Notices by Andy Carolan :prami: (andycarolan@social.lol), page 2

@Cloud68 Well, the problem for me for example, is that Adobe CC, a product that I need for work, now has generative AI baked into it. I would love to opt out, or switch to another product, but I can't... I rely on the apps too much for that. Also, if there were an alternative, there's nothing stopping that from doing the same, and adding AI into their suite of tools. @robb

@Cloud68 Agreed, and for small teams, I imagine the migration would be relatively painless... Larger companies might be a different story however. As you say though, we have to start with the low hanging fruit. @robb

@binarydigit Haha

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@liztai That's deeply inappropriate behaviour from a celeb. I'm sure they wouldn't like it if they were being stalked!

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@binarydigit Amazing isn't it

Seriously, has being hired become even more problematic than it was?

I just answered a call for an illustrator, on a well known platform. They like my work, it fits their style, but... payment is in cr*pto because of “certain reasons", and I they want me to go off platform to discuss it with someone else.

Red flags everywhere!

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@binarydigit I used TL for a while, but never set up the Kudos. Looked like a great system.

@binarydigit I used to have analytics on my site, but I never found the data useful. So I took it off purely so my site has no trackers or cookies

My hot take for the day…

Bananas are truly awful

@sarajw I’ve always used my full/real name ... kinda had to, running a freelance business I guess lol. @frills @flamed

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@Suiseiseki They are free, so effectively CC0 1.0 Universal.

The badges are free to download. Ko-Fi does however allow donations if a person wishes to support an artist.

You shouldn't need anything special to access the Ko-Fi site as far as I'm aware.

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Is anybody #hiring for a contract, part time or full time remote designer/illustrator? I have lots of work on currently, but I am actively looking for longer term projects!

As usual, mostly everything you need to know about me is on my portfolio @ https://andycarolan.com - Let me know if you would like to see my Résumé, and I will get it across to you!

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@fromjason That's really interesting. I notice omg.lol is mentioned on there @muhh

@HauntedOwlbear As you said about your own solution, I think it has to be very hands on. My solution here is very much reliant on iOS parental controls on a case by case basis. I have whitelisted some apps however. I imagine that tween/teen ages are more difficult because there's a need for more access to social apps and services, and that brings with it it's own problems. @neil

@neil I think we all realise that eventually that verification data will be leaked/‘hacked’… photos, names, driving licence details etc.

It's not always as simple as it could be but the tech which children use should be as locked down as possible. Parental controls blocking search for example. Perhaps efforts should be focussed in improving those controls + educating parents?

Then there's the whole VPN issue. Those are easy for anyone to install, use, and get past these rules.