Richard_Littler

Richard_Littler, 7 months ago to random

I'm seeing more and more people, especially non-artists, saying things like 'My AI art skills are really improving,' as if AI is a discipline such as drawing, painting or whatever.
Like people in 1981 who pricked the cellophane on their frozen ready-meals, popped them in the microwave and said 'My cooking skills are really improving. Maybe I'm a chef now.'

Richard_Littler, 8 months ago to Autism

Ok, so I'm going to form a team of autistic Ghostbusters...
Sign up here.

@actuallyautistic
#autism #audhd

Richard_Littler, 10 months ago (edited 10 months ago) to ADHD

I'm just finishing up a novel. I've been writing screenplays & other story-led narratives for decades. Classic structure has been drummed into me. But then, when I was diagnosed as neurodivergent, I thought, 'Hold on, maybe the traditional story model is actually a neurotypical device...'
I decided to let my #ADHD/ #autism write my novel. In doing so, I have developed a new revolutionary storytelling model. You're welcome.
@actuallyautistic
#writing #amWriting
#amserious

Richard_Littler, 5 months ago to Typography

Does anybody know the name of this typeface which was prevalent in the 1950s and 60s? People often say it's Stymie Bold Italic, but it isn't. Stymie letters such as 'O' and 'U' are more rounded and the top of the 'A' has serif lines left and right, whereas my examples don't.
#typography #graphicdesign #fonts

Richard_Littler, 6 months ago to movies

🧵 I've been browsing old #Hollywood movie magazines from the teens & 1920s. Some of the classified ads are great, so I thought I'd share a few with you...

Richard_Littler, 10 months ago to random

I'm launching a new social media app. It's called BIRB. This is the logo. It's the only app that demands you crochet, knit or embroider your posts.
Posts are called 'Yarns', editing a Yarn is called Darning, threads are called Tapestries, pile-ons are Shag Piles, blocking is called Black-Sheeping.
#BIRB

Richard_Littler, 1 year ago to random

#eurovision I'm here for the soft politics.

Richard_Littler, 8 months ago to actuallyautistic

#NowPlaying The #PhilipGlass binge continues unabated. These are some of the CDs I listened to (a lot) in the 90s. They're almost tame compared with some of his other works, e.g., Dance Nos 1-5, Music In 12 Parts, and the operas, which some find a bit challenging. There's something about his intense, repetitive loops that suggests autistic stimming and I'd be interested to know if the music of Glass (and other minimalist composers) resonates with other autistic people.
@actuallyautistic

Richard_Littler, 1 year ago to random

Will we ever get a proper search function in Masto? It seems counterintuitive not to have one.

Richard_Littler, 1 month ago to Switzerland

🧵 I'm browsing 'Zivilverteidigung,' the Swiss national defence book from 1969.
The Swiss took their nuclear defence very seriously. Many buildings (my own included) are still built today with nuclear bunkers in the cellars.
The UK's own 'Protect & Survive' booklet was 30 pages, whereas, the Swiss 'Zivilverteidigung' is 320 pages.
Great graphic design, too. Here's a thread of random images.
#coldwar #switzerland #graphicdesign #illustration

Richard_Littler, 9 months ago to random

When you read #Trump-related news threads and see #MAGA responses, many respondents' bios claim to be religious (typically hardline US evangelical) patriots. Of course they also support Trump; they're pre-conditioned to believe things for which there is insufficient evidence. Religion for obvious reasons, but patriotism is also an ideology often built on national myths.
The too-widespread culture of rejecting reason and critical thinking is one of the greatest threats facing us as a species.

Richard_Littler, 6 months ago to Autism

Having one of those days when I wonder how different my life might have been had my #autism & #ADHD been diagnosed much (much) earlier...
It sometimes feels a bit like heaving myself breathless over a marathon finishing line long after others have completed it, only to find that I was shlepping an anvil behind me that could have so easily been offloaded, if only I'd known.
@actuallyautistic #audhd

Richard_Littler, 12 days ago to asd

If you've ever wondered what it's like being autistic with ADHD, it's a bit like this for me. (I always assumed everybody thought like this).

