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J. R. Pyle-Carter @jrpylecarter.bsky.social · 1d

Who robbed the Louvre? Right answers only.

Link from Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker holding a blue pot above his head about to smash it

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J. R. Pyle-Carter @jrpylecarter.bsky.social · 1d

I thought long form art would be pushed (as AI proves over and over it can’t handle it) but this is genius

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Victoria Strauss @victoriastrauss.com · 1d

Over the past few months I've heard from several writers who received email threats like the one below. None reported back that anything actually happened. Seems like just nasty trolling (unlike Goodreads extortion emails from a couple of years ago that did result in review-bombing)--but be aware.

From: ANONYMOUS <no-reply@mail.goodreads.com>
Subject: [redacted], WARNING:STOP YOUR PROMOTIONS ON GOODREADS AND SOCIAL MEDIA IMMEDIATELY!

Message Body:
WE HAVE ACCESS TO YOUR BOOK [redacted]. WE GIVE 24 HOURS TO VANISH. IF YOU DON'T STOP, WE WILL RE-PUBLISH IT USING AI TECHNOLOGY. INSTEAD OF YOUR NAME, YOUR BOOK WILL BE 'AUTHORED' BY ONE OF US. AN EXACT REPLICA OF YOUR BOOK WILL BE SELLING ON AMAZON UNDER OUR NAMES AND YOU WON'T LIKE IT! AMAZON CANNOT DETECT THIS TECHNOLOGY YET AND YOUR LAWS CAN'T HARM US! NOT ONLY IT WILL RESULT IN LOSS OF YOUR POTENTIAL INCOME, IT WILL ALSO GET YOU BANNED FROM AMAZON. AMAZON IMPOSES DIGITAL EXCLUSIVITY ON AUTHORS. THAT MEANS IF THE DIGITAL VERSIONS OF YOUR BOOKS SHOW UP ANYWHERE ELSE BUT AMAZON, EVEN ON PIRATE SITES, YOU RUN THE RISK OF HAVING YOUR BOOK(S), OR EVEN YOUR ENTIRE ACCOUNT, SHUT DOWN WITH LITTLE TO NO HOPE OF APPEAL. IN ADDITION, YOU AND YOUR FAMILY’S INFORMATION WILL BE DISTRIBUTED TO CRIMINALS (THUGS AND RAPISTS) AND SCAMMERS IN YOUR AREA WHO WOULD DEFINITELY SEND YOU ALL TO SAME PLACE AS [redacted] - HELL THAT IS! OH BTW JUST SO YOU KNOW [redacted] TOLD US ABOUT YOU!

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C. L. Polk @clpolk.blacksky.app · 1d

I once thought streaming services were convenient and fair. they are not. I made a serious mistake. So I'm back to buying music. I hope that musicians have the means to sell direct on their websites. Their art is important to me and I want them to make a living from it.

C. L. Polk @clpolk.blacksky.app · 1d

this is why I stopped using spotify. I buy albums on Bandcamp fairly often. I love finding new music. I tune in to my university's radio station for shows that showcase genres I like, so I can find them on Bandcamp. If i decide I want a streaming service, it'll be Qobuz, probably.

Bjørn Larssen (he/him) @bjornlarssen.com · 2d

“Average musician makes $12 a month on Spotify. The fact that they are not even able to sell a record and it’s taken from them by rich motherfuckers on streaming platforms who get paid royally by record labels,Ticketmaster, merch companies. They’re all fucking getting paid, except for the musician.”

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Liza Adamczewski aka the accidental ecologist @lizaadamczewski.bsky.social · 2d

First bird of the day. A perfect Sunday morning

A wren perched on a twig with lichen and moss growing from it. Behind the wren gold leaf shows its early morning song rising as a small white mist cloud

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J. R. Pyle-Carter @jrpylecarter.bsky.social · 2d

Today’s No Kings protests give me so much hope. We will beat this.

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Peter Clines @peterclines.bsky.social · 2d

Remember--just block. Don't respond. Don't quote-dunk. Don't screenshot. Just block and move on.

The joy of Bluesky's nuclear block is that the moment you tap that button they cease to exist on here for you. And (more importantly) you cease to exist for them.

Just block and move on.

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Greg Pak @gregpak.net · 3d

Also remember: trolls make money off of your interactions. They monetize that shit. Block them and drive them into penury.

Evan Dorkin @evandorkin.bsky.social · 3d

Block fascists. There's no reasoning or arguing with them, you might as well debate with spoiled leftovers. Don't let them bait you. Block fast, block often, block fascists. Let their accounts mummify.

