Jacob Star
@jacobstar.me
Creator Catalyst @antapex.co
Accessibility Producer @caption.plus
Pop Historian @ pophistory.club
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Accessibility Producer @caption.plus
Pop Historian @ pophistory.club
Opinions are my own. Avatar by @esmiora.com
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Jacob Star
@jacobstar.me
· Oct 17
📌 Hi, I'm Jacob! I run @caption.plus, making those responsibly rich-text closed captions you like, and I talk about pop culture stuff that you probably don't remember.
I also coach many creator friends and help start their initiatives. Keep an eye out for those!
I also coach many creator friends and help start their initiatives. Keep an eye out for those!
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Dug up my old model sheet of King from Owl House when I was originally going to animate two shots for the Owl House reanimated project.
#CharacterDesign #King #TheOwlHouse #ModelSheet
#CharacterDesign #King #TheOwlHouse #ModelSheet
February 8, 2026 at 2:40 AM
Dug up my old model sheet of King from Owl House when I was originally going to animate two shots for the Owl House reanimated project.
#CharacterDesign #King #TheOwlHouse #ModelSheet
#CharacterDesign #King #TheOwlHouse #ModelSheet
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Job offer!!
I’m helping a PBS series look for a social media manager/content creator for an upcoming promotional campaign. The start date is ASAP, and a project timeline that currently goes to July.
This is for a series on American Muslim history, so candidates with cultural familiarity preferred!
I’m helping a PBS series look for a social media manager/content creator for an upcoming promotional campaign. The start date is ASAP, and a project timeline that currently goes to July.
This is for a series on American Muslim history, so candidates with cultural familiarity preferred!
February 7, 2026 at 2:10 AM
Job offer!!
I’m helping a PBS series look for a social media manager/content creator for an upcoming promotional campaign. The start date is ASAP, and a project timeline that currently goes to July.
This is for a series on American Muslim history, so candidates with cultural familiarity preferred!
I’m helping a PBS series look for a social media manager/content creator for an upcoming promotional campaign. The start date is ASAP, and a project timeline that currently goes to July.
This is for a series on American Muslim history, so candidates with cultural familiarity preferred!
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I began testing the light and shadows on the room
This is not a complete version as I think I may be missing a few things but I think I have my first test between light and dark.
#VisualDevelopment #Illustration #Class #BackgroundDesign #Lighting #VisDev #WIP
This is not a complete version as I think I may be missing a few things but I think I have my first test between light and dark.
#VisualDevelopment #Illustration #Class #BackgroundDesign #Lighting #VisDev #WIP
February 7, 2026 at 2:16 AM
I began testing the light and shadows on the room
This is not a complete version as I think I may be missing a few things but I think I have my first test between light and dark.
#VisualDevelopment #Illustration #Class #BackgroundDesign #Lighting #VisDev #WIP
This is not a complete version as I think I may be missing a few things but I think I have my first test between light and dark.
#VisualDevelopment #Illustration #Class #BackgroundDesign #Lighting #VisDev #WIP
tfw you lost the implicit support of Sony doing your marketing for you, and now have to start acting like the publisher you are
February 7, 2026 at 12:42 AM
tfw you lost the implicit support of Sony doing your marketing for you, and now have to start acting like the publisher you are
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February 5, 2026 at 3:08 PM
Can we please for the love of Christ just let Valve take the name "Overwatch" back so they can give it to Deadlock, and then everyone's happy?
February 4, 2026 at 10:09 PM
Can we please for the love of Christ just let Valve take the name "Overwatch" back so they can give it to Deadlock, and then everyone's happy?
How is the first that I'm hearing that the Olympics have even started?
Did they just not have an opening ceremony anyone in my feed gave two s**** about?
Did they just not have an opening ceremony anyone in my feed gave two s**** about?
UPDATE: four minutes into the first event of the Winter Olympics, there has been a power outage
February 4, 2026 at 6:54 PM
How is the first that I'm hearing that the Olympics have even started?
Did they just not have an opening ceremony anyone in my feed gave two s**** about?
Did they just not have an opening ceremony anyone in my feed gave two s**** about?
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But now we have gone from owning 100% to owning 0% because, for the last month, Complexly has been a non-profit organization.
apnews.com/article/john...
apnews.com/article/john...
