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Official Mastodon account of Vector Hugo aka Bézier Bender, digital artist, gfkDSGN member, and group spokesman since 2023. नमस्ते

Back in the '90s we couldn't avoid Adobe, Aldus, Autodesk, and Apple to create professional computer graphics. Today, our #gfkDSGN is still #notAI, but hand made with Libre Software like https://mastodon.art/@inkscape https://mastodon.art/@Krita https://mastodon.social/@Blender Some are available free of charge. Others not so much, but they all share our intention to spread the message of LOVE & PEACE in a graphic language.

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gfkdsgn, to israel German
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“I’m a professor who got fired and arrested for protesting Israel’s Gaza war”

For nearly 20 years, Danny Shaw served as a professor of Latin American and Caribbean studies at the City College of New York. But, last month, he was accused of anti-Semitism and fired for his outspoken criticism of Israel’s actions in Gaza as well as the use of US weapons and money in the enclave’s destruction.

“They try to label us as terrorists, but what are our crimes? Student encampments, books, the truth?” says Shaw.

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2024/5/19/israels-war-on-gaza-live-dozens-of-civilians-killed-in-barbaric-attacks?update=2909427

@palestine will be free of perpetrated by @israel

gfkdsgn,
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@InternetDev

Je crois que la vidéo n'est pas encore publiée, mais voici une capture d'écran des arrestations brutales.
2024 April 13th
4 @palestine &

Sherifazuhur, to israel
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- Hospital overwhelmed as refugee camp bombed and more updates @israel @palestine

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2024/5/19/israels-war-on-gaza-live-dozens-of-civilians-killed-in-barbaric-attacks

gfkdsgn,
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So you @h4890 support terrorists like , , , and the in public.

That's almost worst than what Adolf Eichmann & Arthur Ruppin stood for. Seriously, aren't you ashamed about yourself, or is it paid too good to stop this BS of yours?
@Sherifazuhur

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Oh my dear @h4890
how did you achieve this level of indoctrination and ignorance? To support today isn't much different than to support back in 1938. Are your parents proud that you became a ?

Since it wasn't me who financed , but the of @israel (that you support) ... you might guess who does the dirty work as useful idiot.
:linus:

While I'm prepared with historical facts for an intellectual duell with 's, it's you who is unarmed, obviously.

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@h4890 @israel
With "Arabs... blow up planes" you're referring to the 1970s, aren't you? Why can't you see that as effect of the first & second nakba?

Maybe it's you who is trapped in ultra-right-wing echo chambers. Don't you think so, if you can?

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Do you @RememberUsAlways condemn terror organizations like the , , , , , , fringe-right extremists like , and at ?

Or do you still support the & that @israel is perpetrating against the of @palestine?

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gfkdsgn,
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@LALegault
Only useful idiots aka with total flexible morals can ignore the by the and of on the land of @palestine

argumento, to palestine Spanish
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Genocide apologist are safe and welcome at dot social. This person has dedicated their time to harass, lie and libel the @palestine They keep spreading proven lies as the "beheaded babies" and "mass rapes" (there's zero evidence of either), yet Mastodon dot social mods don't do anything about this obvious troll, while they ban pro-Palestine accounts.

Please report this islamophobic scum.

https://mastodon.social/@ThinkIsrael

gfkdsgn,
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All you @TruthSandwich
do is cleaning toilets of the terrorists.
Why don't you read a book to overcome your mental incapacity?

@rato @palestine

gfkdsgn,
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Puahaha! You're joking @TruthSandwich , aren't you?

May I quote your last comment:
"All you do is carry water for Hamas, antisemite."

Calling people "anti-semite", especially those who are "anti-zionist" is worst, isn't it?
:drake_like:

For the case that you as an active genocide denier are prepared for a fact-based battle, I'm waiting that you (coward unblock me and start to) condemn the terror organization known as Jewish Defense League.

@argumento @palestine

gfkdsgn, to palestine German
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How is there in 'the land of the free' if support against protesting students and their rights?

