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Hey, I like notifications and praise, so just a reminder that if you read a book or saw a painting or video you liked recently, tell the creator!
Share their stuff, leave a review, or even just hit like.
Seriously, we love that shit, it's like pet treats.
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Share their stuff, leave a review, or even just hit like.
Seriously, we love that shit, it's like pet treats.
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It's strange to think that there is going to be any sort of rough consensus in the fediverse about federating or not federating with any particular instance large or small.
We've put a ton of effort into making sure the Web doesn't fragment at the protocol/interop level, but the most important part of the entire Fediverse exercise is how that interop level empowers people and communities to make their own choices.
I think that a Balkanized fedi is the best, healthiest possible outcome.
We've put a ton of effort into making sure the Web doesn't fragment at the protocol/interop level, but the most important part of the entire Fediverse exercise is how that interop level empowers people and communities to make their own choices.
I think that a Balkanized fedi is the best, healthiest possible outcome.
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@FuchsiaShock The juxtaposition of “...spreading misinformation for free" and “journalists need a way to compete.” Heh.
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'Latin America is taking on a pioneering role in this. In Latin America, scientific outputs are considered a public good. Free-to-publish and free-to-read cooperative publishing is supported by non-commercial and publicly funded infrastructure. Ninety-five per cent of Latin American journals are diamond open access: community-driven and collaborative platforms with no article processing charges. Their example shows us that research is a more global and diverse enterprise than is typically acknowledged. By including diverse voices, they contribute substantially to the academic landscape and the accessibility and dissemination of research3. Unfortunately, these journals tend to be excluded by indexing systems, which causes science published outside of the Global North to not receive the attention that it deserves.'
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41562-023-01637-2![The future of academic publishing - Nature Human Behaviour](https://social.trom.tf/photo/preview/640/9386639)
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41562-023-01637-2
The future of academic publishing - Nature Human Behaviour
Academic publishing is the backbone of science dissemination –– but is the current system fit for purpose? We asked a diverse group of scientists to comment on the future of publishing.Nature
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Reddit perma-banning account promoting Lemmy has Streisand effect
As Reddit's enshittification reaches new heights their attempts to suppress attention for alternatives, like federated Lemmy, has the opposite effect as this Hacker News discussion shows.
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Hilarious that a #HackerNews top voted comment on a post wrt #Reddit censoring mentions of #Lemmy effectively argues that the latter is "too geeky and hard to use" and that the former two won't be displaced because they're well known and easy to approach.
These people have ZERO self awareness. Never mind understanding about the legacy of their forums.
@humanetech
These people have ZERO self awareness. Never mind understanding about the legacy of their forums.
@humanetech
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the same will happen with kbin, even tho its interface is hyper similar to reddit. pretty sure that's gonna be another case of "too geeky, unusable, unstable, useless, sh!tty reddit ripoff and bad".
the "useless", as one guy said (not on here) when i mentioned lemmy: "Another sh*tty reddit ripoff? Useless"
the "useless", as one guy said (not on here) when i mentioned lemmy: "Another sh*tty reddit ripoff? Useless"
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I saw a similar thread on Reddit itself. They had several sources that claimed mastodon had "failed to convert Twitter users", and therefore the fediverse was a waste of time and would never catch on.
I just chuckled because the longer they stay away, the better the fediverse will be (for me).
I just chuckled because the longer they stay away, the better the fediverse will be (for me).
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I remember reddit was sorta seen that way back in the day. The concept of of subreddits that had different sorting features and the like was a lot different than forums way back when
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I'm here because they banned it. Figure if they are threatened by lemmy it must be good.
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This is how to treat Billionaires:
"Swiss billionaire jailed over asbestos-related deaths in Italian town
Stephan Schmidheiny found guilty of causing deaths of 392 people in Casale Monferrato in Piedmont"
12 years in jail for a 73-year-old, Italy isn't messing around
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jun/08/stephan-schmidheiny-swiss-billionaire-jailed-over-asbestos-related-deaths-piedmont-italy
"Swiss billionaire jailed over asbestos-related deaths in Italian town
Stephan Schmidheiny found guilty of causing deaths of 392 people in Casale Monferrato in Piedmont"
12 years in jail for a 73-year-old, Italy isn't messing around
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jun/08/stephan-schmidheiny-swiss-billionaire-jailed-over-asbestos-related-deaths-piedmont-italy
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More of this!! No fines, take away their freedom and you'd be surprised how fast these criminals/business people change how they operate
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'CURATOR - Animated Short Film' by Ali Hoff
https://blenderartists.org/t/curator-animated-short-film/1466805
#b3d #blender3d #blenderart #blenderrender #blendercommunity
https://blenderartists.org/t/curator-animated-short-film/1466805
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CURATOR - Animated Short Film
A short film I made over the course of a couple of months. It’s the first time I’ve attempted something of this size and learned a lot in the process. The texturing is all shader to RGB stuff in eevee along with freestyle for the outlines.Blender Artists Community
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Ten years ago, Edward Snowden revealed details about US mass surveillance, including the role of the UK's GCHQ in gathering comms data globally.
