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rysiek, (edited ) to Iceland
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We have an eruption! I repeat, we have an eruption! 🌋
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hvcP4kVVOnk

Scroll the live feed back to around 22:16UTC to catch the first moment of it.

Confirmed by the local media:
https://www.visir.is/g/20232505181d/eld-gos-hafid

The eruption of a new volcano near Grindavík, has finally started.

Just to make this very clear: everyone, and most house pets, had been evacuated from Grindavík weeks ago. It is not clear how close to the actual town this is, but at least rest assured nobody is in danger.

karafuto,
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@rysiek
nice lava lamp you've got there :blobcatpeek2:

karafuto, to fediverse
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Hi , I need your help

It's been a challenging job hunting season for Bird Person

I lost my full-time job 1.5 years ago and since then have been struggling to find clients. Boooo, capitalism.

I do good stuff, and I do it well. Can do graphic design, illustrations, multimedia storytelling, art direction, UI/UX and all that.

I would greatly appreciate any hints, ideas, or potential connections

thanks, fedi

Another collage. More pixel-art screenshots from another game, an illustration for Solarpunk Prompts podcast, an Escheresque pattern with a cartoon girl hugging a squid and a colorful drawing in ukiyo-e style with people and a robot playing musical instruments
Last collage. There's a pixel-art logo for a hackerspace in Reykjavik called Hakkavélin, three round icons in line art, a very detailed drawing of a Godzilla destroying a museum in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk (built by the Japanese in the 1930s), illustration with Alexey Navalny drinking poisoned tea, and an illustration of icelandic moss with a description

karafuto, to Iceland
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#Iceland is going through a heatwave.

I find these images to be a fantastic illustration of how visual communication can drastically vary depending on your point of origin/point of reference even when you deal with the same data.

This summer temperature in Reykjavik was above 13-15°C most of the time, and last few days it was around scorching 20°C! Unheard of.

My advice to all Icelanders is to stay hydrated, and to all folks dealing with #graphicdesign -- be aware of your personal biases

Map of Iceland but from windy.com. Windy.com uses gradient from -20C (blue) to +40 (red-brownish). The entire Iceland is in cold greenish hues

karafuto, to apple
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Oh I remember this Black Mirror episode

it's called "The Entire History of You", isn't it

#apple

karafuto, to Iceland
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A couple of weeks ago I finished a beast of a project.

The interactive installation (titled InStability) is an artistic endeavor to demonstrate how seismic stations in Iceland detect earthquakes.

Visitors are invited to touch the map, triggering "earthquakes", and observe how LEDs, representing seismic and GPS stations, light up as the seismic waves propagate across Reykjanes peninsula.

The same map is displayed. More white topographic outlines are visible, along with some red lines and shapes representing roads and other infrastructure. Some LEDs are also lit.
Same map, different perspective (from the top). A man's hand gently touches the map, causing the LEDs to light up. There are about a dozen of them on the map, some of which are under the man's hand. Bright light shines through his fingers.
Close up of the map and LEDs. You can see the texture of the fabric and the details of the design. Each LED (attached to the map) has a printed text under or above it. The texts we can see on the photo: BLAL, HS02, THNA, THOB, MELH. These are names of GPS stations that are used to measure earthquakes in Iceland.

karafuto,
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For the soundscape I used a modified recording from Earthtunes. The audio is made from actual seismic data, recorded in Grindavik last year on the 10th of November (when the town was evacuated). Here's a video so you can hear and see the installation in action:

A video with people walking around the installation and interacting with it, gently touching the map and causing LEDs to light up

karafuto, to design
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My partner once mentioned he liked F-14 "Tomcat" fighter jets.

A half a year later he got this shirt for his birthday. I designed an Escheresque pattern, with F-14 and a tomcat wearing a bow tie (because of course).

In the process I learned about tailpipe fire, and obviously the cat had to have a tail... :blobcatpeek2:

#design #mastocats

karafuto, to random
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There are a lot of stories that could be told about Galina Balashova, the first and only architect of the Soviet space program:
how she designed the interiors of Soviet spacecrafts on weekends after working her main job;
how her architectural decisions influenced the design of the ISS;
how she was stripped of her rights and monetary rewards for the Soyuz-Appolo emblem that she designed…

But for me, the most stunning fact about her work is the one seemingly most insignificant:

karafuto,
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To make the habitation sections of Soyuz spacecrafts extra homely, she attached her watercolor paintings to the walls.

The landscapes of forests, rivers and gardens burned to ashes with every habitation module as it deorbited, turning into unintentional performative art. These little pieces of the artist’s soul were so warm and so humane, burning brightly in stark contrast with cold war politics that were as freezing as outer space, where those pictures were admired for the last time.

karafuto, to photography
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Finished editing photos from #37c3

Let's begin with the ✨MOOD✨

Lots of blinkenlights, thousands of them

#photography #ccc

Semi-dark room with pinkish lights brightening up a desk with some...stuff on it. Unclear what the stuff is, some PCs maybe, and repurposed club mate boxes. What is clear on the picture is the spaceship-shaped neon-style lamp
octahedron frame, maybe 70cm wide. colorful LED strip attached to the entire frame and it's very shiny
disco ball and a bunch of green and blue lines going in all directions from a central point next to the ball

karafuto,
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very cyberpunky vibes around @cbase assembly

#37c3 #ccc #photography

it seems like some load-bearing metal structure, but also it's very cyberpunky and has cables, weird techy elements and blue lights on it
lots, lots of green shiny LEDs on the background (basically forming a screen). Empty bottles on the barrel in front of it. Bottles look green because of the intense light shining from the LEDs
the same metal structure, but with even more shiny techy stuff on it (photo of a middle part of it).

karafuto,
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people, catfolk and furries at #37c3 were naturally (and very understandably) nervous when they saw me pointing a chonky camera in their general direction.

