generative AI has become widely available in the summer of 2022 and entered mainstream in 2023 people are working themselves up in a frenzy, convinced they're utterly helpless without software younger than still-fresh canned tuna. we have been making art for at least 50,000 years, get a grip

Just switched. Be prepared for roadblocks. I had to get a real human agent to manually change my subscription.

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

Terrific story about community.

It's finale day! Join us in an hour for Crawl Out Through the Fallout! #fallout #ttrpg #actualplay #live twitch.tv/valdrianth @hummalou.bsky.social @josadison.bsky.social @alessavamp.bsky.social @kaephoenix.bsky.social

One of my VtM characters is in this lineup 😏

Gmail welcoming the Gemini era? That's it. Guide to disable Gemini everywhere: tuta.com/blog/how-to-...

The Final Season of our #dragonage #actualplay is now up for your viewing pleasure on Youtube. It was honestly one of the most wonderful experience I've had in my 7ish years producing and playin in APs. youtube.com/playlist?lis...

Just watched the new Knives Out and I think it's really important you know that the scene in the Seminary's Gym is filmed in the same place Rick Astley filmed the music video for Never Gonna Give You Up. I saw the window tracery and immediately made my friends pause the film so I could tell them.

Goodbye December ❄️ Wishing everyone a beautiful ending to the last day of the year tomorrow and a beautiful start to a new one!!

I don't want gen AI in my browser I don't want gen AI in my pc I don't want gen AI in my art I don't want gen AI in my games I don't want gen AI in my music I don't want gen AI in my movies I don't want gen AI in my books I don't want gen AI in my cart I don't want gen AI in my life

Also, congratulations everyone who made something this year. A comic, a song, a film, a novel, a painting, a poem, a short story, a sculpture, crochet, embroidery, whatever it is. In this era of slop and theft, if you *make* something you are a shining jewel and I am so grateful for you.

Anti-A.I. stamps! For illustrations, comics, photos and all your creative works, printed and digital! You can download the transparent file for free here: ko-fi.com/i/IT6T718NAKF (but consider donating please 😘)

One of the many reasons AI can't produce good writing is it can't hate its own writing. It can't think to itself "Maybe I'm illiterate" during the writing process. And that's essential

My bipartisan IRS MATH Act with Senator Bill Cassidy is now law. Now, if you mess up your taxes, the IRS has to tell you where you made a mistake and how to fix it. No more spending a fortune on lawyers or hours to find errors. That means fewer headaches and more money in your pocket.

If elves wore suits they would definitely all rock this nonsense

Many parents are not doing enough at home to prepare their children for real life and emergencies. I understand why skills like cursive, reading an analog clock, and counting physical money are disappearing… but not knowing your address or parents names? Geez

I’ll be playing in the 10 Candles game today!

Bruh

Houndour puppy #pokemon

Made a new stuffie! When ur feelin down, remember the D-O-doubleG gotchu! 💖

RIP Graham Greene. Every time he popped up on screen when I was a kid, my mom would excitedly point him out for being an actual Native on the screen. Able to be deadly serious and infinitely hilarious (even in smaller roles like Last of Us), he ate up the screen. Nʌki’wah brother.

PREMIERE TODAY: An ancient song lost to time longs to find its way back to the Elvhen people. Join us, as a group are drawn to the wilderness where they will reclaim something lost and find themselves along the way. #TransmissionsTuesday #DragonAge #DragonAgeTTRPG #DragonAgeActualPlay

Season 3 of our flagship Livestream, Blood and Lyrium: A Dragon Age Story has wrapped up for now, but come back and catch us next #TransmissionsTuesday for the start of a new miniseries: Ara Ma'athlan Chess following a group of Dalish Elves. Meet the first of our group, Harlen, played by Kae! 🌱

Well said!!

It's here finally. The full playlist for our limited #MassEffect #5e #actualplay is on Youtube! youtube.com/playlist?lis... @hummalou.bsky.social @josadison.bsky.social @popeworldbuild.bsky.social @/masterpoet @alessavamp.bsky.social @kaephoenix.bsky.social @colinomicon.bsky.social Enjoy!

Allow yourself some joy, it’s a rare commodity right now.

LIVE NOW! Catch the third installment of our crew's Descent into Hades, a Mass Effect game! twitch.tv/thetransmissionsrpg #MassEffectTTRPG #MassEffect

The Adventures of Prince Achmed is the earliest animated feature that survives today. It's from 1926 -- and it's a masterpiece. Director Lotte Reiniger and her team set out to make a movie unlike any other, and they succeeded. We tell the story: animationobsessive.substack.com/p/the-99-yea...

Reminds me of this eternal Ted Chiang banger-

I didn’t give a wit about new pope coverage, but the first American pope being a man with Black ancestry born in Chicago by way of New Orleans by way of Haiti. Names his self after the pope who condemned slavery? In the Trump era? Oh, baebae, I am HERE for it. www.wwltv.com/article/news...

This was one of my favorite dates with a boy named Rez 💖

It’s her moment

Got my new pins!

Dug out this old "guide to making minicomics" handout from my teaching days for a youngster... thought y'all might find it helpful! 1/5

Hi I made a new sticker (coming soon) 👻🩵🍬

The adventure continues! I made the honey carrots with some salmon (I made them too sweet 😅) and Krem’s rice pudding for dessert 💖

The Nevarran culture and cuisine give North African and Middle Eastern vibes. Also Haitian with the necromantic hoodoo. Overall one of my favs from Thedas 💖

“Unidentified Meat” Careful! It’s got heat to it! I made asparagus as a side dish. Next time I’ll make the Nevarran Flatbread.

I finally bought the cookbook! So excited to try some of the recipes! 💖