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@emistarrynight.bsky.social
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Deaf comic artist from Québec! I bake sometimes.
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Comic: https://zodiacburiedsecrets.thecomicseries.com/comics/1/
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Deaf comic artist from Québec! I bake sometimes.
Comms: vgen.co/emistarrynight
Comic: https://zodiacburiedsecrets.thecomicseries.com/comics/1/
#art
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crazy all the websites and paypros are doing their big No Horny Allowed crackdown while every online advertisement now is iether "AI SEX HOT AI CHAT NO FILTER BOOB AI FURRY GIRLFRIEND only for adults ages 6+" or "NPR is now teaming up with Bumfights dot com to revolutionize gamified asset trading"
December 7, 2025 at 3:00 AM
crazy all the websites and paypros are doing their big No Horny Allowed crackdown while every online advertisement now is iether "AI SEX HOT AI CHAT NO FILTER BOOB AI FURRY GIRLFRIEND only for adults ages 6+" or "NPR is now teaming up with Bumfights dot com to revolutionize gamified asset trading"
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One of my professors was the designers of the Scarlet Spider.
When the video games offered that costume option, my professor was never informed, despite being owed royalties. He had to chase Marvel down.
He died the same year Scarlet Spider was in Spider-Verse. They had to crowdfund his funeral.
When the video games offered that costume option, my professor was never informed, despite being owed royalties. He had to chase Marvel down.
He died the same year Scarlet Spider was in Spider-Verse. They had to crowdfund his funeral.
Miles Morales co-creator Sara Pichelli says she does not get any royalties from the ‘Spider-Verse’ films, Insomniac games, or merch
"I don’t get anything … that's the saddest part of my life"
(via SiteJamesons | TW)
"I don’t get anything … that's the saddest part of my life"
(via SiteJamesons | TW)
December 7, 2025 at 7:11 PM
One of my professors was the designers of the Scarlet Spider.
When the video games offered that costume option, my professor was never informed, despite being owed royalties. He had to chase Marvel down.
He died the same year Scarlet Spider was in Spider-Verse. They had to crowdfund his funeral.
When the video games offered that costume option, my professor was never informed, despite being owed royalties. He had to chase Marvel down.
He died the same year Scarlet Spider was in Spider-Verse. They had to crowdfund his funeral.
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I dunno man the concept of actually owning something you pay for must be like a drug if you're under 30
Why do Gen Z have a growing appetite for retro tech?
Why do Gen Z have a growing appetite for retro tech?
Gen Z are going retro, with studies showing a resurgence in people buying tech in the modern age that can be dated back decades.
www.bbc.com
December 7, 2025 at 6:57 PM
I dunno man the concept of actually owning something you pay for must be like a drug if you're under 30
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TIL about a memorial ceremony in Iceland in 2019 to mark the end of a glacier, changing the place name from Okjökull to Ok (jökull = glacier). Uncompromising wording on the bronze plaque:
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
December 7, 2025 at 5:17 PM
TIL about a memorial ceremony in Iceland in 2019 to mark the end of a glacier, changing the place name from Okjökull to Ok (jökull = glacier). Uncompromising wording on the bronze plaque:
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
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Marvel could afford to just randomly send out a million dollar check to any one of the creators of multi-billion dollar franchises. And these artists deserve so much more than that.
Miles Morales co-creator Sara Pichelli says she does not get any royalties from the ‘Spider-Verse’ films, Insomniac games, or merch
"I don’t get anything … that's the saddest part of my life"
(via SiteJamesons | TW)
"I don’t get anything … that's the saddest part of my life"
(via SiteJamesons | TW)
December 7, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Marvel could afford to just randomly send out a million dollar check to any one of the creators of multi-billion dollar franchises. And these artists deserve so much more than that.
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I like whatever is wrong with my algorithm over there
December 7, 2025 at 3:49 PM
I like whatever is wrong with my algorithm over there
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These stories have existed for the entire history of comics. Creators deserve a stake in characters they create (yes even legacy characters).
