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lifehacksthatwork · 1 year
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Just a bunch of Useful websites - Updated for 2023
Removed/checked all links to make sure everything is working (03/03/23). Hope they help!
Sejda - Free online PDF editor.
Supercook - Have ingredients but no idea what to make? Put them in here and it'll give you recipe ideas.
Still Tasty - Trying the above but unsure about whether that sauce in the fridge is still edible? Check here first.
Archive.ph - Paywall bypass. Like 12ft below but appears to work far better and across more sites in my testing. I'd recommend trying this one first as I had more success with it.
12ft – Hate paywalls? Try this site out.
Where Is This - Want to know where a picture was taken, this site can help.
TOS/DR - Terms of service, didn't read. Gives you a summary of terms of service plus gives each site a privacy rating.
OneLook - Reverse dictionary for when you know the description of the word but can't for the life of you remember the actual word.
My Abandonware - Brilliant site for free, legal games. Has games from 1978 up to present day across pc and console. You'll be surprised by some of the games on there, some absolute gems.
Project Gutenberg – Always ends up on these type of lists and for very good reason. All works that are copyright free in one place.
Ninite – New PC? Install all of your programs in one go with no bloat or unnecessary crap.
PatchMyPC - Alternative to ninite with over 300 app options to keep upto date. Free for home users.
Unchecky – Tired of software trying to install additional unwanted programs? This will stop it completely by unchecking the necessary boxes when you install.
Sci-Hub – Research papers galore! Check here before shelling out money. And if it’s not here, try the next link in our list.
LibGen – Lots of free PDFs relate primarily to the sciences.
Zotero – A free and easy to use program to collect, organize, cite and share research.
Car Complaints – Buying a used car? Check out what other owners of the same model have to say about it first.
CamelCamelCamel – Check the historical prices of items on Amazon and set alerts for when prices drop.
Have I Been Pawned – Still the king when it comes to checking if your online accounts have been released in a data breach. Also able to sign up for email alerts if you’ve ever a victim of a breach.
I Have No TV - A collection of documentaries for you to while away the time. Completely free.
Radio Garden – Think Google Earth but wherever you zoom, you get the radio station of that place.
Just The Recipe – Paste in the url and get just the recipe as a result. No life story or adverts.
Tineye – An Amazing reverse image search tool.
My 90s TV – Simulates 90’s TV using YouTube videos. Also has My80sTV, My70sTV, My60sTV and for the younger ones out there, My00sTV. Lose yourself in nostalgia.
Foto Forensics – Free image analysis tools.
Old Games Download – A repository of games from the 90’s and early 2000’s. Get your fix of nostalgia here.
Online OCR – Convert pictures of text into actual text and output it in the format you need.
Remove Background – An amazingly quick and accurate way to remove backgrounds from your pictures.
Twoseven – Allows you to sync videos from providers such as Netflix, Youtube, Disney+ etc and watch them with your friends. Ad free and also has the ability to do real time video and text chat.
Terms of Service, Didn’t Read – Get a quick summary of Terms of service plus a privacy rating.
Coolors – Struggling to get a good combination of colors? This site will generate color palettes for you.
This To That – Need to glue two things together? This’ll help.
Photopea – A free online alternative to Adobe Photoshop. Does everything in your browser.
BitWarden – Free open source password manager.
Just Beam It - Peer to peer file transfer. Drop the file in on one end, click create link and send to whoever. Leave your pc on that page while they download. Because of how it works there are no file limits. It's genuinely amazing. Best file transfer system I have ever used.
Atlas Obscura – Travelling to a new place? Find out the hidden treasures you should go to with Atlas Obscura.
ID Ransomware – Ever get ransomware on your computer? Use this to see if the virus infecting your pc has been cracked yet or not. Potentially saving you money. You can also sign up for email notifications if your particular problem hasn’t been cracked yet.
Way Back Machine – The Internet Archive is a non-profit library of millions of free books, movies, software, music, websites and loads more.
Rome2Rio – Directions from anywhere to anywhere by bus, train, plane, car and ferry.
Splitter – Seperate different audio tracks audio. Allowing you to split out music from the words for example.
myNoise – Gives you beautiful noises to match your mood. Increase your productivity, calm down and need help sleeping? All here for you.
DeepL – Best language translation tool on the web.
Forvo – Alternatively, if you need to hear a local speaking a word, this is the site for you.
For even more useful sites, there is an expanded list that can be found here.
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not-terezi-pyrope · 2 months
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Often when I post an AI-neutral or AI-positive take on an anti-AI post I get blocked, so I wanted to make my own post to share my thoughts on "Nightshade", the new adversarial data poisoning attack that the Glaze people have come out with.
I've read the paper and here are my takeaways:
Firstly, this is not necessarily or primarily a tool for artists to "coat" their images like Glaze; in fact, Nightshade works best when applied to sort of carefully selected "archetypal" images, ideally ones that were already generated using generative AI using a prompt for the generic concept to be attacked (which is what the authors did in their paper). Also, the image has to be explicitly paired with a specific text caption optimized to have the most impact, which would make it pretty annoying for individual artists to deploy.
While the intent of Nightshade is to have maximum impact with minimal data poisoning, in order to attack a large model there would have to be many thousands of samples in the training data. Obviously if you have a webpage that you created specifically to host a massive gallery poisoned images, that can be fairly easily blacklisted, so you'd have to have a lot of patience and resources in order to hide these enough so they proliferate into the training datasets of major models.
The main use case for this as suggested by the authors is to protect specific copyrights. The example they use is that of Disney specifically releasing a lot of poisoned images of Mickey Mouse to prevent people generating art of him. As a large company like Disney would be more likely to have the resources to seed Nightshade images at scale, this sounds like the most plausible large scale use case for me, even if web artists could crowdsource some sort of similar generic campaign.
Either way, the optimal use case of "large organization repeatedly using generative AI models to create images, then running through another resource heavy AI model to corrupt them, then hiding them on the open web, to protect specific concepts and copyrights" doesn't sound like the big win for freedom of expression that people are going to pretend it is. This is the case for a lot of discussion around AI and I wish people would stop flagwaving for corporate copyright protections, but whatever.
The panic about AI resource use in terms of power/water is mostly bunk (AI training is done once per large model, and in terms of industrial production processes, using a single airliner flight's worth of carbon output for an industrial model that can then be used indefinitely to do useful work seems like a small fry in comparison to all the other nonsense that humanity wastes power on). However, given that deploying this at scale would be a huge compute sink, it's ironic to see anti-AI activists for that is a talking point hyping this up so much.
In terms of actual attack effectiveness; like Glaze, this once again relies on analysis of the feature space of current public models such as Stable Diffusion. This means that effectiveness is reduced on other models with differing architectures and training sets. However, also like Glaze, it looks like the overall "world feature space" that generative models fit to is generalisable enough that this attack will work across models.
That means that if this does get deployed at scale, it could definitely fuck with a lot of current systems. That said, once again, it'd likely have a bigger effect on indie and open source generation projects than the massive corporate monoliths who are probably working to secure proprietary data sets, like I believe Adobe Firefly did. I don't like how these attacks concentrate the power up.
The generalisation of the attack doesn't mean that this can't be defended against, but it does mean that you'd likely need to invest in bespoke measures; e.g. specifically training a detector on a large dataset of Nightshade poison in order to filter them out, spending more time and labour curating your input dataset, or designing radically different architectures that don't produce a comparably similar virtual feature space. I.e. the effect of this being used at scale wouldn't eliminate "AI art", but it could potentially cause a headache for people all around and limit accessibility for hobbyists (although presumably curated datasets would trickle down eventually).
All in all a bit of a dick move that will make things harder for people in general, but I suppose that's the point, and what people who want to deploy this at scale are aiming for. I suppose with public data scraping that sort of thing is fair game I guess.
Additionally, since making my first reply I've had a look at their website:
Used responsibly, Nightshade can help deter model trainers who disregard copyrights, opt-out lists, and do-not-scrape/robots.txt directives. It does not rely on the kindness of model trainers, but instead associates a small incremental price on each piece of data scraped and trained without authorization. Nightshade's goal is not to break models, but to increase the cost of training on unlicensed data, such that licensing images from their creators becomes a viable alternative.
Once again we see that the intended impact of Nightshade is not to eliminate generative AI but to make it infeasible for models to be created and trained by without a corporate money-bag to pay licensing fees for guaranteed clean data. I generally feel that this focuses power upwards and is overall a bad move. If anything, this sort of model, where only large corporations can create and control AI tools, will do nothing to help counter the economic displacement without worker protection that is the real issue with AI systems deployment, but will exacerbate the problem of the benefits of those systems being more constrained to said large corporations.
