7 months to go

I’m not defending kickstarter by the way!! I would never defend a company. I would just like people to be correct about their info before having day long meltdowns and catastrophizing about the wrong targets. Dont waste your energy on the wrong target.

Kickstarter has released new guidelines for mature content. And they're as bad as you can expect. Can't confirm if this is due to Stripe alone but it's exhausting to watch the entire internet mold around what 1-3 companies decide. You can voice your thoughts on them through here. I know I did.

After months of working in the shadows I'm finally able to share it: I'm launching an etsy store! To celebrate, I'm running a 20% off sale. You can see everything I'm starting with here: www.etsy.com/shop/CursedC...

You don't hate AI enough.

Our bundle with @rascal.news, @rogue.site, and @neverpo.st is still going! Sub to us and three other great independent media outlets for 50% off! trustfnd.com/aftermath/c/...

Please fill this out if you can! It’s a great resource for people to know what to expect when it comes to pay.

The data center rebellion is just the start, or it should be. Rather than impeding AI governance, this is where good, truly democratic AI governance begins. A look at who's fighting data centers, why, and how a working class resistance can lay the groundwork for a better AI politics:

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After a several years' hiatus, I'm offering story and developmental editing on a limited basis. Inquiries to jay(dot)edidin(at)gmail(dot)com

The Study of Comics in Academia May 30, 6 PM EDT I'll be moderating a panel for @cartoonist.coop Nib & Ink Digital Comics Festival, with @neilcohn.bsky.social @scottmccloud.bsky.social @nsousanis.bsky.social - geeking over the developments in comics studies. nif.cartoonist.coop/event/the-st...

Another reminder to get off as many Google services as possible. Check out my guide to get off US tech more widely: disconnect.blog/getting-off-...

If you’re going to take the effort to build up something website shaped, just build a real website. It’s roughly the same amount of work for a way better payout and something you aren’t simply renting. Ghost rocks for this.

God, I love this site. youraislopbores.me

www.kickstarter.com/projects/149... Shards of Reflection needs 1.5k in 3 days! Please help it out and spread the word! Grab it especially if you like vampires and werewolves! #webcomics #comics #werewolves #vampires

The degree to which the bluesky leadership does not understand the people who populate their service is extremely funny. Their AI tool is followed by 1,500 people but blocked by 125,000.

after much deliberation and giving AI the benefit of the doubt, Wikipedia editors have had enough of AI slop. New policy bans LLM generated content, periodt www.404media.co/wikipedia-ba...

I think we need to celebrate the death of Sora a bit more. This is a technology that, just MONTHS AGO, we were being told was going to literally destroy Hollywood and Disney was going to give them a BILLION DOLLARS and NONE OF THAT EVEN REMOTELY HAPPENED

This is like in a video game when your character won’t jump over a slight ledge. Those people exist in real life. They’re out there.

This is hilarious, I love it

but-but-but it's inevitable???

Very grateful to have been on this call. It was a nice conversation about comics/publishing. Happy to have been able to contribute in such a crew!

Virginia may be for lovers ❤️, but GenAI is for losers ✨. New shirt up for pre-order! Every pre-order gets a free sticker too! topatoco.com/collections/...

Sam Keith meant a lot to me. First introduction to sad, messy people in stories. First time I ever saw Aboriginal art and mythology as a Michigan kid growing up. First time I saw mixed animation approaches in the MTV show. I hope more get to encounter his work for a long time. Rest in peace.

If you'd like to help the indie community, support the people over at Comic Fury, Spider Forest, Comic Rocket, Webcomic Library, Webcomic Travelogue, Comix Cleric- and many more. Check out those places for webcomic resources and to keep things creator owned. That was the whole point of webcomics.

If AI has impacted your job or the way you work, share your story at [email protected]. I'll protect your identity as I would any source—stories can be shared anonymously. Next, I'm hoping to hear from healthcare workers: nurses, doctors, therapists, hospital workers, techs, admin, and beyond

Same!