Also design work in comics is very often treated as an 'invisible' part of the page rate. That's $0 earned to create a new character from scratch -
Also design work in comics is very often treated as an 'invisible' part of the page rate. That's $0 earned to create a new character from scratch -
Miles Morales co-creator Sara Pichelli says she does not get any royalties from the ‘Spider-Verse’ films, Insomniac games, or merch
"I don’t get anything … that's the saddest part of my life"
(via SiteJamesons | TW)
"I don’t get anything … that's the saddest part of my life"
(via SiteJamesons | TW)
December 7, 2025 at 2:14 PM
These stories have existed for the entire history of comics. Creators deserve a stake in characters they create (yes even legacy characters).
Also design work in comics is very often treated as an 'invisible' part of the page rate. That's $0 earned to create a new character from scratch -
Also design work in comics is very often treated as an 'invisible' part of the page rate. That's $0 earned to create a new character from scratch -
December 7, 2025 at 3:53 PM
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when a poor person uses food stamps for a steak or homeless person spends $5 on a beer, it’s seen as proof that all poor people are so bad with money that they shouldn’t be given any, ever, for any reason. $77 billion out the window, and zuck’s legacy as a safe government contract bet is secure.
Mark Zuckerberg’s gamble on the "Metaverse" has lost his company more than $77 billion.
December 6, 2025 at 5:41 PM
when a poor person uses food stamps for a steak or homeless person spends $5 on a beer, it’s seen as proof that all poor people are so bad with money that they shouldn’t be given any, ever, for any reason. $77 billion out the window, and zuck’s legacy as a safe government contract bet is secure.
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Being unable to tolerate frustration + chasing social media clout gotta be a big reason why ppl jumped on the gen ai machine to churn out slop
December 6, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Being unable to tolerate frustration + chasing social media clout gotta be a big reason why ppl jumped on the gen ai machine to churn out slop
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some shares on this would be appreciated, next few months of my life are going to be very rough 💕💸
going to be selling a loooot of my personal belongings just to try to make it through the next few months, I will definitely need help. ticket to go visit family ended up being more than I thought too
going to be selling a loooot of my personal belongings just to try to make it through the next few months, I will definitely need help. ticket to go visit family ended up being more than I thought too
Made a new fundraiser, raised funds from the other one carried over. Due to a recent urgent move out of an abusive person's home I am thousands in debt and I have no way to recover atm esp with the wrongful #ODSP denial. #Ontario #MutualAid #HelpSky #Disability
www.gofundme.com/f/help-rebui...
www.gofundme.com/f/help-rebui...
Donate to Help Rebuilding After Sudden Move and Wrongful ODSP Denial, organized by Alexandra Moore
Hi, my name is Alexandra and I'm fundraising to try to help r… Alexandra Moore needs your support for Help Rebuilding After Sudden Move and Wrongful ODSP Denial
www.gofundme.com
December 7, 2025 at 3:23 AM
some shares on this would be appreciated, next few months of my life are going to be very rough 💕💸
going to be selling a loooot of my personal belongings just to try to make it through the next few months, I will definitely need help. ticket to go visit family ended up being more than I thought too
going to be selling a loooot of my personal belongings just to try to make it through the next few months, I will definitely need help. ticket to go visit family ended up being more than I thought too
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These are really good doughnuts but I need them to calm down
December 5, 2025 at 11:36 PM
These are really good doughnuts but I need them to calm down
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Elon Musk is worse at hiding it but this is the problem with all billionaires: they are a threat to democratic governance. They have an insatiable need to own and control everything. If you want to be free you have to curb their power, and demand political leaders who understand that
Elon Musk is against the European Union being the European Union —he posted this after X (fka Twitter) was fined for violations of the EU’s Digital Services Act.
December 6, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Elon Musk is worse at hiding it but this is the problem with all billionaires: they are a threat to democratic governance. They have an insatiable need to own and control everything. If you want to be free you have to curb their power, and demand political leaders who understand that
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A truly great idea. 10,000 ethical assets freely available.
There’s no excuse for resorting to so-called AI with this and the *many* other assets you can use without resorting to laundered plagiarism.
Support real artists, not con artists.
There’s no excuse for resorting to so-called AI with this and the *many* other assets you can use without resorting to laundered plagiarism.
