Tired Art Goblin
@spaceturtleart.bsky.social
(She/Her) Artist, writer, general nerd.
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Does anyone in Baltimore need (or could use) a 20 lb turkey? Because reasons, we have acquired one, and while we can come up with uses for it, it's A Problem for my allergy issues and if someone needs it more, Sarah is happy to deliver anywhere in Baltimore
November 24, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Does anyone in Baltimore need (or could use) a 20 lb turkey? Because reasons, we have acquired one, and while we can come up with uses for it, it's A Problem for my allergy issues and if someone needs it more, Sarah is happy to deliver anywhere in Baltimore
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I might be going out onto a limb, but I'd wager this is for a similar reason as to why SO many F-M pairs have a conventionally attractive woman with a man who is "insert literally any variety". It's especially noticeable in animation.
I'm sure there are far more books/comics that flip the script
I'm sure there are far more books/comics that flip the script
Has this pairing ever been flipped? Where a man falls in love with a monster?
November 25, 2025 at 12:20 AM
I might be going out onto a limb, but I'd wager this is for a similar reason as to why SO many F-M pairs have a conventionally attractive woman with a man who is "insert literally any variety". It's especially noticeable in animation.
I'm sure there are far more books/comics that flip the script
I'm sure there are far more books/comics that flip the script
Would love to see this become law in the US too.
Woah!
Ontario passed a law starting Jan 2026 that it is illegal for companies to ghost you.
If you have interviewed for a job they are legally required to inform you if they hire someone else or close the position.
The law also requires salary transparency on listings and disclosing use of AI
Ontario passed a law starting Jan 2026 that it is illegal for companies to ghost you.
If you have interviewed for a job they are legally required to inform you if they hire someone else or close the position.
The law also requires salary transparency on listings and disclosing use of AI
November 24, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Would love to see this become law in the US too.
I see we're talking about pirating books again today-- don't do this.
My budget has been tight this year, I get it. That's why I've been getting a ton of books from the library. With Libby and Overdrive it's just as convenient as Amazon, there's no reason not to use it. And authors still get paid.
My budget has been tight this year, I get it. That's why I've been getting a ton of books from the library. With Libby and Overdrive it's just as convenient as Amazon, there's no reason not to use it. And authors still get paid.
November 24, 2025 at 4:15 PM
I see we're talking about pirating books again today-- don't do this.
My budget has been tight this year, I get it. That's why I've been getting a ton of books from the library. With Libby and Overdrive it's just as convenient as Amazon, there's no reason not to use it. And authors still get paid.
My budget has been tight this year, I get it. That's why I've been getting a ton of books from the library. With Libby and Overdrive it's just as convenient as Amazon, there's no reason not to use it. And authors still get paid.
November 22, 2025 at 10:18 PM
I am not in the Portland area but people who are should apply for this!
ARTISTS!
I need your help!
In collab. w/the Society for Integrative & Comparative Biology, I'm organizing a group of artists to come to our Jan. meeting! We're looking for artists to create based on what they learn at the conference. $1000 stipend.
Application is V short! forms.gle/ah1i8KwNJinZ...
I need your help!
In collab. w/the Society for Integrative & Comparative Biology, I'm organizing a group of artists to come to our Jan. meeting! We're looking for artists to create based on what they learn at the conference. $1000 stipend.
Application is V short! forms.gle/ah1i8KwNJinZ...
November 22, 2025 at 6:16 PM
I am not in the Portland area but people who are should apply for this!
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What might be my favourite fossil has been just published by Kiat et al. 2025. Years ago I saw a pic of this Anchiornis specimen in nat geo article and I audibly gasped.preserving not only the feathers but also the original patterns as well. I made this drawing on the spot. Maybe its time to do v2.0
November 21, 2025 at 7:27 PM
What might be my favourite fossil has been just published by Kiat et al. 2025. Years ago I saw a pic of this Anchiornis specimen in nat geo article and I audibly gasped.preserving not only the feathers but also the original patterns as well. I made this drawing on the spot. Maybe its time to do v2.0
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Gods this is so real.
Realism is a technical still, sure! It shows your understanding of a medium, of light, or the ability to copy a photo. But it's not everything. It's not the ONLY thing.
You can make amazing non-realistic art.
You can make amazing stylized art.
Cute, funky, weird, great art.
Realism is a technical still, sure! It shows your understanding of a medium, of light, or the ability to copy a photo. But it's not everything. It's not the ONLY thing.
You can make amazing non-realistic art.
You can make amazing stylized art.
Cute, funky, weird, great art.
