There’s just two days left to apply for student loan forgiveness under temporary changes to the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program.
Here’s all you need to do to hit the deadline:
WHAT TO DO IN A CROWD CRUSH - an informational thread in light of the Itaewon-don Seoul tragedy
Even if you think this will never apply to you, taking a moment to learn what to do in this situation could save your life and the lives of those around you.
Instead of using the Pantone swatch, either set the layer to a 100% CMYK (eg 100% Cyan) label it as the Pantone & inform the printer or set it as a spot Lab color and label manually as the Pantone & inform the printer. Pantone swatch doesn’t need to be embedded, it’s just an ink
Fun times ahead for #Adobe designers. Today, if you open a PSD (even one that's 20 years old) with an obscure PANTONE colour, it will remove the colour and make it black. Pantone want US$21/month for access, and Solid Coated goes behind the paywall in early November.
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The fortune behind the single biggest right-wing donor this election comes from a strange source: the cardboard boxes and paper bags strewn about your home.
https://propublica.org/article/uline-uihlein-election-denial…
Dear women: 96% of Republicans voted against your legal right to have access to contraceptives and want to pass a national abortion ban. The midterms are in 23 days.
It is very interesting that the people who say “all fast fashion brands are just like Shein” don’t see that as a reason to reduce their consumption of fast fashion, but as justification for why buying from fast fashion is ok.
(Also, as a reminder, Shein is the worst. By a lot.)
The general #studentaid#DebtRelief application is OPEN. Tell EVERYONE. It literally took me 1 minute. I didn’t even have to get out of bed to get info. Just name, social security, phone, email. By the time you finish this tweet you could have been done.
https://studentaid.gov/debt-relief/application…
Please be aware this will not work as intended unless you put enough filters on your art to the point it's not recognizable. Often these machines are already training to handle deviations like that, so this won't be enough to stop them or it could even improve their training. twitter.com/RayShadow278/s…
"By adding a subtle noise filter it is possible to make AI misrecognize images to prevent them from learning what they are properly"
We need to spread this like wildfire
just want to remind everyone that c*rtoonbr*w is rarely a reliable source of information for animation related news, probably best to stick to the hollywood trades
now.
It’s a bot that will run your work through stable diffusion AI on command. I’m seeing it grab art from people I follow and I think it tries to sell it? Idk. *sigh*
Repeating what I said: these “AI art aficionados” are trolls.
They LOVE seeing you mad and “schooling” them. They KNOW what AI “art” is: it’s NOT! But they keep doing it to goad you and make YOU upset. They get high off it.
Solution? IGNORE THEM. Don’t interact. Just block!
Real talk for younger voters. Biden delivered on two major policies I never thought I’d see: Student loan forgiveness and marijuana pardons.
If you don’t vote in midterms, you’ll be telling every politician in America passing policies younger voters care about doesn’t matter.
1. AWC is a free-form project in which I explore Jaime's relationships with her guardian spirits, and other... otherworldly beings. The characters are directly based on events from my dreams and I'll be sharing a small taste of the story in little illustrated snippets for OCtober
The STUDENT LOAN FORGIVENESS APPLICATIONS could open as soon as tomorrow! So here's a thread on how to tell if your loan actually qualifies and how to properly prepare for the application.
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Are you an Illustrator in the UK? Do you know there is a proposed law change in the UK that could allow companies (especially AI companies) to use your work without any permission and compensation as they see fit? Tell the Association of Illustrators how you feel about it!
Would you be opposed to your illustrations being used for artificial intelligence (AI) learning purposes without permission and with no payment?
Have your say about AI, take part in our important survey and share!https://forms.office.com/r/pTjTQyggrf
Why this survey? A short thread..
we've realized it's not just w/itcher stuff, but also b/ridgerton, s/trangerthings, and probably more. untag all your n*tflix stuff with character names, show titles, anything you think might be flagged. Check S/hadow and bone, S/andman, D/ragon Prince, etc.
heads up to anyone on e*sy who sells w/itcher merch!! n*tflix seems to be cracking down on striking fan merch right now after their recent announcements around upcoming show releases so be careful how you have your listing title and tags set up right now
Want to help Puerto Rico 🇵🇷 recover from Hurricane Fiona?
Here are some community organizations with direct impact on the island. Please feel free to add to this list:
As we head into October, you may see this illustration crop up more.
I just want to let everyone know that I am the artist who made this, please do not repost without giving me credit.
I also sell prints and merchandise of drawing! Store linked below:
I want to share a scam I just encountered. I got an email from a guy asking for some simple illustrations. The email was well written, very clear, specific about what he wanted and the budget was good… 🧵 1/5
my country is drowning. 60% of it is flooded. over 30 million people have become homeless and thousands have died, including children. i’m attaching some resources here, please help/donate if you can. if you are unable to donate, please just rt this to spread more awareness.