Google’s latest Pixel pops with AI tricks at budget price
Whether you want powerful AI image editing or not, the Pixel 8a is a very impressive smartphone for $850. ⌘ Read more

OpenAI Announces ChatGPT App for Mac, GPT-4 for Free, and More
At its Spring Update event, OpenAI announced that it will be releasing a desktop app for the Mac, as seen in the screenshot below. The app will be rolling out to ChatGPT Plus subscribers starting today, ahead of a wider launch “in the coming weeks.”

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Apple Wrapping Up OpenAI Deal to Bring ChatGPT Features to iOS 18
Apple has closed in on a deal with OpenAI that should see ChatGPT being used to power new features in its next iPhone operating system, according to Bloomberg.

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In a report over the weekend, Bloomberg claimed that the two … ⌘ Read more

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Top Stories: Apple Event With New iPads, Apple Pencil Pro, and More
Apple’s “Let Loose” event this week went off largely as expected, headlined by new iPad Pro and iPad Air models.

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The updated higher-end devices are complemented by some new accessories, while Apple also tidied up the lower-end of the lineup a bit, so read on below for all the details!

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Sonos Said Rolling Out Widely Criticized App Redesign Took ‘Courage’
Sonos this week released a major redesign for the Sonos app, introducing customizable home screen meant to deliver a personalized listening experience. The update was announced back in April, but just went live, and unfortunately, it removes a number of features while also introducing several bugs.

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Every Model of Apple’s M1 iPad Air Drops to Record Low Prices on Amazon
Today we’re tracking multiple record low prices across the M1 iPad Air on Amazon, with $150 off every configuration of these now-discontinued tablets. This comes just a few days after Apple announced the new M2 iPad Air, which start at $599.

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iPad Air vs. iPad Pro Buyer’s Guide: 30+ Differences Compared
The iPad Air is now available in two size options, just like the iPad Pro. Yet after a significant update to the ‌iPad Pro‌ that introduces a thinner design and OLED displays, how different are the two product lines and which should you buy?

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Best Buy Introduces First Discounts on M4 iPad Pro for Members
Best Buy has the first discounts we’ve tracked on the brand new M4 iPad Pro, available exclusive to My Best Buy Plus and My Best Buy Total members. If you are a member, you’ll find $50 off nearly every model of these new tablets at Best Buy.

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Matter 1.3 Specification Adds Energy Reporting, Electric Vehicle Charging, Water Management Support and More
The Connectivity Standards Alliance (CSA) today announced the debut of a new Matter 1.3 specification that’s available for device makers and platforms. Matter is a smart home protocol that allows smart devices to work across multiple platforms, including HomeKit.

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Matt … ⌘ Read more

I guess I’m not missing my GUI Web Browser yet. In fact, I think I’m enjoying this. 😆

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I might even drop to TTY to try stuff I read about earlier today.

How to Convert Photos to Videos on iPhone & iPad
One of the more interesting tricks available for the Photos app on iPhone and iPad is an ability to convert a series of selected photos into a video. This can be particularly useful for action photos and burst photos that are a series of similar images, but you can select any number of photos of … Read More ⌘ Read more

How AI ‘Understands’ Images (CLIP) - Computerphile ⌘ Read more

How to Use the Latest GPT 4 & DALL-E 3 Free on iPhone & iPad with Copilot
GPT 4 is an extremely advanced large language model with immense AI capabilities, and DALL-E 3 is a wildly impressive AI image generator that creates pictures from text descriptions. Both of these tools are incredibly powerful and impressive, and while you can access them for a fee through the parent company who developed the models, … [Read More](https://osxdaily.com/2024/04/19/how-use-gpt-4-dall-e-3-f … ⌘ Read more

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How to Bulk Image Edit on iPhone & iPad wth Copy & Paste Edits to Photos
Bulk image editing can be a tedious task, but the Photos app for iPhone and iPad has a fantastic feature that makes editing a series of images a lot easier. Essentially how this works is that you make edits to one photo, and then you copy those edits, and paste them to other photos that … Read More ⌘ Read more

