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Brian Clevinger

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Narrative Designer, comics, games ᕕ( ᐛ )ᕗ ATOMIC ROBO • ARISE, YE SKELETON KING • BAD MOONS RISING • LAST SENTINEL • STARHAWK. He/Him. http://atomic-robo.com https://skeletonking.rip/ http://troubleshooterbooks.com/ https://tesladyne.itch.io

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Brian Clevinger @bclev.bsky.social · Sep 11

A great way to directly support MORE Atomic Robo is to back our Patreon! You can get behind the scenes access to all our gaming and writing projects, exclusive discounts, and Robo pages a week in advance! www.patreon.com/tesladyne

A piece of War of the Worlds art by Henrique Alvim Corrêa with a big ol' red filter because BLOOOD and VAMPIRES. In this pic one of the Martian walking machines is being struck by a blast of artillery.

Atomic Robo, sharply dressed in a swanky pale pink shirt and brownish slacks is tossing some crumpled up paper into a nearby trashcan while saying "With gusto!" because that's a great line read from an episode of FUTURAMA.

A sample cover of FUTURESHOCK 2017, a TTRPG I'm (theoretically) working on. The basic idea is that this will be a special updated 40th anniversary edition of the original text which had a small self-published print run back in 1987 — thus both predating and influencing the much more successful Cyberpunk 2012 and Shadowrun TTRPGs.

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WIRED @wired.com · 7h

The country’s grid operator says shifting from coal to clean power is not only possible but inevitable. The work there could provide a road map for other countries.

Australia’s March Toward 100 Percent Clean Energy

The country’s grid operator says shifting from coal to clean power is not only possible but inevitable. The work there could provide a road map for other countries.

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Rumic World @furinkan.com · 1d

A very happy birthday to Rumiko Takahashi! Born on October 10, 1957 in Niigata, she is entering into her 47th year as a mangaka! Happy birthday, sensei!

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Cars are still bad @jondoesnotexist.bsky.social · 1d

“Everyone who is rich enough or close enough to reactionary politics is effectively in a cult with beliefs loonier than the median Heaven’s Gate member” is a relatively straightforward description of the current moment. I don’t know how we live like this

Craig Harrington @craigipedia.bsky.social · 1d

I dunno, man... I dunno. www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...

Inside billionaire Peter Thiel’s private lectures: Warnings of ‘the Antichrist’ and U.S. destruction

In leaked recordings of private lectures by tech billionaire Peter Thiel he argued that “the Antichrist” is likely to take the form of a critic of technology.

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Brian Clevinger @bclev.bsky.social · 1d

What I don’t understand about the alleged appeal of genAI/LLM is that dealing with the thorny bits of writing is difficult, yes, but that is what makes it the best and most rewarding part???? Why would I ever relinquish that process to a machine?

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mtsw @mtsw.bsky.social · 1d

the administration is laser-focused on making sure Americans don't get clean energy, so Saudi Arabia (Trump's paymaster) has someone to sell their oil to in 10 years when the rest of the world has moved on to solar+batteries

Costa Samaras @costasamaras.com · 1d

Picture how big the Hoover Dam is. An absolute unit. The Hoover Dam has a power capacity of 2 gigawatts (GW).

The solar farm that the Admin just cancelled could have produces 6.2 GW of power. That's more than 3 Hoover Dams.

jael holzman @jael.bsky.social · 1d

SCOOP: The Bureau of Land Management says the largest solar project in Nevada — the Esmeralda 7 mega-farm — has been canceled

The news was quietly dropped via a sudden website update with no public word from any of the companies involved or a statement from the agency

@heatmap.news

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Brian Clevinger @bclev.bsky.social · 1d

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Brian Clevinger @bclev.bsky.social · 1d

Just thinkin’ about the Ultima Founding as one does

Brian Clevinger @bclev.bsky.social · 1d

Yeah but now they are like 10 feet tall and it’s silly

Brian Clevinger @bclev.bsky.social · 1d

40k Space Marines should not be that big, it would be weird/scary enough if they were like 7ft tall and all Captain America’d out to be resilient enough to wear the power armor which would simply mangle a baseline trooper

The Norman Rockwell Freedom of Speech meme

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Jodie Troutman @longtalljodie.com · 1d

Independent comics as an industry would barely exist these days without the tireless efforts of Kickstarter's staff behind the scenes. As they advise, keep supporting all the amazing projects you already are, but have their back in the process.

Kickstarter United @kickstarterunited.org · 9d

‼️🚨KICKSTARTER WORKERS ARE ON STRIKE🚨‼️

As of 8am this morning, the workers of Kickstarter United/OPEIU Local 153 are on strike.

WE ARE NOT ASKING FOR A BOYCOTT! Creators and allies, please continue using and supporting the platform.

Kickstarter United is on strike!
We are not asking for a boycott! Creators & Allies: Please continue to support & use the platform
swipe for ways to show your solidarity

Why We're Striking
A codified 4-day work week.
We simply want to protect the way we've been working for over 3.5 years. The 4dww has proven benefits, such as increased productivity and improved employee satisfaction. It's part of what makes Kickstarter a special, innovative place to work.
Fair pay for our lowest-paid workers.
We're fighting for livable minimum salaries for roles that are undervalued by the market but crucial to keeping Kickstarter running. We believe none of our workers should struggle to make ends meet.

