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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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La collana più desiderata di sempre è ora in sconto su Amazon
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Meta inaugura la “terza era” dei social: l’AI diventa protagonista
@scienza
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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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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




Canva vira 'Photoshop de graça' com IA que cria designs sozinha e mais; veja
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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."




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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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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