Exilian @ExilianOfficial@mastodon.at

We already know that automated content filters don't work. They put absolute power over content in the hands of a system that is opaque and broken.

A couple of days ago YouTube took down all of the Blender Foundation's videos from the Blender Foundation's channel due to a copyright claim by... the Blender Foundation.

The BF is an official YT partner, but days later they still cannot get a straight answer from YT about what is going on:

https://twitter.com/tonroosendaal/status/1007952844329189377

https://twitter.com/tonroosendaal/status/1008677459640881152

@Archbeth @LilFluff
Did you ever hear the Tragedy of Health and Safety Guy The Wise? I thought not. It's not a story that the Jedi would tell you... He had such a knowledge of basic health and safety infrastructure and efficient building regulations that he could even keep the ones he cared about from dying...!

Beginning June 11, no more free API key for Google Maps (now Google Maps Platform) if you don't provide a credit card.

A lot of custom Google maps that have been created over the years will likely no longer work.

Time to use #leaflet and #openstreetmap

https://leafletjs.com/
https://www.openstreetmap.org/about
https://cloud.google.com/maps-platform/pricing/sheet/

#opensource

I have a new book out! Demon's Lure, about a girl and her demon. Or a demon and its girl, maybe. It's complicated.

Also, not a romance. This is not the sort of demon you take home to mom. This is the sort of demon you keep far away from everyone you care about to ensure it doesn't torture them to death.

books2read.com/demonslure

A long-shot, but...

About 8 months ago I had been following a #French #writer on Masto (at my former mammouth.cafe account, RIP) who wrote short #novels of historical fiction (I think it was) in French and was looking for a native English-speaking collaborator to #translate the works into #English.

Anyone know who that might be?

midichlorians are the powerhouse of the cell

tech bros on twitter arguing against libraries in favour of "spotify for books" because authors/publishers (or rather VC investors) can't use libraries as their primary source of profit is just a perfect example of silicon valley's willful ignorance or complete contempt for the ideas of public service and the commons.

rather than everybody creating a public space and sharing resources they'd have us all completely separated and paying countless times over for the same thing.

TIL: It's possible in PHP to add extra arguments to a function call if some value is truthy. And all without using extra variables or lines.

Regular function call:
myFunction($arg1);

Fancy function call:
myFunction($arg1, ...($bool ? [$arg3] : []));

If $bool is truthy, then myFunction is called with two arguments, but if it's falsy, then it's only called with one argument!

Hello! I'm Josephine, artist/illustrator. I make paintings, comics, cover-illustrations and storyboards. Currently working to improve my craft ✨
#introductions #meettheartist #mastoart

When you were looking for a tank for your adventuring party, you'd been expecting a burly guy in armor, not a heavily-armed self-propelled mechanical contrivance.
#writingprompts #writing

Anyone know a tabletop gaming mastodon instance? I've got a friend who didn't find any good instances on their first search.

@envgen Gargamel's office, c. 1955

I was reading Order of the Phoenix (again) and thinking about owls a lot tonight and decided to draw one. Ended up making some weird Gandalf / Hedwig crossover unintentionally lol #mastoart #art #creativetoots #digitalart

It's the twenty-fifth of May.

Last boost: Finally, it's OUT THERE IN THE WILD! I created an intro illustration for https://tabletop.social ! It was so much fun to work on and I'm really grateful for the opportunity. <3

Definitely check out the instance if tabletop games are your jam!!

There was a young man
From Toulouse who got lim'ricks
And haiku confused