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opendrive134 · 7 months
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sirfrogsworth · 8 months
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I'm not upset that blu-rays are being phased out. Formats all become obsolete and then die out.
My worry is there is not an adequate replacement for physical media. If you stream a 4K movie, it is usually over compressed and has a lossy audio track. Usually the quality *improves* when you move on to the next thing. But in this case, only the convenience is improved.
And there is no way to truly own the media you buy online. Even on Amazon when you "buy" something, that just means you have indefinite access to the file on their server. But if they lose the rights to that content or decide to delete it for tax purposes, you lose it too.
There is a service called Kaleidescape. It allows you to download blu-ray quality movie files onto local storage. Unfortunately the service has way too many caveats. You can only play the movies on their proprietary equipment. If they go out of business you will lose all of your movie purchases. And while they have a lot of mainstream, big budget movies, their selection is far from vast.
Oh, and their hardware starts at $8,000 and each movie is between $10 and $30 to purchase. And if you want to save more than 125 movies, the cost balloons to nearly $20K for the hardware.
The quality issue will eventually solve itself. New codecs like AV1 and H.266 will allow files to be compressed without losing any quality.
But I have no idea what to do about being unable to truly own your media. No studio will agree to DRM-free downloads that you can store anywhere and play with any device.
Maybe they can create a system where you can register any device you own and be allowed to play the file on those registered devices. So you get a file you can download, but the DRM requires verification you own the device it is being played on.
Perhaps they could designate a few cloud storage services as approved download platforms. You are free to shift your media from cloud to cloud, but it must always stay on the cloud and be registered to you. That way if a cloud storage company bites the dust, you still have the option to move your media to another place.
It's not as good as DRM-free local storage, but I don't see studios agreeing to anything else.
In truth, people are probably never going to buy movies in the future. If you have the option to rent for $3 or buy for $20, people probably aren't going to see the value in spending that much to own a movie.
Maybe the solution lies in some kind of law. If a platform no longer wishes to host a show or movie and they can't sell it to another streaming service, then they must give up the rights and allow the Library of Congress to save and distribute it.
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solradguy · 9 months
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GUILTY GEAR VASTEDGE XT - FULL ARCHIVE
Yeah. The canon pachislot machine. Here's everything we have for it at the moment, including a bunch of files ripped from the Android port, concept art, and a Japanese transcript of the game's dialog.
ARCHIVE.ORG
=== FOLDER CONTENTS ===
VXT CONCEPT ART - Character model sheets
FIXED COLORS - Color-corrected model sheets
VXT DIALOG TRANSCRIPTS - Transcript of the Japanese text, partial English translation
VXT MESHES + SOUNDS + TEXTURES - Assets from the game itself (graphics, etc)
MESHES
SOUNDS
TEXTURES
VXT MOBILE APP RIPPED FILES - 2 .OBB and 1 .APK files ripped from the Android port
VXT VIDEOS - Footage of the gameplay and of the physical machine in action (there were some cool moving bits, like an animatronic Junkyard Dog MK.II)
VXT ANIMATED GAME ASSETS - Anything from the game that moved (cutscenes, UI assets, etc)
CREDITS + INFO.TXT - Informational text file. Also including the credits and additional info in that file here below the cut:
=== CONCEPT ART CREDITS ===
Mister Guest (via e-hentai) Volcanic Fighter (Twitter: nincopyjasb; Tumblr: @nincopyjasb) Shmuel (Twitter: shmuelbrain; Tumblr @shmuelbrain) Renexuz (Twitter: renexuz1; Tumblr: @renexuz)
=== DIALOG MANUSCRIPT COMPILATION & PARTIAL TRANSLATION ===
Volcanic Fighter (Twitter: nincopyjasb; Tumblr: @nincopyjasb) Dialog script original host (defunct): http://priban.gozaru.jp/ggv.html
=== MOBILE .APK & .OBB FILE RIPS ===
Lux (Twitter: xaeldritch) Nainsoo (Twitter: na_insoo)
=== ANIMATED & GRAPHICAL ASSETS, MUSIC, AND MESH RIPS ===
Tillman (Twitter: validtine; Tumblr: @tillman)
=== RESTORED & REMASTERED OPENING ANIMATION ===
Shmuel (Twitter: shmuelbrain; Tumblr: @shmuelbrain)
Original video hosts:
Youtube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=3-Vj8wymN3Q
Twitter: twitter.com/ShmuelBrain/status/1650153182725636098
=== ADDITIONAL THANKS ===
Shmuel (Twitter: shmuelbrain; Tumblr: @shmuelbrain) Renexuz (Twitter: renexuz1; Tumblr: @renexuz) The GG Lore Rev server
=== ARCHIVE COMPILATION ===
Sol Radguy
=== ADDITIONAL NOTES ===
About the archive - The files here were previously scattered across multiple websites and cloud storage services, making them difficult to acquire to those outside the small Guilty Gear archival group. I did my best to gather them all in one place. Please contact me if more files are discovered and I will add them to the archive upload on Archive.org.
The ripped mobile port files - The mobile version of Vastedge XT was only online and available to even download for around a year before the servers shut down. The two .OBB and one .APK file were ripped from the Android port of the game and are what Tillman ripped the animated assets, meshes, sounds, and textures from. A lot could not be ripped because it was stored on the game's servers. The encryption also makes ripping files from these difficult. It's possible there's more on them that was not able to be ripped.
