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Watching the new Affinity suite presentation, after a trembling month of waiting with fear. I'll continue this post with some replies.

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#Affinity #AffinitySuite

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So they decided to reinforce the whole suite as a unique program rather than three separate softwares (Photo, Designer and Publisher) in which previously were able to be used conjointly if you were to purchase all 3 of them.

Yeah, they're making it for free but the fact that they said the new relations with Canva and (oh my fucking god no) AI is a bit suspicious to me

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The new UI stuff looks fancy, i like how they made it more modular than Adobe's suite.

Another big addition is that they have combined all the Affinity features in separate Studio preferences, basically like Blender UI presents for different kind of workflows.

Kind of cool, really.
But i seriously can't stand seeing "AI" in here.

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The image shows a screenshot of a digital interface, likely a design program. The program interface has a white background with several icons and labels visible. Several rectangular boxes are stacked vertically on the left side of the screen. These boxes contain icons and labels such as "Slice," "Typography," "Composing," and "Data". The labels are in black text, with a slightly rounded rectangular box around each. There is also an option labeled "Create" at the bottom of the interface. Finally, a small white arrow points from the stack of boxes towards the "Create" option at the bottom.

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The new 'mesh' fill although looks interesting and the example they showed for it looks really sick that it almost looked like 3D cartoon CGI, although i'm not a fan of how the details in the example looked like a bit rushed.

Then new filters. Okay.
Data merge improvements. Good.
EPUB export. Nice.

Canva AI requires you to have a Canva premium account, which in this case is a thing i am not ever going to care about at all. So i think that's a little win...?

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But what actually kills me is that you need to register a Canva account, so your Affinity account is pratically useless from now on. Which is for me one of the biggest doubts of the future of this suite so far.

Then suddenly, they announced scripting support for even more advanced features, which actually may look interesting for the kind of expertised users who'd love adding shader stuff.

...yeah... but...

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The fact they marketed it as "we're now free, we swear" only to see Canva behind has me raise an eyebrow.

I may be quite excessive on this but, I never used Canva before but i'm a bit skeptical about it being the fact they're just yet another corporate. And i am not even going to fall for it anymore.

I'm going to be waiting here on my V2 copy, expecting that in the next weeks they will pull a stunt that will disappoint Affinity users.

In any other case, a betrayal.

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Io mi chiedo cosa cambierà per gli utenti Linux, che hanno sviluppato un complesso sistema di specchi e leve per far funzionare Affinity 2.x .
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Lo sapevo ancora prima dell'annuncio, ma non importa, perché funziona già con Wine e con il vecchio metodo.
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Had to reply one more just to say this:

They closed the Affinity community forums preemptively in order to favor use of Discord.

I knew there's something fishy going on.

But you know, it's still a bit early, but the paranoia of enshittification is VERY true to this day, and if not, i'm afraid that they're going to mismanage crap with it.

For me, Affinity is now already dead on arrival. One month of wait for a really mediocre relaunch... what a fucking joke.....

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anch’io la penso come te. Vorrei essere felice però allo stesso tempo so che potrebbero rovinarlo da un momento all’altro. E poi questa cosa del free forever ho paura che non durerà.


#Melissa Aftermath: Before and after images show striking impact of #Hurricane Melissa on #Jamaica ’s landscape

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KINGSTON, Jamaica (AFP) — Hurricane Melissa struck Jamaica Tuesday with ferocious winds and torrential rains, the most powerful storm ever to hit the island. The Category 5 storm left four people dead, reduced homes to rubbles, demolished vital infrastructure and blocked off road networks, leaving the nation to face the grim reality of a prolonged and gruelling recovery. Here’s a look at some of the worst impacted communities before and after Hurricane Melissa's passage.





It took until probably 12/21 to figure out relationship between Trump speech and riot, but by all means brag that you would arrest Trump based on the same theory that helped him dodge impeachment.
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Do you have a favourite #sandwich?

My favourite three sandwiches are probably:
- Reuben
- Avocado and chicken
- Oyster po' boy (if they aren't cheap on the oysters)

The last I've never made myself but I had one once that blew me away. I generally don't deep fry stuff, and my local attempts to buy have been weak and disappointing, so it will remain mostly elusive.

#sandwiches

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there are too many favorites.

BLT or BLAT

bhan mi

thanksgiving: turkey, cranberry sauce, stuffing, etc

but on a hot summmer day i like the simplicity of a tuna salad sandwich

grilled cheese of any variety. i love them all. with lots of extras or just a slab of bree melted into a baguette.

french dip. reuben. cheese steak. turkey avocado hoagie with peppers and artichoke hearts.

and, obviously, peanut butter and jelly. the humble king of all lunchboxes. i could live on them.

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@isaiah lots of good options. Oh yes, grilled cheese is a universe unto itself. So many good combos.


