Looks like something was left under the tree for you~ Merry Christmas everyone! Sending love to all my friends who made this year better, and everyone who may need it during a rough holiday season 💛

Heads up to artists still using Twitter- Twitter is now adding an "Edit image" button under all images posted on the site that allows everyone to feed it into genAI and modify it as they wish with a prompt

tl;dr: GenAI and game design concepts traditionally referred to as "AI" (enemy behaviors, pathfinding, etc.) are not the same thing, and I'm on my knees begging people to learn the difference, lest we see more bullshit claims like what The Escapist put out re: Blue Prince.

If your neurospicy friend is confiding in you with a problem, ask if they’re venting, need validation or are looking for a solution. Neurospicy homies, if you can, preface what you want as a result of your venting before you start. You can thank me later.

People with trauma histories often interpret neutral cues as negative. "You can come if you want." sounds to them like the person doesn't actually want them to come. Affirming that you want them there helps remove any doubts.

I don't know how to really talk about personal stuff, but, a few days ago my father passed away. It was very sudden, we're figuring out everything. I've been handling a lot of funeral stuff, autopsy, debts, and more things. I want to try and help things out however possible. gofund.me/6f5166ab7

hi, cis folks! this week, with some democrat votes, 2 anti-trans bills passed the house. one bans medicaid funds for trans youth care, the other proposes jail time for providers. they haven't passed the senate, but dems may need convincing to vote no on both. tap into the 🧵for a quick action.

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posting for acknowledgement since a couple of mutuals follow em and prob don't know but @gutted.live has done cub porn of someone's sona without consent, and this seems to be a reoccurring issue they have openly interacted with the person they've done this too so if they follow you beware and block

this article really lays it all out on how much we rely on section 230 please do not rest on your laurels, contact your rep and advocate for protecting Section 230! www.congress.gov/members/find...

NEW: They kept saying they were gonna do it and now they've done it A group of clowns (Senators) have introduced a bill to FULLY REPEAL Section 230. No reform, no replacement, just utter destruction of all online free speech. We can't let this happen. Share & take action www.badinternetbills.com

If you are still on X/Twitter in any capacity as an artist, get off there right freaking now.

All I want for Christmas is for the worst people in the world to experience some consequences

My friend V made these awesome-looking furry-inspired sneakers, which (it seems like) Fortnite ripped off and is plagiarizing for one of their skins. Support small artists, boycott corporations. If you want to support V, you can order those sneakers irl, right here: v-art.co.uk/collections/...

consider my feedback: i loved working at @larianstudios.com until AI. reconsider and change your direction, like, yesterday. show your employees some respect. they are world-class & do not need AI assistance to come up with amazing ideas.

One way that the reaction to Rob Reiner's murder mirrors Charlie Kirk's is that the best way to eulogize each of them is to quote their words, and in both cases, doing so pisses off conservatives.

KOSA has been defeated several times already and they keep trying over and over until the one time it goes through, at which point it becomes everyone's problem. It will be an unmitigated disaster if this passes and they say, well, sorry, now it's the law. Make sure your creature votes No on this.

Levee broke for the green river If anyone is in these areas in a low area you need to evacuate immediately

Since Polygon is leaving it out of the headline: Epic Games partnered with The Game Awards to put money into the pocket of a bigot who uses her wealth to further the genocide of trans people through lawsuits and legislation. Every 'free' game gives money directly to JKR, and they are complicit.

This is how it will be for EVERYONE if KOSA passes

You need to contact your representative and demand that Section 230 be protected, not repealed, NOW. www.congress.gov/members/find...

We can’t afford a $1M trailer slot 😔 But reposts on Bluesky cost $0 - and they really help tiny teams like ours ❤️ If cozy medieval creativity is your thing, here’s our Scriptorium trailer!

People don’t get this. Epic will still pay the TERF royalties. So you are still contributing to her evil transphobic harassment and hate campaigns. The perfect example of TINSTAAFL here. Let it be the worst selling free game they have ever put out. Let it fail miserably.

KOSA is back along with 17 other dangerous censorship and surveillance laws that congress is trying to ram through. CALL UR REPRESENTATIVE TODAY AND TELL THEM —no KOSA —do not repeal Section 230 —no online digital ID laws —no age verification laws CALL NOW!!!! We are about to lose the internet

TOMORROW: Congress is pushing through a package of bills which include an online ID check mandate that would fence off the internet & kill anonymity online. Contact committee members that are considering these bills + make your opposition crystal clear using our call tool at badinternetbills.com

Tell your lawmakers to oppose the Kids Online Safety Act- there are better ways to protect kids online without throwing other vulnerable people under the bus. www.stopkosa.com

pals you gotta quit spotify

The only thing that brings me holiday cheer is seeing CEO’s tremble in fear!

You alright man? I keep seeing small damage numbers coming off you

Guys, do not use the Discord Checkpoint thing (Discord's attempt at Spotify Wrapped). It requires enabling them access to scrape your data, and has an alarming amount of private data being used for it. Make sure you have these disabled.

Reminder: the CDC is not going to be saving you this year. Things spreading this year: Flu, Covid, Syphilis, Hep B, and RSV. This means: * be honest about testing * wash your fucking paws * wear a fucking mask * get tested when you get home too

cancel spotify, buy albums on bandcamp, buy used cds and rip em, share with your friends. 💿

P4wsized has stolen from not a few, but MOST of his clients. Not just the quiet ones, but his closest orbiters and simps And why don't you know about it? Because they actively hide it, the hope of getting that art one day is more important than anyone else.

This is DEFCON 1 priority, y'all. Call your senators, reps, call your friends and tell them to call their senators and reps about this. Call your grandma and tell her to call her senators and reps about this. What we have here will be *gone* if these bills pass.

Slop Evader is a tool from artist and researcher Tega Brain that lets you search the web for results exclusively before November 30, 2022—the day that ChatGPT was released to the public.

Please keep putting pressure on PayPal. Stories like this are becoming more and more common. Artists don’t deserve to lose their source of income over payment processors being puritanical/anti-small business.

Next week the House E&C Committee is looking to run something of a shock and awe campaign, debating at least 19 bills that they say are related to "protecting kids online." Most of which are actually about censorship and control. Don't buy the framing. It's always the same damn thing.

remember, Salvation Army is a big NOPE use your extra $$$ for mutual aid groups

Let's Keep Calling!

Gmail users!! They've turned on AI scraping by default now...Here's how to turn it off. Pass it on!! www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...

I'm watching an adult creator get systematically cut off from every income stream by payment processors and now debankment could be on the table. She makes legal content. They are trying to shut her up and hope that we'll shut up too. We must get louder. Call Visa and MC. Tell them this will stop.

Uh this is enormous

Loneliness...

Both Ana's patreon and kofi have been suspended within 24 hours of each other. She's been doing invaluable reporting on this exact censorship

this felt too informative not to share

One of those days where I'm telling my sobriety to go fuck itself while in the middle of my shift lmao