Opinion: Shiny Keys on MacBook Air & Pro Are Ugly and Shouldn’t Happen
One of the worst things about the MacBook Air and MacBook Pro is the shiny key issue. If you’re unfamiliar, the image above demonstrates the beginning stages of the shiny key development on my otherwise beautiful six month old MacBook Air, visible mostly on the shift key, but “A” and “S” are also beginning to … [Read More](https://osxdaily.com/2024/04/11/opinion-shiny-keys-on-macbook-ai … ⌘ Read more

Get started with the latest updates for Dockerfile syntax (v1.7.0)
Dockerfiles are fundamental tools for developers working with Docker, serving as a blueprint for creating Docker images. Learn about new Dockerfile (v1.7.0) capabilities and how you can can leverage them in your projects to further optimize your Docker workflows. ⌘ Read more

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The XMPP Standards Foundation: The XMPP Newsletter March 2024

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This is the 50th release of the XMPP Newsletter since it started in February 2019.
We think it is worth to celebrate this achievement and say thanks to all the contributors as well as all our readers!
Back at the Summit in Brussels, JC Brand, Nicolas Vérité (Nyco) and Severino Ferrer (S0ul) prop … ⌘ Read more

Debian’s Dedication to Security: A Robust Foundation for Docker Developers
We outline how and why Debian operates as a secure basis for development and makes a good choice for Docker Official Images. ⌘ Read more

From Misconceptions to Mastery: Enhancing Security and Transparency with Docker Official Images
Docker Official Images are an important component of Docker’s commitment to the security of both the software supply chain and open source software. We address three common misconceptions about Docker Official Images and outline seven ways they help secure the software supply chain. ⌘ Read more

Can You Stop Mirroring Camera on MacBook? Yes… Sometimes
You may have noticed while on a video call or teleconference that your video is mirrored, or flipped, by default on the Mac. Mirrored video means the image on screen is what you see when looking in a mirror, not your regular orientation from an observers perspective, thus the name. This is the case with … Read More ⌘ Read more

Is Your Container Image Really Distroless?
Find out what makes an image distroless, tools that make the creation of distroless images practical, and security benefits of this approach. ⌘ Read more

How to Escape From the Iron Age?

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How Real Are The James Webb Space Telescope Images? ⌘ Read more

2 Easy Ways to Compress Images on Mac
Compressing images can be a necessary task for many Mac users, whether they’re getting ready to post an image to the web, share a photo through email or messages, or they’re simply trying to compress and reduce the file size of an image for any other purpose. There are several ways to compress images on … Read More ⌘ Read more

Azure Container Registry and Docker Hub: Connecting the Dots with Seamless Authentication and Artifact Cache
See best practices for using public images and ensuring the security and reliability of your Docker containers. ⌘ Read more

Creepy spot you can only visit on Google
There are some places that just don’t belong on a travel itinerary; but that’s not to say you can’t go there. ⌘ Read more

Hilarious detail in Google Street view
There have been some truly peculiar moments in time captured by the Google street view cameras. But this one has people scratching their heads. ⌘ Read more

Chilling discovery on Google street view
Eagle-eyed viewers have discovered something unsettling in this passing snapshot of a cemetery in Texas. ⌘ Read more

Odysseus sends back its first images of the moon
The Odysseus private moon lander has sent back its first images from the lunar surface.

Reportedly, it is the furthest south any vehicle has successfully landed on the moon and established communication to date.

The uncrewed spacecraft endured an intense landing approach on Friday last week.