Hank and John Green's studio becomes a nonprofit as they aim to make 'trustworthy content' online
Author-vloggers Hank and John Green are turning their educational media company Complexly into a nonprofit.
apnews.com
February 4, 2026 at 4:11 PM
But now we have gone from owning 100% to owning 0% because, for the last month, Complexly has been a non-profit organization.
apnews.com/article/john...
apnews.com/article/john...
I remember how entwined the Scouts were with the ceremonies on post when I was in it. It just felt like they were like the kids branch of the military and everyone accepted it.
And yes, it did include regular prayer and like litter pickup which I was not keen on doing.
And yes, it did include regular prayer and like litter pickup which I was not keen on doing.
Idk maybe it's creepy as shit for the US military to be partnering with the children's wilderness & community skills club maybe Scouts should keep keeping "God and country" out of the core values for their fun club for kids
Pentagon threatens to cut ties with Scouting America over ‘core values’
Defense department says it may end support unless youth group abandons inclusivity and returns to ‘God and country’ values
www.theguardian.com
February 4, 2026 at 4:11 PM
I remember how entwined the Scouts were with the ceremonies on post when I was in it. It just felt like they were like the kids branch of the military and everyone accepted it.
And yes, it did include regular prayer and like litter pickup which I was not keen on doing.
And yes, it did include regular prayer and like litter pickup which I was not keen on doing.
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has anyone figured out who this guy is in one of the earliest hl1 screenshots? i always thought this was either a really early version of barney or the human grunt, he doesn't show up in any other screenshot that we have
February 4, 2026 at 2:18 PM
has anyone figured out who this guy is in one of the earliest hl1 screenshots? i always thought this was either a really early version of barney or the human grunt, he doesn't show up in any other screenshot that we have
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Make the most of 24 hours with Jason from Not Just Bikes in the new Nebula Original Day Pass.
February 4, 2026 at 3:31 PM
Make the most of 24 hours with Jason from Not Just Bikes in the new Nebula Original Day Pass.
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literally like two months apart. how was the reality show implosion NOT the weirdest shit to happen to me that year
I for one remember when that was almost immediately preceded by that time you and a ton of others had to deal with a sleazy producer on a game jam show.
hey remember when I got shit on for years for trying to warn people that GamerGate was just Nazis and not just about harassing women and not just about some “consumer revolt”
February 4, 2026 at 1:02 AM
literally like two months apart. how was the reality show implosion NOT the weirdest shit to happen to me that year
I for one remember when that was almost immediately preceded by that time you and a ton of others had to deal with a sleazy producer on a game jam show.
hey remember when I got shit on for years for trying to warn people that GamerGate was just Nazis and not just about harassing women and not just about some “consumer revolt”
The Epstein files reveal what powerful people see in video games: profit, coercion, and control
aftermath.site/jeffrey-epstei...
aftermath.site/jeffrey-epstei...
February 4, 2026 at 12:57 AM
I for one remember when that was almost immediately preceded by that time you and a ton of others had to deal with a sleazy producer on a game jam show.
Solidarity with Animate users after we've dealt with the same thing on the YouTube SRV3 side last month.
February 4, 2026 at 12:49 AM
Solidarity with Animate users after we've dealt with the same thing on the YouTube SRV3 side last month.
Right at the top of our captioning style guide.
Also I still need to come up with a four-panel gag of "Ooh. Ahh. Mmm. AAH!"
Also I still need to come up with a four-panel gag of "Ooh. Ahh. Mmm. AAH!"
Ok, look, @puzzmo.com - the opposite of “yep” is “nope.”
And while I’m at it, if you’re relaxing, you say “ahh,” not “aah.”
And while I’m at it, if you’re relaxing, you say “ahh,” not “aah.”
February 4, 2026 at 12:47 AM
Right at the top of our captioning style guide.
Also I still need to come up with a four-panel gag of "Ooh. Ahh. Mmm. AAH!"
Also I still need to come up with a four-panel gag of "Ooh. Ahh. Mmm. AAH!"
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Can anyone help me out? I’ve been going to human schools all my life but because of a clerical error and the fact that Lyon’s my last name, it seems I’ve been transferred to an all animal school??
February 4, 2026 at 12:04 AM
Can anyone help me out? I’ve been going to human schools all my life but because of a clerical error and the fact that Lyon’s my last name, it seems I’ve been transferred to an all animal school??
