@stitcherymacabre.bsky.social
Creative disaster. Barely contained anger. 30s. She/her. East Frisian.
DIY, sewing, an attempt at sustainable living.
DIY, sewing, an attempt at sustainable living.
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When we say "no, everything hasn't been digitized," I need you to understand that we really mean is that virtually nothing has been digitized. This is because the realm of primary sources that historians use is incomprehensibly large.
Seems like it's worth posting this one again.
Why Do Historians Still Have To Go To Archives?
Why do historians go to archives? Hasn’t everything already been digitized?
contingentmagazine.org
December 22, 2025 at 1:40 AM
When we say "no, everything hasn't been digitized," I need you to understand that we really mean is that virtually nothing has been digitized. This is because the realm of primary sources that historians use is incomprehensibly large.
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Binding design for the 150th anniversary edition of Edward Fitzgerald's translation of Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám, published by The Folio Society, 2009.
Gold, copper, and silver gouache on blue Winsor & Newton pastel paper.
#ArtAdventCalendar
Gold, copper, and silver gouache on blue Winsor & Newton pastel paper.
#ArtAdventCalendar
December 22, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Binding design for the 150th anniversary edition of Edward Fitzgerald's translation of Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám, published by The Folio Society, 2009.
Gold, copper, and silver gouache on blue Winsor & Newton pastel paper.
#ArtAdventCalendar
Gold, copper, and silver gouache on blue Winsor & Newton pastel paper.
#ArtAdventCalendar
Very foggy today, but I can still see the Great Tits flying to and from the feeder, so all is well.
December 20, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Very foggy today, but I can still see the Great Tits flying to and from the feeder, so all is well.
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if tumblr dies I need this video to make it's seasonal rotation here instead just in case, Happy holidays 🎄
December 18, 2025 at 2:05 AM
if tumblr dies I need this video to make it's seasonal rotation here instead just in case, Happy holidays 🎄
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DO HARM TO YOUR ENEMIES; TREAT YOURSELF WITH KINDNESS!
December 19, 2025 at 2:50 PM
DO HARM TO YOUR ENEMIES; TREAT YOURSELF WITH KINDNESS!
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One of my trans friends asked me to let people know that the FDA is now sending out warning letters to companies selling chest binders. They are reclassifying them as "medical devices" which will be impossible for most companies to legally comply with. This is the bare-minimum care for trans adults.
GenderBender LLC - 720842 - 12/16/2025
Failure to Register and List/Misbranded
www.fda.gov
December 19, 2025 at 2:33 PM
One of my trans friends asked me to let people know that the FDA is now sending out warning letters to companies selling chest binders. They are reclassifying them as "medical devices" which will be impossible for most companies to legally comply with. This is the bare-minimum care for trans adults.
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I don't want gen AI in my browser
I don't want gen AI in my pc
I don't want gen AI in my art
I don't want gen AI in my games
I don't want gen AI in my music
I don't want gen AI in my movies
I don't want gen AI in my books
I don't want gen AI in my cart
I don't want gen AI in my life
I don't want gen AI in my pc
I don't want gen AI in my art
I don't want gen AI in my games
I don't want gen AI in my music
I don't want gen AI in my movies
I don't want gen AI in my books
I don't want gen AI in my cart
I don't want gen AI in my life
December 16, 2025 at 10:57 PM
I don't want gen AI in my browser
I don't want gen AI in my pc
I don't want gen AI in my art
I don't want gen AI in my games
I don't want gen AI in my music
I don't want gen AI in my movies
I don't want gen AI in my books
I don't want gen AI in my cart
I don't want gen AI in my life
I don't want gen AI in my pc
I don't want gen AI in my art
I don't want gen AI in my games
I don't want gen AI in my music
I don't want gen AI in my movies
I don't want gen AI in my books
I don't want gen AI in my cart
I don't want gen AI in my life
The farmers market is expensive but oh so much more chill than the supermarket.
December 19, 2025 at 11:41 AM
The farmers market is expensive but oh so much more chill than the supermarket.
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We spoke to a dozen professional concept artists who are currently or have previously worked in game development about whether generative AI image tools have made their jobs any easier.
Zero said it did. Most said it made things harder.
thisweekinvideogames.com/feature/conc...
Zero said it did. Most said it made things harder.
thisweekinvideogames.com/feature/conc...
Concept Artists Say Generative AI References Only Make Their Jobs Harder
“The ‘early ideation stages’, when worlds are being fleshed out by writers and artists, are literally crucial to the development of a game’s vision,” said one artist.
thisweekinvideogames.com
December 18, 2025 at 9:06 PM
We spoke to a dozen professional concept artists who are currently or have previously worked in game development about whether generative AI image tools have made their jobs any easier.
Zero said it did. Most said it made things harder.
thisweekinvideogames.com/feature/conc...
Zero said it did. Most said it made things harder.
thisweekinvideogames.com/feature/conc...
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Guess I'll post this again
December 18, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Guess I'll post this again
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while i am not an academic i did see this coming and post about it on bluesky, which is why i am quoted in this article
December 17, 2025 at 8:17 PM
while i am not an academic i did see this coming and post about it on bluesky, which is why i am quoted in this article
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"they don't know how to express the idea" here's rian johnson's storyboard for knives out
pick up a pencil and a napkin
pick up a pencil and a napkin
December 18, 2025 at 4:58 PM
"they don't know how to express the idea" here's rian johnson's storyboard for knives out
pick up a pencil and a napkin
pick up a pencil and a napkin
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I'm so tired of the artist's profession being treated as something unimportant and easily replaceable. “We're just using genAI for concept art, trust me, it'll be live actors!”
