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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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#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.
#MelissaAftermath: Before and after images show striking impact of Hurricane Melissa on Jamaica’s landscape
KINGSTON, Jamaica (AFP) — Hurricane Melissa struck Jamaica Tuesday with ferocious winds and torrential rains, the most powerful storm ever to hit the island.Jamaica Observer
A Court Ordered New York State to Issue Major Climate Rules. What’s Next? “We have time to work it out,” Governor Kathy Hochul said.
A Court Ordered New York to Issue Major Climate Rules. What’s Next?
“We have time to work it out,” Governor Kathy Hochul said.New York Focus
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Eurasian Resources and Mercuria Sign $100 Million Copper Deal
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MEG Delays Vote on Cenovus Deal, Citing Regulatory Issue
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Thousands of ultra-Orthodox rally in Jerusalem against military service
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Thousands of ultra-Orthodox rally in Jerusalem against military service
Approximately 200,000 people took part in the protest, bringing West Jerusalem to a standstill, local media reported.Abby Rogers (Al Jazeera)
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.
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.
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...
What Jack Smith Didn't Say about the January 6 Investigation - emptywheel
As part of Kyle Cheney and Josh Gerstein’s summary of the Jack Smith report, they argued that “Smith [came] to Garland’s defense” regarding his conduct of the January 6 investigation before Smith was appointed, pointing to Smith’s review of certain l…emptywheel
Premio Auto Europa Uiga, ecco le 7 finaliste dell'edizione 2026 - Mondo Motori - Ansa.it
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Premio Auto Europa Uiga, ecco le 7 finaliste dell'edizione 2026 - Mondo Motori - Ansa.it
I soci dell'Unione Italiana Giornalisti dell'Automotive, coadiuvati dalla giuria degli Opinion Leader, hanno designato le auto che parteciperanno alla fase finale del premio Auto Europa 2026 che prevede la proclamazione del modello vincitore il pross…Agenzia ANSA
The U.S. government shutdown is affecting funding for a food assistance program used by nearly 42 million Americans. With benefits set to end Nov. 1, what challenges will people face, and what are states doing to help them? #SNAP #food #trump #poverty
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The Scottish king who wrote a treatise on demonology and obsessed over witches
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The Scottish king who wrote a treatise on demonology and obsessed over witches
Why early Protestants embraced demons and witches but turned their backs on ghosts. Listen to expert Penelope Geng on The Conversation Weekly podcast.The Conversation
Die gruseligen Verbindungen wachsen.
#noAfD und die #maga Bewegung gehen auf Kuschelkurs.
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AfD-Spitze zu Treffen von Rechtspopulisten in USA eingeladen
Eine US-Abgeordnete lädt rechtspopulistische Politiker aus Europa nach Washington ein, auch die AfD. Ziel ist der Schulterschluss der rechten Bewegungen über den Atlantik hinweg.ZDFheute
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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Polyphonic pickup, synchronization - Forgotten Wreckage
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JD Vance calls for reduction in legal immigration at Turning Point event
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#FallColors
Fox Sports Analyst Reveals The Disgusting Thing He Does In Airplane Bathrooms
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Fox Sports Analyst Reveals The Disgusting Thing He Does In Airplane Bathrooms
The ex-NFL star was carrying on about flip-flops when he veered into his gross confession.Ron Dicker (HuffPost)
La collana più desiderata di sempre è ora in sconto su Amazon
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La collana più desiderata di sempre è ora in sconto su Amazon
Eterea, elegante e luminosa, la collana Swarovski Angelic è ora disponibile a un prezzo super vantaggioso. Scopri ora il prezzo e gli altri modelli in scontoFederica Consalvi (Cosmopolitan)
Affinity Just Changed The Game For Photographers 📷
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#photography #photographer #affinity #canva #editing #blog #writing
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Meta inaugura la “terza era” dei social: l’AI diventa protagonista
Mark Zuckerberg annuncia la nuova era dei social: contenuti generati dall’AI saranno sempre più presenti su Facebook e Instagram.Umberto Stentella (Lega Nerd)
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@marty75 Mi aspetto che il gatto risponda con un post infuriatissimo...
... quando si sveglia e scopre cosa s'è perso.
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
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Canva vira 'Photoshop de graça' com IA que cria designs sozinha e mais; veja
Atualização traz primeiro modelo de inteligência artificial treinado para criar layouts, editor de vídeo profissional e assistente criativo; saiba mais sobre as novidades do CanvaTechTudo
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."
How an Underground Retail Warehouse Will Help Paris Combat Pollution
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Sefcovic: accordo di luglio su dazi ha portato de-escalation
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Sefcovic: accordo di luglio su dazi ha portato de-escalation
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Serbia, la marcia degli studenti da Belgrado a Novi Sad
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Serbia, la marcia degli studenti da Belgrado a Novi Sad
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Croazia, dal 2026 torna il servizio di leva obbligatorio
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Croazia, dal 2026 torna il servizio di leva obbligatorio
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Capitalism is great! You work to earn the right to starve..... wait a minute......
#Satire #Capitalism #AntiCapitalism #Socialism #Communism #Anarchism
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.
[AF]2050
in reply to [AF]2050 • • •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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[AF]2050
in reply to [AF]2050 • • •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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in reply to [AF]2050 • • •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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[AF]2050
in reply to [AF]2050 • • •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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[AF]2050
in reply to [AF]2050 • • •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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[AF]2050
in reply to [AF]2050 • • •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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in reply to [AF]2050 • • •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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