Ash McAllan shared 3 years ago
It's been a long time I haven't posted a #microblogpub update, so here we go:
On the #ActivityPub side:
- A blocked server entry now blocks all subdomains
- New "GIF mode" for video without audio (as Mastodon converts GIF to video, we now autoplay them in a loop when "hovered")
- The media proxy is more stable (bigger timeout + retries)
- A bunch of bug fixes and improvements
On the #IndieWeb side:
- Webmentions replies/likes/reposts are now being merged with ActivityPub interactions
- Improved microformats2 markup in templates
Also, in case you're worried, microblogpub is not vulnerable to the activitypub-troll[.]cf "attacks", as we're not fetching all the profiles mentioned in a note.
And I also pushed a #YunoHost update.
Thanks to all the new contributors!
Ash McAllan shared 3 years ago
Founded on a bay surrounded by mountains, the city has clear districts with the most affluent building rising high into the sky on the hillsides. I eventually settled for less muted colours than I experimented with, but with some lovely cool tones contrasting nicely with the reds and pinks of the buildings. Commission for aMoxen_ on twitter. #cartography #ancientcity #ttrpgassets #roleplaying #fantasyart #linedrawing #ttrpg #gamemap #gamemaps #isometric #isometricart #isometricdesign
Ash McAllan shared 3 years ago
As long as the topic of image description has your attention, I'd like to try & reproduce on Mastodon something I & several other volunteers organized on Twitter. It’s 2 hashtags to assist with image description.
The first is #ALT4me — blind & visually impaired individuals can reply to an image that lacks ALT text with this tag, so that sighted volunteers can then reply with a description. The strength of crowdsourcing this is that each person adds unique details from their own perspective, that when combined, form a detailed & meaningful conception of the image. It also allows one person to give a quick triage description, & then others can fill in details as they see fit.
The 2nd is #ALT4you — if you come across an image that is particularly striking, or one that you believe will quickly become iconic & part of a shared visual imagery/memory, please describe that image & tag it with this tag. This is particularly important during unfolding news stories that quickly break & change, leaving behind indelible visual impressions, that then shape most peoples memory & consciousness of the event. Obviously, for the blind/VI, without a description, search images, no matter how important, remain perceptual and informational black holes.
Thank you all again for the outstanding image description I have encountered so consistently in my limited experience on Mastodon.
Ash McAllan shared 3 years ago
announcement:
here is a new open source alternative to perlin noise: octavia noise
it is a lightweight fractal noise algorithm. it is generalizable to n dimensions. it is not based on gridded points, and does not exhibit linear artifacts.
this is suitable for terrain and other procgen work where organicity and reducing grid artifacts are important, especially situations where slope artifacts are important. the initial js implementation takes 4x as long as value noise.
Ash McAllan shared 3 years ago
Ash McAllan shared 3 years ago
Had an epic long dream with a years long romance and then I wake up and they're gone because they were never real. Hurts real bad for a moment but by lunch time I'll have forgotten entirely.
Ash McAllan shared 3 years ago
"waaaaah I don't want to SEE any political talk!"
As someone who is read as political just by walking into a room, I say
lmao fucking suffer
EDIT: white people are NOT a fan of this post; I've been blocked a few times already. Y'all do anything to preserve your white fragility and comfort. #SorryNotSorry #ByeBitch
Ash McAllan shared 3 years ago
@PhoebeWallerPalladino good rule to have around to make moderators feel more at ease dealing with that kinda shit
@PhoebeWallerPalladino@monads.online Whenever I've been in charge of community spaces I've made a point of not having a set of explicit rules, but rather a set of guidelines and values and the warning that being seen as compromising those guidelines and values in the eyes of the moderation team would be what gets you banned, not whether or not you break the letter of some rule. The reason I have taken this approach is simple: Fascists abuse rule systems. They will ignore the spirit of any rule that doesn't suit them but use the letter of the law to escape punishment for bad behaviour and bad faith behaviour and also to persecute those who are in your space in good faith.
Remember that the modern conservative movement is centred on the idea that the law should protect but not bind the in-group and bind but not protect the out-group.
The hypocrisy is the point. They can't be trusted. Trust yourself, your gut, and your humanity.
Ash McAllan shared 3 years ago
An old RCA radio console in the abandoned WFBR Radio Station in Baltimore
Gallery: https://www.abandonedamerica.us/wfbr-radio
#abandoned #art #photography #history #radio
Ash McAllan shared 3 years ago
Stone golems from a while ago!
Ash McAllan shared 3 years ago
Ash McAllan shared 3 years agoA record player left behind in an abandoned flophouse in the ghost town of Vulture City, AZ
Gallery: https://www.abandonedamerica.us/vulture-city
Ash McAllan shared 3 years ago
thoughts on racism, D&D, and words
thoughts on racism, D&D, and words
So, we're hearing that D&D plans to abandon the word "race" in favor of the word "species". Haven't read the post but one exists.
What makes us less than optimistic about the change is that race is already a fictional form of species. Race says, "Y'know these divisions we've been making between kinds of plants and kinds of animals? We're making those between kinds of people."
So, are the D&D writers planning to have default lore for each species, as if culture comes from heredity and not community? Are they planning to have humans and orcs getting busy and producing half-orcs? Is "half-orc" assumed to mean "other half human", because humans are the white default? Do they know what racial stereotypes underlie the worldbuilding of their species, and do they have a plan to address that? Are different species inherently cursed to different theological fates?
Racism isn't a word, it's a worldview - are they cutting that?
I hope so. Not optimistic.
Ash McAllan shared 3 years ago
Knight & ruins ⚔️💀
#fantasy #grimdark #acrylicgouache #MastoArt #illustration
Ash McAllan shared 3 years ago
Showing off my first gameplay clip! It's all 2D if anyone is curious~
#indiegame | #gamedev | #rpg
Ash McAllan shared 3 years ago
Ash McAllan shared 3 years ago
A full "block" of a level. Each level is divided into a string of blocks or stages, and each block has its own default scroll rules.
This one scrolls freely. Certain blocks of collision change the Y pan proportions to favour "down", to show the next block to jump to.
This would have less utility in free exploration games, because it's best used for clear-cut guiding situations. This game mostly has forward direction with a few forks.
One of the most ridiculous results of medically transitioning and thus feeling more comfortable in my body is not only do I feel comfortable dancing now, but I also feel way more ready to throw hands if the situation calls for it, even though my actual physical capability is way less because of loss of muscle mass. 