Kura - ກິນເຂົ້າແລ້ວບໍ່
@kuralee.bsky.social
Artist and writer for the webcomic No Future.
Disabled, SEA (Lao), LGBTQ+
Not posting much for now due to health complications. Sorry about that.
Disabled, SEA (Lao), LGBTQ+
Not posting much for now due to health complications. Sorry about that.
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This. Fuck, this so often
![Tumblr post: [guy whose bedtime is approaching fast] I need to write one billion words right now. and draw everything that has ever existed.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:jhbsgfgcf354i7d5d3go2xdq/bafkreidk2xmbnpoes7nrzv5thdczabaqnnqtx5mmzjalhtv3bjqp4whsiy@jpeg)
January 16, 2026 at 3:26 PM
This. Fuck, this so often
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Someone in the comments was like "Why is it always on the victim to change" and it's because people who have been hurt will go on to hurt other people if you don't make steps towards healing and health. A really uncomfortable reality of abuse and trauma is that many perpetrators were once victims.
December 1, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Someone in the comments was like "Why is it always on the victim to change" and it's because people who have been hurt will go on to hurt other people if you don't make steps towards healing and health. A really uncomfortable reality of abuse and trauma is that many perpetrators were once victims.
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Company: We have to raise our prices because the new AI features are expensive for us to maintain 🤷♂
Me: I never asked for those features 🤔
C: We gave them to you anyway 🤷♂
M: I'm not going to use them 🤨
C: Money, please 💸
Me: I never asked for those features 🤔
C: We gave them to you anyway 🤷♂
M: I'm not going to use them 🤨
C: Money, please 💸
January 16, 2026 at 8:52 PM
Company: We have to raise our prices because the new AI features are expensive for us to maintain 🤷♂
Me: I never asked for those features 🤔
C: We gave them to you anyway 🤷♂
M: I'm not going to use them 🤨
C: Money, please 💸
Me: I never asked for those features 🤔
C: We gave them to you anyway 🤷♂
M: I'm not going to use them 🤨
C: Money, please 💸
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Important shit that I’m still trying to learn.
November 30, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Important shit that I’m still trying to learn.
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The panic-inducing article going around about Wikimedia licensing AI has a misleading headline and approach. What's been agreed on is limited access, and required payment for scraping. More in the thread:
Sure. AI companies have ALWAYS been training their models on Wikipedia content, which under the free and open access model is available to anyone — including AI companies. Agreements like these require AI companies to limit and offset the strain they place on Wikimedia infrastructure.
Hoping that @molly.wiki can help explain.
January 15, 2026 at 7:42 PM
The panic-inducing article going around about Wikimedia licensing AI has a misleading headline and approach. What's been agreed on is limited access, and required payment for scraping. More in the thread:
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I kept my tamagotchi alive 900 days!!
Just 100 more to go now, I am so close!!!!! 💪🦈
Just 100 more to go now, I am so close!!!!! 💪🦈
January 15, 2026 at 12:55 PM
I kept my tamagotchi alive 900 days!!
Just 100 more to go now, I am so close!!!!! 💪🦈
Just 100 more to go now, I am so close!!!!! 💪🦈
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If a disabled person is BEGGING YOU TO NOT GET THEM SICK your reaction should not be "what are you even disabled with that would cause [death if you got sick with the flu right after the cold]"
Do you go ask random disabled people on the street "whats your deal?" No!
MASK UP AND DONT WORK SICK
Do you go ask random disabled people on the street "whats your deal?" No!
MASK UP AND DONT WORK SICK
January 15, 2026 at 9:25 PM
If a disabled person is BEGGING YOU TO NOT GET THEM SICK your reaction should not be "what are you even disabled with that would cause [death if you got sick with the flu right after the cold]"
Do you go ask random disabled people on the street "whats your deal?" No!
MASK UP AND DONT WORK SICK
Do you go ask random disabled people on the street "whats your deal?" No!
MASK UP AND DONT WORK SICK
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think of all the cool art we’re missing out on because creators are constantly fighting to survive economically, fighting against corporations trying to automate creation, battling online trolls, nagging to get paid for work completed, learning to be being social media marketers, learning to be publ
January 15, 2026 at 2:45 PM
think of all the cool art we’re missing out on because creators are constantly fighting to survive economically, fighting against corporations trying to automate creation, battling online trolls, nagging to get paid for work completed, learning to be being social media marketers, learning to be publ
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was not expecting the introduction section on the dilbert wikipedia to conclude quite this brutally holy SHIT
January 14, 2026 at 7:59 PM
was not expecting the introduction section on the dilbert wikipedia to conclude quite this brutally holy SHIT
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How my ace brain works: I’m working on a nsfw illustration -> I show proudly the detail of the motherfucking shower knob.
December 22, 2025 at 9:33 PM
How my ace brain works: I’m working on a nsfw illustration -> I show proudly the detail of the motherfucking shower knob.