It came after a navigation system error meant its flight controllers had to be used on untested work to safe … ⌘ Read more

New British Antarctic Drone Sends Back First Footage Of Icy Continent
British Antarctic Survey scientists have shared the first images and video from their new Windracers drone as they test the new ULTRA uncrewed aerial vehicle (UAV) over the southern continent’s icy wastes. Over the last few weeks the UAV has flown over 720kms collecting images and scientific data that could enable researchers to widen the range of resear … ⌘ Read more

Strange reasons Macca’s sign was changed
From Maccas inside former president’s homes to restaurants in the middle of the desert, take a look at the 17 most bizarre McDonald’s locations that exist around the world. ⌘ Read more

Status 2024-02-25
Status report again!

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Sitting in front of the wood stove in my country cottage. It’s nice
and quiet. Meanwhile it seems NordicFuzzCon is going on in Malmö.
4,000 furries. I had no idea! That seems fun!

On the other hand I just read that at least 10,000 were protesting in
Malmö today against the Israel-Palestine conflict. I’ve seen the much
smaller protest … ⌘ Read more

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Keyboard layouts
I’ve updated my article about keyboard layouts with XKB after 13
years!

https://hack.org/mc/writings/xkb.html

I’ve edited it so the focus is on the layouts if you just want to grab
them and don’t need any handholding. Also added Thinkpad layouts along
with the original HHKB layouts.

It now also includes instructions for use with the River and Sway
Wayland compositors as well as X11.

I will probably update it soon with some images of different Thinkpad
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How to Batch Convert Images to WebP on Mac
As WebP grows in popularity as a compressed image format for the web, many web workers need to convert batches of images to WebP format from their Mac. Bulk converting images like JPG and PNG to WebP is not currently a native feature, but with a little tinkering on the Mac, you can gain functionality … Read More ⌘ Read more

Build Multimodal GenAI Apps with OctoAI and Docker
Learn how to compose an open source foundational model into a streamlined image transformation pipeline with OctoAI and Docker. ⌘ Read more

PANZER-PLUS Offers BSP and Ready-to-Run Images for Linux/Android OSes
MayQueen Technologies has unveiled the PANZER-PLUS, a fanless computing device powered by the NXP i.MX8M-Plus processor with AI capabilities. Some key features of this modular solution include two GbE ports with TSN support, 4K display resolution and wireless capabilities. Unlike their Panzer box PC released in 2018, which is built around the NXP i.MX6 UL […] ⌘ Read more

How to Convert Images to Webp on Mac from Command Line
Do you need to convert images to webp format from the Mac? Converting images to WebP offers tremendous file size savings, often compressing an image up to 70% without losing image quality, so it’s understandable why many Mac users and web developers, designers, and workers would wish to convert and compress images into WebP format. … Read More ⌘ Read more

@eapl.me@eapl.me kinda like the format for markdown images? ![alt](url 'title') ?

@eapl.me@eapl.me kinda like the format for markdown images? ![alt](url 'title') ?

How to Convert Images to Webp on Mac from Command Line
Do you need to convert images to webp format from the Mac? Converting images to WebP offers tremendous file size savings, often compressing an image up to 70% without losing image quality, so it’s understandable why many Mac users and web developers, designers, and workers would wish to convert and compress images into WebP format. … Read More ⌘ Read more

Laptop stand
We have a decent 3D printer (Prusa MK4) at dayjob so we printed some
foldable(!) laptop stands. Here they are:

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Here’s my laptop on the stands:

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It’s printed in PLA and printed in one piece! ⌘ Read more

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It’s been very damp. It was, however, recently sunny for a bit. Here is the proof of the sun’s continued existence. ⌘ Read more

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Break thrones; build tables. ⌘ Read more

** A scrappy fiddle **

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I’ve had fun playing at implementing a very basic visual programming system over the last few days. I like the direction I’ve s … ⌘ Read more

How to Build a Small Solar Power System

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Readers have told me they like to build small-scale photovoltaic installations like those that power Low-tech Magazine’s [website](https: … ⌘ Read more

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How to Send Full Quality Images & Video on WhatsApp
WhatsApp now offers the ability to send full original quality photos and videos over the messaging service. You may already be familiar with sending HD photos on WhatsApp, but now with a new feature addition and change, you can send full quality photos and videos, meaning there’s no compression at all, over WhatsApp too. Sending … Read More ⌘ Read more

