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docpop, 8 months ago to random

If you are a Chrome user, you've probably been been opted-in to Google's enhanced tracking system without any warning.

Chrome's newest update pretends to provide users "Enhanced ad privacy", but actually enrolls Chrome users into a new trackings system.

To disable Google's "advanced" ad tracking, go to Settings>Privacy and Security>Ad Privacy and disable all three options there (Ad Topics, Site-suggested Ads, and Ad Measurement).

A user showing how to opt out of this new Google Chrome tracking. They go to Settings > Privacy >Ad privacy and disable all three options shown.

docpop, 9 months ago to random

POV: When Worldcoin starts advertising their dystopian bullshit in your neighborhood.

A row of stickers that were printed in a thermal home printer. One says “there is no use for blockchain that can’t be solved cheaper, better, and more reliably with existing tech”. The others have similar messages.
A sticker placed over the QR code on the Worldcoin flyer. The sticker says “Trade offer. Worldcoin receives: your most sensitive data and the ability to track your activities online and IRL. You receive: Fake money”
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docpop, 9 months ago to random

Have you ever noticed that most self-driving cars don't have any passengers?

"Deadheading" is an industry term for keeping driverless cars in constant motion, even when they have neither a passenger nor a destination. Waymo & Cruise rely on deadheading to avoid paying for parking.

Why pay the city for public parking when you can store your car on the road for free (as long as it's moving)?

Since I've started keeping track, I've noticed that over 90% of the self-driving cars I see are empty...

Traffic at a busy intersection in San Francisco (Cesar Chavez and Guerrero). Most of the cars in the video are traditional cars with drivers, but three driverless Cruise cars pass by the camera. None of these driverless cars have passengers. At the stoplight, they all drive in different directions. It is not clear if they are driving to pick someone up, or just driving to avoid parking.

docpop, 4 months ago to random

Don't make me tap the sticker.

docpop, 1 month ago to random

I'm sick of justifying ethical behavior in terms of profit. We use phrases like "adding alt-text brings more customers to your site" or "protected bike lanes increase revenue for local businesses."

You should add alt-text descriptions to images because it helps people.

We need to build bike lanes because it makes cities safer and more accessible.

Reduce carbon emissions because it's the right thing to do! Discussing these things in purely economic terms misses the point.

docpop, 6 months ago to random

It's been 14 years since I drew this "Reverse-Trick-Or-Treating" comic.
It was based on a true story I found in a comment on Metafilter and is likely the most-viewed comic I've ever made. https://docpop.org/2009/11/the-greatest-halloween-costume-ever/

docpop, 8 months ago to random

Saw this wild scene go down today and I wanted to share it with y’all. I was hanging out on 29th street when this self-driving car came to a stop in a nearby lane. I’m not sure if it was stuck or waiting for a pickup, but it sure was absolutely blocking traffic. After five minutes, a cyclist came by and yelled at the car to move. When it didn’t, he pulled out this “No Techno Fascists” sticker and slapped it on the window.

A self driving car blocking westbound traffic on 29th St. It’s a two lane road, so the cars behind the Waymo have to wait for the oncoming traffic to go away before they can pass it safely.

docpop, 5 months ago to retrogaming

I don't think I've shared my Pac-Man sweater on Mastodon yet, but I thought some of y'all might like it.

We've published the pattern and more details on my blog. https://docpop.org/2017/12/pac-man-sweater-made-traditional-icelandic-style/ #Lopapeysa #PacMan #retrogaming #knitting #DIY

docpop, 6 months ago to wordpress

Here's a sketch I did for TorqueMag.io a few years back. #thanksgiving #WordPress

docpop, 8 months ago to random

Let's take a moment to appreciate the fantastic art from "How to Keep Your Volkswagen Alive: A Manual of Step-by-Step Procedures for the Compleat Idiot", which was 1st published by John Muir Productions in 1969.

The inside cover of the book. The art is extremely detailed and full of intricate lines and crosshatching. It has a unique 1960s style, like Robert Crumb's work.
A closer detail of the inside cover. This shows all the crosshatching and an intricate sketch of an engine.

docpop, 3 months ago to random

An AI company complaining about having their art stolen? Oh, the irony.

A screenshot of Thomas Schulz's twitter profile says he runs an "office space for AI startups @ newtonsf.com"
A tweet from Brooke Bowman says "Oh man that’s really shitty, I’m so sorry I feel like that face looks familiar but I’m not able to call up a name" Thomas replies "Doing that is so cringe... we just want our painting back" And a twitter user named @im_right_though says "you stole her art without permission or compensation. how does it feel?" Source tweet here https://twitter.com/gptbrooke/status/1757114462933504322

docpop, 6 months ago to random

A few local artists are starting to realize groups like the Civic Joy Fund, TogetherSF, and It All Starts Here are being funded by billionaire backed lobbyist groups. These groups are actively trying to decrease spending on social services and increase police in SF.

When MessyBeck found out who was funding her art, it was too late to return the money. So she expressed herself by making a giant "Ethical billionaires don't exist" mural instead. https://www.instagram.com/p/CzoqHthrwGp/c/18002646239184197/

An Instagram Reel that says "When you get hired to do a community mural project about "civic pride" in San Francisco, and you find out it's being funded by billionaire-backed lobbyist groups AFTER you spent the deposit..." The video then shows a giant mural that says "Ethical billionaires don't exist" being painted. It also shows messages like "Healthcare is a human right" and "affordable housing for all". Then a message appears that says "It All Starts Here, Advance SF, Together SF, Avenue Green Light are all funded by Billionaires."

docpop, 6 months ago (edited 6 months ago) to SanFrancisco

Last night, a group of pranksters (from the Raining Chainsaws collective) dressed up as traffic witches and cast holding spells on autonomous vehicles.

