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CaitieSith (Kay-tee-shee) 🥚😼 @caitiesith.bsky.social · 9h

This is important! If you've got comms open and have "personal [or noncommercial] use only" without specifics, I'm going to click away. Twitch/YouTube streams are commercial use.

(It's totally fine to separate out allowed uses though! Lots of artists do tiers or add-on fees.)

🔞The Menagerie || Restructuring Under Stress @menagerie.show · 9h

Time to get in trouble:

Anyone else think a lot of vtuber artists that use "for personal use only" in their ToS don't think that through?

If you're making a vtuber Model and they accept tips or monetized streams or videos, that's commercial use

I know you don't mean that but contracts don't care.

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PIXEL. @hiyapixel.bsky.social · 2d

the game is called Little Rocket Lab, and there's a free demo to try out now! It looks super cute and also 2 of my favorite genres mashed <3 <3 (The game is also on sale)

It's also on Game Pass if you still fuck with that.

store.steampowered.com/app/2451100/...

Mike Rose @mikerose.bsky.social · 3d

We banned a guy on the Steam forums for repeatedly saying there were “too many women” in our game

So he flipped his positive review to negative

Still totally worth it

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PIXEL. @hiyapixel.bsky.social · 3d

It's so amazing!

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Mangolily.exe 🔞 @mangolily0.bsky.social · 3d

When God trembled a prayer
It read like poetry

✧ #traditionalart ✧ #artsky ✧ #bodyhorror ✧

Traditional graphite drawing of Mango as a body horror monster girl. There are various, monstrous mouths and teeth as well as exposed ribcage.

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Stream Texas @streamtexas.bsky.social · 5d

Let's hear it for @ruckus-games.com !

Thanks to them we were able to provide our members with a cool look at some gameplay of The Holdouts & provide pizza for the event!

Wishlist the game:
store.steampowered.com/app/1851810/...

Sign up for their playtest here:
www.ruckus-games.com/playtest/

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Pixel Nezumi 🗝️🐁 Mouse Vtuber🔞 @pixelkaye.bsky.social · 10d

Reminder that Duolingo laid off most of their staff, including their localization teams, so that they could invest heavily into AI. Don't support Duolingo. Disable drops for a few days.

Candy 🧶 Rhythm Witch Vtuber @candythecane.bsky.social · 10d

I'm disabling drops on my channel because fuck this ai first company

a twitch notification about Duolingo drops. this company is shit and i will not support them 💜

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Erin Biba @erinbiba.bsky.social · 11d

UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES should you give a list of the prescriptions you take to a federal government that has directly targeted people with chronic illness, mental illness, disability, autism, etc, with the eugenic language of elimination and stated outright they’re everything wrong with the country.

Trump announces 'TrumpRx' website for pharmaceutical drugs after Pfizer deal

Trump said the move will help improve healthcare access for low-income Americans.

abcnews.go.com

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tt🪦RIP💀gifs @ttrpgifs.bsky.social · 11d

Community Managers deserve a raise and paid vacations.

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PIXEL. @hiyapixel.bsky.social · 13d

I did have my gallbladder out in 2019ish but I only craved orange juice. Which, like, was fine? No one thinks it's weird if you drink orange juice. And does a gallbladder removal count as major surgery? Idk.

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PIXEL. @hiyapixel.bsky.social · 13d

Anyways

Does anyone else get real weird after a surgery?

My last major surgery was in 2013 and I became obsessed with making and eating whipped cream. I put it on and in everything feasible. For, like, months. It had to be homemade too. It was WAY too sweet bought from the store.

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PIXEL. @hiyapixel.bsky.social · 13d

I'm being so for real right now. It's past 2am, I'm in my kitchen in the dark with the fridge light and my phone flashlight eating straight up just dill relish with a fork. Like I'm full gremlin mode. This is my damn house and I'm sneaking around like I just got home from a club I shouldn't be at.

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PIXEL. @hiyapixel.bsky.social · 13d

"but Pixel, you could always eat pickles without shame!"