How to Send Full Quality Images & Video on WhatsApp
WhatsApp now offers the ability to send full original quality photos and videos over the messaging service. You may already be familiar with sending HD photos on WhatsApp, but now with a new feature addition and change, you can send full quality photos and videos, meaning there’s no compression at all, over WhatsApp too. Sending … Read More ⌘ Read more

How to Use OpenPubkey with GitHub Actions Workloads
Learn how to use OpenPubkey to bind public keys to workload identities using GitHub Actions and Docker. And find out how Docker is using OpenPubkey with GitHub Actions to sign Docker Official Images and improve supply chain security. ⌘ Read more

MC in the US: OSFC, SF, Seattle, Microsoft

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I attended the Open Source Firmware Conference (OSFC) on Oct 10-12 in
Sunnyvale, spent a long weekend in San Francisco, took a very long
train ride to Seattle, spent a week in the Seattle area, and held an
intimate talk at Microsoft. Managed to meet friends, drink some nice
beverages, and even see a show but came home with a heavy heart. Then
tried to relax in the cottage.

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Thematic Book Series: Heating People, not Spaces

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Docker Desktop 4.26: Rosetta, PHP Init, Builds View GA, Admin Enhancements, and Docker Desktop Image for Microsoft Dev Box
The Docker Desktop 4.26 release delivers the latest breakthroughs in Rosetta for Docker Desktop optimization and boosts developer productivity by solving common issues such as Node.js freezes and PHP segmentation faults. ⌘ Read more

Esta mini-ficção em formato de artigo da Wikipédia delicia-me sempre que a volto a encontrar

MMAcevedo (Mnemonic Map/Acevedo), also known as Miguel, is the earliest executable image of a human brain. It is a snapshot of the living brain of neurology graduate Miguel Acevedo Álvarez (2010–2073), taken by researchers at the Uplift Laboratory at the University of New Mexico on August 1, 2031.

https://qntm.org/mmacevedo

Test our Bike Generators in Paris, Rotterdam, and Barcelona

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A year after Low-tech Magazine built and documented [a domestic bicycle generator](https://solar.lowtechmagazine.com/2022/03/how-to-build-a-practical … ⌘ Read more

Interesting thing happening over on Xitter. Apparently some of the women in tech accounts are being exposed as being run by men that hire women to pose for images/videos. They would be invited to tech conferences but would always drop out last minute.

Makes me wonder if maybe there is need for a sort of verifiable web of trust is needed where influencers can be proven as authentic by others. This will only get worse as AI generative content gets pushed into our feeds.

Interesting thing happening over on Xitter. Apparently some of the women in tech accounts are being exposed as being run by men that hire women to pose for images/videos. They would be invited to tech conferences but would always drop out last minute.

Makes me wonder if maybe there is need for a sort of verifiable web of trust is needed where influencers can be proven as authentic by others. This will only get worse as AI generative content gets pushed into our feeds.

@movq@www.uninformativ.de Ah yes, I zoomed all the way back to get a wide image. Yeah - he’s pretty big :)

Plastic Waste in the Fuel Tank?

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I feel for ya. I have used tftp for two things in the past. Copying an image to a Cisco router to flash. And doing a network install because I didn’t have a flash drive handy.

I feel for ya. I have used tftp for two things in the past. Copying an image to a Cisco router to flash. And doing a network install because I didn’t have a flash drive handy.

