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John Martz

@johnmartz.bsky.social

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Illustration, comics, fonts, book design, crosswords. Art Director at Large, Tundra Books. https://johnmartz.com/

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John Martz @johnmartz.bsky.social · 23h

Mine ended up in the washing machine and did not survive the journey

John Martz @johnmartz.bsky.social · 23h

One of my faves this year.

Matthew Perpetua @fluxblog.bsky.social · 1d

Darkside's Nothing definitely one of the best records of 2025, opens up a little more every time I hear it, gonna age extremely well, get on it now before people eventually catch up to it

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Jillian Tamaki @dirtbagg.bsky.social · 7d

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Ken Parille @kenparille.bsky.social · 8d

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John Martz @johnmartz.bsky.social · 8d

Happy new Rheostatics day to all who celebrate.

Dave Bidini @davebidini.bsky.social · 8d

Here is a link to the beautiful first single from our new album, one of the two non instrumental pieces, written by Kevin Hearn. Record comes out Nov 21st! m.youtube.com/watch?v=oJ0V...

Rheostatics - The Inland Sea

YouTube video by Rheostatics

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John Martz @johnmartz.bsky.social · 9d

The only AI that children should have access to is Dr. SBAITSO

Julia Carrie Wong @joolia.bsky.social · 14d

I spoke to parents who are letting their young kids play with generative AI and tried to sort through some of the questions they have about it.

"I don’t know what this is doing to their brains," one dad told me.

Meanwhile, Sam Altman says, "Kids love ChatGPT on voicemode."

‘My son genuinely believed it was real’: Parents are letting little kids play with AI. Are they wrong?

Some believe AI can spark their child’s imagination through personalized stories and generative images. Scientists are wary of its affect on creativity

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John Martz @johnmartz.bsky.social · 15d

RIP, Jane Goodall

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John Martz @johnmartz.bsky.social · 23d

Being on the spectrum now means you take Skittles instead of Tylenol.

John Martz @johnmartz.bsky.social · Sep 12

John Martz @johnmartz.bsky.social · Aug 18

Arthur Q. Bryan erasure in today’s #nytxw

John Martz @johnmartz.bsky.social · Aug 14

It’s not real cmyk, it’s snake oil.

Drew "I never drink..." Weing @drewweing.bsky.social · Aug 14

Man, do not work in CMYK in Procreate.

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John Martz @johnmartz.bsky.social · Aug 11

You talk a big jorts game, Annie, but I’m not seeing any pics!!!

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John Martz @johnmartz.bsky.social · Aug 11

Movie poster for Gates of Heaven by Errol Morris.

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merritt @merrittk.com · Aug 10

i believe that short form video is maybe one of the worst things people have ever come up with and it should be regulated at least as much as cigarettes

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John Martz @johnmartz.bsky.social · Aug 10

Things have simply not been the same since I upgraded C-2PO.

John Martz @johnmartz.bsky.social · Aug 9

I will be partaking this very evening.

John Martz @johnmartz.bsky.social · Aug 9

A blessed day on the Discover tab

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John Martz @johnmartz.bsky.social · Jul 29

A fellow “The Abyss” enjoyer, I see

John Martz @johnmartz.bsky.social · Jul 22

For too long knowledge work has been monopolized by people with knowledge.

Haunted Nick Seaver @nickseaver.website · Jul 21

uh oh, things are happening dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/...

CHI
Al shaming is a social phenomenon in which negative judgements are associated with the use of Artificial Intelligence (Al). This includes comparing someone's work with Al-generated work as a means of disparagement, voicing suspicion or alleging that someone has used Al to undermine their reputation, or blaming the poor quality of an artefact on Al use.
Common justifications of Al shaming include recourse to Al's societal harms, its technical limitations, and lack of creativity. I argue that, more fundamentally than any of these, Al shaming arises from a class anxiety induced in middle class knowledge workers, and is a form of boundary work to maintain class solidarity and limit mobility into knowledge work. I discuss the role of Al shaming in protecting the privileged class of knowledge work and its attendant harms.

John Martz @johnmartz.bsky.social · Jul 16

Holy blast from the past!

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Daniel Kibblesmith @kibblesmith.com · Jul 8

[spoilers]

The best part is when Superman is flying over a hog farm and he licks his lips and says “Don’t mind if I do!” before using his eye lasers to zap a pig into a big cartoon bone-in ham.

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John Martz @johnmartz.bsky.social · Jul 8

Ay, there’s the nug

kottke.org @kottke.org · Jul 8

Did Shakespeare Write Hamlet While He Was Stoned? Examining the evidence that the Bard smoked weed and that he was aware of its effect on his creativity. [lithub.com]

Did Shakespeare Write Hamlet While He Was Stoned?

William Shakespeare was in danger of being canceled. He was a big fan of mind-altering drugs—especially cannabis. But the Church of England looked down on live theater because of its “unwholesome…

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John Martz @johnmartz.bsky.social · Jul 8

Quick warm-up sketch from this morning.

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John Martz @johnmartz.bsky.social · Jul 6

My favorite superhero is probably Batman, aka the Wayne Knight

John Martz @johnmartz.bsky.social · Jul 5

I’ve been rereading the whole thing lately. Still hits.

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