasizing the importance of #OpenSource. And yet they have migrated their main ATproto accounts to W Social - whose code can no longer be inspected!
My full article - with a great analysis by @aral:
🔗: blog.elenarossini.com/w-social…
#FOSS #DigitalSovereignty #BigTech
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The internet is still full of wacky, weird, fun stuff. Your stuff still has a home. People want to see it.
Don't let anyone convince you otherwise.
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I wonder how many people stopped self-hosting their own websites due to ISPs using CGNAT?
It sure broke mine around 2020. I didn't even know that was a thing until ~last year. I just thought I forgot how to properly port forward.
I already know the whole story, and might not be aware of areas that may confuse readers. I need you, out there, to let me know.
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It's much harder to find gold in all that noise. Doug Adams:
"In the past the whales had been able to sing to each other across whole oceans, even from one ocean to another because sound travels such huge distances underwater. But now, again because of the way in which sound travels, there is no part of the ocean that is not constantly jangling with the hubbub of ships’ motors, through which it is now virtually impossible for the whales to hear each other’s songs or messages." (1/x)
"So fucking what, is pretty much the way that people tend to view this problem, and understandably so, thought Dirk. After all, who wants to hear a bunch of fat fish, oh all right, mammals, burping at each other?
But for a moment Dirk had a sense of infinite loss and sadness that somewhere amongst the frenzy of information noise that daily rattled the lives of men he thought he might have heard a few notes that denoted the movements of gods". (2/2)
We are being engulfed in LLM trash.
@kbeninato Would like to plug this post in support of the above.
terrygodier.com/the-boring-int…
The internet you grew up on isn't dying. A commercial veneer glued on top of it is. A visual essay about what actually persists.Terry Godier
An introduction to the IndieWeb, with a lot of bonus resources. Includes lists of interesting webrings, IndieWeb search engines, slash page directories, hosting platforms, and an assortment of other delightful things from across the human web.shellsharks
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Time for an updated #introduction!
Hey there friend, I'm Bwee! I'm your local genuine positivity-spreading fluffdragon.
🩵 I'm #Nonbinary #Trans and use they/them pronouns.
🩵 I live in QC, Canada with my husband @WahFo.
🩵 I am #polyamorous and am in three long term relationships, though I have others whom I say "I love you" to on a regular basis.
🩵 I am an immigrant to Canada (from the US) and do not speak French.
🩵 Art of my fluffdragon self can be found at saybwee.carrd.co !
🩵 I'm a #furry, and a #dragon #therian !
🩵 I was born in 1983 and am in my early 40's.
🩵 I absolutely love animals. Please send me all your pet photos, I will love you FOREVER.
🩵 I am very affectionate in roleplay posts, but will always ask consent before expressing it unless I know you well and I know for a fact that it's okay to hug, kiss and cuddle you.
My main goal here is to spread genuine, loving, compassionate positivity and to help bring a little light to my friends' timelines with silly antics and heartfelt words.
I adore you! Thank you for considering following me! You make me so happy, just by being you. :3
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These aren't pets strictly, they're backyard wildlife, but I love seeing bunnies hop around and carry on.
These four pics of a younger bunny in some what was at the time slightly overgrown grass in front of some irises are particularly cute, though.
All four of these were shot through an EOS Rebel T3i with a Canon FD 70-210mm f4 zoom lens mounted to it, and all four had a Polaroid SX-70 sim applied to them in post.
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Thanks! And yeah, same here. Also, I'm into traditional art, with my fave subjects being Pokemon fanart or rodent and bunny art, although I have also dabbled in Hamtaro fanart in the past and most recently Sonic fanart.
My fave drawing media currently are crayons, oil pastels, and chalk, although markers and water-based paints such as watercolors or acrylics are really fun too. I don't plan on getting into oil paints based on the fumy solvents alone.
(had to narrow this down to four examples because of Mastodon's image limit, which, yeah, I'm on Mastodon, and Pixelfed too, for that matter, but I find myself spending more time on Friendica)
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In my case, it would be, say, Eric Carle and I'd ask..
Mind if I try making some painted-paper cutout art? Because that looks really fun, plus it's an adorable art style to boot.
We'd probably actually have a pretty good time creating together in that scenario.
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So apparently Fred Rogers Productions just started a new YouTube channel where they'll be uploading every episode of Mister Rogers' Neighborhoodyoutube.com/@misterrogersneigh…
#Television #Children #Parenting #MisterRogers
Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood
Welcome to the official Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood YouTube channel! For more than 30 years, Mister Rogers created a relationship with millions of children, each of whom felt like they were visiting with a trusted friend.YouTube
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History often lets the cream rise to the top, so as long as we don't think this moment is the only one with anything good you can go back and find stuff that kids will like even long after you'd think it's totally obsolete.
My little guy loved "Singing in the rain" because of all the singing and dancing.
The groundhog that lives under my parents' porch had babies. #Groundhog #Woodchuck #Whistlepig #Wildlife #WesternMassachusetts
Just two months ago, we were all jumping for joy at Sora getting killed off, and now animators are doubling down on using AI in their stuff, one of whom, Jorge Gutierrez of The Book of Life fame, people are particularly pissed about. How the hell did we go from 'Yay, Sora's dead,' to this crap in two months?!
I'll never use AI in my own stuff, however, I mean for one, it's unethical to do so on multiple fronts, and two, I'm very much an analog artist to begin with as far as creating with real materials goes; digital of any sort just doesn't have the same sensory feedback as using real materials to create with.
Pichu, Pikachu, and Dedenne are playing with the fireflies, with one each landing on Pikachu and Dedenne's noses.
This was sculpted in modeling clay and shot through an EOS Rebel T3i with a Canon FD 35-70mm f4 zoom lens mounted to it.
#cute #cuteart #pokemon #pokemonart #pikachu #pichu #dedenne #clay #clayart #modelingclay #modelingclayart #eosrebelt3i #canonfd #vintagelenses
This one's a dual-post, in which one drawing is of Pichu and Dedenne going mud sliding in a forest, and the other is of Plusle and Minun blowing dandelions in a field.
Both of these were drawn in oil pastel on cardboard and photographed through a Lumix GF2 with a Canon FD 35-70mm f4 zoom lens mounted to it.
#cute #cuteart #pokemon #pokemonart #pichu #dedenne #plusle #minun #lumixgf2 #microfourthirds #canonfd #vintagelenses
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I’ve been given the opportunity to work with a special needs kid one-on-one and I’m teaching him #BlackHistory through claywork. Last week we discussed the history behind Southern face jugs—who invented the form, what they signify and their probable roots in the Congo. This week, I brought him a jug so he could sculpt the face. This child who supposedly has attention & behavior problems focused on the project peacefully for two hours solid. #Clay is the way.
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A bunny showed up in the yard earlier and I got some cute shots of it.
These were all shot through an EOS Rebel T3i with a Canon FD 70-210mm f4 zoom lens mounted to it.
#cute #cuteanimals #bunny #bunnies #eosrebelt3i #canonfd #vintagelenses
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in reply to 🅰🅻🅸🅲🅴 (🌈🦄) • •There's been a lot of bunnies hopping around in my yard too, and I'll link the image threads showing the shots I've grabbed of them so far.
Thread 1: Some cute bunny shots from my back yard.
Thread 2: I switched to the Lumix for these bunny shots.
Thread 3: These shots are using a Kodachrome 200 sim.
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