How can it be legal that cops ( aka ) beat down in their uni which refuses to drop their financial investments in military industrial complex ( )??

How comes that and shouting shit go free, when 100 peaceful pro @palestine protestor are arrested by aggressive pigs in ???

How could campus security stand down when nonViolent ceasefire supporters are attacked by an aggressive mob????

How comes that protecting refused to show up for almost 120 minutes????


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vIz2woVT3bs

ps: There was a time that we've been proud that @stanfordmed published our heart illustration. However, that's over once and forever!

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We're starting now with our May Day evening with the theme , talking @palestine with Henry Fowler of @strikemap and Yuval Gal of @BIJ1

gfkdsgn,
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@socialisten030 @palestine @strikemap @BIJ1

This is in , . Can't you
@RememberUsAlways see?

gfkdsgn, to palestine German
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A safe passage is demanded by the for
https://freedomflotilla.org

“Two hundred days into Israel’s siege and violence, including an unprecedented starvation campaign against the Palestinian people in Gaza, the situation continues to deteriorate. After a 17-year blockade against Gaza, @israel has now created a by cutting off the regular supply of water, food and critical goods into Gaza, destroying livelihoods, the food system and civilian infrastructure. Failing to comply with its humanitarian obligations as the occupying power, Israel is also restricting humanitarian aid, intentionally bombarding humanitarian convoys, and targeting both aid workers and civilians seeking aid."

https://www.ohchr.org/en/statements/2024/04/un-experts-demand-safe-passage-freedom-flotillas-humanitarian-mission-gaza

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gfkdsgn,
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As a pro-zionist supporter of genocide, do you @SueInRockville consider yourself as a human being better or worst compared to Arthur Ruppin?

gfkdsgn,
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Nope @bdsint @SueInRockville
It's not "funny how only Israel, the one and only Jewish country" is the perpetrator of three nakbas since 1948 and in effect even worst than nazi germany.

Since you're defending those 3 holocausts in a row, you're almost worst than adolfeichman. Ultra right, aren't you?

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Your not just repeating shitty propaganda, don't you @bdsint ?

If so you could explain the numbers of skin cancer cases, since "The Jewish people have thousands of years of history there" but in mysterious ways very low levels of melanin.

Maybe you could explain why DNA testing is illegal in 'the land'.
"the history of the land did not start in 1947-8."
Your talking about @palestine , don't you?

argumento, to random Spanish
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dot social accuses me of "holocaust inversion" and doesn't provide ANY infringing posts.

"Holocaust inversion" is not a thing. The Nazis carried out a genocide, the Zionists are carrying out a genocide, comparing or pointing out similarities is not "inverting".

Well, at lest they replied, with this shit, MONTHS and 4 or 5 mails after I originally contacted them.

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Since Mastodon.(a)social is obviously supporting the ongoing genocide in @palestine with censorship, the historic comparison to works quite well. In that case @argumento your points could only be compared to Hans & Sophie Scholl of the white rose. TY!

gfkdsgn, to palestine German
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Starvation as a weapon for ethnic cleansing isn't better than to use pesticides on human individuals. It's inhumane to fight against from , isn't it? If that's not evidence of intentional genocide for the , then it must be me who's so confused about @palestine by

Maybe that's why the cans are mixed up in this vector re#interpretation of a well-known Andy . There's more than a meta-level in this POP Art if a Zyklon-B can is merged with Campbell's Tomato Soup, isn't it?

vs as 4 , not just !

gfkdsgn, to palestine German
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Noam Chomsky
about foreign agents of Israel aka AIPAC...
https://piped.video/watch?v=Q_EhP3_ITF4
Here You find everything important about corruption and the lobby of "superior settlers" in DC...
https://www.ajiunit.com/investigation/the-lobby/

all 2 vs with & 4 & in @palestine

gfkdsgn, to palestine German
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Noam Chomsky
had quite a bit to tell about foreign agents of Israel aka AIPAC...
https://piped.video/watch?v=Q_EhP3_ITF4
Here You find everything to know about the Jewish lobby...
https://www.ajiunit.com/investigation/the-lobby/

all 2 vs with & 4 & in @palestine

gfkdsgn, to palestine German
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Twice that number of and supporters wouldn't be so easy to ignore for at