Japanese file names - The original name of the .APK was パチスロ GG_com.dtechno.slotguilty.apk and had to be renamed to be compressed into a .ZIP folder. If the file runs into errors during launch/cracking attempts, try reverting the name. Likewise, the Japanese names of the videos could not be compressed and were also translated. There is a separate .TXT file within VXT VIDEOS that includes their original Japanese file names.
Duplicate concept art images - There were two archives of the concept art. One was hosted on e-hentai by Mister Guest and contained the full, uncropped, images. The second was from a folder that Volcanic had compiled. Volcanic's files were a higher resolution, but were cropped and missing some information Mister Guest's files had. I've included them both here as well as the files from a third archive where an anonymous user on Imgur had restored the colors on the character models to match how they look in the game itself.
Neon colors on the concept art - The neon sections on these character model sheets are temporary/placeholder colors and not how they appeared within the Vastedge XT game. Their true colors can be seen in the videos within the VXT VIDEOS folder or in the FIXED COLORS folder within VXT CONCEPT ART.
Dialog transcripts - What we know of Vastedge's story came from official story summaries posted by Arc System Works on the Guilty Gear websites. The dialog is exactly that: character dialog. There may be lines missing, that are inaccurate (due to typos), or other written/spoken parts of VXT not included. It may be possible to get this missing information from the videos in VXT VIDEOS or from other VXT video sources online.
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wraether · 18 hours
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re: adobe's new terms of service
Dont take this as me being pro-adobe (i think they're an evil company with shitty software that i hate so much i dont even pirate) but the whole "you grant us a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free sublicensable, license to use, reproduce, display, distribute (etc.)" part of the TOS is like... bog standard. Completely normal. I hate to break it to you, but basically every social media, file sharing service, cloud storage site, or whatever else includes it in their TOS. Otherwise, for example, a site could not show your post to other users - or a file sharing service could not allow you to share files with other users. Because they'd lack the license to do so.
Even straight from the tumblr TOS:
"When you provide User Content to Tumblr (...) you grant Tumblr a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free, sublicensable, transferable right and license to use, host, store, cache, reproduce, publish, display (publicly or otherwise), perform (publicly or otherwise), distribute, transmit, modify, adapt (including, without limitation, in order to conform it to the requirements of any networks, devices, services, or media through which the Services are available), and create derivative works of, such User Content (...) The reference in this license to "creat[ing] derivative works" is not intended to give Tumblr a right to make substantive editorial changes or derivations, but does, for example, enable reblogging, which allows Tumblr Users to redistribute User Content from one Tumblr blog to another in a manner that allows them to add their own text or other Content before or after your User Content."
Or, if you rightfully think Tumblr is evil, here's the VGen TOS, a decidedly anti-AI, pro-artist platform:
"By posting Content to the Service, You grant us a worldwide, irrevocable, perpetual, non-exclusive, transferable, royalty-free license, with the right to sublicense, to use, view, copy, adapt, modify, distribute, license, sell, transfer, publicly display, publicly perform, transmit, stream, broadcast, access, view, and otherwise exploit such user Content on, through, or by means of the Service."
I hate adobe as much as the next guy, but this is normal. Without a license to redistribute your work, basically any site/program that "shares" what you make in ANY capacity could not function - or you could sue them for, like, showing your public posts to other users in search. The reason it sounds scary and alarming is because a TOS is a dense legal document that sounds as scary as any other dense legal document. on account of using legally specific language & not every TOS taking the time to clarify for the layman like Tumblr's does
Similarly, adobe has ALWAYS had access to your entire creative cloud and every file in it. I dont want to sound like a smartass, but when you upload a file to The Adobe Creative Cloud, you are, in fact, uploading the file. straight to adobe. this has always been the case. You're putting your file on adobe servers, of course they have access to the file you gave them, why in the world does anyone think otherwise
This is not a defense of adobe, im not even discounting the fact that they could & probably are cooking some evil AI shit or w/e, and i just think theyre a generally evil company even if theyre not... BUT i am pro-literacy and pro-understanding how things work. lmfao. and i find it both a little silly & a little stupid to be way too alarmist about things that are in basically every TOS/that are incredibly obvious if you sit and think for five minutes so tl;dr dont be stupid
(& full disclosure this is specifically in response to a very alarmist tiktok ive seen making the rounds)
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georgegraphys · 4 months
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2024 team sponsors recap!
this is completely irrelevant to F1 but i study and do these stuffs for a living sooo 😩😩 2023 sponsors are based on the sponsors that are there at the beginning of the season (new sponsors that join in the middle of the season will be classified as 2024's)
Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team:
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New sponsors: Whatsapp, Luminar (American tech company), SAP (German software company), nuvei (Canadian credit card services), Sherwin Williams (American painting company) 2024 data last update: 2024/02/14
Old sponsors that left: Monster Energy, Pure Storage (American technology company), fastly (American cloud computing services), Axalta (American painting company), Eight sleep (American mattresses company) 2023 data last update: 2023/01/07
Oracle Red Bull Racing F1 Team:
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New sponsors: Yeti (American cooler manufacturer, joined later in 2023), APL (American footwear/athletic apparel manufacturer, joined later in 2023), CDW (American IT company, joined later in 2023), Sui (American tech app by Mysten Labs, joined later in 2023), Patron Tequila (Mexican alcoholic beverages company, joined later in 2023) 2024 data last update: 2024/02/15
Old sponsors that left: CashApp, Walmart, Therabody (American wellness technology company), Ocean Bottle (Norwegian reusable bottle manufacturer), PokerStars (Costa Rican gambling site), Alpha Tauri (? no info if they're official partners or not but Austrian clothing company made by Red Bull), BMC (Switzerland bicycle/cycling manufacturer), Esso (American fuel company, subsidiary of ExxonMobil), Hewlett Packard Enterprise (American technology company) 2023 data last update: 2023/03/07
More: Esso is a subsidiary of Mobil so there's possibility they merged or something
Scuderia Ferrari:
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New sponsors: VGW Play (Australian tech game company, joined later in 2023), DXC Technology (American IT company, joined later in 2023), Peroni (Italian brewing company), Z Capital Group/ZCG (American private asset management/merchant bank company), Celsius (Swedish energy drink manufacturer) 2024 data last update: 2024/02/15
Old sponsors that left: Mission Winnow (American content lab by Phillip Morris International aka Marlboro), Estrella Garcia (Spanish alcoholic beverages manufacturer), Frecciarossa (Italian high speed train company) 2023 data last update: 2023/02/16
More: Mission Winnow is a part of Phillip Morris International. They are no longer listed as team sponsor but PMI is listed instead.