The best time to stop using Grammarly was years ago. The second best time is right now

Hey did you know lettering is actually SUPER IMPORTANT?! Let's learn the basics of lettering on today's page Read it here: https://topazcomics.com/one-shots/ins-and-outs-of-webcomics-remaster-6 Buy the zine: https://topazcomics.com/shop/product-tag/ins-and-outs-of-webcomics/ #Webcomic

happy to announce I'll also be running a workshop on how to make a nice hand-drawn font to use in your comics using only free tools later this summer!! details incoming, but follow me here if you want updates ✨

Shards of Reflection is the 5th City Between book and is kickstarting now www.kickstarter.com/projects/149... If you are unfamiliar, The City Between is supernatural shorts in the same setting. Like Fame and Misfortune is about a lesbian werewolf bodyguard protecting a spoiled popstar!

"Artists peak at 30", "30 under 30", "by 30 you should" ridiculous. Arts industries capital craves young people to exploit and burn out. It doesn't want older artists thriving and guiding the young. It also doesn't want artists to exist. Stop letting cannibals tell you you only matter on a plate.

Ben inspired us! Today's top section in Garbage Day is a big list of all the indie and subscriber-driven media our team is following and supporting. www.garbageday.email/p/i-love-you... Hopefully a good starting point for anyone who wants to get away from Trump-compromised mainstream media.

Aftermath.site :)

Now that CNN and WBD are set to become state media in a sale to Paramount/Oracle/TikTok, it is especially important to support independent media. Off the top of my head: www.thehandbasket.co 404media.co www.garbageday.email Add your favorites in the replies. Fuck state-backed media monopolies.

The left is not "missing out" on AI. It's winning the argument. Americans worry about AI and dislike tech CEOs. They're mobilizing against data centers. They support regulation, even refusal. Calls for the left to embrace AI are an effort to change the terms of the debate in Silicon Valley's favor.

YOU are capable of utterly unique breathtaking art. every single person reading this is a miracle of existence, and you have infinite masterpieces of creation just spilling off of you all the time. there is no reason to compare yourself to the infinite masterpieces of anyone else. theres enough room

Queer werewolves is a very exclusive club! Did you know that you can get this cool design on either a shirt or totebag if you get yourself a copy of The Shards of Reflection? Grab it and some cool comics today! www.kickstarter.com/projects/149... #werewolfwednesday

It is, once again, backup day. Backup your stuff! Repost to remind a friend to also back up their stuff.

Excellent. I hope more pubs, bars and breweries follow this lead - www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

i mean, we will figure out the way to make things. but as you go to events this year, if you’re going, and feel like maybe the industry is healing, it might be because there are less people in the room now than five years ago. you’re not wrong, and you might not feel like a survivor, but you are

Every business right now thinks its such an essential part of your life that you'd give them anything to keep using it and brother I am here to tell you I don't need a chat app that bad

Annoying, but (since I like to give too much context) as a designer I notice this often breaks down to: 1) The owner(s) of the business wants to feel like what they do has some kind of meaning. 2) Google cramming the internet into the shape it wants it to be. Guess which one usually happens?

If Discord does a hard AI push I cannot imagine how badly this will go for them. I cannot see a way for this not to punch a huge hole in their stomach that money will start falling out of. I told them this in my survey reply, I hope they'll listen.

We've removed the paywall from this guide so everyone can access it. 👇 Stay safe.

Sometimes all you can do is make the world 0.0000000000001% less awful by being a good person and it feels very meaningless but it’s also the only thing that really matters

"[OpenAI] is encouraging users to connect their personal medical records and wellness apps, such as Apple Health, Peloton, MyFitnessPal, Weight Watchers, and Function" Don't do this. Don't do this. Don't do this. Don't do this. Don't do this. Don't do this. Don't do this. Don't do this.

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