Viv Schwarz
@vivschwarz.bsky.social
Author, artist, interactive stuff.
Runs betonmond card games.
Hopes you are mostly happy.
She/they
Runs betonmond card games.
Hopes you are mostly happy.
She/they
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Folks it pains me to ask so bluntly, but could anyone use some work doing by me? I've got to find income for three months until my next royalty payment, and I'm not having much luck.
November 13, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Folks it pains me to ask so bluntly, but could anyone use some work doing by me? I've got to find income for three months until my next royalty payment, and I'm not having much luck.
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Little kids learning about dinosaurs is great, because there are so many instances of really smart people who say "we thought this was true but it wasn't"
November 13, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Little kids learning about dinosaurs is great, because there are so many instances of really smart people who say "we thought this was true but it wasn't"
I need second coffee before I get out of bed. Am clearly doing that thing again of email and admin before getting up.
November 13, 2025 at 10:52 AM
I need second coffee before I get out of bed. Am clearly doing that thing again of email and admin before getting up.
We should have a system where all the perfectly good cardboard boxes we are supposed to flatten and recycle after one use and all this damn bubble wrap get redistributed. How hard can that be really... New boxes are expensive unless you bulk buy, people would make a little effort and even pay a bit.
November 13, 2025 at 9:21 AM
We should have a system where all the perfectly good cardboard boxes we are supposed to flatten and recycle after one use and all this damn bubble wrap get redistributed. How hard can that be really... New boxes are expensive unless you bulk buy, people would make a little effort and even pay a bit.
Got the new Cultural Amnesia album on tape. It's brilliant. Seriously. And BEAUTIFUL, I forgot how beautiful a well designed audio cassette can be
culturalamnesia.bandcamp.com/album/did-yo...
culturalamnesia.bandcamp.com/album/did-yo...
Did You Hear The Music, by Cultural Amnesia
8 track album
culturalamnesia.bandcamp.com
November 12, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Got the new Cultural Amnesia album on tape. It's brilliant. Seriously. And BEAUTIFUL, I forgot how beautiful a well designed audio cassette can be
culturalamnesia.bandcamp.com/album/did-yo...
culturalamnesia.bandcamp.com/album/did-yo...
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Animals in an Enclosure https://collections.artsmia.org/art/1569/
November 11, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Animals in an Enclosure https://collections.artsmia.org/art/1569/
Time for a Turkish coffee, miso porridge and a morning of edits on a poetry book. And then for a treat an afternoon of making playlist zines for friends. Unusually good Tuesday
November 11, 2025 at 10:24 AM
Time for a Turkish coffee, miso porridge and a morning of edits on a poetry book. And then for a treat an afternoon of making playlist zines for friends. Unusually good Tuesday
Picked up a second hand pair of dungarees in that excellent style where someone home dyed their garment and all the stitching stayed the same colour. Dark green with bright yellow thread. Seller confirmed that's what they did. I'll never not be charmed to see it
November 11, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Picked up a second hand pair of dungarees in that excellent style where someone home dyed their garment and all the stitching stayed the same colour. Dark green with bright yellow thread. Seller confirmed that's what they did. I'll never not be charmed to see it
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It’s difficult to underestimate the extra burden that this is placing on our public libraries. For example, on a daily basis library workers are now filling the in-person/human service gap that billion euro banking institutions have abdicated from to maximise their profit margins.
"Essential services are now digital by default, leaving many older people feeling locked out of their own lives."
As more of our lives move online by default, digital ageism has quietly become one of the last unchallenged prejudices, writes Fiona Daly.
jrnl.ie/6864189
As more of our lives move online by default, digital ageism has quietly become one of the last unchallenged prejudices, writes Fiona Daly.
jrnl.ie/6864189
Opinion: We’ve grown far too comfortable excluding older people from the digital world
As more of our lives move online by default, digital ageism has quietly become one of the last unchallenged prejudices, writes Fiona Daly.
jrnl.ie
November 11, 2025 at 8:40 AM
It’s difficult to underestimate the extra burden that this is placing on our public libraries. For example, on a daily basis library workers are now filling the in-person/human service gap that billion euro banking institutions have abdicated from to maximise their profit margins.
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Jupiter says trans rights
🔭 Jupiter in Ultraviolet from Hubble
Image Credit: NASA, ESA, Hubble; Processing & License: Judy Schmidt
star.ucl.ac.uk/~apod/apod/a...
Image Credit: NASA, ESA, Hubble; Processing & License: Judy Schmidt
star.ucl.ac.uk/~apod/apod/a...
November 11, 2025 at 8:22 AM
Jupiter says trans rights
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November 10, 2025 at 7:00 PM
I might still hit the deadline for this book. It features a raven with a camera. I got ten more days for 23 pictures and only a few of them are crowd scenes and I only got one other book to edit at the same time and I guess a few videos and
November 10, 2025 at 6:32 PM
I might still hit the deadline for this book. It features a raven with a camera. I got ten more days for 23 pictures and only a few of them are crowd scenes and I only got one other book to edit at the same time and I guess a few videos and
Thinking about how my parents worried that I might date and marry scruffy guys with media collections and let's face it I functionally AM a scruffy guy with a media collection and I won't even bring them a tidy wife, only more guys. It's all groovy though and my dad just got a new stereo
November 10, 2025 at 9:56 AM
Thinking about how my parents worried that I might date and marry scruffy guys with media collections and let's face it I functionally AM a scruffy guy with a media collection and I won't even bring them a tidy wife, only more guys. It's all groovy though and my dad just got a new stereo
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Ah, that might take you just to the excerpt. You can click right to view the full piece, screenshot below.