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Okay please shit on jkr
But don’t use the logic “it’s suspicious an adult wanted to make a magical world for children”
Bc that’s how you get “everyone who works on media for children should be jailed” ass logic
But don’t use the logic “it’s suspicious an adult wanted to make a magical world for children”
Bc that’s how you get “everyone who works on media for children should be jailed” ass logic
February 3, 2026 at 3:31 PM
Okay please shit on jkr
But don’t use the logic “it’s suspicious an adult wanted to make a magical world for children”
Bc that’s how you get “everyone who works on media for children should be jailed” ass logic
But don’t use the logic “it’s suspicious an adult wanted to make a magical world for children”
Bc that’s how you get “everyone who works on media for children should be jailed” ass logic
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Well. That's bad.
In an interview with NPR, Melinda French Gates confirmed that she ended her marriage with Bill Gates because of allegations contained in the Epstein files.
February 3, 2026 at 8:37 PM
Well. That's bad.
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✨🪙🐀GOLDRATPURSE🐀🪙✨
✨🪙🐀GOLDRATPURSE🐀🪙✨
✨🪙🐀GOLDRATPURSE🐀🪙✨
February 3, 2026 at 2:46 PM
✨🪙🐀GOLDRATPURSE🐀🪙✨
✨🪙🐀GOLDRATPURSE🐀🪙✨
✨🪙🐀GOLDRATPURSE🐀🪙✨
This blowing up here is proof that while the platform does shape the community, the platform is not PERMANENTLY the community.
The people dubbed "2019 twitter" have just largely read the room and moved "this website is free" elsewhere.
The people dubbed "2019 twitter" have just largely read the room and moved "this website is free" elsewhere.
twitter must be dead dead cause someone posted a rat coin purse that would have 2019 twitter losing its collective mind and most of the top comments are bots saying random words or people not nearly amped enough about the rat coin purse
February 3, 2026 at 5:33 PM
This blowing up here is proof that while the platform does shape the community, the platform is not PERMANENTLY the community.
The people dubbed "2019 twitter" have just largely read the room and moved "this website is free" elsewhere.
The people dubbed "2019 twitter" have just largely read the room and moved "this website is free" elsewhere.
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5 years ago, I was commissioned to make concept design for a pitch called Bridge Boys created by writer, Travis Gunn.
It hasn't taken off the ground yet, but I am still proud to call it my first time designing for a Pitch Bible.
It hasn't taken off the ground yet, but I am still proud to call it my first time designing for a Pitch Bible.
February 3, 2026 at 3:56 PM
5 years ago, I was commissioned to make concept design for a pitch called Bridge Boys created by writer, Travis Gunn.
It hasn't taken off the ground yet, but I am still proud to call it my first time designing for a Pitch Bible.
It hasn't taken off the ground yet, but I am still proud to call it my first time designing for a Pitch Bible.
With it being such an industry stalwart, I'm hoping that enough attention, especially from the big teams still using it, will be enough for Adobe to reconsider.
Even a year of sundowning won't be enough to change workflows or preserve decades of material.
Even a year of sundowning won't be enough to change workflows or preserve decades of material.
Called and spoke with Adobe customer support and the guy told me Adobe is discontinuing Animate because apparently the company can't think of any new features to add to the program and they feel it's gotten stale.
So they're just GETTING RID OF IT???
So they're just GETTING RID OF IT???
February 3, 2026 at 2:35 AM
With it being such an industry stalwart, I'm hoping that enough attention, especially from the big teams still using it, will be enough for Adobe to reconsider.
Even a year of sundowning won't be enough to change workflows or preserve decades of material.
Even a year of sundowning won't be enough to change workflows or preserve decades of material.
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This is really bad!
Uhhh, what, hahaha, this will be crippling for animation
helpx.adobe.com/animate/kb/e...
helpx.adobe.com/animate/kb/e...
February 2, 2026 at 7:04 PM
This is really bad!
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Here ya go!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/rif...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/rif...
February 2, 2026 at 6:03 PM
Here ya go!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/rif...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/rif...
The campaign's already at $17k after about 3 hours!
i am fundraising for the Immigrant Rapid Response Fund at the link below! should be live all day 🐋
twitch.tv/shaun_vids
twitch.tv/shaun_vids
shaun_vids - Twitch
hello everyone https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJ6o36XL0CpYb6U5dNBiXHQ
twitch.tv
February 2, 2026 at 12:23 PM
The campaign's already at $17k after about 3 hours!