Nathaniel Daught @ndaught@mastodon.social

#introductions Hello 👋 I'm Nathaniel or "Nate" (he/him).

I'm a Visual & UI #Designer in the #SanFrancisco #BayArea. I've always been artistic & a geek so a #design career was a obvious choice.

When I'm not working I'm #gaming 🎮 on PC/console, #drawing ✏️, frequenting #indiemusic pop/rock/alt concerts & exploring NorCal with my GF.

Life long #Apple enthusiast/hipster (I liked them before they were a juggernaut).

Long time Twitter user increasingly nervous about the direction of that platform.

Wow, almost 2 full days of work on this #procreate painting?!

Can’t really speculate on when I’ll finish it yet, but it’s taking shape… Fortunately progress is accelerating as I get practice with the brushes, style, and subject matter.

Me every night: I’ll get ready for bed after I finish adding a little more detail to this part

iPad: You’ve reached your limit on Procreate
Me: Ignore for 15 minutes

iPad: You’ve reached your limit on Procreate
Me: Ignore for 15 minutes

Me: Oh it’s 1 AM… 😵

No evidence was found that #FaceApp is bulk uploading photos without permission but still see some FUD today…

Funny because most people give Facebook/IG nearly unfettered access to their data & photos without blinking an eye, this is not much different. https://techcrunch.com/2019/07/16/ai-photo-editor-faceapp-goes-viral-again-on-ios-raises-questions-about-photo-library-access-and-clo/

Add me in #Sky https://sky.thatg.co/?i=hEbYTKiXREKGxpt3AU6VWg

Sky: Children of the Light by thatgamecompany https://apps.apple.com/us/app/sky-children-of-the-light/id1462117269

“FaceApp raises concern about how personal photos are used”- 9to5Mac https://9to5mac.com/2019/07/16/faceapp-ios-privacy/

Not shocked and why I haven’t downloaded the app already… Keep in mind photos also contain meta data, including location if enabled in your camera app. #privacy #infosec #FaceApp

Album: Day 1 with my new Fujifilm X-T2 https://www.flickr.com/photos/nathaniel-daught/sets/72157709685328906
#fujifilm #fujifilmxt2 #photography #flickr

Got some 📷 learning to do!
My new #fujifilm camera and first quick test shot.

🎧 Listen to 'Blown to Bits' by Charly Bliss #nowplaying #songlink http://song.link/us/i/1449637422

I’ve been using Notes in split view for my reference images while working in #Procreate.

Lots more work to do on this painting but I’m super happy with it so far! Stay tuned. #ScreenTime #iOS

It’s *that* time of night…

#NowPlaying Death of Me by PVRIS 🎧🎶 http://song.link/us/i/1469870740

'Star Trek Picard' Poster: Picard and His Pup Look to the Future https://www.slashfilm.com/star-trek-picard-poster-picard-and-his-pup-look-to-the-future/ #StarTrek #Picard

I’m still a bit slow at painting but I made good progress on my latest digital painting tonight. It’s definitely my most ambitious Procreate project yet so it may be awhile still before I’m ready to show it... I don’t want to spoil the finished product with unfinished teasers, as tempting as that is.

I’m really loving my iPad Pro, it’s my best tech purchase in a long time. I’m glad it’s helped get me back into making art for fun (as intended).

“Almost a Third of World's Top VPNs Are Secretly Owned By Chinese Firms, Study Finds” https://tech.slashdot.org/story/19/07/05/1944235/almost-a-third-of-worlds-top-vpns-are-secretly-owned-by-chinese-firms-study-finds
#infosec #privacy

“Your Social Security number isn’t suspended. Ever.” https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/blog/2018/09/your-social-security-number-isnt-suspended-ever

Just got this robo scam call today. Thought I’d spread awareness.
#SocialSecurityNumber #SSN #scam #robocall #FCC #FTC

“U.S. May Outlaw Messaging Encryption Used By WhatsApp, iMessage And Others, Report” https://www.forbes.com/sites/zakdoffman/2019/06/29/u-s-may-outlaw-uncrackable-end-to-end-encrypted-messaging-report-claims/

Here we go again… Lawmakers who use Hollywood buzzword bullshit like #GhostProtocol clearly don’t know enough to to make policy about #encryption.

#infosec #privacy

#GoldenHour 🌇 📷

#ShotWithHalide #ShotoniPhone #vsco #photography

#NowPlaying Who by MUNA 🎧 http://song.link/us/i/1466310466

“Gmail’s API lockdown will kill some third-party app access, starting July 15” https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2019/06/gmails-api-lockdown-will-kill-some-third-party-app-access-starting-july-15/

Gmail as a locked-down proprietary service is sickening… Email is intended to be an open standard (remember those). Time to break-up big tech.
#Google #Gmail