Ronn Dech

@rhdech.bsky.social

Sometimes I really love the country of my birth. Deranged selfish American christian trying to inflict his views on everyone on the train & he’s heckled, laughed at, & told to shut the fuck up. You can have your beliefs, but no one else needs to hear them unless requested.

Just a reminder that I'm doing a round of custom digital drawings this weekend to bring in some money. Any character you want, drawn in my kids style. $50 a character. If you're interested drop me a DM. You get a jpg and a timelapse of me drawing the character for you!

I work at a public library. People who want to use AI seem to have no trouble doing so. People who don't want to use AI have a harder time. I crowdsourced and then finalized this document "How to disable or avoid intrusive AI" and then gave it a short URL: notoai.org Please pass along if it's useful

An aircraft passenger oxygen mask: a drop down passenger mask with air bag and yellow plastic mouth and nose cover, oxygen tube has been cut; Demonstration model used by flight attendant crew for passenger instruction. Has text on the side indicating that it's non-functional.

It's Swiss Independence Day! Here's a drawing of William Tell, the retired country crossbowman & Swiss folk hero who, in 1307, was, as a cruel jest by his captors, given the chance to save himself & his young son from execution if he could shoot an apple off his son's head at an absurd distance. 1/

Painted watercolor of a man with a crossbow in a red cloak

Re-upping this for the evening crowd. Gonna' do another round of my digital custom sketches this weekend t bring in a little money. Let me know if you're interested. Any character you want. And I'll do it in my kids style.

Matthew Dow Smith@matthewdowsmith.bsky.social · 5d ago

Hey, everybody! I'm going to do a round of digital custom sketches this weekend to bring in some money while I finish the not-officially-announced project. If you're interested, drop me a DM!

Custom Digital Character Sketch

-any character you want drawn in my kids art style

-you get a high resolution JPG and a timelapse of the piece being drawn

$50 per character

There is nothing gen. A.I. adds that wasn't achievable and better before. We are not yet seeing the companies paying the real cost of operations nor are they charging anything near even the break-even point as it is. The real cost of it is the ability to survive in this world. Ban gen. A.I.

"Starting July 19, 2026, the European Union officially banned large fashion companies from destroying unsold clothes, shoes, and accessories. Instead of sending perfectly good products to landfills or burning them, companies must now donate, recycle, or repurpose them." via No one Cares

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Senate Dems just announced a $40 million ground game investment across 10 battleground states. I’m pleasantly surprised. Instead of blowing it on expensive TV ads, they’re investing in field staff, new offices, volunteer programs, and outreach to Latino, Black, and Alaska Native voters. 1/2