Stephen Bobbett
@stephenbobbett.com
Brand and marketing director. Writer, illustrator, and animator for fun. Art, culture, media, and communications geek. Streaming on Twitch as a pen-wielding 2D eldritch horror.
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I would be a lot more convinced of AI's use cases if the argument in favor of them wasn't "shut up and take it."
this shit, despite its faults, is not going anywhere and people are going to have to pick their battles
Larian CEO Responds to Divinity Gen AI Backlash: 'We Are Neither Releasing a Game With Any AI Components, Nor Are We Looking at Trimming Down Teams to Replace Them With AI' - IGN
This morning, the news broke that Larian Studios, developer of Baldur's Gate 3 and the upcoming, just-announced Divinity, is apparently using generative AI behind the scenes. The backlash has been swi...
www.ign.com
December 17, 2025 at 6:56 PM
I would be a lot more convinced of AI's use cases if the argument in favor of them wasn't "shut up and take it."
The state of every tech business now.
December 17, 2025 at 1:15 PM
The state of every tech business now.
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Spoiler-free Welcome to Derry take: very entertaining, wildly good FX and visuals, spot-on casting and acting. Some dialogue and situations were hackneyed. Some character motivations were downright stupid. But all-in-all, a fun day at a very sanguinary circus.
December 16, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Spoiler-free Welcome to Derry take: very entertaining, wildly good FX and visuals, spot-on casting and acting. Some dialogue and situations were hackneyed. Some character motivations were downright stupid. But all-in-all, a fun day at a very sanguinary circus.
Playing some crosswords, continuing some Dispatch. twitch.tv/fancyschmancy
December 15, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Playing some crosswords, continuing some Dispatch. twitch.tv/fancyschmancy
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Good morning everyone 2D Gorillaz nonbinary everything is good in the world
December 12, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Good morning everyone 2D Gorillaz nonbinary everything is good in the world
Midnight showing of Return of the King.
“Come on, Mr. Frodo. I can’t carry it for you. But I can carry you.”
The entire theater stood up and cheered.
“Come on, Mr. Frodo. I can’t carry it for you. But I can carry you.”
The entire theater stood up and cheered.
Raising the always fun question: What are your most memorable theater-going experiences?
Mine also include The Matrix, Blair Witch, and being way too stoned in Belgium when Fellowship of the Ring was sold out so we sat in the back row for Mulholland Drive instead.
Mine also include The Matrix, Blair Witch, and being way too stoned in Belgium when Fellowship of the Ring was sold out so we sat in the back row for Mulholland Drive instead.
It was hands-down one of the most memorable theater-going experiences I can remember, a collective 30-minute butt-clench/armrest-grab for the final climb. And we knew he lived! Wild.
December 13, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Midnight showing of Return of the King.
“Come on, Mr. Frodo. I can’t carry it for you. But I can carry you.”
The entire theater stood up and cheered.
“Come on, Mr. Frodo. I can’t carry it for you. But I can carry you.”
The entire theater stood up and cheered.
They say every critique of capitalism will ultimately be consumed by capitalism itself.
Just didn't think it would go as far as putting a Dreamworks spit shine on George Orwell. Good Lord.
Just didn't think it would go as far as putting a Dreamworks spit shine on George Orwell. Good Lord.
December 12, 2025 at 7:45 PM
They say every critique of capitalism will ultimately be consumed by capitalism itself.
Just didn't think it would go as far as putting a Dreamworks spit shine on George Orwell. Good Lord.
Just didn't think it would go as far as putting a Dreamworks spit shine on George Orwell. Good Lord.
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Rubio Orders State Department Braille Signage Switch To ‘Times New Roman’
December 11, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Rubio Orders State Department Braille Signage Switch To ‘Times New Roman’
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Everyone hates this shit so much. It’s a bipartisan issue. AI sucks. It’s intrusive. It isn’t magical nor is it changing the world other than in the amount of money being wasted on it. Consumers are increasingly offended by its presence
"The most terrible time of the year"
McDonald’s pulls AI-generated Christmas advert in the Netherlands. The advert, titled "the most terrible time of the year," depicts Christmas chaos, with Santa caught in a traffic jam and a present-laden cyclist slipping in the snow
u.afp.com/S7sF
McDonald’s pulls AI-generated Christmas advert in the Netherlands. The advert, titled "the most terrible time of the year," depicts Christmas chaos, with Santa caught in a traffic jam and a present-laden cyclist slipping in the snow
u.afp.com/S7sF
December 11, 2025 at 7:26 AM
Everyone hates this shit so much. It’s a bipartisan issue. AI sucks. It’s intrusive. It isn’t magical nor is it changing the world other than in the amount of money being wasted on it. Consumers are increasingly offended by its presence
In case you missed it, here are 25 roasts of the Pantone 2026 Color of the Year. stephenbobbett.com/roasting-the...
Roasting the 2025 Pantone Color of the Year
YouTube video by Stephen Bobbett
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December 11, 2025 at 2:28 AM
In case you missed it, here are 25 roasts of the Pantone 2026 Color of the Year. stephenbobbett.com/roasting-the...
