Darkthrope Diary

Apparently Tumblr is working on a deal to let so-called "A.I." companies scrape the site -- and our posts -- for content to feed their systems. Supposedly we'll be able to opt out, but I haven't been able to find an opt-out button yet in my settings.

First: GROSS.

Second: NO.

Third: It should be OPT-IN, not OPT-OUT. I don't want to spend my time having to track which services I use are going to start this kind of trash policies. I shouldn't have to opt-out - it should be opt-out by default since I didn't approve it when I first signed up.

Third: If anyone finds the opt-out button, please do let me know where it is.

Fourth: GROSS AND NO.

UPDATE: Okay, I found the setting! Go to "Settings," then click on the icon for your blog under "Blogs." Then scroll to "Visibility" and there should be an option to click the setting that reads "Prevent third-party sharing."

Still: GROSS and NO.

AI companies are acquiring content across the internet for a variety of purposes in all sorts of ways. There are currently very few regulations giving individuals control over how their content is used by AI platforms. Proposed regulations around the world, like the European Union’s AI Act, would give individuals more control over whether and how their content is utilized by this emerging technology. We support this right regardless of geographic location, so we’re releasing a toggle to opt out of sharing content from your public blogs with third parties, including AI platforms that use this content for model training. We’re also working with partners to ensure you have as much control as possible regarding what content is used.

Here are the important details:

We already discourage AI crawlers from gathering content from Tumblr and will continue to do so, save for those with which we partner. 

We want to represent all of you on Tumblr and ensure that protections are in place for how your content is used. We are committed to making sure our partners respect those decisions.

To opt out of sharing your public blogs’ content with third parties, visit each of your public blogs’ blog settings via the web interface and toggle on the “Prevent third-party sharing” option. 

For instructions on how to opt out using the latest version of the app, please visit this Help Center doc. 

Please note: If you’ve already chosen to discourage search crawling of your blog in your settings, we’ve automatically enabled the “Prevent third-party sharing” option.

This is the fucking problem with genAI since a year ago these fuckers never ask for permission from the people they're ACTUALLY taking from.

"Echo and Celebration"

Many years ago I got a pack of 24 Staedtler water-based markers as a gift but I never used them because I didn’t like how streaky they were. Back then I was also kinda swept away by how cool people said alcohol markers were… how they wouldn’t leave streak marks and you could blend them. I’d go “wow that’s so cool I wish I had them!” Some time afterwards I got gifted with a pack of 6 alcohol markers and I got very excited and tried them out… only to realize I didn’t have any paper thick enough to use them on! So I just didn’t use them again for years until now when I wanted to start actually sketching again- and now I feel stupid for ever looking down on water based markers!! They are quick and sooo much fun to use (and so are alcohol markers- even if I still don’t have paper thick enough to layer them). I find the streaky nature of them to add a colorful and nostalgic(?) sort of vibe to them.

I recently bought the 60-count water based Ohuhu Markers because I really wanted to try their brush nibs! I used them to color this Nikki Sketch

Words are hard to string together… It’s been a while since I wrote something so personal? I guess? That’s not the right word I don’t think but I’m not sure what to call this…

Don't worry Harp,I can relate,words are sometimes really hard to come to, I've been in this state for a while this past month :")

I've wanted alcohol markers for a while too,but every time I almost make a purchase I remind myself that I probably wouldn't use them too much,I use thinn-ish watercolour paper (200gsm) because I need to see the sketch while doing lineart with a light box,and alcohol markers would almost certainly bleed to the other side ;-; water based markers are really good! I don't like hard tips,but I regularly use the sakura koi green brush pens, they're great for quickly drawing foliage and shading/blending over watercolor! And also ordinary Camlin brush pens, (which are basically brush tipped markers/sketch pens) , they're great for soft flowers and stuff like this!

More Love Nikki and Shining Nikki sketches

My little,tiny mermaid sculpture/custom!

I'm really proud, please look at her ;-;

This was my first time making coral,and I was afraid, and procrastinated, but once I started it kinda just flowed 😅 She's a kid,so I tried to make a cute, childlike top,with frills(just like I liked to wear as a kid). I wanted to make her and the overall sculpture as colourful as possible! Oh and I did NOT hold back on the glitter on the stand, because I remember when I went snorkeling (once in my life), everything in the reef seemed to sparkle,and I wanted to recapture that wonder! So here!!

2/21 Chi dorme non piglia pesci

second day of #21daysofitaly