nobody told me it ended

examples:

John William Waterhouse official site

I mean, not necessarily. There are color palettes and techniques that look fantastic on a flat screen, but horrid on CRT.

Like, look at this kitty:

Looks great here, but with a CRT filter? Completely obliterated.

Pixel art that wasn't designed to look good on a CRT doesn't always look better on CRT.

He has to be built with a completely different approach:

I think I have few tips

#1Use 500x500 px or bigger canvas size. Any smaller size will make a brush look messy and shit.Here look:

Can you see the difference?? Lineart in 600x600 px is so much smoother

#2

#3

#4 RIGHT MOUSE BUTTON YOU NEED IT

#5

*:・ﾟ✧it’s like manga : *✧・ﾟ

that’s all tbh

So, in terrible news, Trump's trying to pull some strings to pass this massive internet censorship bill, featuring all the kinds of internet censorship we're terrified of, including mandatory ID for accessing basically any website, specifically to crush state regulation of AI, because apparently this man will always see the moral bottom of the barrel and start digging.

hi everyone. one of my worst nightmares has happened to me — my pc, which is essential for my work, has broken down and seems to be irreparable. the only option is to buy a new one, but my financial situation has been very difficult in the country that's going through the war.

commissions are one of the very few sources of income i have as a disabled person, so if you're interested/have additional questions, feel free to contact me here, on twitter or through [email protected].

in case you can't afford commissioning me but still want to show support, i have ko-fi (there's a goal to help my partner out, too).

our lives matter more than your fucking nostalgia.

Open computer settings

Click on Accessibility on the left-hand menu

Scroll down the Accessibility menu and click on the Keyboard Option

Under the "related settings" tab, click "Typing" which should have a description of "spellcheck, autocorrect, text suggestions."

Turn off the AI "correct misspelled words"

and most importantly: turn off Typing Insights.

[ID: a screenshot of the above mentioned Windows 11 settings, showing that Typing Insights is now turned off, with the following description from Microsoft: "Windows is using artificial intelligence to help you type To help you save time and type efficiently, Windows can learn to suggest words, autocorrect spelling mistakes, and interpret swiped typing. Take a look at the insights below to see up-to-the-minute stats on how Windows has learned to improve typing for you. These stats are stored only on this device and Microsoft does not collect the typing insights data." End ID]

"But Mx. November, it says right there Microsoft doesn't collect the typing insights data!"

I mean, yeah, it says that..... for *now.*

It also only specifies that Microsoft themselves don't collect it, and they wouldn't have made this something that I was automatically, secretly opted in for without my knowledge if they didn't have something to be gained by me not knowing it exists!

I only found this because a cat walked on the keyboard and turned on Filter Keys and while trying to figure out why my keyboard was just making chirping noises instead of typing, I happened to click on "typing insights" by accident.

People get very mad for a few days and then roll over and accept the change to the enclosure. This is what they are betting on. They have had meetings about this.

thank you for wanting to send me an instagram reel! I appreciate it. There's some fun stuff on instagram that I never see, and your gesture is so kind. However:

instagram shows your instagram account when you share content. It's fine when it's me - I don't care who you are - but if I reblog that post or answer that ask, it'll show your instagram profile - linked to your tumblr profile - to the public!

There are a couple of ways to avoid this. Let's take a look at an instagram URL.

https://www.instagram.com/reel/20Dasdasdaadfgdfg3j /?igsh=MXsssmFa5zadfffY4aA

after "reel", there's a long string of characters that represents the actual reel you want to send me, which I've represented here in pink. that is the address of the reel. That's all we need! You can just send me that.

Next, you'll see the green part. there's a question mark, with "IGSH" (that means instagram share, hopefully triggering your memory) and an equals sign. The stuff after the equals sign is your profile.

When I tap on this link, before showing me the reel, it first tells me exactly who you are. I can't see the video until it makes me click away from your face.

So, since presumably we aren't that close, and you don't want your tumblr to be linked with amysocialsecuritynumber's more public presence, you'll want to sanitise that link! That means removing all the sharing information so it just acts like a normal link.

