Always found these ads in US comics fascinating, along with the ones for Sea-Monkeys, Twinkies, etc https://tedium.co/2025/05/20/comic-book-youth-sales-clubs-history/
20.5.2025 22:32Always found these ads in US comics fascinating, along with the ones for Sea-Monkeys, Twinkies, etc...3D scans of public toilets https://restroomarchive.jakewelch.design
20.5.2025 16:053D scans of public toilets https://restroomarchive.jakewelch.designIf you're looking for an absolutely brutal gift for a creative person: https://shop.weirdsideprojects.com/product/unfinished-projects-forms
20.5.2025 15:55If you're looking for an absolutely brutal gift for a creative person:...I'm going to use a combination of pitch shifting and dynamically speeding up to get an increasingly high-pitched voice, I'm not 100% sure the game-over reaction phrases will work but hopefully I can keep them reasonably intelligible even when the goalie is v small
20.5.2025 15:37I'm going to use a combination of pitch shifting and dynamically speeding up to get an increasingly high-pitched voice, I'm not 100%...At lunchtime I asked around for people interested in doing the vocal snippets and it's now already been done by Cliff Chapman https://cliff-chapman.com , the tiny goalie has a voice
20.5.2025 15:25At lunchtime I asked around for people interested in doing the vocal snippets and it's now already been done by Cliff Chapman...I've been on both sides many times and that really is all there is to it, oh except
- Don't react badly when people say no, just thank them for considering it
If you don't have a big budget but need freelance input, here's what you can do to not be a shit about it:
- Be honest about budget
- Sort out any uncertainties beforehand
- Give a clear brief
- Accept that you can't demand lots of changes
- Keep paperwork simple
- Pay IMMEDIATELY
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20.5.2025 11:04Social preview image, also used as thumbnail within the siteOK, I've pretty much finalised the look, I'm not going to win any graphic design awards but I think it brings together the various elements well enough
20.5.2025 11:01OK, I've pretty much finalised the look, I'm not going to win any graphic design awards but I think it brings together the various...Vole email: "hi you might wanna change what the pope does on your celebrity clock website..."
Not sure if they mean remove him or always show "is lying in his coffin" https://vole.wtf/celeb-clock/
Oof, really sloppy, careless work from O2 https://mastdatabase.co.uk/blog/2025/05/o2-expose-customer-location-call-4g/
20.5.2025 06:52Oof, really sloppy, careless work from O2 https://mastdatabase.co.uk/blog/2025/05/o2-expose-customer-location-call-4g/Just started listening to the Badger Badger Mushroom episode of Sixteenth Minute 🎉
19.5.2025 10:41Just started listening to the Badger Badger Mushroom episode of Sixteenth Minute 🎉Trying to get my brain back into Making Stuff mode, going to start by trying to finish off goalie game then chase up all the other stuff that's in the works
19.5.2025 10:18Trying to get my brain back into Making Stuff mode, going to start by trying to finish off goalie game then chase up all the other stuff...Some recent volewtf emails were almost certainly (re)written by AI, they have that bland pleasant tone & recap structure, it's so misguided to think that comes across better (or is more useful/understandable) than just rattling something off in your own words
18.5.2025 17:11Some recent volewtf emails were almost certainly (re)written by AI, they have that bland pleasant tone & recap structure, it's so...One taxi driver who ranted about female drivers, another who gave a lecture about the meaning of life, trains cancelled/rerouted/switched between platforms at the last minute, and having to clamber past people with ridiculously huge suitcases
Very much a standard UK weekend travel experience
18.5.2025 15:47One taxi driver who ranted about female drivers, another who gave a lecture about the meaning of life, trains cancelled/rerouted/switched...Also saw minke & sperm whales yesterday, but nothing as spectacular as the Isafjordur humpbacks putting on a show right alongside the boat https://crispsandwi.ch/@mattround/114500197230199651
17.5.2025 12:47Also saw minke & sperm whales yesterday, but nothing as spectacular as the Isafjordur humpbacks putting on a show right alongside the...So many dolphins between Scotland and Ireland
17.5.2025 12:32So many dolphins between Scotland and IrelandAaaand that’s a wrap for Iceland & Faroes, it’s been amazing, highly recommended if your idea of fun is wandering around spectacular landscapes & spotting weird stuff
15.5.2025 16:59Aaaand that’s a wrap for Iceland & Faroes, it’s been amazing, highly recommended if your idea of fun is wandering around spectacular...This sculpture marks the cancellation of Iceland’s disappointing Doctor Who remake
15.5.2025 15:36This sculpture marks the cancellation of Iceland’s disappointing Doctor Who remake⬆️
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