mandyjacek.bsky.social
@mandyjacek.bsky.social
Artist | Heero Enthusiast 🇨🇦 ✨ mandyjacek.ca blog.mandyjacek.ca
I’ve loved playing Fields of Mistria during its early access! Can’t wait to play 1.0 today and marry best [REDACTED][REDACTED]
Fields of Mistria ✨ Out now in 1.0@fieldsofmistria.bsky.social · 4d agoFields of Mistria 1.0 is here!✨ Thank you to everyone who's joined us on this journey, shared feedback, showed us your farms, created fan art, and loved Mistria as much as we do. 1.0 is just the beginning. 🌱 Download on Steam: bit.ly/Mistria
Welcome to the resistance: meet the workers dodging (and sabotaging) their employer's AI mandates: aftermath.site/ai-resistance-...
NEW: I spoke with multiple video game developers and a U.S. employment lawyer to learn more about restrictive side clauses that often prevent employees at major companies from pursuing hobbyist work or personal projects. In an industry renowned for creativity, why are we stifling it?
Developers discuss the pain and prevalence of side work clauses
How an industry renowned for creativity is actively stifling it.
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New blog post up - despair about climate change, a trip up the Sunshine Coast, and a bit of extra. Trying to get in the habit of doing one of these posts monthly! blog.mandyjacek.ca/round-up-jul...
Round-up, July 2026
I'm going to try and get in the habit of a once-a-month blog post to just share some stuff - photos, what I'm up to, etc! <hr /> Though I've done much...
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@doctorswithoutborders.org is the embodiment of compassion knows no borders. When we say we're here together, we mean it. Here to stand for what is right and together as a collective to help those in need. Don't underestimate the impact of your support making this world a better place ❤️ #SGDQ2026
Really important documentary on Gaza that #SGDQ2026 ran, and proud that they did show it. youtu.be/4jbltwofPr0
Documentary: Return to Gaza
YouTube video by Doctors Without Borders / MSF-USA
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every time i see people taking the stairs in FF7 Remake I wonder how many people never even see some of Barret's best lines in the game because they're exclusive to the elevator route
IMPORTANT: For any artists/writers/etc etc, using Linktree to point people to their work, from 5 July, they'll be feeding all imagery you use on your landing page into DALL-E by OpenAI. I deleted my account this morning.
Arte es Ética@arteesetica.bsky.social · 2mo ago¡ATENCIÓN! 🚨 El 5 de Julio de 2026 entra en vigencia la actualización de los ToS de Linktree. Esto incluye el uso de IA generativa (Dall-E de OpenAI) con los textos, imágenes y links que el usuario suba a su cuenta. Incluso compartirán toda la info del usuario con otros proveedores externos de IA ⚠️
A) we don't own anything now B) the stuff we don't own doesn't work and can be taken away at a moments notice
The New Yorker@newyorker.com · 4mo agoPeople are pining for old technologies—CD players, VCRs, Walkmans. What’s behind our longing for inconvenience? www.newyorker.com/culture/essa...
Vibe coding? Heh. AI is inevitable. Yall are just afraid of the future *smirk* 😏
Finally finished Left Hand of Darkness last night - took a few restarts for me, but I was glad to finish it. Really interesting concepts, and occasionally a line that hits real good.
It is Heero's birthday! He is 7 years old. He had a rough year, but things are on the upswing. He's a good boy. ✨
There is no ethical consumption of HBO’s Harry Potter series
There is no ethical consumption of HBO’s Harry Potter series
You can’t without supporting Rowling’s transphobic bigotry.
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Games Done Quick's long, difficult journey to a better gaming future aftermath.site/games-done-qui...
A drastic size difference on Lego night builds.
Trying to find a job in video games right now is like crawling through hell: aftermath.site/video-game-rec...
Uh, the Pokemon LEGO is much bigger than we anticipated.
Honeymoon in Japan! Had an amazing couple of weeks exploring and taking photos, my husband driving around Lake Ashi, riding the Shinkansen, eating a ton of good food, capsule machines, and drinking so much canned coffee.
It’s SO good. So good. I definitely didn’t cry during Tomorrow and Tomorrow.
Brian Eno calls on Microsoft to cease its partnership with Israel and pledges to donate the original fee for his Windows '95 chime to victims of Israel's genocide in Gaza
Brian Eno Calls On Microsoft To Cease Partnership With Israel, Will Donate Windows ‘95 Chime Fee To Victims In Gaza
Art-music master Brian Eno is the composer of what might be one of the most-heard pieces of music in history, even if much of the world doesn’t necessarily process it as a piece of music. Eno made the...
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I bought a Supernote! I’m still getting used to it, but I got the Nomad and the size works perfectly for me. I think it’s going to be really fun sketching with this!