(starting here, 2023 data last update is 2023/02/23 and 2024 data last update is 2024/02/15)
McLaren F1 Team: (Only McLaren RACING's data is available idk if some of these are XE/FE team partners but anw..)
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New sponsors: Monster Energy, Salesforce (American cloud based software company, joined later in 2023), Estrella Garcia (Spanish alcoholic beverages manufacturer), Dropbox (American file hosting company), Workday (American system software company, joined later in 2023), Ecolab (American water purification/hygiene company), Airwallex (Australian financial tech company), Optimum Nutrition (American nutritional supplement manufacturer), Halo ITSM (American software company, joined later in 2023), Udemy (American educational tech company, joined later in 2023), New Era (American cap manufacturer, joined in 2023), K-Swiss (American shoes manufacturer, joined later in 2023), Alpinestars (Italian motorsports safety equipment manufacturer)
Old sponsors that left: DP World (Emirati logistics company), EasyPost (American shipping API company), Immersive Labs (UK cybersecurity training company?), Logitech, Mind (UK mental health charity), PartyCasino (UK? online casino site), PartyPoker (American? gambling site), Sparco (Italian auto part & accessory manufacturer), Tezos (Switzerland crypto company)
Aston Martin Aramco F1 Team:
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New sponsors: Valvoline (American retail automotives service company, joined later in 2023), NexGen (Canadian sustainable? fuel company), Banco Master (Brazilian digital banking platform, joined later in 2023), ServiceNow (American software company, joined later in 2023), Regent Seven Seas Cruise, Wolfgang Puck (Austrian-American chef and restaurant owner, joined later in 2023), Financial Times (British business newspaper), OMP (Italian racing safety equipment manufacturer), stichd (Netherlands fashion & apparel manufacturer)
Old sponsors that left: Alpinestars (Italian motorsports safety equipment manufacturer), crypto.com (Singaporean cryptocurrency company), ebb3 (UK? software company), Pelmark (UK fashion and apparel manufacturer), Peroni (Italian brewing company), Porto Seguro (Brazilian insurance company), Socios (Malta's blockchain-based platform), XP (Brazilian investment company)
Stake F1 Team (prev. Alfa Romeo):
???? Can't found their website (might be geoblocked in my country???)
BWT Alpine F1 Team:
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New sponsors: MNTN (American software company), H. Moser & Cie (Switzerland watch manufacturer), Amazon Music
Old sponsors that left: Bell & Ross (French watch company), Ecowatt (??? afaik French less-energy smthn smthn company), Elysium (French? American? Software company), KX (UK software company), Plug (American electrical equipment manufacturing company)
Visa CashApp RB F1 Team (prev. Scuderia Alpha Tauri):
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New Sponsors: Visa, CashApp, Hugo Boss, Tudor, Neft Vodka (Austrian alcoholic beverages company), Piquadro (Italian luxury bag manufacturer)
Old sponsors that left: Buzz (?), Carl Friedrik (UK travel goods manufacturer), Flex Box (Hongkong? shipping containers manufacturer), GMG (Emirati global wellbeing company), RapidAPI (American API company)
Haas F1 Team:
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New sponsors: New Era (American cap manufacturer, joined later in 2023)
Old sponsors that left: Hantec Markets (Hongkong capital markets company), OpenSea (American NFT/Crypto company)
Williams Racing:
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New sponsors: Komatsu, MyProtein (British bodybuilding supplement), Kraken (American crypto company, joined later in 2023), VAST Data (American tech company), Ingenuity Commerce (UK e-commerce platform), Puma (joined later in 2023)
Old sponsors that left: Acronis (Swiss software company), Bremont (British watch manufacturer), Dtex Systems (American? cybersecurity company), Financial Times (British business newspaper), Jumeirah Hotels & Resorts, KX (UK software company), OMP (Italian racing safety equipment manufacturer), PPG (American painting manufacturer), Umbro (English sports equipment manufacturer), Zeiss (German opticals/optometrics manufacturing company)
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asterekmess · 5 months
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The more I write, the more I understand why Google (in this case, specifically google drive) has such a chokehold on the world.
There is just no other platform that covers all the bases when it comes to the different services and abilities I want to have available for my work.
Google Drive offers a cloud storage i can access on pretty much any device that can download the app or access a browser, and if I'm willing to stoop to using chrome (im not), I can even access/edit my files offline. I can share my files with anyone else that also has access to the app or a browser easily and directly, and give them varying amounts of access to the work. I can have conversations with them INSIDE the document, either in the chat window or through leaving comments on the work itself, all in real time, and easily respond to suggestions from others without having two versions of the project open and skimming for the differences.