Kinda sucks how that gets pushed through by lying to small artists about the importance of copyright law for their own small-scale works (ignoring the fact that processing derived metadata from web images is pretty damn clearly a fair use application).
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BOYCOTTING FOR PALESTINE
The Official BDS Boycott Targets
The Updated List is Below:
EUROVISION. IT IS IN OUR TOP PRIORITY TO BOYCOTT EUROVISION
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Consumer Boycotts - a complete boycott of these brands
Axa
Puma
Carrefour
HP
Cevron
Caltex
Israeli produce
Re/max
Ahava
Texaco
Siemens
Sodastream
Organic Boycott Targets - boycotts not initiated by BDS but still complete boycott of these brands
Macdonald's
Dominos
Papa Johns
Burger King
Pizza Hut
Wix
Divestments and exclusion - pressure governments, institutions, investment funds, city councils, etc. to exclude from procurement contracts and investments and to divest from these
Elbit Systems
CAF
Volvo
CAT
Barclays
JCB
intel
HD Hyundai
TKH Security
HikVision
Pressure - boycotts when reasonable alternatives exist, as well as lobbying, peaceful disruptions, and social media pressure.
Google
Amazon
AirBnb
Booking.Com
Expedia
Disney
Teva
Here are some companies that strongly support Israel (but are not Boycott targets). There is no ethical consumption under capitalism and boycotting is a political strategy - not a moral one. If you did try to boycott every supporter of Israel you would struggle to survive because every major company supports Israel (as a result of attempting to keep the US economy afloat), that being said, the ones that are being boycotted by masses and not already on the organic boycott list are coloured red.
5 Star Chocolate
7Days
7Up
Apple
Arsenal FC
ALDO
Arket
Axe
Accenture
Ariel
Adidas
ActionIQ
Aquafina
Amika
AccuWeather
Activia
Adobe
Aesop
Azrieli Group
American Eagle
Amway Corp
Axel Springer
American Airlines
American Express
Atlassian
AdeS
Aquarius
Ayataka
Audi
Barqs
Bain & Company
Bayer
Bank Leumi
Bank Hapoalim
BCG (Boston Consulting Group)
Biotherm
Bershka
Bloomberg
BMW
Boeing
Booz Allen Hamilton
Burberry
Bath & Body Works
Bosch
Bristol Myers Squibb
Capri Holdings
Costa
Carita Paris
CareTrust REIT
Caterpillar
Coach
Cappy
Caudalie
CeraVe
Check Point Software Technologies
Cerelac
Chanel
Chapman and Cutler
Channel
Cheerios
Cheetos
Chevron
Chips Ahoy!
Christina Aguilera
Citi Bank
Carrefour
Codral
Cosco
Canada Dry
Citi
Clal Insurance Enterprises
Clean & Clear
Clearblue
Clinique
Champion
Club Social
Coca Cola
Coffee Mate
Colgate
Comcast
Compass
Caesars
Conde Nast
Cooley LLP
Costco
Côte d’Or
Crest
CV Starr
CyberArk Software
Cytokinetics
Crayola
Cra Z Art
Daimler
Dr Pepper
Del Valle
Daim
Doctor Pepper
Dasani
Doritos
Daz
Dior
Dell
Deloitte
Delta Air Lines
Deutsche Bank
Deutsche Telekom
DHL Group
David Off
Disney
DLA Piper
Domestos
Domino’s
Douglas Elliman
Downy
Duane Morris LLP
Dreft Baby Detergent & Laundry Products
Dreyer’s Grand Ice Cream
eBay
Edelman
Eli Lilly
Evian
Empyrean
Ericsson
Endeavor
EPAM Systems
Estee Lauder
Elbit Systems
Expedia
EY
Forbes
Facebook
Fairlife
Fanta
First International Bank of Israel
Fiverr
Funyuns
Fuze
Fox News
Fritos
Fox Corp
Gatorade
Gamida Cell
GE
Glamglow
General Catalyst
General Motors
Georgia
Gold Peak
Genesys
Goldman Sachs
Grandma’s Cookies
Google
Garnier
Guess
Greenberg Traurig
Guerlain
Givenchy
H&M
Hadiklaim
Huggies
Hanes
HSBC
Head & Shoulders
Hersheys
Herbert Smith Freehills
Hewlett Packard
Hasbro
Hyundai
Henkel
Harel Insurance Investment & Financial Services
Hewlett Packard Enterprise
HubSpot
Huntsman Corp
IBM
Innocent
Insight Partners
Inditex Group
IT Cosmetics
Instacart
Intel
Intermedia
Interpublic Group
Instagram
ICL Group
Intuit
Jazwares
Jefferies
John Lewis
JP Morgan Chase
Jaguar
Johnson & Johnson
JPMorgan
Kenon Holdings
Kate Spade
Kirks’
Kinley Water
KKR
KFC
KKW Cosmetics
Kurkure
Keebler
Kolynos
Kaufland
Kevita
Knorr
KPMG
Lemonade
Lidl
Loblaws
Levi Strauss
Louis Vuitton
Life Water
Levi’s
Levi’s Strauss
LinkedIn
Land Rover
L’Oréal
Lego
Levissima
Live Nation Entertainment
Lufthansa
La Roche-Posay
Lipton
Major League Baseball
Manpower Group
Marriott
Marsh McLennan
Maison Francis Kurkdjian
Mastercard
Mattel
Minute Maid
Monster
Monki
Mainz FC
Mellow Yellow
Mountain Dew
Migdal Insurance
Marks & Spencer
Mirinda
McDermott Will & Emery
Motorola
McKinsey
Merck
Michael Kors
Mizrahi Tefahot Bank
Merck KGaA
Micheal Kors
Milkybar
Maybelline
Mount Franklin
Meta
MeUndies
Mattle
Microsoft
Munchies
Miranda
Morgan Lewis
Moroccanoil
Morgan Stanley
MRC
Nasdaq
Naughty Dog
Nivea
Next
NOS
Nabisco
Nutter Butter
No Frills
National Basketball Association
National Geographic
Nintendo
New Balance
Nutella
Newtons
NVIDIA
Netflix
Nescafe
Nestle
Nesquick
Nike
Nussbeisser
Oreo
Oral B
Old spice
Oysho
Omeprazole
Oceanspray
Opodo
P&G (Procter and Gamble)
Pampers
Pull & Bear
Pepsi
Pfizer
Popeyes
Parker Pens
Philadelphia Cream Cheese
Pizza Hut
Powerade
Purina
Phoenix Holdings
Propel
Ponds
Pure Leaf Green Tea
Power Action Wipes
PwC
Prada
Perry Ellis
Prada Eyewear
Pringles
Payoneer
Procter & Gamble
Purelife
Pureology
Quaker Oats
Reddit
Royal Bank of Canada
Ruffles
Revlon
Ralph Lauren
Ritz
Rolls Royce
Royal
S.Pellegrino
Sabra Hummus
Sabre
Sony
SAP
Simply
Smart Water
Sprite
Schwabe
Shell
Soda Stream
Siemens
StreamElements
Schweppes
Sunsilk
Signal
Skittles
Smart Food
Sobe
Smarties
Sephora
Sam’s Club
Superbus
Samsung
Sodastream
Sunkist
Scotiabank
Sour Patch Kids
Starbucks
Sadaf
Stride
Subway
Tang
Tate’s Bake Shop
The Body Shop
TEVA
Tesco
Twitch
The Ordinary
Tim Hortons
Tostitos
Timberland
Topo Chico
Tapestry
Tropicana
Tommy Hilfiger
Tommy Hilfiger Toiletries
Turbos
Tom Ford
Taco Bell
Triscuit
TUC
Twix
Tottenham Hotspurs
Twisties
Tripadvisor
Uber
Uber Eats
Urban Decay
Upfield
Unilever
Vicks
Victoria’s Secret
V8
Vaseline
Vitaminwater
Volkswagen
Volvo
Walmart
Wegmans
WhatsApp
Waitrose
Woolworths
Wheat Thins
Walkers
Warner Brothers
Warner Chilcot
Warner Music
Wells Fargo
Winston & Strawn
WingStreet
Wissotzky Tea
WWE
Wheel Washing Powder
Wrigley Company
YouTube
Yvel
Yum Brands
Ziyad
Zara
Zim Shipping
Ziff Davis
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sugajimin · 1 year
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unhelpful tips and resources for gifs&gfxs
Hi everyone, I don’t know how useful this post will be but I wanted to share some of the things I learned through the years of creating content for tumblr and also new information I find every now and then. I see lot of new people who start creating content here and I want to help with what I know.
Note: I won’t upload any tutorial of mine or anything because I believe the resources I will link here will be more useful than just a tutorial that I won’t be able to explain well because English is not my first language. Let’s start!
