solilo guy @dirk@computerfairi.es

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

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.

Good night, all you sleepless Mastodonians.

#panelpreview #comics #mastoart #art #creativetoot #penandink

Ich so zur Grundschultochter auf dem Comicfestival:

„Okay, such dir *einen* Comic aus. Die Halle ist groß, nimm nicht das Erstbeste, nimm was, das dich wirklich interessiert.“

Tochter so:

“ [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.

#cib19 #rp19

@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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Last day of my kids’ workshop today, and one girl gave me an idea that will console me the next time I’ll rather want to work on my own comic instead of teaching others.

She’s also into Karate and we talked belts and ranks. Turns out you can only achieve some of the (higher-than-black-belt) Dans if you are actively teaching others. There’s no other way!

So there’s a level of excellency I could never achieve as lone wolf. Teaching’s never a one-way street – as Karate Kid taught me today. 🥋 🙂

@Erdrandbewohner @indeep@mastodon.at Ich bin nicht so vertraut mit Maps.me, bin aber sehr zufrieden mit der native app Puremaps aus den OpenRepos – auch OSM-basiert, auch offline mapping und routing. Vielleicht ja ein tracker-freier Ersatz?

@aral This is actually a thing.

It is visual consistency that helped me make the jump from macOS to Linux many years ago.

I’m not a techie plus a very visual user, and if it weren’t for @elementary OS' much-derided styleguide, I would probably still sit in my gilded iCage wondering what might be on the other side.

I had tried other distros, but being unable to see the beauty of code or licenses, you’re left with the GUI and UX – and coming from macOS, most felt like an assault on the senses.