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T.J. L

@tj09.net

he/him. Software engineer by day, pixel artist/game dev by night. Creator of Dragon Cave. Black Lives Matter. Trans Rights are Human Rights. NFTs/AI = no thanks. https://tjl.co

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T.J. L@tj09.net · 2w ago

I hope to one day have the confidence FedEx tracking must have, as it continues to claim that my package will arrive today despite still being halfway across the country.

T.J. L@tj09.net · 2w ago

Trying to read something and keep getting distracted by the overlay-spaced-out justified text and the fact that it repeatedly uses the wrong type of dash. I can't tell if it's actually poor readability or if having done print media in the past has ruined me.

T.J. L@tj09.net · last mo.

Liveposting my reaction to the multiple TTRPG systems I've been reading up on, except instead of Bluesky it's my friend's DMs. That's what friends are for, right?

Jack-In-The-Dark@jackinthedark.bsky.social · 2mo ago

The next Bandcamp Friday - a day where Bandcamp waives their share of proceeds and sends everything to the artist - is August 7th!

Casey Explosion@caseyexplosion.bsky.social · 2mo ago

It's not enough to be against AI, you need to be pro art. You need to be a champion of the art you love, you need to share that passion and joy, and do what you can to support the artists who make it, because it's not enough to hate AI, to hate what it's doing to art and media; you gotta love.

T.J. L@tj09.net · 3mo ago

I did not remember putting this in my phone until I got an unexpected calendar notification but uh Happy anniversary to the hit horse_ebooks tweet.

A screenshot of Google Calendar. A reminder has fired for an event titled "Everything happens so much." The event repeats yearly.
Rami Ismail (رامي)@ramiismail.com · 3mo ago

A reminder that the only answer to "did you use AI to develop this game" that will gain you goodwill instead of get you paraded as money-hungry ghouls is "absolutely the fuck not, we take pride in our craft" www.rockpapershotgun.com/tomb-raider-...

Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis studio have used "AI-assisted tools" during development, but swear "any AI-assisted assets were either replaced or refined by humans"

Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis has been delayed to February 2027 and had an AI generated content disclosure added to its Steam page.

rockpapershotgun.com

T.J. L@tj09.net · 4mo ago

I haven't played D2 in a bit since I stopped having anyone to play it *with*, but that doesn't change the fact that over the course of nearly a decade I spent thousands of hours in this world. The raids, the stories, the community puzzles are all unforgettable memories that I'll carry with me.

Destiny 2@destinythegame.bungie.net · 4mo ago

On June 9, 2026, we will be releasing our final live service content update for Destiny 2, Monument of Triumph, available to all players. 📰 For full details: bung.ie/d2_may_21_2026

Destiny 2: Monument of Triumph artwork showing Guardians and civilians gathered on a red carpet in the Tower around a large monument beneath the Traveler, with banners and confetti framing the scene.
Theo Suren@vesperifer.bsky.social · 4mo ago

I can't believe we're going back to this kind of discourse but: Using references isn't cheating Using 3D mannequins and photo references is STANDARD, even for professional artists Shaming people and pushing them to draw exclusively from memory is harmful and can set back people who are learning

jess m. ☕🍂@jametc.bsky.social · 6mo ago

see? here's the thing. A lot of people are like, the earth is fucked, it's beyond salvation, it's hit the tipping point, but time and time again we see that if we just fucking fixed the problem, it rebounds so incredibly fast. Imagine what could be done if people actually cared

Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan@london.gov.uk · 6mo ago

They said it would take 193 years to clean London’s air. We did it in nine. 💨 London has now met legal limits for nitrogen dioxide air pollution.

legalized gamboling@ohtazer.goblinmo.de · 6mo ago

as a culture we have really given "ideas" way too much credit. ideas are a dime a dozen. they happen all the time. the magic is way more in the doing, and the doing's diminished stature is linked to lack of respect for labor and, more recently, skill and expertise.

subway ad that says "your idea could be live by the time you reach your stop"
T.J. L@tj09.net · 6mo ago

My D&D character has had an evil vampire copy of him looming for a while now, but he's going to be highly plot-relevant in the next few sessions so I made art to use for his token.

A blue Dragonborn with wings and red accents stands in an aggressive pose. He is wearing silver armor with gold trim, and large fangs indicate that he is a vampire.