omg i can’t draw!
shut up, grab a piece of paper and a pencil.
look at something in front of you. let’s say it’s a coffee mug.
it’s not really a coffee mug. it’s light and dark. that’s all. now stare at it.
draw the dark parts, don’t draw the light parts.
but i really can’t—
shut up and just draw what’s dark.
What's a good VPN to use?
Mullvad
Why? Police tried to raid their offices and seize user data, but they were unable to do so. Why? Mullvad does not keep any user data.
https://www.theverge.com/2023/4/21/23692580/mullvad-vpn-raid-sweden-police
I’ve been (ab)using PIA for like decade and I’ve never had any unwanted attention.
I use it at the router for my entire lan. I send browsing traffic through one of three tunnels, iot traffic through another and finally video streaming through one of their dedicated streaming servers.
Haven’t been blocked yet.
Hand, but when I scan them in, I do a little digital enhancement to make it pop on screen. When I make canvas prints it’s just a 1:1 copy of the RAW image. 🤙🏻
A simple yet delicately flavored Pan-fried Crappie with a Seasonal Vegetable Medley. I like to go fishing early Saturday morning and then stop at the local farmers market to grab the rest of the ingredients. 👉🏻 Don’t go to Walmart 👈🏻
Ingredients:
- 4 fresh Crappie fillets
- Flour for dusting
- Salt and freshly cracked black pepper
- 3 tablespoons local olive oil
- 2 cloves garlic, crushed
- Fresh seasonal herbs: thyme, parsley or dill
- 1 Lemon for zest and juice
- Assorted seasonal vegetables: Bell Peppers, Zucchini, Baby Carrots, and Fresh Peas
Instructions:
1. Clean and pat dry your Crappie fillets. Season them with salt and pepper, dust lightly with flour.
2. Heat two tablespoons of olive oil on a pan over medium heat. Add the fillets skin-side-down and let them sear until a golden crust forms, about 3-4 minutes.
3. Flip your fillets and add crushed garlic and chopped fresh herbs to the pan. Baste your fish with the infused oil, cook for another few minutes until the fillets are white and flaky, but still moist.
4. Remove your fillets and set them aside, tented with foil to keep warm.
5. In the same pan, add an additional tablespoon of oil if necessary, sauté your sliced seasonal veggies until just tender. Season with salt, pepper, and lemon zest.
6. Arrange the fish and vegetables on a plate, finish with a squeeze of fresh lemon juice.
#yum #recipe #foodstr #crappie #fish #goodeats
#Halloween in August. #art #drawing #painting #nostrart 
Bitcoin developers in the UK are being sued by Craig Wright's company for allegedly refusing to help recover billions of dollars worth of bitcoin lost in a hack. The developers argue that the company never owned the bitcoin and has fabricated documents. Wright, known for his history of litigation, has also previously sued the developers for refusing to build a backdoor mechanism in bitcoin software. #news
Good morning #nostr, am out on the porch watching a beautifully foggy sunrise. 🌱🌻☀️☕️
That’s changed a lot in the last 3 years. I no longer have to boot into single user mode to update my GPU drivers haha
Steam + Nvidia + Fedora = Amazing
#memes #memestr #google #captcha #zaps #zapathon 
It’s a 2008 era quad core LGA-1366 Xeon. Yours if you want it. Checking to see if I have a board for it. I know I don’t have any ECC RAM though. 
#memes #memestr #wfh #meeting #zaps #zapathon 
#Twitter is developing a new #identity #verification system that requires users to submit a selfie and #government issued ID, which will be handled by an identity verification company in #Israel called AU10TIX. The information will be #stored for up to 30 days and used for #safety purposes, but it is uncertain how many users will be comfortable #sharing this level of personal #information with a third-party. #news
https://www.pcmag.com/news/verifying-your-identity-on-twitter-will-require-taking-a-selfie
The US State Department is urging Americans to leave Belarus.
https://www.rt.com/russia/581609-americans-urged-leave-belarus/
#Nostr ensures a #free Internet for the future
https://bitcoinmagazine.com/culture/how-nostr-breaks-the-vicious-cycles-of-social-media
X glitch wipes out most pictures and links tweeted before December 2014 🤣
Russia's first moon mission in 47 years, Luna-25, failed when the spacecraft spun out of control and crashed into the moon.
Good morning #nostr. 🌱🌻☀️☕️
#coffeechain #plebchain
#jokestr
#ai
#joke
Why did the cat sit on the computer?
Because it wanted to keep an eye on the mouse, but it kept getting stuck in a “purr-sistent” loop!
#lol #funny #haha