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elementary OS ghosthand 2 weeks ago 80%
What happened to elementary OS? news.itsfoss.com

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ndlug.org/post/1089884 > > elementary OS may not be as much as popular as it used to be. > > > That being said, elementary OS 8 release is still on the horizon with some useful changes based on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS. > > ... > > > However, amidst disagreement between co-founders during the pandemic in 2022, co-founder Cassidy quit the elementary OS team. > > > Right after that, the development pace took a big hit, and we saw elementary OS 7 being released almost a year after Ubuntu 22.04 LTS came up. > > ... > > > A good indicator about its development activity is its upcoming major release, elementary OS 8, based on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS. > > > I took a sneak peek at it using the daily build, and elementary OS 8 is almost ready to have an RC release. > > ... > > > You can expect things like: > > > - The settings app handles system updates (instead of AppCenter) > > - AppCenter is now Flatpak only > > - New toggle menu icon giving you easy access to the screen reader, onscreen keyboard, font size, and other system settings > > - WireGuard VPN support

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Inkscape Flatpak is looking for a maintainer! github.com

cross-posted from: https://slrpnk.net/post/10865477 > The Flatpak is already packaged and works well. It just needs to be maintained from a person that joins the Inkscape community. > > This would allow further improvements like Portal support and making the app official on Flathub.

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artanddesign Libre Art & Design Friction 0.9.6 released
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  • ghosthand ghosthand 3 months ago 100%

    👍

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    Libre Art & Design ghosthand 3 months ago 92%
    Friction 0.9.6 released friction.graphics

    Tons of UI/UX improvements.

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    artanddesign Libre Art & Design Download Inkscape 1.4beta | Inkscape
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  • ghosthand ghosthand 5 months ago 100%

    Not too many new features, but I'm lookinforward to the unified font browser.

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    Libre Art & Design ghosthand 5 months ago 100%
    Penpot 2.0, a major milestone in our journey, is now yours to explore and enjoy! community.penpot.app

    cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/14256594 > https://fosstodon.org/@penpot

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    Libre Art & Design ghosthand 8 months ago 100%
    New release: Open Video Editor (FOSS; Android) f-droid.org

    cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/11182066 > cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/11182062 > > > [Open Video Editor](https://f-droid.org/en/packages/io.github.devhyper.openvideoeditor/) is an open source Android video editor, built with Media3 and Jetpack Compose. > > > > Features: > > - Trim > > - Grayscale > > - Resolution > > - Scale > > - Rotate > > > > Note: Those looking for FOSS video editors on Android might also want to check out [FFShare](https://f-droid.org/en/packages/com.caydey.ffshare/) and [Video Transcoder](https://f-droid.org/en/packages/protect.videoeditor/)

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    asklemmy Asklemmy ELI5 why is anarchy not "the guy with the bigger stick" making the rules?
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    Philosophize This has just started a podcast series on Anarchy that I'm finding informative. The podcasts are short and all have transcripts. The first episode is here: https://www.philosophizethis.org/podcast/anarchism-part-one.

    The second part just came out this past week.

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  • privacy Privacy *Permanently Deleted*
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  • ghosthand ghosthand 9 months ago 100%

    They are not testing this for every account. But you should check your settings every so often.

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  • mlb Major League Baseball Dodgers get their ace, agree to $325M deal with Yamamoto (source)
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    I like Yamamoto, but as a Yankee fan, I'm happy we lost out. 12 years is long time for an unproven player in the mlb. Plus he's 5'9". Small pitchers usually don't last long in the league.