First of all, few words about tumblr and how it works. Tumblr is a site with many communities. Every user has its own blog that can post many kinds of content, including a text,photo,video,audio,art etc. When you first join the site it might be overwhelming but in reality, it is not (*whispers* I personally find instagram harder to understand how it works). 
Like every site tumblr has its own search bar, tags, likes, reblogs(share on fb,rt on twitter),and follows. When you search a blog to follow and you see their posts you can like their post by tapping on the heart and share(reblog) by clicking on the two arrows button that looks like the recycle icon. 
What does reblog mean and do? 
Reblog is as we said the “share the post” of facebook, with reblog you don’t repost someone’s content but you share it with your followers and help it to be seen bymore people that way you actually help the creator to promote their creations. 
Likes
Unlike, instagram,twitter and facebook, when you like something the website doesn’t recommend the post to your followers unless they go to your blog via their phone and go to your likes page, if you have it unlocked, so basically, likes don’t help with supporting creators as much as reblog does. 
Tags
Tagging system on tumblr, in my opinion, is pretty fun both for the op of a post and for the reblogger. With tagging you can organize all the posts on your blog by anything you like. For example, if you tag artworks as #art and you want to find a certain artwork you reblogged a time ago you can just go to the tag and find it. 
For op you can use tags the same way as other sites to promote your work, as I remember the first 5 tags will be shown on the general tag like if you search on tumblr #artwork and you have the tag #artwork on the first 5 it will be shown there.. but I am not sure if this changed.
Creating a post 
As you can see from your dashboard(timeline on twitter) you have the option to create a text form post, a photo form post.. etc. You can experiment with all of these, don’t be afraid. I will focus on photo form posts because we will talk about gifs and gfxs.
The photo form(with the camera icon) post, is what most content creators use to post their creations like designs/graphics,art/fanart/photography, and gifs.
The site allows you to post 10 photos(if you want to post more I think Text form allows more). 
The size of your photos and gifs must be under 20mb for photos and under 10mb for gifs. 
As for dimension, tumblr has its own dimension but you can always post whichever you want, the bad thing is that the quality will be reduced on the dashboard and the viewer will have to click on every single photo in order to see the original quality. Here are the dimensions:
For a single photo/gif per columna it is 540px horizonatally
For 2 photos/gifs per columna it is 268px x 268px
For 3 photos/gifs per columna it is 177px x 178px x 177px (be careful the middle one always has to be 178px)
Themes
When you feel comfortable with using tumblr, you can customize your blog with beautiful themes that talented people have shared here! 
You can find and learn about themes here: @/theme-hunter
Gifs/gfxs
In this part, I will provide links and tutorials for gifs and graphics, But first of all you need a program for content creation. The most common one is Photoshop, you can buy a subscription from Adobe(it is expensive) or you can find crack version on the internet.  
Chaoticresource has a whole tag for photoshop and many more programs for you to start with photoshop. Not only that they have a whole list of resources for both giffing and graphic making. You can find their tag list with everything you need to here.
Here are some tutorials on how to make a gif
Tutorial by: misty-quigley
Tutorial by: kylos
Tutorial by: hayaosmiyazaki
Tutorial by: cal-kestis
Tutorial by: gr-ogu
Tutorial by: misfitsexual
Tutorial by: unbrokencolorings
Tutorial by: josefnewgayden (also has many resources)
Tutorial by: dunkzilladaddy
Tutorial by: theedorksinlove
Tutorial by: ashleysolsen (with more resources)
As you can see there are many different ways to gif, experiment with as many as you like and choose one you feel more comfortable with.
Usergif and deenafier  and cillianmurphy have collected many tutorials in their page/posts so I recommend reading them. 
Some random yet helpful tutorials I have and I find myself going back here and there are: 
The coloring tutorial by @/ daisylouisejohnson
The coloring tutorial by @/magnusedom
The color table tutorial by @/ggroupsdaily
The coloring tutorial by @/lee-haechan here and here
Coloring tutorial by @/binariesuns
Layer mask tutorial by @/daisylouisejohnson
Transition tutorial by @/fionagallaqher (and coloring tutorial)
Blending tutorial by @/linda-darnell
Blending tutorial by: @/morningstr
Channel Mixer tutorial (REALLY IMPORTANT IMO) by @/zoyanazyalensky
Glitch effect tutorial by @/nobodynocrime
Glitch tutorial by @/sarah-snook
How to fix orange-washed characters by @/zoyanazyalensky
Colored background tutorial by @/rafael-silva
Sharpenning gifs by @/joelmillrr
Coloring tutorial by @/yelenafbelova
Coloring tutorial by @/yenvengerberg
Don’t be afraid to experiment with gifs, try different styles and most important have fun!! I know thereis a lot to learn but trust me, it can be pretty fun! Good luck!
Now for graphics.. all I have to say is just have fun and experiment, experiment and experiment more! Here is a list ofresources I have collected that helped me improve my skills and find resources.
Where to find fonts/textures/vectors/mockups.
deviantart (everything)
unsplash (photos)
pixeden (mockups,photos)
graphicburger (mostly mockups)
freedesignresources (everything)
spoongraphics (mock ups)
graphicgoogle
rawpixel (photos)
digitalbrushes (brushes)
zippypixels (mockups)
dafont (fonts)
fonts by google
behance( under the tag freebie)
pinterest
fonts.ilovetypography (fonts)
gvfxarmy on twitter did an amazing job collecting resources.. you can find them here
List of youtube channels that will help you with tutorials and educational information on graphic design
Envato Tuts
Madia Designer
elliotisacoolguy
Brad Colbow
LearningScreen
PiXimperfect
The Futur
The Futur Academy
Jeremy Mura
Blue Lightning TV Photoshop
Nemanja Sekulic
Digital Art Creation
Will Paterson
Nobu Design
Satori Graphics
Logo Design Ideas
Adobe Creative Cloud (recommend to watch some of the livestreams they are interesting)
Gareth David Studio
Spoon Graphics
PSD Box Official
creatnprocess
Jamie Windsor
Dansky
Daily Photoshop Tutorials
How to Graphic Design
Photoshop Tutorials - PSt
Yes I'm a Designer 
Photoshop Tutorials
PHLEARN
Some other sites and links that i find interesting:
designbolts
thefutur free resources
The most important compositional principles in graphic design(article but check the site too)
The power of color (article, check the site too)
bezier.method (site to practice the pen tool)
aiga
httpster.net (site for inspiration)
access.mymind (color inspiration)
How to design a logo (article)
How to design a logo (article 2)
The Importance of Branding in 21st Century (article)
Color combinations
Lastly here you will find books and more resources for graphic deisgn! Thanks to @/isaaczara_ on twitter
That’s it! Hope you find this post helpful! I tried my best to not forget anything! 
Have fun on tumblr and on creating your content! Don’t give up and have fun creating!
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blitznut · 3 months
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Tfa as college students
Blackarachnia has an organic chemistry degree from a private all-women's college. She unfortunately could not find a girlfriend, and she has tons of debt. Poor girl.
Lockdown went to community college for morturary science. He loves to tell you about how he graduated debt free. Just give him a dead body, and he'll figure it out from there.
Blitzwing went to college at one point, but he had to quit because of his schedule. He ended up getting an associates degree in dance theory from an online community college.
Lugnut has a gender studies degree from a fancy private liberal arts school. He's very much adament that he could easily get a job with his degree. He graduated at the top of his class. He was also so devoted to his studies that he somehow graduated debt free.
Megatron got a degree in business management from a for-profit college that got busted by the feds for being a money laundering scheme. Ever since then, Megatron has been on a crusade against for-profit education.
Optimus Prime has a history degree from a state school. He now works as a space bridge worker. Life finds a way, I guess. He is still paying his debt off to this day.
Bulkhead graduated magna cum laude with a degree in engineering from a technical institute. He and Bumblebee are trying to find a way to pay off their debt at the same time.
Bumblebee went to college, and has a fine arts degree. It took him a while to graduate, but he did it. He bounced from school to school for a while. He and Bulkhead are trying to find a way to pay off their debt at the same time.
Prowl is against the higher education system.
Ratchet has a BSN. He got it online. He was a certified RN before he got his full degree. He makes BS jokes all the time. He has no debt because he served in the Autobot army, so he has free education.
Arcee has a doctorate in education. She graduated at the top of her class from a prestigeous women's college. She got her degree because she's passionate about education and the well-being of students.
Sentinel went to a state school with Optimus. He partied all throughout his four years, but somehow managed to graduate with honors and with a degree in English. He doesn't use his degree at all because he works in the military.
Jazz is currently working on getting his french horn certification. He has a media production degree. He is Adobe Audition and Premiere Pro certified.
