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This is such a misunderstanding of why writers, artists, and designers do research to begin with, which is to find something unexpected, not capture the average or find reference for the default.
And, as always, the biggest misapprehension: We don’t want to NOT do this part. It’s fun to learn shit
And, as always, the biggest misapprehension: We don’t want to NOT do this part. It’s fun to learn shit
Anyone who supports this is an embarrassment. "Instead of typing it out they'll generate their idea"? Are you insane?
Call yourself whatever you want but you aren't creatives, that's for sure.
Call yourself whatever you want but you aren't creatives, that's for sure.
December 18, 2025 at 5:40 PM
This is such a misunderstanding of why writers, artists, and designers do research to begin with, which is to find something unexpected, not capture the average or find reference for the default.
And, as always, the biggest misapprehension: We don’t want to NOT do this part. It’s fun to learn shit
And, as always, the biggest misapprehension: We don’t want to NOT do this part. It’s fun to learn shit
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Again I say: how fucking interesting that remote work technology is bad and not worth adopting despite all research pointing to productivity gains, but genAI which offers NOTHING is so important to adopt and force on people who have no use for it despite all the horrible things genAI does
December 16, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Again I say: how fucking interesting that remote work technology is bad and not worth adopting despite all research pointing to productivity gains, but genAI which offers NOTHING is so important to adopt and force on people who have no use for it despite all the horrible things genAI does
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NOW is the time to cancel subscriptions en masse, ask for refunds on pre-booked Disney holidays, return Disney merchandise, and flood their customer service department with complaints. The ONLY way to change their mind is, hit them in the wallet.
Disney is making a $1 billion investment in OpenAI and will let the AI platform use its characters to make social-media videos.
Disney to Invest $1 Billion in OpenAI, License Characters for Use in ChatGPT, Sora
The three-year licensing deal will let users generate videos of more than 200 Disney, Marvel, Star Wars and Pixar characters.
on.wsj.com
December 11, 2025 at 6:47 PM
NOW is the time to cancel subscriptions en masse, ask for refunds on pre-booked Disney holidays, return Disney merchandise, and flood their customer service department with complaints. The ONLY way to change their mind is, hit them in the wallet.
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Like old-Etsy but better. They're anti ai, bootleg, drop ship flooding etc. Please spread the word and follow, we need these folks to succeed! I'll be looking in to joining today. :)
#smallBusiness #shopping #sellerPlatform #humanArt #bsnm
#smallBusiness #shopping #sellerPlatform #humanArt #bsnm
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December 10, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Like old-Etsy but better. They're anti ai, bootleg, drop ship flooding etc. Please spread the word and follow, we need these folks to succeed! I'll be looking in to joining today. :)
#smallBusiness #shopping #sellerPlatform #humanArt #bsnm
#smallBusiness #shopping #sellerPlatform #humanArt #bsnm
i mostly agree with the thread and prefacing with I'm actually one of the people who has posted less because of the insistence on alt text interacting poorly with my neurodivergent brain, but context that I'm also a web dev that does a11y-focused work and felt like i should be a better example but
Alt-text as it stands now is individual labor and no one, absolutely no one, is entitled to someone’s individual labor.
I want alt-text to be community labor, which it is right now, just awkwardly implemented. Have people add it and the OP approve of it, like subs on YouTube.
I want alt-text to be community labor, which it is right now, just awkwardly implemented. Have people add it and the OP approve of it, like subs on YouTube.
December 10, 2025 at 1:27 AM
i mostly agree with the thread and prefacing with I'm actually one of the people who has posted less because of the insistence on alt text interacting poorly with my neurodivergent brain, but context that I'm also a web dev that does a11y-focused work and felt like i should be a better example but
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It should be up to parents to monitor their children's activities. Mandatory ID checks gatekeeps access to non-adult content that can be life saving. Companies cannot be trusted with the data they already have, why should we give them more data?
You shouldn’t have to present your ID, credit card info, or face to be scanned just to access your favorite sites, news, or games yet this is the growing reality for Internet users globally. We need a firestorm to take down online ID checks for good-- so we planned one. Join us for a week of action!
December 2, 2025 at 3:43 PM
It should be up to parents to monitor their children's activities. Mandatory ID checks gatekeeps access to non-adult content that can be life saving. Companies cannot be trusted with the data they already have, why should we give them more data?
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My company recently unveiled in-house AI tools. Management's encouraging everyone to use them (to justify the probable eyewatering costs)
Meanwhile the database that everyone does constantly use is held together with gum and the development team's tears
Meanwhile the database that everyone does constantly use is held together with gum and the development team's tears
A study by Dayforce shows 87% of executives use AI for work, compared to 57% of managers and just 27% of employees.
I think this explains the massive disconnect we see in how CEOs talk about AI versus everyone else. It also raises the question of how useful it truly is for frontline work?
