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Sage 🌿
@wavebeem.com
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🏳️‍⚧️ Nonbinary (they/them); Mid-30s; Video games; Web development; #GrandArchive; #Makeup; #Selfie; Fashion; Pixel art; #HeyCohost

📍 Portland, Oregon, USA

💗 @hauntedlatte.bsky.social

💅 https://wavebeem.com

🎮 https://pkmn.help

📺 「YOUは何しに日本へ？」の自作キーボードの人
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Sage 🌿 @wavebeem.com · Sep 10
#HeyCohost

It's me, Sage (wavebeem), from Cohost!

I'm the one who posts about makeup, computers, and video games

I also love making pixel art and listening to progressive metal and video game soundtracks

You might also know my website pkmn.help
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sproutsnout.bsky.social
and here's some (more!) recent examples of my work! sorry if i take a bit to respond to your query i'm new to how goog form works and slow in general (expect finished art in 1-2 months). take care everyone 🐉
part 4 of an ad for commissions by me, with some more recent work examples and doodles around them. part 5 of an ad for commissions by me, with some more recent work examples and doodles around them.
February 9, 2026 at 8:46 PM
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sproutsnout.bsky.social
🔔 ding ding ding! commissions are open! it's time to sell the art! interested? just fill out this form and i will get back to you within a few days! forms.gle/b2ViGYfwkPok...

thank you so much for your support whether you buy or share this post! 🌻
part 1 of an ad for commissions by me, stylized like a pencil drawing on paper. "let me draw for you..." is written in big bubble letters. "$25 for icons/emotes, $30 for pencil drawing, $50 for color drawing. price is per character/pose." part 2 of an ad for commissions by me, showing examples of icons/emotes and pencil drawings i've done. part 3 of an ad for commissions by me, showing examples of color drawings i've done. the bottom reads, "want one? fill out the form (link in post) or email me: sproutysnout@gmail.com"
February 9, 2026 at 8:46 PM
wavebeem.com
🆕 NINJA GAIDEN 4 proves that PlatinumGames still has the sauce

💬 PlatinumGames signature in-depth combat, djent/metal inspired soundtrack, ninjas, cyber ninjas, blood ninjas, demons, sexy ladies, and more. A solid base game plus lots of good “extras”.

👉 www.wavebeem.com/blog/2026/re...
February 9, 2026 at 6:19 PM
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2mello.net
Days like this are supposed to be promo only, so I'll quote my song and new album, but what I really want to say is:

I read the 'Hail of Corn' and 'Ashes' arcs of the manga 7SEEDS by Yumi Tamura over the past few days and they fucked my entire shit up. I can't stop thinking about and feeling it
2mello.net 2 Mello @2mello.net · 10d
rhythm pools 01 - naissance
coming 3-6-26

The first in a 4-part series reviving and compiling unreleased 2 Mello tracks.

Cover art by Jennifer Burton
2 Mello Logo by @ethanredd.bsky.social

Preorder: 2mellomakes.bandcamp.com/album/rhythm...
2mello.net/store
February 7, 2026 at 2:17 AM
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hetanshah.bsky.social
‘Novice workers who rely heavily on AI to complete unfamiliar tasks may compromise their own skill acquisition… We find that AI use impairs conceptual understanding, code reading, and debugging abilities, without delivering significant efficiency gains on average.’
arxiv.org/pdf/2601.20245
Abstract Al assistance produces significant productivity gains across professional domains, particularly for novice workers. Yet how this assistance affects the development of skills required to effectively supervise AI remains unclear. Novice workers who rely heavily on AI to complete unfamiliar tasks may compromise their own skill acquisition in the process. We conduct randomized experiments to study how developers gained mastery of a new asynchronous programming library with and without the assistance of Al. We find that AI use impairs conceptual understanding, code reading, and debugging abilities, without delivering significant efficiency gains on average. Participants who fully delegated coding tasks showed some productivity improvements, but at the cost of learning the library. We identify six distinct AI interaction patterns, three of which involve cognitive engagement and preserve learning outcomes even when participants receive AI assistance. Our findings suggest that Al-enhanced productivity is not a shortcut to competence and AI assistance should be carefully adopted into workflows to preserve skill formation - particularly in safety-critical domains.
February 3, 2026 at 9:00 PM
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hetanshah.bsky.social
Striking paper from researchers at Anthropic using a randomised control trial to look at the effects of AI use on skills acquisition.

