Vaccines can be delivered through the skin using ultrasound. This method doesnβt damage the skin and eliminates the need for painful needles. To create a needle-free vaccine, Darcy Dunn-Lawless at the University of Oxford and his colleagues mixed vaccine molecules with tiny, cup-shaped proteins. They then applied liquid...
I guess I passively knew about furries ever since I attended an anime con that had a few attending. 2013, I think? Five years later I joined a furry community on Discord with a friend as a joke, made friends, was peer pressured into designing and drawing myself a fursona because those friends wanted to draw art for me, and now Iβm a proud degenerate. ππ
The same threat actor has leaked larger amounts of data from LinkedIn dated 2023. They claim this new data contains 35M lines and is 12 GB uncompressed....
I ended up just disabling the alias I use to receive emails from LinkedIn. Since I noticed I just kept deleting those emails without ever reading them, I figured Iβd just opt to not receive any emails. :D
Hello! Iβm very out of touch with the furry community but I do know that thereβs an ungodly amount of furry art that is created every day, and that number is continuing to increase. Iβve already got a career and my clumsy paws can barely draw a stick figure, so Iβve often wondered how artists can dedicate such time and...
Non-professional artist here with a few commissions under her belt. Iβll answer from that POV.
I mostly draw for fun so I definitely donβt expect money for it. And you definitely canβt expect money right when youβre starting out. However, I know some people who draw as their primary source of income, which leads to most of the art they produce being for income.
It honestly can be either a side hustle or a full job, depending on the demand, your speed and your prices. It doesnβt have to be exhausting as a side hustle because you can adjust how much you do it considering your income doesnβt depend on it (unless your actual job barely keeps you afloat in the first place, in which case it could become a second job, which definitely can be exhausting).
Again, your salary depends on your demand, speed and prices. I donβt have personal experience on this because I rarely take commissions. Though even a semi-well-known artist who can work with relatively niche needs can make a few thousand (USD) a month.
Considering art is a luxury item, your job security will depend on the financial situation of your clients. If things like, say, a global pandemic happen and a lot of people are left struggling, youβre likely going to be struggling as well since people will of course prioritise things they actually need.
I feel like both βget luckyβ and βget noticedβ apply here. Furry art is a very saturated market these days so if you can garner an audience, youβre already in a very good place. If you get lucky by being, say, one of the first furry artists on a platform that ends up becoming popular among furries, youβre going to be noticed just because you were there before the platform got saturated. Iβve also noticed that if you can and are comfortable drawing niche art (in my case, transformation), that gets noticed a lot easier. Iβd say that if you have something unique to offer (e.g. a really unique style), youβre also more likely to be noticed among the mass.
Fun or work, it varies. Artist friends who have made this their primary source of income say itβs fun for them. For me, it felt stressful to draw for money. Then again, I underpriced my commissions way too much when I did them so that may have been a factor (amount of work compared to amount of money didnβt feel worth it).
In conclusion, itβs a market with a lot of options for clients. I recommend, for any budding artists, to not think of art as a source of income first and foremost and just doing it because you love to create. If you can make some money or even your income from it eventually, thatβs definitely an added bonus. c:
The last part of this benchmark series. Windows was thermal throttling like a madman and still managed to be faster when all was said and done. A testament to how bad the Nvidia drivers are on Linux.
Such extensions exist already. Privacy Redirect (see reply) lets you choose where to redirect YouTube, Twitter, Reddit, Google Translate, Google Maps etc. links. c:
Youtube let the other shoe drop in their end-stage enshittification this week. Last month, they required you to turn on Youtube History to view the feed of youtube videos recommendations. That seems reasonable, so I did it. But I delete my history every 1 week instead of every 3 months. So they donβt get much from my choices....
John Riccitiello, CEO of Unity, the company whose 3D game engine had recently seen backlash from developers over proposed fee structures, will retire as CEO, president, and board chairman at the company, according to a press release issued late on a Monday afternoon, one many observe as a holiday.
Note that βthe Fediverseβ consists of multiple platforms. Not just Lemmy. So no, this will not be a Fediverse mask-off moment. Perhaps a Lemmy mask-off moment, but definitely not the entire Fediverse.
Well, Iβve thrown some of those screws out and THEN discovered where they fell out of. And I bet if I hadnβt thrown them out then I would have never discovered their origin.
Oh, the B can also promote butt stuff so letβs remove that one as well. The L takes away from the S men so we should remove it so everyone gets an equal share. Ahhh, there we go. S. The acronym is complete.
What I did was say Iβm deleting my WhatsApp account in [insert sensible time] and if anyone wants to contact me, to use Signal. Lost contact to some, but many followed.