Our Exec Director @jim marks the anniversary of the revelations: what they told us then and where we are now.
#surveillance #snowden #NSA
https://www.openrightsgroup.org/blog/snowden-revelations-ten-years-on/![Snowden Revelations: Ten Years On](https://social.trom.tf/photo/preview/640/8958902)
Our Exec Director @jim marks the anniversary of the revelations: what they told us then and where we are now.
#surveillance #snowden #NSA
https://www.openrightsgroup.org/blog/snowden-revelations-ten-years-on/
Snowden Revelations: Ten Years On
Ten years ago, the first revelations about US mass surveillance were published in the UK and USA.Open Rights Group
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I want to make a creature design portfolio with really consistent pieces of work using the the workflow of Hardy Fowler, from Digital Painting Studio. I'm just in time for the last day of #Mermay, so here you go: A mermaid/merfolk inspired by an #Oarfish! I forgot to record the creation process, unfortunately. I'm probably going to focus on creature design the coming weeks, so you can expect more of these kinds of work.
#FantasyArt #CreatureDesign #Mermaid #Merfolk
#FantasyArt #CreatureDesign #Mermaid #Merfolk
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@bestiaexmachina Thanks, that's good to hear 😁 I had been staring at it for such a long time that I really started to doubt if it was any good design. Probably need to look at it with fresh eyes in a few days.
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@sml Ah, thanks! It really worked using the workflow of Hardy Fowler. Check out this tutorial if you're interested: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=z9avv3nTfms![Concept Art Tutorial: Creating an Organic Creature with Digital Painting](https://social.trom.tf/photo/preview/640/8897174)
Concept Art Tutorial: Creating an Organic Creature with Digital Painting
Let's design and render a creepy organic creature. I'll go through my process of using value edges to create believable musculature, skin and all kinds of fl...YouTube
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The new report found that this past year, out of a $1.8 trillion federal discretionary budget, the U.S. spent a staggering $1.1 trillion – or 62% – of that budget on militarism and war.
https://popularresistance.org/new-report-1-1-trillion-or-62-of-the-federal-discretionary-budget-was-spent-on-militarism-and-war-last-year/![New Report: $1.1 Trillion Was Spent On Militarism And War Last Year](https://social.trom.tf/photo/preview/640/8836358)
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New Report: $1.1 Trillion Was Spent On Militarism And War Last Year
Washington, D.C. – On May 24, the National Priorities Project at the Institute for Policy Studies released a critical new analysis of the militarized budget in the United States, “The Warfare State: How Funding for Militarism Compromises our Welfare…Christopher Johnson (PopularResistance.Org)
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Chromebooks foisted on students? Teachers monitoring what children do outside of the classroom via nonfree software? Surveillance of children is common, and it's at your child's school, too. Support #FreeSoftware https://u.fsf.org/32h
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ca.2006, eine gute Freundin erzählt mir, wie sie beim Aussteigen in der S Bahn in Bern etwas zu hastig war und in jemanden hineingelaufen ist. Kurze Entschuldigung, dann die Erkenntnis. Es war der damalige Bundespräsident (CH). 2023, Youtube erzählt mir, es gab große Aufregung, weil sich ein Zivilist unter die Bodyguards von Bundeskanzler (D) beim Einsteigen in dessen gepanzerte Limousine gemischt hat. #verkehrswende
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I am thrilled to announce that UX and UI designer @menica is joining us to improve Godot and gamedev education!
The expertise of UX designers is unfortunately still often undervalued, so we will try to share her work and show you all the things an experienced designer sees that we often miss or don't even think about.
She will work on making educational content more accessible, interactive, and interesting.
The expertise of UX designers is unfortunately still often undervalued, so we will try to share her work and show you all the things an experienced designer sees that we often miss or don't even think about.
