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RoxanneG Jun 7, 2023

Christian Selig May 31, 2023

Got off my call with Reddit just now about the API. Bad news unless I come up with 20 million dollars (not joking). Appreciate boosts. https://www.reddit.com/r/apolloapp/comments/13ws4w3/had_a_call_with_reddit_to_discuss_pricing_bad/

📣 Had a call with Reddit to discuss pricing. Bad news for third-party apps, their announced pricing is close to Twitter's pricing, and Apollo would have to pay Reddit $20 million per year to keep running as-is.

Hey all, I'll cut to the chase: 50 million requests costs $12,000, a figure far more than I ever could have imagined. Apollo made 7 billion...

RoxanneG May 7, 2023

#catsofmastodon Happy Sunday

RoxanneG Mar 21, 2023

Inautilo Mar 21, 2023

#Design #Inspirations
How web designers can be inspired by architecture · The similarities between the world of architecture and the world of digital design https://ilo.im/11rrzm

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#DesignPrinciples #Architecture #UxDesign #UiDesign #DigitalDesign #WebDesign #VisualRhythm #Grid #Typography #Font #Color #Light

How a Web Designer Can Be Inspired by Architecture - UX Planet

Have you ever noticed how everything around us is designed? From the buildings we work to the bridges we cross, the way things look and feel has a huge impact on our lives. As a web or mobile…

UX Planet

RoxanneG Jan 26, 2023

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Chris Trottier Jan 26, 2023

If Financial Times simply installed this plugin on their current website, they perhaps wouldn't feel the need to shut down their Fediverse instance.

https://wordpress.org/plugins/activitypub/

ActivityPub

Connect your site to the Open Social Web and let millions of users follow, share, and interact with your content from Mastodon, Pixelfed, and more.

WordPress.org

RoxanneG Jan 10, 2023

The Unsleeping Lady Jan 10, 2023

Applied string theory for lazy cats #catsofmastodon

RoxanneG Dec 21, 2022

#ai #facialrecognition gotta say I don’t care for this.
https://www.nbcnewyork.com/investigations/face-recognition-tech-gets-girl-scout-mom-booted-from-rockettes-show-due-to-her-employer/4004677/?amp=1

Face Recognition Tech Gets Girl Scout Mom Booted From Rockettes Show — Due to Where She Works

Kelly Conlon took her daughter to see the Rockettes in the Christmas Spectacular in NYC, but was not allowed in after facial recognition identified her because…

NBC New York

RoxanneG Dec 18, 2022

Korra Saqqara (Christa A.)Dec 18, 2022

"[Ammaar Reshi wanted to use #ChatGPT & Midjourney] to make a simple children’s book to give to his friends. Just a couple of days later, he published a 12-page picture book, printed it, & started selling it on Amazon without ever picking up a pen & paper.

...Reshi has sold about 70 copies through Amazon since Dec. 4, earning royalties of < $200. He plans to donate additional copies to his local library."

#Bookstodon #Publishing #WritingCommunity #Artists #AIArt #AI

https://time.com/6240569/ai-childrens-book-alice-and-sparkle-artists-unhappy/

He Used AI to Publish a Children’s Book in a Weekend. Artists Are Not Happy About It

The book, Alice and Sparkle, was created using ChatGPT and Midjourney. It renewed the fierce debate about the ethics of AI-generated art, which many claim is a form of plagiarism.

Time

RoxanneG Dec 16, 2022

Casey Newton Dec 16, 2022

It's Hard Fork Friday! On this week's show, Kevin and I discuss SBF's arrest, exchange 2023 predictions, and take your questions from the mailbag. Plus ... Kevin made ChatGPT write a Christmas carol 😩 https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/16/podcasts/bankman-frieds-arrest-2023-predictions-and-your-questions-answered.html