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andycarolan

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Illustrator and Graphic Designer | Vegan | He/Him | Interested in #design, #creativity, #illustration, #remoteworking, and #sustainability

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@_elena@mastodon.social avatar _elena , to random

Popular YouTube creators hold so much power in raising awareness about alternatives to Big Tech platforms.

I felt hope while watching Johnny Harris's latest video "The Internet Didn't Fail. It Was Taken"... which ultimately launched a new initiative: crowdsourced journalism on a site called NewPress.

Looking at screenshots I thought the site was hosted on and thus federated.

Alas it's on SquareSpace and filled with trackers 😭

Who can we get on the Fediverse? Maybe Vanessa Wingårdh?

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@_elena I imagine it would be relatively easy to build a platform on fedi that people could submit grassroots journalism/personal experiences of big tech vs FOSS platforms to.

But then there’s the risk of it being yet another silo. Maybe an aggregator would be better?

/just thinking out loud

@_elena@mastodon.social avatar _elena , to random

Good morning from DUMBO in Bologna 👋 🇮🇹

I just had the pleasure of meeting @morloi IRL.

Coming up today at 5pm: we’ll be on stage to talk about the Fediverse (il ! )… in front of an audience of students and marketing professionals - who probably have never heard about it.

Yesterday they had a full house with hundreds of attendees! I’ll try my very best to pique their interest 🤗

Wishing you all a great day!

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@_elena ooh looks like a real nice venue! That stage! I hope your Fedi talk goes well! Enjoy! @morloi

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    @_elena Have fun!

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    The easiest role to replace with AI is that of a Billionaire CEO.

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    @_elena @elena With all the respect in the world, logo competitions are pretty universally frowned upon in the design industry. It's effectively speculative work.

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    @_elena Thanks Elena, oh yes, I'm 100% sure that it was well intentioned. It's totally impossible for us all to be aware of sentiment and practices within each other's industries. I'm sure I've taken missteps on occasion lol.

    Thanks for the discourse, and I hope that VinylCache find what they are looking for :)

    Wishing you a great day!

    @woe2you

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    @_elena You're welcome! Thanks for leaving the post in place with your edits! 🙂

    ...

    Just a side note... this is what I love about Mastodon. We can have respectful and helpful discussions with each other about this kind of thing. It's awesome!

    @woe2you

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    @aral @KimSJ @_elena Open Source is definitely something I'm becoming increasingly intrigued by recently. it appears to work differently to other entities. Any and all resources are helpful :)

    @artlung@xoxo.zone avatar artlung , to random

    I wonder if soft core pornographic chat will be the thing that saves the economics of the b.s. machines.

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    @artlung We are at the weird junction of Governments trying to block adult content, and ai tech companies trying to introduce it.

    I'm sure there's a venn diagram out there for this 🤔

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    If my Ad-Blocker is causing your site to not operate correctly, maybe that's because your site has more ads than content!

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    @brettm That's strange... maybe a built in browser feature? I know Safari has various blockers as standard

    @ellie@hachyderm.io avatar ellie , to random

    getting my first photos from this developed! let's hope i didn't screw it up lolol

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    @ellie wait… are you in the 1900s? lol

    @andycarolan@social.lol avatar andycarolan , to random

    Talking about sustainability, has anyone found a good alternative to plastic washup-sponges? I used to buy the coconut coir sponges but found they used to disintegrate almost immediately.

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    When compared to other forms of entertainment, I really don't feel that video games are expensive. Especially those which offer 100s of hours of playability.

    I've played Animal Crossing New Horizons for 395 hours... a £49.99 game. That's about 13p an hour.

    I've played Mario Kart 8 Deluxe for 185 hours, another £49.99 game. That's 27p an hour.

    Compare that to an average price, non-premier 2 hour movie rental from Apple TV £4.99. So, about £2.50 an hour.

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    @ValueSubtracted@startrek.website avatar ValueSubtracted As Prodigy S2 is relatively new, might I suggest placing this content behind a content warning for potential spoilers?

    There's a lot of people out there who are yet to watch this awesome show!

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    @ValueSubtracted@startrek.website avatar ValueSubtracted I understand where you're coming from, and as you said, it's not an ideal content warning system.

    I was pretty quick on board watching S2, so not affected anyway. I just know how some can be with spoilers lol.

    LLAP!

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    @ValueSubtracted@startrek.website avatar ValueSubtracted Thanks for the clarification! I think we are all finding our way across the fediverse, and whatever happens, it’s all infinitely better than the alternatives!

    @andycarolan@social.lol avatar andycarolan , to random

    If anyone has a project that they are working on for or , and need an digital designer/illustrator, I would love to hear from you.

    I find this type of project incredibly rewarding to work on, as they do have potential to encourage us to make better, more sustainable choices.

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    Who has most of your money?

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    @amxmln Nintendo is definitely at the top for me. All the games + hardwares I have here... it's way more than any other platform lol.

    I do have a sizeable Steam library though... much lower value however.

    @andycarolan@social.lol avatar andycarolan , to random

    Sorry that I've not been around on the today... Being Easter holiday week, I've been spending much of the time with family.

    Ended up walking for 10km today around town. It was lovely!

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    @Flatworm7591@lemmy.dbzer0.com avatar Flatworm7591 Many people will refuse to pay the high price of YouTube Premium or suffer through multiple pre and midroll adverts. It could lead to many abandoning the platform entirely.

    I think the way forward is self or federated hosting. The time of YouTube may finally be coming to a close. @neil@mastodon.neilzone.co.uk avatar neil