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Thinking about that time the My Little Pony comics, of all things, absolutely bodied Scott Adams.
March 26, 2024 at 9:35 AM
Thinking about that time the My Little Pony comics, of all things, absolutely bodied Scott Adams.
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I remember when anime nerds used to insist that "otaku" was a very unique word that had no English equivalent. Nothing in western fandom matches the level of obsession of otaku.
And you'd say, "oh, it's like a Star Trek geek, right?"
And they'd be like, "NO, IT'S COMPLETELY DIFFERENT AND SPECIAL!"
And you'd say, "oh, it's like a Star Trek geek, right?"
And they'd be like, "NO, IT'S COMPLETELY DIFFERENT AND SPECIAL!"
I talk about this when I teach translation, but the choice to keep a word in its native language must be deliberate--and not simply to exoticize.
You are attempting to introduce a new word into the English language. And by doing so, you are asking the reader to do the work you are being paid for.
You are attempting to introduce a new word into the English language. And by doing so, you are asking the reader to do the work you are being paid for.
January 15, 2026 at 3:57 AM
I remember when anime nerds used to insist that "otaku" was a very unique word that had no English equivalent. Nothing in western fandom matches the level of obsession of otaku.
And you'd say, "oh, it's like a Star Trek geek, right?"
And they'd be like, "NO, IT'S COMPLETELY DIFFERENT AND SPECIAL!"
And you'd say, "oh, it's like a Star Trek geek, right?"
And they'd be like, "NO, IT'S COMPLETELY DIFFERENT AND SPECIAL!"
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If ever there is a lesson to learn about artists you find out being absolute monsters to other people, and your first reaction is to feel conflicted because you 'liked their work', I deeply suggest avoiding putting ANYONE atop a pedastal. Yes, that means your favourite artist.
January 15, 2026 at 1:34 AM
If ever there is a lesson to learn about artists you find out being absolute monsters to other people, and your first reaction is to feel conflicted because you 'liked their work', I deeply suggest avoiding putting ANYONE atop a pedastal. Yes, that means your favourite artist.
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RE: Hiveworks stuff, it's become really clear is how much of the toxicity of the leadership came from seeing fellow artists as competition and threats rather than comrades who lift each other up.
The world is big enough for all of us. I hope we can work together and fight our real enemy (fascists)
The world is big enough for all of us. I hope we can work together and fight our real enemy (fascists)
January 13, 2026 at 7:35 PM
RE: Hiveworks stuff, it's become really clear is how much of the toxicity of the leadership came from seeing fellow artists as competition and threats rather than comrades who lift each other up.
The world is big enough for all of us. I hope we can work together and fight our real enemy (fascists)
The world is big enough for all of us. I hope we can work together and fight our real enemy (fascists)
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You know shit had been shitty when you have to explicitly state in your game that no AI was used in any part of development.
That should be default to not be lazy assholes.
THIS INCLUDED THE IDEATION PROCESS! USE YOUR FUCKING NOODLE AND FIGURE SHIT OUT!
#gamedev #indiegame
That should be default to not be lazy assholes.
THIS INCLUDED THE IDEATION PROCESS! USE YOUR FUCKING NOODLE AND FIGURE SHIT OUT!
#gamedev #indiegame
January 12, 2026 at 11:46 PM
You know shit had been shitty when you have to explicitly state in your game that no AI was used in any part of development.
That should be default to not be lazy assholes.
THIS INCLUDED THE IDEATION PROCESS! USE YOUR FUCKING NOODLE AND FIGURE SHIT OUT!
#gamedev #indiegame
That should be default to not be lazy assholes.
THIS INCLUDED THE IDEATION PROCESS! USE YOUR FUCKING NOODLE AND FIGURE SHIT OUT!
#gamedev #indiegame
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This is a pretty common one, but
Don't treat your fellow artists like competition.
Not only is it just awesome getting to participate in art communities, but people are more likely to throw jobs your way if they think you would do the same for them 🤝
Don't treat your fellow artists like competition.
Not only is it just awesome getting to participate in art communities, but people are more likely to throw jobs your way if they think you would do the same for them 🤝
January 12, 2026 at 10:33 PM
This is a pretty common one, but
Don't treat your fellow artists like competition.
Not only is it just awesome getting to participate in art communities, but people are more likely to throw jobs your way if they think you would do the same for them 🤝
Don't treat your fellow artists like competition.
Not only is it just awesome getting to participate in art communities, but people are more likely to throw jobs your way if they think you would do the same for them 🤝
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along with this letter and its warnings please consider this additional takeaway: if something feels off, if you feel disrespected or stonewalled or exploited--talk to your peers about it. it's very likely you aren't alone. and thank you for reading.
