Anthony Dean
@diversetechgeek.bsky.social
I run Diverse Tech Geek, a blog covering media and technology, plus diversity in both. Into comics and animation. Pronouns: he/him. 🏳️🌈
Blog: https://www.diversetechgeek.com
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Blog: https://www.diversetechgeek.com
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Anthony Dean
@diversetechgeek.bsky.social
· Oct 30
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The writing portfolio of Anthony Dean. Anthony is available for freelance technical and professional writing services.
www.diversetechgeek.com
Hello, all. I'm currently looking for a new job. My skills include technical/professional writing, blogging, WordPress, and general clerical skills. Looking for work in the Seattle area; open to remote.
Portfolio: www.diversetechgeek.com/portfolio/
#TechnicalWriting #clerical #HireMe #jobs
Portfolio: www.diversetechgeek.com/portfolio/
#TechnicalWriting #clerical #HireMe #jobs
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Rich people love to make unfunny jokes like this.
They also love to joke about firing people.
Ha ha.
They also love to joke about firing people.
Ha ha.
In his keynote, Benioff thanked international employees for traveling to the United States for the meeting, and asked them to stand. Benioff then said that ICE agents were in the building to keep tabs on them. www.404media.co/marc-benioff...
Marc Benioff 'Jokes' ICE Is Watching Salesforce Employees Who Traveled to the U.S.
"Employees are going absolutely apeshit in internal Slack about how completely awful it was."
www.404media.co
February 15, 2026 at 3:57 PM
Rich people love to make unfunny jokes like this.
They also love to joke about firing people.
Ha ha.
They also love to joke about firing people.
Ha ha.
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Robert Pious (March 7, 1908-Feb. 1, 1983) was a painter, illustrator, & cartoonist. His work appeared in books, magazines, & comic books from publishers such as Fiction House & Novelty. In 1933, he produced the comic strip, The Dopes, that was syndicated in Black newspapers. #BlackHistoryMonth
February 1, 2026 at 10:57 PM
Robert Pious (March 7, 1908-Feb. 1, 1983) was a painter, illustrator, & cartoonist. His work appeared in books, magazines, & comic books from publishers such as Fiction House & Novelty. In 1933, he produced the comic strip, The Dopes, that was syndicated in Black newspapers. #BlackHistoryMonth
At the store earlier today, saw that the Easter stuff was already being put out. Not much Valentine's candy left to buy even at the 50% discount it was already set at. I know the stuff was there since literally right after Christmas, but...
February 15, 2026 at 1:31 AM
At the store earlier today, saw that the Easter stuff was already being put out. Not much Valentine's candy left to buy even at the 50% discount it was already set at. I know the stuff was there since literally right after Christmas, but...
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Thread of some services/software I'm using instead of various billionaire-owned surveillance/fascist/"A.i." trash products:
For my newsletters, @buttondown.com. Does the job! Great customer service - usually get personalized responses within 24 hours. (Never gonna join Substack.)
For my newsletters, @buttondown.com. Does the job! Great customer service - usually get personalized responses within 24 hours. (Never gonna join Substack.)
February 15, 2026 at 12:13 AM
Thread of some services/software I'm using instead of various billionaire-owned surveillance/fascist/"A.i." trash products:
For my newsletters, @buttondown.com. Does the job! Great customer service - usually get personalized responses within 24 hours. (Never gonna join Substack.)
For my newsletters, @buttondown.com. Does the job! Great customer service - usually get personalized responses within 24 hours. (Never gonna join Substack.)
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Did Disney think that entering into an official partnership with OpenAI would stop the other AIBros from stealing?!
#FizzVsComics #FizzVsGaming
#FizzVsComics #FizzVsGaming
February 14, 2026 at 9:24 PM
Did Disney think that entering into an official partnership with OpenAI would stop the other AIBros from stealing?!
#FizzVsComics #FizzVsGaming
#FizzVsComics #FizzVsGaming
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Admit it... You made the "WA-HOO!" noise too...
#FizzVsGaming
#FizzVsGaming
What a great photo of Brazilian alpine skier Lucas Pinheiro Braathen, the first South American to ever win a medal at the Winter Olympic Games.
