Feels like a good day to remind everyone that there's tons of human-made public domain art available for free. Perfect for TTRPGs and board games! Where can you find it? Right here! Part 1: www.skeletoncodemachine.com/p/public-dom... Part 2: www.skeletoncodemachine.com/p/more-publi... #ttrpg

Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again. #Pinks #ProudBlue

General rule for all game-critical UI and text: if you personally think it's obnoxiously large, make it slighty larger than that.

I understand why non-public servants in Ottawa are rolling their eyes at public servant complaints about the return to office mandate. But as Luke points out, what is the point of going to a building where you have no office and are spending the entire time on MS teams video calls? It's ludicrous.

A desperate plea sent to me by a Minneapolis resident who's been on the front lines since the beginning of the ICE occupation:

I made a filterlist for uBlock Origin to remove Generative AI features on websites. Includes blocks for * Google AI Summaries * YouTube Ask button & chat summaries * GitHub Copilot * Facebook AI chat * X's Grok buttons * Deviantart DreamUp * Booru AI images * And more github.com/Stevoisiak/S...

There is not a lot Canadians can do about ICE, but we can ask Parliament to investigate Canadian companies doing business with them, like Hootsuite. Call or email your MP - or contact the INDU House committee MPs. Will post link below. www.theglobeandmail.com/business/art...

If you’re struggling, I’m copy pasting what a trauma therapist friend suggested here: “Highly recommend dunking your face in a bowl of cold water, drinking some water to help your body flush the adrenaline and finding something to smell or touch for grounding and avoiding dissociation”

Nuremberg trials for ICE is the moderate position

Minnesota is the best of us.

Italian voice actor Carlo Bononi was the voice of all of the characters on Pingu. A trained clown by trade, he used a theater technique called grammelot, which consists of "speaking" in a mix of babbled gibberish noises. He improvised all the voices live and unscripted.

These are the icy mountains of Pluto. It took 9 years to get these magnificent images… and 4.8 billion kilometers.

These silly little stumblers be questin', and they've got nearly 200 episodes spanning battles with cultists n' krakens, to writing poetry to your bug girlfriend while their cat keeps stealing everything not nailed down. Also so many monkeys. I like it. You should listen to it. :)

FOX: Where’s the protest against the regime that's killing people in the street right now? Trent: They are doing those today. It’s called the ICE protests FOX: Are they talking about Iran at the ICE protests? Trent: No, I think they are talking about the regime that is shooting people in the face

Hot take but Scavenger’s Reign was an extremely good hand-animated sci-fi cartoon series. The design, the mood, the exploration of connection, change, and toxic relationships kept me and my partner riveted throughout. Only the one season but it stands on its own. 💙

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Canadians (especially cis Canadians), PLEASE take a moment to sign this petition and take action in defence of trans people. It takes less than a minute to sign and verify your signature. www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...

WIIE!! #art #illustration

we have now released 4 of the 50 1-minute adventure game reviews. I'll keep a running list heresies.

Okay, I'll make a thread of 50 indie games which I'll add to over the week, staring with. 1. Carimara Play as a little goblin creature summoned by a witch to investigate what's haunting her cottage, it's a creepy bite-size mystery akin to the Frog Detective games, and has gorgeous visuals.

Just so I'm clear on this, computer memory has tripled in price because a bunch of it that hasn't been produced yet has been ordered to populate GPUs that aren't installed in data centers that aren't built yet in order to service a demand that doesn't exist to make profits that don't happen.

You know we can use the domino meme to look forward in time too, right?

Bet. First, I'm gonna cheat and get four games from Enigma Studio because I really want to get around to talking about them and i haven't yet. First, play The Enigma Machine. It's a short (~1-2 hour) horror game about managing an AI's dreams.

'Let it Snow' with all the positive lines removed

TFW when a student made a technical error in their Harmony scene that messed it up, BUT you were able to isolate the issue and fix it quickly with a simple tweak and show them the steps on how to do it. Christmas is saved! -or at least, finals. ⭐

Canadian citizens and residents, there's a new official parliamentary petition raising the issue of electoral reform and proportional representation. Signing is a direct means of meaningful action toward improving our democracy, and it just takes a moment to do. www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...

I don't think Netflix should get to eat anything else until it finishes all the prematurely cancelled shows on its plate

An easy way to explain luddites: Textile manufacturers brought in machines that could do in an hour what would have taken 12 hours by hand. And then, tried to keep paying the now 12x more productive workers the same wages as before. That's it, that was the problem luddites had. Not complex.

www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en... A petition to the government chastising its discrimination and negligence towards the disabled community within Canada. People are living in effectively government mandated poverty, and incentivized to die by suicide. Consider signing at the link above, please!

i know WHY this is but that just makes it even more of a kick in the pants lmao

Drew a lot as a kid, went to CEGEP for Visual Art and dabbled in a variety of types of art. Met a friend who was in Animation at Algonquin College, and I followed the next year. Got a job at Mercury Filmworks during a hiring scoop my last semester in 2005, and have been doing it since.

The low-angel Frieren meme is genuinely inspiring. Someone braver than the troops shares a picture they know turned out weird. Thousands start sharing their own art, offering advice and laughing together at something that is genuinely hard. No ai to be seen --- just people supporting each other.

happy pride month!

This is what country music is supposed to be.

My 3rd year students finished their first independent assignment, and I was pleased to show their work back to them during an in-class showcase. Everyone clapped for everyone else's work. Very pleased with all the variety of ideas on display! <3

how did i go so long not knowing we were literally teaching people to read wrong. i knew something wasn't right but jesus christ www.apmreports.org/episode/2019...

Nuremburg trials is the moderate position

It is discouraging to see the large ratio of my students who never read the feedback I attached to the grades on their assignments, given the time I put into it. :/ To be clear, not a suspicion on my part- the software shows teachers the "Read" tag if students click on the feedback link.

I am enjoying the new game Ball x Pit. Gives me Vampire Survivors vibes with all the character unlocks, weapon evolutions, and “just one more turn”. The pinballing block breaking gameplay used in town builder AND primary battle gameplay is fun. Thanks @commandersterling.bsky.social for your review!

The Sounds of Sonic #animation

I tabled a petition calling on the government to stop the cuts to Algonquin College’s AAADD program: a vital program that helps students with developmental disabilities pursue postsecondary education and build life skills.  Every student deserves the chance to learn, grow, and succeed.

CANADIANS!! The official petition started by a member of Parliament to fight back against payment processors' censorship of legal content is only open for a few more days. Make sure you've signed it: www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...

My animation students are starting an independent project for the next few weeks and I'm glad to see their excitement, enthusiasm, and creativity as they discuss with me what they want to do, and I advise them against the dreaded Scope Creep. A good day.

the post office is a public service. it doesn’t need to make money. public transit doesn’t need to make money. the library doesn’t need to make money. some things exist for the public good and we desperately need lawmakers to stop thinking about them in terms of capitalism. these are not businesses.

Canadians! There is a petition to sign to protest Mastercard and Visa's control over the purchase of legal adult content. This is specifically about the Steam & itchio situation, but language protects adult creators. www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en... #nsfw #censorship #canpoli @acvalens.net

enshittification | noun | when a digital platform is made worse for users, in order to increase profits

Happy Labor Day! Today we're bringing you The First Union, as told by HBomberguy (@hbomberguy.bsky.social) and illustrated by Skutch (@skutchdraws.bsky.social) It's the dawn of the industrial revolution, and of the way many of us work... Have you ever heard of the term "Luddite" from an elder?