Sign this for a ...
https://act.uscpr.org/a/%20stop-funding-israels-massacres

& share so much more than just theory of , funds, and inhumane treatment of . Ethnic cleansing was mentioned quite often in other words on TV, while the investigation of continues to gather more evidence on the intention of in @palestine. Arthur Ruppin University is manufacturing consent on strict immigration today and haven't changed that much from the original ideology.

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Marathon runner Jesse Joseph waved a flag at the US Olympic trials in solidarity with @palestine
https://piped.video/watch?v=t5hhroE1sMs
Video is recorded by the team and available via

This interview with him was made with Dave Zirin. It's about politics, sports, illegal settlements by , and to oppose the
https://therealnews.com/us-marathon-runner-waves-palestinian-flag-at-olympic-trials

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Today Medea Benjamin spoke to lobbyists and profiteers of genocide at Capitol Hill, together with Code Pink.

How AIPAC replied in their own words to uncomfortable questions is telling so much more than Stanfords Prison Experiment data ever could, if accomplished.

Let's see if they and in effect US politicians, "democratic" (or not so much,) like and next generations stand for genocide...
https://piped.video/watch?v=m5txBao8axQ

Obviously, the fringe right autocratic and his zionist racist apartheid of Israel have benefits of Qui Bono, not US citizens, nor the population of Palestine.

isn't even registered as foreign agents while spending a budget of 100 Million dollars to bribe US politicians annually.
https://www.aljazeera.com/program/investigations/2017/1/10/the-lobby-young-friends-of-israel-part-1/
That's how easy it is to swing US votes in the interest of zionist Israel, and kind of a "anti-semitic conspiracy theory" for very well uneducated people, too. If this system ever was a Democracy is another question, but without a doubt it's not in a state of corruption like that.

If a computer is corrupted like that, it's wise to replace MS Windows. Better get rid of it's commercial tools and malicious routines with a Free GNU Operating System aka Linux. Sometimes it's necessary to replace an old harddisk with SSD, but each of those computers can run another decade with Free Software. That's good for our environment and what most of our gfkDSGN artists are working on.

The of was created with @inkscape , not . There is more fantastic software available for Free like @Krita @Blender @ardour @darktable @friction @kdenlive @OpenSCAD and so much more.

You'll see them in our tech toots. We at gfkDSGN don't just support , but , , , , , , and a Free @palestine of course, too. If You can accept that, Namaste, You are very welcome to follow us.

gfkdsgn, to palestine German
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Today we don't just have to express our solidarity with women in general, but those who have to face the genocide going on in @palestine

gfkdsgn,
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stands up in against and for and especially for and in @palestine

https://youtu.be/d3vkFlSKXgE

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The Declaration of Peace

How far would you go to stop war and genocide? You don't have to be brave like Aaron Bushnell, but at least it helps to sign here...
https://worldbeyondwar.org/sign

https://piped.video/watch?v=b2J1HlyRO0k

@palestine @PalestineNews

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@PalestineNews
Remember Aaron Bushnell
he's not alone.

As a matter of fact, quite a few US veterans joined him to protest against the ongoing genocide in @palestine
https://youtu.be/ZZfB_D8CEJk

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@PalestineNews
Mnar Adley interviewed US Veteran and Peace activist Mike Prysner on about Aaron Bushnell and his protest for @palestine
https://youtu.be/Rwi09qsuxsM

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While he started three years prior, Otto Lilienthal took the invented glider on his first successful flight in 1894. It wasn't much more than 7 Seconds, but his achievement changed the world of aviation forever. Even the Wright brothers been well aware of the "flying man" from Berlin, but the TNYT missed to mention the pioneers like Lilienthal and Gustav Whitehead, five years after the very first motor flight, in their front page report about the Wright apparatus 1906.

