mariik ☃️
@marstrekoziy.bsky.social
Ya local gay fanart making hedgie ✍️🦔🌈
Yapping, drawing, obsessing over nu🦀 and hades 🌔
🔞 STRICTLY 18+ 🔞
MINORS & NO AGE IN BIO=BLOCK
25+, they/them
art tag: #marstrekozart
Yapping, drawing, obsessing over nu🦀 and hades 🌔
🔞 STRICTLY 18+ 🔞
MINORS & NO AGE IN BIO=BLOCK
25+, they/them
art tag: #marstrekozart
yeahhhhh tbh tbh tbh the entire time I've been playing legends z-a my only thought has been "man I should have just started a new legends arceus save file"...😬
December 3, 2025 at 7:53 PM
yeahhhhh tbh tbh tbh the entire time I've been playing legends z-a my only thought has been "man I should have just started a new legends arceus save file"...😬
THIS THIS THIS!! this is such a wonderful thread about posting art online and what you better focus on whenever you wanna post art for shits and giggles or for making it your career
🧵 Understand WHY you're posting your art.
📈If it's for numbers/gratification: You do you, hop on trends, but understand some creators won't want to engage with you because of differences in goals.
💰If it's for income: use metrics to gauge your MARKETING skills, not your value as an artist.
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📈If it's for numbers/gratification: You do you, hop on trends, but understand some creators won't want to engage with you because of differences in goals.
💰If it's for income: use metrics to gauge your MARKETING skills, not your value as an artist.
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Random talk here:
I've been asked before by newer/younger artists about how to get popular or meet other artists.
My answer is "please do not make popularity your focus when creating art." It's going to leave you frustrated and feeling empty when you create artwork. It'll suck the fun out of it.
I've been asked before by newer/younger artists about how to get popular or meet other artists.
My answer is "please do not make popularity your focus when creating art." It's going to leave you frustrated and feeling empty when you create artwork. It'll suck the fun out of it.
December 3, 2025 at 11:44 AM
THIS THIS THIS!! this is such a wonderful thread about posting art online and what you better focus on whenever you wanna post art for shits and giggles or for making it your career
I would say millennial and older gen z but yeah. Yeah.
December 2, 2025 at 7:12 PM
I would say millennial and older gen z but yeah. Yeah.
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Hiiii ! I’m proud to share with you my work for #NuCarniAdvent25 !
The prompt was : Shelter From the Cold/Huddle For Warmth
Thank you @nucarnievents.bsky.social for having me in this event !
#nucarnival #quincy #edmond #eiden
The prompt was : Shelter From the Cold/Huddle For Warmth
Thank you @nucarnievents.bsky.social for having me in this event !
#nucarnival #quincy #edmond #eiden
December 2, 2025 at 8:25 AM
Hiiii ! I’m proud to share with you my work for #NuCarniAdvent25 !
The prompt was : Shelter From the Cold/Huddle For Warmth
Thank you @nucarnievents.bsky.social for having me in this event !
#nucarnival #quincy #edmond #eiden
The prompt was : Shelter From the Cold/Huddle For Warmth
Thank you @nucarnievents.bsky.social for having me in this event !
#nucarnival #quincy #edmond #eiden
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I know this art was picked cuz its GTA but boy howdy does it look like its suggesting a solution
Rockstar co-founder and former Grand Theft Auto writer Dan Houser has likened AI to mad cow disease, and claimed that humanity is being pulled in a direction “by a certain group of people who maybe aren't fully rounded humans.” https://bit.ly/4pDEfoN
December 2, 2025 at 12:57 PM
I know this art was picked cuz its GTA but boy howdy does it look like its suggesting a solution
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Sega: "There's no money is Sonic's world"
meanwhile, Vector:
meanwhile, Vector:
December 1, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Sega: "There's no money is Sonic's world"
meanwhile, Vector:
meanwhile, Vector:
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firefox AI and slop disablers from tumblr for the people from local hero mckitterick. Tried it on my end and the browser is significantly faster now
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December 2, 2025 at 3:47 AM
firefox AI and slop disablers from tumblr for the people from local hero mckitterick. Tried it on my end and the browser is significantly faster now
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I have some Gripes w legends z-a like literally everyone else but I gotta say, having your character go by he/him and have an option to make them look like this is definitely something I hope pokemon games will keep from now on
December 1, 2025 at 5:41 PM
I have some Gripes w legends z-a like literally everyone else but I gotta say, having your character go by he/him and have an option to make them look like this is definitely something I hope pokemon games will keep from now on
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• “I didn’t watch it, but TikTok told me it’s problematic.”
• “I didn’t read it, but here’s my take based on screenshots.”
• “I didn’t follow the narrative, but I saw a gifset and that’s enough.”
• “I don’t understand the plot, therefore the writing is bad.”
• “I didn’t read it, but here’s my take based on screenshots.”
• “I didn’t follow the narrative, but I saw a gifset and that’s enough.”
• “I don’t understand the plot, therefore the writing is bad.”
November 29, 2025 at 8:19 PM
• “I didn’t watch it, but TikTok told me it’s problematic.”