@prologic@twtxt.net I only use it so that family that follow me can see the images I post.
I do not browse around and spend time there, just check what family and friends have posted.
But still - makes me mad that they put that tracking infront of a paywall like that.
Hate putting money in zuckerberg’s pocket.
Same with VR - you need a meta account to use the oculus.. and you get full screen notification inside the VR headset if you do not use that.. Luckily there is a trail going on in Norway now..

https://www.datatilsynet.no/en/news/aktuelle-nyheter-2023/meta-case-brought-to-the-european-level/

https://www.datatilsynet.no/en/news/aktuelle-nyheter-2023/temporary-ban-of-behavioural-advertising-on-facebook-and-instagram/

Building Trusted Content with GitHub Actions
As part of our continued efforts to improve the security of the software supply chain and increase trust in the container images developers create and use every day, Docker has begun migrating its Docker Official Images (DOI) builds to the GitHub Actions platform. Leveraging the GitHub Actions hosted, ephemeral build platform enables the creation of secure, verifiable images with provenance and SBOM attestations signed using OpenPubkey and the GitHub … ⌘ Read more

Docker Desktop 4.25: Enhancements to Docker Desktop on Windows, Rosetta for Linux GA, and New Docker Scout Image Analysis Settings
The Docker Desktop 4.25 release supports the GA of Rosetta for Linux, a feature that furthers the speed and productivity that Docker Desktop brings. We’ve also optimized the installation experience on Windows and simplified Docker Scout image analysis settings in this latest Docker Desktop release. ⌘ Read more

@mckinley@twtxt.net Never used that. i typically just use official debian testing image to install with.

@prologic@twtxt.net curious that this feed has a image from a 3rd party domain.

@prologic@twtxt.net curious that this feed has a image from a 3rd party domain.

The Best Free Clipboard History & Clipboard Manager for Mac is Maccy
Maccy is a really good free clipboard manager for the Mac, the type of software that is so good that you’re grateful it is available for free, in the classic spirit of computing and open source software. It’s fast, unobtrusive, allows for text and images, with a great set of features, and a simple to … Read More ⌘ Read more

The Best Free Clipboard History & Clipboard Manager for Mac is Maccy
Maccy is a really good free clipboard manager for the Mac, the type of software that is so good that you’re grateful it is available for free, in the classic spirit of computing and open source software. It’s fast, unobtrusive, allows for text and images, with a great set of features, and a simple to … Read More ⌘ Read more

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Signing Docker Official Images Using OpenPubkey
Learn about the updated Docker Official Images (DOI) signing strategy and how OpenPubkey can be leveraged to smooth the flow and decrease the number of third-party entities the verifier is required to trust. ⌘ Read more

So, a husky will pull. Tried all kinds of training for it, but his pulling does not go away, often it’s OK when we walk with a regular collar, but he can also pull crazy hard with that - he just does not care if he chokes. when I walk with harness - he can pull as much as he wants\needs (since we both have one). But the problem is that he still pulls as hard on leash, tried one of those ‘slip’ leashes for a good while, but he could not care less.
So today I bought something else (see attached image (not my dog in the image)). And this thing is magical, honestly.
He does not like to have it on much yet, but I can now hold the leash with one finger. And the thing is that when you use this - they most likely will learn from that and walk nice on regular leash as well.

So yeah, just wanted to mention it, since it works better then anything else I’ve tried.

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I had some time to code this afternoon, so I have made some polling now, so if a task is not completed it waits 2 secs and tries again, if the server reports a error in the task it stops polling, when the task is successfull it will add the resulting image tag to the status input field. Quite pleased with this now. After this I’ll work on ‘view conversation’, meanning you can open a conversation and see all posts in it, that’ll make it even easier to follow conversations and to reply etc.

@prologic@twtxt.net I do that now, and all that works, it’s just that I do not (currently) check it multiple times, in the test I did it completed as soon as the image was uploaded. But yeah I have to do some more with that for bigger files for sure. I’ll look into that next.

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@prologic@twtxt.net - I do not want to nag about it - but did you find some way to post image through curl? (Or could you share the almost-working solution that you tried?), if you have not had time - then that’s fine too. I want to start looking into it again :)

Another day, another terror war breaks out. Sickening videos and images getting out of there. So glad I do not live in a shithole wartorn place to be honest, but feel bad for those who live that way. Innocent people getting murdered every day for nothing.