However, in 2024 we can celebrate the 130th anniversary of this historic event and share our portrait with you.

"FIRST IN FLIGHT" doc film
https://youtu.be/7leqLcgIMCM

@art work Made with @inkscape , not or

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@art
While the IBM 5150 was launched 2 year ahead of the it wasn't a "insanely great" personal computer "for the rest of us". That's what the Computer History Museum is chatting about here...
https://computerhistory.org/events/insanely-great/

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The IBM 5150 was launched 2 year ahead of the , but wasn't a "insanely great" personal computer "for the rest of us". That's what the Computer History Museum is chatting about here...
https://computerhistory.org/events/insanely-great/

Since the & wasn't much more than a terminal with local CPU, floppy/hard disk support, the operating system was a "pirated" clone of . Even when IBM teamed up with Microsoft to break copyrights of Digital Research & Gary Kildall's IP on CP/M, wasn't up-to-date since there was no GUI available.
@art work made in with @inkscape

gfkdsgn, to random German
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In the case against
Blinne Ní Ghrâlaigh KC presented 's closing argument at the International Court of Justice
https://youtu.be/v4oRlvP4gsY

You can take a stand for and tell signatories to the Genocide Convention to support South Africa's case: https://www.codepink.org/icj

gfkdsgn,
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This is what the Devil's Advocate replied at the in the interest of of against the allegations of on Palestinian People.
https://youtu.be/87GI7_bq744

Comments made by brave jewish reporters from
@PalestineNews @palestine

gfkdsgn, to art German
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John Pilger wasn't just a writer, professor, award-winning documentary filmmaker and investigative journalist, too. His work is outstanding since he was a brave war reporter and had the guts to speak Truth to the power (much like ). While he couldn't change the situation with his 2002 doc film is still the issue
https://piped.video/watch?v=2VysTdcRUYc
he pointed out the cruelties and missing justice over two decades ago.

His reports and analytics been possible in a time window when and weren't just labels like in the end of 2023. December 30th., got a black cross in our calendar since it was the day we had to start missing his reports, unique documentaries, wise questions and comments. Wherever he is, may find if it wasn't possible on this planet.

The @art is created with like @darktable , @Krita, and for best rendering quality it's finished with @inkscape

gfkdsgn, to art German
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It's not just that Midjourney used artworks of Blek le Rat & Shepard Fairey only, without their consent in pre-training aka preparation of violations on a massive scale.

https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cand.407208/gov.uscourts.cand.407208.129.10.pdf

At least the Midjourney situation isn't as bad for @art works of Rosalyn , and our as it is for:
Andy , HR , Herman , Paul & , Piet , MC , Roy , Tom , Wassily and even companies like

However, I would love to read what followers and other are thinking about this development.

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That's what we intend to do. I'm looking for a good place to publish them, since our stuff is rejected, censored, age-restricted, and deleted at pixabay.
https://pixabay.com/users/gfkdsgn-628335/
Do you
@mapache have a good alternative for us? Or someone else @art, I'm open for best suggestions.

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This cartoon girl we've discovered a while ago in the 1963 MIT Thesis of Ivan Sutherland about Sketchpad. Since it's the earliest CGI comic we've been able to find, and computer graphics been extended with color later, our 'ers had the honor to create a colorful tribute in the field of scalable vector graphics.

The is another @art work made with @inkscape and , not or

You can discover the original in black & white right here...
http://images.designworldonline.com.s3.amazonaws.com/CADhistory/Sketchpad_A_Man-Machine_Graphical_Communication_System_Jan63.pdf

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The Sinclair ZX Spectrum was launched 1983 as Timex Sinclair 2068 computer on the US market. Even when Commodore won the in the end, the ZX Spectrum sold 5 million units until 1992 for a initial price of £175 (48KB in the UK). With a Z80A 8-bit CPU running oh 3.5 MHz it was capable to do fancy computer graphics on a regular telly, at home for everybody.