There's even an ao3 script I can use for google docs that adds in the html coding I need to make my formatting work properly on the archive.
In an attempt to move away from google drive, I tried a few other options, and none gave me the freedom/services that I need/want from a writing platform. There are file-sharing websites that would let me send a document to someone else, but no way to transfer back comments unless they reformatted the file, edited it, then sent it back for me to reformat. Plus those websites almost always require the other person to also have an account with them. There are offline options, like Scrivener, which is what I use currently for a few different fics, and while it has lots of options, there are almost none that relate to intercommunicative work with editors or Betas or anyone else. Because everything is saved to my computer rather than a cloud, I can work offline, but I'm limited to only being able to access my work from a single device, unless I save everything to an external harddrive and plug it in whenever I want to work. I can't access it on my phone, or share it with others, or leave comments within the work for referencing later. Because it uses its own formatting, I can't even copy/paste writing into it or out of it. In order to put anything in ao3 from scrivener, I have to download the file in a specific format, then re-upload it to google drive and run it through the script i have, THEN copy/paste it into ao3. In order to get any perspective from an editor/beta, I still have to download it and upload to drive, then share the file with the person I want. Then, either I make the changes in the drive document, then Re-download and Re-upload it to scrivener and have to completely recreate the chapters/files that I had working for me, or just have both versions open and only make changes in the scrivener version and just keep downloading/uploading it over and over again to drive. I believe the mac version of scrivener is supposed to let you send documents more easily to other people who ALSO own scrivener, but it's not the kind of back and forth sharing that I would want. It's just a faster file-share than downloading and e-mailing it to someone.
No matter where I look, i cannot find any other platforms that offer the ability to save your work to a cloud (without it ONLY being hosted on the cloud, like Drive. I just want to be able to save a copy of it so that my work is in two places) then share it with others easily, and allow them to make edits/suggestions/comments within the document, while still letting you retain the ability to work on your documents offline when you so choose. Why then, do I not want to use google drive, if it offers everything I'm looking for? Because google fucking sucks. If my documents get to more than like 60 pages long, the entire page starts lagging, as if I'm asking the page to load a massive picture instead of basic text. There is no fix except to make an entirely new document and repaste the words. Drive also kicks me offline at random, despite my internet working literally everywhere else on my computer, and while my work is offline, I can't make any changes, so I have to deal with random pauses in my writing where i'm just waiting for it to reconnect. I can't use the offline edits feature without using a chrome browser. Plus, it breaks constantly, buttons on the screen going missing and documents corrupting in strange ways. In short, it's google. I don't want to use it. But for some reason NO ONE else has made a platform that actually works like google drive, but isn't shit. I don't know whether what google drive offers is actually that difficult to recreate without the concessions that google forces people to put up with, or if no one making websites/platforms understands that this is what people need/want.
The hoops writers have to go through in order to do any collaborative work (and in fandom, that's SO Much more common) outside of google drive is infuriating, and made more so Because google drive exists. I wouldn't be so annoyed that I'm not getting All the options that I want from one platform, if it weren't for the fact that drive is sitting RIGHT THERE proving that it's totally possible for it to exist. it's just that no one's made it, or if they have, it's locked behind a massive paywall.
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copperbadge · 2 years
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Recently I went into the files for all the books I’ve published, in order to get wordcounts to add to my author website and selfpub platform. Both my files and my selfpub-platform Lulu’s entire deal are the very definition of Hot Mess, but at least both seem to be a semi-solvable hot mess. Half my books don’t have ISBNs or consistent formatting, but I do have copies of everything I’d need to redo them. ISBNs can be purchased, covers redesigned, prices can be standardized. It’d be work, but doable.  
I also looked into alternatives to Lulu, since it takes a large cut of revenue and might not be the smoothest operation. It’s hard to find unbiased information about selfpub because the industry is full of scam artists and predators, but I’m a researcher, so I did my due diligence and finally dug into some reasonably accurate data. That only annoyed me further because I think Lulu might actually be the best of a bad lot of options for me. 
The most cost-effective option is KDP, but KDP is Amazon’s selfpub arm and I would rather chew nails. You can’t live on the internet without Amazon, even if you don’t shop there half the internet is hosted on their cloud, but that doesn’t mean I’m going to make them my primary platform. They still haven’t unfucked my author page, either. 
The gold standard for self-publishing, pre-pandemic at least, was IngramSpark, but I disqualified them years ago because they require a $49 per-book “setup” fee. What are they setting up? Nothing, that’s the point of selfpub, you do it all yourself. I sell enough books that I could pay the fee, but I struggle to justify paying $50 simply for access to their distribution network, especially since they are also reportedly user-hostile, with poor customer service, and lately with poor print quality. Reports on that vary, but it seems to be that you really roll the dice with IngramSpark these days over whether your book will be printed with any kind of speed and if it is, whether the pages will fall out. 
Two that I had never encountered are BookBaby and Blurb, but Bookbaby requires you to purchase 25 copies of your book on top of a FOUR HUNDRED DOLLAR setup fee, which strikes me as genuinely somewhere on the scam spectrum. Like, Lulu tries to sell you a lot of nonsense when you publish a book, editing services and design services and ad packages and whatnot, but at least they only make you buy a proof copy. Meanwhile, Blurb seems...fine, it goes through IngramSpark for distribution, and while they don’t charge the $50 “setup” fee, they do take a larger cut to make up for it. Again, whatever, but it pretty much equalizes them with Lulu. There are also a million tiny companies that are all visibly just reskinned IngramSpark and do similar, but none of them have quite the prominence yet that Blurb and Lulu do. So...might as well stick with Lulu, at least for now. 
