As part of @jessjardimwedepohl.bsky.social's birthday present this year, I have acquired my own copy of Stardew Valley, so we can have a race to finish the Community Center in our own single player instances. Each session begins with Jess singing "Chore Simulator" to the tune of Smooth Operator.

Pretty sick to death of people who are skeptical of or hostile towards GenAI being characterised as """emotional""", in contrast to suuuper smart and analytical AI supporters, who couldn't possibly be frantically buying into fascist propaganda out of fear and/or greed www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fu-2...

The Animation School: Integrating AI into the curriculum - with Nuno Martins and Tim Argall - Ani...

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I know that I can tell Discord to stop sharing my gaming activity now that I am also using it for work stuff but I think clients will see this is a demonstration of my whimsy and dedication to problem solving

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I am trying to watch and enjoy Les Mis for the first time in my life but unfortunately I can't delete the fucking SNL Diner Lobster sketch from my brain www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pj-D...

Diner Lobster - SNL

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Too many of us repeat the statement that trust in science is falling. Is it really the case? The data don’t support this conclusion in a straight forward way. Science may have an influence & comms problem more than a trust problem, in fact… but it’s complex 👇🏻 🧪 www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Have people stopped trusting science? The data tell a surprising story

Some say there’s a global crisis of trust — but research reveals where the real problems lie.

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It's pay day and my seasonal choir concert is on on Saturday so YOU KNOW WHAT TIME IT IS! Join us for a celebration of music, joy and resistance. ❤️🌈 www.webtickets.co.za/v2/event.asp...

THE JOHANNESBURG QUEER CHORUS presents ICONS

The Johannesburg Queer Chorus (JQC) invites audiences to ICONS, a bold, high-energy choral celebration of artists who dare to disrupt, redefine and dazzle. This season’s show leans into the rebels, ...

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In Joburg? OBVIOUSLY you already have tickets to the JQC's ICONS concert on 27 June - why not also join us for bar choir in July? Come along for a little singalong and smash a burger while you're at it 🎵🍔🍻 www.quicket.co.za/events/34952...

Book tickets for Bar Choir with the JQC

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@timmehjimmeh.bsky.social and I are increasingly finding that our company's anti-genAI stance is a minority view in the local ad and creative industries, and I had a little yell about it on LinkedIn. www.linkedin.com/posts/jesswe...

Tim Jardim and I just added some client testimonials to our site, and there was a behind-the scenes conversation about this one that I want to talk about. We have not been especially quiet on our… | ...

Tim Jardim and I just added some client testimonials to our site, and there was a behind-the scenes conversation about this one that I want to talk about. We have not been especially quiet on our sta...

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Portfolio motherflipping updated! Well, you know. There are 15 more #design and #illustration projects in the drafts, but it's ready to share. I have added a testimonials page, which is kind of for prospective clients to see but also for me to go read when I feel sad. jessjardimwedepohl.co.za

Jess Jardim-Wedepohl

Looking to work with a purpose-led, human-first designer and illustrator? Over the past 14 years, I've worked with local and global NGOs, NPOs and purpose-driven companies to create beautiful, effect...

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#gamedev friends, does Godot has its own equivalent of the Blender donut tutorial (i.e. a gold standard beginner project that touches on a few different facets of what the engine can do)?

Is it even a client catch-up if there's no 45-minute yap about art and self-image and not monetising your hobbies 🥰

In the eventual aftermath of this US administration's disastrous and short-sighted actions on basically every front, which have had impacts on every corner of this planet that will take decades to counteract -

this graduation speech moment is notable, and her amazed shock at having failed to read the room feels instructive. when you're inside the bubble, you think everybody else is. but everybody isn't.

I am watching Victor Frankenstein (2015) for the first time and what (I cannot stress this enough) the fuck

I’m an artist who refuses to engage with it despite enormous pressure I do not post my work online I refuse to outsource thinking I’ve invested too much into my brain to just abrogate the beauty of problem solving to AI It’s nice to know I’m not alone - that there are excellent minds in agreement

Meet the academics refusing to use generative AI Researchers say they have their reasons for avoiding AI tools — and they’re sick of arguing about it. www.nature.com/articles/d41... h/t @maartenp.bsky.social

Meet the academics refusing to use generative AI

Researchers say they have their reasons for avoiding AI tools — and they’re sick of arguing about it.

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Busy working on an icon set for a client in the #politicaladvocacy space (excited to share when I can!) and am being reminded all over again how interesting it is to create a visual language in fields where very specific imagery is required.

New illustration, animation and design work for Greenpop, the IUCN and the International Model Forest Network! Did you know that #forestrestoration projects do better when women play a greater role in owning, planning and implementing them? weekendermaking.co/internationa...

Weekender Making Co. - International Model Forest Network

Weekender Making Co. is an animation and design/illustration duo with a combined 17 years of experience in the South African creative industry. We’ve worked with clients big and small, spanning multip...

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If you're in Joburg on the 27th of June, come see the Johannesburg Queer Chorus perform music by Brenda Fassie, Johnny Clegg, Miriam Makeba, Chappell Roan, Queen, and many other beloved local and global icons! 🎉 www.webtickets.co.za/v2/event.asp...

THE JOHANNESBURG QUEER CHORUS presents ICONS

The Johannesburg Queer Chorus (JQC) invites audiences to ICONS, a bold, high-energy choral celebration of artists who dare to disrupt, redefine and dazzle. This season’s show leans into the rebels, ...

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🧵 (1/15) Almost a year ago I had a conversation with a great friend about this "someone I love is an arts administrator" t-shirt and I'm still mulling on it.

Think I'm gonna make a zine of all the diabolical ways I've had to hunt down good-enough resolution logos of tiny obscure NPOs when laying out reports for organisations who genuinely are not able to provide me with hi res logos for all their grassroots partners

this is why i don't livestream

Had to verbally deliver some complex and detailed info to about 60 people the other night and let me tell you okes love it when you occasionally mutter "omg I'm killing this" to yourself

I can't believe that this webinar about the blatant unsupported lies that AI companies are telling about the 'positive impacts of AI on climate solutions' is pissing me off

a close up of a pikachu with a surprised look on its face .

Alt: a close up of a pikachu with a surprised look on its face .

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Mild Drama! At The Zoom Webinar Comments

Every time I activate the brush tool in illustrator it defaults to this totally sick and rad barbed wire brush and I feel like this is a bug I should be annoyed about but unfortunately it's very funny

Lord grant me one single week of my life where I don't have to be in a conversation with someone who is trying to convince me Agent Smith style that genAI is inevitable but also so very cool and fun and useful and totally unproblematic

@timmehjimmeh.bsky.social wants to go to war with Benedict Bridgerton

the earth watcher 🌏