#software ref

[feline-evil]

Doing a big page of Nathan screenshot drawovers, here is the wip of one of them in a really really early sketch form; just like a first pass ref sketch from the screenshot.

[twosides--samecoin]

Can I trace your screenshots to draw my OCs? Totally cool if not

of course! that's quite an honour, thank you for asking :) have fun!

[redgearsmovin]

[ID start: Various digital sketches of Imagination Movers characters: Nina, Dave, Scott, Smitty and Rich. End ID.]

[airship-full-of-dragons]

for own future reference, this is how to make everything clip properly in Krita. unset all 'pass-through' layer groups, create an alpha mask from the full silhouette from the skin group, and shove it in over the lines and shadows, set the shadows and lines to clip. Now you can't color outside the lines. win!

[silenthillmutual]

frost & their sister they think is an imaginary friend (sister is @gemteeth's oc candra)

[glambots]

Oh! Fun (not really) HC I've been thinking about for a little bit: the main reason the animatronics attack people when in virus mode isn't just because they're being partially controlled by Vanny/Afton's influence, but because they physically cannot recognize anyone or anything around them.

Their eyesight is (literally) AI-generated.

A bit more of an in-depth explanation below the cut:

So, how I see it, the animatronics don't have actual eyesight (obviously). What they do have is an approximate map of where everything is in the Pizzaplex programmed into their eyes to simulate what it's like walking around the space. Like a virtual housing tour meets Google Maps, only much smoother and more accurate. (The V.A.N.N.Y. layout is also programmed in, and is how Roxanne can see through walls/how the animatronics can still react to things seen "out of barriers").

When the virus kicks in, everything sort of becomes...fuzzy and unrecognizable. Like this image:

There's a part of them that knows they should be able to recognize the places around them, but for some reason, they just can't.

And it's the same for faces. Their facial recognition software cannot identify whoever they're looking at because the person's facial structure is always constantly morphing and shifting (7:15 in the video below for a good example of what I mean):

Pre-DLC, this could be why previous human employees are being killed/harmed, because at some point or another the virus wipes the robot's ability to recognize who is approaching them, and their system deems them a threat. (I imagine it's particularly bad for Monty.) It also explains why none of them seem to notice or care about Vanny's presence in the 'Plex, because the virus is messing with their ability to see what is and isn't beyond the "barriers" in their system-generated eyesight. (Why can Gregory see her? I have no idea! Don't think about it too hard.)

Post-DLC, it kind of explains why Sun thinks Cassie is a mechanic at first, because his system can only recognize the V.A.N.N.Y. mask, but once she takes it off, Eclipse is only vaguely aware that she is a child who is somewhere she shouldn't be, without being able to seemingly recognize what a horrible state they or the Daycare is actually in (He just needs to clean up, right? And then the kids will be back soon!). It could also be why Roxanne mistook Cassie as Gregory at first.

It's why the animatronics have trouble recognizing their surroundings, getting around the Pizzaplex, or even realizing what sort of state it/they are currently in. They're just stuck in an endless void of constantly shifting colors, moving shapes, and distorted faces.

[tincansamurai]

funny discovery: if you search for "couple cuddling" on flickr a good 80% of the top results are 3d models kind of awkwardly smashed together

[snaildotexe]

Software Technical Interview Review List

Data Structures

Arrays (and Java List vs ArrayList)

String

Stack

Queue

LinkedList

Algorithms

Sorting (Bubblesort, Mergesort, Quicksort)

Recursion & Backtracking

Linear and Binary Search

String/Array algos

Tree traversal

Dynamic Programming

Graph algos (DFS, BFS, Dijksta's and Kruskals)

OOP fundamentals

Polymorphism

Inheritance

Encapsulation

Data abstraction

SOLID and GRASP

Explanations & example questions:

Strings and Arrays [ 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 ]

Stacks and Queues [ 1 | 2 ]

LinkedList [ 1 | 2 ]

Sorting & searching [ 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 ]

Recursion and Backtracking [ 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 ]

Dynamic Programming [ 1 | 2 | 3 | 4]

Graphs [ 1 | 2 | 3 ]

Tree [ 1 | 2 ]

General DS&A info and questions [ 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 ]

OOP review & questions [ 1 | 2 | 3 ]

[vattasref]

Xkit Rewritten settings across devices?

just a v quick little guide (with pictures!) for people who don't know how to transfer their XKit rewritten settings across their devices easily

(putting it under a cut because I've added alot of images and it takes up alot of room)

this is a pretty beginner guide, all you need to know/be able to do is to sign in across devices with the same account to access bookmarks or Google Docs on both devices, or just manually copy the Pastebin link

alternatively, you can use this basic recommended setup I made for a friend, to save you a little time, and tweak the settings to suit your needs

I'm running Google Chrome, but there's a Firefox version of XKit Rewritten too, and this should work the same

I've tested this so far on a Windows laptop, Chromebook and a Steam Deck, and all are working perfectly

here's a tutorial on getting Google Chrome on the Steam Deck (and getting it to open in Game Mode if you prefer that)

here's a tutorial on a workaround to use XKit Rewritten on mobile Firefox browser mode

I'm currently writing up my own tutorial on getting XKR to work on mobile, along with Chromium based browsers