“THE NON-ARTIST FIXATION ON HYPERREALISM AS THE PINNACLE OF ART IS CLEARLY PART OF THE REASON SO MANY ADULTS THINK THEY CANNOT DRAW OR CONSIDER THEMSELVES TO BE FAILURES, KAWAII, FOLK ART, DOODLES, OR OTHER EASIER ENTRY POINTS ARE CONSIDERED CHILDISH, WHICH IS WHY JAPANESE DRAWING BOOKS ARE BETTER…”
November 21, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Gods this is so real.
Realism is a technical still, sure! It shows your understanding of a medium, of light, or the ability to copy a photo. But it's not everything. It's not the ONLY thing.
You can make amazing non-realistic art.
You can make amazing stylized art.
Cute, funky, weird, great art.
Realism is a technical still, sure! It shows your understanding of a medium, of light, or the ability to copy a photo. But it's not everything. It's not the ONLY thing.
You can make amazing non-realistic art.
You can make amazing stylized art.
Cute, funky, weird, great art.
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👩🌾 Grab your tools
November 20, 2025 at 4:03 PM
👩🌾 Grab your tools
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November 20, 2025 at 9:52 PM
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⛰️山海経21: 鯈魚。淡水生の4つ首ニワトリ。分類上は魚類らしい。鯈という字はコイ科の魚を意味するそうなので、大正三色カラーにしました。
🌊Shanhai jing 21: Tiao-yu, the fish chicken with four heads, six legs, and three tails. They live in the river. One of the weirdest creatures from the book imo.
#山海経の怪鳥30羽描く #30WeirdAncientBirds
🌊Shanhai jing 21: Tiao-yu, the fish chicken with four heads, six legs, and three tails. They live in the river. One of the weirdest creatures from the book imo.
#山海経の怪鳥30羽描く #30WeirdAncientBirds
November 20, 2025 at 11:11 PM
⛰️山海経21: 鯈魚。淡水生の4つ首ニワトリ。分類上は魚類らしい。鯈という字はコイ科の魚を意味するそうなので、大正三色カラーにしました。
🌊Shanhai jing 21: Tiao-yu, the fish chicken with four heads, six legs, and three tails. They live in the river. One of the weirdest creatures from the book imo.
#山海経の怪鳥30羽描く #30WeirdAncientBirds
🌊Shanhai jing 21: Tiao-yu, the fish chicken with four heads, six legs, and three tails. They live in the river. One of the weirdest creatures from the book imo.
#山海経の怪鳥30羽描く #30WeirdAncientBirds
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One of the cruelest tricks society played on creative people was planting the idea that being proud of your work is somehow unseemly and egotistical.
You made a thing! You like it! You SHOULD be proud of it. Brag all you want!
You made a thing! You like it! You SHOULD be proud of it. Brag all you want!
November 20, 2025 at 12:54 AM
One of the cruelest tricks society played on creative people was planting the idea that being proud of your work is somehow unseemly and egotistical.
You made a thing! You like it! You SHOULD be proud of it. Brag all you want!
You made a thing! You like it! You SHOULD be proud of it. Brag all you want!
I love these series, they're all fantastic. Great for historical world building details.
If you're doing any sort of Medieval #WorldBuilding, for game design or novels or whatever, & you haven't seen Ruth Goodman's "Tudor Monastery Farm", you're in for a treat. I highly recommend her & the crew, & not just for this particular series. #ttrpg #history
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p...
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p...
BBC Two - Tudor Monastery Farm, Series 1
Turning back the clock to early Tudor farming on monastery land.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 20, 2025 at 1:23 AM
I love these series, they're all fantastic. Great for historical world building details.
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Modern Phoenix
November 20, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Modern Phoenix
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Well put by @drrachelbarr.bsky.social
November 19, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Well put by @drrachelbarr.bsky.social
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FYI, if you make less than 67K USD a year or are disabled, you can get your taxes done for free by VITA volunteers. The IRS works with them to ensure they know what they're doing. You can find your nearest one here:
https://freetaxassistance.for.irs.gov/s/sitelocator
https://freetaxassistance.for.irs.gov/s/sitelocator
TurboTax is about to be integrated into ChatGPT, where customers will be guided through tasks tied to their tax filings or financial profile by the AI chatbot.
TurboTax owner Intuit is also paying OpenAI more than $100 million a year to power AI agents.
TurboTax owner Intuit is also paying OpenAI more than $100 million a year to power AI agents.
November 18, 2025 at 11:37 PM
FYI, if you make less than 67K USD a year or are disabled, you can get your taxes done for free by VITA volunteers. The IRS works with them to ensure they know what they're doing. You can find your nearest one here:
https://freetaxassistance.for.irs.gov/s/sitelocator
https://freetaxassistance.for.irs.gov/s/sitelocator
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I’ve been a FreeTaxUSA proselytizer for years and years and I strongly encourage everyone to make the switch. same kind of step by step “for dummies” interface, even for my complicated freelancer taxes, and you don’t have to give your money to one of our most evil lobbyists
TurboTax is about to be integrated into ChatGPT, where customers will be guided through tasks tied to their tax filings or financial profile by the AI chatbot.