Jetstorm is too busy with the ladies to get a degree.
Jetfire is too broke to go to college.
Shockwave does not have a degree. He just coasts on good vibes.
Starscream got kicked out of the Vosian Institute for Technology for trying to plot the downfall of his professor. He says he was only 10 credit hours away from graduating, honestly!
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jomindraws · 9 days
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Hi! I am a fellow spec worldbuilder and am wanting to dive ever deeper into what i make because spending months on a singular world is not enough apparently lol. Any chance you could share what resources you use in your worldbuilding?
Sure thing! I've fallen into my own, convoluted system over time, but I can give you some resources to start! You don't need a subscription to a complex program-- just using Docs is good enough to organize! For complex organization, I like to use Obsidian which is also free ( and very very helpful).
If you're looking for some basic guides to start the geography of an Earth-like planet, I would look at Artifexian's tutorials... he has a sort of follow-along guide for a lot of tectonics etc, but its not necessary to follow exactly to the tee.
For spec bio/evo, Biblaridion has a FANTASTIC spec evo series which should get you a rough grasp on spec mechanics. Atlas Pro also has some good videos for following along Earth's paleontology and animal evolution to give you some ideas as well.
As for programs, like I said Docs works fine, although some form of Excel/Sheets/etc is good for calculations. I cannot recommend Obsidian MORE, it is a lifesaver. As for drawing maps and such, GPlates is OKAY for tectonics, but its not intuitive whatsoever. Although I make my maps on Clip Studio Paint, there are free alternatives like Krita you can use (or you can try Adobe Illustrator if you're feeling frisky). (For research, a lot of aforementioned ones should cover your back but I do recommend searching your local library for any books about ecosystems, phylogenetics, tree of life adjacent things, etc.) A lot of spec worldbuilding is pretty much a stone's throw into a dark chasm, so you have to use your own intuition and logic for a lot of it. Remember that the farther you stray from Earth-like, the less hard-science materials you will have to firmly go off of - BUT, the less boring and more """alien""" your life can get. So by all means, make your system life on an ice giant orbiting a dead pulsar !... but be ready to fudge some numbers.
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Do you happen to know of any good image organization software? I thought I'd reblogged something on my studyblr ages ago but can't find it and well, you're the first (active) blog I've come across that seems to run in circles where you're likely to come across a program like that.
Context here is I'm basically acting as a research assistant for my husband's graduate....*thing* (technically a master's but we're expecting it to become a PhD) and it's involved me taking a few hundred reference photos of suburbia (558 in the album at the moment with more to come) that I need to find a better way to organize than just adding descriptions in Google photos for searching.
Hi! That is a lot of photos, wow. Props to you for getting out there and acquiring them. (I remember leaving the house...)
I do have a couple recommendations, but by no means is this an exhaustive list.
1.) Tropy is nice because it's free open-source, and allows you to turn images into items and organize them into separate folders or create a color-coded tag system. You can also create/generate lists of items and nest those within folders. It's useable on Windows, Mac, and Linux. Highly recommend!
2.) Adobe Lightroom is good if the main need is storing images that are easily searchable and need to be edited. One of my friends uses it to store archival images. I personally did not find that very conducive, but everyone has their own preferences!
If anyone else has recommendations, please feel free to add!
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THEME: Pokemon
Today's recommendations focuses on Pokemon-inspired tabletop games, or games about catching/befriending creatures!
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Pokemon Essence, by KingBim
Pokémon’s tone is Noble and Bright. Noble means that the player character’s actions can have a lasting positive impact. Bright means that most characters in the setting are good people, and that the institutions and norms of the society have a positive impact on everybody’s lives.
This is a game that is looking to replicate the themes of the Pokemon anime, as well as the battle style. You look to your humans to determine their personality, goal, and aesthetic. Meanwhile, moves, types and abilities are in the realm of your Pokemon, who will be used in both combat and non-combat challenges.
Pokemon Essence mainly relies on a d6 to resolve actions. There is an energy mechanic that determines your Pokemon's ability to use certain moves, and evolution is treated as a form of character advancement. All in all, there's some cool-looking systems at play here, without the heavy detail of a much crunchier system.
Ligmàmon RPG, by NeonoN.
Welcome to a bustling world full of wondrous creatures known as LIGMÀMON. Here, where every problem and dispute can and should be resolved through a LIGMÀMON battle, together with your friends you will seek adventures in ancient ruins, discover rare LIGMÀMON species, train to become a LIGMÀ League champion, or maybe even stop a shady criminal organization in their tracks!
This game comes with a special little program called LigmàBoy, which requires Adobe Reader to run. It will generate different kinds of Ligmàmon for you to battle or catch. If you can't use the LigmàBoy, you can still generate new Ligmàmon using roll tables on the PDF! On the GM side of things, there's a quick evil team generator that you can use to give your players some antagonists to foil time and time again.
All of the rules you need to play Ligmàmon fits onto one brochure. So print off a copy for each player and you are good to go!
MONS, by benji t.
“Hello there! My name is Ginkgo! People call me the Etymon Prof! This world is inhabited by creatures called etymons! For some people, etymons are companions. Others treat them as peers. Myself... I study etymon as a profession. First, what is your name?”
MONS is a pretty stripped-down version of a Pokemon game, using the 24XX system. You choose a character trope, and build three etymon using a roll table. You can only keep three etymons at a time, and there are mechanics for saying goodby to etymons once you have trained them up.
What I like about this system is the focus on adventuring with a creature companion, and away from battling with them. Etymons are helpers in discovering new information, unraveling mysteries, and interacting with other Etymon trainers. If you're interested in the idea of bonding with Pokemon more than you are with the Pokemon battles, and if you like a stripped-down, easy-to-start rules system, this is the game for you.
Shatterkin, by Scribbles and Dice.
Shatterkin is a tabletop role-playing game about kids with evolving monster pets. Each player takes on the role of two different characters — a small-town kid and a strange evolving monster (known as shatterkin), who have formed a bond to help each other learn and grow.
Defend your small town from dangers — wild shatterkin, agents of the secretive Syndicates, or the mysterious power known as the Malice. When the situation is dire, your shatterkin can evolve to new levels of power, to face ever-greater foes. Be careful not to put too much strain on your shatterkin — you don't want to break their trust!
Shatterkin is Forged in the Dark, and each player gets two sheets: one for their character, and one for their Shatterkin companion. You don't collect beasts in this game - you focus on bonding with a single companion, whose well-being depends on the trust they have in you as their gemheart.
This is a great option if you are interested in games that focus on a single, fragile bond, rather than collecting various creatures. It's also good for improv and action resolution in-media res, as is the standard for Forged in the Dark.
ForeverDex by World Champ Game.Co.
If you received this page in the mail, congratulations! You’ve been brought on to discover and archive a new creature!
Players will use the zip code of the person who sent them the ForeverDex to randomly determine aspects of the creature they witnessed, like Type, Look, Disposition, and Power Level. Then, you draw the creature and write briefly about your imagined encounter. Finally, you'll pass the page along to another person who will continue the cycle.
This game is only 2 pages long and is excellent for folks who may live in different time zones and find it difficult to game together. You can choose how closely your creature catalogue resembles Pokemon, so it might also be a good fit for friend groups who have slightly different interests. It's not just good for Pokemon trainers - it's also good for monster hunters, folklorists, and people with an interest in biology or zoology!
Pokemon Tabletop United, by Paradox. Pokémon Tabletop United is designed to handle a variety of different ideas for Pokémon tabletop RPG campaigns. You can use the system for a traditional game where the players take the role of young Trainers receiving their first Pokémon from a Professor as they prepare to leave town for the first time and conquer the Pokémon League. Or you could play a campaign about Pokémon in Space or a Wild West frontier exploration game. If you like a lot of stats, number crunching and note-taking, this might be the game for you. With a number of source books for different kinds of campaigns and themes, as well as consistently updated splats for newly released Pokemon, this fan project is immensely dedicated to giving you the tools to create the Pokemon game of your dreams. Pick through the supplements, put together your first Pokemon, and enjoy all of the free content put together by some die-hard fans.
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cocowebdesign · 2 months
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Selecting the Best Content Management System for Your Business Website
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The content management system (CMS) powering your business website significantly impacts its capabilities, performance, and ease of use over time. With web developers today spoiled for choice between open source CMS options like WordPress and Drupal or proprietary systems like Adobe Experience Manager and HubSpot, the evaluation process proves daunting for companies. When embarking on a website project or redesign, stay focused on your organization’s unique needs, resources, and business priorities when weighing the pros and cons of various CMS platforms.
