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NIKOLI | IKOLIN @nikoli.bsky.social · 19d

It really does feel like the internet is useless — crammed full with sponsored ads, incorrect summaries, and seo tactics.

NIKOLI | IKOLIN @nikoli.bsky.social · 25d

is the new iOS update a facelift? %100
Does my little lizard brain go “ooooo prettty” %100000000

NIKOLI | IKOLIN @nikoli.bsky.social · Sep 5

Shinjuku, Tokyo | 09.04.25

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NIKOLI | IKOLIN @nikoli.bsky.social · Aug 6

Cross country road trip is in full effect, once I’m out of the country I plan on sharing all the pictures of tasty foods.

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NIKOLI | IKOLIN @nikoli.bsky.social · Jul 17

I spent all of yesterday grinding old tree stumps, the body is bruised. Tanned. Labored.

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Suzette Smith @suzettesmith.bsky.social · Jul 4

App for this app for that but what is AI doing about people who wear perfume to restaurants

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NIKOLI | IKOLIN @nikoli.bsky.social · Apr 7

Rainy season is upon us and it’s needed with all the fires

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The Onion @theonion.com · Apr 4

Heaven Enacts Retaliatory Tariffs On U.S.-Bound Miracles

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NIKOLI | IKOLIN @nikoli.bsky.social · Apr 3

I guess it boils down toactual discourse vs filler. High quality content vs low effort content.

Everyone has access to video editing software and can rip a series online, so in a way I can understand why Youtube is flooded with this kind of low effort content.

It’s just a bummer to see.

NIKOLI | IKOLIN @nikoli.bsky.social · Apr 3

This isn’t to say I’m against video essays as a whole, I think Contrapoints does them well. It’s research presented with applicable visuals — not a rehashing of content for likes and subs. She also designs sets and backdrops which add to the video aesthetically.

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NIKOLI | IKOLIN @nikoli.bsky.social · Apr 3

Part of it is because I’m staunchly against gen ai, as an illustrator all I see is unsanctioned creative theft.

The other part is this isn’t any different from reposters who recut short form with an artificial voice over (usually stolen from reddit).

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NIKOLI | IKOLIN @nikoli.bsky.social · Apr 3

My youtube recommendations have been flooded with a very specific style of video essay where all of the visuals have been ripped from a single show/series.

I don’t like it.

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NIKOLI | IKOLIN @nikoli.bsky.social · Mar 25

One day I’ll feel rested again… one day.

NIKOLI | IKOLIN @nikoli.bsky.social · Mar 24

Camping for the last five days has left me perma-tired

NIKOLI | IKOLIN @nikoli.bsky.social · Mar 18

@mtsw.bsky.social here’s my contribution to Trump Take Egg — new signage in Ingles, NC

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NIKOLI | IKOLIN @nikoli.bsky.social · Mar 16

Am I dying from allergies? Yes.

Am I happy spring is here? Yea.

NIKOLI | IKOLIN @nikoli.bsky.social · Mar 11

Especially given this amazing Hera line that come up beforehand #hades2 #hera #aphrodite

NIKOLI | IKOLIN @nikoli.bsky.social · Mar 11

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NIKOLI | IKOLIN @nikoli.bsky.social · Mar 11

I adore the writing in #hades2 this interaction alone is oscar worthy, theres so much nuisance in it

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NIKOLI | IKOLIN @nikoli.bsky.social · Mar 8

It feels like spring is finally here and I am so ready to be out of winter

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ILOKIN | NIKOLI @ilokin.bsky.social · Mar 7

“And now here is my secret, a very simple secret: It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye.” ― Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, The Little Prince

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Edd Coates | Game UI Database @eddcoates.bsky.social · Feb 9

I’m seeing a lot of soft takes from industry mutuals at the moment that we shouldn’t be so hard on those who use generative AI because it’s becoming harder and harder to resist.
Wrong. Betraying your ethics (and your peers) because ‘everyone else is doing it’ does not suddenly make it acceptable.

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NIKOLI | IKOLIN @nikoli.bsky.social · Mar 3

Okay so now that flashes is a thing, my illustration account needs to be strictly a beautiful curated feed right? That's what I've learned from other platforms??? @flashes.blue

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NIKOLI | IKOLIN @nikoli.bsky.social · Mar 2

Welp, looks like I'll need to confine all of my Hades 2 posts to this account now

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NIKOLI | IKOLIN @nikoli.bsky.social · Feb 7

I hiked KoKo Head and my legs are absolutely shot 😵‍💫