I've always been intrigued by Shadow People and sleep paralysis. Anyway, here's a new spooky video from YOU FEEL COMPLETELY PECULIAR. Tell me if you know where I got the footage. I had the name in one of my burned drives. youtu.be/fbapxCrD3PI?si=G9Bjob…


This post includes a timeline of the January 6 investigation as it was known on January 15. If you want to argue about pace of investigation, it's probably helpful to pretend familiarity with it. www.emptywheel.net/2025/01/15/w...

What Jack Smith Didn't Say abo...

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Per the table released by Chuck Grassley, prosecutors sent out 38 subpoenas in the months before Jack Smith's appointment (13 of those were after the election). legacy.www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
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BY FAR the biggest waste of time during election 2022 came from Jan6 Committee, which is responsible for the longest frivolous delay of the entire Jan6 investigation. In June, they told DOJ they would hand over all transcripts in September. They didn't release them until December.



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Die gruseligen Verbindungen wachsen.

#noAfD und die #maga Bewegung gehen auf Kuschelkurs.

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Ist doch eine perfekte Gelegenheit für von Storch, den MAGAs mal wieder ein paar frische Geheiminformationen aus Deutschland rüber zu schieben


Before returning to the mechanical meanderings of the polyphonic pickup, I took a detour to explore clock synchronization.

The clocks driving the host and the device are bound to drift slightly, after all, so the data rate of the device has to be adjusted in some way to maintain continuity.

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#guitar #electronics




Meta inaugura la “terza era” dei social: l’AI diventa protagonista
@scienza
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#FotoAdMentulaCanis

titolo: sotto la pioggia...

scattata con amore per te!

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@marty75 Mi aspetto che il gatto risponda con un post infuriatissimo...

... quando si sveglia e scopre cosa s'è perso.

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@Uilebheist @marty75
Di solito non è interessato, ma non si sa mai. E sì, sta dormendo... 🤪🤪


Keep speaking these truths. Strength and Solidarity my fellow citizens.

It’s time to remind the fascist regime that they represent The People. So few seem to remember this. They have bred “a kingdom of fear pretending to be a democracy.” Real power comes “from trust”. The real measure of a government is how they handle dissent”

Thank you for your words @defiance13_ aka Robert Arnold.

#usa #news #election #midterms #registertovote




Responding to new NHS England data showing patients are submitting millions of online consultation requests to GP practices, Ruth Rankine, primary care director at the NHS Confederation, said:

“It is great to see general practice embracing the digital agenda to improve access for patients and manage increasing demand, including the wider use of online consultation systems.

“Patients are clearly now using these systems to access the care they need in greater numbers."



#headFlipping #paleontology & #evolutionaryBiology
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Nanotyrannus species confirmed: It’s not just a baby T-rex
"This fossil doesn't just settle the debate. It flips decades of T. rex research on its head."
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Sex, Kink (Wortspiel)

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I mean, you could always support #marxism, which has historically led to actual cannibalism. Multiple times. And not always due to hunger.

How many people starve to death annually in the USA? Now ask the same question about North Korea.

Try being honest, even if only with yourself.




Governor Wes Moore of #Maryland has released $10 million dollars from our state emergency fund to food banks. Not only are we facing down a lack of #SNAP funding at the end of the month but we have a lot of furloughed (and unpaid) Federal employees who can’t afford groceries.

#Shutdown #SaveSNAP



I've spent a year in jail for supporting Palestine. Here's my story






Why some Black New Yorkers see #gentrification on the ballot in #NYC mayor’s race

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Zohran Mamdani’s strong primary performance in gentrified neighborhoods has created angst among some Black residents.



I now own two rpi picos
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Serve avere la IA in azienda?
Scopriamolo assieme a @inmarvinwetrust !

@tecnologia

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Und ihr heute so?
Der Bus zum Venusberg, war gestern zur Vorbesprechung meiner heutigen OP, kam heute früh wieder zu einer Zeit, die nicht auf der Anzeigetafel, aber auf meinem Smartphone stand.
Ich hab jetzt eine Krampfader weniger. Die hatte dafür Volumen für zwei. Die sollte man auch nicht alt werden lassen, habe ich gelernt. Frei nach dem Motto: Alles raus, was keine Miete zahlt!
#uniklinikbonn
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Ein Foto einer weißen Baumwolltuch mit dunkelgrünen vertikalen Streifen. Die Streifen sind regelmäßig und gleichmäßig über die gesamte Textur des Tuchs angeordnet. Die obere linke Ecke des Bildes zeigt einen Teil eines dunkelgrünen Stoffes, der sich wahrscheinlich auf einer Faltung liegt. Der Fokus liegt auf dem weißen und dunkelgrünen Tuch. In der unteren linken Ecke des Bildes steht der Text "Universitätsklinik Bonn".

