Moth
@mothmariner.bsky.social
they/them. ttrpgs, mostly pathfinder 2e. nobigots/noai.
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Hey all. I need help. Last year, my accountant made some grievous errors, like counting my entire rent as a deductible. It's decimated our savings— right before we needed them to renew my fiance's visa. If you can share this or donate 10 bucks, it would help us so much. Thank you
Hey all. I need help. Last year, my accountant made some grievous errors, like counting my entire rent as a deductible. It's decimated our savings— right before we needed them to renew my fiance's visa. If you can share this or donate 10 bucks, it would help us so much. Thank you
Donate to Rescue Derry and Kyo from a financial emergency, organized by Derry Luttrell
Hey everyone— it's Derry, the host of Dice Will Roll, half of Team+, a … Derry Luttrell needs your support for Rescue Derry and Kyo from a financial emergency
gofund.me
January 8, 2026 at 7:26 PM
gofund.me/2a7e7bf35
Hey all. I need help. Last year, my accountant made some grievous errors, like counting my entire rent as a deductible. It's decimated our savings— right before we needed them to renew my fiance's visa. If you can share this or donate 10 bucks, it would help us so much. Thank you
Hey all. I need help. Last year, my accountant made some grievous errors, like counting my entire rent as a deductible. It's decimated our savings— right before we needed them to renew my fiance's visa. If you can share this or donate 10 bucks, it would help us so much. Thank you
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living in the 2020’s
January 4, 2026 at 3:23 PM
living in the 2020’s
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I sat in a fucking court room and heard Apple imply that a naked cartoon banana was somehow inappropriate but somehow Grok non consensually undressing women and children is ok?? www.theverge.com/policy/85990...
Tim Cook and Sundar Pichai are cowards
Once you’ve traded your principles for proximity to power, do you even run your own company?
www.theverge.com
January 9, 2026 at 9:30 PM
I sat in a fucking court room and heard Apple imply that a naked cartoon banana was somehow inappropriate but somehow Grok non consensually undressing women and children is ok?? www.theverge.com/policy/85990...
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I cannot stress this enough: this is not possible
in a literal technological sense: you cannot train an AI and expect even comprehensible results with under ~1 million pieces of data, nobody can supply all that with the variance needed. You can only achieve it through wanton scraping
in a literal technological sense: you cannot train an AI and expect even comprehensible results with under ~1 million pieces of data, nobody can supply all that with the variance needed. You can only achieve it through wanton scraping
Larian CEO says Divinity could have gen AI assets in it but only if the tools are trained on the studio's own data.
"If we use a GenAI model to create in-game assets, then it'll be trained on data we own."
https://kotaku.com/divinity-gen-ai-larian-bg3-reddit-ama-2000658429
"If we use a GenAI model to create in-game assets, then it'll be trained on data we own."
https://kotaku.com/divinity-gen-ai-larian-bg3-reddit-ama-2000658429
January 9, 2026 at 8:26 PM
I cannot stress this enough: this is not possible
in a literal technological sense: you cannot train an AI and expect even comprehensible results with under ~1 million pieces of data, nobody can supply all that with the variance needed. You can only achieve it through wanton scraping
in a literal technological sense: you cannot train an AI and expect even comprehensible results with under ~1 million pieces of data, nobody can supply all that with the variance needed. You can only achieve it through wanton scraping
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Useful reporting from Translucent. When we’ve suggested that trans women don’t pose a risk, people have argued that’s because of under reporting. These FOI requests suggest that might not be the case
www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/01/almo...
www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/01/almo...
Almost no one is complaining about trans women in women's spaces, study finds - LGBTQ Nation
“This is a manufactured controversy, not a documented crisis.”
www.lgbtqnation.com
January 7, 2026 at 9:05 AM
Useful reporting from Translucent. When we’ve suggested that trans women don’t pose a risk, people have argued that’s because of under reporting. These FOI requests suggest that might not be the case
www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/01/almo...
www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/01/almo...
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positive framing in ttrpg design
So recently, I played a Dragonbane campaign. Something that stuck out to me was that shields in that game have a rule baked into shields: "You can not parry monster attacks."