Unfortunately, I couldn't explain and reassure everyone that I'm aware of all privacy concerns and, at events like these, I do not take pictures with humans in them, unless somebody asks me personally.

But, here are some more photos from the conference. 4 days were definitely not enough to explore and absorb all. of. this.

#photography

closeup of a magnifying glass in the hardware hacking area
very dark room, spots of lights here and there. in the center of the photo is a cardboard cutout of a cartoon mouse
"infinite mirror", an optical effect that one can create with a strip of LED and some glass. and there's also a cute cat lamp on top of it!

karafuto,
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loved the zen marble installation -- does anybody know the author? It was somewhere around the Cold North cluster at #37c3

#ccc #photography #fedihelp

another photo of a ball in the sand, sand box is filled with abstract geometric patterns that the ball left from rolling around
The same installation with the ball in the center of the photo

karafuto, to random
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aah yes, new technologies. can't wait

karafuto, to GraphicDesign
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Saw this exciting opportunity advertised on Behance.

No, this is not a joke. This is an actual #clientFromHell who expects the designer to pay for all mentioned software, electricity bills and roof over their head from this generous salary. I can almost hear the "you like drawing anyway so why would I pay more for something that is so fun to do?"

#graphicdesign

Responsibilities: - Collaborate with our design team to edit existing cockpit plane posters as per client requests. - Make realistic revisions to different parts of the airplane illustration, ensuring accuracy and attention to detail. - Utilize graphic design software such as Adobe Creative Suite (lllustrator, Acrobat) and CorelDraw to create visually stunning and accurate illustrations. - Interpret client feedback and incorporate necessary changes to achieve their desired outcomes. - Maintain a high level of quality and consistency throughout the design process. - Ensure that the posters adhere to the highest standards of quality, realism, and attention to detail.
Requirements: - Proven experience as a graphic designer or illustrator with a strong portfolio showcasing your skills and attention to detail. - Proficiency in graphic design software, particularly Adobe Creative Suite (lllustrator, Acrobat) and CorelDraw. - You must have a current version of the software required above. - Excellent communication skills to effectively collaborate with the design team and interpret client feedback. - Ability to work independently and meet project deadlines. - A proactive and problem-solving mindset to tackle complex design challenges. - Availability of at least 20 hours per week for project-based work. - Flexibility to make revisions and accommodate client requirements as necessary. - Willing to do work QA (quality assurance).
Compensation: $5 USD per hour on a project-based arrangement.

karafuto, to UI
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Literally crying laughing at this one.
I'm filling out a job application and the online form has the most ironic button placement I have ever seen

#UI #UX #graphicDesign

karafuto, to random
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How does this street light manage to be simultaneously from 1860 and 1960?

Spotted in Lisbon

karafuto, to Neuroscience
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This year I finished one of the most fascinating projects I ever worked on.

Together with a team of researchers from the molecular neurodegeneration department at Amsterdam UMC we came up with a visual and interactive way to present their latest paper on tau protein aggregation and its effect on astrocytes.

🧵

karafuto, to affinity
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karafuto, to Iceland
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#Iceland is doing her pretty thing again

Another icelandic landscape. Light blue sky with some clouds, and snowy hills (snow is not very deep, you can see rocks here and there). The bottom part of the hill barely has any snow, and instead of bright white they are colored in light brownish orange - thanks to old dry grass. Couple of small houses are at the base of the hill
#Blessed. The sun is positioned right behind a mountain, with gentle rays of sunshine protruding along the edges

karafuto, to random
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I am not a number,
I'm a free man

Archive photo of J. Robert Oppenheimer wearing a suit and a badge with number 6 on it

karafuto, to photography
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Tired: using separate hot and cold water taps
Wired: using Geysir and Gullfoss as your water source

#iceland #photography

winter shot of gullfoss, waterfall in Iceland. snow is everywhere but the waterfall didn't freeze. looks very cold.
landscape photo. snowy hills on the background and the foreground has some dead grass and dirt and steam rising from geyser springs

karafuto, to Iceland
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That one time when I went to Gullfoss, saw a beautiful rainbow and all I had with me was an analog camera with black and white film

#iceland

karafuto, to random
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#plottwist MDR workers from Severance are actually Calutron Girls. They don't know the purpose of the work they do, they adjust knobs labeled with cryptic characters, and their operations at work make them feel uncomfortable (to say the least). They are not allowed to discuss their work with anyone, and if they start asking questions, they disappear.

karafuto, to Iceland
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Photos from a road trip we took last October.
That day Iceland was very misty and mysterious.

#iceland #photography #blackandwhite #landscape

Dark grey mountains with fog in-between them. Fog covers tops of the mountains, you can barely see their edges
Fluffy fog covering the mountain

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