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  • "Initials" by "Florian Körner", licensed under "CC0 1.0". / Remix of the original. - Created with dicebear.comInitialsFlorian Körnerhttps://github.com/dicebear/dicebearPA
    parenting ghosthand 9 months ago 83%
    "Birthday Thanks" by Litterbox Comic

    cross-posted from: https://lemm.ee/post/17420974 > - Source: [Website](https://www.litterboxcomics.com/birthday-thoughts) - [RSS](https://www.litterboxcomics.com/feed/)

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    asklemmy Asklemmy What podcasts did you listen to the most this year
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    Technology ghosthand 10 months ago 62%
    U.S. Navy to use A.I. to track Chinese subs www.businessinsider.com

    One of the new efforts announced was the use of advanced AI on patrol aircraft — including the US's P-8A Poseidon aircraft, which is equipped for anti-submarine warfare — to process information from underwater detection devices used by each country.

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    Technology ghosthand 10 months ago 89%
    An AI Singer-Songwriter Just Debuted Her Original Song—And The Responses Are Just Brutal www.comicsands.com

    AI singer-songwriter 'Anna Indiana' debuted her first single 'Betrayed by this Town' on X, formerly Twitter—and listeners were not too impressed.

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    Libre Art & Design ghosthand 10 months ago 100%
    Inkscape 1.3.2 solves data loss bug in previous release https://inkscape.org/news/2023/12/01/Inkscape-1-3-2-solves-data-loss-bug/

    If you have Inkscape installed, you should install this version as soon as possible.

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    artanddesign Libre Art & Design GIMP 3.0 finally has a release schedule
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  • ghosthand ghosthand 10 months ago 100%

    To say It's been a long time is an understatement. But at least there's an end in site.

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    Libre Art & Design ghosthand 10 months ago 100%
    Krita AI Plugin - Release Version 1.7.1 github.com

    Uses the open source Stable Diffusion as a back end for AI generation.

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    parenting ghosthand 10 months ago 100%
    Any advice for babysitting a toddler for 6 hours-ish?

    cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/8355853 > Good friends of mine would like a reprieve so they can have their anniversary dinner. I've been a camp counsellor and was pretty good at it but those kids were all 6 years old, this one is 13 months old. Adorable kid but I figure maybe some folks here might have good ideas/thoughts/suggestions/crass jokes?

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    Libre Art & Design ghosthand 10 months ago 94%
    Open Source UI/UX is notoriously bad. How FreeCAD is breaking the curse | Ondsel ondsel.com

    The project has larger goals. They’re spending considerable time talking about zones of the UI, task flow, and what the default configuration should be. They’re also thinking about how UI templates can be created that make it easier for developers to implement new functionality without needing to reinvent the wheel every time. Effort has been spent on recommendations for color use, code structure, and other details that will help addon developers make their contributions feel like a native part of FreeCAD.

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    Libre Art & Design ghosthand 10 months ago 83%
    Blender 4.0 - Reel kbin.social

    cross-posted from: https://kbin.social/m/blender@lemmy.ml/t/626140 > > > > > > Enjoy this showcase of amazing work done by the Blender Community. > > > > > > > > See everything new in Blender 4.0 LTS [https://www.blender.org/download/releases/4-0/](https://www.blender.org/download/releases/4-0/) > > > > > > edit: > So this is not how to cross-post on kbin... sorry for extra click. Can't change the link now.

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    Libre Art & Design ghosthand 10 months ago 100%
    Friction 0.9.4 released (Enve Fork) friction.graphics

    A fork of Enve 2d, since development has been stopped for awhile now.

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    linux Linux What in your opinion is the worst Linux Distribution ever made?
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  • ghosthand ghosthand 11 months ago 100%

    I tried to like elementary and used for it for months awhile ago. But it was missing so many basic features for an OS. Eg, they only just added bulk rename to the file manager.

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  • linux Linux Firealpaca (Proprietary Painting Software) Releases Linux Version
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  • ghosthand ghosthand 11 months ago 100%

    Oh nice. 👍

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  • ghosthand ghosthand 11 months ago 100%

    Interesting. Can you explain how it works, please?

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  • technology Technology Midjourney, Stability AI and DeviantArt win a victory in copyright case by artists — but the fight continues
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  • ghosthand ghosthand 11 months ago 82%

    I tend to agree with the judge's assessment. He must make a decision based on existing law and the plaintiff's claim/argument. You're right existing law doesn't cover this aspect of technology which is why there needs to be new laws enacted by Congress. And the courts are put in a no win situation here because we've failed to establish new rules and regulations for this new technology.