I mean, in a way it’s a good thing. I already keep all my stuff at Lulu, so not changing my publishing platform at least makes life easier in that sense. But man, it’s a bummer that Lulu is the best thing going, at least in my particular position.
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syntaxaero · 5 months
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hey you should back up your current projects to an external enclosure (or password protected compressed file uploaded to a cloud/permanent private file hosting service of your choice) <3
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reubenyeoart · 7 months
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State of the Thing: December
Heyo everyone, it's nearly the end of 2023, and what a wild ride it was. A return to full-time freelancing, as well as several new clients and pushing past my comfort zone with some of this year's new works. With the start of a new year coming, I figured this calls for a long-from article rather than the usual "Commissions for the month" post.
So, on the topic of commissions, due to several reasons (which will be brought up further down) I will be very busy in December, and as such will be offering 2 Rendered-style slots for the month of December! Since it also happens to be Black Friday, prices will be as follows if you book your slot from 24/11/2023 - 27/11/2023:
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If you book your slot from 28/11/2023 - 01/12/2023, prices will be as follows:
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For commission details, as well as terms and conditions and contact info: Here
Now, as for the dates that I won't be available for contact regarding work:
09/12/2023
I will be attending Singapore Comic Con 2023, and I'll be cosplaying Tighnari from Genshin Impact, so if you're in the area during that day, I don't know; say a friendly hello! I won't bite, and I might have a small gift to hand out.
15/12/2023 - 23/12/2023
My friends and I will be heading to Japan for a holiday trip during this period, so I will be not available for contact during this period. You can send email requests for commissions, but I may not be able to reply until I've returned.
25/12/2023 and 31/12/2023
Since these are the days where my friends, family, and I commemorate Christmas and New Year's Eve, I will not be available for contact during these days as well.
Now, let's talk about 2024; it's no surprise that 2023 wasn't the most fantastic in terms of earning my keep, what with the worsening state of the economy, the increasing efforts of social media to strangle the reach of creators, as well as the ongoing threat of unscrupulous users of AI. In light of all this, I've been thinking of a few possible things I could do to bring more to the table:
Streaming?
A few people have expressed interest in seeing my workflow, and so I was thinking of possibly streaming for 1-2 hours while I work on art. I'll be doing a few trial streams in January 2024 at different time zones to gauge interest, and if it pans out well, I'll iron out the kinks regarding the times when I'll stream, with possible expansions to content.
Restructuring of Ko-Fi subscriptions
Since my Ko-Fi Subcriptions haven't been gaining a lot of traction, I've been thinking about offering more stuff to entice others to join in. The $1 tier will remain the same, but there will be adjustments to the $3 tier and an additional $5 tier with addtional rewards (with updated branding to reflect the changes), and the changes will apply in January 2024.
The updated tiers and rewards will be as follows:
$1 (Wanderer -> Sampler)
Access to subscriber/donation only content
$3 (Traveller -> Purveyor)
Access to subscriber/donation only content
Downloads of high-res versions of artwork
Access to subscriber-only Discord subserver
$5 (New tier: Brewer)
Access to subscriber/donation only content
Downloads of high-res versions of artwork
Downloads of .psd files of artwork
Access to subscriber-only Discord subserver
This is only a preliminary description of the changes, and offerings may be adjusted within the coming year, including possible expansion of content with the aforementioned streaming.
Possible Price Adjustments
Since Singapore has been increasing Goods and Service Taxes to 9%, and most services (Paypal, website hosting, cloud storage) upping operation costs to compensate, it may be time to increase prices for commissions. I'll formulate an updated rate based on the current trend of living wages, and will probably announce the updated prices during the March commission announcement (at end of February).
And that's all that I should be covering for this article; if you read through the entire thing, thank you for your patience, and I'll see you all (hopefully) in the coming year!
Cheers! -Reuben (@ReubenYeoArt)
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townofcrosshollow · 1 year
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How to Keep Your Twine Project Safe
It is a tale as old as time. The app crashes, your cache is cleared, your laptop breaks, and hours or days or weeks of work is lost. It's a terrible experience, and you never think about what to do in that situation until it happens to you- and by that time, it's already too late. So here's your prompt to get ahead of things and keep your project protected before something goes wrong.
So here, I'll be going over some layers of security you can use...
1. NEVER use the web app
I know this one's gonna be controversial. I know, a lot of people use the web app! It exists for a reason! But if you do, you're leaving your work very vulnerable.
When you use a local installation of Twine, your files are being saved to local storage. That means that everything is saved on your hardware, and with the exception of a freak event, it's not going anywhere. Don't get me wrong, those freak events aren't rare enough to dismiss (we'll talk about that later), but it's not quite as bad as the web app.
Instead of saving your files locally, the web app saves your progress to your browser's cache- the same thing that saves your cookies and keeps you logged in on websites. If your cache is cleared for any reason, your games will be gone.
2. Write your documents in a separate program
Chances are, if you're using Twine, there's a lot of stuff you can do outside of Twine before moving it into the program itself. A common practice is to write prose in a separate program, and then move it all into Twine when you're finished and write the code in Twine. This is a great way to back up your work, because if Twine has an error, you'll still have all the source files to reconstruct what you had before.
I'd recommend trying to use a stable program to write in. That means something that saves locally and doesn't frequently crash. In other words, do not use Google Docs. Instead of Docs, try one of these:
Microsoft Word (expensive, subscription, but stable)
LibreOffice (free, stable)
Scrivener (one time purchase, stable)
3. Back EVERYTHING up
I can not stress this enough. Back up your damn work. Back it up in multiple places if possible.
