Disney’s Comic Strip Artist’s Kit By Carson Van Osten.

the only thing more embarrassing than cringy poetry is being so afraid of feeling embarrassed that you don't even try to make anything at all

Chatot/Wigglytuff backstory sounds like an excellent project! I hope working on it goes well for you! -wWw-

Thank you very much! I appreciate this little note, as I cannot wait to share my Chatot/Wigglytuff story with the PMD fandom. I'm excited to bring it to life. Here is a little Chatot doodle as a teaser!

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It's great you've been motivated to write the book again! What helped you get back into it? Your prior comment on how the craft of writing is undervalued in this digital age left an impression. I feel we are on the cusp of an era promising some wild, alarming possibilities. It's easy to feel anxious or lose hope. I worry my approach to making a living will be rendered obsolete in the next decade, and be forced to adapt to a new world using old skills. I always did prefer paper books to digital.

Generally speaking, my tried-and-true method of working through any mental block is to develop a bigger and better perspective. Yes, we are on the cusp. When a dramatic change descends upon people, it's normal for the first reaction to be an overreaction, especially if you are among the directly impacted such as writers/authors.

Looking back at similar historical moments, the early predictions were rarely accurate because they were anxious overreactions. No matter how big the potential for change, the process of change eventually runs up against a wall of stasis, in the form of people's deeply ingrained memories, beliefs, values, and habits. (You've brought up a great example as one of many people who still prefer paper books despite the convenience, cost-savings, and widespread availability of ebooks.) Thus, in the end, though change is inevitable, it is never as fast and dramatic as people fear.

Additionally, modern culture has a short attention span, and the novelty has already started wearing off as people get more familiar with the flaws and limitations of AI. AI is not something you can rely on and trust for final answers on important matters. Mostly, it is there to remove the burden of tedious mental work, which frees up time and energy for more meaningful tasks. One reason human beings still dominate the world is their ability to "domesticate" and neutralize threats, and the process has already begun with AI.

Yes, generative AI threatens to flood society with meaningless content at best and harmful misinformation at worst. The answer to the false and the meaningless isn't to give up on truth and meaning, is it? If you believe it is a matter of grave existential importance, then the answer is to do more to ensure that truth and meaning prevail.

@donro-week is live!

donro week? :O

hello three people who regularly browse the donro tag, this is an interest check for a ‧͙⁺˚*･༓☾ Donro Week ☽༓･*˚⁺‧͙. rb or reply to this post if you're interested!

if you'd like to help mod/organise the week w me also feel free to send a dm :) one or two extra hands would be helpful.

📑HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY -

What better way to celebrate the holiday of love than by opening preorders for "Lavender Blue," an #AceAttorney #Franmaya zine? Our store (and our hearts) are open, from now until 11:59 PM CST March 31st! Get the zine here!

TIER 1: PRODIGY & INITIATE -

In this $20 bundle, you'll get: 📎 1 PDF copy of the fanzine, with over 90 pages of writing and art all dedicated to Franmaya

PLUS you can add $10 and get the digital bonus bundle, which includes MORE digital merch and our behind-the-scenes PDF! 🫶

TIER 2: IN LOCKSTEP -

In this $30 bundle, you'll get: 📎 1 PDF copy of the fanzine 📎 1 physical copy of the fanzine 📎 The opportunity to purchase our digital bonus bundle add-on

PLUS you'll be eligible to receive some of our coveted stretch goals! 🫶

TIER 3: GIRLFRIENDS -

In this $35 bundle, you'll get: 📎 1 PDF copy 📎 1 physical copy 📎 1 random die-cut sticker 📎 1 random print 📎 The opportunity to purchase our digital bonus bundle add-on

AND you'll be eligible to receive some of our coveted stretch goals! 🫶

TIER 4: LONG-DISTANCE LOVERS -

In this $45 bundle, you'll get: 📎 1 PDF & 1 physical copy 📎 2 die-cut stickers 📎 2 prints 📎 1 sticker sheet 📎 OPTIONAL: the digital bonus bundle add-on

AND be able to receive stretch goals AND the early bird merch (if you act fast enough)! 🫶

TIER 5: MRS & MRS FEY -

In this $60 bundle, you'll get: 📎 1 PDF & 1 physical copy 📎 all stickers and prints 📎 1 acrylic standee 📎 OPTIONAL: the digital bonus bundle add-on

AND you're eligible to receive ALL stretch goals AND the early bird merch (if you act fast enough)! 🫶

📑EARLY BIRD SPECIAL -

Only the FIRST 30 ORDERS of tiers 4 & 5 will be able to hold in their hands a physical copy of a darling correspondence: two love letters, one from Franziska, and the other a reply from Maya. Act fast if you want to receive this one-of-a-kind merch! 💙💜

📑STRETCH GOALS -

Do you hold the key to our hearts? In addition to the darling merch we already offer, we ALSO have a handful of stretch goals available, should we hit these preorder milestones! Stay tuned throughout our preorder period to see these rewards get unlocked! 💙💜

If you have any questions, please send them to our Retrospring or our Tumblr asks!