February 14, 2026 at 9:14 PM
Admit it... You made the "WA-HOO!" noise too...
#FizzVsGaming
#FizzVsGaming
Disney accuses ByteDance of 'virtual smash-and-grab' when using copyrighted works to train its AI
www.engadget.com/ai/disney-ac...
www.engadget.com/ai/disney-ac...
Disney accuses ByteDance of 'virtual smash-and-grab' when using copyrighted works to train its AI
The Seedance 2.0 AI tool is the latest target of Disney's cease-and-desist letters for using its protected intellectual property.
www.engadget.com
February 14, 2026 at 9:13 PM
Disney accuses ByteDance of 'virtual smash-and-grab' when using copyrighted works to train its AI
www.engadget.com/ai/disney-ac...
www.engadget.com/ai/disney-ac...
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WOMEN👏DON’T👏WANT👏CHOCOLATES 👏FOR 👏VALENTINE’S 👏DAY 👏THEY 👏WANT 👏MERRIAM-WEBSTER’S 👏COLLEGIATE 👏DICTIONARY 👏TWELFTH 👏EDITION 👏
February 14, 2026 at 8:50 PM
WOMEN👏DON’T👏WANT👏CHOCOLATES 👏FOR 👏VALENTINE’S 👏DAY 👏THEY 👏WANT 👏MERRIAM-WEBSTER’S 👏COLLEGIATE 👏DICTIONARY 👏TWELFTH 👏EDITION 👏
Assuming an average of 22 minutes an episode/one did nothing but sleep (8 hours) and watch "The Simpsons," it'd take a bit over 18 days *nonstop* to watch the entire show's run---or more vacation time than most people have. Yeesh. Talk about quantity over quality?
www.thewrap.com/creative-con...
www.thewrap.com/creative-con...
'The Simpsons' Boss Celebrates 800 Episodes — With No End in Sight
"The Simpsons" is famous for having done everything already -- now including reaching its 800th episode on Fox.
www.thewrap.com
February 14, 2026 at 8:41 PM
Assuming an average of 22 minutes an episode/one did nothing but sleep (8 hours) and watch "The Simpsons," it'd take a bit over 18 days *nonstop* to watch the entire show's run---or more vacation time than most people have. Yeesh. Talk about quantity over quality?
www.thewrap.com/creative-con...
www.thewrap.com/creative-con...
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Thaddeus "Ted" Shearer (Nov. 1, 1919–Dec. 26, 1992) was a cartoonist, advertising art director, veteran of WWII, & creator of the comic strip Quincy. He also illustrated the book series about young detective Billy Jo Jive, which became an animated segment on Sesame Street. #BlackHistoryMonth
February 14, 2026 at 4:45 PM
Thaddeus "Ted" Shearer (Nov. 1, 1919–Dec. 26, 1992) was a cartoonist, advertising art director, veteran of WWII, & creator of the comic strip Quincy. He also illustrated the book series about young detective Billy Jo Jive, which became an animated segment on Sesame Street. #BlackHistoryMonth
The Tubi/WB news reminds me I started my own media server in part out of annoyance about Zaslav's mistreatment of cartoons on HBO Max/in general. (Again, glad the WB catalog has a home, but also hope Netflix's an improvement as owners.) Streaming services' direction since then has "helped"...
February 14, 2026 at 6:42 PM
The Tubi/WB news reminds me I started my own media server in part out of annoyance about Zaslav's mistreatment of cartoons on HBO Max/in general. (Again, glad the WB catalog has a home, but also hope Netflix's an improvement as owners.) Streaming services' direction since then has "helped"...
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Cover by Win Mortimer.
February 14, 2026 at 6:01 PM
Cover by Win Mortimer.
Next week's DC Calendar posts: a Legionnaire! Another character born in the future! Ryan Reynold's "favorite" film role! And the birthday of DC's most overexposed---er, prominent superhero!
# of characters Scooby-Doo has met: all except one (though they're referenced by another character).
# of characters Scooby-Doo has met: all except one (though they're referenced by another character).
February 14, 2026 at 6:02 PM
Next week's DC Calendar posts: a Legionnaire! Another character born in the future! Ryan Reynold's "favorite" film role! And the birthday of DC's most overexposed---er, prominent superhero!
