Bauwerks
@bauwerks.net
Writes for software companies, and sometimes the VFX/animation industries. Also an amateur animator and hobbyist photographer in my free time.
https://bauwerks.net
Tags: #art / #animation / #photography
https://bauwerks.net
Tags: #art / #animation / #photography
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Bauwerks
@bauwerks.net
· Oct 17
Now's probably a good time to finally make a pinned post. Hey there! Writing for tech is my day job, but I also draw, animate, and take photos when I'm not working. I do all four on my website.
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It’s wild how providing much-needed aid to the survivors of the fire - before the government even felt like doing it - is now considered a national security threat
Next level paranoia.
“We sternly warn the anti-China disruptors who attempt to ‘disrupt Hong Kong through disaster’. No matter what methods you use, you will certainly be held accountable & strictly punished under the Hong Kong national security law & the Safeguarding National Security Ordinance.”
“We sternly warn the anti-China disruptors who attempt to ‘disrupt Hong Kong through disaster’. No matter what methods you use, you will certainly be held accountable & strictly punished under the Hong Kong national security law & the Safeguarding National Security Ordinance.”
Anger mounts in Hong Kong over apartment fires as Beijing warns against ‘anti-China disruptors’
Police on Saturday detained one person who was part of a group that launched a petition demanding accountability
www.theguardian.com
November 30, 2025 at 8:34 AM
It’s wild how providing much-needed aid to the survivors of the fire - before the government even felt like doing it - is now considered a national security threat
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Snowy owl flying
November 27, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Snowy owl flying
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They pick and choose the moments to go hard rather than trying to make every shot stand out. Helps me think about the big picture which is important when you're directing AND boarding AND designing AND animating, etc... Not everything can or should be at 11 all the time.
November 27, 2025 at 3:17 PM
They pick and choose the moments to go hard rather than trying to make every shot stand out. Helps me think about the big picture which is important when you're directing AND boarding AND designing AND animating, etc... Not everything can or should be at 11 all the time.
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Watching early Shin-chan episodes always recharges my enthusiasm to animate. There's just something really exciting to me about the balance of formalized rules and economy vs how playful the animators were allowed to be. These are Masatsugu Arakawa.
November 27, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Watching early Shin-chan episodes always recharges my enthusiasm to animate. There's just something really exciting to me about the balance of formalized rules and economy vs how playful the animators were allowed to be. These are Masatsugu Arakawa.
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I had not expected Bloomberg of all outlets to look for an anime angle but Bloomberg of all places found an anime angle
An escalating spat between Japan and China over remarks about Taiwan by Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is threatening to derail what was set to be a breakout year for anime in the world’s second-largest cinema market. Read more: bloom.bg/3MmAQMK
📷️: CFOTO/Future Publishing/Getty Images
📷️: CFOTO/Future Publishing/Getty Images
November 26, 2025 at 9:19 PM
I had not expected Bloomberg of all outlets to look for an anime angle but Bloomberg of all places found an anime angle
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How to make beautiful comics:
Step 1: Have something to say.
Step 2: See Step 1.
Step 1: Have something to say.
Step 2: See Step 1.
imgs.xkcd.com
November 25, 2025 at 6:01 AM
How to make beautiful comics:
Step 1: Have something to say.
Step 2: See Step 1.
Step 1: Have something to say.
Step 2: See Step 1.
I would definitely be in the "Fuck this shit" camp that walks out during the course, and I'd probably bail on the first day.
While researching this article, I looked at several Japanese companies to find points of comparison. Here is an example of what I found on SNK.
November 24, 2025 at 5:35 PM
I would definitely be in the "Fuck this shit" camp that walks out during the course, and I'd probably bail on the first day.
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@lillywachowski.bsky.social Look what I found in my dad’s recycling bin: #Kawajiri storyboard pages for his #Animatrix ep PROGRAM (faxed 3/13/2001 !!!)
I expect to find DaVinci’s lost notebooks in here if I keep digging. (dad, where are the other pages?)
#TheMatrix #anime
I expect to find DaVinci’s lost notebooks in here if I keep digging. (dad, where are the other pages?)
#TheMatrix #anime
November 23, 2025 at 8:07 PM
@lillywachowski.bsky.social Look what I found in my dad’s recycling bin: #Kawajiri storyboard pages for his #Animatrix ep PROGRAM (faxed 3/13/2001 !!!)
I expect to find DaVinci’s lost notebooks in here if I keep digging. (dad, where are the other pages?)
#TheMatrix #anime
I expect to find DaVinci’s lost notebooks in here if I keep digging. (dad, where are the other pages?)
