Samson sparkling in the sky ✨🏳️⚧️
@sammysammysam.bsky.social
He/him. Artist, Dungeonmaster, actually generally curious and excitable. Ask me about my pirate Boston! Also feel free to retweet my art ☺️❤️🧡💛💚🩵💙💜 #SamsArt
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Hades2 spoilers: #h2boogaloo
Gallery: https://cara.app/samsondraws
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Hades2 spoilers: #h2boogaloo
Gallery: https://cara.app/samsondraws
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Darüber sollte in Talkshows gesprochen werden: Der Staat verzichtet auf Milliarden, weil in Finanzämtern Personal abgebaut wird und die Prüfer besonders Großbetriebe und Reiche immer seltener besuchen!
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Zu wenig Prüfer: Staat verzichtet auf 18 Milliarden Euro
Der Staat verzichtet auf Steuermilliarden, weil es in Finanzämtern an Personal fehlt. Dabei bringen Prüfer mehr ein, als sie kosten
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December 9, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Darüber sollte in Talkshows gesprochen werden: Der Staat verzichtet auf Milliarden, weil in Finanzämtern Personal abgebaut wird und die Prüfer besonders Großbetriebe und Reiche immer seltener besuchen!
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"Machine translation would handle the heavy lifting, and we’d add the expert polish. Except the machine made a mess. And we’re doing expert-level cognitive labour to clean it up for cleaning wages.
We’re not mops. We’re translators."
#translation #xl8
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We’re not mops. We’re translators."
#translation #xl8
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An open letter to colleagues: we are not mops
After more than two decades working in legal translation across four languages and multiple jurisdictions, I’ve watched our profession reshaped by forces that claim efficiency as a path to our expenda...
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December 10, 2025 at 11:02 AM
"Machine translation would handle the heavy lifting, and we’d add the expert polish. Except the machine made a mess. And we’re doing expert-level cognitive labour to clean it up for cleaning wages.
We’re not mops. We’re translators."
#translation #xl8
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We’re not mops. We’re translators."
#translation #xl8
www.linkedin.com/pulse/open-l...
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Dorito Pope Geoff claims running The Game Awards is an "impossible" balancing act. Sir, it's only impossible because he tries to pass off a three-hour infomercial as a celebration of art. The Game Ads Awards are just a billboard for shareholders. www.thegamebusiness.com/p/interview-...
Interview: Geoff Keighley on the impossible balancing act of running The Game Awards
“We feel the weight of what we’re doing”
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December 9, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Dorito Pope Geoff claims running The Game Awards is an "impossible" balancing act. Sir, it's only impossible because he tries to pass off a three-hour infomercial as a celebration of art. The Game Ads Awards are just a billboard for shareholders. www.thegamebusiness.com/p/interview-...
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When I studied some Japanese via Youtube, Xavi was there to help (snuggling, purring). The tiniest Sensei
December 10, 2025 at 7:06 AM
When I studied some Japanese via Youtube, Xavi was there to help (snuggling, purring). The tiniest Sensei
This is a tough read and among my followers I am mainly preaching to the choir, but this is one of the downsides of AI I barely hear about. There are suffering humans here
Now imagine sharing your private fantasies with what you believe is a bot that cannot judge or remember. Just that, on the other side, is a man in a one-room home in Nairobi, pretending to be an AI companion.
That man is Michael, and this is his story: data-workers.org/michael/
That man is Michael, and this is his story: data-workers.org/michael/
The Emotional Labor Behind AI Intimacy, by Michael Geoffrey Asia.
Imagine confiding your most private fantasies to what you believe is an unfeeling algorithm that cannot judge or remember. Now imagine that on the other side of that conversation is a man sitting in a...
data-workers.org
December 10, 2025 at 6:43 AM
This is a tough read and among my followers I am mainly preaching to the choir, but this is one of the downsides of AI I barely hear about. There are suffering humans here
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Just a reminder --
December 9, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Just a reminder --
Never have I ever agreed with a reply (at least not in a while). I have blocked people who yell at others like the one replying to OP's art, but alt txt is something we all should do, even if we don't instantly understand why.