Iβd find it funny if in a future game that DM runs, the party comes across a group of blind and deaf adventurers fighting a group of mutant slugs or something stupid like that. π
Didnβt really use it because the scientific and medical misinformation going around on the site was tiring to see. Then Elon Musk bought it and I could see the enshittification coming up. Put up a link to my new Mastodon account, waited like a month and then downloaded my data and deleted my account.
Iβm still on Mastodon. Wonβt even look at Bluesky before they show theyβre serious about making it decentralised. And even if that happens, Iβll still brace for the potential Google Talk 2: Electric Boogaloo.
Ultrasound can push vaccines into the body without needles (www.newscientist.com)
Vaccines can be delivered through the skin using ultrasound. This method doesnβt damage the skin and eliminates the need for painful needles. To create a needle-free vaccine, Darcy Dunn-Lawless at the University of Oxford and his colleagues mixed vaccine molecules with tiny, cup-shaped proteins. They then applied liquid...
Is it just me or does the new reddit logo look evil (lemmy.world)
How did you first find out about Furries?
I found out about fursuits when I was trying to come up with a skit for trying out to be my college mascot.
LinkedIn user data leaked: Database shows emails, profile data, phones, full names, and more confidential info. (lemmy.world)
The same threat actor has leaked larger amounts of data from LinkedIn dated 2023. They claim this new data contains 35M lines and is 12 GB uncompressed....
Art as a career
Hello! Iβm very out of touch with the furry community but I do know that thereβs an ungodly amount of furry art that is created every day, and that number is continuing to increase. Iβve already got a career and my clumsy paws can barely draw a stick figure, so Iβve often wondered how artists can dedicate such time and...
YouTube is now fully blocking ad blockers around the world (9to5google.com)
cross-posted from: lemdro.id/post/2787773 (!google)
Tumbleweed vs Windows 11 in 5 games on a 3080M - Windows about 10% faster on Average (video.hardlimit.com)
The last part of this benchmark series. Windows was thermal throttling like a madman and still managed to be faster when all was said and done. A testament to how bad the Nvidia drivers are on Linux.
Elon Musk gives X employees one year to replace your bank (www.theverge.com)
The dangers of tattoos (lemmy.world)
Linux vs Windows tested in 10 games - Linux 17% faster on Average (video.hardlimit.com)
YouTube cracking on ad blockers. (lemmy.world)
Goodbye Youtube and thanks for all the fish (infosec.pub)
Youtube let the other shoe drop in their end-stage enshittification this week. Last month, they required you to turn on Youtube History to view the feed of youtube videos recommendations. That seems reasonable, so I did it. But I delete my history every 1 week instead of every 3 months. So they donβt get much from my choices....
Unity CEO John Riccitiello is retiring, effective immediately (arstechnica.com)
John Riccitiello, CEO of Unity, the company whose 3D game engine had recently seen backlash from developers over proposed fee structures, will retire as CEO, president, and board chairman at the company, according to a press release issued late on a Monday afternoon, one many observe as a holiday.
Rescuers recover more than 260 bodies at music festival attacked by Hamas (www.independent.co.uk)
The Israeli rescue service Zaka says its paramedics removed more than 260 bodies from a music festival that came under attack by Hamas militants....
Finding a rogue screw on your desk and not knowing what it fell out of
Anyone else keep a baggie of random screws they find around the house?
What are two things that are good on their own but bad when combined? And bad things that are good when combined?
I just learned about βSalt (NaCl) is actually a combination of a highly poisonous gas (Cl) and a hazardous metal (Na)β....
Florida hit by Canadian smoke from historic wildfire season (www.nbcnews.com)
More than 69,000 square miles have been burned by wildfire in Canada so far. Some 795 wildfires were still burning as of Tuesday afternoon....
City council removes plus sign from LGBTQ+ Pride proclamation after deciding it promotes BDSM (www.lgbtqnation.com)
Whatsapp is going to run terribly... (www.androidcentral.com)
All these (ad)ons always take priority over performance.
US mother sentenced to two years in prison for giving daughter abortion pills (www.theguardian.com)
Jessica Burgess pleaded guilty in July to providing an abortion after 20 weeks and tampering with human remains
Now do something funny so commenters can evaluate you (sh.itjust.works)
When you're not sure what to say (comicpress.socksandpuppets.com)
This comic is part of an ongoing story that might make more sense with full context....
What made you determined to leave Twitter?
Content is title. What made you determined to leave Twitter, and what alternative are you using?
Unity introducing new fee attached to game installs (www.gamedeveloper.com)