The easiest thing is to simply remove the part of the URL that I've indicated in green:

https://www.instagram.com/reel/20Dasdasdaadfgdfg3j /?igsh=MXsssmFa5zadfffY4aA

But if you're on a mobile device, that isn't always easy, so you can paste it into something like LinkCleaner first:

Link Cleaner

that one's nice, because it gives you the option of seeing what the cleaned link shows to people.

In addition to protecting your identity, especially if I'm careless and just reblog something without checking (I am so careless, honestly) it makes things a bit easier for me.

Posted: 2/6/25 - Updated: 1/29/26

Note: Titles without links mean I have not made an awareness post on that scam myself but if one is made by another user such as @kyra45 or @ai-art-thieves (or others! feel free to send it to me!) I will include them until I do make a post about it in which theirs will be added to the body explaining it. :)

✨New! ✨ - Added the "verify your account" scam.

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The "verify your account" scam ✨New!✨

Was a comment left on a post of yours by "tumblr staff" saying that you need to verify your account by clicking a link? Did it say that your account will be "terminated" in 24 hours if you don't? Did you maybe get a comment saying your art had been purchased? Were you sent a DM or an ask with a similar message? This is not real, and is 100% a phishing scam that will steal your credit card info!

The "I accidentally reported your account" scam.

Were you DM'd by another user with urgency? Did they say that they reported your account and that Tumblr told them to message you? Did they send you a screenshot of the 'email' and tell you to message a 'staff member' on Discord or via an email that wasn't a tumblr.com email? This is your classic 'I accidentally reported your account' scam that started on Steam many years ago that moved to Discord, and is now on Tumblr and other websites like Bluesky. The goal of this scam is to get you to go on discord where they will try to convince you that if you don't 'follow these steps' to fix the issue your account will be terminated and or sent to the cops/FBI ect. These scammers will then tell you to change your email and/or password so they can steal your account, and they will then use it to scam others the same way. Additionally, they will try to extort you and blackmail you by telling you that you need to pay money to get your account back. Do not do this. [tumblr] staff DOES NOT USE Discord.

Never change your email/password if someone online tells you to.

The "can you draw my sons pet?" aka art commission scam.

Are you an artist? Were you DM'd, sent an ask by a blog with no posts or little to no content, or had a comment on a post asking about a commission and to DM them? Did they ask you to draw their son, daughter, or pet? Did hey offer you $200-$500? If so, you should learn about this scam and how to avoid it.

The sugar baby/daddy scam. / Free money scam.

Did you make a post asking for donations? Did someone DM you wanting you to be their sugar baby or promising you money in exchange for something? Did they tell you that you need to send them money to verify you want to 'do this' or pay for 'shipping' or 'transaction' fees? You're about to get scammed!

The "I feel so inspired by your work!" aka muse scam.

If you post photographs frequently, you may find your posts receiving comments from 'artists' saying how 'inspired' they are and how eager they are to make art or a mural for your work. This is a fake cheque scam and you should avoid it at all costs!

The (read more) / Click here! scam.

If you see a post ending in a link that says (read more...) or Click here! This is an attempt to get you to click a link that will lead to a malicious website in an attempt to steal your information, or possibly even install malicious files onto your phone or computer. Do not click these links, and report these posts immediately!

"Company is Now Hiring!" Scams.

See a post like this on your dash or in a tag you frequent? Was the user once a normal user and now they're spamming ads like this in unrelated tags? This likely means that user got their account hijacked by clicking the link via a different post. Avoid clicking links like these at all costs as the websites are likely malicious and will steal your information.

HRT Medicine / Therapy service scams.

This scam is targeting transgender people, and is likely stealing peoples personal information and likely their credit card information. If you see or find a blog like the above commenting on your posts, in #transgender or other such related tags, block and report them immediately. (Selling stuff like this is illegal btw.)

Recruitment for the Illuminati.

This scam tries to recruit people into the Illuminati by offering people mass amounts of wealth, homes, and even cars. This is all an attempt to steal your money, or worse, your identity...

Recovery Scammers.

If you make a post talking about how you've lost money, be it bitcoin, crypto, or were scammed in any sort of way, you may find yourself receiving an ask from a recovery scammer. These are people claiming they can offer 'recovery services' while claiming to be 'ethical hackers' that have 'back end knowledge' to online services. Claiming they can retrieve your money, account, photos, and other such lost items. All you have to do is give them your account information and some money! :) (Do not do this, obviously.)