#TheMatrix #anime
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It's my favorite day! It's the 38th anniversary of the Max Headroom signal broadcast intrusion!
1st incident lasted 25s during the 9PM news on WGN-TV in Chicago; The 2nd, 2hrs later, lasted ~90s on PBS affiliate WTTW during Dr. Who.
You can watch it here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqge...
1st incident lasted 25s during the 9PM news on WGN-TV in Chicago; The 2nd, 2hrs later, lasted ~90s on PBS affiliate WTTW during Dr. Who.
You can watch it here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqge...
Max Headroom 1987 Broadcast Signal Intrusion Incident
YouTube video by andrew867
www.youtube.com
November 22, 2025 at 6:37 PM
It's my favorite day! It's the 38th anniversary of the Max Headroom signal broadcast intrusion!
1st incident lasted 25s during the 9PM news on WGN-TV in Chicago; The 2nd, 2hrs later, lasted ~90s on PBS affiliate WTTW during Dr. Who.
You can watch it here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqge...
1st incident lasted 25s during the 9PM news on WGN-TV in Chicago; The 2nd, 2hrs later, lasted ~90s on PBS affiliate WTTW during Dr. Who.
You can watch it here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqge...
*Maxi Jazz voice* God is a DJ
He said "Amen" straight into the drop
Lmao Pope Leo threw a rave for an archbishop's 75th birthday this is kind of incredible
Lmao Pope Leo threw a rave for an archbishop's 75th birthday this is kind of incredible
November 22, 2025 at 4:44 PM
*Maxi Jazz voice* God is a DJ
Good morning to Garry Trudeau, who probably spent all night filling notebooks for strip ideas just from yesterday's news cycle alone.
November 22, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Good morning to Garry Trudeau, who probably spent all night filling notebooks for strip ideas just from yesterday's news cycle alone.
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One day I woke up and decided I wanted to do a stop motion animation. So I animated a simple run cycle, printed each frame and stuck them around my city ✨️
(Which btw, I felt super guilty about)
(Which btw, I felt super guilty about)
November 21, 2025 at 6:55 PM
One day I woke up and decided I wanted to do a stop motion animation. So I animated a simple run cycle, printed each frame and stuck them around my city ✨️
(Which btw, I felt super guilty about)
(Which btw, I felt super guilty about)
November 19, 2025 at 7:09 PM
I've seen the trailer earlier, but I'm sharing this to keep on my radar because
a) It looks gorgeous
b) It's always nice to see hand-drawn animation coming from other parts of Asia, especially Hong Kong
c) It's also a nice reminder that Hong Kong's film industry isn't dead
a) It looks gorgeous
b) It's always nice to see hand-drawn animation coming from other parts of Asia, especially Hong Kong
c) It's also a nice reminder that Hong Kong's film industry isn't dead
#33: Another World
Totally blown away by this Hong Kong animated film. The story is steeped in Buddhism and Eastern philosophy but explores universal concepts of grief, resentment, and strength. It plumbs the depths of human darkness but somehow remains optimistic. It’s also beautifully hand-drawn.
Totally blown away by this Hong Kong animated film. The story is steeped in Buddhism and Eastern philosophy but explores universal concepts of grief, resentment, and strength. It plumbs the depths of human darkness but somehow remains optimistic. It’s also beautifully hand-drawn.
November 19, 2025 at 6:05 PM
I've seen the trailer earlier, but I'm sharing this to keep on my radar because
a) It looks gorgeous
b) It's always nice to see hand-drawn animation coming from other parts of Asia, especially Hong Kong
c) It's also a nice reminder that Hong Kong's film industry isn't dead
a) It looks gorgeous
b) It's always nice to see hand-drawn animation coming from other parts of Asia, especially Hong Kong
c) It's also a nice reminder that Hong Kong's film industry isn't dead
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To clarify — writing, journalism, and art jobs make up a relatively small portion of the broader economy, but these are precisely the jobs we're losing as firms try to cut costs and cut out humans. Artists, journalists, illustrators.
Then explain why I lost the vast majority of my cybersecurity writing gigs since 2023, @bcmerchant.bsky.social
November 13, 2025 at 5:44 PM
To clarify — writing, journalism, and art jobs make up a relatively small portion of the broader economy, but these are precisely the jobs we're losing as firms try to cut costs and cut out humans. Artists, journalists, illustrators.
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That is, there is no broad "AI jobs apocalypse," as AI is too unreliable and limited to do jobs that demand accuracy or empathy. But plenty of managers will use it to try to replace human art with cheaper "good enough" AI art. So it does appear that bosses embracing AI are hitting creatives hard.
