@tmagnussen And let's hope it's hers! 😉
For years I saw this car in my neighborhood, assuming its owner simply attached some pre-printed ornamental foil.
Then one day recently, I saw this young lady squatting in front of it, edding marker in hand, carefully adding line for line.
And I realized: the whole sprawling floral madness of sea-horses, algae and jellyfish is completely handmade!
Kudos, unknown neighbor – this is what determination looks like.
On the bright side, it's June now and that means years of yearning and longing are over: in a few weeks I will be able to see #Iceland again!
I have some research to do there for my comics project, especially on the eastern coast (Seyðisfjörður, Borgarfjörður Eystri). *And* some serious catching up with my favourite place on Earth.
It's been too long and I'm getting excited!
#panelpreview #comics #mastoart #art #creativetoot #penandink #comic
Gentrification -
Went to see the #DragRace finale in a spot that for years rightfully called itself “the cheapest bar in town on the cheapest street in town“ – just to learn that they will have to close end of June.
#Gentrification in #Berlin still going strong, still weakening subcultures. :-(
@chpietsch As a side note, there is a surprisingly excellent comics adaptation by Ari Folman and David Polonsky.
Granted, literary comics adaptations are usually hideous and opportunistic creatures, but what a suprise to find this vibrant, three-dimensional portray making room for her acerbic humor, feminist anger and anthropological insights.
It is also available in German by S. Fischer.
I've read it with children age 9 - 12 and they are fascinated, amused, shocked, haunted.
Der Teaser ist da <kreisch> #StarTrek #Picard https://invidious.enkirton.net/watch?v=eA-GJNebJj0
Good night, all you sleepless Mastodonians.
#panelpreview #comics #mastoart #art #creativetoot #penandink
We've got big news.
After months of work, Tor Browser is now stable on Android.
Tor Browser 8.5 brings the highest degree of privacy and censorship-circumvention available to Android users. https://blog.torproject.org/new-release-tor-browser-85
toxic masculinity, sui
What do we mean when we say "toxic masculinity"?
I saw, and to my shame participated in, teaching these toxic aspects of masculinity as a teenager. It has left me very aware of their poisonous impact on our whole culture.
This comic explains in a very clear and heartbreaking way:
RT @rvkgrapevine@twitter.com
Hatari finished in the top ten: if they aren’t disqualified for unveiling #Palestine scarves as the show cut to them. #ESC2019 #Eurovision #HatriðMunSigra #Hatari #SmiteEurovision
🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/rvkgrapevine/status/1129884859382607873
How to explain Berlin's Comic Invasion Festival to tech geeks
“ [s]Well it's booths and talks and discussions...[/s] ”
“ [s]Picture an open world version of Kickstarter's [i]Comics and Illustration[/i] tab...[/s]”
“Okay, it's like re:publica, but without the Bundeswehr. And no 200 Euro paywall. But lots of comics.”
So support your local indie comix culture and drop by!
Last chance today, open til 7 pm.
@strypey In any case I would recommend to already switching to apps like Thunderbird, Firefox or the LibreOffice suite before she makes the jump, so that there are small islets of familiarity from the get-go. That helps!
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@strypey I haven't used PureOS yet, but it looks like both distros are valid choices.
Being used to #elementaryOS, PureOS looks a little less polished, but I heard that you can import your iTunes library without much hassle.
Elementary otoh tries to deliver a terminal-free experience. So you get notifications when there are updates and you can install them via the AppCenter GUI.
Also, if you install elementary tweaks there's an option to make windows look more OSX-like.
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On the evening of May 8, I'll be at @otherlandberlin@twitter.com from 8PM on, the science fiction bookstore in #Kreuzberg, talking about the new book and related themes
Berlin-based comic artist (he/him, white) trapped in a tech bubble.
Tooting for help in 🇬🇧 / 🇩🇪 about comics, infosec, queerness, and Elves.