Martin Jambon 🌍🌎🌏 @mjambon@social.cleverlibre.org

Google Translate is being confused. It thinks "calaveras" is more likely to be an English word than a Spanish one, and of course, fails to translate it into anything.

It means "skulls".

#words #translation #languages #google

The Florentine Codex is now available for browsing online: https://florentinecodex.getty.edu/

The Florentine Codex is a 2400-page account of the Aztecs as encountered by the Spaniards in the 16th century. It is notable not only for the novelty and completeness of its material but also for including the perspective of the locals rather than only of the colonists.

Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florentine_Codex

#history #mexico

What does the little "40" mean in the Yahoo weather app?

I used to think it was a 40% probability of "getting rained on" but seeing it next to a sunshine forecast is confusing.

#weather #numbers #sunshine #rain #random

Frank's toe knife set

#knives #tv #itsalwayssunny #philadelphia

Here's a better headline: "Climate change could make your d*ck smaller"

#journalism #globalwarming #clickbait #beer #bullshit #alcohol #bbcnews #fear

Today in special units for America: "Asteroid the Size of 100 Capybaras" which is in fact the size of 1 billion capybaras.

https://ts2.space/en/asteroid-the-size-of-100-capybaras-to-pass-earth-no-cause-for-alarm/
#astronomy #units #asteroids #capybaras #big #earth #america

Interesting spelling for "Ampèrian". In French, it's spelled "ampérien" with an acute accent, not "ampèrien" which would look and sound wrong even though it's derived from "Ampère".
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andr%C3%A9-Marie_Amp%C3%A8re
https://fr.wiktionary.org/wiki/amp%C3%A9rien
#spelling #english #anglais #français #french #accents #physics

Here's something you don't get with digital images or ordinary prints: gold and silver effects.

#art #abstractart #artistsonmastodon #gold #silver #shiny

I resorted to this animated gif to display a small gallery on my art website. I think it works better than having to flip through each image. https://martinj.art.
#art #gif

Instagram scammers are hilarious. I cannot not engage with them. 😂
#instagram #scam #writing #art

Hyfleem, September 2023
https://martinj.art
#art #artistonmastodon #abstractart #universe

This is fog drip: fog from the Pacific Ocean crashing into trees in the Santa Cruz Mountains of northern California. Note how dry it is everywhere except under the tree where it's pouring. These are pretty much the only spots where we can find mushrooms around here in the Summer months.

#mushrooms #fog #california #summer

Don't be bored! Take my 5-min survey consisting in deciding between 10 pairs of my paintings. https://forms.gle/kUy9M5ymKgh2EzEB9
#art #survey #artistonmastodon

I have a soft spot for Albert Bierstadt's paintings that depict California's wilderness as he found it in the 19th century. The composition is romanticized but overall the elements of this painting - including the size of the trees - are realistic.
https://www.thehistoryofart.org/albert-bierstadt/giant-redwood-trees-of-california/
#art #painting #california #trees #giantredwoods #redwoods #nature #wilderness #conservation #bierstadt

A summary of my current interests: my hashtag column in Mastodon's advanced web interface.
It's missing something about artificial intelligence but I don't know a hashtag that covers what I'm interested in.

Bomnizar, August 2023
https://martinj.art

#art #abstractart

These are my 4 latest paintings. Find them all on my website https://martinj.art and on Instagram https://instagram.com/martinjambon

Phlobbz, 2023

#emergentism #art #abstractart

toot toot. This is:

L’impossible salut de l’âme mécanique (The Impossible Salvation of the Mechanical Soul), 2023.

#art #abstractart #emergentism

Selling physical artworks makes no sense if you compare it to the software industry or even to real estate investing where most profits come in the form of rent, not ownership transfer. Leasing artworks instead of selling them appears to be the logical solution but it's not very practical yet. I'm looking for ways to standardize this practice. One aspect would be to use a well-known, battle-tested lease contract similar to the well-known free software licenses (GPL, BSD, ...). Any pointers or suggestions? I want to end artist exploitation.

Photo: "City Map", 2023 by Martin Jambon. Acrylic on wood panel.

#legal #art #artist #exploitation #gpl #fsf #freeart #rent #artiststruggle #painting