"Oh, but I'm using Google Docs, it's already backed up!" NO. No it is not. To keep your work truly safe, you need multiple copies hosted on multiple pieces of hardware. If one of those is a Google server, great! But if it's just one, that means that one single failure in that hardware (or the software associated) will mean everything is lost.
You can back up your files from the Twine program by going under the Build tab and selecting Publish to File or Export as Twee. Saving that to your device is already better than having it saved by the Twine app, but you'll be even safer if you back that file up to an external hard drive (or just a cheap USB drive) and a cloud hosting service like Dropbox or Google Drive. To make it extra safe and minimize lost progress, make sure you replace these files regularly.
That seems like a lot of work though, right? Yeah. So here's my final piece of advice...
4. Use Git
Git is how I've been backing up my latest project, Signal Hill. It's intimidating at first, but there are simple and easy ways to use platforms like Github to keep your work safe and fix big errors. To teach you how, I've created a whole separate tutorial, which you can find here.
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ere-the-sun-rises · 1 month
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Controversial Opinion
Microsoft Office is superior to Google's features. Hands down.
Point 1: Email
Okay, so here Google does actually win one. Gmail is better than Outlook not because it's a better service but because it's not trying so hard. Outlook is over-functional, in a way that says someone is justifying having a paycheck by adding features that no one wants or uses.
Point 2: Word Processor
Microsoft Word beats Gdocs to death in a back alley. Gdocs sucks so much ass it's not even funny. Word is the perfect program - clear parameters, nicely in-depth features and controls that allow for precise formatting. It doesn't lag no matter how long the doc is and it has more fonts than people on planet earth. You can easily save the doc as a PDF and it prints without issue. Gdocs has to beg for mercy and can barely manage to save to desktop without completely fucking up what little formatting you can manage. Plus, did you know that Gdocs doesn't save your work as a proper text file, but as image plates of each page? God, Docs sucks so much.
Point 3: Spreadsheets
GSheets is a joke. Its mother thinks its a failure and its siblings only hang out with it because they feel bad. Excel is intimidating, but for a reason - it knows what it's doing and is damn good at it. Nothing is beyond it. Nothing.
Point 4: Presentations
GSlides is screaming, crying, throwing up when Powerpoint walks into the room. Can you imagine? Intuitive slide management, no lag after ten slides, detailed formatting and being able to save and transfer without breaking both of its legs.
Point 5: Online Storage
OneDrive not only has more space, it has more sophisticated organization too. It saves stuff like your desktop would - in files, preserved formatting. It can also host online-only documents or just be a cloud backup. Drive wishes it could be so elegant instead of a dumpster.
Point 6: Meeting Platform
Teams is an unholy middle-management monstrosity made from a bargain with whatever eldritch being is in control of frustrating UI, but who tf has ever heard of Duo? Did you even know Google has a knock-off Zoom? I hate Teams, but if I had to be stucm in an elevator with the three of them, Teams is the only one I'd trust to reliably host a call for help. With a free Halo background, no less (Halo's artwork is so pretty you guys).
Point 7: Cost
Okay, Microsoft takes the L here again. I don't mind paying for stuff, but I resent subscriptions. Just fucking let me buy the program outright, you shitlords. But then again, Google is free for a reason.
I'm not a Microsoft shill or fan here, just a frustrated and irritated TA who's had people attempt to use Google's hideous products in their presence when the university provides Office to its students for free. The disrespect, honestly.
Dishonourable mention: Apple Pages.
You don't even have an excuse. Microsoft made Office for Apple and you know damn well that no dropbox accepts Pages files because they suck. Get that shit out of here.
P.S. I can tell when you're an Apple user too, because you never change the default font (San Francisco) to one any PC would have (like Arial, Calibri or Times New Roman).
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DM Hutchins 2nd Research Project - 5-5-24
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~ The DM Hutchins 2nd Digital Occult Library Research Project ~
The DM Hutchins 2nd Digital Occult Library Research Projectis the public end of my personal collection of research materials which I have aggregated over the past 20 years, and which cover a plethora of subject matter. Other than to educate myself, I aim to collect, preserve, share, and discuss, these occulted materials, which are valuable to the alchemical process, and ending the state of human slavery. Most specifically, it is my aim to collect valuable research materials, before the content is censored from the internet. I aim to organize and preserve those research materials, both online and offline. I aim to share these research materials, via links to my backups on the MEGA service, and by way of mailing physical HHD or SSD study drives, as well as customized media devices such as readers, tablets, MP3 players, and so on. It is my aim to discuss those most valuable research materials, as everyone is welcome to contact me, and to assist in future updates to the Library. Thus far my research material totals nearly 5 TB, with the Configuration Gifts totaling 4 TB, and the public backups on MEGA totaling an eventual 2 TB.
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~ Public Backups of my Research Materials ~
My research material is divided in to two primary categories, which are Online Backups and In-Hand Study Drives. My Online Backups are hosted on MEGA. MEGA is the data storage and sharing platform upon which my personal research material backups are available to the public. MEGA does impose a bandwidth limitation on how much you can download per hour, however, using a VPN to change your IP occasionally, allows you to download data from MEGA indefinitely.
Please note that you can View, Read, Watch, and Listen, to all of the research materials in your browser, or the MEGA app, without the need to download anything, however, if you would like to download a personal backup of the research materials, you may download them to your computer or phone, and if you also have a MEGA account, you can cloud transfer materials directly from my account to your own account, provided you have the storage space. I highly recommend downloading all meaningful research materials, on personal offline devices, due to the nature of internet censorship. It is YOUR personal responsibility to Collect, Preserve, Know, and Teach, this information.