"Omyaw Itaxobor! Omyaw Itaxobor!"

Here is a link to the source video https://www.instagram.com/p/Cy8_bjmvTJh/ #SanFrancisco #Halloween #ValenciaStreet #AutonomousVehicles

docpop, 8 months ago to random

Check out these digital images by #KeithHaring that were recently found on a floppy disc in #TimothyLeary's archives. Haring created these images on an Amiga computer in 1987 for a project with Leary that never came to fruition. Luckily we all get to enjoy these images today.

More info here about these images and the original project here https://www.nypl.org/blog/2013/01/25/transmissions-timothy-leary-papers-keith-haring-mind-movie

Another early digital painting by Keith Haring. This shows two humanoid figures merging into one. They are both dancing. There are several abstract images around them and the image looks very symmetrical. The whole image also looks like a face of some sort. The artist has signed "KH87" on the side.
Two humanoid figures merging together into one. They both share the same head, but they each have one arm and two legs. An X is drawn over their chests.

docpop, 5 months ago to random

The Kei-tora Gardening Contest is an annual event put on by the Japan Federation of Landscape Contractors to see who can build the best-looking garden on the back of a Kei truck. Here are some of the winners from the past 12 years. http://zoenren-osaka.jp/activity.html

A white kei truck with a garden scene built onto the truckbed. It is filled with grass and moss and various plants to recreate the feel of a garden. There are also some additional items added, like an old, thick rope, some aged pots, and a bonsai tree.
Another of the many kei trucks on display at this contest. This one has a mossy scene on the truck bed, with brick walls, tree trunks, flowers, and a small walkway. It appears the artist was trying to make it feel like a little trail or small garden that had been transported onto the back of their truck.

docpop, 2 months ago to graffiti

Jazzy street art spotted on 19th and Capp. #SFGraffiti #Graffiti #StreetArt

docpop, 2 months ago to SanFrancisco

I'm a sucker for weird and esoteric tags, like these word squares someone has been writing in our neighborhood lately. Each square is a type of acrostic that can be read horizontally or vertically. For example:

T R U S T
R A N C H
U N D E R
S C E N E
T H R E E

#SFGraffiti #WordSquare #Tagger #SanFrancisco #acrostic

A trash can where a tagger has written the words: mind, idea, neat, data
A section of sidewalk where a tagger has written a word square. This can be read horizontally or vertically and it says: Heart, ember, abuse, resin, trend.
A tag on the wall that says: feast, earth, armor, stone, threw. Each word is written above the other word in clear columns, so the words can be read vertically or horizontally.

docpop, 7 months ago to random

docpop, 8 months ago to random

I cracked my iPhone screen... again. So I took some photos and turned the cracked screen into a downloadable wallpaper for mobile devices.

You can download and install this wallpaper too, more details here https://docpop.org/2023/09/cracked-iphone-xr-screen-wallpaper/

The cracked screen wallpaper. This image appears as if it has cracked glass and glitches on it, so you can install it on your new phone and make it look damaged. This image is downloadable and usable on your own device. It is CC-BY-NC by Doc Pop, which means you can use it however you like, just don't sell it and please credit Doc Pop for the image.

docpop, 6 months ago to random

I just received #TristanPerich’s newest circuit album, “Composition for Three Small Speakers”. This is part of Tristan’s 1-bit music series. https://tristanperich.bandcamp.com/album/composition-for-three-small-speakers

A hand holding a copy of Tristan Perich's "Composition for Three Small Speakers". The "album" is actually a circuitboard with an on/off switch, three speakers, a battery, and a button. Annoying beeps come out of the speakers and change melodies as the video plays. The circuit board is shown on the front and the back and then put back into it's case, which is in a CD jewel case.

docpop, 3 months ago to random

Tonight, we played a few games of Nego, a strategy game with cats. The rules are very simple, but there are some nice twists. The design of the physical pieces was our favorite part.

The game was designed by Yuka Morii, a Japanese clay artist and Pokemon illustrator.

I enjoyed it, but my partner felt it was boring. We both felt the game sort of plays itself as spaces become more limited. We both like it as a piece of art, though. The game is available here: https://www.japantrendshop.com/nego-cats-board-game-p-8267.html

docpop, 13 days ago to random

Okay, but when will Apple apologize for removing the 3.5mm headphone jack?

docpop, 17 days ago to bluesky

Jack Dorsey referred to Twitter, the privately owned company that blocked links to competing social media platforms like Mastodon, as "freedom technology". What a clown.

He also deleted his account on Bluesky announced he's no longer on Bluesky's board of directors. Jack's involvement was one of the reasons I was never excited about #Bluesky, TBH.

https://techcrunch.com/2024/05/05/jack-dorsey-says-hes-no-longer-on-the-bluesky-board/?guccounter=butts #JackDorsey

docpop, 15 days ago to random

Mission Comics asked me to design a t-shirt as part of their "Save Mission Comics" fundraiser. The shirt will be available in a few weeks, but you can sign up to get notified when they are available. All proceeds go to MC as part of the "Save Mission Comics" campaign. https://www.backerkit.com/call_to_action/5ed77483-3782-4824-8639-496cb83b8057/landing