First, take time to thoroughly consider what types of content, assets, and functionality matter most to your brand and audience day to day. For example, blogging, news publishing and journalist teams center heavily around text creation and workflow. Multimedia creatives and marketers, however, need robust digital asset management and organization. Let your website designer align technology recommendations to your primary content focus and goals.
Also, realistically assess the technical skills and resources your team brings to the table for effectively managing the CMS if opting for an open source platform like Drupal or Joomla. While extremely powerful, these systems demand solid web development expertise to customize, which represents an added cost. Simpler tools like WordPress may suffice.
Evaluate prospective CMS options in regards to built-in workflow capabilities as well, like approvals, permissions, and multi-channel content publishing abilities out of the box. Understanding your collaborators’ needs shaping real-world content operations keeps implementations smoother. Select CMS tools accordingly.
Importantly, test and ensure any short-listed CMS easily integrates with your other vital back-end systems like ecommerce engines, CRM platforms, marketing automation tools, etc. An experienced website designer already familiar with related integrations will recognize any limitations or hurdles.
Lastly, the ultimate CMS decision should effectively balance your desired functionality wishlist, readiness of staff resources to leverage the platform fully, and sufficient ease of use for non-technical folks who will actually manage content. With an expert website designer guiding the process holistically using these criteria, your ideal CMS solution match for current and future needs emerges.
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Just wanted to say I admire how *much* art you make. Comic making isn't easy and you do it with a lot of attention to detail and keep characters voices & the pace of the story moving in an exciting way. It's work i respect and I'm curious about your workflow? Like your software, how you organize layers, unreleased sketches before lineart, commentary on how you turn writing into a page structure. Any behind the scenes would be cool if you want to share
this is such a sweet message, thank you so much! I actually get nervous a lot that I'm not producing enough content, since I tend to post like 5 drawings at once and then disappear for an entire month. I appreciate you saying that :)
As for my work flow, I draw using MediBang Paint Pro. I originally got it in highschool just cause it was free and now I can't imagine making comics in a different program. I will say tho, if you're used to adobe products MediBang is a bit of a downgrade. I've had to use and learn adobe products for school and the ease of use is definitely a step down, but it is WAY easier to learn
I generally have a 7 step system in my workflow process. I'll put it under the cut tho cause it contains spoilers for the next chapter
first I write out the contents of the chapter in a google doc that I have. It just contains general key notes that I want to hit in that chapter, all the minute details of how to get to those points are generally thought of on the spot.
They either have very little instructions (from chap 11)
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or a LOT of instructions (from chap 16)
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next I'll usually write out a rough sketch of all the pages and dialogue to go into that chapter. This is an example of one page (spoilers)
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these sketches are very rough, as well as the dialogue. At this stage when I'm writing dialogue I usually just go for a general idea of the dialogue or a feeling, or if there's a specific way I want something to be said then I will write that down specifically how I say it. Otherwise, the dialogue is subject to change even up to when I post the chapter, like this example from chapter 7
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When I'm writing dialogue I usually like to act out the scene and mouth the words (thank god my desk is very much out of the view of my family), both to envision the tone of voice, the vocal fluctuations, and how one might act if they were being spoken to in a specific way. My goal is to make the dialogue as diegetic as possible without compromising the reader's ability to interpret what's being said.
The next step in my process is to refine the sketch (spoilers all the way down)
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then line it
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colour it
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shade it
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and sign it and ad the dialogue
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planning the chapter and the dialogue and rough sketch usually takes about 1-2 days, whereas detailing the sketch up to finishing the page takes about 1-4 hours, depending on how many characters are in each panel.
And that's basically my entire process from start to finish!
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Ok so for all my windows using friends. We all know that new windows photos is dreadful and extra slow and bloaty on slower computers. There is a better solution for photo viewing on your PC, and as an added bonus this comes with a photo managing app that does many of the same things as adobe bridge. Oh and it's free.
What is this stunning software you ask?
Great question! Back in 2002, Google created a nifty piece of software known as Picasa Photos. They eventually killed this software in 2016 to focus on the infinitely more spying Google Photos (I'm not kidding about Google photos having privacy issues. They literally got sued over this in my home state of IL for violating our biometric privacy laws. I got paid $500 from Google for this btw). Moving on, Picasa slapped and that's why they killed it. Fortunately I am not the only Picasa Photo Viewer 3 enthusiast on the internet and there are others who saved the installation exe files. That said, I have helpfully found one that works which you can now download from my google drive here. Note that you cannot use the Google Photos/Google Account related options in the software anymore as Google has discontinued support for it.
Picasa has it all for the person who needs a good photo organizer:
finds ALL photos in your documents, downloads, and pictures folders for you.
ability to open and edit camera raw files
ability to add tags to photos, sort into folders, locate in the system etc.
basic photo editing tools with a good histogram. one of the best editing tools they have, which I would argue is almost on par with a tool from the adobe camera raw editor is the "neutral color picker" tool, where you can select an area in the picture to set a custom white balance in the image (easiest, best color correction). Also contains a primitive healing brush tool.
very good at red eye removal. I used that feature a lot back in 2005.
good printing options (easy to print multiple copies of the same photo on the same page in a variety of standard sizes.
ability to create a photo collage with multiple photos or a photo slideshow video
sort by person tool
lots of fun filters to apply to images if that's your thing.
add custom geotags to photos using another dated google product, google earth.
create a gift cd of photos or create poster sized versions of your photos that print over multiple sheets somewhat like the rastrabator.
the image viewer part is slick, lightweight and fast unlike windows photos. It allows you to quickly arrow key through your photos in a very nice way.
Allow me to show you some screenshots of this glorious piece of abandonware.
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anyways, tldr; this piece of abandonware is the best, most glorious free photo viewer for windows, and as a person who's been using it for the last 18 years I highly recommend it to everyone who does not have adobe PS & Bridge and also anyone with windows who wants a quick way to preview photos in their folders.
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trooblog · 7 months
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What Are the Best Practices for Converting Figma to WordPress?
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Are you seeking tips and tricks while converting your Figma to WordPress website?
You arrived at the right place.
What is Figma?
Figma is a popular vector graphic editor designer used to create user interfaces, illustrations, icons, and more. 
The process of conversion started with converting the Figma design to code. The second method is to export as PNGs (Portable network graphics), JPGs, and SVGs (Scalable vector graphics). It is like other designing tools, like Adobe Photoshop (PSD), Sketch, etc. 
Apart from the similarity with the other tools, Figma has a few unique features and functionalities that make it a valuable tool for designers.
Figma has become a famous alternative for building visual hierarchy websites and interactive web applications.
This platform is famous for its capability and flexibility, making this a unique one and one of the influential designing tools.
Whereas,
What is WordPress?
WordPress is a well-known CMS (Content management system) that powers more than 40% of all websites worldwide. 
WordPress continues to influence the CMS ( content management system) industry and stays in competition. 
Its extensive offerings of plugins that improve functionality, its user’s support community, and its adaptability make it a perfect choice for developers.
Let's walk over a few best approaches for Figma to WordPress conversion.
Top 5 Best Practices for Figma to WordPress Conversion
Let’s check out the best approaches while transferring files from Figma to WordPress. Check this following given below:
WordPress Installation:
One of the most important things to remember is to ensure you have a clean WordPress installation before converting your Figma design to WordPress. The installation will assist you in avoiding problems with current plugins and themes.
Choose theme compatible with Figma: 
Look for a WordPress theme that integrates with Figma. A suitable theme will make converting your Figma design into a WordPress theme easier.
Employ a Child Theme: 
If you are using a WordPress theme that supports Figma integration, it is recommended that you first establish a child theme. It enables you to modify the theme without compromising the original design.
Use Page Builder: 
Page builders are an excellent approach to transforming your Figma design into a WordPress theme quickly and effortlessly. However, seek a page builder that integrates with Figma.
Testing: 
Once you've transformed your Figma design into a WordPress theme, properly test it from beginning to end. Before publishing your website, test the Figma design to uncover potential concerns. If an issue arises, it may be resolved here.
Considering these few basics, you can ensure smooth Figma to WordPress conversions.
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We have an expert team of Figma and WordPress developers to offer any Figma to WordPress conversion services. 
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Folks are going to have to decide whether they want to rethink AI tools and the reasons for their attitudes towards them pretty quick, because both Adobe and NVIDIA just released massive suites of tools for individual creatives and enterprise respectively, and the image generating components for both are apparently sourced from the massive proprietary image databases these companies can arrange access to. So the objection that these models are unethical because they "steal" from public data (they really didn't, but that's sort of besides the point with these now) is null and void. (N.b.: It does put the power to control these tools almost exclusively in the hands of large companies who can license image datasets though, so. Decide how you want to feel about this becoming the standard.)