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Me in 2025 watching myself learn graphic design in 2010
a man in a mask is standing in a dark room .
ALT: a man in a mask is standing in a dark room .
media.tenor.com
December 10, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Me in 2025 watching myself learn graphic design in 2010
Congratulations, you've been drafted into the culture war between two of the ugliest fonts on the planet.
Calibri font becomes the latest DEI target as Rubio orders return to Times New Roman
Secretary of State Marco Rubio has ordered diplomatic correspondence to stop using the Calibri font and return to the more traditional Times New Roman.
apnews.com
December 10, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Congratulations, you've been drafted into the culture war between two of the ugliest fonts on the planet.
A drunk Instagram product officer does a line of cocaine off the rim of a dumpster outside a Taco Bell at 3 in the morning and screams into the night sky, “WHAT IF WE SHOWED PEOPLE STUFF THEY WANT.”
In the battle for your attention, Instagram is betting that more control over the algorithm could keep you scrolling on Reels. www.wired.com/story/instag...
Instagram Will Start Letting You Pick What Shows Up in Your Reels
In the battle for your attention, Instagram is betting that more control over the algorithm could keep you scrolling on Reels.
www.wired.com
December 10, 2025 at 2:06 PM
A drunk Instagram product officer does a line of cocaine off the rim of a dumpster outside a Taco Bell at 3 in the morning and screams into the night sky, “WHAT IF WE SHOWED PEOPLE STUFF THEY WANT.”
This is incredible.
Currently playing @aftermath.site's "Uh Oh, You Have Billions Invested In Generative AI"
woe-industries.itch.io/you-have-bil...
woe-industries.itch.io/you-have-bil...
December 10, 2025 at 2:25 AM
This is incredible.
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Keep working on your beautiful connections with other good people! We are the majority. We will take power back. We WILL build a better world. Sooner than you think!
I need all good people to look around and see what this plague of overconfident evil people is doing to society, and I need you good people to understand: ABANDON YOUR IMPOSTER SYNDROME. YOU CAN DO ANYTHING. A BETTER WORLD IS POSSIBLE.
December 9, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Keep working on your beautiful connections with other good people! We are the majority. We will take power back. We WILL build a better world. Sooner than you think!
Back in the library! Playing crosswords then another episode of Dispatch. twitch.tv/fancyschmancy
December 8, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Back in the library! Playing crosswords then another episode of Dispatch. twitch.tv/fancyschmancy
Roasting the 2025 Pantone Color of the Year 25 times. youtube.com/shorts/YbEnK...
Roasting the 2025 Pantone Color of the Year
YouTube video by Stephen Bobbett
youtube.com
December 7, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Roasting the 2025 Pantone Color of the Year 25 times. youtube.com/shorts/YbEnK...
The Pantone Color of the Year is just artisanal ragebait at this point, so fuck it, here are all the roasts I can think of before I fall asleep.
December 5, 2025 at 4:27 AM
The Pantone Color of the Year is just artisanal ragebait at this point, so fuck it, here are all the roasts I can think of before I fall asleep.
Poor Jimmy Carter. Had to sell his nut farm just to be a mediocre president. Could’ve milked those nuts for all they’re worth. 😢
December 5, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Poor Jimmy Carter. Had to sell his nut farm just to be a mediocre president. Could’ve milked those nuts for all they’re worth. 😢
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Red Lobster never released a commercial with a jingle that went “Shrimply having a wonderful Fishmastime.” That’s why they went bankrupt.
December 5, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Red Lobster never released a commercial with a jingle that went “Shrimply having a wonderful Fishmastime.” That’s why they went bankrupt.
Pistachio is an indomitable titan of ice cream flavors, and anyone who doubts its supremacy is a confectionary dilettante.
December 5, 2025 at 2:06 AM
Pistachio is an indomitable titan of ice cream flavors, and anyone who doubts its supremacy is a confectionary dilettante.
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20% off all products, from now until Dec. 8th!
Launching the shop with my staple goods: Large prints, stickers, tapestries, & bandanas! Charms, postcard prints, & standees to follow soon💜 Happy Cyber Monday!!
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20% off all products, from now until Dec. 8th!
Launching the shop with my staple goods: Large prints, stickers, tapestries, & bandanas! Charms, postcard prints, & standees to follow soon💜 Happy Cyber Monday!!
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#shopsmall #art
December 1, 2025 at 9:57 PM
✨SHOP LAUNCH & SALE✨
20% off all products, from now until Dec. 8th!
Launching the shop with my staple goods: Large prints, stickers, tapestries, & bandanas! Charms, postcard prints, & standees to follow soon💜 Happy Cyber Monday!!
✨ maliveth.com ✨
#shopsmall #art
20% off all products, from now until Dec. 8th!
Launching the shop with my staple goods: Large prints, stickers, tapestries, & bandanas! Charms, postcard prints, & standees to follow soon💜 Happy Cyber Monday!!
✨ maliveth.com ✨
#shopsmall #art
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The final octopus art. Scanned and coloured in Photoshop
December 2, 2025 at 7:53 PM
The final octopus art. Scanned and coloured in Photoshop