Sam/SpottedAlienMonster
@spottedalienmon.bsky.social
Artist, passionate about comics, animation, vfx, games, and monsters
Links: https://linktr.ee/spottedalienmonster
Links: https://linktr.ee/spottedalienmonster
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Laeus Greymon/ReusGreymon, from the new Monster Hunter and Digimon collab. Such a cool design!
#Digimon #デジモン
#MonsterHunter #モンスターハンター
#Digimon #デジモン
#MonsterHunter #モンスターハンター
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Guys from Mario.
(For tagging purposes: Mario, Luigi, Princess Peach, Bowser, Kamek, Wario, Waluigi, Donkey Kong, Diddy Kong, Yoshi, Birdo, King K. Rool, King Boo, and Geno).
(For tagging purposes: Mario, Luigi, Princess Peach, Bowser, Kamek, Wario, Waluigi, Donkey Kong, Diddy Kong, Yoshi, Birdo, King K. Rool, King Boo, and Geno).
February 1, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Guys from Mario.
(For tagging purposes: Mario, Luigi, Princess Peach, Bowser, Kamek, Wario, Waluigi, Donkey Kong, Diddy Kong, Yoshi, Birdo, King K. Rool, King Boo, and Geno).
(For tagging purposes: Mario, Luigi, Princess Peach, Bowser, Kamek, Wario, Waluigi, Donkey Kong, Diddy Kong, Yoshi, Birdo, King K. Rool, King Boo, and Geno).
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An easy way to explain luddites:
Textile manufacturers brought in machines that could do in an hour what would have taken 12 hours by hand.
And then, tried to keep paying the now 12x more productive workers the same wages as before.
That's it, that was the problem luddites had. Not complex.
Textile manufacturers brought in machines that could do in an hour what would have taken 12 hours by hand.
And then, tried to keep paying the now 12x more productive workers the same wages as before.
That's it, that was the problem luddites had. Not complex.
December 2, 2025 at 7:46 PM
An easy way to explain luddites:
Textile manufacturers brought in machines that could do in an hour what would have taken 12 hours by hand.
And then, tried to keep paying the now 12x more productive workers the same wages as before.
That's it, that was the problem luddites had. Not complex.
Textile manufacturers brought in machines that could do in an hour what would have taken 12 hours by hand.
And then, tried to keep paying the now 12x more productive workers the same wages as before.
That's it, that was the problem luddites had. Not complex.
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I've said it about Japanese games and it's just as true everywhere else: you can never, ever count on localizations to represent the breadth and depth of Japanese media and what comprises the canon as it's natively understood. Curation and commercial interests will always narrow and skew your view.
Anime features a wide variety of genres aimed at many audiences, and it's time Western audiences recognize that. www.avclub.com/time-to-go-b...
With anime more popular than ever, it's time to go beyond shonen
Anime features a wide variety of genres aimed at many audiences, and it's time overseas viewers recognize that.
www.avclub.com
December 2, 2025 at 8:26 PM
I've said it about Japanese games and it's just as true everywhere else: you can never, ever count on localizations to represent the breadth and depth of Japanese media and what comprises the canon as it's natively understood. Curation and commercial interests will always narrow and skew your view.
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Mothman thing I gotta revisit
December 1, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Mothman thing I gotta revisit
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December 2, 2025 at 8:48 AM
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On Dec. 8th, there is a major hearing on a bill to help regulate GenAI. If possible, please join in support of creatives!
bit.ly/44lRMsX
bit.ly/44lRMsX
December 2, 2025 at 4:40 PM
On Dec. 8th, there is a major hearing on a bill to help regulate GenAI. If possible, please join in support of creatives!
bit.ly/44lRMsX
bit.ly/44lRMsX
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December 2, 2025 at 1:50 AM
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Shortly after I came out as trans, @katta.bsky.social introduced me to the concept of Epistemic Exploitation, and it has haunted me ever since.
"Epistemic exploitation occurs when privileged persons compel marginalized persons to educate them about the nature of their oppression."
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"Epistemic exploitation occurs when privileged persons compel marginalized persons to educate them about the nature of their oppression."
A🧵
December 1, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Shortly after I came out as trans, @katta.bsky.social introduced me to the concept of Epistemic Exploitation, and it has haunted me ever since.
"Epistemic exploitation occurs when privileged persons compel marginalized persons to educate them about the nature of their oppression."
A🧵
"Epistemic exploitation occurs when privileged persons compel marginalized persons to educate them about the nature of their oppression."
