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Even Job lost everything and still did not lose his faith. (Job 1:21) There are seasons when striving harder is not the answer. Sometimes you step back, breathe, touch some grass, and let God reshape you. Lose what you must, but do not lose your soul. Father, I am grateful to You. 🙏

And that will be used as one of their excuses to introduce Digital IDs. “For your safety” and “we have the experts to ensure this won’t happen again”. And the herd will follow. Make it make sense. 🤦🏻‍♀️

@Object_Zero_ @levelsio @rich_rdctd Exactly what i've been saying, but the internet is full of bots who want to push this mass surveillance system agenda and take the parental responsability away from every family.

I think auth is a total scam, and the whole username + password thing is just a terrible technical solution. It’s super bad. Then you have all these politicians who are captured by foreign spies and they advocate for their government to create giant databases of all their citizens, these things should not exist. Their very existence creates a huge security vulnerability, again this doesn’t even need to exist. It’s just a giant honeypot for foreign intelligence agencies to download who everyone is, so they can run ever more sophisticated blackmail campaigns and advance their state capture. Super stupid.

@NoToDigitalID And they want to obligate everyone here in Brazil to provide biometric data on basically every platform you access on the internet, claiming that this would protect us. Sure thing ,lol.

🚨BREAKING: European Commission confirms its website was breached after a hacker said they stole more than 350GB of data. The hacker plans to publish it online.

Bom ver que a maioria dos OSs Open Source não estão de acordo com as leis de verificação de idade autoritárias que o Brasil tem apoiado. Ruim saber que o cidadão médio está "ilegal" se usá-los, simplesmente por não confiar em entregar seu rosto a um serviço de terceiros.

@MarcoStp2024 @deleugyn @GrapheneOS You post a lot about them but yet u are here pushing their system and you call me naive. Completely clueless LOL. Palantir boy

@MarcoStp2024 @deleugyn @GrapheneOS No, i don't. You don't even know who the fuck i am and where i live. Seems like you are enjoying living in this mass surveillance system so much that u want to defend and push it. You sound a lot like "them".

Brazil's authoritarian age verification law became active this month. It won't be implemented by GrapheneOS. Complying would require integrating a mandatory process for each user where a third party service checks government identification and confirms a match using the camera.

@valterfcarvalho @GrapheneOS Ursal ? HAHAHAHA no doubt you did. Delusional.

@Fr5Simon @GrapheneOS I voted for this.

I choose what data I share when I pay for something, and I can choose a way of payment that doesn't require me to face scan. That’s completely different from forcing everyone to scan their face just to access a game or use Discord. That’s absurd. If you’re okay with that kind of mass surveillance system, fine, but don’t pretend it’s normal. This is Brazil. For all the flaws in our government, people here still value personal freedom.

@Fr5Simon @deleugyn @GrapheneOS You provide your data to a private company (X) and still pay for it. Please note, it's not that "privacy" issue that bothers you. That's another thing.

@YoungVi42770165 @GrapheneOS Jamais

@Fr5Simon @GrapheneOS Faz o L fdp

Exactly this. Also, Brazil already had a massive breach known as the “End of the World leak” where data of over 200 million people was exposed, including deceased individuals. So the idea that sensitive data will always be safe in these systems doesn’t hold up. And anyone thinking a determined bad actor can’t bypass a face scan is being naive. This also leans into a mindset I strongly disagree with: "if parents can’t guide or supervise their kids, the solution is to hand that responsibility over to the state or to tech companies" That growing distance between parents and children is part of the problem. No government or software is going to look after your kids better than you can.

@deleugyn @Fr5Simon @GrapheneOS this fucking dumbass wants to live in a mass surveilled authoritarian hellscape

@deleugyn @GrapheneOS

@Fr5Simon @GrapheneOS “Bullshit that pedophiles would say”

This story comes from the Bible, in a letter written by the Apostle Paul to a group of Christians, based on the teachings of Jesus about love, humility, and unity. After Jesus’ time on earth, His followers would gather in homes. They shared meals together and remembered Him, not just His words, but the way He lived: serving others, putting people first, and treating everyone with dignity. These gatherings were meant to reflect who Jesus was. But in one community, something started to go wrong. As more people joined, the meaning behind those moments began to fade. Some people would arrive early and eat as much as they could. Others came later and found nothing left. Some treated it like a casual dinner. Others left feeling ignored and excluded. What was supposed to represent the love of Jesus… started to look like selfishness. So Paul wrote to them. He reminded them that this wasn’t just about food. This moment was meant to honor Jesus. His sacrifice, His mindset, His way of living. And then he gave a simple correction: “If you’re just hungry, eat at home. But when you come together, wait for each other.” Because the real issue wasn’t the meal. It was what their actions were communicating. They were acting in a way that said: “I come first.” “I take what I can.” “I don’t think about others.” And that was the opposite of everything Jesus taught. Jesus shared meals to include people, not exclude them. He gave, instead of taking. He lifted others, instead of putting Himself above them. So the message was clear: If you gather in His name, reflect His character. And that’s why this still matters today. Because it’s not really about a meal. It’s about how people behave when they are together. Do you think about others? Do you make space? Do you notice who is being left out? Sometimes, the simplest act is what turns a group of people into something meaningful.

Empyrean, c. 1867 By Gustave Doré

Another example of a base draft. This time transforming the painting Lord of the World by Ludwik Stasiak into a Pepe illustration. Base draft = Proportion → Dimensions → Perspective → Base. Final part : Retouch → Colors → Shadows → Final review

So, the process usually starts with a rough sketch, just black lines to establish the idea and overall context of the image. At this stage, I like to keep the strokes very thin, usually using a 1–2 pixel brush. Right after that comes the refinement phase, where I clean up and polish the lines, making adjustments and reviewing the whole composition. Only then do I move on to adding colors and shadows.

Sometimes standing still and just watching the market can cost you more than you realize. Time is the only asset we can’t recover or buy back. The market can easily become a distraction, pulling your focus away from developing other valuable skills. That’s one of the reasons I haven’t been focusing much on it lately. In this short timelapse, I’m showing how I usually build the foundation of my projects. This one, in particular, will make a lot more sense once the colors come in, it’s meant to evolve into a surreal, psychedelic piece.