J. L. Barnes
@fishwithatophat.com
I draw gentlemen animals. I write sci-fi and fantasy. And when I'm not preparing for the zombie apocalypse, I run DragonCrest Studios, 'cause it pays for kibble.
www.fishwithatophat.com
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www.fishwithatophat.com
https://www.instagram.com/fishwithatophat/
Paging @veleda-k.bsky.social... and anyone else into good-looking nail polish for a cause!
If you're a nail polish person, the MN-based small polish maker Atomic Polish is selling Ice Out, and 100% of the proceeds of it are going to the Immigrant Rapid Response Fund
ICE Out - Fundraising Nail Polish
**Shipping Update** Shipping will continue once more ingredients have arrived for this polish. Orders should go out in about 2 weeks. Ice Out is a blurple based polish with a blue/aqua shift and pink ...
www.atomicpolish.com
January 28, 2026 at 3:59 AM
Paging @veleda-k.bsky.social... and anyone else into good-looking nail polish for a cause!
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This only works as a philosophical position if you have dehumanised everyone on the planet, all of our wants, needs, hopes and desires into an algorithm simple enough for Silicon Valley tech nerds with zero interpersonal skills to approximate by stealing our writing.
Anthropic's philosopher, Amanda Askell, says she worries that AI might not 'feel that loved' and grow up feeling 'always judged.'
Anthropic's philosopher says we don't know for sure if AI can feel
Anthropic's philosopher, Amanda Askell, says she worries that AI might not 'feel that loved' and grow up feeling 'always judged.'
www.businessinsider.com
January 26, 2026 at 8:32 AM
This only works as a philosophical position if you have dehumanised everyone on the planet, all of our wants, needs, hopes and desires into an algorithm simple enough for Silicon Valley tech nerds with zero interpersonal skills to approximate by stealing our writing.
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The Masque of Anarchy, by Percy Bysshe Shelley, 1819.
January 25, 2026 at 1:51 PM
The Masque of Anarchy, by Percy Bysshe Shelley, 1819.
Ah yes, "Under the Dome," the famous reality TV series... in which a town is cut off from the world by a magical dome.
January 23, 2026 at 11:27 PM
Ah yes, "Under the Dome," the famous reality TV series... in which a town is cut off from the world by a magical dome.
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This is an excellent analogy, because my recollection from grade school is that the pen on the right looks fun and exciting, and then you play with it for a few minutes and realize it's not actually useful for anything and in fact makes some tasks more cumbersome, and never think about it again.
yeah, just out of interest, how many people choose the pen on the right for real work or art? See a lot of them in professional workplaces, do you?
January 22, 2026 at 12:21 PM
This is an excellent analogy, because my recollection from grade school is that the pen on the right looks fun and exciting, and then you play with it for a few minutes and realize it's not actually useful for anything and in fact makes some tasks more cumbersome, and never think about it again.
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Nasra Ahmed, a 23-year-old US citizen, was arrested and detained by ICE. She was held for TWO DAYS.
ICE agents handcuffed her, called her a racial slur, and she was knocked to the ground so hard she got a concussion.
This cannot continue happening. ICE needs to leave.
ICE agents handcuffed her, called her a racial slur, and she was knocked to the ground so hard she got a concussion.
This cannot continue happening. ICE needs to leave.
January 22, 2026 at 1:42 AM
Nasra Ahmed, a 23-year-old US citizen, was arrested and detained by ICE. She was held for TWO DAYS.
ICE agents handcuffed her, called her a racial slur, and she was knocked to the ground so hard she got a concussion.
This cannot continue happening. ICE needs to leave.
ICE agents handcuffed her, called her a racial slur, and she was knocked to the ground so hard she got a concussion.
This cannot continue happening. ICE needs to leave.
Odd thinks car rides are for dog piles.
January 20, 2026 at 11:10 PM
Odd thinks car rides are for dog piles.
