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I posted this in response to a conversation that I was having with one of my friend's, who is a talented creator and, now that I got your attention with some of my artwork, thought I would also share with you what I told him as some of you might find benefit from it... In my time, which in many cases seems to feel like it has been FOREVER, I've seen a lot of talented and creative individuals who have folded, packed it in and given up, because they listened to insensitive pecker-heads whose opinions weren't even worth wiping your ass with... but surrendered to it, none-the-less. First Rule of Being Creative: Create for yourself and don't base your worth on the validation of others; not everyone is going to understand you, like you, support you and some will even attack you simply because they are jealous of the talent you display. Second Rule of Being Creative: Try and be supportive of others who are creative, as well; while it is true that some of them may attack or betray you for some of the reasons mentioned above... those that don't are valuable in building a solid network of friendship and support that will help you to navigate through times of self doubt and whom will also rely on your encouragement to help them through theirs. Last Rule of Being Creative: ALWAYS BE YOURSELF! Be unashamed in who you are and what you do. Sacrificing who you are, for the benefit of others, stifles your ability to create; prevents you from finding the joy you can have in life and in the things you do; if people can't like you for who you are or what you do, then cut them loose... they will either tie you down (and not in a good way) and you'll only be lying to them and yourself, which is UNHEALTHY! Life, my friends, is too short to live it sacrificing who you are for others... be yourself.

@DillonGoo It's not the tools you use, but the results that they deliver that matters... keep the peddle down and keep grinding. 😊

what people imagine when I tell them I use a vertical mouse and a foot pedal for blender

@Rothmus Looking forward to it... obviously we, as a species, aren't satisfied until we've killed ourselves off.

@MyrtaMyr @thomasmahler Which is why you limit the steps of training, to prevent overtraining, drift and morphing...

@ASLPro_3D @thomasmahler The model does not matter. The training data is always finite. The concequence is that all models will converge to become the same, the more they are trained.

I just find it fascinating that hundreds of billions of dollars are spent on this stuff and yet, all the AI videos I've seen of Seedance so far kinda look the same to me, including the one I shared. They all feature the same exact characteristics and lack artistry, tone, taste, style, physicality and cohesion. We're seeing the same issues in other fields of AI generation - It's not like AI can actually turn any old photo into a masterfully crafted Caravaggio painting right now. In the same way, it can't create a hit record. Or write a short story like Shakespeare was able to. And that's even though it's been trained on way more data than any human could ever learn in their lifetimes. So just from a purely philosophical angle, that's fascinating. There's something in our creations that none of us can define, but all apply and it can't be recreated by machines even though we certainly try our best to make that happen. We're not there yet. Whether we'll get there or not remains to be seen.

@Pirat_Nation If it does, it does... if it doesn't, it is because PlayStation intends for it to premier on that new PlayStation PC that is rumored which, if true, likely believe it can with compete with Steam... ...they'd be wrong.

Saros Director dodges question on whether or not the game will eventually come to PC: "Today we're only talking about Saros and the launch on the PlayStation 5." Via:gameinformer

@BlackDumpling I'd remember the delightful faerie that delivers truth, insight, honest and uncensored opinions and who is a friend... no way that I'd ever forget you; till then, regretfully for you, you're stuck with me! 😊😉

I hope you would remember me, I really do.

@elonmusk Not had a chance to be on a flight with it available yet, but my family members who have stated that it is an awesome and fast service as well!

Starlink is actually that good

While here at home we go from 63 degrees down to nearly 32... man, we've been riding Mother Nature's rollercoaster all winter! Hope you had fun out there; hope you got to visit Este's Park (the Overlook Hotel), Central City & maybe hike the Flat Irons in Boulder! I miss Colorado!

So thankful for the sunshine and these sassy tan lines! Colorado did me good.

@kerissakti Well said!! 💯%!!