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🔥 Un autobus Atac della linea 557 ha preso fuoco in piazza Cardinali, a Roma.
Il mezzo è andato distrutto, ma non si registrano feriti.
Sono in corso le verifiche per chiarire le cause del rogo.
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#Roma #Atac #TrasportoPubblico



The results of "throwing stones while Palestinian".

These are all children. These images aren't obtained by whistleblowers, they're broadcast on Israeli TV for "entertainment".

#IsraelIsAFascistState #GazaHolocaust

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How privacy can save your life | Carissa Véliz | TEDxPorto

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#privacy #security #freedom #democracy #control #fascism

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Great talk about #privacy and #democracy!

However, I don't agree with all points made by @carissaveliz.

E.g. my #ebook reader (#kobo) does not share any data. Nor does it break easily (it's already eleven years in use). Epubs are updated, when I copy them, not by a publisher. The device runs the wonderful #Koreader, which is #freeSoftware.

Her argument probably applies to certain vendors, such as Kindle. The generalisation to all vendors is wrong.

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Heeft iemand ergens al van een gemeente een " Model Na 31-2" of "Model N 10-1" gezien? Dit kan nu al op de gemeentelijke website staan. Ik ben DRINGEND op zoek naar processen-verbaal op *KANDIDAAT*-niveau. Dus met niet alleen stemmingen voor hele partijen. Stuur me die URL dan kan ik gaan rekenen! Delen = gewaardeerd

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I misread that as "Kardashians" and sat here forever trying to work out the punchline
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Canada was once known as a peacekeeping nation, but that reputation has faded. In the age of Trump's America, what part should we play? @jeyanjeganathan asks former UN ambassador @louiseblaisglobal and journalist @marche.stephen, host of the podcast "Gloves Off."

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#CDNpoli



As they realize they're getting away with lies, they get more bold with their blatant lies.
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Yes, actually you can tell people things that are hard to hear.

Sometimes people need to be confronted about their participation in harmful systems.

Some people will dig in deeper.

But some people may change.

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Yet another #NameThatWare challenge. Those bodges seem to be factory, It is highly unlikely that somebody changed/repaired this thing.

Can you do a educated guess what this thing is and does? The perfect solution will have the exact product name.

Please use a CW for your answers. Googling is fair game. Please don't just write a single word as answer, instead describe your observations and deductions.




Threads Rolling Out Two New Features in iPhone App


Meta today announced it is rolling out two new Threads features that will give users more control over the visibility of content on the platform.


First, new "mentions" and "people you follow" filters in the Activity tab will allow you to fine-tune the replies that are visible in the feed.

Second, a new "review and approve replies" option when drafting a post will allow you to approve replies to your post before they are visible to the public.


The features will be available in the Threads app on iPhone, and presumably on other platforms.

Threads is a social media platform that competes with X, formerly known as Twitter, as well as Bluesky and Mastodon. Meta launched Threads in 2023, less than a year after Elon Musk acquired Twitter, and it works with an Instagram account.

Meta says Threads has hit 150 million daily active users.

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US weight-loss drugs drive drop in obesity levels

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When a polar bear 🐻‍❄️ kills, it doesn’t just eat. It feeds a whole ecosystem

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Lorsqu’un ours polaire 🐻‍❄️ tue, il ne fait pas que manger. Il nourrit tout un écosystème

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#PolarBear #OursPolaire #ClimateChange #ChangementsClimatiques



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⚡️🇺🇦Valerii Pekar, Ukrainian lecturer, entrepreneur, public intellectual discussed the latest news surrounding Russia’s invasion of Europe (Channel 24 - Ukrainian VIDEO) #Ukraine #Poland #Netherlands #Norway #Sweden #Estonia #Latvia #Lithuania #Paris #Rome #London #Berlin #Canada #Finland #Brussels #Denmark #Germany #France #Italy #OSCE #PACE #CoE #SouthKorea #Press #News #Taiwan #Media #Japan #US #UK #EU #NATO #UnitedStates #UnitedKingdom #EuropeanUnion #Czechia #Romania


Subjecting the Public to famine & impoverishment while simultaneously withholding their access to healthcare services even though the Public has ALREADY PAID for its food assistance and healthcare, in order to finance at least $11 Trillion, so far, in redistribution of Public Goods to plutocrat billionaires* to ensure their perpetual nonparticipation in Society is something for which I've yet to hear the National Socialists / MAGA explicitly blame Biden. And they're usually so in-your-face, up-front with their scapegoating.

mastodon.social/@theicarian/11…

*Let us name names. Like Tim Mellon, Peter Thiel, & Rebekah Mercer: Those who literally purchased each of Our three branches, and installed the heinous replacement “government”, to achieve that certainty of their Public dismantlement.

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The public goods they've stolen in the form of prepaid & allocated services cut/denied is a massmurderous tiny fraction of the cost of their massive redistribution so, from an economic perspective it's entirely unjustified by any logic. Just craven MAGA-parasitism.