    The plaintiff's claim of derivative work doesn't fit here because of what has already been long established what a derivative work looks like. AI generated images aren't really derivative works.

    I think rightfully, the court has told them to try again, which is ok.

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    Libre Art & Design ghosthand 1 year ago 100%
    Inkscape 1.3 Beta inkscape.org

    Some good stuff here.

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    technology Technology Which project(s) made you go “I can't believe this is open-source”?😎
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    the thing is, blender wasn't always open source. And they wouldn't have been this successful if they were still closed.

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    I'll also add Inkscape to the other art apps.

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  • asklemmy Asklemmy what upcoming software are you waiting for?
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    Looks good so far for basic editing. And the node graph system is an interesting concept. But I'm not sure about trying to be the jack of all trades app.

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    Libre Art & Design ghosthand 2 years ago 100%
    Stable Diffusion integration for Krita paint github.com

    cross-posted from: https://slrpnk.net/post/229365 > cross-posted from: https://slrpnk.net/post/229363 > > > This looks very interesting for integrating AI painting into an Artist's toolbox.

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    artanddesign Libre Art & Design Gloss3d - An open-source 3D modeler tool with some texturing, animation and rendering capacities for both Linux and Windows.
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    I had some trouble getting it to run on linux. The deb from the website doesn't update the location of some shared files.

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    Libre Art & Design ghosthand 2 years ago 100%
    Gloss3d - An open-source 3D modeler tool with some texturing, animation and rendering capacities for both Linux and Windows. http://gloss3d.net/

    I just discovered this hidden gem while sifting through Sourceforge. It's a simple app that's heavily inspired by Cinema4d. And from what I gather it's still being developed. ![](https://lemmy.ml/pictrs/image/816fa6a1-e989-46a8-b2f0-deb21a7fb780.png)

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    singularity Singularity *Permanently Deleted*
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  • ghosthand ghosthand 2 years ago 100%

    Yes. Google saw that ad revenue disappearing. ChatGPT proves how corporations have really killed search on net.

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  • ghosthand ghosthand 2 years ago 100%

    How about we enact privacy laws that protect the users?

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    Libre Art & Design ghosthand 2 years ago 100%
    Kdenlive 22.12 released - Kdenlive kdenlive.org

    The Kdenlive team is happy to announce the release of version 22.12. This development cycle comes with more than 350 commits, bringing new features, bug fixes and preparing the code base for exciting changes that we expect in the near future.

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    artanddesign Libre Art & Design OpenShot Video Editor | OpenShot 3.0 Released | Stability, Performance , & Usability
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    Even though I don't use it anymore, I'm glad to see that it's still being developed. OpenShot was one of the first video editors I ever used.

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  • ghosthand ghosthand 2 years ago 100%

    Trying another instance might be a good idea. If you have problems on the other instance then you know it's a BW problem and maybe file a bug report. But don't give up on BW! It's a pretty neat piece of software that the fediverse needs.

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  • ghosthand ghosthand 2 years ago 100%

    I was able to import my library from Goodreads without much issues. After that it was pretty straightforward.

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  • technology Technology Elon Musk, new owner of Twitter, tweets unfounded, anti-LGBTQ conspiracy theory about Paul Pelosi attack
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  • ghosthand ghosthand 2 years ago 100%

    I agree. I was listening to a podcast where a couple of journalist were saying how they hated twitter, but they felt they needed it to promote their work. As you said, this type of thinking is dumb and dangerous.

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  • ghosthand ghosthand 2 years ago 100%

    Both Silversun Pickups and Metric put out new albums recently. They both are great.

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  • worldnews World News Russian troops kill Ukrainian musician for refusing role in Kherson concert
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  • ghosthand ghosthand 2 years ago 66%

    Unfortunately, it's pretty common here on Lemmy. I remember getting downvoted a lot for saying gov'ts shouldn't punish it's citizens for criticizing it. And you can probably guess which gov't I said it about.

