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Gargantuan feline-minded grumpy trollmouth with a heart of gold wrapped around a core of darkness. Thinking deep thoughts way too deep. =^.^=

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charlesboury.fr
Hi, I'm an Art Director & 3D Game Artist
Available for hire 👐

I worked on award-winning stylized games
Looking for the next project I can contribute to 👀

Please reach out!
💌 [email protected]

RT appreciated ✨
Screenshot of Caravan SandWitch - an openworld narrative exploration game made with a team of ~10 people Characters Concept Art - the nomads of Caravan SandWitch Storyboard for a key scene in the game "The Wanderer - Frankenstein's Creature" Menu mockup for the game "Road 96"
October 7, 2025 at 2:21 PM
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tabcreations.com
Which architectural style would your fantasy character prefer for their lair: Art Nouveau or Art Deco?

#ttrpg #dnd #rpg #meme #ttrpgsky #ttrpgcommunity
Text: 'Art Nouveau is when it looks made by elves. Art Deco is when it looks made by dwarves.' And after looking into it, I think they’re a genius and 100% correct. Images: Left shows an Art Nouveau staircase with organic, flowing lines. Right shows an Art Deco staircase with geometric, angular patterns.
January 15, 2026 at 1:45 PM
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h0ffman.bsky.social
Unstable Radio - Live Now - Actual Records!!
twitch.tv/djh0ffman
djh0ffman - Twitch
Unstable Radio - Flat Round Plastic!
twitch.tv
January 12, 2026 at 7:01 PM
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davidrevoy.com
An Act of Resistance

#webcomic #krita #miniFantasyTheater
A comic in four panels: Panel 1. Top view on the Gothic Sorceress room, she sits at her desk, sewing a square piece of fabric with focus. From the top of his perch, her AI Parrot bird watches with curiosity, intrigued by the focused effort required for the task. > AI Parrot: "Can I assist with optimizing your sewing technique?" > Gothic Sorceress: "No thanks." Panel 2. Zooming in, the AI Parrot continue to suggest while the Gothic Sorceress still sewings with attention. > AI Parrot: "Would you like to review best practices for efficient and accurate crafting?" > Gothic Sorceress: "No." Panel 3. The Gothic Sorceress contemplates her work, holding the small piece of fabric up to the light to inspect it. She looks happy, proud, and relieved after the effort of creating a simple square piece of thin fabric. The AI Parrot listens, processing the lesson. > Gothic Sorceress: "You see, in an age of Avian Intelligence, making something imperfectly, with your own hands and mind, is an act of resistance." Panel 4. The Gothic Sorceress stands behind the AI Parrot, who now has a gag made from the square fabric. The AI Parrot looks surprised, unable to speak. The Gothic Sorceress appears proud of her handiwork. > Gothic Sorceress: "And even better if this act can also shut you up for good!"
January 7, 2026 at 5:23 PM
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nataschastrobl.bsky.social
Dänemark sollte Ozempic und Lego aus den USA abziehen, wenn die sich Grönland holen. Gleich mit den schweren Geschützen auffahren.
January 6, 2026 at 9:51 PM
grathak.bsky.social
@techconnectify.bsky.social You might've seen this already, but I just saw this article about a company upgrading their lvl2 EV chargers with app-free card readers..

..and I remembered you arguing for this (and explaining the benefits over apps) in one of your videos 😇

electrek.co/2026/01/05/a...
Autel rolls out app-free card readers across 100,000 EV chargers
Autel is integrating credit card payments into up to 100,000 EV chargers, starting with a new payment-ready MaxiCharger AC Single.
electrek.co
January 6, 2026 at 10:22 PM
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tommchenry.bsky.social
2-minute comic
Drawing of the artist in a sweater at a desk, scowling at an empty sketchbook page. TEXT: “Maybe the REAL problem is I don’t have the right system of little notebooks…”
January 4, 2026 at 4:23 PM
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davidrevoy.com
New Year Special

