I’m thinking of writing a serialised story on here since Akkoma gives me plenty of space for writing. Maybe do something where each instalment is about a 1,000 words, accompany it with StableDiffusion images (or images generated by StableDiffusion that my wife modifies/tweaks — we talked about it, but still figuring out that part …) and do a part every few days or something?

I have a story brewing in my head which is perfect for this but just need to find the time. What with work and the AI papers, weekdays are kind of full and I really need the time for things to percolate properly if I want to write and it’s fun. So maybe write over the weekends and publish over the week?

Still thinking about this … It’s a fun story that both my wife and I have worked on for years, but this is a totally different take on that, and so essentially, a new story 🙂

Tusker is really coming into its own for me. I’ve done a bunch of changes to make it work better on macOS as a Catalyst app (mostly to do with remembering placement of the windows and such) and have added in notifications since I forget to check for new posts if there’s no badge on the app …

Still have a few things I’d like to fix but overall, I still like the app and how much easier it is to modify than most of the other Mastodon app code I’ve looked at recently.

So looks as if I’m going with Tusker and will continue to tinker with it. Most of the stuff I’ve added is rough and needs polishing but then I need to find the time to do that, don’t I? 😛

We're looking for a product manager for our digital archive data services at The National Archives (UK). Permanent, full-time (though job share and part-time also considered), hybrid working (2 days a month onsite usually the minimum), senior executive officer grade, £47,000 plus benefits https://www.civilservicejobs.service.gov.uk/csr/jobs.cgi?jcode=1836179 #DigiPres #DigitalPreservation

Hey Mastodon, I’m trying to help find someone doing research involving human facial EMG recording. (e.g. levator labii and corrugator signals) You know anyone? Heard any rumors?
#EMG
#Electromyography

@davemark Personaly, for any new projects where cross-platform is a requirement, I try to go with SwiftUI since it makes life easier overall. Catalyst works great most of the time, but on the macOS side you get a few idiosyncrasies which just makes things a bit annoying … (This is based on having worked with both SwiftUI and Catalyst Mastodon client in the past few weeks 😛)

For work, it really depends on the environment I guess. At work, I have a boss who loves SwiftUI and wants me to convert existing code to SwiftUI. I personally find UIKit faster to get going with since you can build a UI fast and for smaller projects, UIKit (but not AppKit so much, but that again might be my personal biases) faster to get started.

But if the project is cross-platform, I generally reach for SwiftUI. For smaller, less-complex stuff, SwiftUI works well,. But if you try to do some complicated stuff cross-platform, SwiftUI becomes a bit of a learning curve. Generally, it still gets the job done these days and there’s usually somebody who’s faced the same issues as you already, but it does become a bit more work … For example, supporting a specific type of view (say a UITextView analogue with particular functionality) on both iOS and macOS ….

Arturo, chilly this morning but making an effort to be adorable as ever.

#asstodon

“[E]verything is a challenge. You have to answer challenge with creative effort. That’s the only thing you can do.”

— Isamu Noguchi, Japanese-American artist, sculptor, designer, landscape architect (1904-1988)
#IsamuNoguchi #Noguchi #Sculpture #Creativity

Happy hummingbird zoomies

Alien babydoll
Midjourney 4 AI Art
#stablediffusion #dalle2 #dalle #aiart #nightcafe #midjourney

I looked at her and said.. I think that's enough, it's but Monday - chill. However her body language stated she was on a mission. ( or he)!

Photo pd ~ that be me
I leave my camera on the table for unexpected visitors such as she/he.

#Birds #BirdPhotography
#MondayMood
#MondayMotivation #Motivated
#Monday
#PhotoOfTheDay
#Photography
#Robin #NaturePhotography
#Nature

I created a story in my mind’s eye about these two when I saw them fishing on this little bayside dock. I imagined that they’ve grown old together & still enjoy doing the little things in life as a couple ... things that are the glue that make a relationship last.

#fishing #love #romantic #ValentinesDay #Valentine #MastodonArt #FediArt #art #MastodonArtists #photography #MastoPhotography #MastoPhoto #Mastodon #Fediverse #FediGiftShop #AYearForArt

My work HERE: https://hhphotography.pixels.com/featured/just-you-and-me-hh-photography-of-florida.html

Cute skunk really for Winter
Midjourney 4 AI Art
#stablediffusion #dalle2 #dalle #aiart #nightcafe #midjourney

The highest mountain of the Lviv region of Ukraine 🇺🇦.
Mount Pikuy. 1408 m
In winter, everything is covered with frost.

#mondaymorning #mastodonmonday #mountains #winter #Ukraine #Lviv #pikuy #mount #goodmorning

#SilentSunday

📍Edinburgh, Écosse

By: Abandoned World

Telephone designed by Gustav Klimt
Midjourney 4 AI Art
#stablediffusion #dalle2 #dalle #aiart #nightcafe #midjourney

City Rain
By Natalja Picugina

#art #painting #mastoart

My first post. We’ll see what comes of this… Here is a heron that I caught last week at a local park.

We visited the town of Djúpivogur in eastern Iceland. I just loved coming across these little towns with colorful streets. This building is one of the oldest commercial buildings in Iceland dating to the 1790's.

#Iceland #Djupivogur #icelandroadtrip #artmatters #AYearForArt #icelandvillage

Prints available!
https://kristia-adams.pixels.com/featured/colorful-street-in-djupivogur-kristia-adams.html

Four recent photos from Lake Superior. These were all from one morning. Some of these are vertical shots and some are horizontal. You'll need to click them to see them in their full orientation.

#Photography #LandscapePhotography #LakeSuperior #Minnesota