Thank you for the support!

@aafancalendar @zinesunlimited @zinefeed @zineforall @zinefans @zineapps @fandomzines @all-zine-apps

I spend waay too much time on this, but it's finally done! woohoo

Based on that scene I really liked in the comic when Donald goes shopping for christmas gift

Invention Gone Wrong

Somewhat Erroneously but Gently Corrected

"Dear, I think you forgot to wire that circuit." "Oh! You seem to be correct. Well, Helper, can you give me a hand?"

because old married donro has me in a chokehold

For Day 4: Invention Gone (Wrong-ish?) of @donro-week

QOTD: What is your favourite thing about Gyro?

The most striking thing about Gyro is his genuine desire to help people. He is able to go through any crazy ordeal, or any morally ambiguous situation, in order to invent what his clients want. Not to mention the incredibly low prices/willingness to work for free. This guy just sincerely believes in the untainted betterment of society. Comics Gyro, anyways. DT17 Gyro seems most content getting to play around with his robots. More power to him, I suppose lol.

This is amazing , thank you!! I love Donald and nephews fluff, and how he made a great birthday for the boys even if it didn't go to plan.

Happy Holidays @dandyfelines I am your Secret Santa! I hope you enjoy this fic :) Sorry it took so long, its been a busy month.

@duckblrsecretsanta2023

neocities/indie webmastery resources

since a lot of people are getting into indie web stuff nowadays, I figured I'd post my collection of webmastery resources I've accumulated here!

full list under the cut, you can also view the list and other resources on my resource page (which contains resources for other things too, not just webmastery or programming). This post will probably be updated when I find more stuff too

Font selector code HTML - the HTML portion of code I made to implement a working font selector on my website

Font selector code JavaScript - the JavaScript portion of code I made to implement a working font selector on my website

freeCodeCamp - free coding courses and certifications

The Odin Project - full stack web development curriculum, open source

Developer Roadmaps - community-made roadmaps for self-taught developers

GTmetrix - shows how fast your site loads and gives recommendations on how to improve load times

Cappuccicons - free icons, alternative to Font Awesome

XP.css - CSS framework mimicking the look of Windows XP operating systems

Indieseek.xyz - an indie web directory

Archetype - experiment with font and spacing options and see a live preview of what they'd look like on a webpage

Porkbun - cheap domain and web hosting provider with free WHOIS privacy (not having your private information publicly available and linked to your domain name which normally happens when you buy a domain unless you pay a fee) included with every domain

Whatruns - free browser extension for Firefox that tells you what a website uses to run

Inclusive Components - a blog about designing inclusive and accessible web interfaces, with example code

WAVE Web Accessibility Tool - scans a webpage and identifies potential accessibility improvements

ACA 80x15 web badge maker - make a web badge

Sadgrl's 88x31 button maker - make a button for your website

A Field Guide to Web Accessibility - an informative guide about web accessibility

Web Accessibility Evaluation Tools List - huge list of tools that assist in helping create accessible websites

SCM Music Player - customizable music player for your website

Resources - Bechnokid's resources, tutorials, and code snippets, including making an RSS feed reader for status.cafe and implementing Freezeframe JS (so animated GIFs don't play by default until hovered over or until the user clicks a button, important for accessibility)

Mobile Friendly via CSS - a tutorial by Dannarchy on making your website mobile-friendly

Website Carbon - calculates your website's carbon footprint, recommend pairing this with GTmetrix for specific recommendations as optimizing how fast your website loads will generally reduce its carbon footprint

Native Neocities Hit-Counter - a tutorial by Dannarchy on making a native Neocities hit-counter for your website

Cbox - free chatbox for your website

You Don't Need JavaScript - a collection of ways to do things typically done with JavaScript, without JavaScript

Creating your own website - a guide by 32-Bit Cafe

Zonelets - a simple, free blogging engine

Melonking's intro to the web revival - a series of blog posts on building a website for beginners

Code snippets - useful HTML, CSS, and JavaScript code snippets from Kalechips

Other people's collections of webmastery resources (not all of these are just webmastery):

sadgrl.online

Yesterlinks

Tinytools directory

32-Bit Cafe's massive resource list

awhe's cool links

30 seconds of code (free code snippets)

Milan's ultimate resource list (not just programming)

doqmeat's links

the garden of madeline's web resources page

Okay, I think that's all the links for now! If you have any questions on this stuff feel free to send me an ask btw, I'm happy to help :D