piggybacking off this: the most powerful sales technique in the world, for pretty much all of human history, has been word of mouth. If you like something someone made, TELL YOUR FRIENDS. Tell everyone. Leave reviews. Repost. Talk about it. Link to it and link to the artist. We depend on YOU.

🦝 Pepper Raccoon: Trash Priestess 🦝@pepperraccoon.com · 2y ago

Most creatives literally cannot exist without social media support at this stage. There just isn’t another viable option, which is bad for our mental health and long term viability. You literally do have to buy from the artists you enjoy here if you want them to continue making work.

bdjfsghj #art #sketch #oc

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Sunset contrast is always fun to mess around with and paint. Daily drawing 2568. #landscapeart #digitalart

You know where the power lies Which side are you on?

European Commission@ec.europa.eu · 4w ago

Video games should not make you spend more than you want. EU consumer authorities are stepping up action against 9 video game companies, including those behind Candy Crush Saga, Minecraft, Valorant, Clash of Clans and For Honor. More info: link.europa.eu/chyHJn

in “The Great Divorce,” C.S. Lewis imagines he’ll as a kind of suburb where the houses get ever further apart, further estranging their residents into their own neuroses. What AI imagery generation allows is our own bespoke Lewisian hell on demand

Doctor Charlton Cussans PhD@charltoncussans.bsky.social · last mo.

Still not a fan of how AI allows you to construct your own vibes based reality.

also, don't try and lecture a Filipino on why the PRC is this forward looking socialistic green paradise, they're claiming their territorial waters starts 50km from our shores and shining blinding lasers at our coast guard while state media makes racist AI generated videos depicting us as monkeys

having to think about a lot of things just so you can live in a way that won't give you a lot of grief is hard!!!

commission by mediocreshooter on insta #art #portrait #commission #blue #egbert

whatever you think of the Ukrainian people, or the Palestinian people, or the Iranian people, or the trans people, or the homeless people, or the _______ people, you need to understand that they are people, with hopes and dreams, and none of us deserve this shit.

"LibreOffice 26.8 contains no generative AI features. Documents are not transmitted to remote services for processing, and no component of the suite requires network access to function. This is a deliberate position."

Linuxiac@linuxiac.bsky.social · 2mo ago

LibreOffice 26.8 is now available with a new Paragraph Composer in Writer, native OpenType variable font support, Calc improvements, and better document compatibility. linuxiac.com/libreoffice-... #OpenSource #OfficeSuite

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mallard (NEW STEVEN UNIVERSE SPINOFF!)@wishuponamallard.bsky.social · 12mo ago

just found out that the original "if X has a million fans" copypasta was about ONISION

JACOBIN MARKET SOCIALISM????? IS THE LEFT FINALLY TAKING ITS HEAD OUT OF ITS ASS

This is honestly the most incredible victory. If you know anything about the relevant discursive history your jaw is on the floor. Like my god. We're gonna win.

Mutual A@mutual-a.bsky.social · 2mo ago

>endnotes writer conceding that some form of markets are necessary for a world beyond capitalism in jacobin jacobin.com/2026/08/capi...

there is no such thing as "age verification." All "age verification" is actually "identity verification." You can coat it in glitter and "privacy-preserving" wrapping paper. But in the end, mandating age verification means mandating surveillance be built into software and hardware. Period.

DRM is bad and should be illegal. Companies have told us for decades now that you're "buying" content but actually creating a lease, instead.

Ghoulothy@landbeforetim.myatproto.social · 2mo ago

I’ll die on the hill that digital purchases shouldn’t be legally allowed to be deleted, removed from user access, etc because at that point that isn’t purchasing a game or product but rather renting it Once you digitally buy a game or media you should get to forever own your copy no matter what

Hello friends, Puerto Rico began rationing water yesterday. It’s unacceptable the government hasn’t stepped in but there is a way we can help through donations to local aid. @alessavamp.bsky.social shared this group with me: projectprrelief.org

Project PR Relief — Water for Puerto Rico

Clean water, delivered. 100% of donations move the mission.

projectprrelief.org

(sorry to be so radical and give in to the sinful temptations of anarchism and libertarianism but I don't think I like being subject to the arbitrary power of an institution that's armed to the teeth, apparently exempt from criminal sanctions, and acts like an occupation force whenever given leeway)

aight i think im gonna blast through this battlepass and i'll leave bf6 altogether

imagine guilting people into braving through ads

mtsw@mtsw.bsky.social · 2mo ago

everyone — consumers, publishers, writers — would wind up better off if web browser ad-blockers didn't exist and the rationalizations for using one are mostly clever justifications for what's just selfish behavior with obvious negative social consequences.

I use www.calligraphr.com by the way I think it's gotten better since the last time I made a font

Calligraphr - Create your own fonts.

Transform your handwriting and calligraphy into fully functional vector fonts with our web application. Creating your own font has never been easier.

calligraphr.com

commission by mediocreshooter on insta #art #portrait #commission #blue #egbert

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From Junkie Rebel Crew ALERT | Iligal na inaresto ang iba't-ibang graffiti artist, hiphop artist, mamamayan habang nagtitipon para makiisa sa SONA Ng Bayan.

⚠️ Massive protest in Indonesia regarding the law and justice of Deputy Attorney General for Special Crimes, MBG program, etc escalated into chaos Not a lot of big local media cover this, and even in Indonesia many people only found out much later. Please SHARE! en.tempo.co/read/2114940...

Chaos Erupts at Jakarta's AGO Protest Over Febrie Adriansyah Case

A protest by the National Legal Intellectual Network outside the Attorney General's Office turned chaotic after protesters clashed with police.

en.tempo.co

little artfight break this weekend 2 do some photo studies

“These packets of zines are a fundraiser for the Prairieland Defendants! Each packet comes with letter writing materials & 15 zines that were used as evidence in the Texas trial touted by the federal government as the first case against ‘antifa’.” all of these zines can be found online for free

The Government Doesn't Want You To Read These Zines

We sold out of the first print run! Please expect a short delay for reprinting. These packets of zines are a fundraiser for the Prairieland Defendants! Each packet comes...

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Time to talk about it now that some time has passed: 4 months ago I was given an opportunity to pitch a show to @glitchprod.com. They sadly turned it down, but it was a great experience! I still think a series about an introverted pansexual and an extroverted asexual could be a hit. Maybe one day!