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  • musicnews Music News World’s First Comprehensive Punk Museum to Open in Vegas
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    Should've been in NYC.

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  • ghosthand ghosthand 2 years ago 100%

    Yes. I would definitely throw some money their way.

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  • asklemmy Asklemmy What will be the next disruptive innovation?
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  • ghosthand ghosthand 2 years ago 100%

    I know it's not a unique thought, but I think advances in A.I. in all areas is going to be a game changer.

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  • agile All things agile Stop Overcomplicating It: The Simple Guidebook to Upping Your Management Game
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    Lead With Empathy-Always

    1. Don't forget the humans behind the company's goals.
    2. Encourage folks to put themselves first.

    Such a simple and an underrated piece of advice for managers.

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  • artanddesign Libre Art & Design Krita 5.1.0 Released! | Krita
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  • ghosthand ghosthand 2 years ago 100%

    I think it's a better paint animation. And I like the animation tools it has.

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  • worldnews World News Russian teacher sentenced for telling students about war crimes in Ukraine
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  • ghosthand ghosthand 2 years ago 58%

    It's never good when a government punishes anyone who criticizes it.

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  • ghosthand ghosthand 2 years ago 30%

    It shouldn't matter.

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  • fediverse Fediverse What's the fediverse equivalent to art and literature sharing sites like Deviantart and Wattpad?
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  • ghosthand ghosthand 2 years ago 100%

    Yes, for Pixelfed. in the future they plan on making features so the site can be used as art portfolio. Even though I think it can be used now for that.

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  • artanddesign Libre Art & Design Inkscape 1.2 released
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  • ghosthand ghosthand 2 years ago 100%

    A lot of good stuff here:

    I'm most excited for:

    • Multiple pages , which are managed by the new Page tool
    • Layers and objects dialog merged

    What about you all?

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  • ghosthand ghosthand 3 years ago 100%

    Unfortunately, "gentlemen agreements" in business don't work and never has. Even with friends. Cassidy is a part owner in the company and will still have owner rights whether he's drawing a paycheck or not. It doesn't look like there are any written agreements in place to say otherwise.

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  • ghosthand ghosthand 3 years ago 88%

    It sucks, but this sub now may have to consider changing it's name to workreform because of this. Plus workreform is a much better description of the movement.

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  • artanddesign Libre Art & Design LibreArts - Weekly-ish recap — 26 January 2021
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  • ghosthand ghosthand 3 years ago 100%

    I'm most happy with the Inkscape UI updates. I think they're really trying to focus on these lately.

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  • artanddesign Libre Art & Design Bladecoder Adventure Engine Releases 4.1.0
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  • ghosthand ghosthand 3 years ago 100%

    I'm not familiar enough with game engines to know how it compares. Maybe @deadsuperhero@lemmy.ml knows, he makes these types of games on the side.

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  • bestoflists BestOfLists Album of the Year Lists 2021
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  • ghosthand ghosthand 3 years ago 100%

    I liked Japanese Breakfast and Snail Mail this year. But i have to admit, I haven't listened to a lot of new music this year.

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  • ghosthand ghosthand 3 years ago 100%

    They have a handy attribution spreadsheet here: https://github.com/Grokmoo/sulis/blob/master/docs/attribution.csv

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  • artanddesign Libre Art & Design Storyboarder - The best and easiest way to storyboard.
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  • ghosthand ghosthand 3 years ago 100%

    I use storyboarder a lot for animation. It has a nice 3d viewer with premade assets or you can import models into your scene. The drawing tools are simple and it's easy to get started creating storyboards.

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  • artanddesign Libre Art & Design Krita 5.0 released! | Krita
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  • ghosthand ghosthand 3 years ago 100%

    I'm most excited about the storyboard editor and animation improvements.

    What excites you about the new release?

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