# of characters Scooby-Doo has met: all except one (though they're referenced by another character).
# of characters Scooby-Doo has met: all except one (though they're referenced by another character).
Today's the wedding anniversary of Hawkman and Hawkgirl (aka Hawkwoman).
(Art by Joe Kubert, Ross Andru, and Dario Brizuela.)
#1976DCCalendar #DCComics #comics #Hawkman #Hawkgirl #ScoobyDoo
(Art by Joe Kubert, Ross Andru, and Dario Brizuela.)
#1976DCCalendar #DCComics #comics #Hawkman #Hawkgirl #ScoobyDoo
February 14, 2026 at 5:52 PM
Today's the wedding anniversary of Hawkman and Hawkgirl (aka Hawkwoman).
(Art by Joe Kubert, Ross Andru, and Dario Brizuela.)
#1976DCCalendar #DCComics #comics #Hawkman #Hawkgirl #ScoobyDoo
(Art by Joe Kubert, Ross Andru, and Dario Brizuela.)
#1976DCCalendar #DCComics #comics #Hawkman #Hawkgirl #ScoobyDoo
New post: My thoughts on new PBS Kids cartoon “Weather Hunters," co-produced by the production company of Al Roker (of "Today" show fame).
www.diversetechgeek.com/cartoon-revi...
#animation #PBS #WeatherHunters #AlRoker
www.diversetechgeek.com/cartoon-revi...
#animation #PBS #WeatherHunters #AlRoker
Cartoon review: “Weather Hunters”
Today’s cartoon review is a look at the PBS Kids series “Weather Hunters,” produced in part by “Today” show meteorologist Al Roker.
www.diversetechgeek.com
February 14, 2026 at 5:12 PM
New post: My thoughts on new PBS Kids cartoon “Weather Hunters," co-produced by the production company of Al Roker (of "Today" show fame).
www.diversetechgeek.com/cartoon-revi...
#animation #PBS #WeatherHunters #AlRoker
www.diversetechgeek.com/cartoon-revi...
#animation #PBS #WeatherHunters #AlRoker
Again, reading about people relying on AI chatbots for "boyfriends/girlfriends"/romance reminds me of...
#ValentinesDay #SpongeBob
#ValentinesDay #SpongeBob
February 14, 2026 at 4:52 PM
Again, reading about people relying on AI chatbots for "boyfriends/girlfriends"/romance reminds me of...
#ValentinesDay #SpongeBob
#ValentinesDay #SpongeBob
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Action Comics #97
DC, 1946
Cover by Joe Shuster and John Sikelka.
Superman story by Jerry Siegel and Sikelka (under Shuster's byline). Hayfoot Henry by Alvin Schwartz and Stan Kaye; Vigilante by Mort Meskin & George Roussos; Congo Bill by Schwartz and Ed Smalle; and Zatara by William White.
DC, 1946
Cover by Joe Shuster and John Sikelka.
Superman story by Jerry Siegel and Sikelka (under Shuster's byline). Hayfoot Henry by Alvin Schwartz and Stan Kaye; Vigilante by Mort Meskin & George Roussos; Congo Bill by Schwartz and Ed Smalle; and Zatara by William White.
February 14, 2026 at 8:23 AM
Action Comics #97
DC, 1946
Cover by Joe Shuster and John Sikelka.
Superman story by Jerry Siegel and Sikelka (under Shuster's byline). Hayfoot Henry by Alvin Schwartz and Stan Kaye; Vigilante by Mort Meskin & George Roussos; Congo Bill by Schwartz and Ed Smalle; and Zatara by William White.
DC, 1946
Cover by Joe Shuster and John Sikelka.
Superman story by Jerry Siegel and Sikelka (under Shuster's byline). Hayfoot Henry by Alvin Schwartz and Stan Kaye; Vigilante by Mort Meskin & George Roussos; Congo Bill by Schwartz and Ed Smalle; and Zatara by William White.
