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Mike Schnier @mikeschnier.bsky.social · 31m

Gasp! A class IV apparition!

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Mike Schnier @mikeschnier.bsky.social · 37m

Sometimes devices on a network don't walk to talk to one another and I'm convinced the reason is ghosts.

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Mike Schnier @mikeschnier.bsky.social · 47m

9 out of 10 times, if there's an outage with a big website it's an internal DNS issue.

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CartoonRecruit.com @cartoonrecruit.com · 20h

Cartoon Recruit is hosting our first portfolio jam in November. ✏️ blog.cartoonrecruit.com/cartoon-recr...

Cartoon Recruit’s first portfolio jam

What’s a portfolio jam? This is a community event where teams of artists work together to produce 20-seconds of animation, each followin...

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untalkative bunny frames @untalkativebunny.drunu.be · 17h

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Mike Schnier @mikeschnier.bsky.social · 1d

Who looks at this and thinks, "yeah this checks out."

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Lucas Nunes @lucasjn.bsky.social · 1d

Here's a T. Rex bored to death trying to bite their own tail. My partner asked me to animate it in stop motion, after she watched a video about the very important topic of "could T. Rex chew its own tail like a dog". The puppet is still a work in progress 🦖

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 1d

You gently run your hand through the rack. You can feel it—pure cotton, rich wool, Irish linen. The plump buttonholes are handsewn; the buttons attached with a firm shank. You flip the price tag over. It's affordable

You buy the jacket and go home, which is only 15 mins away. Your apt is $600/month

Headline reads: Altman says ChatGPT will soon allow erotic for adult users.

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CartoonRecruit.com @cartoonrecruit.com · 1d

Look alive, recruits! Walt Disney Animation Studios is currently searching for a CG Generalist Intern (Winter 2026) working #On-Site in #Burbank. Interested? Visit the direct link below.

Looking for more opportunities? Bookmark cartoonrecruit.com for an ad-free animation job directory.

CG Generalist Intern, Disney Animation - Winter 2026 at DISNEY

Learn more about and apply for the CG Generalist Intern, Disney Animation - Winter 2026 job at DISNEY here.

jobs.disneycareers.com

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CartoonRecruit.com @cartoonrecruit.com · 1d

Good news, recruits! Walt Disney Animation Studios is currently searching for a CG Generalist Intern (Winter 2026) working #On-Site in #Vancouver. Interested? Visit the direct link below.

Looking for more opportunities? Bookmark cartoonrecruit.com for an ad-free animation job directory.

CG Generalist Intern, Disney Animation - Winter 2026 at DISNEY

Learn more about apply for the CG Generalist Intern, Disney Animation - Winter 2026 at DISNEY here.

jobs.disneycareers.com

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Mike Schnier @mikeschnier.bsky.social · 2d

The thing about six seven is that if you're a kid and your humour isn't completely inscrutable to adults then you're doing it wrong.

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Alex Plante 🐀👑 @aplante.com · Oct 1

there’s no way i’m making bread with this

brenda says: this is bubbling and rising but tastes foul. i had a spoonful then my husband did. he nearly vomited. there’s no way i’m making bread with this.

melanie mcdonald says: please don’t eat raw sourdough starter. it is intended to be baked with, not eaten as it is. also it contains raw flour which can cause food poisoning.

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Mike Schnier @mikeschnier.bsky.social · 2d

As someone with dietary restrictions I wouldn't for a moment think to blame the recipe's author if my attempt to take their instructions off-road failed.

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Mike Schnier @mikeschnier.bsky.social · 2d

I really wish I could interview people who write comments like that. I genuinely want to understand the life history that leads people to make these decisions.

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Mike Schnier @mikeschnier.bsky.social · 2d

The recipe comments version of imagining a person to be angry at.

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dr. hazel 🐝 @hazelmonforton.com · 2d

"Whoever thought of vanilla with meat? Nasty." YOU DID, NANCY! THAT WAS YOU! YOU THOUGHT OF THAT!

Alex Plante 🐀👑 @aplante.com · 2d

nancy no!!!!

(recipe: Hamburger Steak with Onions and Gravy)

recipe review

Nancy Wood
1 star

Do NOT use vanilla in place of sherry! I just made this exactly as written and used vanilla since I didn't have sherry. It is now down the disposal. The smell alone was a huge indicator of what it would taste like. Whoever thought of vanilla with meat? Nasty.

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Mike Schnier @mikeschnier.bsky.social · 2d

Or I could just paste the Apple News link. 😅 apple.news/AJpAs5RLCR4m...

How trans visibility became a trap — The Verge

I renewed my passport the day after Trump won again. It wouldn’t expire for years, but I did it anyway, along with many trans people I knew who could scrape together the fee. We all had the same thoug...

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Parker Molloy @parkermolloy.com · 2d

I wrote about trans visibility in a time of rising transphobia for @theverge.com www.theverge.com/cs/features/...

How trans visibility became a trap

People who have documented their lives online are discovering the dark side of digital permanence.

www.theverge.com

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Mike Schnier @mikeschnier.bsky.social · 2d

If you have Apple News, you can search for the headline there.

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Mike Schnier @mikeschnier.bsky.social · 2d

To me, the most useful applications of this technology are boring and not very lucrative. Make software better at finding a specific phrase in an audio recording? Fantastic.

Should that be a SaaS product with a stream of recurring revenue? No.

Mike Schnier @mikeschnier.bsky.social · 2d

It feels like a lot of money is going into looking into the wrong end of a telescope. It feels crazy.

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Mike Schnier @mikeschnier.bsky.social · 2d

I don't know why society needs an unending stream of deepfakes.

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Mike Schnier @mikeschnier.bsky.social · 2d

So what do I call the puck that I watch things on?

Culture Crave 🍿 @culturecrave.co · 3d

Apple TV+ has rebranded to Apple TV

It's their 'vibrant new identity'

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CartoonRecruit.com @cartoonrecruit.com · 2d

This week’s recap covers an animatic pilot, a mini-series announcement from one of the biggest names in indie animation, and a slew of new productions announced at NYCC.

Cartoon Recruit Recap: Character Designer at DreamWorks

Attention recruits! And welcome to the Cartoon Recruit Recap, where we reflect on the past week across the animation industry. And highli...

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Mike Schnier @mikeschnier.bsky.social · 4d

No, you don't need to play at the rigged casino just because the house is winning.

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