Matt Arnold @matt@penguicon.social

@matt @June Hi, I'm using Krita for https://www.peppercarrot.com/ and Inkscape. Both are multi-platform and Free/Libre and Open-Source (they are run by non-profit org, based on donation and code is open to volunteer).

I also share my Linux install receipe here: https://www.davidrevoy.com/article783/kubuntu-linux-20-04-for-a-digital-painting-workstation-reasons-and-install-guide

Good luck −I was a Photoshop teacher 10years ago− and switching to another tool often mean doing many compromises. I hope you'll find features attractive enough on alternatives to ease adaptation and make it fun.

boosting thread https://twitter.com/di_codes/status/1384926691760517121

1/ Thinking today about how important it is to be able to record video instantly, how many steps it takes on most phones, and how precious those seconds could be.

I found an easy shortcut on Android that I hadn't seen elsewhere and thought I'd share.

SCOTUS got it (mostly) right here. They vindicated Aaron Swartz and all the other victims who were bullied, silenced and terrorized by the CFAA. They took a huge step towards undoing one of Ronald Reagan's many idiocies.

Van Buren should be punished for corruption - under anti-corruption law, not under a definition of hacking so broad that it captures normal activities we all engage in several times, every day.

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A surprise treasure arrived - made by my Mum!

I think she was eager to make the game's first fan-art - I reckon she got it pretty spot on Ok hand

It'll be by my desk as I work on the game from now on.

I hope y'all enjoy June being Pride.

As an author, I'm waiting for July as Wrath, and August as Sloth.

The thing that people don’t understand about utopian fiction is that the conflict is external

Meaningful utopian stories may not contain conflict in the traditional literary sense, because the conflict lies between the reader and the dystopia of reality

The starting gun on Big Tech trustbusting was fired in 2017, when Lina Khan, then a law student (now an FTC trustbuster!) published "Amazon's Antitrust Paradox," a law-review article showing how Amazon formed a monopoly without legal trouble.

https://www.yalelawjournal.org/note/amazons-antitrust-paradox

The key was a Reagan-era shift in antitrust, based on the theories of the Nixonite criminal Robert Bork. Bork held that the only time we should fight monopolies is when they inflicted "consumer welfare" harms (higher prices).

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Love this! Love the slow down fun of it. Love the mechanics for how the duration of storytelling affects the primary game.
Very much how I've been thinking about the #MOSAICstrict systems I've made. I'm jealous of it.
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RT @capacle
So... I made a #soloRPG on a mug.

You play it as you sip your coffee or tea.

It's called "Short Rest". You can play it standalone or as an add-on to your campaign, when your characters stop for a... well, a…
https://twitter.com/capacle/status/1398284992439009280

Life After an Internet Mob Attack

Link: https://pasquale.cool/internet-mob
Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27295320

Hi! I'm CB! I like to draw and paint. I also make a webcomic called Blanco. You can read it here:
🌻 https://blancocomic.com

You can also find me elsewhere at the following places:
🌻 Insta: https://instagram.com/cb.webb
🌻 Artfol: https://artfol.me/cbwebb
🌻Pillowfort: https://pillowfort.social/cbwebb
🌻YouTube: https://youtube.com/cbwebb
🌻 Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/cbwebb
🌻 Gumroad: https://gumroad.com/cbwebb

Thanks for checking out my work!

@eff we should bring #openscience to the #fediverse as @cerisara and @rigelk are attempting to do with SciFed:

https://synalp.frama.io/olki/scifed/