Nata Pokrovskaya is writing a book on narrative design

We need a support group

Went to see “Wicked: for good”. Spent most of the film spinning my phantom colour grading deck trying to lower gamma and push in some blacks.

Wrote a longread about my information flow and organisation for my Russian-speaking newsletter audience. Should I translate it into English and share?

8 yo: Minecraft, Tetris, Boomerang Fu, The Were-Cleaner, Death Worm, Bowling Crew, Dicey Dungeons, Jamestown, SuperMario (including Cart & Party).

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Hi Dana! Can you please check your DMs? It's about verifying your quotes for our book.

Season 5 of Stranger Things is a textbook example of building “lore” instead of characters.

Is there art in the world of Pluribus? contains spoilers, so it might upset you

I want to talk about art in the Pluribus world:
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Those guys should be the robot's remote operators.

Why does the logo look like a cheap vape brand.

Join the ssssampler beta Available on iOS

Yesterday was my birthday and the best gift you can give me is to join the beta test of my iOS camera app — #ssssampler! Hit the link and let me know how it feels.
testflight.apple.com/join/ngZK44CF

Thankee! ☺️

Watch this space: #ssssampler open beta launches tomorrow.

Voice actor recording realities: we had to record a Jamaican talent, but the session got postponed because of a hurricane there.

Love iA Writer's latest update

My Halloween isn't orange and black

Meanwhile, I’ve finished that case study that took me a few weeks, so now it’s just some editing work and drawing diagrams that’s left! And, checking the quotes with the authors, ofc.

Vibecoding is a trap. After first successes, you're like: hmm, so it works? So, I can, say, vibecode a note-taking app exactly to my taste? And AI is like: YES SURE DEAR HERE'S YOUR CODE COME WE HAVE COOKIES

I just love it when Kathryn Bigelow shows up and shows us how it’s done.

Reading the third book about octopuses this year. The last one I read before it was about mammoths.

Stephan Vanfleteren – Transcripts of a Sea

“The sea never makes a fuss. You don’t have to explain yourself or be polite. What does she care what you think of her or what you make of her.” - Stephan Vanfleteren

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#booksky #photography #artsky

How I became an iOS developer in 24 hours 📸

All this game dev thing is so unsustainable, I'm an indie iOS developer now!
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$70 more, and I will be able to launch the alpha build on Testflight!

What will you get in return? — All donors will get invites to the alpha and beta testing. They will also get the app for free when I launch it. And my thanks in the app’s credits.
What if I collect more than $99? — Everything above that I'll donate to a pet shelter. 3/3

$99 might seem like not much, you know, just a price of one magnaüberventi pumpkin spice latte, but it's rather a significant amount for me at the moment (e.g., my monthly utility bill is not much bigger). That's why I decided to raise donations to cover this fee. 2/

Good news, everyone: I'm ready to launch #ssssampler alpha test on Testflight. "But" news: it requires an Apple Developer account that costs $99/year, and I totally haven't expected that. Well, I’m not a real developer. Hit the link for ways to donate: linktr.ee/natapokrovsk...
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I'm a fan of Medipeel, especially their Mooltox line. The bubbling essence is hydrating and fun, their sunscreen moisturiser has been summer-tested on Montenegro beaches and I've never seen efficiency like that before.
For cleansing, the Red Lacto Collagen Clear gives you the perfect "egg face".

Yay, we can turn off the AI slop recs on Pinterest now (that’s the kind of things we rejoice about today).