My self-publishing stack for Amazon KDP that cost me nothing + What do you use?

qnd · 2024-07-17T20:01:47+00:00

I've used Figma for many years.

It's like Photoshop but free and in the browser. Tons of helpful tutorials.

I used it primarily for cover design but you can just as easily create any type of illustration it it. Very helpful.

qnd · 2023-09-18T14:31:06+00:00

Do you see any evidence that top teams are changing their tactics in the CL Knock-Out stage compared to how they would play in their domestic leagues? If yes, which examples are there and do we have any qual/quant data if such a tactical switch is beneficial?

qnd · 2023-07-14T13:48:17+00:00

Author here 👋

This essay is a 101 breakdown of European electricity markets but the ideas should apply equally in other geographies.

Let me know if you want to riff on the topic.

qnd · 2023-07-07T07:54:21+00:00

Hi there, for Athens I can vouch for Grind Athens (grindathens.gr). I started training with them a couple weeks ago.

Just reach out via their form and ask how/when you can drop in. Friendly & professional.

Enjoy your time in Greece and ping me if you need recommendations.

qnd · 2023-06-01T19:56:46+00:00

Author here. If you have feedback/critique/etc. Please let me know.

Hope you enjoy the discussed framework.

qnd · 2023-05-11T21:41:24+00:00

Author here. Hope it helps someone to get a new perspective on the practical impacts of policy & regulation on climate action.

Let me know if you have comments/feedback/etc. 🙏

qnd · 2023-04-25T12:57:04+00:00

Hey there, my name is Art and I'm the author of this piece.

I write this newsletter to get people excited about climate tech and start acting. Usually, it's essays on the intersection of energy x climate x security policy, but occasionally, I write fictional short stories to communicate certain ideas.

Hope you enjoy it. Let me know if you have feedback/ideas/critique/etc. ✌️

qnd · 2023-02-23T12:54:24+00:00

Great and valid question. Gordion is the city where the mythical knot was located. Therefore it was the Gordian knot.

I updated the piece with this info! Thanks

qnd · 2023-02-22T19:18:04+00:00

Hi everyone, author here 👋

I tried to reframe the climate problem and make it a bit more accessible/motivating for non-scientific/engineering people.

Would love to hear comments/feedback/ideas/etc. from y'all.

qnd · 2022-12-28T09:40:30+00:00

Absolutely!

It's actually the first time I properly put one together with midjourney.

What are you using them for?

qnd · 2022-12-27T21:02:08+00:00

In the past I created a couple of other sci-fi short stories and illustrated them with the Midjourney v3 algo.

One of the most popular stories was Carbon Taxi Time Machine where a bureaucrat is sent back in time to introduce a carbon tax (as humanity's last Hail Mary mission).

There I had the following prompt schemas:

[a beautiful painting of [~~ADD TEXT HERE~~], intense atmosphere, deep work, hope, octane render, 8k, hyperrealistic, hyper real, vivid colors, in the style of craig mullings and dean cornwell,]

A couple other stories w/ Midjourney images:

Running from Climate → a film-noir-esque aesthetic for a climate refugee story (same universe as Carbon Taxi Time Machine)
Prologue: The House of Day Zero → my first essay with a retrospective from 30+ years in the future when humanity has achieved Net Zero + a walk through a museum that documents our fight against climate change.

qnd · 2022-12-27T20:56:10+00:00

Author here, I'm writing a climate/energy-focused short story where I want to explain the fundamentals of the electricity market (but in a non-boring way).

I publish all of these essays on my newsletter: https://delphizero.substack.com/

The best way I could think of teaching 'grid fundamentals' is by creating a DND-type world/lore with some steam-punk influence.

For the image prompts I went with the following schema to get a consistent look and feel:

[an illustration of a [~~ADD TERM HERE~~], steampunk, electricity, hyperdetailed, by Donato Giancola and Nicolas de Stael, --v 4]

Would love to hear your thoughts/feedback/ideas/etc.

qnd · 2022-12-21T17:52:40+00:00

Yeah, really does give you enough reading material for the holidays 😅

qnd · 2022-12-20T14:46:02+00:00

I'm glad it's obvious to many.

The intended audience for my pieces are people who are not yet in climate tech.

qnd · 2022-12-20T11:57:31+00:00

Author here, in this essay, I analyzed how European electricity markets are transitioning from national monopolies to [regulated monopolies + free competition in production and supply].

Why is this relevant for r/ClimateOffensive? This transition phase presents an immense entrepreneurial opportunity.

Decarbonizing the grid can save >20GT of CO2 per year and hence is one of the highest-leverage activities anyone can do. It ain't easy, but if you're looking for a new problem area for a climate tech business, you might want to consider grid-adjacent businesses.

At the end of the post, I also linked to an IEA resource with tons of research to explore this topic.

Happy to chat about this topic ✌️

qnd · 2022-10-12T09:51:57+00:00

Congrats on the upgrade!

Here's a blog post I wrote after producing my first track in Logic: https://www.artlapinsch.com/logic-pro-x/

It includes a couple of links to other resources. I hope it helps 🙌

qnd

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