that was an XXL #ffxiv #zenos

Fantastic video from @jessiegender.bsky.social about WB's insidious recent actions in trying to normalise Harry Potter acceptance by inserting it into their other shows & ramping up brand deals. Well worth a watch. www.youtube.com/watch?v=xxD1...

Harry Potter Is Manufacturing Your Complicity

YouTube video by Jessie Gender After Dark

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Lil guys #art

Heads up windows 11 users, microsoft now has this setting enabled by default. Be sure to disable it :]

I stop eating at businesses that use AI in the art/signs. I downvote games that disclose using genAI in their creative processes. I have responded point-blank to clients asking for me to voice in something - who admit upfront to AI placeholders - I won’t even touch it until it’s completely AI-free

jess m. 🌤️@jametc.bsky.social · 14h ago

Please be vocal about not using AI. We have to normalize it. No "I'm not going to say that because it should be assumed. I'm not going to give them this". We don't have time for that shit ideological shit right now. NOW is the time to capitalize on waning favorability. Ppl want human made

Laying in bed unable to sleep because my brain can’t stop thinking about how to clean the workshop.

H2di Squidward Sleeping in Bed

ALT: H2di Squidward Sleeping in Bed

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I am definite and real!! #mallowart

Fun with ferromagnetic iron-filled PLA. Sanded the front of this rather intensely with progressively higher grit. The back is untouched. #3dprinting

So I got word that J.K. Rowling's megayacht was in town and I knew I had a mission (forgive the helmet hair)

I must've seen SB before but watching it now *goddamn* it looks as fresh as anything made in the last SIXTY SEVEN years and those Eyvind Earl backdrops are just jaw-dropping, still "Oh Father, you're living in the past! This is the 14th Century!"

Etherington Brothers@etheringtonbros.bsky.social · 3d ago

Seeing this film on the big screen is nothing short of staggering - completed in 1959, it is an unrivalled masterpiece of hand drawn animation, painting, design, special effects, production and scoring. It is a beautiful, weird dream made to astounding standards of finish and care. #sleepingbeauty

Pokédex voice: "Khezu. The foreskin Pokemon."

Khezu

Alt: Khezu monster hunter

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So a fun thing I noticed when using Sheep Form as Smert in Mortal Shell 2

You used to be able to pay $400 to make your games look really really good, now you can pay $5000 to give Estelle Bright a wasting disease

James Galizio@theswweet.myatproto.social · 3d ago

jesus CHRIST

THE ENTIRE WEBSITE IS VIBE-CODED (aka solely AI coded with no human feedback), IT HAS MULTIPLE SECURITY VULNERABILITIES, THEY PLAN TO TRAIN AI ON POSTS, AND THERES REPORTS OF IT FALSE-FLAGGING POSTS BECAUSE MODERATION IS AI AS WELL. DO NOT USE THIS PLATFORM. bsky.app/profile/cm30...

Uplifting News@upliftingnews.bsky.social · 4d ago

A new Twitter has launched, arguing that Musk’s X gave up the name. A judge hasn’t ruled on X Corp’s preliminary injunction, but Operation Bluebird has launched its new social media network: Twitter.now

Ugh. Had a semi-lucid dream series where I kept triggering my claustrophobia. Woke up to discover I’d been driving my elbow into the mattress and I guess I was crushing my ulnar nerve the whole time.

Hey, critters. The media's interested in furries again. As someone who's been in the fandom for well over two decades and has worked as a journalist, here's a quick guide to Dealing With The Press: If a journalist approaches you, SHUT THE FUCK UP SHUT THE FUCK UP SHUT THE FUCK UP SHUT THE FUC

DO NOT APPLY TO OR ATTEND THIS SHOW. I don't care if it's in your backyard. You can bet that every convention runner is watching this and the bad ones are salivating at this idea of $150 application fees, plus jacked up booth rates. If it works for this show, they WILL try it at theirs.

Hika/Tām | HK★TMK (Prof. Development Arc + Quiet ComicDev)@hikatamika.com · 2d ago

Imagine the sound of me audibly blinking. aslkdjfh I hope more doujin, small press, and zine events get super active and successful and then the big cons have to look at each other, scratch their heads a little bit, and stop fleecing broke artists/only allowing space for ones that can take the hit.

"Hello, sexual d*gen*rate. It is is us, the media that recently pushed a black neurodivergent academic to suicide, tried enflaming public opinion into saying ADHD isnt real and actively attacks trans peoples rights weekly Would you like to talk to us on camera about your lecherous sexual activity?"

🔜Pawsome Locksley/ Moosli the cow/ Timon/ Stitch@moosli.bsky.social · 2d ago

Hearing that channel 4 are making a documentary about the adult side of furry gives me the fear I can't see it leaving a positive impact. If the prod company comes asking to use footage/ wants to speak with you use EXTREME caution.

This game has an interesting mechanic where you examine things and learn topics, and then use those topics in conversations. It reminds me a little of Loom, oddly.

Casey Explosion@caseyexplosion.bsky.social · 3d ago

If you're not into horror, but want to have some slightly spooky autumnal vibes, might I recommend Beacon Pines? 3 kids investigate mysterious goings-on in the woods. This is a game I played on my steam deck with a mug of hot chocolate, and it is a wonderful time, with some positively gorgeous art.

do you think i should start streaming?!?!? 🫪 #vsky #vtuber #twitchclip

These babies have lost everything. They need a happy ending.

Shecky@shecky.bsky.social · 3d ago

Y'all. I know you're tired of my running on about this, and I *want* to give you a break over the weekend, but I CAN'T fail these cats. They need a HOME. They're affectionate, relaxed and in decent health, and their issues are MINOR and EASILY MANAGEABLE. All we need is to find That Person.

Since we can put up longer videos, here's my Sam and Max audio drama that I made a couple years ago~! I had a blast making this, and I hope you'll enjoy it too <3

Get fuuuuuuuucked, fucko! Ha!

Milo Yiannopoulos is in ICE custody facing a final removal order, sources say

A Department of Homeland Security spokesperson said Milo Yiannopoulos "chose to overstay his welcome."

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Saying it for maybe the 50th time: Do not accuse someone of using AI unless you have ABSOLUTELY AIRTIGHT proof, because if not, you're just adding to the paranoia and causing stress for hard-working artists. And yes, going onto social media and going 'Hrrm, I've no proof, but...' is an accusation.

Stuck In Attic - Hocus Focus Out Now!@stuckinattic.bsky.social · 3d ago

We recently got accused of using AI for music in our game and, while it's disheartening, it encouraged me to make a thread about making music for games, what it takes, and why it can be heartbreaking to be accused or even suspected of something we detest. 🧵Long thread follows:

Ride the waves with a tale of two brothers seeking thrills and a place to belong in the fifth Tales under the Golden Sun short story: Against the Tide 🌊 sqex.to/w2TOS (⚠️ Be mindful of spoilers!)

This is set up for laughs, but it’s actually one of the best demonstrations I’ve seen of how being capable of producing convincing sounding language and understanding meaning are two completely different things. A chatbot does not understand you, it just has automated responses based on your words.

Ashley@ashleysays.bsky.social · 4d ago

Chefs kiss

Have a small status update on the voxel stuff from yesterday. I, uhm... might be making Minecraft in @resonite.com now x3 I'm really impressed how well this works! This was also so far very straight forward and painless to implement. Collections are fun to work with. #Resonite #GameDev #SocialVR