I've just moved servers, so I thought I'd better do an #introduction post. I never really did one before, as I wasn't really sure what to say, so hopefully I'll cover all the bases with this one!

I'm a late 50's dreadlocked #Vegan #ActuallyAutistic cis white guy in Telford in the #WestMidlands of the #UK. LGBQT ally. Anti-fascist; Anti-racist; Anti-oppression. Husband and father to several neurospicy children and step-children.

I hate exploitation, oppression and authoritarianism of all sorts.

I'm a #ComputerGeek by trade, and #Maker in my spare time - I love #Linux #FreeBSD #RaspberryPi #Arduino #Python #3DPrinting #LaserCutting #Inkscape. I'm active at my local #RepairCafe and a former #Makerspace founder.

I work #PartTime these days, mainly due to having done 30+ years of high-stress roles in #IT and crashing and burning (#AutisticBurnout) about 5 years ago, just before the #Covid pandemic and eventually slowly putting myself back together.

I make stuff on my #LaserCutter and #3Dprinter; I #Upcycle things like old wooden pallets or old furniture. Occasionally #dabble in #Electronics; hack wood and metal and electronic gadgets.

Music-wise, I'm predominantly into grunge, punk, dub, with a bit of psytrance and electronica on the side.

I love #Art especially amateur/small scale artists. Occasionally try to do my own, in Acrylic paint, or lately wood.

Don't watch TV or netflicks, but I *do* watch some YouTube and PeerTube channels but don't "follow" any.

I think that covers most of it. I hope nobody objects to the hashtag soup!

#Dabble, in a careful response to #nanowrimo's insane #ai statements, has decided to stay on as sponsor. In their explanation, they cite nano's "million" users. Dabble was lied to about nano's reach. #WritingCommunity https://www.dabblewriter.com/blog/moving-forward-dabble-nanowrimo-and-the-ai-discussion
Moving Forward: Dabble, NaNoWriMo, and the AI Discussion

Dabble addresses the recent NaNoWriMo AI controversy, explaining our continued sponsorship while advocating for transparency, community engagement, and organizational improvements.

🌕 GitHub - Dabble-Studio/3d-to-photo: 3D to Photo是由Dabble開發的開源套件,結合了threeJS和穩定擴散技術,用於建立產品攝影的虛擬攝影棚。在瀏覽器中載入3D模型,並在任何場景中進行虛擬拍攝。
➤ 3D to Photo - 使用threeJS和穩定擴散技術建立虛擬攝影棚
https://github.com/Dabble-Studio/3d-to-photo
3D to Photo是一個開源套件,結合了threeJS和穩定擴散技術,用於建立產品攝影的虛擬攝影棚。它可以在瀏覽器中載入3D模型,並在任何場景中進行虛擬拍攝。
+ 這個開源套件真的很有用,可以省去實際攝影的成本和麻煩。
+ 我對這個套件的應用領域很感興趣,特別是在合成數據生成方面的應用。
#GitHub #Dabble #3D to Photo #虛擬攝影棚
GitHub - Dabble-Studio/3d-to-photo: 3D to Photo is an open-source package by Dabble, that combines threeJS and Stable diffusion to build a virtual photo studio for product photography. Load a 3D model into the browser and virtual shoot it in any kind of scene you can imagine

3D to Photo is an open-source package by Dabble, that combines threeJS and Stable diffusion to build a virtual photo studio for product photography. Load a 3D model into the browser and virtual sho...

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#SynchronizedSwimmers at #MINWR. Blue-Winged Teals #forage for food by #diving headfirst into the shallow #marsh #water to nibble up, or #dabble, the #vegetation and small #insects on the water’s floor. This male and female pair are swimming in circles like they’ve been trained. They even dived together.
#Photograph, #Photography, #Photo, #Bird, #Birds, #Duck, #Ducks, #Teals, #BlueWingedTeals, #MerrittIslandNationalWildlifeRefuge, #waterfowl, #marsh, #MarshMadness, #BirdsOfMastodon.
https://heronfox.pixels.com/featured/two-blue-winged-teals-at-minwr-2-heron-and-fox.html
Two Blue-winged Teals at MINWR 2 by Heron And Fox

Two Blue-winged Teals at MINWR 2 by Heron And Fox

Heron And Fox - Website
Playing around with Dabble as a Scrivener alternative. Excited about the co-writing potential. Sad about having to give up split screen windows. Anyone else used both softwares and have thoughts on their pros and cons? #amwriting #fiction #fantasy #scrivener #dabble #writing

#Vss365 (#Gardener's version)

Today's word, #Magic, got me thinking about my favorite verse about #Lavender by Norman Gale, the #English #Poet:

If you could pierce with #Magic eyes
The secrets of the lavender,
You'd find a thousand #Fairy-lings
A-perching there, with folded #Wings.
And pouring sweetness into her.

People often ask for a great #Herb to #Dabble with for #Healing & I usually recommend Lavender.

In #Greek #Mythology, Lavender was for #Hecate, Goddess of #Witches & #Enchantment.

A #NaNoWriMo redemption story, fin:

I did it :)

Also, kudos to #Dabble for being friggin' awesome to write with.

If anyone else is using #Dabble for #NaNoWriMo, did your word count also stop synching automatically to the website as of last night-ish?
Well my #nanowrimo word for the day. Still behind. 650 WC for today. Overall #wordcount 9191. So far behind. But I decided to do a pivot and I think it’s maybe going a little better? Wish me luck. I’m gonna need to do something nuts like 2500 words a day now to win. #IShouldBeWriting #writing #writer #dabble #novel #writerslife