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ASYLUM (2001)
Acrylic On Panel - 22” x 28”
Another double entendre title—for “asylum” can infer both confinement and security. 1/2
Acrylic On Panel - 22” x 28”
Another double entendre title—for “asylum” can infer both confinement and security. 1/2
January 20, 2026 at 12:33 PM
ASYLUM (2001)
Acrylic On Panel - 22” x 28”
Another double entendre title—for “asylum” can infer both confinement and security. 1/2
Acrylic On Panel - 22” x 28”
Another double entendre title—for “asylum” can infer both confinement and security. 1/2
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I just woke up from a nap and somehow while I was asleep, everyone on the bus has figured out we are not going to the right place
January 20, 2026 at 1:57 AM
I just woke up from a nap and somehow while I was asleep, everyone on the bus has figured out we are not going to the right place
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Imagine investing the world economy in data centers just to get beaten by a girl with a box of pencils.
From "Frieren" Season 2 ending, animated with colored pencils by Mimei Aoume (she had already worked on Season 1 ending).
www.youtube.com/watch?v=FY4B...
www.instagram.com/mimei_a
www.youtube.com/watch?v=FY4B...
www.instagram.com/mimei_a
January 18, 2026 at 8:14 PM
Imagine investing the world economy in data centers just to get beaten by a girl with a box of pencils.
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Stickerapp, stickerninja, diecutstickers, stickerrobot, bumperactive, literally any other sticker website is better than Stickermule. Hell, printing them yourself on plain paper, cutting them out with dull scissors, and applying glue stick to the back by hand is better than Stickermule.
The latest move by Sticker Mule's owner. Please don't give these people your money (or honestly send them your artwork, you never know).
January 16, 2026 at 6:19 PM
Stickerapp, stickerninja, diecutstickers, stickerrobot, bumperactive, literally any other sticker website is better than Stickermule. Hell, printing them yourself on plain paper, cutting them out with dull scissors, and applying glue stick to the back by hand is better than Stickermule.
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being an artist is really just realising that you've never actually known what anything looks like ever
January 16, 2026 at 7:36 PM
being an artist is really just realising that you've never actually known what anything looks like ever
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“ICE agents, get out now because historically, this ends with you hanging from a lamppost and your body paraded through the streets.” - the …we rate dogs guy
January 16, 2026 at 3:49 AM
“ICE agents, get out now because historically, this ends with you hanging from a lamppost and your body paraded through the streets.” - the …we rate dogs guy
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January 16, 2026 at 1:27 PM
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Good thing to remember when signing book contracts. Esp. since for most academic presses this doesn’t directly affect their bottom line at all so they’re likely to say yes w/o much pushback. (They make their money by selling off the rights to a foreign publisher who is commissioning the translation)
Authors, remember that you CAN insist on human translation for your foreign-language editions and have it written into your contracts. You can no longer just assume you're going to get a human to work on the book whose every word you wrote with intent.
January 14, 2026 at 6:21 AM
Good thing to remember when signing book contracts. Esp. since for most academic presses this doesn’t directly affect their bottom line at all so they’re likely to say yes w/o much pushback. (They make their money by selling off the rights to a foreign publisher who is commissioning the translation)
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check your values using a full black layer on colour layer mode on top of your illustration! if your illustration and composition is readable in black and white, it's working in colour! 💖
ARTISTS: quote with some random art advice!!
January 11, 2026 at 9:05 PM
check your values using a full black layer on colour layer mode on top of your illustration! if your illustration and composition is readable in black and white, it's working in colour! 💖
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Friendly reminder that we call eggplant eggplant because the "normal" eggplant used to look like this
January 12, 2026 at 5:42 AM
Friendly reminder that we call eggplant eggplant because the "normal" eggplant used to look like this
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I can't believe I'm posting this video - but we actually have to have a conversation about the real world implications of America going to war over Greenland.
Let me walk you through it. It doesn't turn out well for us.
Let me walk you through it. It doesn't turn out well for us.
January 11, 2026 at 2:44 AM
I can't believe I'm posting this video - but we actually have to have a conversation about the real world implications of America going to war over Greenland.
Let me walk you through it. It doesn't turn out well for us.
Let me walk you through it. It doesn't turn out well for us.
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DO YOUR PART!
January 10, 2026 at 4:14 AM
DO YOUR PART!
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might as well just... add some additional panels
January 9, 2026 at 8:48 PM
might as well just... add some additional panels