Most likely because Quantel named their first system as simple as they did, Print'n'Plotter sold their graphic software under the same product name "Paintbox", but for the ZX Home Computers. In a resolution of 256×192 pixels and limited to 15 colours was great for the budget. Demo graphics been fancy, even if not as WOOOW as the real Paintbox.
https://gfkdsgn.wordpress.com/2020/01/01/quantel-paintbox/
Quantel wasn't in the Home computer business so not even MTV could afford more than a few. Real Paintbox systems are rare today, while the ZX Spectrum isn't so much.

The series of our 2023 tech anniversaries comes to a natural end and content plans for the next year have to be talked about internally. AFK

@art made in with @inkscape not or .

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1973 the first digital art contest was going on between Richard "Dick" Shoup and Damon Rarey at the SuperPaint computer system. While Damon was ahead in the competition, in the aftermath all graphic designer have won.

Shoup's computer used a pixel framebuffer with a graphic tablet and icon based menu with HSB color selection. IT was proof of the pixel concept like was for a decade earlier. paved the way for 's , over and until @art became with @GIMP and professional like @Krita

This is a tribute to them and what their achievements made possible for all of us. Needles to mention again that vector designs and layouts are made in with @inkscape, isn't it?

1973 SuperPaint was the first pixel-based image editing computer system with framebuffer and menu icons
Original photo of SuperPaint with menthol cigarettes next to the terminal and contest stats on the chalkboard.

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The Indy was SGI's entry-level 3D workstation for CAD and 3D animations in 1993. This beautiful computer was actually the first shipped with a webcam and had video I/O ports built-in.
Since 2023 isn't over yet, there are a few days left to celebrate IT's 30th Anniversary and to realize that @Blender was developed on one of them.

Made with @inkscape not or . @art

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is currently available for 45 instead of 75 bucks and version 2.3 now comes with a spiral tool. Congratulations!

Somehow I can't remember when that function was added to Inkscape, can you?
Maybe that's because V0.45 already got it built in? However, congrats Serif for catching up.

Spiral functions been quite useful to trace the history of TV and especially the Nipkow disc. FYI The @art of Paul Nipkow and his was made with like @inkscape not or

gfkdsgn, to art German
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is currently available for 45 instead of 75 bucks and version 2.3 now comes with a spiral tool. Congratulations!

Somehow I can't remember when that function was added to Inkscape, can you?
Maybe that's because V0.45 already got it built in? However, congrats Serif for catching up.

Spiral functions been quite useful to trace the history of TV and especially the Nipkow disc. FYI The @art of Paul Nipkow and his was made with @Inkscape not or

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The Atari 1200XL was a 8bit HomeComputer running a mos 6502 Processor at 1.79 MHz. When this beautiful machine was launched in 1983 with 64Kb RAM the price was under thousand dollars, but...
http://youtu.be/watch?v=JyA5tA5mmYY

$omehow the C64 was much more popular even when specs been almost the same. The difference in BASIC language was less significant for the success. Most likely that competition was won by Commodore because Jack Tramiel took the advice of his grandfather so serious.
https://www.computinghistory.org.uk/det/22449/Atari-1200XL/

@art made with @inkscape not

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He was the biggest US warmonger for a very long and deadly time period. Today, we can celebrate that this dark age came to an end. When we drew this angel of death aka Heinz Alfred with @inkscape as we've been looking forward to this special day.
2023 Nov 29th, Kissinger finally dead after a century of his terror & US wars against human rights and humanity.

It's not inappropriate to hope that he may , isn't it? So, may he Rott In Pain forever with the worst 72 in history. Do you remember when he was sentenced for ?
https://www.corbettreport.com/kissinger/

"Military men are dumb stupid animals to be use as pawns for foreign policy"
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@art

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The Indy was 's dedicated and Computer 1993. We can celebrate 's 40th Anniversary with our @art and tribute made with @inkscape not .

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