This morning I asked my friend Billy what day it was because I truly didn't know and he was elated to tell me. And then I join in his elation.

Ayo@darrylayo.bsky.social · 11h ago

💖 Thank you! It's my favorite way to write.

tonnerre comics@tonnerrecomics.bsky.social · 2d ago

2 great comics that i really love both do something very cool with the narrative. both @rosalarian.bsky.social's magical women & @sygnin.com's nowhere start far after a story that would normally be the focus, & give bits of information about what happened gradually. that's such a good story telling.

I'm feeling optimistic lately that the AI bubble is gonna burst, but I just hope it happens BEFORE we hand over all our essential infrastructure to it.

I'm a groomsman in a wedding this week, and it's astounding how much easier it is than being a bridesmaid. The straight boys couldn't figure out how to incorporate one (1) color into their outfit so now it's just all black. Other than that, we just gotta show up. The bar is so low for men.

Highly recommend! I got some amazing stickers and a Cheese Log!

Ro Salarian@rosalarian.bsky.social · 4d ago

Gonna keep this up for another week, and then the store will be closed for a month. Thank you to everyone who has helped spare my movers from having to carry so many boxes of books. There are still many boxes to go.

Gonna keep this up for another week, and then the store will be closed for a month. Thank you to everyone who has helped spare my movers from having to carry so many boxes of books. There are still many boxes to go.

Ro Salarian@rosalarian.bsky.social · 3w ago

I'm winding things down at my current place as I prepare to move, so if you help me out by buying my stuff, you'll get a 40% discount on all the stuff that lives in my spare room. rosalarian.com/sale

Way too many pro-AI people in the anti-Flock groups. They feed the beast they say they wanna slay. It's so disheartening.

When telling a story, the rule of thumb is "show, don't tell," and that applies to many other things as well. For example, don't TELL me about all the hot lonely queer women you know. SHOW me.

Is there any way to make the Open Dyslexic font automatically bold the first two letters? Turns out it's extremely useful for having to read long speeches with poor eyesight.

My partner has been getting back into this obscure card game from the 90s called Rage, and when cleaning out my house in preparation to move, I discovered a whole big box of them, mostly cards they didn't have. This feels magical.

I love how lively the comments are in this week's Magical Women. Rose just looked up her high school ex on socials. What do you think is upsetting her so much? magicalwomen.thecomicseries.com/comics/110/

Magical Women

Magical Women Issue 5 Page 16

magicalwomen.thecomicseries.com

Someone in my city is advertising an anti-data-center protest with an AI-generated poster. I'm not making this up. Libertarians cannot be taken seriously.

In true artist fashion, all Jimmy sees are the "flaws" any time their art gets praised.

Ro Salarian@rosalarian.bsky.social · last wk.

Since my drawing arm will probably be a little fucked up for the rest of my life, my partner Jimmy is taking a stab at inking my pencils and this was their first test. I'm so happy with it!! Everyone tell Jimmy they did a good job!!

I know I probably won't ever be as dexterous with my left hand as my right was in its halcyon days, but I've been using it in place of my right as possible, so lefties, what are some must-haves? I already have a left handed mouse in my cart.

Since my drawing arm will probably be a little fucked up for the rest of my life, my partner Jimmy is taking a stab at inking my pencils and this was their first test. I'm so happy with it!! Everyone tell Jimmy they did a good job!!

on that note, if we could stop suggesting it "hallucinates" that would also be great, at it is the same

Leah McElrath@leahmcelrath.bsky.social · last wk.

AP Stylebook warns against anthropomorphizing AI systems: “Avoid language that gives them human characteristics… Instead, explain what a system does, how well it performs, who built it and who could be affected by it.”

What sucks about all the technology being evil now is that a lot of this stuff could be really useful to my life as a disabled person, but I refuse to be forced into becoming part of the problem, so I go without. Do things the hard way, sometimes the hardest ways.

Remember: if you saw something, no you didn't

Detritus Books@detritusbooks.bsky.social · last wk.

Nobody talks, everybody walks.

My drawing wrist clicks every time I turn it and it's gonna do that for the rest of my life unless I fix it with surgery. My wrist does this after nine months of overcompensating for an injured elbow, an injury that occurred while doing PT for my back. Anybody got a spare right arm? Or entire body?

Hotter tip, create sub folders with update days, and make sure @rosalarian.bsky.social is at the top of your Monday and MWF folders.

🌿Elaine Tipping🍃@triaelf9.bsky.social · 2w ago

Until then, a hot tip from the 90's: Build a bookmark list called "webcomics" Order them by when they update in the week (drag and drop) Read down the list thru week. Add to the list as you find new comics. Can confirm, as a person who struggles with exective disfunction, this is easiest way XD

I love doing group projects. I love that I'm too tired to work on a zine today but it's being worked on without me, which is great. I've been writer-penciler-inker-colorist-letterer all by myself for most of my career and I'm TIRED.

He/him lesbians have been around longer than any of us have been alive.

Zoe TunnHELL ➡️ NYCC@zoewithasword.bsky.social · last wk.

Reminding everyone: if you have beef with he/him lesbians you can go kick rocks

Got notified an artist was located, hired, and paid for work through HireHumanArtists.com and I couldn't be more thrilled Pls hire more artists through here!!! Support human made! #hha

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Sometimes I feel nostalgic for my marriage, but then my ex husband always chooses that exact moment to pop back up with new ways of disappointing me. Ugh.

So far, we have saved the movers from four boxes! Sale continues until the 30th, then I'll most likely be closed for a month.

Ro Salarian@rosalarian.bsky.social · 3w ago

I'm winding things down at my current place as I prepare to move, so if you help me out by buying my stuff, you'll get a 40% discount on all the stuff that lives in my spare room. rosalarian.com/sale

Been trying to watch some DC movies/TV shows, but like Marvel, the extended universe is very hard to get into if you haven't been part of it since the start. Some major heroes seem to be in the universe and others are in a different one?

Part of how I know we're going to win the Butlerian Jihad is because our side encourages creative skills while theirs is about offloading them. Human civilization needs creativity or it dies, which we may find out soon, and we will still have our skills after the rest forget how to tie their shoes.

I'm winding things down at my current place as I prepare to move, so if you help me out by buying my stuff, you'll get a 40% discount on all the stuff that lives in my spare room. rosalarian.com/sale

I think one of the reasons I feel so powerful at the cheese shop is that my boss is almost a foot shorter than me. I feel like a giant at 5'8" to her 4'9.5" (and she will insist on including that half inch.)

i refuse to not discuss it any longer 😤