Undercaffeinated Eel
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Barely-functional curmudgeon Tired Leftist Queer ally, ride or die This shit? Definitely too old for it Sometimes writer Oh and, for the record . . . fuuuuuuuuuuck AI
#WritersCoffeeClub 10th Oct: Do you have a guiding principle as a writer? What is it? (Or why not?) I don't care - that's basically it. I mean, I DO care about writing a good story, but as far as everything else? Meh. Getting published? Who cares?! The publishing industry is glutted so there's no
Dogs are the most loyal animals in the world. Original post
Huh. Finally watched the trailer for Hobo With A Shotgun and I'm actually MAD I haven't seen that damned movie before. It looks, actually, shit it looks like Fist of the North Star but with a, well, Hobo With A Shotgun instead of a ridiculously-muscled man with a magic touch.
Would be cool to see the kids kick Modi's ass out of power. I'm sick of these fucking stealth dictators.
whereiswiseoldowl.bsky.social@whereiswiseoldowl.bsky.social · 21h agoThere is always Canadian news, we cover it www.cbc.ca/news/world/i...
After what MRM's pulling - and with all the shit the AI company's are doing and the general start of the arts - I genuinely think someone needs to found a Creatives Union: a big blanket organization for writers, artists, musicians, etc. The money people are getting more and more predatory every day
John Wiswell@wiswell.bsky.social · 22h agoIn light of some magazines pulling scummy things on creators lately, I’m doing a little thread on short story rights. I don't want anybody getting taken advantage of. Also, if you're new, this stuff can be confusing!
Never forget that Gary Gygax said that, because orcs are inherently evil, killing orc babies is a lawful good act. He was, in fact, quite insistent it was and anyone who said otherwise was just squeamish.
That catgirl with The Posts@roodypatooti.bsky.social · 4mo ago
#writesky #writingcommunity "Kill your babies," they say, but then the scene is staring at you with the saddest eyes. You know it has to go because it doesn't fit with the series as it stands but you just don't want to, and every time to you make a move to the woodshed to *mimes cocking a shotgun*
God forbid corporate America shouldn't use the destruction of the species as an excuse to claim another tax writeoff.
Meta Is Using Its Massive AI Data Centers to Avoid Paying Billions of Dollars in Taxes
Meta is writing off its enormous, multibillion-dollar data center construction projects as "pilot models," a Reagan-era tax credit.
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I read “this isn’t who we are” as an exculpatory phrase, a call to inaction as the terrible thing being condemned is framed as an unfortunate exception. It does not register as a powerful rhetorical tool for anything other than looking at atrocity and washing hands clean of it.
Jordan@jordanpfot.bsky.social · 2d agoSorry but no, it is in fact notable that the US is doing something only very extremist regimes do. To willingly abandon “this isn’t who we are” as a response is to throw away a very powerful rhetorical weapon.
From missing mail to armed federal agents and sweeping voter investigations, the warning signs suggest a democracy being squeezed before Americans even reach the ballot box… hartmannreport.com/p/trump-is-b...
Trump Is Building an Election Trap, and Millions of Americans May Not See It Until It's Too Late
From missing mail to armed federal agents and sweeping voter investigations, the warning signs suggest a democracy being squeezed before Americans even reach the ballot box…
hartmannreport.com
#pretendpanel #WritingCommunity #Writers #Authors #WritingPrompts I dunno. I always made up elaborate stories and characters when playing with my toys when I was little and on-and-off I'd write them down. I mostly spent years writers blocked, though, with no real idea how to move forward.
Kara Moon 🏴☠️💜⚓️@karamoonauthor.com · 2d ago#pretendpanel Loved everyone's answers last weekend! Tell me more about how you got to this point (though maybe just the elevator pitch so we're not here all day) 🤭 9th October: What was your origin story/the spark that ignited your writing? #WritingCommunity #Writers #Authors #WritingPrompts
New story day. Near future even-more-dystopia in which trans people are legally permitted to exist as long as they immediately do this one action that a lot of us already do. FEDERAL FACILITY FOR TRANSGENDER INDIVIDUALS, ALLSTON MASSACHUSETTS www.menace-mag.com/federal-faci...
Federal Facility for Transgender Individuals, Allston, Massachusetts — M E N A C E
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More and more I think the entire creative community just needs to blacklist these bastards, all of them. They know things are bad for everyone and they want to use that to force creatives to take worse pay and conditions, that and the threat of replacing people with AI.
John Picacio@johnpicacio.bsky.social · 3d ago🧵 Attention, Fellow SFF Artists and Authors -- here is my response to Must Read Magazines, after they presented an Asimov's art contract expecting me to waive all Moral Rights and Copyright to my art. And, I would strongly advise the following to my fellow pros…. 1/
"When your hardwork is labelled AI" (by Studio LKY) www.studiolky.com
To follow-up — I just read @donatoarts.bsky.social's Facebook write-up, the details of which are extremely depressing. I'm sharing the link here, because it appears he's left it unlocked in order to spread the word and warn other professionals. This saddens me. www.facebook.com/donato.gianc...
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#WIPSnips #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts I had Lizard but it was a boring passage so I chose Reptilian instead. Captain Taya Hellarcher and retinue go to acquire with a very shady man about several individuals purloined by perfidious pirates.
✨#WIPSnips✨ A Daily Writing Share Tag@wipsnips.bsky.social · 3d agoThe #WIPSnips word for October 8th is "lizard" #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
Ya know, I try not to body shame but...Jesus Christ, that woman looks like an alien wearing a skin suit, and other photos of her (Susan Dell) look even worse. She needs to stop with the plastic surgery.
Schooley@schooley.bsky.social · 4d agoJust another day in the Presidency as directed by Fellini.
Public Domain Art is the lifeblood of small tabletop rpgs, but it can be a nightmare trying to find the right art and license. This week, I’ve re-uploaded my old list from 2020 (with updates) of public domain websites. That's 500,000+ public domain paintings, photos, maps, and film. Link below 🔗👇
Fun thing about caffeine for me is that it doesn't do shit for my energy level until I hit the point where my heart is trying to rip its way out of my chest and then I'm tired AND having a panic attack! Joy!
Shubbabang@shubbabang.bsky.social · 4mo agoYes before anyone asks I do have adhd
Cool things about shitty art? There's always some Smug White Guy who thinks your art is shitty no matter how good it is. The greatests masters in history? Some SWG thinks they're shit. So don't worry if someone says your art's shit: he's probably just an SWG!
Basil 🌱@basil-mage.bsky.social · 4d agoAnyways
This man is one of the leading "intellectuals" of the Right and an architect of Neo-Feudalism, btw.
underscoredan@underscoredan.bsky.social · 3d agothis was on Monday
![all ordinators are bastards (@xXxADHDxXx) on twitter:
[Photograph of a hand holding a light grey silicone wristband. Debossed text on the band reads "WARNING: I GLOMP FOR POCKY".]
all ordinators are bastards (@xXxADHDxXx) quotes:
"RT to kill an older millenial instantly"](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:4djfp3b27soxcfkxhirydi6d/bafkreiehplf37gyrwk6frt4qh2oro5trdqdhnojquykidc2jkbt2thosni)
