Exciting and good news from the Glaze/Nightshade UChicago team!
They are releasing a new non-profit, ETCH, whose mission is specifically to assist and prioritize humans in this GenAi era!
One of the first public releases of ETCH is Quicksilver, an solid GenAi detector for music!
sorry to be that person but i am sounding the “i was right about globalcomix” alarm
WELL NOW, would you look at that?
A massive, 4-YEAR-LONG study of NEARLY 30 MILLION people in France found that individuals who received a COVID-19 mRNA vaccine had a 74% LOWER risk of death from severe COVID-19 compared to unvaccinated individuals and ZERO increased risk of all-cause mortality.
adding an extra stream tomorrow at 3pm PT, @chromaphage.bsky.social will be teaching me the rest of the OoT randomizer to prep for this weekend
and later today will be my bomb-defusing collab with @melissarise.bsky.social!
Anyone, including political leaders, who can play a part in bombing civilians, let alone children, and still see themselves as fit for any kind of authority deserve no comfort, not even death.
Well now, would you look at that?
A massive study of NEARLY 300,000 people in the United States found that receiving an updated mRNA COVID-19 vaccine REDUCED people’s risk of SEVERE disease AND death in ALL age groups, REGARDLESS of immunity from prior infection or vaccination.
I did a survey to see what sort of art mentorship people were interested in, and the results were... More of what I was already doing. So I guess we're back!
✨Semester 11 begins June 8th!✨
Want to learn how to paint MTG-quality art? Make friends? Details here ⬇️
masteringimaginativerealism.com
Image of a seagull flying over the sea, with colors edited to be vibrant blue and purple in vaporwave style. Text: Powerful Mario (vaporwave version) by Jonas
New song out tomorrow for the #VGenChallenge!
GOOD NEWS! Researchers have developed a new mRNA vaccine that has been shown to suppress abnormal blood vessel growth in the retina, offering hope to MILLIONS of patients with age-related vision loss. The vaccine triggered strong antibody responses that REDUCED retinal damage by UP TO 85%.
GOOD NEWS! Researchers have discovered a powerful antibody, known as 04_A06, that is able to neutralize 98.5% of MORE THAN 300 different HIV strains AND permanently reduce HIV viral load to UNDETECTABLE levels, making it one of the broadest-acting antibodies against HIV identified to date.
Not sure if those were obvious ones, but hope that provides at least some insight!
- I tape down all of my paper to a wooden board before I work on it, and condition it by coating it in water and letting it soak it up.
- using a water heavy approach makes it easier to to correct mistakes with a wet paper towel, but I recommend watercolor inks for precise and saturated detailing
My tips might be weird because I’m fully self-taught, but:
- have 2 water cups, 1 for rinsing color, the other for clean water to apply to things
- I used hot press paper a lot, because I like to draw with ink on the paper as well, made it much more doable compared to super cold pressed paper
The 1st iteration of HireHumanArtists.com is here. It's currently just a spreadsheet directory of visual artists who've pledged to never use AI in their works. Use the pre-made filters to find what you want or make your own. Please share with authors & anyone else looking for art!
This is a WIN for science.
RFK Jr’s overhaul of vaccine recommendations has been BLOCKED by a federal court. The ACIP committee cannot meet as planned this week, since its membership has been invalidated, and ALL votes made by those advisers in the last year have also been invalidated.
Honestly was fighting for my life with my cracked phone screen, I feel like I could do better but I also don’t have the best vision in the first place lol
hi guys
my friend in iran is having a lot of trouble getting food and basic necessities due to the ongoing unrest and mass deaths. costs for everything have skyrocketed and her family is having a hard time. if you can spare anything, i can send assistance directly to her 💛
www.paypal.me/FinnArt
tifa's letter sets off an unforgettable 64-bit adventure
im hanging out too we’re looking at cute dolls ^_^
I've been super busy so I don't have any big plans or new releases for it, but Bandcamp Friday has come again! All my music will be pay-what-you-want until midnight, so it's a great day to support me there (or grab it for free).
More info in my bio, and a few recs for other artists below 🧵:
Fun note on this article, this company uses comfyUI, which boasts a collection of some of the most unethical and exploitative GenAi models.
This whole deal is Netflix normalizing the exploitation of the creative workers—whose works GenAi companies stole to train their models— they hope to replace.
my submission for the #vgenchallenge is out now! i'm very proud of this piece and would love so much to get artist access to vgen this year, so any help you can give by way of sharing or voting once that opens tomorrow will be so greatly appreciated!
#vtuber #vsky #water
youtu.be/1fUDUNsWE2c
I've got a new song up on YouTube today! It'll probably be on my bandcamp once I figure out some album art for it.
This was made for the #vgenchallenge this month based on the prompt "Rose". I'll appreciate any help you can give in sharing or voting once that opens tomorrow!
youtu.be/1fUDUNsWE2c
I only do around X2, but for me it forces me to focus on what’s being said, my mind drifts a little when the narrator is speaking too slowly.
It also helps me keep engaged with whatever task I’m doing while listening. So it’s mostly about how it makes me focus more than anything
UNDERTALE Archipelago Randomizer 2pm PST - Saturday, 02/28 & Sunday, 03/01 with @chromaphagist, @daxeart, @kwilliamwhite twitch.tv/jonasiswater
tomorrow at 2pm i'm starting my first-ever archipelago randomizer with @chromaphage.bsky.social, @daxe.art, and @kwilliamwhite.bsky.social, playing Undertale! i'm so excited, i'm gonna have a great bad time.
and don't forget, at 11am i have a fun, short announcement stream!
#vtuber #vsky #water
Stream Schedule (all times in PST) MONDAY, 02/23 @ 3pm - Music Production TUESDAY, 02/24 @ 6pm - Undertale Randomizer WEDNESDAY, 02/25 @ 3pm - Steno Practice THURSDAY, 02/26 - OFFLINE FRIDAY, 02/27 - OFFLINE SATURDAY, 02/28 @ 11am - Announcement Stream & SATURDAY, 02/28 @ 2pm - Undertale Archipelago (Co-op Randomizer)
here's my revised schedule for the week!
the archipelago rando with @chromaphage.bsky.social, @daxe.art, and @kwilliamwhite.bsky.social will also continue on sunday, i'll post about the timing for day 2 as soon as i can.
tonight i'll be trying out a solo randomizer of undertale in preparation!
I’m an chef innovating new flavors (I dropped cilantro into my coffee this morning)