Much love!
Much love!
this person was a dick but I do agree that alt text is important so I'd like to offer tips:
first, there's an accessibility setting right in bsky that can remind you to add alt text.
second, alt text should be plain and simple. Here's a good guide: accessibility.huit.harvard.edu/describe-con...
first, there's an accessibility setting right in bsky that can remind you to add alt text.
second, alt text should be plain and simple. Here's a good guide: accessibility.huit.harvard.edu/describe-con...
December 9, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Never have I ever agreed with a reply (at least not in a while). I have blocked people who yell at others like the one replying to OP's art, but alt txt is something we all should do, even if we don't instantly understand why.
Much love!
Much love!
Hhhhhh look at how the difference between demonetized and demonized are merely two letters hhhhhh
December 9, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Hhhhhh look at how the difference between demonetized and demonized are merely two letters hhhhhh
No stream today, think I'm getting the flu
December 9, 2025 at 2:42 PM
No stream today, think I'm getting the flu
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“The penguin, arriving from the distant South Pole in Tokyo, was confused,” the copy reads. “While he could get around in the ocean swimmingly, he couldn’t navigate Tokyo. Then, one day, he met Suica.”
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December 9, 2025 at 1:45 PM
“The penguin, arriving from the distant South Pole in Tokyo, was confused,” the copy reads. “While he could get around in the ocean swimmingly, he couldn’t navigate Tokyo. Then, one day, he met Suica.”
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I am brimming with holiday spirit
December 8, 2025 at 12:47 PM
I am brimming with holiday spirit
Who are we to tell others to forgive their abusers? That's a deeply personal decision. Talking about Dench regarding Spacey/Weinstein. But it goes for literally everyone
December 9, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Who are we to tell others to forgive their abusers? That's a deeply personal decision. Talking about Dench regarding Spacey/Weinstein. But it goes for literally everyone
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Before I go on Etsy, are there any laid-off game artists in my follower/repost pool who would be available for a custom DnD party art commission? Four characters, a few special requests, preferably by Christmas? DM me! I have money!
December 7, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Before I go on Etsy, are there any laid-off game artists in my follower/repost pool who would be available for a custom DnD party art commission? Four characters, a few special requests, preferably by Christmas? DM me! I have money!
What if I did painterly, abstract backgrounds and put cartoony characters in the foreground?
December 8, 2025 at 9:53 PM
What if I did painterly, abstract backgrounds and put cartoony characters in the foreground?
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pals you gotta quit spotify
December 8, 2025 at 4:44 PM
pals you gotta quit spotify
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December 8, 2025 at 7:45 PM
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timeline cleanse: hab gerade das allersüßeste bild von bingo gemacht 😭
December 8, 2025 at 8:31 PM
timeline cleanse: hab gerade das allersüßeste bild von bingo gemacht 😭
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Why don't you grab your oomfie and take things somewhere private? ;)
How Social Media, its UX, and the culture surrounding it nip budding friendships before they can bloom?
Not really. Just another blog post about how things make me feel.
How Social Media, its UX, and the culture surrounding it nip budding friendships before they can bloom?
Not really. Just another blog post about how things make me feel.
An Ode to Email
Internet friends are real. But moots and oomfies are not friendship at its fullest potential. Once again, it's the UX's fault.
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December 8, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Why don't you grab your oomfie and take things somewhere private? ;)
How Social Media, its UX, and the culture surrounding it nip budding friendships before they can bloom?
Not really. Just another blog post about how things make me feel.
How Social Media, its UX, and the culture surrounding it nip budding friendships before they can bloom?
Not really. Just another blog post about how things make me feel.
