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27) I draw things and also am trying to get back into reading.
I spent a long time going "that's just a stupid stereotype, we don't even have that many sheep anymore" then as soon as somebody puts a sheep with bedroom eyes on TV the nation loses its entire mind thespinoff.co.nz/society/03-1...
Kiwibank is desperately trying to stop people saying they want to fuck its sheep mascot
But for every lustful post killed by a legal threat, another 10 take its place.
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I started reading "The Turn of the Screw", by Henry James. First chapter is just some set up and establishing the framing device. But holy run-on sentences, Batman! The first page is half covered in text and its only two sentences. TWO. I had to read the first line a few times-
Foolish tarnished, driven by the flame of ignorance. Someone must make it make sense, let it be Margit the sensible.
merr-itt came from outer space@merrittk.com · 3w agothe make it make sense lady always has the expression of a dark souls character with the sadness sliders maxed out
Been a while💀 A fun read, the first half sets up some dire stakes though the second half feels like things are being hurried a little. Namely Eleanor remembering her super death ray side project at the eleventh hour and using it to fight off the aliens.
Abe@abedrawstuff.bsky.social · 4w agoNow reading: The crystal planetoids by Stanton A. Coblentz www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/75478 So far so good, only through the first chapter but its set up the hook and the trio's relationship well. The description of the aliens is properly bizarre and I'm excited to see what's done with em. #Booksky
Don't break the boycott over nostalgia. Show Activision Blizzard where to shove their WoW rehash and show a little solidarity with the BDS Movement.
Mx. Fee@mxfee.bsky.social · 4w agoBlizzard attempting vanilla WoW a third time but this is your regular reminder that they are a Microsoft-owned company and under boycott.
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Now reading: The crystal planetoids by Stanton A. Coblentz www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/75478 So far so good, only through the first chapter but its set up the hook and the trio's relationship well. The description of the aliens is properly bizarre and I'm excited to see what's done with em. #Booksky
The crystal planetoids by Stanton A. Coblentz
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Duar the Accursed, 1937, Clifford Ball. Very pulply fantasy, though the tropes are a little tired now. If Duar was written today, I'm afraid he'd be written off as a Mary Sue. He's big, tough, and the queen is immediately crushing on him despite his disrespect. #Booksky
blizzard workers had to fight tooth and nail for years, but they finally did it: they secured a union contract not just for one team, but for all unionized units--warcraft, overwatch, diablo, and more
![“We really started mobilizing as one Blizzard unit in [the] last couple of months, and I think that really helped put the pressure on,” Paul Cox, senior game designer on World of Warcraft, told Aftermath.
"I feel like the company dragged its feet and did a lot of posturing and wasting time until the very, very last moment."
Prior to spring of this year, the WoW team, which unionized in 2024, had gotten the lion's share of bargaining time. Other units found themselves stuck in the mud. Higher-ups were effectively stalling the whole process—unfortunately nothing new for unionized workers under Microsoft’s umbrella.
"For this whole year of bargaining on the Diablo side—and I imagine on the rest of the units as well—we received so few [bargaining] dates, but we kind of had the understanding that whatever WoW was able to win would at least influence and set the floor for the rest of our units,” Diablo senior environment artist Mahreen Fatima told Aftermath. “We adopted this messaging about how WoW's wins are our wins, so we should be out there mobilizing with them. But truly, I feel like the company dragged its feet and did a lot of posturing and wasting time until the very, very last moment this last month to finally be able to say, 'OK, yes, we are willing to extend this contract to everyone.' We really did not have any indication that we could get this done until last month."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:5gdejlhcswjbzraadoltdpps/bafkreih6u6gzajbd63dovnmlnc43z5g6i35d3n735rrdkopipyjopkl72e)
Aftermath@aftermath.site · last mo.After years of company stalling, Blizzard workers win mega-contract that applies to all unionized teams aftermath.site/blizzard-union...
Oh yeah, uh, In the Court of the Dragon. Third story in TKIN. Short and simple and tense enough. The play isn't mentioned, instead the king in yellow just shows up after the narrator gets spooked like "It was ME, Barry!" I suppose it shows how old these stories are- #Booksky
Finished the second story of the King In Yellow, the Pallid Mask. An interesting ending considering how the last one ended. The actual play is only mentioned once in passing and once while the MC is feverish, though it does tie into the theme of the story with the play snippet we get. #booksky
The Missing Will by Agatha Christie A bit shorter than I expected but the twist was clever and I really enjoy how up his own ass Poirot is. The format of a serial character is interesting, i wondered how you reintroduce them each story. www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/67173
The Missing Will by Agatha Christie
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Studying for REG and oh my god why is half the personal taxation section about the TCJA. It's just caveat after caveat.
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Finished the first story in the King in Yellow. The abrupt ending right at the big swell of action is a very interesting way to wrap the story up. Highlighting the MC's faulty view of reality before the floor is pulled from under him helps set things up, but I admit i'm a little disappointed/
Started the king in yellow and the first chapters description of a then future 1920's as on the upswing after implementing whatever deranged nativism the author could cook up is very similar to today, though because this is a fantasy story the government also invested in public parks.
Just finished the Misplaced Battleship by Harry Harrison. Fun and quick read, was not expecting a protagonist from the 60's to sassily check his nails in the first five pages but here you go. They even illustrated it.
Friend requested a redraw of this last frame. R.I.P Tim Curry.
If you want to fight the good fight against AI imagery excess - commission a furry artist. Even if it’s just five bucks on stream for a goofy scribble of your character. Art is made of people, and thoughtful patronage has been what keeps art thriving for thousands of years.
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My friend draws his bird guy with a cartoonishly big forehead and it gave me this idea. Also a chance to try those heavy black shadows you see in comics. #Art #Bird #Idkwhatelsetotag
Y'all Epic Games is a terrible company, you don't need to give in and pay them just because you're favorite glup shitto got added to Fortnite I love Sonic but come on