I think this explains the massive disconnect we see in how CEOs talk about AI versus everyone else. It also raises the question of how useful it truly is for frontline work?
Execs are embracing AI more than their employees are, new research suggests
Research from HR software company Dayforce suggests that executives are leaning into AI far more than their employees.
www.businessinsider.com
November 29, 2025 at 4:03 PM
My company recently unveiled in-house AI tools. Management's encouraging everyone to use them (to justify the probable eyewatering costs)
Meanwhile the database that everyone does constantly use is held together with gum and the development team's tears
Meanwhile the database that everyone does constantly use is held together with gum and the development team's tears
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⛰️山海経20: 灌灌。意外と稀少なハト型の怪鳥。不惑スキルがあるので、いい感じに導いてくれそうな穏やか光属性リョコウバトにしました。
🌊Shanhai jing 20: Guan-guan. A pigeon that coos like human voice. The description says you will never be confused or perplexed when you have their feathers.
#山海経の怪鳥30羽描く #30WeirdAncientBirds
🌊Shanhai jing 20: Guan-guan. A pigeon that coos like human voice. The description says you will never be confused or perplexed when you have their feathers.
#山海経の怪鳥30羽描く #30WeirdAncientBirds
November 20, 2025 at 3:51 AM
⛰️山海経20: 灌灌。意外と稀少なハト型の怪鳥。不惑スキルがあるので、いい感じに導いてくれそうな穏やか光属性リョコウバトにしました。
🌊Shanhai jing 20: Guan-guan. A pigeon that coos like human voice. The description says you will never be confused or perplexed when you have their feathers.
#山海経の怪鳥30羽描く #30WeirdAncientBirds
🌊Shanhai jing 20: Guan-guan. A pigeon that coos like human voice. The description says you will never be confused or perplexed when you have their feathers.
#山海経の怪鳥30羽描く #30WeirdAncientBirds
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Working on some new pin designs for my upcoming campaign still ;D ✨
October 27, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Working on some new pin designs for my upcoming campaign still ;D ✨
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Family time! 💞
#grebe #bird #illustration #digitalart #originalart #animal #animalart #birdwatching #birder #cute #artist
#grebe #bird #illustration #digitalart #originalart #animal #animalart #birdwatching #birder #cute #artist
October 18, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Family time! 💞
#grebe #bird #illustration #digitalart #originalart #animal #animalart #birdwatching #birder #cute #artist
#grebe #bird #illustration #digitalart #originalart #animal #animalart #birdwatching #birder #cute #artist
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I think one of the saddest things about being a millennial is remembering a time when technology was advancing in a way that made life better and easier and more exciting instead of actively, intentionally worse
July 9, 2025 at 7:18 PM
I think one of the saddest things about being a millennial is remembering a time when technology was advancing in a way that made life better and easier and more exciting instead of actively, intentionally worse
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When we write or draw porn or erotica, we get banned from having a bank account and our livelihoods get seized even if we give it away for free.
When billionaires steal what we've written or drawn to churn out a slop-approximate of porn, they're allowed to charge for it.
When billionaires steal what we've written or drawn to churn out a slop-approximate of porn, they're allowed to charge for it.
Oh good, ChatGPT is getting "erotica for verified adults" later this year
October 14, 2025 at 7:50 PM
When we write or draw porn or erotica, we get banned from having a bank account and our livelihoods get seized even if we give it away for free.
When billionaires steal what we've written or drawn to churn out a slop-approximate of porn, they're allowed to charge for it.
When billionaires steal what we've written or drawn to churn out a slop-approximate of porn, they're allowed to charge for it.
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Boosting this again!
It's gone pretty well so far, but there's still people I keep seeing wishing out loud for a forum for art and discussion... It's here!!
It's gone pretty well so far, but there's still people I keep seeing wishing out loud for a forum for art and discussion... It's here!!
okay. I've tried this before but maybe it'll stick.
WG is a forum where you can discuss at length tv, movies, books, new releases, metatextual topics, post and discuss art, post tutorials etc, read up in threads, which will not just vanish but stick around for a bit. try it!
wg.jcink.net/index.php
WG is a forum where you can discuss at length tv, movies, books, new releases, metatextual topics, post and discuss art, post tutorials etc, read up in threads, which will not just vanish but stick around for a bit. try it!
wg.jcink.net/index.php
October 9, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Boosting this again!
It's gone pretty well so far, but there's still people I keep seeing wishing out loud for a forum for art and discussion... It's here!!
It's gone pretty well so far, but there's still people I keep seeing wishing out loud for a forum for art and discussion... It's here!!
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Windows 10 End of Life is in less than 2 weeks!
But you don't have to upgrade to Windows 11!!
This video will show you how to extend the life of Windows 10 by 3 more years via Extended Security Updates program safely, for free.