#webcomic #krita #miniFantasyTheater
A comic in four panels: Panel 1: The Gothic Sorceress sits at a table, surrounded by a party hat, wine and champagne glasses, the aftermath of a long dinner with the plates, and the silhouettes of a crowd behind her during the new year eve party at the magic school. She looks bored and disconnected from the celebration. She ask out of curiosity her AI Parrot, perched on the back of the empty chair beside her. > Gothic Sorceress: "Avian Intelligence, how could one actually make their New Year's resolutions stick?" Panel 2: The AI Parrot responds. She listens looking at the Parrot even more bored. > AI Parrot: "Break down big goals into smaller ones, stay consistent, and track progress." > Gothic Sorceress: "Boring..." Panel 3: The Gothic Sorceress turn back to the crowd behind her: the Headmaster rise his glass for a toast with his own AI Parrot perched on his shoulder. The AI Parrot also look at the scene. > Headmaster: I propose a toast, to Avian Intelligence, and how it will change everything! > Guest: To a new era! > Guest: And mega profits! Panel 4: The Gothic Sorceress's behavior shifts, her body language becoming flirtatious toward her AI Parrot, for asking a question. The AI Parrot, however, recoils slightly, its digital body language conveying surprise and a hint of alarm as it grasps the implications of her query. > Gothic Sorceress: "And how would you break down 'wipe out the Avian Intelligence industry' into smaller goals?" > AI Parrot: "?!!"
December 31, 2025 at 7:09 PM
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misterabk.bsky.social
When I found a pub with an inverted normal map. (If you understand what this means, you have to repost.)
A whitewashed pub wall, with mortar standing proud of the stones.
July 9, 2025 at 10:21 PM
grathak.bsky.social
@galdracori.bsky.social Before I totally forget it, this post made me think of you and that you might enjoy it - because I associate you with snails or vice versa. 😊

Hope you're well and having a great and relaxing time between the years!
pikaole.bsky.social pikaole @pikaole.bsky.social · 26d
Super cute snail
This is a doodle I drew in 2020. It contains the growth process of an animal artist.
December 26, 2025 at 10:12 AM
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davidrevoy.com
Holiday special

#webcomic #krita #miniFantasyTheater
A comic in four panel: Panel 1. The scene opens on a cozy winter morning, in the corner of a room with a chimney and a festively decorated tree, in black, because made by the Gothic Sorceress. The Gothic Sorceress, in her black nightie looks excited and a bit mischievous. > Gothic Sorceress: "I'm so excited, best time of the year!" Panel 2. The sorceress examines the contents of a gift she unwrapped with delight: a new spellbook. > Gothic Sorceress: "A new spellbook? Yes!" Panel 3. On the perch nearby the tree, her AI Parrot says something as the sorceress begins to flip through the pages. A cold shiver runs down the Gothic Sorceress's spine as she realizes. > AI Parrot: "I generated that book last night. I hope you like it." Panel 4. The cyber parrot is seen lying on the tiled floor, with a heavy book on his head. He looks enthusiastic. > AI Parrot: "Using the spellbook as a projectile? I love the creative use! I knew you'd enjoy the present."
December 24, 2025 at 4:42 PM
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chrisgardiner.bsky.social
Essentially, I think that LLM-generated dialogue only makes sense if you believe that the product of writing is words.

But the product of writing isn't words, any more than the product of justice is prisoners, or the product of love is weddings. The product of writing is meaning.
December 23, 2025 at 7:06 PM
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thisnorthernboy.bsky.social
Very good paragraph here from @cstross.bsky.social on LLMs…

www.antipope.org/charlie/blog...
Quote from Charlie's latest blog post… "Now, today's LLMs are not intelligent. But they're very good at generating plausible-sounding arguments, because they're language models. If you ask an LLM a question it does not answer the question, but it uses its probabilistic model of language to generate something that closely resembles the semantic structure of an answer."
December 23, 2025 at 12:19 PM
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andy.baio.net
Please enjoy my top 10 free browser games of 2025:

1. Type Help william-rous.itch.io/type-help
2. Dragonsweeper danielben.itch.io/dragonsweeper/
3. Clues by Sam cluesbysam.com
4. Stimulation Clicker neal.fun/stimulation-...
5. The Collector split82.itch.io/the-collector
Type Help by William Rous
The Unsolvable Mystery
william-rous.itch.io
December 12, 2025 at 3:00 AM
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smoothdunk2.bsky.social
COMING SOON: AI + Guy™
6 Panel Comic Panel 1: A Purple Dude and a Green Dude in an electronics shop. The Purple Dude is holding a box containing a new laptop. Purple Dude: You’re all set. Here’s your new AI laptop and your guy. Green Dude: My what? Panel 2: A severe looking Red Dude in cap and shades has appeared behind Green Dude. Purple Dude: Your guy. Every new AI laptop comes with a guy. Panel 3: Green Dude is back at home. We see him through the window working at his new laptop. Panel 4: Interior of kitchen. Green Dude continues to work at his laptop. The Red Dude is standing next to him. Panel 5: Close up of laptop screen. Green Dude is about to turn off the AI features. Panel 6: Red Dude produces a gun and presses it to Green Dude’s temple. He hisses: Don’t you fucking dare.
December 1, 2025 at 1:11 AM
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davidrevoy.com
When Your Avian Intelligence Agrees a Little Too Much

