welp it’s tipsy o’clock, which means it’s time for DUNE

Call me Icarus the way I’m regretting these hot wings

let’s start calling sweatpants, pajama pants, and any other non-constricting soft pants “boneless pants”

I blame @apocrypals.bsky.social for my brain churning up a jingle that goes 🎵 Call Mr. Paul, that’s my name, that name again is Mr. Paul 🎵

I don't think it's overdramatic to say that we must consider whether we want "working artist" to be a viable prospect in the near future, and how to materially protect the field from corporations, execs, and managers all too happy to automate creative production with AI.

Freelance illustration gigs drying up. Ad agencies using Midjourney instead of hiring human artists. Costume design turned over to AI wholesale. Good work vanishing. These are the stories of working visual artists, who describe losing jobs, wages, and hope as their clients and bosses embrace AI.

Not only for quality but also now many huge retailers now act as "platforms" for middlemen meaning you now also risk getting counterfeit or stolen goods even if you buy what you think is the brand name

also NYCC is coming up and i am begging u PLEASE wear a MASK!!!!!!! do it for georg

Me, every fall: Getting covid boosters for children outside of major cities is nearly impossible and this is an equity problem. Adults in major cities: I had no problems getting my shot. You should get your shot

Sometimes I watch Dark Shadows just for the fashion.

Yeah, this resonates, especially the point about “the violent disregard for copyright that brought them into being” ✊

Holy cow is this a neat book for folks looking for RPG maps

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Another one for my “Fuckin’ Catherines get it done” files ✊ en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caterin...

I AM READY

I cannot emphasize enough that the title defender in this indie pro wrestling match is now running for mayor of the capital of Rhode Island:

Hey, so...Covid rates have gotten real high. Maybe change your behavior to fit this new risk profile? Stop eating indoors at restaurants, mask on mass transit, that kind of thing?

Me: *makes a single small purchase from a brand* Brand: We are now betrothed

I love that I see commercials for Peyronie’s disease treatment on TV! The world is amazing.

Hey, friends! I took one of my great big wooden Santa's Workshop DisPlaysets to DragonCon so folks could see it in person, and subsequently got a few orders. Since I do them in batches of ten at a time, I thought I'd holler about 'em here, too: schweizercraft.bigcartel.com/products

I think at this point to report on world politics you need at least a Bachelors degree in 4chan and Twitter Studies

Josh Kraft has dropped out of the Boston mayor's race. His exit is an abrupt shift for a candidate who spent $5.5 million of his own money on the campaign.

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Please post exactly correctly or the people who declared the ninth crusade against a restaurant chain for changing its logo two weeks ago may act rashly

Despite easily being the most British fighting vehicle ever developed, the mock-Tudor AT-AT programme was sadly cancelled due to budgetary concerns

who else wants to watch a sphynx cat eat hard boiled eggs youtube.com/shorts/h_Y_2...

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Holy smokes, that rules!

Audition (1999)

This is really critical: answer-shaped text is just statistically the most likely text to follow question-shaped text. I don’t mean that dismissively. It is an example of just how profoundly amazing “language” is, as a technology. Even just mimicking its patterns can produce useful outputs.

New minicomic prize from the Newberry Library, supporting minicomics that engage with or are inspired by medieval culture/art/books! Spread the word! www.newberry.org/calendar/new...

"We've had to freeze hiring due to financial constraints." "Also, please welcome our new AI director, Dean, staff!" Every university right now. Hard to imagine why anyone would be demoralized in this environment.

My mum keeps this in the kitchen, but I decided to move it. So far, she hasn’t noticed.

When Petri hits hard, she hits it like no one else can.

I gotta laserfocus on some stuff, so I’m disengaging a bit from social media. See ya when I see ya! 💖

My friend got a colectomy and I’m proud to say I was kind enough to wait a whole 24 hours before I started calling him “semicolon”

i've masked everywhere for over 5 years at this point & to the best of my knowledge i've never been anyone's typhoid mary or had it myself & i love to see it in the world. also, i clearly need to get it together if that's 48yo buffy. anyone out there parasocial enough to get me a personal trainer?

I’ve got a pretty bad case of the dreads and the anxiety right now, and I tried imagining it more metaphorically or physically. Like, what’s this like, where am I really feeling it? Cut to: Yer gal is sporting the suckiest championship belt, booo, who made me the face of _this_ company

I don’t think I knew about corpse roads? _That_ blows my mind more than the actual concept of corpse roads. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corpse_...

[remembering that BOXING HELENA (1993) was a real movie that people paid to go to in movie theaters and they ate popcorn and everything]

Scholarly publishing was in really rough shape before. The last 5 years (COVID + regressive politics + AI) have made it all so, so much worse. #medlibs

Has the male loneliness epidemic tried getting a cute dog? Because u cannot walk down the street without people smiling, talking to you all the time And then also on top of that u have a dog.

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Aw man, no, RIP Maru the cat. That little man brought so much joy to my life for years and years. ❤️ en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maru_(c...

"Stop thinking of COVID as if it's an acute cold. Think of it as a neuroinvasive virus you can get every year or two that slowly degrades your brain in ways that will harm your abilities and quality of life throughout your life." (thread with studies)

My one Nelvana story. I got a call in the 90s from them and was excited because teenage animation nerd. The pitch: We'd like to use your characters Milk & Cheese as puppets to host a kid's cartoon show. The reply: You know they're alcoholics, don't you? Brief silence, followed by a quiet "Oh".

Holy smokes I am eager as hell to read this book when it’s available 👀

I'm about to start a campaign against ALL politicians and ANYONE running for ANY kind of office and their LACK OF FUCKING ALT TEXT. Do you actually care about your constituents? Yes? Then use alt text. CC your videos. Come the FUCK ON.

what if we kissed ... in the lubritorium

Hey Louisiana, get a tdap booster and wear an N95. The pertussis vaccine protects you from severe illness but you can still catch it and be contagious with only the mild case you’ll get if vaccinated. You’ll cough less hard, but it’s still gonna last a long time. Masking helps prevent that.