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Been out all day... found some beautifully ornate wood.

Visited “Galaxy’s Edge” at Disneyland earlier this week. Couldn’t resist drawing a couple game pieces onto the Falcon’s dejarik board.
#Disneyland #StarWars #MastoArt

🤩 #Shōgun and #XMen97, what a treat!

❌ Writing CSS to avoid style tags
❌ Writing JavaScript to avoid writing CSS
❌ Writing TypeScript to avoid writing JavaScript
❌ Writing WASM to avoid writing TypeScript
✅ Using an LLM to avoid using brain
https://social.lol/@bw/112063887344206185

Visited “Galaxy’s Edge” at Disneyland earlier this week. Couldn’t resist drawing a couple game pieces onto the Falcon’s dejarik board.
#Disneyland #StarWars #MastoArt

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🙅 It’s impossible to skip #XMen97 intro! Disney can remove that option, it’s useless!!!

I like being reminded how truly small we are and how majestic our world is.
https://mastodon.social/@WAHa_06x36/112419294504612718

Dag Ågren ↙︎↙︎↙︎ (@WAHa_06x36@mastodon.social)
Attached: 4 images These are some fucked up colours.

My Timeline page is a bit like Instagram, but without adverts, influencers, coffee, lunch or vacation pictures!
I use it to show recent work, experiments, visualizations, and emotions.
https://www.andycarolan.com/timeline

Timeline - Andy Carolan
This page highlights recent work, experiments, visualizations, and emotions.

I think #CSSNakedDay is a fun idea!
I’m not participating myself, as I haven’t had time to fix my inline navigation SVGs looking confusingly *noir* without their CSS fills. But you should give these sites a visit! https://

CSS Naked Day 2024
April 9 is CSS Naked Day!

Band of Brothers ★★★★★★★★★★ #BandOfBrothers #trakt

Band of Brothers
Drawn from interviews with survivors of Easy Company, as well as their journals and letters, Band of Brothers chronicles the experiences of these men from paratrooper training in Georgia through the end of the war. As an elite rifle company parachuting into Normandy early on D-Day morning, participants in the Battle of the Bulge, and witness to the horrors of war, the men of Easy knew extraordinary bravery and extraordinary fear - and became the stuff of legend. Based on Stephen E. Ambrose's ac…

Steve Albini's "The Problem with Music" is pretty great: https://thebaffler.com/salvos/the-problem-with-music
I'd never read it before, thanks @…

The Problem with Music | Steve Albini
How record labels use A&R flaks and impenetrable contracts to screw artists while raking in millions

X-Men '97 1x06 "Remember It" ★★★★★★★★★★ #XMen97

X-Men '97 1x06 "Remember It"
Storm is forced to face her worst fears in order to free herself.

My Timeline page is a bit like Instagram, but without adverts, influencers, coffee, lunch or vacation pictures!
Instead, I use it to show recent work, experiments, and visualizations.
https://www.andycarolan.com/timeline

Timeline - Andy Carolan
This page highlights recent work, experiments, visualizations, and emotions.

I still have all of these issues with WordPress and portable patterns: https://cloudfour.com/thinks/wordpress-blocks-portable-patterns-and-pain-points/
But, it’s really heartening to see what the @…

WordPress Blocks, Portable Patterns and Pain Points
The block editor is super powerful, but how do we bring in dozens or hundreds of external HTML and CSS patterns?

Shōgun 1x08 "Abyss of Life" ★★★★★★★★★★ #Shogun

Shōgun 1x08 "Abyss of Life"
Toranaga's defeated clan moves to Edo and awaits their fate. Blackthorne must decide who he fights for - the lord who has turned his back on him, or the ambition that brought him to Japan in the first place.

Nice chill lounge mix from Flavour Trip to start the work day!
#FlavourTrip

I use the same small trick as @… to bookend my days: https://everythingchanges.us/blog/bookending/

Bookending | everything changes
Here’s a small trick that worked for me over the dozen years I led remote teams: at the end of your working day, shut down every app on your machine. Yes, all of them.

🪗 I left #Apple Music almost a year ago. I miss some things, but as @… writes, “#YouTube wins by being YouTube”, and in the end, it is cost-effective!
“YouTube wins by…

So, my internet is back again... today, it was ‘only’ down for 5.5 hours *rolls eyes so loudly, the movement can be heard in The Tonga Trench*
#facepalm

"Logan" is a better movie now than when I first watched it. I think my emotional intelligence has increased and let me see more of this amazing movie.
I mean, I liked it before, but now I'm shook.