Workshop in Rotterdam: How to Build a Bike Generator

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Nvidia se développe en France ? Vite, punissons-la !
L’intelligence artificielle progresse fortement et chaque semaine apporte son lot de nouvelles surprises et de nouveaux défis relevés par les principaux développeurs. ChatGPT vient par exemple de gagner de nouvelles fonctionnalités lui permettant de “voir” (c’est-à-dire d’analyser des images) et de “parler” (produire ses réponses avec une voix synthétique). Les premiers utilisateurs (privilégiés) qui ont […] ⌘ Read more

Thematic Book Series: How to Downsize a Transport Network?

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Announcing Docker Scout GA: Actionable Insights for the Software Supply Chain
We are excited to announce that Docker Scout General Availability (GA) now allows developers to continuously evaluate container images against a set of out-of-the-box policies, aligned with software supply chain best practices. These new capabilities also include a full suite of integrations enabling you to attain visibility from development into production. These updates strengthen Docker Scout’s position as integral to the software s … ⌘ Read more

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How IKEA Standardizes Docker Images for Efficient Machine Learning Model Deployment
Learn the vital role Docker plays in MLOps (machine learning operations) at IKEA. We explore how Docker and Seldon-Core work together to turn a convoluted task into a streamlined, agile operation, and how you can harness real-time metrics for profound insights. ⌘ Read more

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** Updates from the end of summer **
Today was the last real day of summer for us. Tomorrow the kids go back to school.

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You know those last few weeks before the dark of autumn — the ones that hold the last bursts of summer? Those days where you try to squeeze in as many chill summer vibes as humanly possible?

I’ve bee … ⌘ Read more

Direct Solar Power: Off-Grid Without Batteries

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Conventional solar installations do not question our dependence on fossil fuels and the energy-guzzling lifestyle that results. Both rooftop solar panels and … ⌘ Read more

Thematic Book Series: How to Build a Low-tech Internet?

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Container Security and Why It Matters
Container security is the process of using relevant toolings to protect your images from malware and vulnerabilities.

We look at security for containers in a scalable environment and how Docker can help. ⌘ Read more

Got contacted on instagram from someone who wanted to buy some of my images (NFT), I have been putting the images I liked the most into a collection (and add new ones when I take Images I think is good enough) into the collection. Just letting it sit there to see if I can make a sale one day.
Not sure yet if the person is serious or not - but If I could make a sale - then I’m all for it.
It’s much easier to put things up for sale as NFT then other ways.
I sell them as a 1 item thing. And put a price that I think is fair (Fixed price on all, but based on the amount of time I actually spend getting to all these locations).
One thing I have not liked about NFT is all the crap art stuff that there that takes 0 effort, but I do at least spend time picking out where we go. And each image has a memory attached to it, a trip with my family to that exact place..

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@prologic@twtxt.net Thanks :) Looking forward to get that feature in, since I like to share images that I take, will be a nice feature to have in the client as well. :)

Why Are There More Than 100 Million Pull Requests for AI/ML Images on Docker Hub?
We look more closely at how Docker provides a powerful tool for AI/ML development. ⌘ Read more

@prologic@twtxt.net I think the API is is fine :). But to be honest - one thing that would help me is a commandline curl example on how to upload a image, I take these curl commands through a converter that makes it into libcurl c++ code which I then use :) If you could help me with such a image upload curl example then I’d appreciate it! (I’m currently missing media upload).. And having that feature would be great! :)

Erlang Solutions: Effortlessly Extract Data from Websites with Crawly YML

So in our ideal world scenario, it should work in the following way:

1. Pull Crawly Docker image from DockerHub.
   
2. Create a simple configuration file.
   
3. Start it!
   
4. Create a spider via the YML interface.
   

The detailed documentation and the example can be found on HexDocs here: [https://hexdocs.pm/crawly/spiders_in_yml.html#content](https://hexdocs.pm/crawly/spiders_in_yml.html#c … ⌘ Read more