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@stux I was going to say that we have daily MASS shootings, but SCHOOL shootings are rarer. Sadly, it looks like school shootings are between weekly and daily, depending on how you count.
https://usafacts.org/articles/the-latest-government-data-on-school-shootings/
https://www.cnn.com/us/school-shootings-fast-facts-dg/index.html
https://www.statista.com/statistics/1463594/number-of-k-12-school-shootings-us/
Overheard: "A spoon is just a knife that's got rounded a little bit."
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I don't know as much about vertebrates as I do about bugs but I *do* know a fruit bat when I see one.
Stop saying I'm wrong.
@BigAngBlack It's been a while, but I checked and they do indeed have tots on the menu.
Dry vs wet, per Willenbrink & Willenbrink, Drawing Nature for the Absolute Beginner. #MastoArt #drawing #sketching
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Dramatically lit dog is dramatically lit. #Violet #DogsOfMastodon
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Fun newt fact, or rather "newt" fact:
"A newt" used to be "an ewte", but the "n" jumped across thanks to rebracketing (misdivision, reanalysis, etc.)*
The word's Old English etymon, "eft", now refers more narrowly to the juvenile terrestrial stage of certain newts.
* See also: adder, apron, nickname, umpire…
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Hey, buddy. Just sitting there, are we? On the corner of that box? For no reason?
Just wondering, have you seen your wee bro anywhere? No?
#CatsOfMastodon
@yantor3d They missed the more important issue, which is that you can remove the parentheses around cond.
In the last year or two of learning to draw, I've accumulated a number of art books. Here are some particularly good ones for beginners.
Kistler, You Can Draw in 30 Days
Very friendly, exercises that don't take hours on end, and a concise list of drawing principles on pp. 2-3.
Dean, Animal Line Drawing
You can crank one of these out in a spare moment and it will look reasonable.
DeWilde, 30-Minute Drawing for Beginners
More short exercises and principles.
Howard, 101 Textures in Colored Pencil
This is more of a reference, but drawing these will get you in the habit of layering colored pencil to produce rich textures.
Bower, 101 Sketching Tips
A long list of clever tricks and observations for sketching from life.
The Sketch Encyclopedia
Some mediocre general advice followed by a HUGE catalog of things to sketch, each with four reasonable stages.
Wait for it.
#Violet #DogsOfMastodon #DucksOfMastodon
https://photos.app.goo.gl/oXiko5F7abSLJnpV8
Alt text: the camera slowly approaches a duck on a cobblestone path. A dog appears and the duck flies off.
It's almost like racism is systemic.
https://www.theregister.com/2024/06/04/meta_ad_algorithm_discrimination/
@mishellbaker ... and anyone with a huge American flag flying from the back of their pickup probably supports violently overthrowing the democratically elected US government.
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Adobe users revolt over updated terms of use
Terms give company the right to “access your content through both automated and manual methods”
https://www.computing.co.uk/news/4268783/adobe-users-revolt-updated-terms
- Siva Afi
- https://tgc.link/siva-afi
- Cascadia 9.0
- https://www.cascadia9game.org/
I have moved to peterdrake@mstdn.social. If you found peterdrake@qoto.org on a website, please let me know at my new account.
Joined Aug 2018