I generally get two types of people contact me on LinkedIn… marketers, and people asking for advice (or work).
But occasionally, someone will contact me about a job, so I need to maintain an account on there, even if I don’t update it all that often.
#LinkedIn

Ooh, this year’s winner of the Cartoonist Studio Prize, Léa Murawiec, is new to me! Will have to check this out: https://www.cartoonstudies.org/announcing-the-winners-of-the-2024-cartoonist-studio-prize/

Everybody against Horner - Part 3, a Netflix Documentary
#F1

Hana has a new set out on YouTube.
Been enjoying it this morning while working… it's nice and mellow
#Hana

This stuff cooks my noodle: “...if mathematical truths are somehow really out there... and they’re these eternal non-spatiotemporal, universal structures; they don’t exist in time, they don’t exist in space, they just somehow are real… then how is it that humans are supposed to ever have any knowledge of them?”
https://www.<…

I can’t touch grass. I’m allergic, my skin breaks out in an itchy rash.
You understand now why my hobbies and interests are so indoorsy. 😅

Oh cool! #Shopify enabled integration with the wallet app to track orders
#Apple #iOS

Who replaces all the carpets on the Star Trek Federation ships?

Will anyone notice if I go for a smol nap?

20°C out there today... is nice!

Good news! I still need to do some maths 🧮 https://mastodon.social/@fastmail/112242091727489646

He pounced while I was on my phone so I took a selfie

So, like clockwork, Three are “working on” The internet in my area. I have switched to another provider, but am waiting for that to activate.
TL:DR DONT use Three U.K. They happily turn off services at peak times without warning ⚠️

Morning!

“Very lovely qualifying” 🙄🥱
Thanks Charles for spoiling Red Bull's party.
#F1

As much as I LOVE HMV, their media emails always try to sell me stuff that I've already bought FROM THEM!
Game of Thrones Box Set... bought from HMV
Game of Thrones Season 1 (see above)
Game of Thrones The Complete Fifth Season (seriously)
*facepalm.gif*

If you’d like to see me speak at CascadiaJS this June but tickets are outside your price range, you have some options!
Until April 28, you may qualify for a scholarship: https://cascadiajs.com/2024/scholarships
If you are a student, your significant other is attending, o…

CascadiaJS 2024 | Opportunity Scholarships
Help us make this the most diverse and inclusive CascadiaJS yet!

So, is there a special method to releasing the dirt from fabric car-mats that I've yet to master? I’ve tried vacuuming and brushing them, but the only thing that seems to move the particles is slapping it haha.

X-Men '97 1x09 "Tolerance Is Extinction (2)" ★★★★★★★★★★ #XMen97

X-Men '97 1x09 "Tolerance Is Extinction (2)"
The X-Men work to settle the score before it is too late.

It's quiet in here today. A little... too quiet

No more user-generated content, I think. Right? No more? POSSE all you can? Help others do the same?
https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-indu…

Stack Overflow bans users en masse for rebelling against OpenAI partnership — users banned for deleting answers to prevent them being used to train ChatGPT
Stack Overflow is overflowing with salt.

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Finnish version upon request!

Human made content badge pack. - Andy Carolan's Ko-fi Shop
A pack of 64 88x31px PNG and SVG badges to add to your human made content. 8 color variations for each badge. organic content made by a human drawn...

Oh my god, what the f was that! 30 min of emotional conflict! This series!! 🤯
#Marvel #Xmen #Xmen97

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I was tired of typing the same three #git commands over and over, so I stumbled into making my first alias 💪⌨ https://tylersticka.com/journal/git-fresh/

Git Fresh – Tyler Sticka
I don’t know if this is a personal quirk or a side effect of my role (designer first, developer second), but my Git branchs rarely stray far…

Busy days, so I couldn’t watch the #AppleEvent, just quickly read some articles. I will try to watch it at the weekend. My first impression is that they haven’t fixed iPadOS, so the existing problem remains: super powerful hardware with an OS that can’t deliver all that power. I hope #Apple fix it soon.

USB C cables are weird. I just plugged in a nice braided Apple one between my Mac and my Streamdeck... nothing.
Clearly lacking in data capabilities.

Helpful git things (https://drhayes.io/blog/helpful-git-things/)

I miss the new but now old #Apple. I don’t like the new new Apple. 😔 The priorities seem upside down — maybe too big. 🥺

So, who's up for some custom vinyl decals? Great for cars, water bottles, laptops, your new iPad 😉
Practicing with multiple color registration right now, but mono is definitely good to go!
#vinyl #decals #kofi

In 2018, I finished and shared a new drawing every day for a full year: https://www.tylersticka.com/journal/365-drawings-later/
These are the Yoda drawings I started and ended with.