(XKit Rewritten = XKR for simplicity)

my XKR backup is too long to paste into in a new Text Post and Save as Draft, which is usually my go to for saving/hosting things for Tumblr, and trying to check if I can add it to a new page on my blog crashes the tab/Chome entirely on both my Chromebook and my Steam Deck, so neither of these options are viable

On the Exporting Device

go to your addons bar, select the XKit Rewritten "X" icon, backup, then "copy all"

Pastebin method:

open pastebin, "+ paste", paste the code/text log into the box, and "Create New Paste". you don't need to add any tags or be signed in for this. you can leave everything blank

bookmark this text file and save it as something obvious like "xkit backup", for example. save it to a bookmark folder or just your bookmarks bar. not important as long as you can find it again

on the device you want to import the settings to, open the bookmarked page, then select all the text by selecting the "raw" option, click in the text somewhere and hit CTRL+A, CTRL+C. this will highlight all the text and copy it

Google Docs method:

open Google Docs and log in with your Google Account. hit the big "+", "Create a New Document", and paste your code/text log in here. Save as something you'll remember like "xkit backup" for example

(you can bookmark this Doc for ease of finding, but it will be the last file in your list until you add more Docs)

on the device you want to import the settings to, open the Google Doc, Select all text either by selecting "Edit", then "Select All", Right click, then "Copy", or just hitting CTRL+A, CTRL+C

On the Importing Device:

open the XKR addon tab again, "Backup", this time "Import", then paste the text into the box. When you hit "Restore" it'll say "Successfully restored"

refresh your Dashboard and you should have all your settings restored!

Remember if you're transferring to a different blog, such as between RP Blogs, you will have all the tags and filters from your other blog, so you may need to go in and fiddle with those, but overall it's easier to import your existing settings than to start over from scratch!

[another-drop-in-an-ocean]

I also would like to add Privacy.Sexy to this

Link: https://privacy.sexy/

GitHub Link: https://github.com/endpointlabs/privacy

Literal definition of spyware:

Also From Microsoft’s own FAQ: "Note that Recall does not perform content moderation. It will not hide information such as passwords or financial account numbers. 🤡

[depresseddepot]

uh oh!!!! starting to feel unqualified for the opportunities I have been given!!!!

[firefly-factory]

Pro tip: if you get sick of fiddling with animation software you can always make a PowerPoint (slideshow/whatever)

It sounds dumb, but it's actually pretty straightforward to add sound (if you're doing an animatic) and have the slides auto-advance. And you can export it as an mp4

[jointhefediverse]

a collection of interesting new networks and tech aiming at decentralisation (in some form)

[referencees]

Hey why the fuck are photo files like 30-50 MB nowadays. My job handles a lot of professional photos from artists and musicians and some of these picture files are so large I literally can’t use the image. In my experience, many image file uploads online struggle to upload files over 2-5 MB. Sometimes I get a file so large even when I reduce it as much as my computer will let me it’s still too big to be uploaded to the website.

I understand if you need something to be blown up huge like for a billboard but hey, that’s not what we’re doing here folks. I just reduced a file of a SINGLE PICTURE from, I’m not kidding 50 MB, to 2 MB and you literally cannot tell any difference in quality. Why does one picture hold more data than the computer on Apollo 11.

[disasterhimbo]

[ID: text on photopea.com that says, “Hi There!

My name is Ivan Kutskir and I'm the creator of Photopea.

I'm a 30-year-old computer programmer. I was born in Ukraine, but I live in the Czech Republic most of my life (in Prague since 2009).

I started developing Photopea back in 2012. I intended to call it Photo Hammer, but I didn't register the .com domain right away, and when I tried to do so six months later, it was already taken.

My friends and my family did not know about Photopea during the first four years of development. I was spending a lot of time building it, without making any money or learning new skills. So nothing to be proud of, but the project was fun and I enjoyed working on it.

Now, it's heartwarming to know that millions around the world use Photopea as their creative medium. To this day I work on Photopea, driven by the positive impact of my creation.

Ivan Kutskir

support@photopea.com”]

So uh….some dude apparently recreated Adobe Photoshop feature-for-feature, for FREE, and it runs in your browser.

Anyway, fuck Adobe, and enjoy!

[alllgator-blood]

your art makes me think of an old cartoon about Funny Sibling Shenanigans[tm] that sometimes punches you in the gut with heartbreaking moments

grAHGARGFLKLK THIS IS PROBABLY GONNA BE ONE OF THOSE THINGS SOMEONE TELLS ME AND I THINK ABOUT IT FOREVER AFTERWARDS. IN A GOOD WAY I MEAN. The first time I posted my cotl art, it was on reddit and someone said they wanted me to make a whole cartoon using the designs in the ref sheets I made, I was thinking about it while making that hamburger time video earlier actually.

I don't animate much just because I don't have the software for it (everything I've animated so far has been in paint tool sai + capcut OR gifmaker.me) but in the alternate universe where I picked up animation instead of comics, I would 10000% be working on a pilot for a bishop sitcom/slice of life thing that devolves into unending anguish over the course of a season. So I appreciate you sending this ask cause even if it'll never be a thing I can feasibly make, I'm really happy hearing someone thinks my art would make for a Family Hijinx/Tragedy cartoon

Have this really old sketch from when that "every villainous group looks like this" thing was going around LMAO I feel like it's cartoonish in nature to be relevant here