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Rob MacWolf, Werewolf Hitchhiker @robmacwolf.thevoice.dog · 5h

When we write or draw porn or erotica, we get banned from having a bank account and our livelihoods get seized even if we give it away for free.

When billionaires steal what we've written or drawn to churn out a slop-approximate of porn, they're allowed to charge for it.

Matt Burgess (WIRED) @mattburgess1.bsky.social · 7h

Oh good, ChatGPT is getting "erotica for verified adults" later this year

We made ChatGPT pretty restrictive to make sure we were being careful with mental health issues. We realize this made it less useful/enjoyable to many users who had no mental health problems, but given the seriousness of the issue we wanted to get this right.

Now that we have been able to mitigate the serious mental health issues and have new tools, we are going to be able to safely relax the restrictions in most cases.

In a few weeks, we plan to put out a new version of ChatGPT that allows people to have a personality that behaves more like what people liked about 4o (we hope it will be better!). If you want your ChatGPT to respond in a very human-like way, or use a ton of emoji, or act like a friend, ChatGPT should do it (but only if you want it, not because we are usage-maxxing).

In December, as we roll out age-gating more fully and as part of our “treat adult users like adults” principle, we will allow even more, like erotica for verified adults.

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Matías Bergara @matiasbergara.bsky.social · 2h

Kiki's Delivery Service

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josh mckenzie @amonns.bsky.social · 4h

hi #PortfolioDay

im Josh and I'm a board artist in LA. I worked at Nick and Titmouse, I've boarded on Lackadaisy and in games, and I did some BG design on Bee and Puppycat, and more.

I am looking for my next board/revisions gig.

📩 [email protected]
www.joshmckenzieart.com/storyboardin...

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Peter Wartman @peterwartman.com · 8h

Hi, I'm Peter and I draw comics!

I've worked on the Avatar: the Last Airbender comics, written some Dragon Prince graphic novels, and created a few other things too.

✨portfolio: peterwartman.com
✨comics: shipwreckplanet.com

A page from a comic pitch I did, showing a character sitting on a sign built onto a massive metal structure. Airships fly through the rain in front of him. Inset in two panels we can see him looking down at a pilot's pin he's holding in his hand.

A drawing of a space guy holding his helmet and looking at the camera.

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🎴 高 | koh 🎴 @koh.money · 2h

unbelievably excited to dig into @trungles.com's new book 🥹💕 just look at all this delicious paneling work!!!

congratulations on its release, Trung! 🥂✨ you are such an inspiration

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carson thorn @carsonthornart.com · 6h

heard something about #PortfolioDay so here’s my stuff:

im carson, an illustrator and a cartoonist, predominantly working in comics and book covers.

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Peter Wartman @peterwartman.com · 5h

Good to note! I've been using X11 on Linux Mint because of this, although I think there are also *other* issues with getting CSP to work on Wayland beyond that.

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Zulleyy3 @zulleyy3.zl3.eu · 5h

Came across this and I know, I am replying to a two month old post, but FYI:

The official huion drivers don't actually work on Wayland. I do respect the effort to make it work on X11, but many modern distributions have moved on to be Wayland first.

support.huion.com/en/support/d...

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Peter Wartman @peterwartman.com · 6h

poncho!

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Peter Wartman @peterwartman.com · 7h

hello

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Peter Wartman @peterwartman.com · 8h

gotta refresh that pinned post every once in a while

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Peter Wartman @peterwartman.com · 8h

A pitch that sadly went nowhere. Maybe I'll be able to revive it one day, we'll see.

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Peter Wartman @peterwartman.com · 8h

Hi, I'm Peter and I draw comics!

I've worked on the Avatar: the Last Airbender comics, written some Dragon Prince graphic novels, and created a few other things too.

✨portfolio: peterwartman.com
✨comics: shipwreckplanet.com

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Keezy Young🌼 @keezyyoung.bsky.social · 9h

hi portfolio day! I'm a cartoonist! however,I am spending the day in several airports. but here is my book that I made

Keezy Young🌼 @keezyyoung.bsky.social · 20d

Hello Sunshine is a horror mystery GN about a boy who comes back from bible camp to find out that his secret boyfriend, Alex, is missing after a very public mental breakdown. #comics

Available now!! www.thenovl.com/titles/keezy...

cover of hello sunshine featuring alex laying in a red flowers with eyes. red hands reach up from the ground to touch him. in the background the other four kids and cass the dog stand in a line in a field of daisies

a photo of alex with his back to the camera facing a red monster with daisies for eyes on the ceiling

the protagonists from hello sunshine sitting in a row looking nervous with the daisy eyes monster behind them in the darkness. in the center of the panel is an inset panel showing a cassette tape

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Design Room @designroom.bsky.social · 10h

For the Shadow of the Colossus story, we interviewed 14 people including project leads Fumito Ueda and Kenji Kaido, hired Gravity Rush concept artist Takeshi Oga to illustrate the cover, and put together a 10,000-word story with help from @milkman.bsky.social @shmuplations.bsky.social and others.

