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andycarolan

@andycarolan@social.lol

Illustrator and Graphic Designer | Vegan | He/Him | Interested in #design, #creativity, #illustration, #remoteworking, and #sustainability

Profile Picture by me. Header by me.

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atomicpoet, to random
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Bluesky vs. Mastodon is not as black and white as many seem to think.

Let me explain why. ๐Ÿงต

  1. A Twitter founder funds and advises Bluesky.

Okay, a Twitter founder (@ev) runs a for-profit instance, and another (@biz) has offered to advise Mastodon.

  1. Bluesky accepted VC money.

A VC firm owns 3 of the top 5 largest Mastodon servers

  1. An evil corporation (Twitter) helped develop Bluesky.

An evil corporation (Google) helped develop the Fediverse

I have further thoughts here...

andycarolan,
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@sarajw I feel that the only reason BS is even being noticed is because it has links with pre-Elon Twitter.

Seriously, if it wasn't Jack Dorsey at the helm, would as many people be getting all misty eyed over a potential, but IMO misguided return to the golden age of Twitter? @atomicpoet

andycarolan,
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@sarajw Very likely! I havenโ€™t tried it, and I really donโ€™t want to. Twitter had its day, and I donโ€™t like how it finished. @atomicpoet

andycarolan, to random
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Headache.

Bedtime.

Goodnight.

andycarolan, to gaming
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I had some points on my Game account, so I bought Star Trek Prodigy Supernovsa for the Nintendo Switch.

Loved S1 of the series, so am looking forward to playing it over the bank holiday!

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andycarolan,
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@alexandra Thanks! I'm saving it in case it rains tomorrow... but I bet the sun will be out lol

andycarolan,
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@alexandra Always!

andycarolan,
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@ctt @alexandra You really couldn't make it up.

andycarolan,
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@ctt It's just default weather for Bank Holidays isn't it. Not surprising, but still something of a disappointment ๐Ÿ˜…

andycarolan, to gaming
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I 'completed' WizOrb on the Switch this morning. Definitely the best Arkanoid/Breakout clone I've played in a while!

andycarolan,
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@jake4480 It gets pretty difficult, especially with those Knights that hit the orb back with their swords lol.

I've still not bought or played any Diablo games.

andycarolan,
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@bragi It's definitely worth picking up! Not all that pricey either!

andycarolan,
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@jake4480 Those knights are a pain. As you know, you can only hit them from the top and sides which makes them tough to beat!

I might look into Diablo, it sounds interesting!

andycarolan, to random
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๐Ÿšฒ 9.9km cycled today! Average speed just over 17km/h

andycarolan,
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@alexandra That's a lot of walking!

macpsych, to random
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This morning's attempt at - a 5km trudge around the Isle of Dogs. It wasn't so bad at all, actually - the sunshine definitely helped!

andycarolan,
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@macpsych nice! Iโ€™m about to do the same distance cycling, then back again later lol. I really suck at running for some reason.

andycarolan,
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@macpsych haha well done. Iโ€™ve not really felt like doing much outdoor exercise mainly due to the awful weather. Itโ€™s really nice here today though!

Aday, to random
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Im trying out PopFrame for making iPhone screenshots more appealing. Itโ€™s really good!

And while Iโ€™m at it, hereโ€™s my nowadays ๐Ÿค“

https://apps.apple.com/app/id1572419006

andycarolan,
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@Aday Ooh, very nice!

exiva, to internet

Having your block list be public data seems kinda problematic. ๐Ÿ˜ฌ

andycarolan,
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@exiva The first issue that comes to my mind is the potential for retaliation.

andycarolan, to random
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๐Ÿฅบ Somehow, I woke up at 0300 and fell down a YouTube rabbit hole.

andycarolan,
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@alexandra Yes, I think I hit every stupid video on the way down! ๐Ÿ˜…

andycarolan, to random
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๐Ÿฅฐ Itโ€™s been a good day, but Iโ€™m in bed early because itโ€™s warm, cosy and this is where my plushies are!

andycarolan,
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@purplelime We mostly have veggie plushies in bed. Avocado, plum, strawberry, banana etc. my peanut lives in my office with my small plush coffee cup.

ROFL ๐Ÿคฃ

otaviocc, to random
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๐Ÿ“ท โ˜•๏ธ Coffee oโ€™clock.

andycarolan,
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@otaviocc Very nice! Iโ€™ve wanted one of those for a while, they look awesome! The cheap one I have is ok, but it is very slow to refresh.

andycarolan, to random
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I'm going to be offering custom cartoon portrait profile pic commissions starting next week.

I have done many in the past, so will be uploading some examples, which are similar in style to my own.

They will each be supplied as 1000px PNGs.

Thinking of pricing at โ‚ฌ25 each.

andycarolan,
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@foon awesome, I will be putting details on here sometime next week!

andycarolan, to random
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Does anyone here have a /uses page on their site?

I enjoy reading them, to see the setups that people use.

Would anyone be interested in reading if I added one to my site/here/someplace?

andycarolan,
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@natetharp It is nice to see what tech and apps people use!

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