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Nick Shutter

@nickshutter.bsky.social

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🔞 || he/him || 31 || Bat monster, furry/horror/porn artist, ambient/noise/DS producer, VN dev, newbie game streamsman, politics bastard. Elsewhere: https://nickshutter.carrd.co/ Also: @apparent-abstrctns.bsky.social VRC model by Sadie Layton

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Nick Shutter @nickshutter.bsky.social · Jul 26

📌 My name is Nick! I create many things:
▶ Furry, spooky, and NSFW illustrations (see #MyArt)
▶ Dark ambient, dungeon synth, harsh noise
▶ Visual novel
All of that and more, here: nickshutter.carrd.co

I'll use this post as an Important Stuff thread (art packs, album and game releases, etc.) 👁👁🡇

Illustrated reference sheet for the poster's fursona, a purple skull-headed bat monster. The text reads "Nick Shutter: Weird skull-headed bat monster. Representation of the self online. Wings are optional and can be fused with arms. Goopy blood that smells like a Halloween candy bucket. Play with proportions, bend bone to make expressions. Recognizable is better than accurate. Purple is default but no set palette or pattern. VR Chat model by Sadie Layton."

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Nick Shutter @nickshutter.bsky.social · 10h

I hope Gaga releases an MV for Zombieboy

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Nick Shutter @nickshutter.bsky.social · 12h

If you like #HarshNoise but haven't heard mine, give this one a shot! I play the turntable with a knife on it.

nickshutter.bandcamp.com/album/come-b...

Come Back Comatose, by Nick Shutter

1 track album

nickshutter.bandcamp.com

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¿Mr.Whatshisname? (COMMISSIONS OPEN) @bridgeoffaust.bsky.social · 15h

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Nick Shutter @nickshutter.bsky.social · 15h

Audio editing for the ITG vid is entirely done. Everything's laid out, and I've started work on visuals. I've got the background done, and I've started work on the intro. Still gotta get some PS2 screen recording done, and put my avatar in a bunch of poses that will show up throughout the video.

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Null.Beast @null-beast.bsky.social · 16h

I'm not partaking in weretober, but there are some prompts I really like lol

so day 8: Skeletal Slime 👏

orange skeletal slim, upside down and hogging the composition

#weretober #digitalart #bara #oc

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Nick Shutter @nickshutter.bsky.social · 1d

Super quick (and blitzed) doodle of the guys
#MyMonster #furry #FurryArt #MyArt

Illustration of Samuel, a human, and Sullivan, his monster boyfriend. Sullivan lays on his back while Samuel rides him, bringing Sullivan to climax.

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Nick Shutter @nickshutter.bsky.social · 1d

Trip
#MyMonster #MyArt #furry #FurryArt

Illustration of Sullivan, a humanoid purple monster, tripping and falling. He leaves solid bars of colors in his falling arc.

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Nick Shutter @nickshutter.bsky.social · 1d

Late night Bobbin' it
#MyArt #Furry #FurryArt

Illustration of Bob, a cat character from Animal Crossing.

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thicc husband and father @lukeisamazing.bsky.social · 23h

if I were Gov Pritzker and I actually opposed Trump instead of just bring a meme candidate, I would simply order my state troopers to stand down and not defend ICE.

unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 2d

Troopers just violently attacked protesters, tackled several, several arrests, shoving activists and press with batons.

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Wanderjegson @wanderjegson.bsky.social · 17h

Imagining Jack Frost, Pikachu, and Agumon having a conversation

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Nick Shutter @nickshutter.bsky.social · 17h

"Charlie Kirk Day of Remembrance" yeah personally I love remembering that he got shot

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Dieselbrain @dieselbrain.bsky.social · 18h

This is "debanking", and its a problem that has plagued sex workers for decades. It isnt right when its targetting sex workers and its not right when its targetting game devs and creators either.

Give paypros and your givt reps your grievances and demand that debanking of adult content stop

Ana Valens | 🔞 | Comms Open @acvalens.net · 18h

Per Reddit: Steam adult developer in the UK is sitting on a USD equivalent of six figures, can’t find a bank to take his money because the developer creates adult games

www.reddit.com/r/UKPersonal...

r/UKPersonalFinance
3 hr. ago
Previous-Camera1641

I develop adult video games on Steam. I can't find a bank that will actually let me withdraw my money from Steam. Can I get some advice?
Game has sold quite well on Steam. I've got almost £90,000 ready to withdraw after Steam's cut + VAT taken off.

However, it's been 2 months now and I can't find ANY bank in the UK who will let me withdraw my money from Steam.

I've been banned/refused/unable to get a business account with:

Wise
Revolut
Monzo
Monese
Chase
Starling
Nationwide
Halifax
Barclays
Lloyds
RBS

It always comes down to, "Where did you get this money from?"

"It's coming from games I sell on Steam."

"Can we see the store page?"

"Sure."

"I'm sorry, we can't do business with you at this time."

It keeps coming down to a commercial decision purely because I make adult content.

What the hell am I supposed to do? I've pretty much exhausted the whole banking system. I just want to be able to be paid for products I've sold.

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autumn rain @slitherpunk.bsky.social · 1d

I was genuinely astounded when I was shown this project. Some dedicated fans recreated the whole of Sewer Rave as a map in Minecraft. www.planetminecraft.com/project/sewe...

