@benjamincox I started watching some videos & reading articles I found. This lead me to realize why I never seemed to fit in with others my whole life. Certain things that are now known signs—like spontaneously learning to read as a toddler. My friend & I both started figuring ourselves out at that point. It explains why my special interests are always so intense. On YouTube, I recommend Yo Samdy Sam’s channel. She’s from the UK, but lives in the Netherlands.

@benjamincox In my case, I was at my doctor’s office for something. I asked him about certain things I’d noticed with myself over my life—sensitive to heat & light compared to others I knew. His young son had recently been diagnosed as autistic & he told me about Sensory Perception Disorder. Around this time, one of my best friend’s daughter was getting diagnosed at the age of 2. This kiddo is a lot like I was when I was little, and her mom & I are very much alike.

@cendrineartist @klforslund I’d love to discuss the creative process and we work around our neurospiciness. 😊

@cendrineartist @klforslund Hi! I’m on Instagram with the same handle—@FaerywingArt. I have a lot of my work on there! Nice to meet you!

@acidarmor Are you active on here at all? Was trying to reach you. 😄

@enigmalea @dragonage@a.gup.pe @klforslund @dragonage@chirp.social I did apply, my portfolio link is the link to my instagram, because all my best work is there!

@enigmalea @dragonage@a.gup.pe @dragonage@chirp.social I’ll check it out!!

Artists & Consent!
You know how you can wear clothes that "confuse" AI systems? This is like that, but to disguise art you share online so AI can't learn from it.
paper: https://arxiv.org/abs/2302.04222
Thanks for the reporting
@kashhill !
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/13/technology/ai-art-generator-lensa-stable-diffusion.html

JK Rowling has explicitly said, multiple times, that people continuing to buy Harry Potter stuff is proof that they agree with her transphobia

Stop giving this bigot money

@corinnebusche I love it! And excited to read the next issue!

Listen, I’m down for the Biden Admin getting rid of bogus fees, but like one political party is trying to eradicate trans people, so maybe helping us might be a more important policy priority? 🤷‍♀️

RT @shannonrwatts
A survivor of the Sandy Hook School mass shooting in 2012 is a student at Michigan State University: “I am 21-years-old and this is the second mass shooting I’ve lived through. We can no longer allow this to happen. We can no longer be complacent.”

Decided to try something new today & tried a landscape tutorial. I’m thrilled with the results, this should help me learn more about backgrounds for my other pieces.

@corinnebusche The City We Became is fantastic! I’m looking forward to reading the next in the series.

Happy New Year to all! To echo
LibbyPage, you are under no obligation to force yourself to some new self in 2023. We are all simply happy you are still here.

Meanwhile, wishing you and all my friends love, prosperity, creative inspiration, and much happiness this year.

Hands off our work ❌

We want consensual opt-in mechanisms, not assumed consent with options to opt-out of current ML data sets.

#MastoArt #HumanArt #NoToAi #ArtNouveau

Happy Solstice! 🖖🏼
#StarTrek #wintersolstice

In a very real sense, seeing the world through rose-colored glasses has become an existential threat.

You can't fix problems you won't acknowledge.

You can't ignore problems because you think they don't affect you.

Injustice for anyone is injustice for everyone.

#fossilfuels #capitalism #fascism #feudalism #overpopulation #anthropocene #deforestation #womensrights #womenseducation #sciencedenial #disinformation #lgbtqrights #trans #representation #UkraineWar

Happy Solstice!

Light a candle, the return of the light is upon us and our days will grow brighter. Let us also celebrate the light of life and the natural world. In all the vastness of space, as of yet, we know of only one planet that supports life. At least within some great distance from here, life is rare. Each organism being the exquisite and detailed product of billions of years of evolution, life is precious. Let us come together to keep the future bright.

#wintersolstice

@allisondraste it is confusing! It’s going to take time to get used to for sure.