#ASD #ADHD #AuDHD #Autism
@actuallyautistic

Richard_Littler, 1 year ago to random

I just asked #chatGTP who I was and it told me I created Scarfolk and directed "Children of the Stones: The Original Soundtrack, inspired by the 1977 TV series of the same name." It also said that I "worked as a journalist and editor for various publications and has taught creative writing at the University of Bristol."
Even though only Scarfolk is correct, I'm putting all of that on my CV.

Richard_Littler, 7 months ago to vinyl

#NowPlaying Boards of Canada: Tomorrow's Harvest.
My hope for a new album persists...
#Vinyl #electronica #IDM #hauntology #vaporwave

Richard_Littler, 7 months ago to ADHD

I'm trying out a higher dose of my #ADHD medication.
Yesterday, I took it at 8:30am, finished my cup of tea, sneezed, then glanced over at the clock again and saw that it was suddenly 4:45pm.
And instead of doing the work I was supposed to have done, I appear to have re-created 'Potato Jesus' as a stained-glass window.
#audhd #neurodivergent @actuallyadhd
@actuallyaudhd

Richard_Littler, 11 months ago to random

'Stop rooting for orcas.'
What, because it might encourage them?
I'm 100% team #orca; sea badgers for the win.

Richard_Littler, 7 months ago to Youtube

This is becoming tedious, YouTube. I've switched off my ad-blockers and I still don't get access to videos.
Anyone else having the same problem?
#youtube

Richard_Littler, 1 year ago to random

Harlequins, supernatural Victorian music boxes, a wolf's tale, occult rituals, invasions of Triffid-like hogweeds, hermaphrodites, Gog & Magog, aliens, the Pied Piper, King Canute, souls of unbaptised children, the devil and the apocalypse...
Musical #folkhorror in the very year the term was 1st coined. #NowPlaying #progrock

Richard_Littler, 8 months ago to photoshop

I was a #Photoshop lifer (30 years), but I haven't needed it once since I started using the #Affinity suite. I'm still testing it out, but there are loads of fun possibilities, such as changing the weather in photographs! If only Affinity would develop an After Effects substitute.
#graphicdesign

Summer lake/mountain view turned into a dark rainy scene

Richard_Littler, 9 months ago to GraphicDesign

🧵 A lifelong 1930s-phile and fan of the British Dance Bands of the period, I have become mildly obsessed with picture discs of the 1930s. I had no idea the technology was possible so early in the 20th century. Such wonderful designs and colours. Here's a small selection...
#artdeco #1930s #graphicdesign #design #vinyl #music

Richard_Littler, 3 months ago to Starwars

After god knows how many years of work, the people behind the #StarWars 4K project have released the final installment. For those who don't know: a group of dedicated restorers, unhappy with the reworked Special Editions, hunted down, scanned and restored the original 35mm theatrical prints of the first Star Wars trilogy in Ultra High Definition. They're better than the official blurays. Incredible work, not only in terms of authentic content but even the picture quality is superior.

Empire Strikes Back BBFC certificate
Return of the Jedi BBFC certificate
Screenshot comparison of Star Wars Bluray vs Project 4K

Richard_Littler, 18 days ago to bluesky

Jack Dorsey is furious that #Bluesky has attracted "very very common" people. He also doesn't like the idea of moderation tools facilitating the banning of racists.

All these tech billionaires are like a version of the movie Big, in which a pre-adolescent boy wakes up in the body of an aging Howard Hughes. Or Colonel Kurtz. Or a sardine.
#JackDorsey

Richard_Littler, 7 months ago to politics

This is one of the dumbest fucking statements I've ever seen a human write.
#politics #conservative #UK

Richard_Littler, 2 months ago to random

Wow. Even after all this time, @scarfolk can still attract interest. Apparently, the blog was visited by 25k people yesterday. #scarfolk