Support real artists, not con artists.
More coverage of our 10,000 Game Assets Pack, this time on Dexerto. We really do appreciate all the support everyone is giving this - basically it makes the last year of working on it full time worthwhile & spurs us on to create more assets!! www.dexerto.com/gaming/indie... #gamedev #indiedev
Indie studio releases 10k human-made game assets so devs “don’t turn to AI” - Dexerto
Indie creators got a boost as a new 10k human-made asset pack launched to help developers avoid relying on AI tools.
www.dexerto.com
December 5, 2025 at 11:51 AM
A truly great idea. 10,000 ethical assets freely available.
There’s no excuse for resorting to so-called AI with this and the *many* other assets you can use without resorting to laundered plagiarism.
Support real artists, not con artists.
There’s no excuse for resorting to so-called AI with this and the *many* other assets you can use without resorting to laundered plagiarism.
Support real artists, not con artists.
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decided for the sake of my budget not to get any little treats until april. but if anyone would like to still give me a little treat: throne.com/freyafukunaga
December 6, 2025 at 6:36 AM
decided for the sake of my budget not to get any little treats until april. but if anyone would like to still give me a little treat: throne.com/freyafukunaga
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How I feel drawing anything rn
December 5, 2025 at 2:26 AM
How I feel drawing anything rn
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bringing back this classic
December 6, 2025 at 2:02 AM
bringing back this classic
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this video makes me laugh every time. i always forget what happens
December 5, 2025 at 12:54 AM
this video makes me laugh every time. i always forget what happens
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online friendship is crazy. like yeah we go way back. we talk about weird shit exclusively and we've seen each other in person between zero and four times
December 5, 2025 at 1:38 PM
online friendship is crazy. like yeah we go way back. we talk about weird shit exclusively and we've seen each other in person between zero and four times
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What this says to me is I'll no longer be buying Sega products.
"AI" is extremely easy to hide. Either a company blanket promises they will remove it from the entire pipeline, or they don't deserve my money.
"AI" is extremely easy to hide. Either a company blanket promises they will remove it from the entire pipeline, or they don't deserve my money.
Sega says it will start implementing efficient development methods, including the use of AI.
However, because it knows AI use "faces strong resistance in creative areas", it pledges to only use it in "appropriate use cases".
www.videogameschronicle.com/news/sega-sa...
However, because it knows AI use "faces strong resistance in creative areas", it pledges to only use it in "appropriate use cases".
www.videogameschronicle.com/news/sega-sa...
Sega says it will use AI in game development, but only in ‘appropriate use cases’ | VGC
The company is aware that AI can “face strong resistance in creative areas”…
www.videogameschronicle.com
December 4, 2025 at 10:36 PM
What this says to me is I'll no longer be buying Sega products.
"AI" is extremely easy to hide. Either a company blanket promises they will remove it from the entire pipeline, or they don't deserve my money.
"AI" is extremely easy to hide. Either a company blanket promises they will remove it from the entire pipeline, or they don't deserve my money.
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Open AI doesn't want to be transparent about what's in their datasets - this bill would force them. If you're pro AI regulation (esp if you're in Bay Area), please show up and offer your support for this bill! If you can't make it, help spread the word!
RSVP link: bit.ly/44lRMsX Details below 👇
RSVP link: bit.ly/44lRMsX Details below 👇
December 3, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Open AI doesn't want to be transparent about what's in their datasets - this bill would force them. If you're pro AI regulation (esp if you're in Bay Area), please show up and offer your support for this bill! If you can't make it, help spread the word!
RSVP link: bit.ly/44lRMsX Details below 👇
RSVP link: bit.ly/44lRMsX Details below 👇
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For those not in those circles, I just need to remind you that losing a job to AI is not a vibes based idea. We are being told explicitly by art directors that we are being weighed against AI for jobs, people on teams fighting against the AD and you. It sucks. It’s demoralizing.
December 4, 2025 at 9:05 PM
For those not in those circles, I just need to remind you that losing a job to AI is not a vibes based idea. We are being told explicitly by art directors that we are being weighed against AI for jobs, people on teams fighting against the AD and you. It sucks. It’s demoralizing.