Sewer Rave in Minecraft Minecraft Map

Sewer Rave is a game created by Autumn Rain, we recreated it in Minecraft. Click here to download the original game for free. Features Fully functional...

www.planetminecraft.com

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Nick Shutter @nickshutter.bsky.social · 1d

Trip
#MyMonster #MyArt #furry #FurryArt

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Nick Shutter @nickshutter.bsky.social · 1d

Late night Bobbin' it
#MyArt #Furry #FurryArt

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Nick Shutter @nickshutter.bsky.social · 1d

Super quick (and blitzed) doodle of the guys
#MyMonster #furry #FurryArt #MyArt

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Nick Shutter @nickshutter.bsky.social · 1d

Today: cut the audio I recorded the other day into even smaller chunks, slapped limiters/de-essers/compressors on it all, and even started getting the audio set in place in Resolve—up to section 13 out of 31! Would like to get the rest of the audio in place tomorrow.

Nick Shutter @nickshutter.bsky.social · 1d

huuuge W actually

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 1d

It's hard to help Americans left behind because so much of US identity is rooted in individualism. The average American conservative holds all three positions at once:

— Virtue signals about supporting US manufacturing
— Against raising the minimum wage
— Buys foreign imports because they're cheap

HardPass4 on Twitter tweets: "I'm willing to pay more for quality products if they are made in America, by Americans, who are paid a decent income." The tweet shows Norman Rockwell's "Freedom of Speech" painting, which is often used to show the tweeter is expressing a brave opinion.

HardPass4 on Twitter tweets: "MINIMUM WAGE JOBS WERE NOT MEANT TO BE A CAREER. Why does no one understand this? Entry level jobs are STEPPING STONES to better jobs. No one wants to work towards that though."

HardPass4 on Twitter tweets: "Buy $5 gloves instead of $50 ones. Trust me." The tweet shows a box of "Gorilla Grip" gloves.

The label on Gorilla Grip gloves show they're made in China.

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 1d

I interviewed one of these factory workers in Los Angeles. She gets paid three cents to sew a zipper, five cents for a collar, and seven cents to prepare the top part of a skirt.

This is how fast fashion brands like Fashion Nova can put "Made in USA" tags on dress shirts that retail for only $25

"Every day at 6 am, Bilma boards a bus that shuttles her to downtown Los Angeles’s Fashion District. When she reaches the garment factory an hour later, she starts working immediately, without punching in. Like thousands of other garment workers in the United States, Bilma’s wages aren’t tethered to the clock but rather to the quantity of operations she executes. Three cents for a zipper or sleeve, five cents for a collar, and seven cents to prepare the top part of a skirt before she passes it onto the next sewing operator in line. Assembling an entire dress earns her a mere 15 cents. Bilma toils away on garments primarily for fast-fashion labels such as Fashion Nova, Lulus, and Lucy in the Sky, who prioritize quickly stocking on-trend items over the quality of materials. These companies peddle things like $80 maxi dresses, $25 poplin dress shirts, and $5 crop tops, all modeled by beautiful people and bedecked with the tantalizing promise of low-cost glamor."

"This worker payment system, known as “piecework” in the garment industry, is how US-based manufacturers can sidestep labor laws that require companies to pay at least the minimum wage. Rather than compensating Bilma for the exhausting 12-hour shifts—a regimen that, according to LA County’s minimum wage requirement, should yield $202.80—her pay is determined by the individual tasks she performs, which can fluctuate daily. Despite her adept handling of hundreds of garments a day, Bilma’s earnings typically linger around $50 per day. That’s $300 weekly for the standard six-day grind and $350 if she opts for Sunday labor. Doing what she can with this modest income, Bilma spends $400 a month to live in a two-bedroom apartment with six other people, some of whom are day laborers. In this crowded arrangement, two occupants squeeze into each bedroom, while two more lay claim to the living room. Bilma sleeps in the corner of the bustling kitchen."

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Nick Shutter @nickshutter.bsky.social · 1d

The VOD for today's stream is up! Thank you to those who came to watch!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=vDC6...

Broken computer's dream (Yume Nikki Fan Game) | Full Game

YouTube video by Nick Shutter VODs Archive

www.youtube.com

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pye @raptor.on.computer · 2d

you might think this is funny at first, but dont buy this slop

buy merch from real furry artists who will benefit from your support, not corporations cashing in on the fact that your subculture has gone mainstream

Spazzy 📎 @spazzy.bsky.social · 3d

Between this and the Spirit Halloween masks, it's amusing but also the nightmare of furry going mainstream. 💀

Gross furry shirts at Spencer's. s: @R0rek (X)

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Pavel @spavel.bsky.social · 1d

"Slashdot: What's the reason OneDrive tells users this setting can only be turned off 3 times a year?

[Microsoft's publicist chose not to answer this question.]"

Microsoft's OneDrive Begins Testing Face-Recognizing AI for Photos (for Some Preview Users) - Slashdot

I uploaded a photo on my phone to Microsoft's "OneDrive" file-hosting app — and there was a surprise waiting under Privacy and Permissions. "OneDrive uses AI to recognize faces in your photos.....

slashdot.org

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🧃🥫 @confeito000-333.bsky.social · 2d

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