You don't get it, fool. My meal should be 80% pickle. 20% things to bring more pickle to me.

I've been dehydrated my whole life and pickles are everything to me. Dill, sour, sweet, whole, relish, pops, juice, sliced, diced. Hell yeah pickles

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PIXEL. @hiyapixel.bsky.social · 13d

I'm no longer afraid to admit it.

Tuna fish was just another way for me to eat copious amounts of dill pickle without being judged.

You cannot shame me.

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jeff com-BOO-ters @helldude.bsky.social · 13d

one of the weirder parts of this wave of total surrender of core civil liberties is there is no fucking reason for it. no world war 2, not even a 9/11. we're just bored and mad

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PIXEL. @hiyapixel.bsky.social · 13d

stupid classic released Panda Landa, and that's when I first got really into WoW, skipping college classes to literally just run around as a furry. so I'm strugglinggggggg

a hand is pointing at the enter world button

Alt: a hand is pointing at the enter world button

media.tenor.com

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PIXEL. @hiyapixel.bsky.social · 13d

I'm gonna buy Dragon Age. I'm gonna buy Dragon Age *so hard* and then publish all the fan fiction as canon. And then I'm gonna make Dragon Age 5, but it's just like Origins. Graphics and all. No one can stop me, I've already gone mad with potential power.

🐔 Brian Bucklew 🐔 ₑͤ＞∿＜ₑͤ ∞🌮 @unormal.bsky.social · 13d

[thinking about which EA asset I should purchase]

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PIXEL. @hiyapixel.bsky.social · 13d

me but with WoW. I see a single screenshot of a zone I used to like a lot and I'm like "aaaah, I can...I can just play a little. just pick up skinning and run around a starter zone for 30 days. a little treat."

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Kiwi 🥝 ✨ @ 🛌 @kiwisnstars.bsky.social · 13d

Hey Austin & surrounding area streamers, this is this weekend !!

If yall are looking for smth to do or to meet other streamers in the area, come on out to the event :)

Looking forward to hanging w everyone this weekend !

Stream Texas @streamtexas.bsky.social · 23d

We're celebrating 10 Years of bringing Texas creators together!

Whether you've been with us since day 1 or this is your first Stream Texas meetup, we welcome streamers of all kinds to come & hang with us for an evening of what we do best!

RSVP here: tinyurl.com/STX10YR

#twitchcommunitymeetups

Stream Texas 10 Year Anniversary Twitch Community Meetup announcement graphic done in a CRT tv style.
Where: 1908 Kramer Lane, STE 205, Austin, Tx 78578
When: 10/4/25 from 6-9 pm
18+ only, everyone (mods, friends, family, streamers, community) must RSVP to participate ! RSVP here: https://tinyurl.com/STX10YR

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PIXEL. @hiyapixel.bsky.social · 13d

It's giving elderly flip phone energy. Which is fine, as an accessibility *option*, but why is it standard now that my UI looks like it's a combination of a toddler's activity board and the home screen of an 85 year old lady. Which focus group said yes to this, and are they okay?

PIXEL. @hiyapixel.bsky.social · 13d

My phone updated overnight and the UI changed and it's like I have a phone for a baby now. Everything is, like, a giant round button or big lettering. Why does tech minimalism always lead to ugly fonts?

Screenshot of some of my phone's new UI. It's way too big and bulky, like it was made for a toddler.

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PIXEL. @hiyapixel.bsky.social · 13d

Databytes! I reviewed Keylocker a few months ago and basically cried over the art it was so good. The women. They were perfect. 🥹

Commission them!

Also, play Keylocker.

Nana Moon { game dev } - BUY KEYLOCKER! @moonana.bsky.social · 19d

Need to save up for my visa renewal next year, so opening art commissions for pixel art avatars! I will draw anything you want on the style of Keylocker (examples below), but colors can be as you wish them to be! There are only 10 slots available!

