solilo guy @dirk@computerfairi.es

A very belated Happy New Year everyone!

I didn't toot much these last months, for lack of time and energy, but very much enjoyed reading what y'all are up to.

So thanks for the news and feelz and occasional crazy sparks.

Hope in 2022 there will be less chaos and more time to chat with you. 🌠​

The Creative Parent‘s Circle of Guilt.
💯 on the money 🙈​

[From: “When Are You Going to Get a Proper Job?” by Richy K. Chandler]

@Eidon The pleasure is mine!

And Robe of Feathers is amazing...

@Eidon Well put, thank you very much!

This reminds me of #Tezuka‘s Star System, in which he used the same range of archetypal characters in different time periods or places.

In Phoenix (火の鳥), e.g., the characters transcend their individuality and (re-)appear millennia later, expressing a similar function or attitude
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This does bear semblance to Bach‘s mathematical approach, as Tezuka designs a very structured architecture of life itself.

Thank you for making that clear to me!

@Eidon As someone who considers #comics and #manga as much closer to music than its supposed sibling #animation, I find your Bach/Chopin comparison very intriguing.
If you feel like it and find the time, I would be happy if you could elaborate.

@cypnk All you people making jokes about Tantalos and I never seem to grasp what's so funny about him.

Glad to see that the Goethe Institute India included #Moresukine, my ancient webcomic from #Tokyo, in their collection of so-called Graphic Travelogues.

The website’s a fun assembly of (mostly German-speaking) artists and their autobiographical travel #comics from all over the world.

https://www.goethe.de/ins/in/en/kultur/liv/gtl/tok.html

An offer to my #privacy-concerned #Berlin bubble:

If you’re a bit freaked out about #Apple’s content scanning plans and feel like it would be interesting to test the waters with alternative OSes, I could help you set up Linux-based #SailfishOS.

Admittedly, I’m not very techy and can’t guarantee that we’ll get there, but I have flashed a few devices and all ended up running the Finnish OS without problems.

DM me if you’re interested.
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#CSAM

In the mid-nineties I went to a #NeilGaiman signing at my local comics store.

I brought my first #Sandman paperback from home because I couldn't afford to buy anything from that signing, and stood in line with my best friend and fellow #comics nerd.

And I remember being awfully proud that Neil, after taking a quick look at us, advised my friend to “Dream a little,” whereas he signed my comic with an encouraging “Dream On”.
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Speaking of #Sandman, I've now re-read the whole #comics series ahead of the coming Netflix adaptation and will share a few random thoughts and impressions in the coming weeks.

It aged surprisingly well, all in all, and holds its ground as a comics classic.