• “I didn’t read it, but here’s my take based on screenshots.”
• “I didn’t follow the narrative, but I saw a gifset and that’s enough.”
• “I don’t understand the plot, therefore the writing is bad.”
• “I didn’t read it, but here’s my take based on screenshots.”
• “I didn’t follow the narrative, but I saw a gifset and that’s enough.”
• “I don’t understand the plot, therefore the writing is bad.”
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One of the best pieces of advice I ever got is that when you feel hopeless, out of place, or just generally at a loss, you should look for ways to be helpful or kind to someone else. Works every time.
November 27, 2025 at 5:09 PM
One of the best pieces of advice I ever got is that when you feel hopeless, out of place, or just generally at a loss, you should look for ways to be helpful or kind to someone else. Works every time.
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It would be extremely cool if a bunch of people called payment processors over Black Friday weekend to ask why they're telling people what they can and can't buy with their own money. This holiday season, give the gift of calling payment processors over Black Friday weekend
Spoke with a source who told me the call volume is so high, a call center for both Mastercard & Visa is bringing out pizza and ice cream so agents don’t quite amid the rush. Long waits are causing dropped calls.
What you’re doing is working. Call MC & Visa.
What you’re doing is working. Call MC & Visa.
November 27, 2025 at 4:25 AM
It would be extremely cool if a bunch of people called payment processors over Black Friday weekend to ask why they're telling people what they can and can't buy with their own money. This holiday season, give the gift of calling payment processors over Black Friday weekend
I PICKED IT UP LETS GOOOOOOOO
November 27, 2025 at 5:14 PM
I PICKED IT UP LETS GOOOOOOOO
My paycheck is here and legends z-a is on a such amazing sale right now............. I shall treat myself right. Right
November 26, 2025 at 6:29 PM
My paycheck is here and legends z-a is on a such amazing sale right now............. I shall treat myself right. Right
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Thank you for doing this!
I'm also a germany-based artist and I'm currently taking a batch of pre-orders for printed tapestries and hand made jewelry
forms.gle/Tp9YJb5S3UNg...
I'm also a germany-based artist and I'm currently taking a batch of pre-orders for printed tapestries and hand made jewelry
forms.gle/Tp9YJb5S3UNg...
November 26, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Thank you for doing this!
I'm also a germany-based artist and I'm currently taking a batch of pre-orders for printed tapestries and hand made jewelry
forms.gle/Tp9YJb5S3UNg...
I'm also a germany-based artist and I'm currently taking a batch of pre-orders for printed tapestries and hand made jewelry
forms.gle/Tp9YJb5S3UNg...
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Such a lovely idea for a thread, thank you !
I make enamel jewelry (pins and necklaces) and various Souls games fanart over on siriusboundshop.etsy.com 🖤 Based in France !
I make enamel jewelry (pins and necklaces) and various Souls games fanart over on siriusboundshop.etsy.com 🖤 Based in France !
November 26, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Such a lovely idea for a thread, thank you !
I make enamel jewelry (pins and necklaces) and various Souls games fanart over on siriusboundshop.etsy.com 🖤 Based in France !
I make enamel jewelry (pins and necklaces) and various Souls games fanart over on siriusboundshop.etsy.com 🖤 Based in France !
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The NU: Carnival Holiday Flash Exchange is here!
This is an 18+ flash exchange for art & fic. The minimum requirement is 200 words or a clean sketch. Works do not have to be holiday-themed, but it's welcome & encouraged!
#NUcarnival #NUflashfic
This is an 18+ flash exchange for art & fic. The minimum requirement is 200 words or a clean sketch. Works do not have to be holiday-themed, but it's welcome & encouraged!
#NUcarnival #NUflashfic
November 23, 2025 at 5:02 AM
The NU: Carnival Holiday Flash Exchange is here!
This is an 18+ flash exchange for art & fic. The minimum requirement is 200 words or a clean sketch. Works do not have to be holiday-themed, but it's welcome & encouraged!
#NUcarnival #NUflashfic
This is an 18+ flash exchange for art & fic. The minimum requirement is 200 words or a clean sketch. Works do not have to be holiday-themed, but it's welcome & encouraged!
#NUcarnival #NUflashfic
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I haven't seen a post like this going around yet, so I'll make it myself! EU-based artists, tell us what you sell and drop a link to your shop in the replies ❤️
Everyone else: please spread the thread and check out the artists if you want to support human made art this holiday season 🌟
#shopsmall
Everyone else: please spread the thread and check out the artists if you want to support human made art this holiday season 🌟
#shopsmall
November 25, 2025 at 4:24 PM
I haven't seen a post like this going around yet, so I'll make it myself! EU-based artists, tell us what you sell and drop a link to your shop in the replies ❤️
Everyone else: please spread the thread and check out the artists if you want to support human made art this holiday season 🌟
#shopsmall
Everyone else: please spread the thread and check out the artists if you want to support human made art this holiday season 🌟
#shopsmall
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Canada is releasing a set of stamps celebrating the nation's graphic novelists.