But, some monster attacks have an exception where you can parry them. So what gives?
So recently, I played a Dragonbane campaign. Something that stuck out to me was that shields in that game have a rule baked into shields: "You can not parry monster attacks."
But, some monster attacks have an exception where you can parry them. So what gives?
January 7, 2026 at 10:47 AM
positive framing in ttrpg design
So recently, I played a Dragonbane campaign. Something that stuck out to me was that shields in that game have a rule baked into shields: "You can not parry monster attacks."
But, some monster attacks have an exception where you can parry them. So what gives?
So recently, I played a Dragonbane campaign. Something that stuck out to me was that shields in that game have a rule baked into shields: "You can not parry monster attacks."
But, some monster attacks have an exception where you can parry them. So what gives?
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anyway it's a new year, a year in which we plan* to release 4 (+ actually) issues, and so for the fifth year running I am on my hands & knees begging people to try sending us info about what they're working on, ideally 2-3 months before release
our inbox for all press releases is [email protected]
our inbox for all press releases is [email protected]
January 5, 2026 at 1:09 PM
anyway it's a new year, a year in which we plan* to release 4 (+ actually) issues, and so for the fifth year running I am on my hands & knees begging people to try sending us info about what they're working on, ideally 2-3 months before release
our inbox for all press releases is [email protected]
our inbox for all press releases is [email protected]
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Fuck this
No one wants war. No one.
Not the one in Palestine, Ukraine, Venezuela, or the other 100+ armed conflicts in the world
There is no democratic mandate for massmurder
Sanction weapons manufacturers, dump their stocks, arrest politicians
Show some fucking sense of justice and human decency
No one wants war. No one.
Not the one in Palestine, Ukraine, Venezuela, or the other 100+ armed conflicts in the world
There is no democratic mandate for massmurder
Sanction weapons manufacturers, dump their stocks, arrest politicians
Show some fucking sense of justice and human decency
January 3, 2026 at 9:16 AM
Fuck this
No one wants war. No one.
Not the one in Palestine, Ukraine, Venezuela, or the other 100+ armed conflicts in the world
There is no democratic mandate for massmurder
Sanction weapons manufacturers, dump their stocks, arrest politicians
Show some fucking sense of justice and human decency
No one wants war. No one.
Not the one in Palestine, Ukraine, Venezuela, or the other 100+ armed conflicts in the world
There is no democratic mandate for massmurder
Sanction weapons manufacturers, dump their stocks, arrest politicians
Show some fucking sense of justice and human decency
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I might've written more than one missive about a dungeon in World of Warcraft where once you had rescued the required amount of slaves, you could not rescue the others in cages.
That genuinely upset me every time. I would apologize to the NPCs I had to leave behind.
That genuinely upset me every time. I would apologize to the NPCs I had to leave behind.
January 1, 2026 at 10:11 PM
I might've written more than one missive about a dungeon in World of Warcraft where once you had rescued the required amount of slaves, you could not rescue the others in cages.
That genuinely upset me every time. I would apologize to the NPCs I had to leave behind.
That genuinely upset me every time. I would apologize to the NPCs I had to leave behind.
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This discount ends at midnight UK time over on Kofi!
Christmas Discounts are live!
Head over to my Kofi and use codes :
Xmascom25 to save 20% on commissions
Xmasshop25 to save 10% on the shop
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#xmas #discounts #kofi
Head over to my Kofi and use codes :
Xmascom25 to save 20% on commissions
Xmasshop25 to save 10% on the shop
ko-fi.com/artmonkeymg
#xmas #discounts #kofi
December 30, 2025 at 12:29 AM
This discount ends at midnight UK time over on Kofi!
