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![Screenshot of Vulkan configurator running on macOS](vkconfig-mac.webp)
What does this mean for Prism? Not much yet except that it's awesome that it works pretty much of the box. However, for any future graphics endeavours for me, **I unfortunately won't be supporting Metal anymore**, there just isn't a reason to. I learned as much Metal as I wanted, and the Metal backend fulfilled that purpose. However, there's still a purpose to abstracting GFX away in Prism, _to make way for DirectX support_ :-)
What does this mean for Prism? Not much yet except that it's awesome that it works pretty much of the box. However, for any future graphics endeavors for me, **I unfortunately won't be supporting Metal anymore**, there just isn't a reason to. I learned as much Metal as I wanted, and the Metal backend fulfilled that purpose. However, there's still a purpose to abstracting GFX away in Prism, _to make way for DirectX support_ :-)
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## The Buying Process
Buying through the (USA) Square Enix store is usually more expensive than what you can find elsewhere, and they take **forever to ship**. Not only this, but coincidentally, **the day after I received the figure** - a _better_, and _cheaper_ (overall) one showed up in the preorder listings on AmiAmi. Excuse me? Better as in this is the normally-$220-deluxe version. For **$129.** Of course, I'm picking that up! Despite the price tag difference, and a couple of accessories the two figures are virtually the same, so I'll be using them interchangably between photos.
Buying through the (USA) Square Enix store is usually more expensive than what you can find elsewhere, and they take **forever to ship**. Not only this, but coincidentally, **the day after I received the figure** - a _better_, and _cheaper_ (overall) one showed up in the preorder listings on AmiAmi. Excuse me? Better as in this is the normally-$220-deluxe version. For **$129.** Of course, I'm picking that up! Despite the price tag difference, and a couple of accessories the two figures are virtually the same, so I'll be using them interchangeably between photos.
## The Figure

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- Gentoo
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I have been transferring all of my websites and services from my Arch Docker setup to a baremetal Gentoo box, but
I have been transferring all of my websites and services from my Arch Docker setup to a bare-metal Gentoo box, but
got tripped up when setting up [fail2ban](https://www.fail2ban.org/wiki/index.php/Main_Page).
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piece of the puzzle, as you also need a surface to render to. There is a lot of options, but we are only concerning ourselves with two:
* `VK_KHR_surface` - this is the base surface extension
* `VK_KHR_wayland_surface` - needed to interface with the wayland client
* `VK_KHR_wayland_surface` - needed to interface with the Wayland client
* `VK_KHR_directfb_surface` - we will get into this later, as it provides a way to display vulkan directly to the framebuffer.
### Wayland

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Seeing the "collapse" of Twitter (although that's overstated) means a lot more people are joining Mastodon so I wanted to collect all of my thoughts.
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The focus isn't what's going wrong with Twitter right now, but trying to clear up some common misconceptions about Mastodon and the fediverse in general, following questions I've seen in the relevant Knockout thread.
The focus isn't what's going wrong with Twitter right now, but trying to clear up some common misconceptions about Mastodon and the Fediverse in general, following questions I've seen in the relevant Knockout thread.
## Mastodon is siloed, and general server moderation thoughts
A lot of people are naturally worried about the state of server ownership in the fediverse world, and "siloing". To put it simply, people
A lot of people are naturally worried about the state of server ownership in the Fediverse world, and "siloing". To put it simply, people
don't trust server owners and they are generally worried about how some servers are blocked. A lot of people tend to go for the "email" approach to
explaining how servers work in the fediverse, but it doesn't always work. In my opinion, the centralization of email (like social media) means that
people don't really know what to expect when you say "fediverse servers work like email". I saw one person alluded to the fact that you have to be worried that servers might shut down, or be blocked randomly - but this works exactly the same as email. Let's look at this comparison:
explaining how servers work in the Fediverse, but it doesn't always work. In my opinion, the centralization of email (like social media) means that
people don't really know what to expect when you say "Fediverse servers work like email". I saw one person alluded to the fact that you have to be worried that servers might shut down, or be blocked randomly - but this works exactly the same as email. Let's look at this comparison:
* Imagine you are a "Birdsite" user, a popular mainstream and proprietary (as in you can only access it's users through it's own systems.) You are reported, banned or otherwise prevented from accessing the website. Thus, the website and consequently your user data is useless.
* Now imagine you are a Mastodon/Pleroma/Pixelfed user, and your server is blocked or you are reported and your account is disabled in some way. No matter, simply archive your data and restore it.
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![Importing data screen on Mastodon](import.webp)
This is **why I think Mastodon wins**: If you don't have access to Twitter, there is basically no other way to interoperate with it. If your Mastodon server
gets theoretically blocked, whatever - just import your following list (or if your server is still accessible, transfer your followers too - a native feature of Mastodon) and keep going on with your day. Bookmarks, block lists, and other similiar data can be imported as shown above. In most cases though, servers are blocked for a good reason (white supremasicasts, nazis, loli and other content usually make up most block lists). Most of the time the good of the server system outweights the negatives, and again if you ever feel like you don't fit in with your server - you can always move and take most of your things with you!
gets theoretically blocked, whatever - just import your following list (or if your server is still accessible, transfer your followers too - a native feature of Mastodon) and keep going on with your day. Bookmarks, block lists, and other similar data can be imported as shown above. In most cases though, servers are blocked for a good reason (white supremacists, nazis, loli and other content usually make up most block lists). Most of the time the good of the server system outweights the negatives, and again if you ever feel like you don't fit in with your server - you can always move and take most of your things with you!
## Should I run my own server? Is it worth it?