She will work on making educational content more accessible, interactive, and interesting.
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@gdquest Oh that's a piece of big news! 😍 I really like the work of @menica and I'm sure she'll contribute a lot to make Godot better. Congratz! 👍
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Private and encrypted messenger SimpleX Chat has released version 5.1, which includes message reactions and a self-destruct passcode, among other updates.
https://alternativeto.net/news/2023/5/simplex-chat-5-1-has-been-released-with-message-reactions-and-self-destruct-passcode/
https://alternativeto.net/news/2023/5/simplex-chat-5-1-has-been-released-with-message-reactions-and-self-destruct-passcode/
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#simplex is definitely my top pick for secure and anonymous IM...I recommend it to everyone😀. It keeps getting better every release. I'd say it's almost as accessible as signal now.
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And it is very easy to install a new SMP server on an AMD64 Yunohost to decentralize the network. https://install-app.yunohost.org/?app=simplex A desktop client is the only thing missing IMO.
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The the writers strike already has at least one icon—and she’s not a writer. Lindsay Dougherty is a Teamster boss who heads up Local 399. She said Teamster trucks would not cross picket lines. And she sent a raucous message that rang out through Hollywood: “What I’d like to say to the studios is: If you want to fuck around, you’re gonna find out." HTTPS://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2023/05/meet-the-writers-strikes-secret-weapon-hollywood-teamsters-boss-lindsay-dougherty
Meet the Writers Strike’s Secret Weapon: Hollywood Teamster Boss Lindsay Dougherty
“We are the hammer to their pencil”: How a woman who “gives no f--ks” is determined to unite entertainment industry labor.Joy Press (Vanity Fair)
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Let me rephrase: do you stand to lose anything if wealthy corporations continue to put pressure on wages and benefits for workers?
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It's not possible to protect children by banning their privacy, breaking #encryption or putting a backdoor into online services, which realistically, can be exploited by anyone. That is not protection, it's the opposite.
#onlinesafetybill #uk #cognitivedissonance #infosec
#onlinesafetybill #uk #cognitivedissonance #infosec
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Project Gold: New Blender Open Movie Announced!
https://www.blendernation.com/2023/05/23/project-gold-new-blender-open-movie-announced/
#blender #blender3d #b3d
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Project Gold: New Blender Open Movie Announced!
The Blender Studio has just announced Project Gold, it's next Blender Open Movie! While the studio is finishing up its current open film, "Pet Projects", this next one seems to be an ambitious project…Mario Hawat (BlenderNation)
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The U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy says social media is damaging to the mental health of children and adolescents. In a report released today, he details what parents and teens can do about it.
https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/social-media-mental-health-anxiety-depression-teens-surgeon-general-rcna85575
The report:
https://www.hhs.gov/surgeongeneral/priorities/youth-mental-health/social-media/index.html
#SocialMedia #MentalHealth![Social media is driving teen mental health crisis, surgeon general warns](https://social.trom.tf/photo/preview/640/8802531)
https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/social-media-mental-health-anxiety-depression-teens-surgeon-general-rcna85575
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https://www.hhs.gov/surgeongeneral/priorities/youth-mental-health/social-media/index.html
#SocialMedia #MentalHealth
Social media is driving teen mental health crisis, surgeon general warns
U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy blames social media for rising rates of anxiety, depression and other mental health struggles among teens and adolescents.Erika Edwards (NBC News)
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Plastic bottles harm human health at every stage of their life cycle https://grist.org/accountability/plastic-bottles-harm-human-health-at-every-stage-of-their-life-cycle/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon![Plastic bottles harm human health at every stage of their life cycle](https://social.trom.tf/photo/preview/640/8801722)
Plastic bottles harm human health at every stage of their life cycle
A new report says beverage companies like Coca-Cola must be “held accountable for the supply chain impacts of their plastics.”Joseph Winters (Grist)
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No one ever asks "how will roads pay for themselves or make a profit". But they do it with the post office and public transit. It's a brilliant messaging strategy to make people forget that their gas guzzling monopoly loses money paid for by taxes, but the other services are held to another standard entirely
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Strong Towns is a great resource on the flaws of how we currently look at ROI for large development and infrastructure projects
https://www.amazon.com/Strong-Towns-Bottom-Up-Revolution-Prosperity/dp/1119564816/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=strong+towns&qid=1685218314&sr=8-1
https://www.amazon.com/Strong-Towns-Bottom-Up-Revolution-Prosperity/dp/1119564816/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=strong+towns&qid=1685218314&sr=8-1
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Week highlights: @Blender 3.6 beta is out, @krita gets MLT-based animation player, MLT gets more 10-bit video support, VGC Illustration gets UI update and new tools, DrMr sampler gets a new life in a fork by Peter Semiletov
More info: https://librearts.org/2023/05/week-recap-21-may-2023/
Featured #b3d artwork by Gabriel Barral
More info: https://librearts.org/2023/05/week-recap-21-may-2023/
Featured #b3d artwork by Gabriel Barral
Weekly recap — 21 May 2023
Blender 3.6 beta is out, VGC Illustration gets new toolsAlexandre Prokoudine (Libre Arts)
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I'm a qualified agree. As @Jeremiah pointed out, it's required in some jurisdictions.