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I don’t know man if capitalism has just resulted in a small network of pedophiles destroying all life on earth then perhaps we should consider that it is a complete and utter failure as a system
December 16, 2025 at 4:38 PM
I don’t know man if capitalism has just resulted in a small network of pedophiles destroying all life on earth then perhaps we should consider that it is a complete and utter failure as a system
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finally finished this Vangers triptych – one of the biggest and most interesting commissions I've ever worked on!
big thanks to @tegiminis.bsky.social for commissioning this one, it was a great pleasure ✨
big thanks to @tegiminis.bsky.social for commissioning this one, it was a great pleasure ✨
December 19, 2025 at 7:28 PM
finally finished this Vangers triptych – one of the biggest and most interesting commissions I've ever worked on!
big thanks to @tegiminis.bsky.social for commissioning this one, it was a great pleasure ✨
big thanks to @tegiminis.bsky.social for commissioning this one, it was a great pleasure ✨
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imo if all the richest ppl on the planet are at once begging you to lower your standards for art and media consumption you can bet that it benefits them more than whatever they selling your ass on and should consider the opposite of what's suggested
December 19, 2025 at 4:27 PM
imo if all the richest ppl on the planet are at once begging you to lower your standards for art and media consumption you can bet that it benefits them more than whatever they selling your ass on and should consider the opposite of what's suggested
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Fantasy in My Backyard is coming to Zine Month!
-Use Google Maps to build Urban Fantasy in real cities
-Create "hidden world" of magical inhabitants and the relationships between them
-Inspired by Beak, Feather, Bone, i'm sorry did you say street magic, and Ex Novo
bit.ly/backyard-teaser-bsky
-Use Google Maps to build Urban Fantasy in real cities
-Create "hidden world" of magical inhabitants and the relationships between them
-Inspired by Beak, Feather, Bone, i'm sorry did you say street magic, and Ex Novo
bit.ly/backyard-teaser-bsky
Build Urban Fantasy in Real Places with Google Maps
From Chase Call and James Quigley - Build Urban Fantasy in Real Places with Google Maps
bit.ly
December 13, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Fantasy in My Backyard is coming to Zine Month!
-Use Google Maps to build Urban Fantasy in real cities
-Create "hidden world" of magical inhabitants and the relationships between them
-Inspired by Beak, Feather, Bone, i'm sorry did you say street magic, and Ex Novo
bit.ly/backyard-teaser-bsky
-Use Google Maps to build Urban Fantasy in real cities
-Create "hidden world" of magical inhabitants and the relationships between them
-Inspired by Beak, Feather, Bone, i'm sorry did you say street magic, and Ex Novo
bit.ly/backyard-teaser-bsky
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My dad abhors any negative comments about immigrants. Asked him recently why he’s so strong on it: ‘Because we’re always happy to take the rich and clever ones. Which means it’s not about disliking immigrants. It’s about disliking the poor and vulnerable. And that’s a bad human instinct.’
December 7, 2025 at 8:31 AM
My dad abhors any negative comments about immigrants. Asked him recently why he’s so strong on it: ‘Because we’re always happy to take the rich and clever ones. Which means it’s not about disliking immigrants. It’s about disliking the poor and vulnerable. And that’s a bad human instinct.’
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Some green fellas
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August 10, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Some green fellas
🗡️🛡️
🗡️🛡️
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"Birth of the Homunculus"
A sorceress astounded by her creation.
This painting has been floating around in my head for months now, and I only found the right time to bring it to fruition yesterday!
(see thread for details + process shot-by-shot)
A sorceress astounded by her creation.
This painting has been floating around in my head for months now, and I only found the right time to bring it to fruition yesterday!
(see thread for details + process shot-by-shot)
December 4, 2025 at 8:38 PM
"Birth of the Homunculus"
A sorceress astounded by her creation.
This painting has been floating around in my head for months now, and I only found the right time to bring it to fruition yesterday!
(see thread for details + process shot-by-shot)
A sorceress astounded by her creation.
This painting has been floating around in my head for months now, and I only found the right time to bring it to fruition yesterday!
(see thread for details + process shot-by-shot)
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The numbers in here are hilarious.
Do you use AI on the job?
Execs: 87%
Managers: 57%
Workers: 27%
Planned investment by 2030: $5T
"Necessary" annual revenue to justify that spend: $650B
Current annual revenue: $50B
Do you use AI on the job?