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Mark Lemley @marklemley.bsky.social · 2d

Good news: fossil fuels have plateaued and solar is growing by leaps and bounds worldwide

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Solar and wind power has grown faster than electricity demand this year, report says

A new analysis of solar and wind power shows its generation worldwide has outpaced electricity demand this year.

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Brian Clevinger @bclev.bsky.social · 1d

Good news, folks! Thanks to some VERY generous folks, we have raised enough to cover the penalty for breaking our lease! If you would like to help us cover the housing costs of two places while we move from one to the other, here's how www.gofundme.com/f/help-us-br...

Donate to Help us break our lease to move to a better place, organized by Brian Clevinger

Good news — we're moving to a better place! Bad news — we have t… Brian Clevinger needs your support for Help us break our lease to move to a better place

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Aftermath @aftermath.site · 2d

Eco-focused nonprofit releases standard to make games "the most sustainable form of entertainment"

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Brian Clevinger @bclev.bsky.social · 2d

Same honestly

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Dr. Hilary Agro, PhD 🍄 @hilaryagro.com · 2d

When they bail out the AI industry and call it just as essential as they called the corrupt banks, I hope we take the opportunity to radicalize normies against the whole goddamn system

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Brian Clevinger @bclev.bsky.social · 2d

I choose to believe this is a Reacher side story youtu.be/xGTq0blCPVQ

Playdate - Official Trailer | Prime Video

YouTube video by Prime Video

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Brian Clevinger @bclev.bsky.social · 2d

Now we know how ICE will find Antifa HQ

The Serfs (youtube.com/theserfstv) @theserfstv.bsky.social · 2d

Losing my mind and what look like video game assets but instead were used to justify war crimes and genocide in the real world

NEW: Since October 2023, the IDF Spokesperson's Unit has released dozens of 3D animations illustrating alleged Hamas, Hezbollah, and Iranian sites

The style is unmistakable: satellite zoom-ins, black & white wireframes, and red-textured houses - a new visual language of war.Our analysis of 43 official IDF videos found recycled 3D environments, spatial inaccuracies, and assets lifted from unrelated artists and institutions.We traced over 30 unique assets to Washington-based 3D creator Ian Hubert, who makes bespoke models created for his sci-fi project Dynamo Dream, available to his Patreon subscribers.

Models of parking lots, antennas, + pipes were repurposed as Hamas and Iranian military sites

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Fascinating work here tracing how the IDF recycled 3D assets from a cyberpunk sci-fi art project, the Scottish Maritime Museum and elsewhere to populate its widely-seen models of supposed enemy locations in Gaza, Lebanon and Iran. One of the most infamous, the alleged underground Hamas command center at Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, used to justify an unprecedented assault on the biggest medical center in Gaza, was actually an animation the IDF had used the previous year, saying at the time it was a tunnel beneath a UN school.

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Hannah Strong @hannahstrong.co.uk · 3d

A lot of """"creatives"""" have seemingly accepted generative AI as part of art and filmmaking and I'm hear to say you're all big stinky phonies and I hate you

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yuko @aidosaur.bsky.social · 3d

AHHH the BARBAROUS ch6 kickstarter hit 100% in less than 10 hours!!! Thank you!!!!

Now we get to chase all the fun extras!! 👯💖
www.kickstarter.com/projects/746...

percy and leeds cheering!
text reads: 100% thank you!!

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Erin Fogg says Free Link @criminalerin.bsky.social · 3d

Teslas
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Data centers

Wanting to be on fire all on their own

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yuko @aidosaur.bsky.social · 3d

Did you see!!! We launched the BARBAROUS Ch. 6 Collection Kickstarter!!!!!!

www.kickstarter.com/projects/746...

text reads: ANANTH HIRSH & YUKO OTA
BARBAROUS 6

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rax ‘levon honkers’ king @raxkingisdead.bsky.social · 4d

you guys happen to notice how everything is finance and landlords now and many things are both

flipinidaho @flipinidaho.bsky.social · 4d

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The building is in a 27 million dollar foreclosure filed by Wells Fargo. The next day, Wells Fargo filed an emergency motion for receivership. The fascist regime kindly emptied the building for donor Wells Fargo.

Federal Agents Storm South Shore Building, Detaining Families and Children

Families were woken by flashbangs and helicopters as hundreds of federal agents raided their homes. Days later, neighbors are still searching for the missing.

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Brian Clevinger @bclev.bsky.social · 4d

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Albert Ching @albertching.bsky.social · 4d

Hiring on my team! Looking for someone passionate about comic books and graphic novels, marketing, and the book and library markets. Happy to answer any questions about the role!

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Representative, Marketing (DC) in Burbank, California, United States of America | Marketing & Communications at

Apply for Representative, Marketing (DC) job in Burbank, California, United States of America. Marketing & Communications at Warner Bros. Discovery

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