In other places, I still think a standard tag should be used, although it would be nice to have a language-appropriate tag, such as #publicité on French posts, alongside or instead of a global one.
Hashtags give disclosure and allows filtering. I think they're a pretty good mechanism.
In other places, I still think a standard tag should be used, although it would be nice to have a language-appropriate tag, such as #publicité on French posts, alongside or instead of a global one.
Hashtags give disclosure and allows filtering. I think they're a pretty good mechanism.
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If we priced externalities into the cost of fossil fuels, it’s not a profitable business.
The cleanup costs in California will be triple the industry’s projected profits, and that doesn’t even include cleaning up CO₂ and CH₄ from the atmosphere.
https://www.propublica.org/article/cost-of-california-oil-cleanup-exceeds-industry-profits![It Could Cost $21 Billion to Clean Up California’s Oil Sites, Study Finds](https://social.trom.tf/photo/preview/640/8767678)
The cleanup costs in California will be triple the industry’s projected profits, and that doesn’t even include cleaning up CO₂ and CH₄ from the atmosphere.
https://www.propublica.org/article/cost-of-california-oil-cleanup-exceeds-industry-profits
It Could Cost $21 Billion to Clean Up California’s Oil Sites, Study Finds
Cleanup costs for the state’s oil and gas wells are triple what the industry is expected to make in future profits.ProPublica
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ARTIST FRIENDS and FRIENDS OF ARTISTS:
I'm strongly against AI-art, and a SF zine who is publishing one of my stories has a need for HUMAN MADE ART (this is a paying gig), but the deadline is very tight on this. So I'm putting out my feelers to anyone who is an artist or knows someone interested in doing cover art for a SF magazine (deadline: May 28th).
Email me (susankayeq@gmail.com) for details. Thanks for sharing!
(image: some art I commissioned for the Solarpunk Futures expo)
I'm strongly against AI-art, and a SF zine who is publishing one of my stories has a need for HUMAN MADE ART (this is a paying gig), but the deadline is very tight on this. So I'm putting out my feelers to anyone who is an artist or knows someone interested in doing cover art for a SF magazine (deadline: May 28th).
Email me (susankayeq@gmail.com) for details. Thanks for sharing!
(image: some art I commissioned for the Solarpunk Futures expo)
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I don't post or boost posts bashing the Republican party not because I support them but rather because those posts perpetuate the myth that we really have two parties. Sure they have some differences on cultural issues, but in the important areas of economic and foreign policy, I challenge people to show me how they significantly differ. #uniparty
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bandcamp won their union! bandcamp won their union!!
i'm so fucking happy for them, and also for the possible knock-on effects of some of epic game's holdings unionizing
their full statement - https://blog.bandcamp.com/2023/05/19/bandcamp-and-bandcamp-united-release-joint-statement-on-union-vote/
i'm so fucking happy for them, and also for the possible knock-on effects of some of epic game's holdings unionizing
their full statement - https://blog.bandcamp.com/2023/05/19/bandcamp-and-bandcamp-united-release-joint-statement-on-union-vote/
Bandcamp and Bandcamp United Release Joint Statement on Union Vote
Today, a majority of eligible Bandcamp workers voted 31-7 in favor of forming Bandcamp United, a union represented by the Office and Professional Employees International Union (OPEIU). The vote res…Bandcamp Updates
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in reply to mhoye • •Totally agree, that's how the real world works. Representation at the local level, human scale...think "Monkey Sphere"
https://www.cracked.com/article_14990_what-monkeysphere.html
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