D. A. Anderson (Daniel)

@daanderson
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Artist, writer, technologist — Wrote a novel “Children of Vale” that one reviewer called “hypnopunk weirdness with a message” — I share my works in progress and things that inspire me — Nothing lasts, nothing is lost
Website, my novel & writinghttps://www.d-a-anderson.com
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Cat and Girl

Mastodon wasn’t loading on the iOS app for nearly four days, seemingly. Just me?

Picked this up today. Based on what I have read so far, this is very well-written!

#books #history #humanities #reading

Good news: My book totally sold out from a warehouse! 🙌

Bad news: That temporarily shut down getting signed/personalized copies as a gift for the holidays 😧

Good news: We got more copies and you can now buy a signed book in time for Xmas if you order by Dec. 14th! 🎄

https://www.foliosf.com/arielwaldman

#bookstodon #science #scifi

Ariel Waldman | Folio Books

Ariel Waldman is an explorer and filmmaker whose imaginative projects explore the world below our feet and beyond our atmosphere. Her expeditions to Antarctica focus on filming life under the ice, which became the subject of her TED Talk. Ariel is a National Geographic Explorer and often collaborates with research teams around the world.

title: Isaac L. Varian
artist: Auguste Edouart, 1788 - 1861
source: National Portrait Gallery
#Art #Design #Museum #Gallery #MastodonArt #MastoArt #Culture #Random
https://npg.si.edu/object/npg_S_NPG.91.126.3
Isaac L. Varian | National Portrait Gallery

“SVG filters are some of the most underrated front-end tech. They are ridiculously powerful.” — Scott Kellum

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#Development #WebDev #Frontend #SVG #SvgGraphics #SvgFilter #Quote

“Nanoplastics aren’t that bad for you, where’s the research, etc” is a really weird take from people who would claim to value common sense (or maybe I just browse websites with too many grizzled engineers).

Like… accumulation of tiny synthetic rocks in biological tissue needs to be proven as a bad thing, probably? Before we can judge it as something we should prevent?

Contrarianism for the sake of edginess, masquerading as rationality, is a really obtuse path for an ego trip.

“we need to fear the consequences of our work more than we love the cleverness of our ideas” - Ruined by #Design
https://www.ruinedby.design/
Ruined by Design

RUINED BY DESIGN A design ethics and activism book by Mike Monteiro

Ruined by Design
"Sludge-Filled Salmon"
This refreshing hue effortlessly blends nature’s vibrance with a splash of elegance. With a subtle touch of teal, this invigorating shade exudes a vibrant energy, reminiscent of freshly sprouted spring leaves, energizing any space it graces.
#bot #color #design #pantone #parody #ChatGPT

"Grok" being the name for an AI chatbot is just the latest example of tech bros not understanding science fiction. In "Strangers In a Strange Land", the famous 1950's novel the term comes from, to "grok" something is to understand it on a deep level. AI chatbots, as we all know by now, do not grok—they bullshit.

I'm really tired of sci-fi terms being used by people who read the books and got nothing from them beyond “lol this word sounds cool”. (See also: “metaverse”.)