TL:DR ‘We found that using AI assistance led to a statistically significant decrease in mastery.’
www.anthropic.com/research/AI-...
February 4, 2026 at 7:47 AM
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sproutsnout.bsky.social
pretty sure i've recieved all requests made through this form so far so don't worry about that! just can't use it anymore...
January 30, 2026 at 6:36 PM
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sproutsnout.bsky.social
ok well i didnt realize jotform would cut me off after a specific amount of reference uploads from yall so now i really have to make a new post lmao (and move to another form platform x_x). in the meantime you can always email me if you'd like me to draw you something
sproutsnout.bsky.social charlie davis 🌱🐽 comms open! @sproutsnout.bsky.social · Nov 20
finishing up my work queue in the next week, so it's time for me to search for more! who needs a drawing? maybe you?

the more i get, the better... so don't be shy! i've made graphics for t-shirts, pngtubers, websites, and much more than what's shown!

thank 🌟 you form.jotform.com/252368969528...
part 1 of an ad for commissions by me, stylized like a pencil drawing on paper. "let me draw for you..." is written in big bubble letters. "$25 for icons/emotes, $30 for pencil drawing, $50 for color drawing. price is per character/pose." part 2 of an ad for commissions by me, showing examples of icons/emotes and pencil drawings i've done. part 3 of an ad for commissions by me, showing examples of color drawings i've done. the bottom reads, "want one? fill out the form (link in post) or email me: sproutysnout@gmail.com"
January 30, 2026 at 6:34 PM
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2mello.net
Why You KEEP GETTING CAUGHT
Picture of a mouse and their usual pattern running along walls with caption "you're doing this... WRONG!!"
January 28, 2026 at 11:50 PM
wavebeem.com
「The Hundred Line -Last Defense Academy- is Kazutaka Kodaka's magnum opus」

www.wavebeem.com/blog/2026/re...
January 28, 2026 at 7:37 PM
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shaferbrown.com
hyrule castle tower | fantasy family portrait (2025)
2025 limited tone fantasy family portrait, for a valentines day gift if i recall correctly in a foreground castle tower, a woman dressed as zelda sends out a spell (resembling her side b from smash bros), which trails along the composition and rests in front of her cat, wearing midnas stone helmet. a scraggly man dressed as link holds a jar aloft, also dazzled by the trail of light.
January 28, 2026 at 2:22 PM
wavebeem.com
🎂 I threw cakes, robbed banks, and stomped a monarch in Claire a la Mode

🔗 www.wavebeem.com/blog/2026/re...
January 27, 2026 at 6:56 PM
wavebeem.com
birthday 🎂
January 24, 2026 at 9:35 PM
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sproutsnout.bsky.social
a place you can never return to 🎈
a purple bunny-shaped balloon floats against a partly cloudy sky. the sun is shining through the balloon, and is a pale yellow so you can stare at it safely.
January 22, 2026 at 11:10 PM
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rpgsite.net
Ratcheteer DX, the updated edition of the Playdate Season One game, launches on March 5 for Nintendo Switch, PC, and macOS. A demo is now available on Steam with save data carrying over to the full game: https://www.rpgsite.net/news/19406-ratcheteer-dx-release-date-steam-pc-nintendo-switch-playdate
January 21, 2026 at 6:41 PM
wavebeem.com
i love macOS Tahoe so much. look at all these mismatched window radiuses.
January 21, 2026 at 11:13 PM
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colorgrave.bsky.social
Looking for something to tide you over until Dawnthief?

Grab Curse Crackers and knock some skulls with Belle and Chime!
store.steampowered.com/app/1726760/...
#indiedev #indiegame #platformer #pixelart #steam #switch
January 20, 2026 at 5:10 PM
wavebeem.com
i just beat ninja gaiden 4!!!

so here i am... working on my review backlog. i have FOUR games to review lol.

ENJOY!!!

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Curse Crackers: For Whom the Belle Toils made my heart jingle

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www.wavebeem.com/blog/2026/re...
January 20, 2026 at 12:06 AM
wavebeem.com
DM me on discord because being on this site all day is like getting hit in the head. i'm gonna stay logged off for a while.
January 8, 2026 at 10:17 PM
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bethposting.bsky.social
the goth pride flag
featureless black flag
January 7, 2026 at 11:38 PM
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sproutsnout.bsky.social
happy fire horse ✂ she learned to use scissors, hopefully a great portent for the year to come
pencil drawing for the new year and upcoming lunar new year. a red horse girl is holding up the number 2026 cut out of paper. she is wearing her scissors in a holster, and paper scraps fill the space around her like confetti. behind her head is a cut out "happy new year" and horseshoe. colors used are reddish orange, yellow, and white.
January 7, 2026 at 7:07 PM
wavebeem.com
getting back into Curse Crackers... maybe i'll actually finish it? cute and cool game. give it a try?

store.steampowered.com/app/1726760/...
Curse Crackers: For Whom the Belle Toils on Steam
Bounce, vault, and fight your way through a whimsical world with the help of your loyal companion. Eat snacks, collect artifacts, and travel the world to stop Bonnie and her boney band of troublemaker...
store.steampowered.com
January 7, 2026 at 12:33 AM
wavebeem.com
new app design, or just another arc clone?
January 6, 2026 at 10:29 PM
wavebeem.com
i don't think Ninja Gaiden 4 does a great job of teaching you how to play it

but i persisted due to it clearly having that Platinum Games sauce in there

*looks at 31 deaths on the first level on normal*

all i gotta say is at least those deaths were _fast_ and checkpointing was great
January 2, 2026 at 5:14 AM
wavebeem.com
January 1, 2026 at 8:53 AM