MS throws you to the wolves, but the wolves will throw you a bone.
But you don't have to upgrade to Windows 11!!
This video will show you how to extend the life of Windows 10 by 3 more years via Extended Security Updates program safely, for free.
MS throws you to the wolves, but the wolves will throw you a bone.
October 4, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Windows 10 End of Life is in less than 2 weeks!
But you don't have to upgrade to Windows 11!!
This video will show you how to extend the life of Windows 10 by 3 more years via Extended Security Updates program safely, for free.
MS throws you to the wolves, but the wolves will throw you a bone.
But you don't have to upgrade to Windows 11!!
This video will show you how to extend the life of Windows 10 by 3 more years via Extended Security Updates program safely, for free.
MS throws you to the wolves, but the wolves will throw you a bone.
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Synroc (proposed by Ted Ringwood, for whom the high pressure mantle mineral is named) is composed of #perovskite and two other Ti- and Zr- bearing minerals. Perovskite, due to it's large crystallographic sites, high melting point, resistance to radiation damage […]
[Original post on fosstodon.org]
[Original post on fosstodon.org]
September 26, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Synroc (proposed by Ted Ringwood, for whom the high pressure mantle mineral is named) is composed of #perovskite and two other Ti- and Zr- bearing minerals. Perovskite, due to it's large crystallographic sites, high melting point, resistance to radiation damage […]
[Original post on fosstodon.org]
[Original post on fosstodon.org]
silence. if he's in a good mood maybe it was classical music.
September 20, 2025 at 4:50 PM
silence. if he's in a good mood maybe it was classical music.
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Call your reps, Ohio people
The sickness is spreading
The sickness is spreading
Starting later this month, companies like X, Discord and Netflix will be legally required to use a face scan or other method to verify Ohioans age and/or identity before allowing them to go online
They passed it by claiming it was just about porn.
They passed it by claiming it was just about porn.
Ohio's porn ID, age verification law takes effect soon. What to know about the change
Starting Sept. 30, pornography websites will be required to verify the ages of their customers under a new Ohio law. Here's how sites will verify age.
www.cantonrep.com
September 11, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Call your reps, Ohio people
The sickness is spreading
The sickness is spreading
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pigeon pattern
prints to north america: www.inprnt.com/gallery/guil...
a lot of merch: www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/1605...
prints to north america: www.inprnt.com/gallery/guil...
a lot of merch: www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/1605...
September 5, 2025 at 12:43 PM
pigeon pattern
prints to north america: www.inprnt.com/gallery/guil...
a lot of merch: www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/1605...
prints to north america: www.inprnt.com/gallery/guil...
a lot of merch: www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/1605...
learning how to properly use quickfix and grep in neovim is 10x more satisfying than asking an LLM to do it for me even if it could (which I'm not sure in this case if it would or if I'd get stuck in a prompt loop about it anyway)
August 29, 2025 at 5:05 PM
learning how to properly use quickfix and grep in neovim is 10x more satisfying than asking an LLM to do it for me even if it could (which I'm not sure in this case if it would or if I'd get stuck in a prompt loop about it anyway)
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Magpie - Watercolour on paper.
The scan and touch up, this painting gets the proper treatment!
Available as a print at www.inprnt.com/gallery/fion... to whatever places inprnt ships to (not just the UK :P)
The scan and touch up, this painting gets the proper treatment!
Available as a print at www.inprnt.com/gallery/fion... to whatever places inprnt ships to (not just the UK :P)
August 20, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Magpie - Watercolour on paper.
The scan and touch up, this painting gets the proper treatment!
Available as a print at www.inprnt.com/gallery/fion... to whatever places inprnt ships to (not just the UK :P)
The scan and touch up, this painting gets the proper treatment!
Available as a print at www.inprnt.com/gallery/fion... to whatever places inprnt ships to (not just the UK :P)
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boundaries = “this isnt for me and ill take active steps to not see this type of stuff
censorship = “this isnt for me and i want everyone who likes and/or makes this type of stuff thrown in jail”
censorship = “this isnt for me and i want everyone who likes and/or makes this type of stuff thrown in jail”
just in case anyone hasnt said this you can be against censorship while also having boundaries. all those people that make you uncomfortable, you are more than welcome to not want to be around them but you should still advocate for their right to create those things that make you uncomfortable.
August 17, 2025 at 3:53 PM
boundaries = “this isnt for me and ill take active steps to not see this type of stuff
censorship = “this isnt for me and i want everyone who likes and/or makes this type of stuff thrown in jail”
censorship = “this isnt for me and i want everyone who likes and/or makes this type of stuff thrown in jail”
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Immortalizing my old pet budgie as a Beast Of Yore 🧡
August 9, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Immortalizing my old pet budgie as a Beast Of Yore 🧡