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J. R. Pyle-Carter @jrpylecarter.bsky.social · 3d

1: a living room where things disappear the longer you’re in it

2: kitchen where knives keep falling on the floor

3: bathroom where the sink pulls from the used toilet water

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J. R. Pyle-Carter @jrpylecarter.bsky.social · 4d

In the slash fandom the misogyny can be so strong that men get hit with it. I’ve lost track of the m/m I’ve read where a man is treated narratively as a woman.

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J. R. Pyle-Carter @jrpylecarter.bsky.social · 5d

It would be hilarious if this fails too because AI uncanny valley/hallucinations kills the mood mid stroke.

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Dr. Heather Hinam 🍁 🇨🇦 @secondnaturemb.bsky.social · 5d

Turns out that painting them isn't much easier than photographing them, but I'm pretty pleased with how this belted kingfisher turned out. #illustration #birds

A digital painting of a female belted kingfisher perched on a wooden post. She is blue on the back and top of the head with a white belly and rusty red 'belt'.

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 8d

This two-parter below is exactly why it's hard to make clothes in the United States.

Let's look at how much it costs to produce a button-up shirt in the US. 🧵

Someone on Twitter replies to me: "meh. buy american or stfu."

Two hours later, in a separate thread, the write: "$30 for a single button-up is ridiculous unless it is decent quality silk."

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J. R. Pyle-Carter @jrpylecarter.bsky.social · 9d

In honour of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand.

“We’ve updated the design.”

badly-drawn boo! 👻 @soapachu.bsky.social · 9d

In honour of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand.

"I've added some notes"

Squiddy (eldritch horror beyond comprehension) @dr-squiddy.bsky.social · 9d

In honour of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand.

Mini cheddars and yoghurt.

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J. R. Pyle-Carter @jrpylecarter.bsky.social · 11d

a drawing of a ghost that says ghost hug you can 't feel it but it 's there .

Alt: a drawing of a ghost that says ghost hug you can 't feel it but it 's there .

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Suleikha Snyder @suleikhasnyder.bsky.social · 13d

It’s a big “book boyfriend” thing as well. They replace and erase the FMC so they can have whatever toxic asshole is the hottie du jour. Can’t do that in third because it’s so clearly not the reader that’s narrating. The actual FMC and her role in the story doesn’t matter.

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Chelsea M. Cameron (she/they) @chel-c-cam.bsky.social · 12d

It’s also why so many VERY popular FMCs have little to no personality or interests or opinions. I really think it’s where the “unlikeable” FMC comes from a lot of times.

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J. R. Pyle-Carter @jrpylecarter.bsky.social · 12d

It is funny that one of the ways that the Bible shows Jesus as human is him being hangry.

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J. R. Pyle-Carter @jrpylecarter.bsky.social · 12d

Mark 11: 12-14

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Jess McLaughlin, PhD (they/them) @jfmclaughlin92.bsky.social · 13d

Whenever someone uses Ghibli or Miyazaki as a synonym for "quaint, charming, unthreatening" I'm always like "bro did we watch the same movies?"

Wendy Xu @wendyxu.bsky.social · 13d

every ai bro who has reduced miyazaki to empty gentle aesthetic should no exaggeration get the judas cradle bc this man's markmaking & passion about telling WAR STORIES

three panels from the nausicaä manga depicting ohmu & giant insects

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J. R. Pyle-Carter @jrpylecarter.bsky.social · 15d

That sounds like a circle of hell.

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Chris Fisher @fisherspeaks.bsky.social · 15d

Beautiful evening light over a boreal pond. These reflective scenes will soon be gone as the wetlands will shortly freeze over. #fall #landscape

The setting sun skies reflect in the calm waters of a northern wetland.

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Bryn Donovan @bryndonovan.bsky.social · 18d

People say, "Taylor Swift just writes breakup songs," and
A. it's not close to true
B. it would be FINE if it were true! This has been one of the major themes in songwriting and poetry FOREVER.
Sappho. Neruda. Elvis Presley. Marvin Gaye. The Clash. The Cure. EVERY MEDIEVAL TROUBADOUR.

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s. eek smith 👻 @sesmith.lol · 18d

People like to claim that autistics are bad at communicating and like, my dude, the problem does not lie with us, it lies with the web of manipulation and lies and passive aggression and ulterior agendas that you weave around yourselves instead of just doing what we do, which is saying what we mean.

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J. R. Pyle-Carter @jrpylecarter.bsky.social · 18d

a drawing of a ghost that says ghost hug you can 't feel it but it 's there .

Alt: a drawing of a ghost that says ghost hug you can 't feel it but it 's there .

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