Suddenly angrily remembering an ex colleague from the covid testing centre, who is an established member of the community, works in the care sector and does charitable work who just decided she hates my guts because???
And when I told my family they were like "Aaw, you sure? She was so nice
And when I told my family they were like "Aaw, you sure? She was so nice
December 8, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Suddenly angrily remembering an ex colleague from the covid testing centre, who is an established member of the community, works in the care sector and does charitable work who just decided she hates my guts because???
And when I told my family they were like "Aaw, you sure? She was so nice
And when I told my family they were like "Aaw, you sure? She was so nice
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🚨URGENT🚨
** If you live in the U.S. and want to have laws that regulate A.I. please read this, submit an online comment ASAP, and share! **
** If you live in the U.S. and want to have laws that regulate A.I. please read this, submit an online comment ASAP, and share! **
December 6, 2025 at 1:35 AM
🚨URGENT🚨
** If you live in the U.S. and want to have laws that regulate A.I. please read this, submit an online comment ASAP, and share! **
** If you live in the U.S. and want to have laws that regulate A.I. please read this, submit an online comment ASAP, and share! **
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so many cool, inventive and interesting animated projects none of you even knew were being made for the past few years just got shitcanned because of this netflix/wb merger
When you're like "geez there's no animation jobs" "geez there's like no new shows anymore", this is why
When you're like "geez there's no animation jobs" "geez there's like no new shows anymore", this is why
December 5, 2025 at 9:54 PM
so many cool, inventive and interesting animated projects none of you even knew were being made for the past few years just got shitcanned because of this netflix/wb merger
When you're like "geez there's no animation jobs" "geez there's like no new shows anymore", this is why
When you're like "geez there's no animation jobs" "geez there's like no new shows anymore", this is why
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Sehr geehrte demokratische Abgeordnete des Deutschen Bundestags,
der einzige Grund, warum die Plattform X in Deutschland noch Relevanz hat, ist Ihre Anwesenheit dort. Ohne Amts- und Mandatsträger wird die Plattform auch für Journalisten irrelevant und mit ihnen für die gesamte politische Blase.
der einzige Grund, warum die Plattform X in Deutschland noch Relevanz hat, ist Ihre Anwesenheit dort. Ohne Amts- und Mandatsträger wird die Plattform auch für Journalisten irrelevant und mit ihnen für die gesamte politische Blase.
December 7, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Sehr geehrte demokratische Abgeordnete des Deutschen Bundestags,
der einzige Grund, warum die Plattform X in Deutschland noch Relevanz hat, ist Ihre Anwesenheit dort. Ohne Amts- und Mandatsträger wird die Plattform auch für Journalisten irrelevant und mit ihnen für die gesamte politische Blase.
der einzige Grund, warum die Plattform X in Deutschland noch Relevanz hat, ist Ihre Anwesenheit dort. Ohne Amts- und Mandatsträger wird die Plattform auch für Journalisten irrelevant und mit ihnen für die gesamte politische Blase.
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🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈I dream of the day when the world can become a place where transgender people can live proudly and freely as themselves, and where they can love freely
As a mascot, I see human love as beautiful and wonderful.
I love you all today as well♡
As a mascot, I see human love as beautiful and wonderful.
I love you all today as well♡
December 5, 2025 at 4:45 PM
🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈I dream of the day when the world can become a place where transgender people can live proudly and freely as themselves, and where they can love freely
As a mascot, I see human love as beautiful and wonderful.
I love you all today as well♡
As a mascot, I see human love as beautiful and wonderful.
I love you all today as well♡
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"All is lost" narratives are popular because people generally do not want to take action. Taking action is tiring so if all is lost, you are off the hook. Nothing is more seductive than not having to do anything.
December 5, 2025 at 4:35 PM
"All is lost" narratives are popular because people generally do not want to take action. Taking action is tiring so if all is lost, you are off the hook. Nothing is more seductive than not having to do anything.