NVIDIA's offering sounds particularly impressive. They say incorporate multimodal capacity, including text, images, videos and 3D models. Adobe on the other hand has a demo of their tech integrated into Photoshop and Illustrator.
These aren't emerging technologies anymore, these are becoming universal tools that are being deployed at scale, and people are going to need to decide where they stand real quick on their use. The vast majority of people and all of companies that are presented with access to these systems are going to be using them to streamline their pipelines, for better or ill, and if you conscientiously object to their use that will potentially come with consequences in terms of keeping up in your field.
Personally I still think that these can be made into useful developments for society. I think objecting outright to these tools existing now that they do exist is asking for an impossible reversal and throwing out the possibility of working to leverage the tech to benefit the public rather than the corporations who will be using it anyway. No, we should be leaning in and working together in order to shape how these tools are integrated, instead of abjuring and clinging to our current dystopia until machine learning overtakes us.
No, we should be preparing to use these tools constructively, and, Jesus fucking Christ, people need to be organizing to lobby and elect their governments such that we can institute and automation tax and/or UBI now. The expectation that there will be paid work for every human to support themselves is already unrealistic, and clinging to it is the only thing preventing automation via cognitive tools from becoming a massive labour saver instead of the looming scary spectre many people treat it as today. Make no mistake, a policy like that will almost certainly be forced through by sheer necessity if increasing automation makes the current model unsustainable, but we need to get out ahead of it if we want to avoid a transition crisis and unhelpful widespread backlash.
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I Used Artificial Intelligence on Japanese Voice Actor (Seiyuu) Content
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TL;DR Seiyuu fansubber rambles too long about how Whisper and other AI go *BRRRR!!!!* and the future of humanity is at stake. Actual TL;DR OpenAI's Whisper gives us a sneak peek into just how much automatic transcription and translation by artificial intelligence has improved. I wouldn't say it'll completely replace human translation just yet, but it's definitely something industries will have to adapt to.
Introduction
Let's start why I even decided to make this blog. I woke up today and noticed a message on The Seiyuu Stage Discord server that had a very interesting link to a reddit post. According to OP, they used OpenAI's Whisper to create a collection of English translated subtitles on the popular TV show "Tokyo Encounter", which is hosted by the famous Japanese voice actors (seiyuu) Nakamura Yuuichi and Sugita Tomokazu. OP claims that Whisper has "quite good translation" and was "roughly ~90% accurate". That's a pretty big claim if I do say so myself.
Although the link led to one of those shady pirating sites, curiousity got the best of me and I decided to download it like an idiot. Fortunately I didn't get hit with a trojan or anything, and the file was just a zip full of .ass files (subtitle files similar to .srt files). Before I jump into the main content of this blog post, I'd like to provide some important background information that is required to understand just what I'm talking about.
Disclaimer: I am not an expert in the field of artificial intelligence. I am also not a native Japanese speaker.
Background Information
Even if you've been living under a rock for the past year or so, you've probably at least heard of the crazy fast advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) within the past few months. You've probably heard of Stable Diffusion, ChatGPT, and many other AI that have begun to revolutionize the world. Today I'll be doing a quick review of how well OpenAI's Whisper works on a certain type of niche content. For those of who are not yet unware, OpenAI is famous for it's AI "ChatGPT". I literally asked ChatGPT to explain what ChatGPT is here below.
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What is OpenAI's Whisper?
So what about Whisper? What is its purpose? According to OpenAI's official blog post,
"Whisper is an automatic speech recognition (ASR) system trained on 680,000 hours of multilingual and multitask supervised data collected from the web."
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To put it simply, Whisper is like a supercharged Google Translate for videos and audio or a better YouTube auto-captions.
Like YouTube's auto-captions feature, Whisper can transcribe human speech and even translate it into other languages. The one downside is that Whisper cannot auto transcribe and auto translate in real time, so you cannot watch a video/listen to audio at the same time. That leads me to the next section of this horribly organized post.
OpenAI's Whisper Vs. Japanese Voice Actor (Seiyuu) Content
Ok, with all of the background knowledge that's required to understand is now out of the way, I can finally jump into the main purpose of this blog. The main things I'll be exploring are listed below
Just HOW GOOD is Whisper AI at transcribing and translating Japanese? More specifically, speech from professional voice actors in Japan, who are usually known for having some of the most clearest enunciation in the country.
How does Whisper compare to other machine transcribers/translators such as YouTube's Auto-Captions feature and Adobe's Speech to Text feature for Premiere Pro?
Is Whisper AI even worth using?
Whisper AI - Transcribing & Translating
Due to some issues with my PC not cooperating with them, I am currently not able to actually use Whisper myself. Therefore, I will be using Whisper outputs that I got from other people.
Let's start by looking where Whisper messes up.
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Nakamura: How about you set it to today? Hanae: It's the 9th.
So in the clip above, Nakamura suggests Hanae to set the date on the game to be the day the episode airs/is recorded, which is on the 9th of the month. For some reason, Whisper completely messes up the translation. This is about 1 minute and 30 seconds into the episode, and until then there were no obvious mistakes from Whisper.
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There are two lines in the clip above that stand out to me.
花江 「出た!懐かしい」 Hanae: I remember this 杉田 「ちょっと声が若い」 Sugita: He's a young man
While the translation for Hanae's line isn't outright wrong, it lacks some nuance. I would've translated it as, "There it is! This brings me back!"
Whisper leaves out the nuance of Hanae being surprise when it suddenly appears on screen, and also him expressing his feeling of nostalgia.
With Sugita's line, Whisper straight up incorrectly translates the line. Sugita states that the voice of speaker in the game sounds like he's young (implying that the voice of the speaker sounds a lot older in the present day).
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In this 3rd clip, I'd like to praise Whisper for accurately transcribing the input controls that Hanae is reading out loud. There were no mistakes in this particular clip, and it didn't make any mistakes when Hanae was reading the input controls before this scene as well.
If I had to nitpick, Whisper seems to really push back the timing of each subtitle line way too much. You can clearly see that the line appears before anyone actually says anything, and this issue persists throughout the rest of clips I'll be showing. Obviously, this is something you can manually fix and is rather simple.
Also, Whisper seems to not care about pauses within a sentence. Hanae laughs, causing him to not complete his sentence smoothly, however Whisper doesn't take that into account. This ties into the next clip.
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In this next clip above, there are no mistakes. I would say that Whisper did a pretty good job here correctly translating what was said, and there's not really much to complain about.
However, I would like to note that Whisper lacks a sense of "spice" to all of its outputs. I can't say, "It's almost as if a machine made this", because well... a machine basically did. Whisper lacks that special feeling that a human took their time to think about and translate each line. It is quite literally robotic at times.
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So in this clip above, you can clearly tell that the issues I mentioned earlier are all kind of compounded.
The timing of the subtitle line is way too early.
"He's not doing anything." is not what Nakuramura said.
Whisper completely ignored what Sugita said.
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In this final clip from the show, I'd like to include it because what's happening on screen is just kind of funny.
Whisper mistakes Hanae saying すね毛 (sunege), which means leg hair, for the word "sneaky".
I would like to praise Whisper for properly indentifying that Sugita is the one actually controlling the character in this clip though. Japanese is a language where simply saying a verb can be considered as gramatically correct, which means that they can leave out pronouns like "I".
PIKA CLIP
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Let's look at a clip that includes both human translation and Whisper translation. This clip was made by Pika Can't Sub, a fellow seiyuu fansubber and the one who originally linked the reddit post I mentioned earlier. They set up Whisper locally on their PC and tested it out themselves.
In the clip above, the WHISPER translated subtitles are the white ones on the top, and Pika's manual translation on the bottom. You can clearly see that Whisper is REALLY GOOD. Both Whisper's and Pika's translations work really well and there's practically little to no unnatural English.
One thing to note here is that this is appears to be a Japanese news show. Narrators must speak very clearly in order to convey the informaton to the viewers, so that probably helped by making it far easier for Whisper to accurately pick up on what was said.
Comparing Whisper to Other Audio Transcribers
YouTube's Auto-Captions Feature
With my limited test of Whisper I would say it is far, FAR, more accurate compared to YouTube's auto-captions. I'm sure most of you reading this blog have at least used YouTube's auto-captions feature before. Whenever you're watching on YouTube that doesn't have manually added captions, you can turn on this feature. It will transcribe what is spoken in the video, and can even automatically translate it to your desired language.
The biggest downside is that this feature tends to make mistakes, and I mean A LOT of mistakes. In my opinion, it works pretty well for English, but for other languages such as Japanese it tends to be really iffy. Mileage may vary. When using YouTube's auto-captions feature to translate from English to Japanese or the other way around, you'll most likely get very unnatural and odd translations.