Execs: 87%
Managers: 57%
Workers: 27%
Planned investment by 2030: $5T
"Necessary" annual revenue to justify that spend: $650B
Current annual revenue: $50B
Three years into the generative-AI wave, demand for the technology seems surprisingly flimsy
Investors expect AI use to soar. That’s not happening
Recent surveys point to flatlining business adoption
econ.st
November 30, 2025 at 12:28 AM
The numbers in here are hilarious.
Do you use AI on the job?
Execs: 87%
Managers: 57%
Workers: 27%
Planned investment by 2030: $5T
"Necessary" annual revenue to justify that spend: $650B
Current annual revenue: $50B
Do you use AI on the job?
Execs: 87%
Managers: 57%
Workers: 27%
Planned investment by 2030: $5T
"Necessary" annual revenue to justify that spend: $650B
Current annual revenue: $50B
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Hey @bsky.app @safety.bsky.app @support.bsky.team please unsuspend Goran immediately.
Goran is a great person, a great artist, and the whole anti-Palestine thing youre on is one of those "Ford funding Hitler" disasters you remember being shocked and dismayed by when you learned of in middle school.
Goran is a great person, a great artist, and the whole anti-Palestine thing youre on is one of those "Ford funding Hitler" disasters you remember being shocked and dismayed by when you learned of in middle school.
November 26, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Hey @bsky.app @safety.bsky.app @support.bsky.team please unsuspend Goran immediately.
Goran is a great person, a great artist, and the whole anti-Palestine thing youre on is one of those "Ford funding Hitler" disasters you remember being shocked and dismayed by when you learned of in middle school.
Goran is a great person, a great artist, and the whole anti-Palestine thing youre on is one of those "Ford funding Hitler" disasters you remember being shocked and dismayed by when you learned of in middle school.
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Lots of people sharing this clip because it's funny and cathartic but I also genuinely believe it's important.
We have to win the narrative battle between "I live in a corrupt society and that's just how it is" and "I live in a corrupt society and we are going to defeat and humiliate these ghouls."
We have to win the narrative battle between "I live in a corrupt society and that's just how it is" and "I live in a corrupt society and we are going to defeat and humiliate these ghouls."
Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting eleven years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷
November 26, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Lots of people sharing this clip because it's funny and cathartic but I also genuinely believe it's important.
We have to win the narrative battle between "I live in a corrupt society and that's just how it is" and "I live in a corrupt society and we are going to defeat and humiliate these ghouls."
We have to win the narrative battle between "I live in a corrupt society and that's just how it is" and "I live in a corrupt society and we are going to defeat and humiliate these ghouls."
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Morning thoughts about "AI".
Where do we go from here?
Where do we go from here?
![Thoughts about “AI”
Yes it’s:
The slop
The theft
The brainrot
The loss of work
The crumbling of creator rights
The destroying of the environment and infrastructure
But it's also the destroying of trust in anything that you’re not seeing with your own eyes right in front of you.
Wonder now turned to the narrowing of eyes in immediate scepticism seeing something magical.
Questioning the realness of everything from a stilted written apology to profound works by students in school.
It feels like a slow poison to creativity and humanity at large.
[At the bottom is a doodle of me, mouth a thin line, looking at the viewer]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:hlstghbtgoakwc7evp5v6ubw/bafkreihv3rly5g2olva6kbhnisvwtzqbyn3u3fxjfcbjqyp2zud22hrzgq@jpeg)
August 12, 2025 at 8:32 AM
Morning thoughts about "AI".
Where do we go from here?
Where do we go from here?
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"Under the guise of technological inevitability, companies are using the AI boom to rewrite the social contract — laying off employees, rehiring them at lower wages, intensifying workloads, and normalizing precarity. [...] AI is not the cause of the layoffs but their justification."
"Countering Big Tech will require a political project to reclaim democratic control over the use to which the products of human intelligence are being put." jacobin.com/2025/10/arti...
The AI Gold Rush Is Cover for a Class War
The tech giants behind the AI boom have become too big to fail and are using their position to mount an assault on labor.
jacobin.com
October 25, 2025 at 3:56 PM
"Under the guise of technological inevitability, companies are using the AI boom to rewrite the social contract — laying off employees, rehiring them at lower wages, intensifying workloads, and normalizing precarity. [...] AI is not the cause of the layoffs but their justification."