A🧵
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Rabbit locomotion — Brehms Tierleben, 1914
November 18, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Rabbit locomotion — Brehms Tierleben, 1914
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December 2, 2025 at 3:28 PM
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My wife has been HIV+ for 34 years. She’s alive today b/c work of activists who destigmatized the virus, pushed medical science to adapt & find ways to treat it, & advocated for gov health programs that helped fund her care. The current U.S. regime may want to go back in time, but we won’t let them.
December 2, 2025 at 1:27 AM
My wife has been HIV+ for 34 years. She’s alive today b/c work of activists who destigmatized the virus, pushed medical science to adapt & find ways to treat it, & advocated for gov health programs that helped fund her care. The current U.S. regime may want to go back in time, but we won’t let them.
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the worst thing about being wired to pick out cycles is that you get old enough to see so many repeating and you're like I THOUGHT WE LEARNED but then you realize new people are born every day and its 'gon take a while and you cant stop but it will be INFURIATING.
December 2, 2025 at 12:42 PM
the worst thing about being wired to pick out cycles is that you get old enough to see so many repeating and you're like I THOUGHT WE LEARNED but then you realize new people are born every day and its 'gon take a while and you cant stop but it will be INFURIATING.
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If you'd like some good news on AI, the last few weeks have seen execs across multiple industries strive to hide AI usage labeling on their products because, as many of us have said FOR YEARS, the audience that *doesn't* want AI is substantial and we will reject your product whole hog for using it.
December 1, 2025 at 9:35 PM
If you'd like some good news on AI, the last few weeks have seen execs across multiple industries strive to hide AI usage labeling on their products because, as many of us have said FOR YEARS, the audience that *doesn't* want AI is substantial and we will reject your product whole hog for using it.
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I am so tired of reading "this isn't what this country is" and "the fore fathers would be disgusted" when them mother fuckers owned people and perpetuated genocide...
Free yourselves from the shackles of caring what those evil fucks would want so we can try and actually do good.
Free yourselves from the shackles of caring what those evil fucks would want so we can try and actually do good.
December 2, 2025 at 2:45 AM
I am so tired of reading "this isn't what this country is" and "the fore fathers would be disgusted" when them mother fuckers owned people and perpetuated genocide...
Free yourselves from the shackles of caring what those evil fucks would want so we can try and actually do good.
Free yourselves from the shackles of caring what those evil fucks would want so we can try and actually do good.
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November 30, 2025 at 11:03 PM
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Right now I'm doing this big writing project on rare species in Florida and thinking about how much they might suffer because of this AI grift, especially the poor freshwater crustaceans, already loved by almost no one, now trapped under Orlando during a water crisis. I hope they get to live.
December 1, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Right now I'm doing this big writing project on rare species in Florida and thinking about how much they might suffer because of this AI grift, especially the poor freshwater crustaceans, already loved by almost no one, now trapped under Orlando during a water crisis. I hope they get to live.
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The colour of the male Splendid Fairywren's breeding plumage is such an incredibly intense blue! rachelhollis.com/product/sple... #drawing #birdart #art #australianwildlife
December 2, 2025 at 6:51 AM
The colour of the male Splendid Fairywren's breeding plumage is such an incredibly intense blue! rachelhollis.com/product/sple... #drawing #birdart #art #australianwildlife
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I'd love for more complaints towards crunchy roll, who has been doing this to its subtitles too
I watched Wolf's Rain with friends, and the AI garbage that was used to make the subtitles made them horribly distracting and disrespectful with how wrong they were.
Get this AI slop out of here!
I watched Wolf's Rain with friends, and the AI garbage that was used to make the subtitles made them horribly distracting and disrespectful with how wrong they were.
Get this AI slop out of here!
Your response matters.
I guarantee you there is a whole department of people at Prime Video who is quietly celebrating today.
Keep up the good fight, everyone.
I guarantee you there is a whole department of people at Prime Video who is quietly celebrating today.
Keep up the good fight, everyone.
BANANA FISH no longer has an English dub on Amazon
December 2, 2025 at 3:58 AM
I'd love for more complaints towards crunchy roll, who has been doing this to its subtitles too
I watched Wolf's Rain with friends, and the AI garbage that was used to make the subtitles made them horribly distracting and disrespectful with how wrong they were.
Get this AI slop out of here!
I watched Wolf's Rain with friends, and the AI garbage that was used to make the subtitles made them horribly distracting and disrespectful with how wrong they were.
Get this AI slop out of here!