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Tor Project @torproject.org · 28d

"Tor does have limitations like anything, but if privacy is your primary concern, Tor is the king of the hill."
Thanks DW (@news.dw.com) for the shoutout! 💜
www.dw.com/en/anything-...

Anything but safe: Using VPN can bear immense risks – DW – 09/20/2025

A new study reveals that popular VPN connections provide less safety than widely believed. The findings are alarming, especially for users in authoritarian states.

www.dw.com

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coyohti @coyohti.bsky.social · 28d

Checked IG last night to see people unfollowing Jello Biafra (ex-Dead Kennedy's lead man) for posting his opinions. The man literally wrote a song called "Nazi Punks Fuck Off". Why are they following him in the first place!?

#punk #questionauthority (ALL authority)

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coyohti @coyohti.bsky.social · Sep 20

I love making swatch cards. Possibly more than actually making art (because swatching is easy and satisfying). Here are some swatches of Faber-Castell Polychromo colored pencils and a couple attempts at lighter "skin tones". Strathmore Bristol 300 vellum finish.

#art #coloredpencil #fabercastell

A photo of five white cards of bristol paper. Three have dark to light swatches of green, brown, and blue colored pencil hues, respectively, with the hue color written to the right. Two smaller cards show orbs of what could arguably represent light to mid skin tones, also done in colored pencil. Faber Castell Polychromos and Prismacolors.

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coyohti @coyohti.bsky.social · Sep 14

General Opinion: "You can't do realism with gouache."
Carl Brenders: *requests that you hold his beer*

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coyohti @coyohti.bsky.social · Sep 12

Really wanted to play with gouache and specifically these colors.

#art #gouache #acrylicgouache #painting #furry

A gouache painting of an anthropomorphic dog with white fur and a black bob hairstyle wearing and orange backpack on a turquoise background.

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coyohti @coyohti.bsky.social · Aug 27

Being shaky is very frustrating but also I kind of like these wobbly lines? Too bad there’s always a chance my hand could spasm and ink goes everywhere.

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coyohti @coyohti.bsky.social · Aug 23

"Mitchell!"

(Geez, how could I have forgotten that one!)

👻 Boo!-ver Street Rag @hooverstreetrag.org · Aug 21

Does anyone else have an MST3K line they use regularly, even if it makes no sense out of context?

Because I have both "That'll keep your panfish down for a while." and "Come come, boys, we must confound Jerry at every turn!" from MST3K the movie alone.

coyohti @coyohti.bsky.social · Aug 23

"They just. Didn't. Care."

"...and explode."

👻 Boo!-ver Street Rag @hooverstreetrag.org · Aug 21

Does anyone else have an MST3K line they use regularly, even if it makes no sense out of context?

Because I have both "That'll keep your panfish down for a while." and "Come come, boys, we must confound Jerry at every turn!" from MST3K the movie alone.

coyohti @coyohti.bsky.social · Aug 20

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coyohti @coyohti.bsky.social · Aug 20

I would like a t-shirt like this for reasons.

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coyohti @coyohti.bsky.social · Aug 12

The only scene I remember from this movie. Been thinking about it a lot recently.

#independenceday

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coyohti @coyohti.bsky.social · Aug 4

This photo of my parents at their wedding reception looks like a still from a 1960s spy caper flick. Hijinks ensue.

#vintage #photography

Circa 1960s color slide, scanned, of a bride and groom standing near their wedding cake. The groom is looking somewhat slyly off to his right. The bride is looking and pointing to her center-left.

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coyohti @coyohti.bsky.social · Jul 31

The knockoff Labubu situation on Aliexpress has progressed to a whole new level of weirdness.

A pudgy plush teddy bear-like figure with bunny ears that inexplicably has the face of Kanye West.

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coyohti @coyohti.bsky.social · Jul 30

I have been rereading Steel Beach by John Varley and it feels like each time I've reread it since it was first published in 1992 it becomes more relevant in some ways.

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Espresso @caffeinerabbit.bsky.social · Jul 27

#ArtFight attack for @coyohti.bsky.social of her character Baphie Mae, the cutest lil' hellion you ever did see!

#art #artfight2025 #giftart

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coyohti @coyohti.bsky.social · Jul 27

I absolutely love your style! You nailed Baphie’s look, right down to the hand poses. You’ve inspired me to do more with this character now.

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coyohti @coyohti.bsky.social · Jul 25

Ahaha! An armadillo. Remove shell to access candified bits.

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coyohti @coyohti.bsky.social · Jul 23

WOW! Rosario absolutely nailed the realism on those renders! Very, very nice work.

coyohti @coyohti.bsky.social · Jul 23

Just on your coffee break!? I didn't know that about the big toe - that's good info. I also recently learned that the small bones of the hand aren't present at birth and develop over ~19 years! 🤯

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coyohti @coyohti.bsky.social · Jul 22

Crazy Train lyrics from www.ozzy.com/archives/tra...

All aboard! Hahaha

Crazy, but that’s how it goes
Millions of people living as foes
Maybe, it’s not too late
To learn how to love, and forget how to hate

Mental wounds not healing
Life’s a bitter shame
I’m goin’ off the rails on a crazy train
I’m goin’ off the rails on a crazy train

I’ve listened to preachers,
I’ve listened to fools
I’ve watched all the dropouts
Who make their own rules
One person conditioned to rule and control
The media sells it and you live the role

Mental wounds still screaming
Driving me insane
I’m goin’ off the rails on a crazy train
I’m goin’ off the rails on a crazy train

I know that things are going wrong for me
You gotta listen to my words, yeah, yeah

Heirs of a cold war,
that’s what we’ve become
Inheriting troubles,
I’m mentally numb
Crazy, I just cannot bear
I’m living with something that just isn’t fair

Mental wounds not healing
Who and what’s to blame
I’m goin’ off the rails on a crazy train
I’m goin’ off the rails on a crazy train

coyohti @coyohti.bsky.social · Jul 22

RIP Ozzy, you were effed up beyond repair but left us with legends. I hope you've found peace.

Crazy Train is a song that, in a better world, should no longer have relevance. It got me through the Reagan era and will get me through the cheeto era. Hopefully.

youtu.be/tMDFv5m18Pw?...

Ozzy Osbourne - Crazy Train (Official Animated Video)

YouTube video by OzzyOsbourneVEVO

youtu.be

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coyohti @coyohti.bsky.social · Jul 22

I love everything about this. The colors, the collage-like style, the lens distortion on the camera. All very well done!

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coyohti @coyohti.bsky.social · Jul 21

Genius!

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coyohti @coyohti.bsky.social · Jul 19

Voxelsquatch, my current pfp. Made in MagicaVoxel and doesn't do justice to the ability of that software. Check out madmaraca.art for some amazeballs voxel work.

#art #voxel #3D #magicavoxel #sasquatch

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coyohti @coyohti.bsky.social · Jul 19

If you see this, I implore you to post from your device without context

Burt Reynolds head on the body of a crab. Or perhaps it's simply a crab that looks a lot like Burt Reynolds.

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