Lol 😂 As indie, I gladly give Valve 30% cut. They’re supporting open source: Linux, Proton, Fex-Emu, etc. Valve is keeping tech free and markets accessible for all. They’re prob the only one that still care abt gaming, the gamers & devs. not greed. It’s long term thinking

@lilialemoine Congratulations on your achievement and glad to see you following your dreams!

I'm still are 🥰

@Pirat_Nation Suddenly, the LA Olympics is going to be interesting enough for me to watch... cause you know there is going to be protests and rioting about this.

The International Olympic Committee has banned transgender athletes from competing in women’s events at the Olympics.

@Pirat_Nation Japanese idols even in politics... I'd follow behind her anywhere... erm... environmentally speaking, of course. 😏🤭😊

Japanese politician Chisato Morishita once starred as Zero Suit Samus in the 2004 Metroid: Zero Mission promotional ad. She is now Parliamentary Vice-Minister of the Environment

@Pirat_Nation Wait... he's only just NOW learning this?? 🙄 What a 🤡!

Jason Schreier says AAA game budgets now reportedly $300M+ “I've heard floating around AAA game dev these days are $300 million or more — sometimes much more!”

@Pirat_Nation We'll see if it comes back in April like they've said... we'll see.

Snowbreak: Containment Zone remains in indefinite maintenance. Now in its fourth week, the game is still offline with no announced reopening date. The shutdown follows backlash over a canceled China Post collaboration tied to the game's character designs.

No... no they don't. How many posts and complaints has Gabe posted on X... or anywhere? Oh wait... that's right, he doesn't. Who's the one who cries INJUSTICE and lies when he says that people aren't losing their jobs because of "performance issues"... which is a lie... because if there wasn't some kind of "performance issue" (either with them, management or the company itself), then they wouldn't be letting so many people go. So, yeah, one's a HERO the other is a ZERO as far as I can see, in my opinion.

No they don’t

@theghostofhaley @DiscussingFilm Not Disney? *looks at the trailer* Could've surprised me... no thanks.

@DiscussingFilm I’m actually excited for this and the trailer looks 🔥 Quit the whining and be thankful it’s not Disney who’s recreating this. It’s HBO for heavens sake.

First trailer for the ‘HARRY POTTER’ series. Releasing this Christmas on HBO.

@DiscussingFilm I was hopeful when they first starting saying that they were going to be faithful to the books... they lied, no thanks, I'll stick with the movies.

@thomasmahler Honestly, for myself, I tend to remain solo and don't do much PvP anymore... to much people gaming the system with cheats and stuff. Now, I focus solely on a single person experience and share my love of them with other friends who've come to embrace this way of life.

Since we sneakily introduced Duels in Patch 1, it'd be interesting to know how everyone here feels about them! Having fun testing your builds against your buddies? Also, since we'll be looking into our Arena PVP Mode, it'd be great to know what 3d fighting games people are in love with. And I don't mean 2.5d fighters, but things like Power Stone 1&2, etc. Goal is to create a new breed of 3d fighting game playstyle that combines skill based combat with fully interactive arenas. The latter is going to be quite the game changer I think.

@AnothermillennR Hollywood needs rebranding... or a really decent competitor.

God bless the cultural shift Star Trek Academy is cancelled The Acolyte is cancelled Most of the slop Avengers like Iron Heart aren't in Doomsday Doctor Who is dead The Wheel Of Time is dead Hollywood needs to be made to rethink who it is catering to.

Exactly! Which people have been free to do, just lazy in doing it (which exception of BlueSky... which, again is US based) and have been pulling profit from creators and delivering it back to audiences in a regurgitated fashion that prevents creators, such as yourself, from maximizing your reach as it is being taken from others.

@ASLPro_3D It’s simple. If your country is using an American platform like X for its own internal political activities, that means America has every right to influence what’s happening in your country because you weren’t able to build a social network of your own.

Everyone wants to do business with the USA. That's why the multipolar world is a myth. European, Middle Eastern and Mexican accounts crying about not monetizing interactions with Americans mean that America has every right to exert its influence. And it should.