These stamps feature Kate Beaton, Jimmy Beaulieu, Guy Delisle, Julie Doucet, Bryan Lee O’Malley and Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas, alongside some of their famous works.
These stamps feature Kate Beaton, Jimmy Beaulieu, Guy Delisle, Julie Doucet, Bryan Lee O’Malley and Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas, alongside some of their famous works.
November 21, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Canada is releasing a set of stamps celebrating the nation's graphic novelists.
These stamps feature Kate Beaton, Jimmy Beaulieu, Guy Delisle, Julie Doucet, Bryan Lee O’Malley and Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas, alongside some of their famous works.
These stamps feature Kate Beaton, Jimmy Beaulieu, Guy Delisle, Julie Doucet, Bryan Lee O’Malley and Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas, alongside some of their famous works.
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When ever one of those AI bros tires to tell you that artist are gatekeeping art remember that pros, armatures, hobbyist all stopped what they where doing to provide guidance to a newbie artist over the shared experience that "this one angle is hard to draw"
The "Frieren Looking Up" Art Trend attracted some Big Names in Animation! Excited for Season 2?
November 22, 2025 at 5:45 PM
When ever one of those AI bros tires to tell you that artist are gatekeeping art remember that pros, armatures, hobbyist all stopped what they where doing to provide guidance to a newbie artist over the shared experience that "this one angle is hard to draw"
I'm glad to be off antidepressants and I feel way more in tune w myself without them but man one thing that I miss about taking them is that I wasn't such a CRYBABY OH MY GOD LITERALLY ANYTHING REMOTELY TOUCHING IMMEDIATELY MOVES ME TO TEARS AND ITS ANNOYING
November 24, 2025 at 9:23 PM
I'm glad to be off antidepressants and I feel way more in tune w myself without them but man one thing that I miss about taking them is that I wasn't such a CRYBABY OH MY GOD LITERALLY ANYTHING REMOTELY TOUCHING IMMEDIATELY MOVES ME TO TEARS AND ITS ANNOYING
it should be illegal for youtubers to put YET UNRELEASED songs in their end credits bcs what I'm supposed to do now, constantly replay a section of 5hr video to listen to that song again??? Because we'll I guess I'm gonna until the song is released!!!
November 23, 2025 at 10:51 PM
it should be illegal for youtubers to put YET UNRELEASED songs in their end credits bcs what I'm supposed to do now, constantly replay a section of 5hr video to listen to that song again??? Because we'll I guess I'm gonna until the song is released!!!
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When these things work well they can work *really well*. See Alphafold.
The animosity should not be misplaced.
The dipshits burning the world up to use a bloated autocomplete as a stand-in for human thought and creativity are the ones to blame.
The animosity should not be misplaced.
The dipshits burning the world up to use a bloated autocomplete as a stand-in for human thought and creativity are the ones to blame.
November 23, 2025 at 1:58 PM
When these things work well they can work *really well*. See Alphafold.
The animosity should not be misplaced.
The dipshits burning the world up to use a bloated autocomplete as a stand-in for human thought and creativity are the ones to blame.
The animosity should not be misplaced.
The dipshits burning the world up to use a bloated autocomplete as a stand-in for human thought and creativity are the ones to blame.
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At its most simple form any ML model is a just a blob of math that you optimize to produce desired outputs from some type of inputs.
Like categorizing items, identifying anomalies, etc. It's *specific* in purpose.
LLMs and GenAI are no different, you're just getting scammed about what they do.
Like categorizing items, identifying anomalies, etc. It's *specific* in purpose.
LLMs and GenAI are no different, you're just getting scammed about what they do.
November 23, 2025 at 1:47 PM
At its most simple form any ML model is a just a blob of math that you optimize to produce desired outputs from some type of inputs.
Like categorizing items, identifying anomalies, etc. It's *specific* in purpose.
LLMs and GenAI are no different, you're just getting scammed about what they do.
Like categorizing items, identifying anomalies, etc. It's *specific* in purpose.
LLMs and GenAI are no different, you're just getting scammed about what they do.
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This. I've been working with "machine learning" since before the current AI-fever and it's an invaluable tool in science and engineering.
LLMs and GenAI are being misused in a criminally negligent way and using misplaced legitimacy to do it, and that misdirect cannot be allowed to continue.
LLMs and GenAI are being misused in a criminally negligent way and using misplaced legitimacy to do it, and that misdirect cannot be allowed to continue.
Journalist challenge: Use “Machine Learning” when you mean machine learning and “LLM” when you mean LLM. Ditch “AI” as a catch-all term, it’s not useful for readers and it helps companies trying to confuse the public by obscuring the roles played by different technologies. 🧪
November 23, 2025 at 1:47 PM
This. I've been working with "machine learning" since before the current AI-fever and it's an invaluable tool in science and engineering.
LLMs and GenAI are being misused in a criminally negligent way and using misplaced legitimacy to do it, and that misdirect cannot be allowed to continue.
LLMs and GenAI are being misused in a criminally negligent way and using misplaced legitimacy to do it, and that misdirect cannot be allowed to continue.