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Beri : ออส @beriuos.bsky.social · 1d

[ #Transformers_fanart ]

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#beriuos_art

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Matt Round @mattround.com · 1d

OpenAI’s strategy is very clear, it’s trying to get people - especially young people - so reliant on its products intellectually & emotionally (& now sexually!) that going without them becomes unthinkable. And they need signs of that strategy working to keep the funding flowing in

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Matinee Mode @matineemode.bsky.social · 2d

Take a few minutes to appreciate Drew Struzan creating the original artwork for THE PHANTOM MENACE. Truly a master at work.

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Bo Thompson @gaudipern.bsky.social · 1d

The use of AI to marionette a woman whose tortured existence was spent trying to carve her own life and identity out of the space men forced her into is both damningly macabre and a surprisingly perfect encapsulation of the problems with this ghoulish use of technology.

Scientific American @sciam.bsky.social · 3d

Despite early, and familiar, copyright growing pains, Sora may be the prelude to AI-generated on-demand TV and movies

Want to See Marilyn Monroe in Game of Thrones? AI Could Make It Soon

Despite early, and familiar, copyright growing pains, Sora may be the prelude to AI-generated on-demand TV and movies

www.scientificamerican.com

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Beri : ออส @beriuos.bsky.social · 2d

[ #Transformers_fanart ]

no brain head empthy mostly seekers

#beriuos_art

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Raax/Emily @ejstewart.bsky.social · 3d

More faux stained glass stuff! And this time it's Batman themed!

(Also if you're interested I am doing faux stained glass commissions atm on: bsky.app/profile/ejst...

Batman fanart done in the style of a stained glass window. Featuring several miniature windows on a stone wall which reference Batmans' rogues, including Joker, Riddler, Two Face, Scarecrow, Penguin on the left hand side, and Catwoman, Poison Ivy, Bane, Mister Freeze and the Mad Hatter on the right hand side. In the middle Batman stands silhouetted against a window, with lightning illuminating him and bats flying past. A window above shows an outline of Gothem City.

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Akapen @akapen.bsky.social · 4d

Whoa, you're right that song ROCKS!!

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Bi.lal @abood57.bsky.social · 19d

In Gaza, hunger doesn’t knock — it moves in.
It tucks the children into bed with empty stomachs.
It whispers through the night louder than the bombs.
We need food. We need safety. We need the world to care.
Please don’t scroll past our pain 💔🙏🏻
gofund.me/d14cbe76

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Up On Goblin Hill @upongoblinhill.bsky.social · 10d

As much as folks might not want to believe it, artists who sell their work cannot survive exclusively on platforms that cater to primarily other artists. The Circulating The Same Five Dollars™️ model can't feed us or pay bills for long. We need places where we can be seen and discovered.

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Chibdm @chibdm.bsky.social · 9d

Robin Williams' daughter has some quality thoughts on AI slop

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Raax/Emily @ejstewart.bsky.social · 13d

I'm back with more faux-stained glass pieces! This time a tribute to the Legend of Zelda and especially Ocarina of Time. Definitely an integral part of my childhood.

Legend of Zelda fanart inspired by Ocarina of Time, Link and Zelda facing opposite sides, framed around them is the Master Sword, the Triforce, with the Sage's Medallions framed in a circle above them and the Sacred Stones below. At the corners are a set of golden celtic swirls. The picture on the left is done as a physical piece with see through colours imitating stained glass, and on the other side is a rendered art print of the picture.

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Akapen @akapen.bsky.social · 14d

I remember reading Inkheart as a kid and being unable to put it down! I adored the series. Unfortunately, in the third book ⚠️(spoilers)⚠️ an artist gets his drawing hand cut off, and I wasn't able to finish it because I was too upset at the concept

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Dieselbrain @dieselbrain.bsky.social · 14d

you need to stop giving into to doomer impulses.

these are fights we can win. We've won some of them BEFORE, with LESS public outcry (tho do not let that engender passivity!)

quite a few of these dogshit bills have failed before! we can change the future!

Suzanne ✨🌑 @tendermiasma.com · 14d

"My reps are all conservative and do what they want anyway so I can't call about KOSA"

This bill has died multiple times before and it's because people told their reps they don't like it, especially the red ones

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Fuck It, Good Enough @thefigeproject.bsky.social · 16d

Both the digital and printable versions of our Pixel Pets #transformers mini zine are now available to download for FREE!

the-fige-project.neocities.org/sfw-zines

This is the first in a series of mini zines anyone can join. If you’re interested, DM us for more information!

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otava heikkilä @claystorks.bsky.social · 19d

"Time Will Devour His Children" chapter 2 is coming out this october 🍂❄️🧡
claystorks.itch.io

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Akapen @akapen.bsky.social · 19d

LET'S GOOOOO

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Drew Scanlon @drewscanlon.bsky.social · 20d

Hi Internet! I'm Drew and THIS IS MY FACE.

If this GIF has ever brought you joy in the past, I humbly ask you to consider making a donation to the National MS Society. It would mean a lot to me and to those I know affected by the disease!

Donate at blinkingguy.com

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Alex DiFrancesco @alessandrostardust.bsky.social · 22d

Autism is a natural divergence from neurotypicality. It's normal & not the tragedy these clowns are making it out to be.

Transness is a natural divergence from cisnormativity. It's normal & not the tragedy these clowns are making it out to be.

Just deal with people being different than you.

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FeedMePasta @mercuri0ff.bsky.social · 27d

Quitting was always easier.

Sailor Mercury wandering the liminal space known as the closing hypermarket. Pictured, a seemingly endless refrigerated section of a market in pitch darkness illuminated solely by the working lights of one refrigerator, in the far distance more singular working lights can be seen. In the foreground sailor Mercury lies in a fetal position on the floor, next to her, her supercomputer and carton of milk, an unopened sandwich package and the crumpled empty packaging.

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Mike Becker @mikejbecker.bsky.social · 22d

Superman and Krypto

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Raax/Emily @ejstewart.bsky.social · 22d

Hey everyone! I'm back with the faux stained glass stuff! Had to do something to honour my favourite pairing and this felt quite fitting.

I'm also gonna count this as my daily entry for @skystarweek.bsky.social I think this just about manages to fit into Stars/Skies as a prompt.