The Hiveworks Artist Guild has released a public statement alleging years of labor abuses, financial mismanagement, and misconduct at Hiveworks at the hands of Xellette “Xel” Velamist and Isabelle “Isa” Melançon. Read their full statement at:
cartoonist.coop/hiveworks-gu...
cartoonist.coop/hiveworks-gu...
January 12, 2026 at 5:02 PM
along with this letter and its warnings please consider this additional takeaway: if something feels off, if you feel disrespected or stonewalled or exploited--talk to your peers about it. it's very likely you aren't alone. and thank you for reading.
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living in a world where the only two jobs are “gambling” and “murder” isn’t nearly as cool as Cowboy Bebop made it out to be
January 12, 2026 at 3:47 PM
living in a world where the only two jobs are “gambling” and “murder” isn’t nearly as cool as Cowboy Bebop made it out to be
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Yeah if you're curious why a lot of creators left last year, me included. I didn't know this was happening behind the scenes, I just knew I was left with empty promises and wondering why my pay suddenly stopped.
The Hiveworks Artist Guild has released a public statement alleging years of labor abuses, financial mismanagement, and misconduct at Hiveworks at the hands of Xellette “Xel” Velamist and Isabelle “Isa” Melançon. Read their full statement at:
cartoonist.coop/hiveworks-gu...
cartoonist.coop/hiveworks-gu...
January 12, 2026 at 7:10 PM
Yeah if you're curious why a lot of creators left last year, me included. I didn't know this was happening behind the scenes, I just knew I was left with empty promises and wondering why my pay suddenly stopped.
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Heeeyy, we can finally talk about this! So, I would like to co-sign everything in this open letter. I would also like to tell everyone about a specific grievance that @femonologue.bsky.social and I have with Xellette after the mishandling of our kickstarter. Screencap/receipts in🧵 to follow!
The Hiveworks Artist Guild has released a public statement alleging years of labor abuses, financial mismanagement, and misconduct at Hiveworks at the hands of Xellette “Xel” Velamist and Isabelle “Isa” Melançon. Read their full statement at:
cartoonist.coop/hiveworks-gu...
cartoonist.coop/hiveworks-gu...
January 12, 2026 at 6:34 PM
Heeeyy, we can finally talk about this! So, I would like to co-sign everything in this open letter. I would also like to tell everyone about a specific grievance that @femonologue.bsky.social and I have with Xellette after the mishandling of our kickstarter. Screencap/receipts in🧵 to follow!
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For anyone who ever wanted to know why I left Hiveworks, please read this.
My friends and peers there were amazing - and their vast reserves of hard work and creativity were used and abused in so many ways. We came together to share our stories, and thank goodness we did.
Thank you for listening.
My friends and peers there were amazing - and their vast reserves of hard work and creativity were used and abused in so many ways. We came together to share our stories, and thank goodness we did.
Thank you for listening.
The Hiveworks Artist Guild has released a public statement alleging years of labor abuses, financial mismanagement, and misconduct at Hiveworks at the hands of Xellette “Xel” Velamist and Isabelle “Isa” Melançon. Read their full statement at:
cartoonist.coop/hiveworks-gu...
cartoonist.coop/hiveworks-gu...
January 12, 2026 at 5:39 PM
For anyone who ever wanted to know why I left Hiveworks, please read this.
My friends and peers there were amazing - and their vast reserves of hard work and creativity were used and abused in so many ways. We came together to share our stories, and thank goodness we did.
Thank you for listening.
My friends and peers there were amazing - and their vast reserves of hard work and creativity were used and abused in so many ways. We came together to share our stories, and thank goodness we did.
Thank you for listening.
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A lot of us have actually made a webcomic ring called Chimera Comics after we left hiveworks: chimeracomics.org
This isn't the full list as some artists want their hands completely washed of the situation, but this is a start!
This isn't the full list as some artists want their hands completely washed of the situation, but this is a start!
Chimera Comics Collective
A webring, for webcomics
chimeracomics.org
January 12, 2026 at 5:48 PM
A lot of us have actually made a webcomic ring called Chimera Comics after we left hiveworks: chimeracomics.org
This isn't the full list as some artists want their hands completely washed of the situation, but this is a start!
This isn't the full list as some artists want their hands completely washed of the situation, but this is a start!
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The Hiveworks Artist Guild has released a public statement alleging years of labor abuses, financial mismanagement, and misconduct at Hiveworks at the hands of Xellette “Xel” Velamist and Isabelle “Isa” Melançon. Read their full statement at:
cartoonist.coop/hiveworks-gu...
cartoonist.coop/hiveworks-gu...
January 12, 2026 at 3:19 PM
The Hiveworks Artist Guild has released a public statement alleging years of labor abuses, financial mismanagement, and misconduct at Hiveworks at the hands of Xellette “Xel” Velamist and Isabelle “Isa” Melançon. Read their full statement at:
cartoonist.coop/hiveworks-gu...
cartoonist.coop/hiveworks-gu...