The next time you use any navigation device, software or Google Maps thank Dr. Gladys West. Her contributions to the mathematical modeling of the shape of Earth, and her work on the development of the satellite models that were eventually incorporated into  the Global Positioning System (GPS) technology. #BlackMastodon #BlackHistoryMonth

On the Fediverse you definitely get more engagement, however, some of that engagement is rather weird 😛

Just over the last 24 hours, I’ve seen at least three such engagements where people make cryptic, drive-by-remarks which either misunderstand the original post, or is completely off the point.

Since I’ve had very little engagement with people I didn’t follow on Twitter, I don’t know if this is normal or not. But it seems a little weird to me …

The one personal engagement of the ones I mentioned above was my wife getting a reply about an art project she was doing. She was doing the art for something I was working on and she mentioned it was at my request. She also mentioned that she was using a particular type of brush. She gets a response saying that she shouldn’t be dictated to as to what type of brush she uses …

We were both mystified since she didn’t say she was using the brushes at my request, nor at anybody else’s. So why the comment? Just poor reading skills? Jumping to conculsions? Or just the need to insert yourself into other people’s lives right or wrong? 😛

I have no idea … (Of course, as a disclaimer, these interactions are the exception. Most interactions here on the Fediverse have been really great and I do like being here way more than Twitter …)

The feeling of being in a hollow tree is like being tucked up in a living bed

Willow on Streatham Common
#WillowTree #treesofmastdon #Streatham

#Tech #layoffs are not fun. If anyone is looking for a #job in tech, ProductHunt has listed a few openings at various companies.

👉🏾 https://www.producthunt.com/jobs

Also Automattic is hiring as well.

👉🏾 https://automattic.com/work-with-us/

Yes, I am still upset with various companies laying off tens of thousands of workers & then doing stock buybacks worth billions of dollars! 😡

Guten Morgen #mastodon

Am #TravelThursday (und irgendwie auch #ThrowbackThursday) gibt es ein Bild aus dem beschaulichen #Huelgoat in der #Bretagne.

#Huelgoat is a picturesque little town in #brittany which lies near an enchanted forest. It is truly magical 🧙‍♂️and a heaven for #mosstodon fans!

#photography #fotografie #france #breizh

#birds #pnw #Nature #naturephotography #photography Anna’s hummer showing off in Sequim, WA

"Be a parrot in a flock of pigeons"

It's a colorful world and this Macaw is here to bring a fresh #smile to your face!

🕵️‍♂️ CLOSER LOOK: https://3-pamela-williams.pixels.com/featured/meet-the-macaws-pamela-williams.html

#macaw #parrot #colormyworld #colorful #wildlife #tropical #SharePamsArt #POTD #Photography #photographyIsArt #PhotoOfTheDay #DigitalArt #AYearForArt #ArtMatters #GiveArtNotCandy #Art #FebruaryFun #MentalHealthMatters #ValentinesDay

Views from the southern end of Bute.

#scottishislands #clydeislands #scotland #love #unlimitedscotland #visitscotland #lovescotland #scotlandphotography #andydrane

A pink and white Tulip flower.

https://5-tanya-smith.pixels.com/featured/pink-and-white-tulip-tanya-c-smith.html

#tulip #flowers #floral #AYearForArt #mastoart #spring #photography #buyintoart #wallart #gifts #gift #fediart #fedigiftshop

Sunshine !!! First full day of sunlight today. About time ! The Early morning sunshine was perfect to get the beauty of this female Northern Cardinal. But they are beautiful no matter the weather…#birdwatching #birdphotography #naturephotography #birds #nature #wildlife

Today it's Kitsune...but in fire ! 🔥
which one do you prefer ?

#kitsune #fox #illustration #chane #artist #cute #art #fantasy

Sunset in the Rocky Mountains
By David Lloyd Glover

#art #painting #mastoart #sunset #mountains

I believe that #Buzzards are doing very well over here... No hike without an encounter.

#BirdsinLatin #ButeoButeo
#Birdphotography #Birds #Birdsofthefediverse #birdsofprey
#BirdsofMastodon #Wildlife #Wildlifephotography #Nature

There's a specific grant or fellowship for everything, so where is the one for a middle-aged retired military PhD candidate in Japanese/military history, staring at the end of his funding, with teenage kids who have Type 1 Diabetes? Asking for a friend.

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Interior Mars habitat designed by Gustav Klimt
Midjourney 4 AI Art
#stablediffusion #dalle2 #dalle  #aiart #nightcafe #midjourney​

Mars habitat designed by Gustav Klimt
Midjourney 4 AI Art
#stablediffusion #dalle2 #dalle  #aiart #nightcafe #midjourney​

Starship Toad
Midjourney 4 AI Art
#stablediffusion #dalle2 #dalle #aiart #nightcafe #midjourney

I have been doing art the last month. I just got lost in terms of what I did when and tracking all that, which I do more for me than anyone else to track progress and such. Hopefully, I'll get some kind of record together today or tomorrow.

Meanwhile, I'm working on this for the hubs @f. At his request. I have not used animal fur brushes in Procreate before and I have almost zero experience in creating my own weird imaginary creatures, so this should be interesting. I do not promise good! LOL

#ArtMatters #AYearForArt #Procreate #ProcreateArt #DigitalArt #WomensArt #WomenArtists #ArtistsOnMastodon
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There are several macOS #StableDiffusion GUIs (besides the web GUIs) out there:

1. Diffusion Bee: https://github.com/divamgupta/diffusionbee-stable-diffusion-ui — the grand-daddy of them all since it has been around since the early days.

2. Swift CoreML Diffusers: https://github.com/huggingface/swift-coreml-diffusers — the original CoreML GUI from HuggingFace which started out a new bunch of UIs.

3. MochiDiffusion: https://github.com/godly-devotion/MochiDiffusion — based on the codebase for #2 but now seems to be hard-forked.

4. Ink Bot: https://testflight.apple.com/join/40gExWSM — No website for the app, only the TestFlight page and some info on Mastodon.

I’ve tried all of the above and have even done my own fork of #2 and added my own features: https://github.com/FahimF/swift-coreml-diffusers/

But of the lot, I think I like Ink Bot the best … provided it had a few more features/tweaks. Unfortunately, since it’s closed source, I can’t modify the code to add the features I want 😛

So either I have to go back to my fork of the HuggingFace UI, or start with one of the other options and add the features I want. But I’m still working on my fork of Tusker (Fediverse client in case the sudden segue is confusing …) to add the features I want there … And I want the weekend for reading/writing.

What do do? I don’t know … The urge to code is hard 😜