November 13, 2025 at 5:40 PM
That is, there is no broad "AI jobs apocalypse," as AI is too unreliable and limited to do jobs that demand accuracy or empathy. But plenty of managers will use it to try to replace human art with cheaper "good enough" AI art. So it does appear that bosses embracing AI are hitting creatives hard.
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And what he finds broadly fits the picture that I've seen revealed in my reporting over the last year—"AI" is not broadly replacing jobs across the economy, but bosses and corporations very much are trying to use it to cut what labor costs they can; that means on art, words, and image production.
November 13, 2025 at 5:37 PM
And what he finds broadly fits the picture that I've seen revealed in my reporting over the last year—"AI" is not broadly replacing jobs across the economy, but bosses and corporations very much are trying to use it to cut what labor costs they can; that means on art, words, and image production.
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How is AI *really* impacting jobs?
Henley Chiu, the CTO of Revealera, a jobs data analysis firm, analyzed 180 million jobs listings in 2024 and 2025, in an effort to find out. Chiu found an:
-8% drop in all jobs postings
-~30% drop in art, photography, writing jobs
-22% drop in journalism jobs
Henley Chiu, the CTO of Revealera, a jobs data analysis firm, analyzed 180 million jobs listings in 2024 and 2025, in an effort to find out. Chiu found an:
-8% drop in all jobs postings
-~30% drop in art, photography, writing jobs
-22% drop in journalism jobs
What’s really going on with AI and jobs?
Record-breaking layoff reports, Amazon's mass firings, and a slump in entry level employment. Is AI behind it all?
www.bloodinthemachine.com
November 13, 2025 at 5:25 PM
How is AI *really* impacting jobs?
Henley Chiu, the CTO of Revealera, a jobs data analysis firm, analyzed 180 million jobs listings in 2024 and 2025, in an effort to find out. Chiu found an:
-8% drop in all jobs postings
-~30% drop in art, photography, writing jobs
-22% drop in journalism jobs
Henley Chiu, the CTO of Revealera, a jobs data analysis firm, analyzed 180 million jobs listings in 2024 and 2025, in an effort to find out. Chiu found an:
-8% drop in all jobs postings
-~30% drop in art, photography, writing jobs
-22% drop in journalism jobs
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with Marjorie Taylor Greene being kind of a whack job and magic the gathering rolling every IP it can into the game, it’s taking longer and longer to decipher which one posts about “MTG” are actually referencing lately
November 17, 2025 at 10:05 AM
with Marjorie Taylor Greene being kind of a whack job and magic the gathering rolling every IP it can into the game, it’s taking longer and longer to decipher which one posts about “MTG” are actually referencing lately
Enjoying this cold, rainy Sunday morning bundled up, eating a hot breakfast and drinking a big mug of tea, and contemplating this post as I wither into a tiny prune. 🫠
November 16, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Enjoying this cold, rainy Sunday morning bundled up, eating a hot breakfast and drinking a big mug of tea, and contemplating this post as I wither into a tiny prune. 🫠
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It is very funny that this Pope is just going to get jerseys from now on. Everyone decided that's what this Pope likes and that is it. It's like if your grandmother got you a puzzle for Christmas one year and you said you liked it so your entire extended family is like "oh that's the puzzle kid"
Spike Lee just blessed Pope Leo with a custom Knicks jersey during his visit to the Vatican, just one week after the Pope was gifted a custom Chicago Bulls one.
Spike Lee Blesses Pope Leo with Knicks Jersey
Spike Lee just blessed Pope Leo with a custom Knicks jersey during his visit to the Vatican, just one week after the Pope was gifted a custom Chicago Bulls one.
www.vulture.com
November 16, 2025 at 3:07 AM
It is very funny that this Pope is just going to get jerseys from now on. Everyone decided that's what this Pope likes and that is it. It's like if your grandmother got you a puzzle for Christmas one year and you said you liked it so your entire extended family is like "oh that's the puzzle kid"
The feeling of joy seeing old news I missed about Tatsuyuki Tanaka working on a new animation, quickly soured by seeing Tanaka talk about using web3 bullshit to make it. 😔
www.animenewsnetwork.com/press-releas...
www.animenewsnetwork.com/press-releas...
November 15, 2025 at 4:14 PM
The feeling of joy seeing old news I missed about Tatsuyuki Tanaka working on a new animation, quickly soured by seeing Tanaka talk about using web3 bullshit to make it. 😔
www.animenewsnetwork.com/press-releas...
www.animenewsnetwork.com/press-releas...