I intend to eventually make 2 TB of my personal research materials available on MEGA. Each of the five links below take you to individual collections, according to their content and format. Obviously, it will take time to upload 2 TB of BackUp files, so check back in often to see what has been added since you last visited. My progress will be indicated by the number of GB listed beside each section. If you see (Complete) next to a section, that section is fully backed up, and nothing more will be added to it. I have currently uploaded 507.42 GB out of 2 TB as of 4-21-24.
1 - DMH2ND Digital Occult Library - PDF & EPUB
Complete - 100.86 GB - 718 Folders - 21,171 Files.
2 - DMH2ND Digital Occult Library - Audiobook
123.85 GB of 446 GB - 307 Folders - 6339 Files.
3 - DMH2ND Digital Occult Library - Audio Lectures, Series
Complete - 167.55 GB - 1246 Folders - 13,116 Files.
4 - DMH2ND Digital Occult Library - Audio Podcast
203.86 GB of 1 TB - 19 Folders - 2959 Files.
5 - DMH2ND Digital Occult Library - Photo Library
Complete - 13.3 GB - 499 Folders - 28,899 Files.
~ Configuration Gifts ~
Of course, certain files are only included within Storage Drives and Personalized Devices via Configuration Gifts. In the event that you'd like to own a Hard Drive, Solid State Drive, or Personal Device, configured in to a "Study Station", meaning that it has been loaded with part, or all, of the DM Hutchins 2nd Digital Occult Library Research Project, please have a look at my post explaining Configuration Gifts.
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~ Contact Information ~
[email protected] - My primary public email for information exchange.
Facebook - A Government Social Media platform which I use primarily to tell willful slaves to eat shit for timeless eternity.
Twitter - I use Twitter mainly for its chat feature. I have no idea what is trending, nor do I care. Use this only as a means of communication.
Tumblr - Tumblr is a platform intended for Artist and Writers focused upon the occult and personal mastery. Much to be gained here.
Reditt - An overly complicated group of know-nothings using admin buttons to be correct online, because they are idiot failures in real life...
YouTube - I do not post on YouTube, I merely have an account. If you are a YouTuber you can contact me in that manner.
BitChute - On this account I post random and occasional audio rants.
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~ Support Methods ~
If you find value in my efforts, and these research materials have been beneficial to your studies and personal development, please consider assisting in my ability to continue this work.
One Time And Occasional Personal Donations
Paypal - My Paypal
Venmo - My Venmo
CashApp - My CashApp
GPay - My Google Pay
Shop On My Online Storefronts
Bonfire - My freedom themed tee shirts/hoodies.
Lulu - My printed poetry and essay publications.
Technological Needs
Without question, my greatest needs are technological in nature. I simply do not possess the means to purchase the various electronics required so as to manage and distribute Study Drives and Configuration Gifts, on the level that I'm striving for. I also require portable equipment in order to share large amounts of research materials in person, rather than via mail. If you would like to assist me in acquiring the technology necessary to continue this work, consider donating items from the Amazon Wishlist below.
1 - Cables and Adapters -
To Charge And Transfer Data Across A Range of Devices.
2 - Flashdrives and SD Cards -
To Manage And Transfer Data Across A Range of Devices.
3 - Hard Drives and Solid State Drives -
To Preserve Research Materials With Redundant Copies.
4 - Battery Banks and Chargers -
To Charge and Maintain Multiple Device With Portability.
5 - Audio Podcasting Gear -
Basic On-The-Go Voice Recording Equipment.
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~ And A Very Special Thank You ~
A very special Thank You to Paolo Tonolo, Dion Plowman, Dawn Lavandowski and Gordon H Cairns, (And all of you who wish not to be mentioned) for your continual contributions of content and person time, to this massive and ever growing research project. You are each true Brothers, Sisters, and Warriors, in the Battle for Truth. Much Love and Respect to You and Yours...
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Affordable Website Hosting and Management Services
When it comes to establishing an online presence, having a reliable and affordable website hosting and management service is essential. Whether you are a small business owner, a blogger, or an aspiring entrepreneur, finding the right hosting provider can make a significant difference in the success of your website.
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Why is Website Hosting Important?
Website hosting is the process of storing your website files on a server and making them accessible to users on the internet. It plays a crucial role in the performance, security, and reliability of your website. Here’s why website hosting is important:
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Affordable Hosting and Management Services
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The impact of cheap hosting on your website
Introduction of cheap hosting
The world of the internet is a waste in this world; the website is extremely important for businesses and individuals alike. A website has many elements, one of which is web hosting. It is the service that permits your website to be approachable on the internet. Most beginners choose cheap web hosting because it is within their budget for their work.
Key Features of Cheap Web Hosting Plans
Key features help you maintain your budget and are important for website management. Some key features are given below:
Shared Hosting: Shared hosting is mostly used in cheap hosting plans because it is helpful for beginners. It is cost-effective, which is the reason beginners mostly use it.
Storage space: Cheap hosting supplies sufficient reserve space for databases, website files, and images.
Customer support: Customer support is generally accessible live chat, via ticketing systems, and email, although support quality and response times may change
Due to these features, cheap web hosting is helpful for your website. It is very beneficial to maintain your website without losing money.
