very excited to celebrate one of Portland theatre’s high holy days, the annual one-night-only performance of Anonymous Theatre. they pick a play, each actor rehearses separately in secret, and everyone finds out together who is in it when they stand up from their seat to say their first line

my first novel, THE TOWER, is available everywhere june 22 2027 💙 pre-order: us.macmillan.com/books/978125...

I have some thoughts about the new Spider-man that I will try to draw a comic about but for now here is this prescient comic from *2016*

Today!

Rua M. Williams@fractalecho.bsky.social · 4d ago

A little preview of my session with the AAPD Technology Forum on Monday August 17th at Noon eastern US time. Register here: forms.gle/8vTpYXq5k4Ha...

Oh hey! Did you know that the discovery of mastodon fossils in North America throughout the 1700s a) led to the concept of extinction being taken seriously AND b) helped people prove that life doesn't degenerate in the Americas?

so amazing that decades of digital dev have evolved near-universally to "we will make this product as annoying as possible to use"

Talking to Image Comics on here might not make the point you want to make, but sending them a direct email might: imagecomics.com/contact

Contact

Contact Image Comics

imagecomics.com

My thoughts on Image publishing a new Warren Ellis book.

I have a problem with trans people playing sports: There aren't nearly close to enough of them doing it, and we need to smash down the barriers preventing it, and generally preventing anyone trans from living their best, most fulfilling life. Fuck anyone who wants to stop, silence, or exclude them.

ICYMI: I turned my 'if i'm dead, look here' list into a fillable document where you can write down many important things someone needs to know after you die, like where your money is, what's autobilling and when, where to find your spare car keys, etc. www.realsesmith.com/the-list

I can’t begin to put into words how meaningful (& fun) it has been to get to work on this show. @jamesstout.bsky.social is such a rare talent & wonderful human. open.spotify.com/episode/5Xk2... podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/n... pca.st/podcast/c2ea... www.iheart.com/podcast/1119...

Introducing: Natural Causes

Natural Causes · Episode

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James Stout@jamesstout.bsky.social · last wk.

Please subscribe to my new podcast about going outside! My friends helped make me a beautiful theme music and this lovely poster. We are going to talk about some fun things, and some serious things, and I hope you will learn a lot :)

i’m only happy when it rains i’m only happy when my garden’s sated and ‘cause i can't afford to irrigate it i’m only happy when it rains

there is simply not enough cheesecake to deal with this reality also i shouldn't really eat lactose

This site lets you scan barcodes to see if they’re part of Taylor Farms: www.taylordetector.com

Taylor Detector — Scan for Taylor Farms brands

Wondering if a product is made by Taylor Farms? Scan any barcode to instantly check brand ownership and affiliations. Free, no signup required.

taylordetector.com

Tyler King@tyleraking.com · last wk.

RECALL: Taylor Farms is pulling pre-packaged salsa and guacamole for contaminated jalapenos.

Everyone needs to know this is happening. It is imperative you know about Project Panama www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Why is Anthropic destroying books? | Kathryn James

The AI company apparently found destructively scanning ‘all the books in the world’ easier than dealing with copyright in its quest for training data

theguardian.com

So apparently Melbourne has what I can only describe as a dinoverpass

my pronouns are maybe

silas denver 🍎@sweatermuppet.bsky.social · 2w ago

completely real question i had to answer for the hospital im getting top surgery at

the kids are alright

Iris van Rooij 💭@irisvanrooij.bsky.social · 2w ago

"The class atmosphere became tense as more students pushed back against this required use of generative AI. They wanted to know what their classmates thought rather than what a large language model produced in response to prompting; they wanted to wrestle with difficult readings and complex ideas"

amazing that the two main reasons my stomach might be mad at me are 1) i didn't eat any food and 2) i ate food. really good system we've got here

genAI food images look like an alien's attempt to trick a human into eating something that'll hatch inside you

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

One of the things I find so off-putting about AI generated imagery is just how overgreebled it is, it always adds too much detail, and when it comes to trying to depict food, it ends up looking like it's crawling with insects or triggering trypophobia, it's extremely off-putting.

Louis Armstrong and Ella Fitzgerald used to collaborate and record a lot of music together. One of my favorite things she'd sometimes do is impersonate Armstrong (to my personal delight.) How well do you think she did?

Ida B Wells' Winchester Rifle@dytsras.bsky.social · 2w ago

Louis Armstrong long believed his birthday to be July 4, 1900. He jokingly alludes to Dick Cavett that he "didn't ask his mom all that", and he's just "glad to here." Truth is, Armstrong didnt know his birthday. But now we know today marks 125 years since America's greatest musician was born

y'know, i love shit i don't understand. is it some new-to-me thing i now have the chance to learn about? amazing! is it a quirk of the human condition i've never considered before? rad! might i need to investigate my own discomfort? y'all this brain is ~spiced~, i have been training hard for this

A reminder for everyone that SW5e, a fantastic complete Star Wars fan build for D&D 5e, already exists. For free. Maintained by a loving team of humans, and created by credited human artists.

Madilynn the Alchemist (they/she) 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈@madilynnalchemist.bsky.social · 3w ago

Next up in Universes beyond DnD edition: Star Wars. *screams into pillow*

No more becoming the Joker, it's played out. It's time to become sweeties. It's time to deal with our traumas and be cutie pies.

made myself the bounce-chewiest lunch. yaki udon with mushrooms and scrambled egg, and a side of seaweed salad realized halfway through it's truly--

A dream to some … a nightmare to others!

YouTube video by threecorneredvoid

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hi hello, this is a thread of websites that may be useful for writers, artists, kids, and other curious humans first up, www.dimensions.com -- a site that gives you measurements and reference points for lots of common objects, creatures, and stuff

Dimensions | Database of Dimensioned Drawings

A comprehensive reference database of dimensioned drawings documenting the standard measurements and sizes of the everyday objects and spaces that make up our world.

dimensions.com

eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

William Gibson@greatdismal.bsky.social · 3w ago

www.youtube.com/watch?v=g79G...

happy friday! i bet you want to know about the arachnids that live in your eyelashes:

How Many Arachnids Live in Your Eyelashes? - BrainStuff

Pretty much every human has thousands of microscopic mites living in the hair follicles on their face, feeding off of the dead skin cells and oils there. Learn why you probably shouldn't worry about D...

omny.fm

i really liked X and Pearl actually, but jfc why this

Lauren Vogelbaum@vogelbomb.bsky.social · 4w ago

ah yes, from the director of "what if I had ideated Jonestown" comes "what if I had ideated A Christmas Carol", amazing, can't wait for the found footage of depp scrooging around 1840s london, the daguerreotyping will be so sick

a fun thing about being a vocal performer is having a real-time record of how fucking tired you've gotten