365 Drawings Later… – Tyler Sticka
I did it! I started, finished and shared a brand new drawing every single day of 2018, even when I was under the weather, traveling or…

Karuta is a collectible card bot powered by Discord that currently features more than 90k anime characters.
Working closely with the creators of Karuta, I designed over 240 skill icons, and more than 50 status and effect emotes for use within the game.
https://www.andycarolan.com/work/karuta-ic

Karuta Icons and Emotes - Andy Carolan Illustration and Design
Karuta is a Discord-powered collectible card bot that currently encompasses a vast assortment of over 90,000 anime characters. In collaboration with the developers of Karuta, I undertook the task of designing and providing a comprehensive collection of 240 skill icons, as well as over 50 status and effect emotes, to be incorporated into the game.

@… Psst, I found a typo: https://github.com/cdransf/coryd.dev/pull/317

Fix typo in feed note. by drhayes · Pull Request #317 · cdransf/coryd.dev
"perfeclty" => "perfectly"

Karuta is a collectible card bot powered by Discord that currently features more than 90k anime characters.
Working closely with the creators of Karuta, I designed over 240 skill icons, and more than 50 status and effect emotes for use within the game.
https://www.andycarolan.com/work/karuta-ic

Karuta Icons and Emotes - Andy Carolan Illustration and Design
Karuta is a Discord-powered collectible card bot that currently encompasses a vast assortment of over 90,000 anime characters. In collaboration with the developers of Karuta, I undertook the task of designing and providing a comprehensive collection of 240 skill icons, as well as over 50 status and effect emotes, to be incorporated into the game.

It’s true! All of it! 😄
#Nintendo
PS: The new @ivory share sheet (mentions aren’t yet working - TestFlight version) is fab! EDIT: @…

Switch 2 will be revealed before April 2025, promises Nintendo
Nintendo has thrown Switch players a long-awaited bone alongside its end-of-year financials results, confirming the console’s successor will be unveiled by March 31st, 2025.

Finally, the true story about the moon landing! 😅
https://youtu.be/lW7enw6mFxs?si=C5LGh516GaieQ8Xo

So..... I've been watching YouTube and I was promised Aliens.
Where are my Aliens?!

So, Three UK were down in my area, across both 4G and 5G for at least 6 hours.
As I have both my Broadband and Mobile with them, I had zero connection.
I'm now organising a change of provider.
I am also tempted to try to invoice them for the time I've lost, but I imagine they have that covered in their T&C somewhere 😠

If you’re waiting for emails from me, my 4G and 5G internet is down at the moment. I’ve had to drive to a park to get a signal!
FWIW, Three U.K. used to be good 😩

My calendar isn’t free to watch the #AppleEvent today anymore. 🥺

You would have thought by now, I would have figured out how to stay hydrated, but no... I have not.
Brought to you by yet another day of dehydration💧

Bit of a niche question, but does anyone else have a weird XBox one problem where their external drive unmounts, making games inaccessible?
In my case it's a 1TB SSD, but have had the problem with a standard HDD too 🤔
The cure is to unplug and plug in again.

Never mind me, dipping Swizzel Double Lollies in my Smirnoff on a Friday evening 😅

Star Wars: The Bad Batch 3x05 "The Return" ★★★★★★★☆☆☆ #StarWarsTheBadBatch

Star Wars: The Bad Batch 3x05 "The Return"
Tensions rise as our heroes navigate new dynamics on a dangerous mission.

You would have thought by now, I would have figured out how to stay hydrated, but no... I have not.
Brought to you by yet another day of dehydration💧

Bit of a niche question, but does anyone else have a weird XBox one problem where their external drive unmounts, making games inaccessible?
In my case it's a 1TB SSD, but have had the problem with a standard HDD too 🤔
The cure is to unplug and plug in again.

Never mind me, dipping Swizzel Double Lollies in my Smirnoff on a Friday evening 😅

🎮 Star Wars Outlaws
#Games #VideoGames #StarWars #StarWarsOutlaws

*Just waiting for another bend-gate when someone puts the new iPad in their back pocket and sits down*
#iPad #Apple

Lando Lando Laaaaaannnndddoooooo!!!
#F1

So, I had a successful Pokémon Go Community Day.
Caught quite a few Shiny Bagon, and have evolved a few Salamence from Shelgon.
#pokemon #pokemongo

🍎 #Apple has released iOS 17.4. The version of iOS that can destroy people’s lives in the #EU! 😅

Apple announces changes to iOS, Safari, and the App Store in the European Union
Apple announced changes to iOS, Safari, and the App Store impacting developers’ apps in the EU to comply with the DMA.