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> 1. Federating with Mastodon.ART is not guaranteed. Links between federated instances are temporary and may change or disappear at any time.
> 7. We will block, suspend, or silence any instance which permits any of the content or behaviour prohibited by this instance.
> 7. We will block, suspend, or silence any instance which permits any of the content or behavior prohibited by this instance.
(Excerpt from [Mastodon.ART's Federation Policy](https://mastodon.art/about/more#federation-policy))

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Just so we're clear, websites and services like Mastodon, Twitter, Pixiv, Newgrounds and such are _ephemeral_. That is, that in most cases you have _no_ control over your account or where the service goes as a whole. A really great example of this is the Tumblr exodus, where they slammed the book on so many artists on that platform and by extension, and they never recovered since. I distinctly remember one artist lost so much work during that ban that they quit art entirely, and most of their art is now _lost media_. The problem is that they never created backups, and they just assumed Tumblr will just host their art forever.
This is the crux of the issue - many of these websites fizzle out after a decade or so - or if they don't then you're beholden to adminstration changes. The current set of popular art websites exist _today_ but there's no reason why they would continue existing, after all a lot of them are backed by businesses who live or die by profit. However, these art websites have their place - there is no better way right now to present your art to your niche, recieve interactions[^2] or meet similiar artists.
This is the crux of the issue - many of these websites fizzle out after a decade or so - or if they don't then you're beholden to administration changes. The current set of popular art websites exist _today_ but there's no reason why they would continue existing, after all a lot of them are backed by businesses who live or die by profit. However, these art websites have their place - there is no better way right now to present your art to your niche, receive interactions[^2] or meet similar artists.
However the problem is that artists _depend_ on them too much, and they especially build _their identity_ around them. How many artists are sticking to Twitter because thats where they get the most likes? What will happen if Twitter _does_ disappear by the end of the year[^3]? What I suggest to artists is simple: **build your own website.**
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**NO!** This is probably the biggest hurdle for most artists to understand, that hosting a website can either be very cheap or completely free. There are lots of drag-and-drop website builders[^4], but if you're more technically minded there are very cheap servers available from reputable providers to host something like [WordPress](https://wordpress.org) or even build a website in something like [Hugo](https://gohugo.io) (hi!)
However one of the more expensive costs is a _domain name_[^5], which is a fancy TLD like `myart.com` instead of your hosting provider like `myart.wordpress.com`. I highly suggest buying a domain name if you have an alias, but this is optional - what's important is that you're hosting your content on your terms and a domain name is just one part of strengthing your identity.
However one of the more expensive costs is a _domain name_[^5], which is a fancy TLD like `myart.com` instead of your hosting provider like `myart.wordpress.com`. I highly suggest buying a domain name if you have an alias, but this is optional - what's important is that you're hosting your content on your terms and a domain name is just one part of strengthening your identity.
## Is it hard?

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I'm in between work - _not related to my own projects or hobbies_ - and school. I'm always balancing between what I do in my
free time, but donations help me do the stuff I want and possibly the things you enjoy! As always, **donations are never required but appreciated**.
If you wish to recieve something material in return for your money, I'm [open for art commissions!](/commission)
If you wish to receive something material in return for your money, I'm [open for art commissions!](/commission)
## Ko-Fi

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title: "Guestbook"
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My guestbook is currently hosted by [123Guestbook](https://123guestbook.com/). They have a seperate [Terms of Service](https://www.123guestbook.com/tos) and [Privacy Policy](https://www.123guestbook.com/privacy-policy).
My guestbook is currently hosted by [123Guestbook](https://123guestbook.com/). They have a separate [Terms of Service](https://www.123guestbook.com/tos) and [Privacy Policy](https://www.123guestbook.com/privacy-policy).
{{< guestbook >}}