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Always wanted a #pixelart profile pic.
Inspired by @joel 's work, I decided to give it a first go at #pixelorama, a really easy to use and neat piece of software by @OramaInteractive.

github.com/Orama-Interactive/P

I used their reference photo feature to help me get a photo of myself into pixel art. I'm pretty happy at my first go!

Should I change my profile pic to this one? The current one was also drawn by me with #TayasuiSketches on the iPad.

Using Libravatar/Gravatar for your profile in Planet GNOME

Now that the new planet.gnome.org website is live, we have added Libravatar and Gravatar support. Instead of having the Planet website host user images itself, we are giving members the choice to use profile images/avatars from these services.

If you are interested in updating your profile picture, check out the instructions at https://gitlab.gnome.org/Teams/Websites/planet.gnome.org#adding-an-avatar and file an issue. Extra points if you do a merge-request! 🙂

The old hackergotchis are an important part of our community’s history, so I set up a static website to host the old files. Feel free to file an issue if you want yours taken down from there.

feborg.es/avatar-planet-gnome/

planet.gnome.orgPlanet GNOMEPersonal blog posts from the GNOME community.

→ 'I Loved That AI:' Judge Moved by AI-Generated Avatar of Man Killed in Road Rage Incident
404media.co/i-loved-that-ai-ju

“In a first, the Arizona #court accepted an AI-generated video statement in which an #avatar made to look and sound like [the man who was killed] spoke.”

“[They] used #StableDiffusion fine-tuned with a Low-Rank Adaptation (#LoRA) to craft the #video. "And then we used a #generative #AI and deep learning processes to create a voice #clone from his original #voice"”

404 Media · 'I Loved That AI:' Judge Moved by AI-Generated Avatar of Man Killed in Road Rage IncidentHow the sister of Christopher Pelkey made an avatar of him to testify in court.

I know I complain about shaky-cam and the "feels like you're there" filming styles, but re-watching #Avatar has also reminded me of the days when they thought CGI was better if it felt like I was there too.
So many unnatural angles to follow...