If you've ever studied a foreign language before, you'll also know that languages like English and German drastically different from languages like Japanese and Korean. I believe that's the reason why so much gets lost in translation when using machine translation like YouTube's auto-captions. Sometimes the top comment on a YouTube video is just about laughing at the mistakes that the auto-captions makes.
It's almost as if Google Translate was just slapped onto YouTube and they called it a day.
Adobe's Speech to Text for Premiere Pro
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I will using the video I created above as a reference for this section~
You may have also heard of Adobe's "Speech to Text" for Premiere Pro. Like YouTube's auto-captions and OpenAI's Whisper, it uses AI technology to transcribe human speech into text. As far as I'm aware though, Adobe's version does not have any translation feature, and also has a far more limited amount of languages that it can transcribe. In my personal opinion, it is far better than YouTube's auto-captions. Since Premiere Pro is a software application for video editing, the Speech to Text integration is really nice. One major downside is that this Adobe feature, along with the rest of their suite, is not free and you have to pay a monthly subscription just to use it.
Like Whisper, you give the AI an audio file that it will read. The AI will then spend a certain amount of time, which varies depending on the length of the audio file, and then spit out the transcription of what you originally fed it. What's nice about Adobe's Speech to Text is that you can literally select it word for word and it'll start playing the timeline from the exact point the AI picked up that word. With Whisper, it only gives you a completed file with timestamps. I believe Whisper gives you an SRT file and that's about it.
My Experience With Adobe's AI
The video is a snippet that I translated and edited from the Bocchi the Radio!, which is the official radio for the TV anime Bocchi the Rock!. The speakers in this clip are the voice actresses for Gotoh Hitori and Yamada Ryou. In this particular episode, 青山吉能 (Aoyama Yoshino) AKA Yoppii, has just physically moved away from her microphone in the studio in order to grab the mail that they have received from listeners of the radio. She is now rushing back to her seat and trying to make it in time to read the segment title and explanation before the music ends. You can also hear 水野朔 (Mizuno Saku) AKA Sakupi, laughing as she is confused as to why Yoppii is frantically running around the studio.
Adobe's version is definitely not perfect by any means. Below, I have provided a small snippet of the raw output I got from it after giving it a wav file (mp3 files work just fine as well). This is about 0:10 in the YouTube video above.
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If you can understand Japanese and English, you can immediately tell there are some discrepancies in what Adobe's AI outputted.
Adobe's Speech to Text Output
Yoppii 「その割合こちらの。」 "Here's the proportion."
Yoppii 「コーナーリスナーさんから用件はこういうことをしているという最新四家情報を送ってもらうコーナーです。」 This is a corner where listeners send us the latest information about the latest four houses that are doing this kind of thing.
My Manual Transcription Fix
Yoppii 「ああああ!!!!間に合え!!」 "AHHHH!!!! MAKE IT IN TIME!!!!"
Yoppii 「こちらのコーナー!リスナーさんから陽キャはこういうことをしているという最新ら陽キャ情報を送ってもらうコーナーです。」 "It's a segment~~! This is a segment where we get listeners to send us the latest extrovert information about how extroverts are doing ____."
For those who don't understand Japanese I'll try to explain some common issues I have with this feature, and elaborate more on the mistakes that the AI has made in this particular case.
One of the many issues I've had with Adobe's Speech to Text feature is that it tends to split lines at an odd place in the sentence. Not quite sure why that is, but I suspect it has to do with how this feature tends to split English speech. Sometimes the AI will spit out a line that is just a huge blob of text and you have to manually split it into multiple lines.
Sometimes Adobe's Speech to Text just leaves out entire words and/or completely transcribes the wrong word. I've noticed this happens whenever there's music that plays at the same time, and/or the audio of the speaker isn't clear. This occurs with YouTube's auto-captions as well and I can't blame it. Error 1: Yoppii is basically doing that fake "AHHHH!!!!" scream, and also yells "MAKE IT IN TIME!!!!" as she tries to get back into her seat in time. The AI obviously did not transcribe this part at all. Error 2: The slang term 陽キャ (you-kya) in Japanese refers to someone who is rather bright, cheerful, and outgoing. I translated it as extrovert in the clip. The AI picked it up as 用件 (you-ken) which means "business; things to be done; errand". It also picked it up a second time as 四家 which is literally four houses lol
In conclusion, with all the bashing I've done on Adobe's Speech to Text feature, I think it's actually really great. The particular example I showed above is usually a tough one for most AI/machine transcribers anyway. It ends to do really well, and far better than what YouTube's auto-captions usually outputs. Although I still have to manually retime all the subtitle lines and manually fix transcription errors, this AI has been an amazing tool in bringing my content creation to the next level.
I would say as a fansubber, timing all the subtitle lines is one of the most time consuming parts of the process, aside from actually translating all the lines. With Adobe's Speech to Text, it actually speeds up the process. With all the AI I've used so far, which isn't just limited to transcribing and translating AI, I've realized that they're best used as a sort of launching pad. With Adobe's Speech to Text, it gives me a rough mold (starting point) and then I can reshape it to how I want, which is a lot faster than starting with nothing at all.
Some other things that make Adobe's Speech to Text feature better than OpenAI's Whisper
You can choose whether or not to distuingish between mulitple speakers, and you can even manually rename or add more if you like.
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After the trancription process is done, you can even convert all of it to captions. Since Premiere Pro 2022, Adobe has added a dedicated captions layer and other updates to make the editing process a better experience. I personally don't use this, because I tend to split each line in a very specific manner that's not possible with the current settings.
I also used Adobe's Speech to Text to help me create this video below.
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DeepL Translator
I'd like to just mention DeepL really quick. Like Google Translate, you can give it some text in one language and it will translate to one of the many other languages that are available. I would say DeepL gives far better translations than Google Translate.
DeepL also tends to do really well when translating single sentences. It is pretty good at keeping the nuances and that special human "spice" in slang. That's just my experience with Japanese to English and English to Japanese though.
Unfortunately, DeepL doesn't seem to have a video/audio transcription model or service. That means you would have to manually input each sentence if you were to do a video, and that would an absolute pain. DeepL does seem to have a feature that allows you to upload word documents and PDF files, but I have not tested that out.
Final Thoughts
If you actually read this far, you are a mad man and I truly appreciate you for taking time out of your day to do so. Thank you so much.
How should I conclude this blog...?
To put it simply, this is a game changer.
I started using Adobe's Speech to Text around the end of 2022, and at the time I thought it was an absolute game changer. I had seen some posts about OpenAI's Whisper on TikTok, but didn't think it would be better than Adobe's model. However, after doing some research and writing this blog, I think Whisper might be just as good, if not better than Adobe's. Of course, YouTube's Auto-Captions doesn't even compare. As for DeepL, I would say DeepL is way better for adding in that human "spice" and sounding naturally. Unfornatutely as of writing this blog, DeepL doesn't seem to be working on any video transcription service (that I'm aware of).
So is OpenAI's Whisper worth looking into and using it yourself? ABSOLUTELY. It's open-source, which means its free and the results it gives are without a doubt one of the best out there. AI such as Whisper aren't quite developed enough to completely replace transcribers and translators such as myself just yet, but I'm not sure how much longer until it will. As of right now, these types of AI can be used as a very powerful tool to accelerate your work and actually provide positive changes!
I can't wait to see how much further AI will improve within the next couple years!
Please check out the rest of my channel! I create japanese voice actor (seiyuu) subbed content, mainly on YouTube!
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How Can You Improve Your Website’s User Experience?
In today’s digital age, having a user-friendly website is essential for any business. A website that offers a great user experience (UX) not only attracts more visitors but also ensures their satisfaction and encourages them to stay longer, explore further, and convert into loyal customers. As a website Design Company in Pune, it is crucial to focus on improving your website’s user experience to stay ahead in the competitive online landscape. This blog will discuss various strategies and techniques to enhance your website’s user experience and ultimately drive more engagement and conversions. We’ll also touch upon the importance of hiring a reliable Best website development company in Pune, known for their expertise in creating exceptional websites.
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Responsive Web Design/ Web Development Services in Pune
One of the primary factors affecting user experience is the responsiveness of a website. With the increasing usage of mobile devices, it’s crucial to ensure your website adapts seamlessly to various screen sizes but it is possible with the top web development companies in Pune, Responsive web design is an approach that allows your website to automatically adjust its layout and content based on the user’s device. By implementing a responsive design, you offer a consistent and user-friendly experience across different platforms, leading to higher user engagement and satisfaction.
When searching for a web developer company in Pune, ensure that they have experience in creating responsive websites. They should understand the importance of mobile optimization and implement it effectively to improve your website’s user experience.
