Ellie
@ellie.bsky.social
Game dev and founder @ studio.iskotaa.com. Editor in Chief of elzyg.com. FS gifs: edgecallskating.tumblr.com | Patreon: patreon.com/c/Elzyg
It is funny that as more people get duped by AI, the response more frequently seems to be to insist that the models are developing godlike intelligence and we all need to be sooo careful when the real lesson is clearly that the human psyche can get absolutely one-shotted by personalized flattery
I move ever closer to pulling a David Thorne-27B/6 and providing a drawing of a spider in payment for whatever absurd emergency expense crops up next*. (*Please, no more of these.)
Continuing to refine and improve my 3d art. On the left is my new model, and on the right the original test. I feel like I've cracked the code on this one. #conceptart #watercolour #gamedev #indiegames
It was an honor and a privilege to cover the Tour de France from Barcelona to Paris. The final story is about how Tadej Pogacar got over his ennui and got his joy back:
Defector@defector.com · last wk.How Tadej Pogacar got the joy back: defector.com/how-tadej-po...
Post a perfect album from the 90s that isn’t Nirvana, Soundgarden, Pearl Jam, or Alice in Chains
Shana Bartels@shanabartels.bsky.social · 2w agoPost a perfect album from the 90's that isn't nirvana, soundgarden, pearl jam, or alice in chains
🇧🇪 Evenepoel on overnight doping tests for 🇸🇮 Pogačar and 🇩🇰 Vingegaard 🗣️“At 2am? That's impossible. No, that's not allowed? That's not right. What would I say if they were standing by my bed? Nothing, because I’d just carry on sleeping.” 📰 www.domestiquecycling.com/en/news/even... 📸 Cor Vos
Wes Anderson’s Aeneid. Jason Schwartzman as Aeneas, Margot Robbie as Juno, Léa Seydoux as Dido. Willem Defoe makes a cameo as Charon.
edith@edithcharles.bsky.social · 3w agoChris Nolan has just made The Odyssey, but what other classical works should be made into films, and who should direct them? Greta Gerwig’s Antigone The Coen Brothers’ Metamorphoses Alfonso Cuarón’s Iliad
Oh hey, I wrote on this subject last year: "My gargantuan CD binder is a bulwark against the encroachment of Big Tech into my private life [...] It’s much harder for a multinational corporation to rent seek on your attention if they don’t know where your attention is." elzyg.com/blog/leaving...
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On switching streaming platforms and rescuing physical media from storage.
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The Verge@theverge.com · 3w ago16.3 million CDs were sold in the first half of 2026 in the US, a 16 percent increase year-over-year.
Read a 715 page biographyof Sonny Rollins on a whim, knowing nearly nothing about jazz and bearing no previous affection for the saxophone. Now converted on both counts.
It's not enough to be against AI, you need to be pro art. You need to be a champion of the art you love, you need to share that passion and joy, and do what you can to support the artists who make it, because it's not enough to hate AI, to hate what it's doing to art and media; you gotta love.
Translation: "I voted for Palpatine and I'd do it again!"
Culture Crave 🍿@culturecrave.co · 3w agoGeorge Lucas says AI will make it 'much easier to make movies' • Says rejecting it is like rejecting cars in favor of horses • AI has risks, but he believes the tech will provide its own solutions "There’s nothing you can do about it ... That’s progress, it’s the future" (via A Rabbit's Foot)
Little dude just jumped up and hung out for a bit. Ideal hiking wildlife encounter, 10/10 no notes.
Lars • Iskotaa@lars.bsky.social · 4w ago@ellie.bsky.social’s photo roll reminded me of the time a chipmunk stopped to have a snack on my boot
"Hey team, we had to eliminate the positions of every person on parental leave for the third year running. Real bummer, I know, BUT! We're now budgeting $3 million a year for Claude Code subscriptions. EVERYONE is SO HAPPY, RIGHT?!"
If you're able and inclined, this sounds like an especially great time to support Kyrylo Marsak's training fund: www.gofundme.com/f/support-fo...
Donate to Fundraising for practicing and competing, organized by Kyrylo Marsak
Hi, my name is Kyrylo Marsak. I'm three times Ukrainian National Champion, Oly… Kyrylo Marsak needs your support for Fundraising for practicing and competing
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AnythingGOEs - Figure Skating@anythinggoe.com · last mo.ISU Comm 2804 🇷🇺/🇧🇾 The ISU have announced that Russian and Belarusian athletes can compete as neutral athletes from the 2026/27 season. Athletes and coaches/support staff must fulfill an eligibility criteria, which will be judged by the Council. isu-d8g8b4b7ece7aphs.a03.azurefd.net/isudamcontai...
One thing you will never think after reading a great book or listening to a great album or seeing a great piece of art is, “I’m really glad this person remained cautious while they were making this and guarded against being perceived as weird.”
Tourists visiting during Stampede: Where are we going for brunch? Calgarians, squinting at the sunrise & strapping on a glucose monitor: Get your boots, we're going to the Elbow Park Community Association for tiny sausages and orange juice. Quick, before the kids empty the fruit platters!
Kid in Toy Car: Let's Go Bullish!
Alt: Kid in Toy Car: Let's Go Bullish!
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Do I miss living near Stampede and having people use the bushes in front of my apartment as a toilet? No. Do I miss 10 straight days of free pancake breakfasts and the chance to annoyingly correct people on 'Yahoo' vs 'Yeehaw'? Yes. Definitely. Absolutely.
cm 🍁@cmcalgary.bsky.social · last mo.it is timeeeeee
"At this juncture, you may have had your fill of major scales and wish to use some of your knowledge to create harmony."
If you're able and inclined, this sounds like an especially great time to support Kyrylo Marsak's training fund: www.gofundme.com/f/support-fo...
Donate to Fundraising for practicing and competing, organized by Kyrylo Marsak
Hi, my name is Kyrylo Marsak. I'm three times Ukrainian National Champion, Oly… Kyrylo Marsak needs your support for Fundraising for practicing and competing
gofundme.com
AnythingGOEs - Figure Skating@anythinggoe.com · last mo.ISU Comm 2804 🇷🇺/🇧🇾 The ISU have announced that Russian and Belarusian athletes can compete as neutral athletes from the 2026/27 season. Athletes and coaches/support staff must fulfill an eligibility criteria, which will be judged by the Council. isu-d8g8b4b7ece7aphs.a03.azurefd.net/isudamcontai...
And now I will start manifesting another Kasper Asgreen breakaway stage win.
EF Pro Cycling@efprocycling.com · last mo.Our 2026 Tour de France roster is ready to light it up. Richard Carapaz, Ben Healy, Kasper Asgreen, Michael Valgren, Alex Baudin, Sean Quinn, Max Walker, and Georg Steinhauser will roll down the TTT start ramp in Barcelona. explore.efprocycling.com/our-roster-f...
Seeing all these notable figure skaters on the signed list is just so uplifting 🥹 I hope it makes a difference, or at least makes some waves about this horrible policy ⛸️
Catfish@meowblub.bsky.social · last mo.Figure Skating For All crafted an open letter condemning the trans exclusionary policy USFS announced last fall. You don't have to be a USFS member to sign, fans can sign it as well.
Plant lovers of the internet demand justice for that Japanese Maple!
Deb Golden@debgoldendc.bsky.social · last mo.So jealous of the lawyer who had this walk into their office..
Visiting the gardens in the last hour they’re open = good light and no competition for the photo spots.
Buying a VanDusen Garden membership was money well spent because whenever a delightful new plant is in bloom I can go over and enjoy it as many times as I like. Tonight: delphinium!