Ok, so those who have bought profile pics, icons, mascots from me.
I’m going to be adding some physical products to my Ko-fi store but what would you be most interested in? (If anything at all)
These will be shipped in board backed envelopes, from the UK
#poll #stickers.

Happy #iOS 17.4 release day to my friends on the other side of the channel. You’re taking back control while we lose it. Love from the #Brexitland. ❤️
The EU’s new competition rules are going live

How every tech ‘gatekeeper’ is responding to the DMA
The Digital Markets Act’s deadline for compliance is imminent. Its six designated ‘gatekeepers’ have fought the rules, but also bent to them.

Shōgun 1x03 "Tomorrow Is Tomorrow" ★★★★★★★★☆☆ #Shogun

Shōgun 1x03 "Tomorrow Is Tomorrow"
After Blackthorne survives a brazen assassination attempt, Toranaga realizes he must ferry his allies out of Osaka or risk certain defeat.

Thanks Richard, it was great to work with you on it! 😊
https://mastodon.social/@richallum/112399614709654481

😭 God, it’s harder to block and mute Gruber than the bad guy owner of that anti-social website. He always finds a way to sneak into my timeline. Let’s keep trying.

Thanks to everyone for pushing this post — https://social.lol/@andycarolan/112015952361980159 — to over 1000 likes and nearly 850 boosts!
The badge pack is FREE, although I appreciate any and all donations, no matter how small to help fund future designs.
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‘#StarWars: Outlaws’ Story Trailer Coming April 9 https://www.starwarsnewsnet.com/2024/04/star-wars-outlaws-story-trailer-coming-april-9.html<…

'Star Wars: Outlaws' Story Trailer Coming April 9 - Star Wars News Net
The official story trailer for Star Wars: Outlaws will premiere on YouTube on Tuesday, April 9. A release date could also be announced soon.

I still miss #rdio

This is all too real!
https://front-end.social/@sarajw/112398556122895549

So, I've finally moved from Three UK to EE. The service from Three used to be amazing, but for whatever reason, in the past 1-2 years, it's been bad... At least in my area.

I came to bed early because someone woke me up at 4something am

When!? 😅
#F1

I could use a nice big design project to get my teeth into... 🤔
#fedihired #getfedihired

Andy Carolan
Andy Carolan is an illustrator and designer living in the UK. His work is playful and fun with a bold and bright style.He can be discovered flying solo or as part of a distributed team completing missions globally, spanning illustration, design and creative direction.

When!? 😅
#F1

I have an Alesis V25 Midi Controller that I've used for like 10 mins.
Honestly, the space it's taking up would be more useful to me RN
https://www.alesis.com/products/view2/v25

The small, 2kw fan heater that I bought to occasionally warm my house while waiting for the new boiler to be installed can effectivelyraise the temperature of a small room by 2deg C in about 2 minutes.

Invincible 2x08 "I THOUGHT YOU WERE STRONGER" ★★★★★★★★★★ #Invincible

Invincible 2x08 "I THOUGHT YOU WERE STRONGER"
Season 2, Episode 8

Surprised this last profile pic hasn't gone yet! 🤔
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Andy Carolan's Ko-fi Commissions
I am using Ko-fi to offer cute profile picture commissions, icons, headers, backgrounds, zines, and other neat things. Also, if you like my work, and want to support me, please consider buying me a Flat White!

Invincible 2x08 "I THOUGHT YOU WERE STRONGER" ★★★★★★★★★★ #Invincible

Invincible 2x08 "I THOUGHT YOU WERE STRONGER"
Season 2, Episode 8

I am now a Ko-fi Ambassador! 🥳
#Kofi

Support Andy Carolan on Ko-fi! ❤️
I am using Ko-fi to offer cute profile picture commissions, icons, headers, backgrounds, zines, and other neat things. Also, if you like my work, and want to support me, please consider buying me a Flat White!

Does anyone know if there's a way to max out the volume on an iPhone when bluetooth-ing to an already paired car audio system? It basically just stays at the volume it was at pre-pair, even if it was at zero. #iPhone #Fiat

It's Bank Holiday Monday here in the UK, and I'm practicing self-care by spending less time at my desk. I will be back to ‘normal' tomorrow!

I now have a Frequently Asked Questions page!
This covers my process, payment, free stuff and pricing!
If there's a question you have about my work that isn't listed, then please let me know.
https://www.andycarolan.com/faq

FAQ
These are questions that often pop up during my interactions.