I mean, yeah, artists aren't really people, so we shouldn't pay them or respect what they do... sigh
I mean, yeah, artists aren't really people, so we shouldn't pay them or respect what they do... sigh
December 16, 2025 at 6:40 PM
I'm so tired of the artist's profession being treated as something unimportant and easily replaceable. “We're just using genAI for concept art, trust me, it'll be live actors!”
I mean, yeah, artists aren't really people, so we shouldn't pay them or respect what they do... sigh
I mean, yeah, artists aren't really people, so we shouldn't pay them or respect what they do... sigh
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Also this isn't a joke on artificial intelligence, we did just have half a class of him explaining that you'd never get human intelligence in a machine because you'd need to program stupidity into it, too
December 17, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Also this isn't a joke on artificial intelligence, we did just have half a class of him explaining that you'd never get human intelligence in a machine because you'd need to program stupidity into it, too
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Okay I'm done crashing out for now, but on the topic of ppt presentations, I'd like to shout out my old AI module professor whose ppt slides quite literally looked like this
December 17, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Okay I'm done crashing out for now, but on the topic of ppt presentations, I'd like to shout out my old AI module professor whose ppt slides quite literally looked like this
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"we USE ai, but our game wont CONTAIN it" is a clarification that no one has ever cared about & now CEOs are using it as a wedge to get their foot in the door as a part of a long term plan into normalizing AI, just like how 'it's just placeholder' was used with E33. dont cede even an inch of ground
December 16, 2025 at 9:12 PM
"we USE ai, but our game wont CONTAIN it" is a clarification that no one has ever cared about & now CEOs are using it as a wedge to get their foot in the door as a part of a long term plan into normalizing AI, just like how 'it's just placeholder' was used with E33. dont cede even an inch of ground
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“We just use AI to generate ideas for our concept art”
Yes, you're just using a plagiarism machine that spits out a mishmash of creativity and ideas from thousands of creative people who didn't consent to their work being used in this way. And you're using this as the foundation for your game. 💀
Yes, you're just using a plagiarism machine that spits out a mishmash of creativity and ideas from thousands of creative people who didn't consent to their work being used in this way. And you're using this as the foundation for your game. 💀
December 17, 2025 at 1:31 AM
“We just use AI to generate ideas for our concept art”
Yes, you're just using a plagiarism machine that spits out a mishmash of creativity and ideas from thousands of creative people who didn't consent to their work being used in this way. And you're using this as the foundation for your game. 💀
Yes, you're just using a plagiarism machine that spits out a mishmash of creativity and ideas from thousands of creative people who didn't consent to their work being used in this way. And you're using this as the foundation for your game. 💀
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I try to focus on posting about art and comics and not my complaints about the state of everything but GOOD GRIEF
December 17, 2025 at 5:47 AM
I try to focus on posting about art and comics and not my complaints about the state of everything but GOOD GRIEF
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You can’t be a doormat for someone who isn’t coming to the door. You can’t be tread upon by someone who’s already walked away. The closest these parents are to doormats is that they lie like rugs.
Welcome to the pissed-off parent pushback: After years of therapists and others encouraging adult children to cut ties with families they deem harmful or “toxic,” estranged parents are speaking out on.wsj.com/4s49U52
These Moms Are Done Being ‘Doormats’ for Their Estranged Children
Parents publicly blast their adult offspring for cutting them off, drawing tens of thousands of online followers.
on.wsj.com
December 16, 2025 at 10:48 PM
You can’t be a doormat for someone who isn’t coming to the door. You can’t be tread upon by someone who’s already walked away. The closest these parents are to doormats is that they lie like rugs.
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Mozilla has a new CEO and he just announced that Firefox will evolve into a modern AI browser. This is a good example of how management doesn’t understand its own user base and why they go out of their way to install Firefox on Windows, Android, iOS and other devices blog.mozilla.org/en/mozilla/l...
December 16, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Mozilla has a new CEO and he just announced that Firefox will evolve into a modern AI browser. This is a good example of how management doesn’t understand its own user base and why they go out of their way to install Firefox on Windows, Android, iOS and other devices blog.mozilla.org/en/mozilla/l...
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I'm gonna order some reprints of these fellas today, so if you'd like some for the pengwing-person in your life, lemme know or check out my Etsy!
cyluhoprints.etsy.com
cyluhoprints.etsy.com
November 11, 2025 at 11:18 AM
I'm gonna order some reprints of these fellas today, so if you'd like some for the pengwing-person in your life, lemme know or check out my Etsy!
cyluhoprints.etsy.com
cyluhoprints.etsy.com
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Just so I'm clear on this, computer memory has tripled in price because a bunch of it that hasn't been produced yet has been ordered to populate GPUs that aren't installed in data centers that aren't built yet in order to service a demand that doesn't exist to make profits that don't happen.
December 15, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Just so I'm clear on this, computer memory has tripled in price because a bunch of it that hasn't been produced yet has been ordered to populate GPUs that aren't installed in data centers that aren't built yet in order to service a demand that doesn't exist to make profits that don't happen.
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GenAI truly is the asbestos poisoning our collectively shared resources and infrastructure.
Grading and googling hallucinated citations, as one does nowadays, and now that LLMs have been around for a while, I've discovered new horrors: hallucinated journals are now appearing in Google Scholar with dozens of citations bc so many people are citing these fake things
December 15, 2025 at 9:41 PM
GenAI truly is the asbestos poisoning our collectively shared resources and infrastructure.
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nothing can put a bigger smile on my face than reading that Microsoft has to scale back its AI ambitions because NOBODY uses copilot.
December 15, 2025 at 10:40 AM
nothing can put a bigger smile on my face than reading that Microsoft has to scale back its AI ambitions because NOBODY uses copilot.