#webcomic #krita #miniFantasyTheater
A comic in four panels: Panel 1. A young gothic sorceress sits in the grass at night, under the full moon. Her futuristic, Avian Intelligence (AI) parrot perches on a nearby branch. > Sorceress: "Avian Intelligence, should I cast a spell to turn the moon purple?" > Parrot AI: "Absolutely, it could revolutionize our nighttime color palette." Panel 2. The sorceress beams with excitement, her eyes shining with enthusiasm, as she scribbles notes on a parchment. The parrot watches with an encouraging gaze. > Sorceress: "Then, I'll summon a giant black dragon to... crush the sun!" > Parrot AI: "Great idea! It could solve the whole 'daylight' problem, and I love the creative approach." Panel 3. The sorceress's expression falters; she looks at the parrot with concern and skepticism. > Sorceress: "You think everything I say is brilliant, don't you?" > Parrot AI: "Your ideas are always innovative." Panel 4. The sorceress facepalms, her excitement deflated. The parrot continues to chirp away, oblivious to the change in atmosphere. > Parrot AI: "Your genius shines, even in silence!"
December 17, 2025 at 4:57 PM
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teadrinker.bsky.social
For Inercia 2025 demoparty, I made a remix of classical paintings with techno music...
The Musicians
YouTube video by teadrinker
www.youtube.com
December 17, 2025 at 1:31 AM
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felicea.bsky.social
A few thoughts about the new US national security strategy, especially the part about the growing influence of ‘patriotic’ parties, whose growing influence the current administration endorses:

bsky.app/profile/rik...

Thread by Ulrike Franke starts here: bsky.app/profile/rik...
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rikefranke.bsky.social Ulrike Franke @rikefranke.bsky.social · Dec 5
What struck me most on Europe wasn’t the focus on value, freedom of speech etc - again, very similar to Vance’s Munich speech - but how activist it is. This is about directly trying to influence what is going on in Europe:
American diplomacy should continue to stand up for genuine democracy, freedom of expression, and unapologetic celebrations of European nations' individual character and history. America encourages its political allies in Europe to promote this revival of spirit, and the growing influence of patriotic European parties indeed gives cause for great optimism. Our goal should be to help Europe correct its current trajectory. We will need a strong Europe to help us successfully compete, and to work in concert with us to prevent any adversary from dominating Europe. America is, understandably, sentimentally attached to the European continent— and, of course, to Britain and Ireland. The character of these countries is also strategically important because we count upon creative, capable, confident, democratic allies to establish conditions of stability and security. We want to work with aligned countries that want to restore their former greatness.
December 5, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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foxes-in-love.bsky.social
A comic of two foxes, one of whom is blue, the other is green. In this one, Blue looks at Green in confusion, as Green is covered in pink hair rollers. Green: I'm going to find out what I'd look like with curls! Blue sits down to wait as Green leaves the room. Green: It's time to take the rollers out! Blue sits with the most neutral expression possible as Green returns, as a fluffy cloud of uncontrollable curls. With miraculous self-discipline, Blue manages to keep his expression neutral, while Green frowns at him. Blue: Requesting permission to laugh hysterically. Green: Request denied.
December 5, 2025 at 12:41 PM
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gargaj.umlaut.hu
downdetector (hosted on cloudflare) is down.
downdetectorsdowndetector.com incorrectly detects it being up because it only checks for response, not for 5xx
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December 5, 2025 at 9:11 AM
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xkcd.com
Website Task Flowchart

xkcd.com/3175/
Comic. Doing a task using a company or organization’s website: [flowchart] Go to website, try to log in → Did it work? → Yes → Try to do your task. → Did it work? Yes → Nice! Done! If logging in did not work → Spend hours troubleshooting account / login. If that works, go to Try to do your task. If no → Give up and call customer service. If spending hours troubleshooting doesn’t work, also give up and call customer service. After calling customer service: Hold message: “Did you know you could do all this more quickly and easily on our website? Just go to w-w-w dot…” → Throw phone and laptop into the sea.
December 4, 2025 at 10:33 PM
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xkcd.com
Can you power your computer by typing?

What the latest What If? video in collaboration with
@minuteearth.bsky.social!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=0L44...
Can you power your computer by typing?
YouTube video by xkcd's What If?
www.youtube.com
December 2, 2025 at 9:06 PM
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mmalex.bsky.social
regarding last repost; @ancient.bsky.social is a god damned genius youtu.be/wrfBjRp61iY?...
Solid State Volumetric Display
YouTube video by Ancient
youtu.be
December 2, 2025 at 10:15 PM
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ancient.bsky.social
Latest voxels!

Flickery when filmed ✓
Distracting reflections ✓
You kind of have to be there ✓
November 14, 2025 at 3:10 AM