Exploring Shared Hosting: Cost-Effective Website Hosting
Cost-effective website hosting necessitates striking a balance between features and affordability. The cheapest choice is shared hosting, in which you can share your website server resources with others. Cloud hosting is also a low-cost option where your website is hosted on a network of virtual servers, offering flexibility and scalability. It is very beneficial for your business and website. Google Cloud Platform or Amazon Web Services can be cost-effective for your website or business. Hosting plans are important for the future growth of your website. You can make strategies with hosting plans for your websites. Beginners mostly use shared hosting because it is cost-effective.
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There are many advantages of cheap hosting. One of the most important advantages of cheap hosting is that it is inexpensive. It is budget-friendly for beginners. Cheap hosting has many features that are very important for your website. The basic feature is very important for your work. It provides a scalability option that allows you to make a plane of your website. Cheap hosting is perfect for small businesses.
Affordable Hosting for Personal Websites and Blogs
Personal hosting usually has basic features such as made-to-order templates, website builders, and a CMS like WordPress. Affordable hosting offers free email accounts or domain registration and enhances the value of their hosting plans. One of the best advantages of affordable hosting for personal websites and blogs is availability.
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Affordable e-commerce hosting solutions have small businesses searching for low-cost options for running online stores. These features are very important for an e-commerce website at a nominal price. With this hosting, you can create an online store on the e-commerce platform to earn money. In e-commerce hosting, a security feature is also present that protects your e-commerce website and your e-commerce account.
Scalability: Planning for Future Growth on a Budget
Scalability is essential for planning future growth. In this process, you can do much useful planning about your website. You can utilize cloud services in the process of decreasing or increasing your resources as needed. You should check your website reviews, and website performance regularly, and you should adjust your hosting plan perfectly based on scalability.
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Marketing Strategies And Marketing Mix Of Adobe
Source: The Brand Hopper
"Adobe’s Marketing Mix (4Ps): A Deeper Dive
Adobe’s success can be attributed to its strategic implementation of the marketing mix, the 4Ps: Product, Price, Place, and Promotion. Let’s explore each element in detail:
1. Product:
Breadth: From Photoshop and Illustrator for design to Premiere Pro and After Effects for video editing, Adobe covers diverse creative needs. They even offer XD for web design and Spark for social media content creation.
Depth: Each software has various versions. Photoshop Elements caters to beginners, while Photoshop CC caters to professionals. This ensures accessibility and scalability for different user groups.
Innovation: Adobe Research invests heavily in AI, machine learning, and other cutting-edge technologies. This translates into features like Content-Aware Fill in Photoshop and Rotoscoping in After Effects.
Integration: Adobe products work seamlessly together. For example, you can edit a photo in Photoshop and directly export it to Premiere Pro for video editing.
Services: Adobe Creative Cloud offers 20GB of cloud storage, access to Adobe Fonts, and integration with stock photo libraries like Adobe Stock, enhancing the overall creative workflow.
2. Price
Subscription Model: Adobe transitioned from perpetual licenses to subscriptions in 2013. This makes their software more affordable for individuals and small businesses, especially with monthly payment options.
Tiered Pricing: Individual, team, and enterprise subscriptions offer different features and functionalities, catering to diverse needs and budgets.
Free Trials and Freemium Options: Adobe offers free trials for most products, allowing users to experience the software firsthand. Some products also have limited free versions with basic features.
Discounts: Educational institutions, students, and teachers receive significant discounts on Adobe Creative Cloud, expanding access to future generations of creative professionals.
Bundled Offerings: Adobe Creative Cloud offers various bundles combining multiple products at a discounted price. This incentivizes purchases and increases perceived value.
3. Place
Direct Sales: Adobe sells directly through its website and flagship stores, offering personalized recommendations, tutorials, and in-depth product demonstrations.
Partner Channels: Strategic partnerships with leading tech companies like Microsoft and Apple expand reach and distribution channels. This makes Adobe software easily accessible through familiar platforms.
Online Marketplaces: Adobe software is available on Amazon and the Microsoft Store, increasing visibility and accessibility for users who prefer these platforms.
Cloud Delivery: Adobe Creative Cloud is delivered through the cloud, eliminating installation hassles and allowing users to access their files and projects from any device with an internet connection.
Mobile Apps: Adobe offers mobile versions of popular products like Photoshop and Lightroom, catering to the on-the-go creative needs of users and expanding their creative potential beyond desktops.
4. Promotion
Content Marketing: Adobe offers high-quality content across various formats. The Adobe Blog features in-depth tutorials, industry insights, and creative inspiration. They also have dedicated YouTube channels for each product, offering tutorials, tips, and behind-the-scenes glimpses.
Community Engagement: Adobe fosters a strong community through forums like the Adobe Help Center and user groups. They also host events like Adobe MAX, which connects users, showcases new features, and inspires creativity.
Social Media Marketing: Active engagement on platforms like Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube builds brand awareness and connects with users directly.
Influencer Marketing: Collaborations with renowned creative professionals like photographers and designers amplify brand messaging and reach new audiences. Adobe also has an Adobe Creative Experts program, empowering passionate users to share their knowledge and expertise.
Events and Conferences: Adobe hosts and participates in industry events like Adobe MAX and Adobe Summit. These events showcase innovation, connect with potential customers, and build brand awareness.
Paid Advertising: Adobe uses targeted ads on platforms like Google and social media to reach specific audience segments and drive traffic to their website and free trial offers.
By strategically implementing these elements, Adobe has created a marketing mix that is comprehensive, effective, and adaptable. They have gone beyond simply selling software; they have built a community, fostered creativity, and established themselves as a leader in the industry. This approach not only drives sales but also builds brand loyalty and establishes a strong foundation for future growth. "
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