I keep hearing that #Mastodon is not likely to replace #Twitter. To that I say: so what?
I've been contributing to the #Linux desktop for the last 15 years not because it's likely to replace #Windows, but because providing people with free desktop is the right thing to do.
I use and support Mastodon not because it's likely to replace Twitter, but because it's a social network done right.

I'm a former historian, researcher / author who switched careers about a year ago to become a software engineer (currently an ML engineer @ ZenML working on #MLOps).

I'm retraining myself to think and work in technical domains. Software is my day job, but around the edges I'm studying #machinelearning (mainly via #fastai), mathematics (via Open University's #Q31 #mathematics degree) and also the 'Basic Program' at Chicago University.

#introduction

Comet ZTF over Mount Etna

Image Credit & Copyright: Dario Giannobile

https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap230128.html #APOD

Peach quince flower on creme #Love #Liebe #ValentinesDay #Romance #Romantic #2023AYearForArt #QuinceFlower #BuyArtNotCandy #ValentinesDay2023 #AYearForArt #Pink #JanuaryJoy #Art #Artist #LoveArt #IrisRichardsonArtist #ArtCollector #ArtMatters #mastoart #FediGiftShop https://iris-richardson.pixels.com/featured/peach-quince-flowers-iris-richardson.html

Day 27 #JanuaryJoy

Hellebores in my garden #aTinyGardenInNorthEastWales
I took this photo last March while having a wander in my back garden. At the time I had Covid and was looking for something to cheer myself up. The Hellebore flowers provided that cheer. Although I did manage to slice my finger open while cutting the flowers 🤦‍♀️
#flowers #plants #gardens
#Wales
#florespondence
#FloralDisplay

Tea and salad
Midjourney 4 AI Art
#stablediffusion #dalle2 #dalle #aiart #nightcafe #midjourney

Muli colored cats
Caterday
Midjourney 4 AI Art
#stablediffusion #dalle2 #dalle  #aiart #nightcafe #midjourney​
#Caterday​

Beautiful brown cats
Caterday
Midjourney 4 AI Art
#stablediffusion #dalle2 #dalle #aiart #nightcafe #midjourney
#Caterday

« My precious ! ». Blue Jay grabbing one of its most favorate food. #bird #birdwatching #birdphotography #naturephotography #wildlife #nature

My latest soft pastel artwork is titled 'Bluebird for Happiness and Lucky Clover' becuase it combines a beautiful Eastern bluebird with a four-leaf clover. One symbolizes happiness while the other is a symbol of luck.
See this artwork now in my online gallery at https://mm-anderson.pixels.com/featured/bluebird-for-happiness-and-lucky-clover-mm-anderson.html and soon on the other sites listed in my profile.
#birds #BirdArt #art #ArtistsOnMastodon #MastoArt #PastelArtwork #FediGiftShop #bluebird #TraditionalArt

Do I know any product design people looking for a new opportunity? A little birdie tells me a large and growing open source project will be looking to hire a product designer soon—likely working on established apps as well as new services.

Shoot me a DM (e.g. reply to this post with the visibility set to only people you mention) or get in touch somehow. https://cassidyjames.com

#GetFediHired #jobs #FediHire #OpenSource

A macro shot of some Kalanchoe Blossfeldiana flowers for todays #JanuaryJoy

See more HERE:
https://5-tanya-smith.pixels.com/featured/pink-flowers-tanya-c-smith.html

#AYearForArt #BuyArtNotCandy #MastoArt #LoveArt #flower #flowers #FlowersOnFriday #macro #photography #fedigiftshop #pink #gifts #wallart

The late afternoon Texas son shines through the petals of a yellow zinnia.

#AYearForArt #ArtMatters #BuyArtNotCandy #GiftThemArt #ArtLove #Sun #Flower #ValentinesDay2023 #Yellow #Gift #Prints #Art #Photo

IT'S HERE: https://fineartamerica.com/featured/sun-flower-windy-craig.html

Not the tallest, but here is a mountain creek in the #SmokyMountains after a morning storm.

#WaterfallWednesday
#Nature #NaturePhotography #photography

St Dunstan-in-the-East, London.

Designed approx 1100 on St Dunstan's Hill, halfway between London Bridge and the Tower of London, this church has been added to and rebuilt multiple times over the centuries (as is common for buildings of this age). After damage from the Great Fire of London in 1666, Christopher Wren added a steeple. It was largely destroyed in WWII and the ruins are now a public garden.

#travel #Photography #POTD #uk #England #greatbritain #English #architecture #art #history

A beautiful blue sunset on Lake Hancock in Winter Garden, Florida

SEE IT HERE: https://3-pamela-williams.pixels.com/featured/blue-sunset-2-pamela-williams.html

#sunset #florida #blue #evening #peaceful #tranquil #serene #quiet #silence #AYearForArt #GiveArtNotCandy #FediArt #MastoArt #ArtMatters #SharePamsArt #Art #Smile #mentalhealthmatters #photography #POTD

Purity
Beauty
Love
Purple
Lily

A little something to make you #smile
Hoping y'all will #shopsmall when celebrating this year. Avoid the big guys & Instead support independent #artists 🎨🖌️♥️

ART: https://3-pamela-williams.pixels.com/featured/10889-purple-lily-pamela-williams.html

#art #mastoart #fediart #mastodonart #flower #flowers #flowerpower #garden #gardening #gardener #fedigiftshop #artwork #ArtMatters #AYearForArt #GiveArtNotCandy #poetry #supportartists #love #writing #haiku #writingcommunity

I’ve been playing around with Midjourney and StableDiffusion. (See prompt below, “woman making pasta cyberpunk tech light”), and wondering why exactly it is that neural nets can’t draw hands.

I found a super interesting book about how humans learn to draw, and it turns out that drawing hands is hard for people too because they have so many dimensions and variations to them.

https://anatomiaartistica.files.wordpress.com/2014/09/edwards-the-new-drawing-on-the-right-side-of-the-brain.pdf

Looking at the world through the windshield on my morning commute. #sunrise #Manitoba #sundog

Hello! I'm an Illustrator and new to Mastodon. Still learning but excited to see a social platform thrive through kindness! 🌟

Here is one of my recent illustrations: Timeless. "9x12 Gouache painting of my two cats. Let me know what you think and I'd love to see other artists to follow here!

#FaithInTheFuture #Illustrator #Artistsonmastodon #Artmontag #Artmonday #Cats #Catsofmastodon #Artshare #Artsupport