TurboTax owner Intuit is also paying OpenAI more than $100 million a year to power AI agents.
TurboTax owner Intuit is also paying OpenAI more than $100 million a year to power AI agents.
November 19, 2025 at 3:41 AM
I’ve been a FreeTaxUSA proselytizer for years and years and I strongly encourage everyone to make the switch. same kind of step by step “for dummies” interface, even for my complicated freelancer taxes, and you don’t have to give your money to one of our most evil lobbyists
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a cool thing that happened is ppl destroyed a remnant prairie at Rockford Airport. While the rusty-patch bumblebee foraged there, there was no proof it *nested* there. So 💥
Publications only had proof they nested in forests
This paper would have saved the prairie
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Publications only had proof they nested in forests
This paper would have saved the prairie
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Prairie and edge habitats provide valuable nesting resources for bumble bees (Bombus) in the midwestern U.S - Apidologie
Bumble bees use three main habitats to complete their life cycle: foraging habitat, overwintering habitat, and nesting habitat. Overall, the majority of bumble bee research has focused on the foraging...
link.springer.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:22 PM
a cool thing that happened is ppl destroyed a remnant prairie at Rockford Airport. While the rusty-patch bumblebee foraged there, there was no proof it *nested* there. So 💥
Publications only had proof they nested in forests
This paper would have saved the prairie
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Publications only had proof they nested in forests
This paper would have saved the prairie
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
November 18, 2025 at 5:35 PM
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One of the strangest aspects of aging that they don't warn you about is watching as history gets rewritten right in front of your face and people 20 years younger than you confidently tell you about something you lived through and get it completely wrong.
November 17, 2025 at 10:11 PM
One of the strangest aspects of aging that they don't warn you about is watching as history gets rewritten right in front of your face and people 20 years younger than you confidently tell you about something you lived through and get it completely wrong.
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I think the reason romantasy is dwarfing sales of fantasy & sci-fi is that it's a subset of romance.
And romance is the biggest, most profitable category in literature.
Romantasy allowed romance readers, who read very widely, to take cross-genre romance mainstream & it's reaping the rewards.
And romance is the biggest, most profitable category in literature.
Romantasy allowed romance readers, who read very widely, to take cross-genre romance mainstream & it's reaping the rewards.
November 17, 2025 at 4:09 PM
I think the reason romantasy is dwarfing sales of fantasy & sci-fi is that it's a subset of romance.
And romance is the biggest, most profitable category in literature.
Romantasy allowed romance readers, who read very widely, to take cross-genre romance mainstream & it's reaping the rewards.
And romance is the biggest, most profitable category in literature.
Romantasy allowed romance readers, who read very widely, to take cross-genre romance mainstream & it's reaping the rewards.
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If you've written a book or many or are writing one now, what a cool fucking thing you are doing. I hope you bask in how awesome it is that you had ideas and thoughts and worked on them for years to develop them into words others can understand. Like that's some sorcery shit. Fuck AI, THIS is magic.
November 17, 2025 at 1:12 PM
If you've written a book or many or are writing one now, what a cool fucking thing you are doing. I hope you bask in how awesome it is that you had ideas and thoughts and worked on them for years to develop them into words others can understand. Like that's some sorcery shit. Fuck AI, THIS is magic.
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Hello internets, there's a paleontological museum in danger of being closed. Please help.
Well it seems it is going to be to late for @lastweektonight.com to help with their hiatus. Any suggestions for a big sci com/science interested news account I should play with to help save PRI?
Tag them in the comments with your pitch for why they should help out this museum maybe
Tag them in the comments with your pitch for why they should help out this museum maybe
November 17, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Hello internets, there's a paleontological museum in danger of being closed. Please help.
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Let's go
Open AI loses copyright case in Germany.
Judge Elke Schwager summarized the case saying that if you want to build something and need components, "then you purchase them and do not use the property of others."
Judge Elke Schwager summarized the case saying that if you want to build something and need components, "then you purchase them and do not use the property of others."
Blow for OpenAI in Germany as court rules song lyrics used illegally
A German court ruled on Tuesday that OpenAI violated copyright on nine popular songs in a lawsuit that marked another attempt to prevent the free use of artists' content online. The Munich Regional Co...
www.yahoo.com
November 16, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Let's go
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Such a great breakdown of the breakdown
November 16, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Such a great breakdown of the breakdown