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Thanks :)

What happens if one of the ruling class pieces gets behind the pawns, couldn't they pick them off slowly?

I'm not sure if there is an original. This particular model in that pose appears with a lot of different patterns on the shirt, so the pattern was applied digitally

The product could still exist, it looks like a linen shirt with that particular pattern?

I found the headline confusing, I think they're saying

The Iconfactory, a design and development [company], is selling some apps — and AI is partially to blame | TechCrunch

As for the AI portion

“ChatGPT and other AI services are basically killing @Iconfactory, and I’m not exaggerating or being hyperbolical,” Iconfactory developer Sean Heber said in a Mastodon post earlier this month.

The issue isn’t that people are using AI instead of mobile apps, but how vibe coding is affecting the need for app design firms like theirs. Besides building its own apps, the Iconfactory generated revenue by offering app design services, which include things like icon design (hence the name), app design, marketing asset creation, plus branding and consulting services.

That could pose separate issues, since we need fibre to have proper digestion. The scenario would need to account for it somehow (proper flow through the digestive system, water absorption, keeping the gut microbiota healthy, etc)

I was thinking that I'd prefer a version with a collar instead of a hood, but the hood might actually be nice when its very hot to keep the sun away

Someone that replied to you mentioned it, so I thought that's what we were talking about

The meme said "shutting down" and not "going down", so I think it's about lemm.ee's shutdown and not DDOS attacks

Don't let the pasta get cold before sleeping on it

The article was talking about the uncertainty in "when" they'll come back, and not "if"

What if it was cooked pasta

This is important because no matter what you do, there is always so much more you could be doing. I'd argue that for most people, having those connections is also important for fulfilling whatever reasons you have for pursuing privacy (safety, financial security, political reasons).

It's also possible to use a service while severely cutting down how much information they can gather:

• use a relay email address
• use the web browser instead of the app
• set up recommended settings on your browser

Another point is that there is a benefit from blending into a crowd. You don't want to stick out as the one user that's doing much more than necessary