Shadow of the Colossus: An oral history

Celebrate the 20th anniversary of Team Ico’s masterpiece by looking back with 11 people who worked on it (and three who didn’t).

www.designroom.site

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Peter Wartman @peterwartman.com · 10h

gonna make that little "move to linux" website just as soon as I have some time

(looks at calendar)

alas

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 1d

This is the response I received from ICE when I inquired about the 13-year-old they abducted from Everett, Mass. on Friday:

Good afternoon, Marisa.
Please see the below from DHS on the 13-year-old alien.
Please feel free to direct any questions to them.
Respectfully,
James

Tricia McLaughlin
@TriciaOhio • 6h
S...
Here are the facts: he posed a public safety threat with an extensive rap sheet including violent assault with a dangerous weapon, battery, breaking and entering, destruction of property.
He was in possession of a firearm and 5-7 inch knife when arrested.

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Nicholas Kole @nicholaskole.bsky.social · 1d

gaslight, gatekeep, girlboss

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Peter Wartman @peterwartman.com · 1d

yes

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Ethan M. Aldridge @ethanmaldridge.bsky.social · 1d

It's good weather for reading ghost stories

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evan dahm @evandahm.bsky.social · 1d

3rd Voice: 121st Scene: Cops (1/2). www.rice-boy.com , www.webtoons.com/en/canvas/3r...

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Alex Connolly ▞ @alexconnolly.bsky.social · 1d

Excuse the quick and dirty scans, but if you can get your hands on the magazine, you'll be treated not only to Plum's 1/32 Shira-DOW kit dolled up to the nines, but scratch-built Republic aircraft and more. The 1/700 scale scratch-built Prince of Minadan carrier is especially sumptuous.

A scan from a magazine showcasing a scratch-built jet fighter in silver and red livery.

A scan from a magazine detailing a scratch-built model aircraft carrier.

A scan from a magazine detailing a scratch-built jet fighter in yellow livery.

A scan from a magazine detailing two ornate propellor-driven aircraft in blue and red liveries, respectively.

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🌱J. Scott 🌱 @drooliasnott.bsky.social · 1d

I did a little Blue Hollow page preview pack for editors to look at, do you also want to look?? 😮 This is chapter 2: scene 1... three varieties of ghost, two teen boyfriends, and the one type of scowl that unites them. ❤️ This is enemies to lovers YA, baby. Follow for the full pages.... soon 🌱

Sheriff Dale Abernathy and teen Onion Pendergrass approach a blue house on a gloomy day.
Dale: ok Will, look sharp.
he knocks on the door
someone beyond the door: Hold on for just a second!
Dale coughs while they wait, but Onion looks off into the yard, where many ghosts linger in the distance surrounding the tombstones out by the treeline.
Dale tips his hat back: Some house, huh? Whoever built this sure had some scratch! you heard of the waylon mine?
Onion isn't listening.
Onion thinks: There's a lot here. is it cuz we're so far in?

a large man with red hair and overalls opens the door.
George: howdy, sheriff abernathy! this the kid you said?
dale: yes indeedy! william frost pendergrass. this is he! say hi, will.
Onion says nothing, but he has a black eye that radiates purple.
George: whew! that is some shiner, sonny! hope you're not afraid of getting dirty! ha hah! oops, looks like you got that one covered. We got one of your type here already, you're gonna fit right in. I'm george, you'll be working with me. welcome to the blue house! come on in, I'll introduce you to the owner.
Onion scowls, remaining silent.

they walk through the interior of the house-- an old and rotting victorian mansion, the inside painted mostly blue. the wall is peeling and detritus is everywhere.
George: sorry about the mess! well, I guess that's what you're here for, huh sport? ha ha ha!
George turns to converse with Dale, Onion lagging behind.
George: the damn house got built in 1876 so you know it's all fucked up inside! been here six months and barely made a dent!
Dale: yall got any pest control issues? termites?
George: ohhh, rats? cockroaches? this and that! no wood borers though, thank god.
Onion stops at the sound of whistling and looks through an open door into another room.

The geometry of the house briefly bends out of reality, and Onion finds himself staring down a long corridor full of black doorways, at the end of which a blue ghost of a teenage girl is seen stepping just off scene.
Dale smacks Onion's shoulder, bringing him back to reality.
Dale: C'mon, trouble.
Onion looks back, but the corridor is gone. Only a single room remains.

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Justin Oaksford @justinoaksford.bsky.social · 2d

Cutie drawing practice

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Peter Wartman @peterwartman.com · 2d

the power of roundness

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