Related to the previous posts, Tubi apparently posted to their Twitter profile a very long list of other Warner Bros. owned cartoons eventually coming to the service. While I'd like another source/actual press release (and not on Musk's site), if so, that's huge:
www.nickandmore.com/2026/02/13/c...
www.nickandmore.com/2026/02/13/c...
Cartoon Network Shows Coming to Tubi | Nickandmore!
For the first time, Cartoon Network original series are coming to the free video on-demand streaming service Tubi.
www.nickandmore.com
February 14, 2026 at 8:24 AM
Related to the previous posts, Tubi apparently posted to their Twitter profile a very long list of other Warner Bros. owned cartoons eventually coming to the service. While I'd like another source/actual press release (and not on Musk's site), if so, that's huge:
www.nickandmore.com/2026/02/13/c...
www.nickandmore.com/2026/02/13/c...
So on March 1, Tubi is getting basically most of the major 90s/00s Kids WB and Cartoon Network shows, from "The Powerpuff Girls" to "Animaniacs"?
comicbook.com/anime/news/h...
#Tubi #WarnerBros
comicbook.com/anime/news/h...
#Tubi #WarnerBros
HBO Max Animated Fan-Favorites Find New Streaming Home
Some major Cartoon Network series have found a new home this spring.
comicbook.com
February 14, 2026 at 6:06 AM
So on March 1, Tubi is getting basically most of the major 90s/00s Kids WB and Cartoon Network shows, from "The Powerpuff Girls" to "Animaniacs"?
comicbook.com/anime/news/h...
#Tubi #WarnerBros
comicbook.com/anime/news/h...
#Tubi #WarnerBros
Coming next month, *two* Warner Archive cartoon sets: "Looney Tunes Collectors Vault, vol. 2" (3/24) and "Scooby's All-Star Laff-A-Lympics" (3/31).
#physicalmedia #animation #WarnerBros
#physicalmedia #animation #WarnerBros
February 14, 2026 at 2:15 AM
Coming next month, *two* Warner Archive cartoon sets: "Looney Tunes Collectors Vault, vol. 2" (3/24) and "Scooby's All-Star Laff-A-Lympics" (3/31).
#physicalmedia #animation #WarnerBros
#physicalmedia #animation #WarnerBros
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"wages have been flat for decades" is an extremely simple, obviously true concept that explains about 80% of all handwringing op-eds and for some reason they just won't say that
"zoomers are killing the bar industry" oh interesting was it zoomers who decided a drink should cost seventeen dollars
February 13, 2026 at 10:04 PM
"wages have been flat for decades" is an extremely simple, obviously true concept that explains about 80% of all handwringing op-eds and for some reason they just won't say that
Looking at WordPress plugins for social share/follow buttons reminds me why I instead put a text-based list of links as a blog sidebar item.
"Mastodon or Bluesky buttons? Nah. How about Foursquare instead? Github? Something nobody but Russian speakers use?"
"Mastodon or Bluesky buttons? Nah. How about Foursquare instead? Github? Something nobody but Russian speakers use?"
February 13, 2026 at 10:04 PM
Looking at WordPress plugins for social share/follow buttons reminds me why I instead put a text-based list of links as a blog sidebar item.
"Mastodon or Bluesky buttons? Nah. How about Foursquare instead? Github? Something nobody but Russian speakers use?"
"Mastodon or Bluesky buttons? Nah. How about Foursquare instead? Github? Something nobody but Russian speakers use?"
THE OWL HOUSE returns with a graphic novel continuation
www.comicsbeat.com/the-owl-hous...
#comics #TheOwlHouse
www.comicsbeat.com/the-owl-hous...
#comics #TheOwlHouse
THE OWL HOUSE returns with a graphic novel continuation
The Long-Lived King, by Dana Terrace, Mikki Crisostomo, and Daun Han, will take place before the time-jump in the series finale.
www.comicsbeat.com
February 13, 2026 at 9:56 PM
THE OWL HOUSE returns with a graphic novel continuation
www.comicsbeat.com/the-owl-hous...
#comics #TheOwlHouse
www.comicsbeat.com/the-owl-hous...
#comics #TheOwlHouse