These scammers also target people who post in #scam and/or other related tags like #scams or #scam alert, posting things like this in the comments on peoples posts:

Dropshipping Websites. (Curtsy of @ai-art-thieves)

See a post of an object or a piece of clothing by a popular tumblr user that has 10k+ notes, does it say 'I got this here!' or '>>GET YOURS HERE<<' at the bottom with a link to a store? That user is a part of a dropshipping advertising scheme and are being paid to advertise these scummy websites. These websites are usually malicious in the manner that they sell cheaply products. In the worst case you'll get a bootleg or flawed product, or even a different product completely, or in even worse cases, you'll never get it at all.

(Or they will steal your information in the case of those shopify websites that popup online with deals you 'just can't refuse!!!' So buyer beware.)

Campaign boost/mutual aid support scams. (By @kyra45)

If you or anyone you know has posted looking for donations, and you receive an ask, DM, or even a comment about someone offering to 'assist you in boosting your account/campaign,' all you have to do is pay them <amount>, then this is a fake check scam you should definitely read up on and learn about to avoid.

Pet donation Scams. (by @kyra45)

See a post about someone needing help with a vet bill? Do they stress the pet is in peril and will die soon? Is their PayPal from the Philippines yet the vet bill is from the United states? Those are just two things to look out for with this scam.

Donation / Mutual Aid scams. (by @kyra45)

One of the most common and well known scams on tumblr to this day. These scams mainly revolve around brand new accounts made within a day or week reblogging very few posts and then suddenly asking for money via donations through PayPal. These blogs will send out the same copy/paste ask en masse to dozens if not hundreds of people, change their name frequently over the course of days if not weeks, and will even lie about being Palestinian, stealing stories from legitimate gofundmes, and even having conditions such as diabetes while not even knowing how it works.

Here is a list of documented PayPal scammers: Part 3 Note: this list is severely outdated, however it contains a lot of key phrases/words that paypal scammers tend to use when sending asks.

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Some helpful blogs to follow:

@kyra45 @ai-art-thieves @u-reblogged-a-scam

Tags to follow/check if you need to check on scams:

#scam #scams #scam alert #scammer #scammers

------ I think that's it for Tumblr scams, If I think I need to add more later I'll update the post and make an update note about it.

Take care everyone and don't get scammed! -----

Check out the Index of important posts I've made!

Here's a post on some tips and tricks on spotting scam blogs.

How to guide: Reverse Image Search. (now with web extensions!)

Mozilla, in its finite wisdom, embedded LLM bots into recent versions of Firefox for the vitally-important purpose of… naming tab groups. Now, some users are noticing CPU and power usage spikes caused by a background process called Inference.

Ugh. Reminder again for Firefox users to visit your about:config page, search for the browser.ml.chat.enabled key, and set that to false:

If yours says true then double-click it until it reads false.

browser.ml.enable

extensions.ml.enabled

browser.ml.linkPreview.enabled

browser.tabs.groups.smart.enabled

browser.tabs.groups.smart.userEnabled

to get rid of the revamped sidebar, which is also trying to incorporate ai:

sidebar.revamp

browser.ml.enable

browser.ml.chat.enabled

browser.ml.chat.menu

browser.ml.chat.page

browser.ml.chat.page.footerBadge

browser.ml.chat.page.menuBadge

browser.ml.linkPreview.enabled

browser.ml.pageAssist.enabled

browser.tabs.groups.smart.enabled

browser.tabs.groups.smart.userEnabled

extensions.ml.enabled

browser.search.visualSearch.featureGate

How to identify, and then deal with, your emotions

Emotional regulation skills

Conflict resolution skills

Creating and enforcing boundaries

Dialectical Behavioural Therapy skills

Emotional intelligence ideals to aim for

Axes of self-care/wellbeing

Self-care self-evaluation (find out where you’re starting)

How to make a self-care checklist

How to start a self-care habit

Reparenting resources

Crash Course Psychology

KhanAcademy: Understanding the Self and Society (some units more relevant than others)

Emotional education activities for children and teens