November 10, 2025 at 8:52 AM
Ah, that might take you just to the excerpt. You can click right to view the full piece, screenshot below.
Reminder that I made a picture book about making art - painting, music, drawing, dancing, actually making art YOURSELF
www.walker.co.uk/978152951577...
www.walker.co.uk/978152951577...
Sometimes You Find a Dragon - Walker Books
Sometimes you find a dragon.A dragon of creativity.An inspiring picture book that encourages all young children to celebrate making and creating.From the awa...
www.walker.co.uk
November 9, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Reminder that I made a picture book about making art - painting, music, drawing, dancing, actually making art YOURSELF
www.walker.co.uk/978152951577...
www.walker.co.uk/978152951577...
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Wow, I missed that our book 'One Day' has been shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal for Illustration because of Benjamin Phillips's wonderful artwork.
@CarnegieMedals
@benjamindraws
@CarnegieMedals
@benjamindraws
November 9, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Wow, I missed that our book 'One Day' has been shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal for Illustration because of Benjamin Phillips's wonderful artwork.
@CarnegieMedals
@benjamindraws
@CarnegieMedals
@benjamindraws
Found a nursing chair at the tip. Now rebranded the Fidgeting Chair at my table. Needs paint stripping and cushions... It'll be good
November 9, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Found a nursing chair at the tip. Now rebranded the Fidgeting Chair at my table. Needs paint stripping and cushions... It'll be good
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Brah...what even is this?
November 9, 2025 at 1:26 AM
Brah...what even is this?
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Useful signal flag from Kobe Maritime Museum
November 9, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Useful signal flag from Kobe Maritime Museum
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I really shouldn't share bad ai, but the fact that they're pretending to have animated it all by hand is extraordinary. Anyone who has done digital animation will be flabbergasted at the audacity.
Mirroring the video here if you don't want to even humor going onto Twitter, but when it gets into the "process" section, there's so many red flags of them lying about the work they put into the commercial that reveal how much of this video is them trying and lying after the fact.
November 8, 2025 at 11:42 PM
I really shouldn't share bad ai, but the fact that they're pretending to have animated it all by hand is extraordinary. Anyone who has done digital animation will be flabbergasted at the audacity.
Unexpectedly found a printout of my favourite picture of myself, back when I was good at cutting my own hair but permanently tired out from panic attacks. I stuck it on the blackboard that I just screwed to the door here. Successful day
November 8, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Unexpectedly found a printout of my favourite picture of myself, back when I was good at cutting my own hair but permanently tired out from panic attacks. I stuck it on the blackboard that I just screwed to the door here. Successful day
Spent the morning swearing at three mobile phones and a laptop, recovering and transferring data.
Now a little nap before the afternoon of swearing at furniture while turning a horrible chest of drawers into a good dresser and shelves.
Clearly a Saturday
Now a little nap before the afternoon of swearing at furniture while turning a horrible chest of drawers into a good dresser and shelves.
Clearly a Saturday
November 8, 2025 at 9:55 AM
Spent the morning swearing at three mobile phones and a laptop, recovering and transferring data.
Now a little nap before the afternoon of swearing at furniture while turning a horrible chest of drawers into a good dresser and shelves.
Clearly a Saturday
Now a little nap before the afternoon of swearing at furniture while turning a horrible chest of drawers into a good dresser and shelves.
Clearly a Saturday
Got a new (old) tape deck and it's perfect. Spent the evening listening to tapes, some of them sounded sub aquatic with age. Very happy.
(Also yes my turntable is sitting on a slice of tennis ball, lost a foot somehow.)
(Also yes my turntable is sitting on a slice of tennis ball, lost a foot somehow.)
November 7, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Got a new (old) tape deck and it's perfect. Spent the evening listening to tapes, some of them sounded sub aquatic with age. Very happy.
(Also yes my turntable is sitting on a slice of tennis ball, lost a foot somehow.)
(Also yes my turntable is sitting on a slice of tennis ball, lost a foot somehow.)
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Haha yesss. Japanese copyright law doesn't fuck around.
Since I get challenged on this a lot: U.S. and Japan are both Berne Convention signatories, meaning the copyright is recognized between countries. They CAN go after American companies. And they are. And I love it.
variety.com/2025/digital...
Since I get challenged on this a lot: U.S. and Japan are both Berne Convention signatories, meaning the copyright is recognized between countries. They CAN go after American companies. And they are. And I love it.
variety.com/2025/digital...
Trade Group Representing Studio Ghibli, Other Japanese Companies Tells OpenAI to Stop Using Their Content to Train Sora 2 Video Generator
Japanese content trade group CODA, whose members include Studio Ghibli, issued a letter to OpenAI demanding the AI company stop using their content to train Sora 2.
variety.com
November 7, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Haha yesss. Japanese copyright law doesn't fuck around.
Since I get challenged on this a lot: U.S. and Japan are both Berne Convention signatories, meaning the copyright is recognized between countries. They CAN go after American companies. And they are. And I love it.
variety.com/2025/digital...
Since I get challenged on this a lot: U.S. and Japan are both Berne Convention signatories, meaning the copyright is recognized between countries. They CAN go after American companies. And they are. And I love it.
variety.com/2025/digital...
Have joined my fellow fatigued fellows in living in Lucy & Yak dungarees, perfect for naps/bursts of activity I now agree
November 7, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Have joined my fellow fatigued fellows in living in Lucy & Yak dungarees, perfect for naps/bursts of activity I now agree