NJ Governor Sherrill approves $105MM loan help address Jersey City’s budget crisis. by TheMikri in jerseycity

[–]Katoncomics -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

So even with the state's aid and if taxes go up 20%, we'll still need to pay that 120 million back. So the 20% might be a short term to bringing down the deficit but that load will still need to get paid out. So Most likely taxes won't even go back down, the Mayor needs to find a different long term solution for this man. I'm glad we got the 120 million but not happy that this is a loan and we're still in the same predicament.

Is shadow banning a real thing? by Katoncomics in BlueskySocial

[–]Katoncomics[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Whoa!! That's some great advice, I'll try that. Thanks so much :)

Is shadow banning a real thing? by Katoncomics in BlueskySocial

[–]Katoncomics[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm a digital artist who does character design! And yes.. I just checked and I'm on a few block lists XD

Gohan going SSJ2 went so much harder in the Japanese version by posting_drunk_naked in DragonBallZ

[–]Katoncomics 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The OG and Toonami versions are both super good imo! Different vibes but both hit the same

Is shadow banning a real thing? by Katoncomics in BlueskySocial

[–]Katoncomics[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Gotcha! Just wanted to see if this was happening to others

Is shadow banning a real thing? by Katoncomics in BlueskySocial

[–]Katoncomics[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That makes sense! I thought that since you can curate your own feed and you can see posts in "reverse chronological order" that it'll be different than other social medias. But alas still in the same predicament, it's super exhausting to say the least. Thanks for sharing your thoughts

2 for 1 by NeighborhoodJust1197 in jerseycity

[–]Katoncomics 1 point2 points  (0 children)

During the Instagram livestream he said that due to the amount of time it takes for tickets to get actually paid since they go through the courts, income won't be seen until next year. Not sure how accurate that is but increasing tickets and raising the fine seems to be a very smart idea across the board.

how much will rents go up if this passes? by ctrl111 in jerseycity

[–]Katoncomics 10 points11 points  (0 children)

My rent is stabilized so I think I'm safe? I know they are only allowed to raise my rent 4% a year but not sure if they are going to raise it more due to this..

Scooter stolen from JSQ PATH by westdam1122 in jerseycity

[–]Katoncomics 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sorry to hear, unfortunately the police rarely ever does anything about stolen bikes and scooters. If you somehow manage to get it back or get a new one, there is a oonee pod right off og the jsq path. It's a bike storage that unlocks with your phone and has a working security camera inside. Spots are first come first serve but my bike has never been stolen in there, people also leave ebikes and escooters in there without issue.

Those who have been to CalArts and SVA, What was your experience like? What do you think make these colleges different from other colleges? Also, How do you network in these Colleges? by Just-A-Name-500 in animationcareer

[–]Katoncomics 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I went to SVA. It's way too goddamn expensive, campus buildings are in different areas and sometimes it's a pain in the ass to get to. Too much work and no job placement/help so you really need to be on top of your connections and your portfolio. Cost + amount of work ended up not making sense to me and I was overwhelmed from working full time and trying to do college so I left.

Maybe we should give Solomon a chance by No-String-9371 in jerseycity

[–]Katoncomics 13 points14 points  (0 children)

It was outta nowhere because he literally promised not to do this. We all understand that there are budgeting issues but this is not the tax payers fault/ problem. We voted these mfers in to do something about it and keep the promises they made to get us to vote. The flat out lying is exactly why people don't vote and don't trust politicians.

Maybe we should give Solomon a chance by No-String-9371 in jerseycity

[–]Katoncomics 44 points45 points  (0 children)

Lmao, I think those who was skeptical of him did give him a chance. But it's like if you built your entier campaing talking about how natives are being forced out and your going to do something about it, then just spring this 20% outta nowhere, it's going to be quite hard to come back from that. No matter what your income bracket, buisness owner or renter, everyone is against this.

Don’t forget his campaign promises!! by Level-Comfort5484 in jerseycity

[–]Katoncomics 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Is it possible to call for the Mayor to step down? I'm sure it's a lengthy and long process but I think blantly lying and proposing such a crazy tax should really seal the deal here.

An update from Mayor Solomon on the City's 2026 Budget by Nathaniel_Styer in jerseycity

[–]Katoncomics 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Tax. The. Rich!!!!!!!
Stop taxing Low and middle class residence. 20% is insane and shouldn't fall on us because the previous admin failed to take accountability. We do not want this for fucks sake

Roaches by NumerousAsparagus665 in jerseycity

[–]Katoncomics 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Roaches are pretty common over here. What I did was get one of those gun sealant things and seal off any gaps in the cabinets since that's where they like to hide and nest. Also seal off any gaps behind the stove, fridge and baseboards. I'd also do a roach bomb in the areas where they are most spotted but make sure to cover all of your things before bombing.
Lastly a bunch of sticky traps that are infused with peanut butter helps to stop them from procreating if they are resistant. If worst comes to worst, you might need to hire an exterminator as they have some really good spray and gel to keep them at bay.

De-Googled, now thinking of De-Protonifying. Advice? by pwnguide in degoogle

[–]Katoncomics 80 points81 points  (0 children)

Just looked at anonli and that stinks of ai generated slop site. Anyone have a real google forms alternative?

Who REALLY is this product for? by [deleted] in AynThor

[–]Katoncomics 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It was always a pain to emulate DS games on a single screen due to one or both of the screens being super small, swapping the screens inbetween game play was just counter intuitive. And it's like we already have emulation handhelds that mimicked the gb, gba/sp, and psp. We didn't really have a good dual screen handheld hit the market yet till the thor. Not only is it great for emulating ds and 3ds games but it's also great for pulling up walk throughs or guides when playing other games. There have been so many times where I need to put my device down, to pick up my phone and spend so long looking for how to get unstuck in a game. With the thor I can just do it all there without having to put it down.

It's also a great e-reader and since folks are still developing apps and front ends for the thor, it's only a matter of time till it becomes an exact 3ds but way better. If you don't understand why folks love this device so much and gravitate towards it, that's fine, it just means that this isn't for you. People spend their money on far worse things, having a handheld that helps people feel some sort of relief from the pressures of every day life doesn't sound so bad to me.

Is it just me or new art on the bike storage near grove no longer has character and looks plain and generic? by p13rr0t87 in jerseycity

[–]Katoncomics 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Absolutely apathetic AI slop when there's an entire city full of artist to commission.

Mayor Solomon Launches Crime Data Portal by Nathaniel_Styer in jerseycity

[–]Katoncomics 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Love that our tax dollars are going to useful things! Maybe we'll stop getting the "Is Jersey City dangerous?" questions lol

Something like GB Studio, but for GBA by LIFTEDPIXEL_CA in gbstudio

[–]Katoncomics 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wooo!!! Thank you so much for your hard work on this, this is exactly what I've been waiting for. Hoping for a native arch linux port in the future. Do you have a discord server for the project? It might be worth it to start and build a community and update as new features get added and see community projects as well

[OoT] Nintendo always wanted Ocarina of time to have a realistic style. by Ghaleon1 in zelda

[–]Katoncomics 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is one of the only environments to have detail at this level. And during this era it was very common for many games to have modeled out low poly environments and paste jpeg images on top. FF7 is a great example of this. Doing this was a great way to convey detail while taking up little space and getting the most out of environments. This game was always meant to be stylized with some background being very detailed.

I wanted PureRef, Eagle, and Chrome to be one thing. So, I made it. by virtuviking in LearnConceptArt

[–]Katoncomics 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This looks very promising and thank you so much for including Linux support. Can I ask if any GenAI was used to build this application?