Intuitive Navigation :
A well-designed website should have intuitive navigation that helps users find what they are looking for quickly and effortlessly. The navigation menu should be clear, visible, and easy to use, enabling visitors to explore different sections of your website without any confusion.
Consider organizing your content into logical categories and using descriptive labels for navigation menus. Implementing a search feature can also greatly enhance the user experience by allowing users to directly search for specific information or products and it is possibe with the help of top web devlopment company in pune.
Faster load times :
are a critical aspect of improving your website’s user experience. When a website takes too long to load, users can become frustrated and may abandon the site, resulting in a high bounce rate and lost potential conversions. To provide a seamless and efficient browsing experience for your visitors, here are some strategies to improve the load times of your website:
Optimize Images: Images often contribute to the majority of a website’s file size. By optimizing your images, you can significantly reduce the load times. Use image compression techniques to reduce the file size without compromising the quality. Tools like Adobe Photoshop, TinyPNG, or Squoosh can help you optimize your images.
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Minify CSS and JavaScript: Minifying involves removing unnecessary characters, spaces, and line breaks from your CSS and JavaScript files. This process reduces the file size, allowing them to load faster. Several online tools and plugins are available that can automatically minify your code, such as UglifyJS and CSSNano.
Leverage Browser Caching: Browser caching allows you to store certain elements of your website, such as images, CSS, and JavaScript files, in a user’s browser cache. This way, when a user revisits your site, the browser doesn’t have to download those files again, resulting in faster load times. You can enable browser caching by setting appropriate HTTP headers or using caching plugins for your content management system (CMS).
Use Content Delivery Networks (CDNs): CDNs store copies of your website’s static files (such as images, CSS, and JavaScript) on servers distributed globally. When a user accesses your website, the CDN serves the content from the server closest to their location, reducing the latency and improving load times. Popular CDNs include Cloudflare, Amazon CloudFront, and Akamai.
Optimize Code and Database Queries: Well-optimized code and efficient database queries can significantly impact your website’s performance. Eliminate unnecessary code, reduce the number of HTTP requests, and optimize your database queries to ensure faster execution. Utilize tools like GTmetrix, Google PageSpeed Insights, or Pingdom to identify areas of improvement.
Choose a Reliable Web Hosting Provider: The quality and performance of your web hosting provider can influence your website’s load times. Select a reputable hosting provider that offers high-speed servers, solid-state drives (SSDs), and robust infrastructure to ensure faster data retrieval.
By implementing these strategies, you can enhance your website’s load times, providing users with a smoother browsing experience. Remember that continuous monitoring and optimization are essential to maintain optimal performance as your website grows and evolves in the sense you need to take web development services in Pune.
Engaging and Readable Content :
Engaging and readable content is a crucial aspect of improving your website’s user experience. It not only captures visitors’ attention but also provides them with valuable information and encourages them to stay longer on your site. When creating content, keep in mind the following strategies to enhance user experience, while also considering the expertise of a top web development company in Pune or a top development company.
Understand Your Target Audience: Before creating content, it’s important to have a deep understanding of your target audience. Research their preferences, needs, and pain points. This knowledge will help you tailor your content to their interests and make it more engaging and relevant.
Use Clear and Concise Headings: Headings play a crucial role in grabbing users’ attention and guiding them through your content. Use descriptive and concise headings to break up your content into easily scannable sections. This makes it easier for users to find the information they’re looking for and encourages them to continue reading.
Write in Plain Language: Avoid using jargon or complex language that may confuse or alienate your audience. Write in a clear and concise manner, using simple language that is easy to understand. This helps users grasp the key messages and concepts quickly, improving their overall experience on your website.
Utilize Visual Elements: Incorporating visual elements, such as images, videos, infographics, and charts, can significantly enhance the readability and engagement of your content. Visuals help break up the text, make it more visually appealing, and provide additional context or explanations. Ensure that the visual elements you use are relevant, high-quality, and properly optimized for web viewing.
Incorporate Calls-to-Action (CTAs): To encourage user engagement and guide visitors through your website, include clear and compelling calls-to-action. CTAs prompt users to take specific actions, such as signing up for a newsletter, downloading a resource, or making a purchase. Place CTAs strategically within your content to guide users toward the desired conversion points.
Provide Valuable and Relevant Information: Users visit your website seeking information, so it’s crucial to provide valuable and relevant content with the help of a top web development company in Pune. Conduct thorough research, offer unique insights, and present information in a well-structured manner. This builds trust and establishes your website as a credible source of information.
Optimize for Readability: Pay attention to the formatting and layout of your content to ensure readability. Use short paragraphs, bullet points, and subheadings to break up the text and make it easier to scan. Additionally, choose a legible font, appropriate font size, and contrast between text and background to improve readability.
Proofread and Edit: Poor grammar, spelling mistakes, and formatting errors can negatively impact user experience and undermine the credibility of your website. Take the time to proofread and edit your content before publishing it. Consider enlisting the help of professional editors or proofreaders to ensure accuracy and quality.
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Streamlined Conversion Process :
If your website involves any conversion actions, such as filling out a contact form or making a purchase, it���s crucial to streamline the process to maximize conversions. Minimize the number of form fields and make them easy to fill out. Provide clear instructions and error messages to guide users through the conversion process.
Implement trust elements, such as security badges, customer reviews, and testimonials, to instill confidence in your visitors and increase conversion rates. Professional web development services in Pune can help optimize your website’s conversion process and make it user-friendly.
Conclusion :
Enhancing your website’s user experience is a continuous process that requires attention to detail and a user-centric approach. By focusing on responsive design, intuitive navigation, faster load times, engaging content, and a streamlined conversion process, you can significantly improve your website’s user experience and achieve your business
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How to Find the Best Trainer Jobs
If you're considering a career as a trainer, there are several things to consider. Learn how to find the best Trainer jobs and maximize your career!
Corporate trainers create training programs to enhance employee performance and ensure companies abide by industry regulations. Furthermore, they collaborate with company leadership in creating training plans that align with business objectives and the organization's culture.
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Job Descriptions
A well-written job description is key in attracting Best Trainer candidates who comprehend your business and possess the necessary abilities. Utilize action verbs and effective writing styles to pique a candidate's interest in your position.
Technical trainers assess training needs, create programs for instruction and impart new computer competencies to employees. Depending on the company and industry they serve, technical trainers may teach classes or serve as individual consultants.
Trainers, whether presenting in a classroom setting or over the phone, need excellent presentation skills and extensive expertise on their topic. Furthermore, they must be able to customize their content according to various learning styles and levels of comprehension.
A great trainer is an adaptable thinker who can quickly and efficiently adjust their approach to fit their learners' needs. For instance, one group of learners may prefer a more collaborative approach to content while others might favor more traditional teaching styles.
Qualifications
Corporate trainers collaborate with company leadership to design training programs that advance business objectives and boost employee productivity. They impart new skills, strategies, assist in the integration of new technologies into existing systems and keep workers up-to-date on industry news and policies.
Trainers must possess the expertise to craft and deliver effective training content to a variety of audiences. Furthermore, they need strong analytical and planning abilities so they can identify training needs and create programs tailored towards those requirements.
The best trainers possess a passion for investing in others and wanting them to succeed. They are adaptable, understanding that training programs may need tweaking in order to reach desired learning outcomes. Furthermore, these professionals possess excellent organizational abilities as well as an upbeat outlook.
Salary
Corporate trainers, also known as training specialists, create and implement customized training programs for companies. They often collaborate in teams and possess expertise such as instructional design, distance learning, Adobe Captivate software, and online course creation.
The salary of a corporate trainer can vary based on experience, location and education level. Entry-level positions may pay less than $46,000 while senior levels may earn up to $70,000 annually.
Training specialists may be able to increase their salary by switching employers or advancing their educational levels. Furthermore, having more specialized skills may enable them to qualify for promotions within their company.
Corporate trainers tend to be highly satisfied with their salaries. This satisfaction level was measured in job satisfaction scores, which averaged 4.06 out of 5 on a scale from 1 (very unsatisfied) to 5 (extremely satisfied).
Work Environment
Certified personal trainers can find rewarding work in a variety of places, including gyms and private fitness studios. Some examples include the military, hospitals and nursing homes as well as airports.
In general, an effective trainer will be able to customize training programs according to their clients' individual needs. This may involve using various exercises and workout routines for various individuals.
One of the most essential skills the Best Trainer must possess is being able to communicate effectively with others. Whether they're speaking face-to-face, over the phone, or virtually, top trainers know how to convey their messages clearly and succinctly through text and visuals. Additionally, they can make their messages stand out by using color and design for maximum impact on viewers. Moreover, modern-day presentations often incorporate technology so it's easier for trainees to follow along seamlessly.
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