More info on the link below ⬇️
#promosky #pixelart

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Jon Bois @jonbois.bsky.social · 14d

eric adams has dropped out of the mayoral election upon discovering that he is mayor already

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𓆩⛧Grym For Hire⛧𓆪 $205/$500 Goal @grymoria.blacksky.app · 17d

Telling folks to get a job when you don't know shit about them is wild. There are people out there who have applied for a lot of jobs, yet none has hired them.

Others have disabilities & other disadvantages meaning they're unable to get 1. This is why mutual aid is necessary. So grow up or shut up.

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Dez Hobin @scythe-of-luna.bsky.social · 15d

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Mangolily.exe 🔞 @mangolily0.bsky.social · 18d

While summer's away, the witches come out to play 🌙 This coven of cuties is ready to go pumpkin picking in their cutest autumn outfits! Won't you join them? 🎃

But really, look at all these lovely witches for this #DTIYS collab!! If you'd like to participate, please read the rules below 🖤

Traditional watercolour painting by MangoLily0. The painting features a witch with darker skin and long, flowing curly to wavy brown hair and amber eyes. She is wearing a large, green witch hat that is decorated with orange and yellow roses with two halos floating around the tip of the hat. Underneath the hat you can see eyeballs looking in various directions. The top of her dress is green with yellow corset lining with a bust and torso cutout on the front. The sleeves are detached. The bottom half of her dress is long, flowing, and filled underneath with yellow and orange roses as well as there being yellow and orange roses decorating the waist of the dress. Her boots are a slightly darker olive green with heels and she is wearing thigh-high pantyhose. She has one small angel wing and is sitting on a large golden halo. On the image is text that reads "DTIYS" and "#PumpkinSpiceCoverDTIYS"

A digital illustration done by MarissaMJart. The illustration shows a witch with grey purple skin, white hair, light green eyes, cheeky pose and expression. She is wearing a slightly oversized black witch hat that is orange underneath the brim and adorned with an orange lily and orange star at the tip of the hat. She is wearing a black choker with orange ruffles. In her left hand (our right) she is holding a black jack o'latern and her right hand (our left) is held up in a claw-like pose. Her outfit resembles a lingerie-inspired bodysuit with ruffles, lacing, and extends into a dress. The bodysuit, lacing, and underside of the dress are orange while the rest of the dress and bust ruffles are black. She is also wearing black and orange vertical striped thigh high socks. Behind her you can see small bat-like wings, a full moon, and bats scattered around the sky.

On the image reads the text "#PumpkinSpiceCovenDTIYS" and "MarissaMJart"

A traditional watercolour painting by OakteaParty. The painting features a witch with pink hair in long twin-tails, pink eyes, and a soft expression on her face. She is wearing a two-piece light purple outfit. Her hat is purple with ruffles that extend out at the bring and is lined with darker purple bows and one pink bow with an orange marigold in the center. Her top features a light purple choker and cropped dark purple vest with pink lacing down the center. The shirt underneath is white and ruffled with off-the-shoulder long ruffled sleeves with purple bow details. Her skirt is light purple with dark purple bows detailed all around the skirt with light purple ruffles that extend out from underneath the skirt. The skirt also features two slightly larger pink bows with marigolds in the center. She is wearing white, ruffled thigh high socks that half a bow with an orange marigold in the center. Behind her is a floral background that features orange marigolds scattered and floating around the witch.

On the image reads the text "#PumpkinSpiceCovenDTIYS" and "OakteaParty"

A digital illustration done by AtomicKawaii. The illustration depicts a witch sitting on a fallen tree in a dark, seemingly moonlit forest and she is surrounded by glowing fireflies. Her hair is a light lavender and tied in a side bun with a longer strand framing the left side of her face. She has freckles across her cheeks and nose bridge as well as the shoulders and chest. She is wearing a black witch hat adorned with lavendar and the brim is lined with leafy vines all the way around. Her dress is black and has slightly poofy shoulders, long sleevess, and a deep v-cut, also adorned and lined with lavendar. She is wearing black thigh high socks with vine details going down the outer sides and her boots are lined with bunches of lavendar and slightly slouchy. On the image reads the text "#PumpkinSpiceCovenDTIYS" and "AtomicKawaii"

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