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txgrteo @txgrteo.bsky.social · 13d

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txgrteo @txgrteo.bsky.social · 16d

No yeah for sure
I guess I'm just shocked lol

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PaulDrawsArt 🎄 @pauldrawsart.bsky.social · 19d

Even more totally normal animals

And also a mushroom, an acorn, a doll and a beyblade

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txgrteo @txgrteo.bsky.social · 17d

wow i really haven't posted a single art thing in 7 months damn

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txgrteo @txgrteo.bsky.social · 17d

ref sheet commission!!!!!!!

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txgrteo @txgrteo.bsky.social · 23d

louder for the mfs in the back fr

Naoren @naoren.bsky.social · 23d

Saying something is "better than x" isn't always a compliment and I'm frankly tired of people believing that to be the case

That the value of something's existence to you can only be measured in comparison to other things is a red flag to me

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txgrteo @txgrteo.bsky.social · Sep 11

Man that floor is DEVIOUS. I kept trying to figure out how you did it...

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txgrteo @txgrteo.bsky.social · Sep 10

Yeah it looks like it- looks like such a fun way to pick up new skills

How did you handle the floor texture btw?

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txgrteo @txgrteo.bsky.social · Sep 10

Dude you killed it on the recreation. It looks freaking flawless. Dylan gonna be the next Mix and Jam???????

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txgrteo @txgrteo.bsky.social · Sep 5

Fuck man I'm so sorry. My friends foster kittens and they've lost some before so I know from them (vicariously at least) that it's extremely hard.

You did your best man, and you did a great service. 🫡

txgrteo @txgrteo.bsky.social · Sep 5

mounting my cintiq to a wall changed my life

To literally everyone: do NOT use a cintiq on a flat desk you will turn your neck and shoulders into DUST. Ask me how I know!

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txgrteo @txgrteo.bsky.social · Sep 4

Otherwise though? Delete them. These things are insidious as fuck. If not for you, then for who you're linking them to. You should not send links that jeopardize someone else's privacy.

txgrteo @txgrteo.bsky.social · Sep 4

important caveat, not all URL parameters are bad/can be removed. If you're on a shopping site and the parameter says "?productID=my-new-dildo3785" then maybe don't delete it because that IS the link to the product. So no not EVERYTHING after the ?.

fae⁷ @onthistangent.bsky.social · Sep 3

I'll just leave this important reminder here, useful for whenever you share anything as a link.

(The image in the quoted post doesn't have alt text but there's a link to the reddit post it's screenshotted from in the replies of the post.)

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txgrteo @txgrteo.bsky.social · Sep 2

👑 take care of yourself king 👑

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txgrteo @txgrteo.bsky.social · Aug 29

lmao
me when my zero-effort product produces zero-effort results

(disclaimer: ai as a technological advancement is absolutely bonkers and NOT zero-effort. it's only in the hands of ai bros does it become zero-effort)

Ed Zitron @edzitron.com · Aug 21

Oh yeah things are falling apart. You've got paranoid guys on Blind freaking out now

Community
Salaries
Reviews
Jobs
For Business v
Tech Industry • 1h
Amazon • EL TRUMP
Something very strange is going on
There is a seemingly coordinated effort to FLIP FLOP on Al. All of the execs who were hyping Al to death just a few weeks ago are now claiming that Al is a bubble, that AGI is nowhere near, and that Al will have a much smaller impact than anticipated.
> Altman called it a bubble
> Eric Schmidt said that AGI is basically bullshit
> Matt Garman (AWS CEO) downplayed its impact
WHY the sudden narrative switch?
WHO gave the orders?
I swear, it's like they're all part of some cult. They all embrace the same talking points all at once, and abandon them all at once.

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txgrteo @txgrteo.bsky.social · Aug 23

They ate the lil fellas :((( that made me so sad- destroy that damned bird

txgrteo @txgrteo.bsky.social · Aug 16

For everyone who feels like everything is getting worse and worse and every service is getting more and more shitty...

I've been preparing a resource, for about a year now. I don't wanna say much on it just yet but just know there is still power in our hands

Bruka Jones @brukajones.com · Aug 16

I suspect, hope, that this will give them data they’ll need to shout down investor demands for it.
Perhaps I’m being too charitable, but It won’t matter if we don’t give them the data showing we don’t want it encroaching even further on our livelihoods.
They need to know they’ll be hurt by it too.

Bruka Jones @brukajones.com · Aug 16

If you get an e-mail from Patreon asking you to fill out a survey, it's about GenAI.
Fill it out and tell them to stay away from it.

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txgrteo @txgrteo.bsky.social · Aug 15

entire tech and open source community I need you to hear this: using AI images on your webpage for marketing is a bad look. cheap stock images exist. free stock exists. small graphic designers exist.

literally make a bad graphic on your own-- just stop using ai for your goddamn websites

Lou @lougouvea.bsky.social · Aug 15

when you as an indie dev use AI voice acting in your games to make them more "complete" or "professional" you actually achieve the exact opposite because it's not hard to tell and now your game just looks cheap and half assed

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txgrteo @txgrteo.bsky.social · Aug 6

How you think Teo ended up with nappy hair lmao

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txgrteo @txgrteo.bsky.social · Aug 3

when people say "well artists were mad that cameras replaced painting" it's like

Mf the camera wasn't a no skill thing. Your dumbass iPhone is easy because it's been 100+ years. The goddamn camera obscura was not a fucking point and shoot

It took (say it with me now) real skill and real effort

Spax™ @stonejackit.bsky.social · Aug 2

This! It's so simple: With digital art you replace the canvas with a screen, the brush with a stylus, the paint with a software. With AI you replace the artist with a fucking algorithm.

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Spax™ @stonejackit.bsky.social · Aug 2

This! It's so simple: With digital art you replace the canvas with a screen, the brush with a stylus, the paint with a software. With AI you replace the artist with a fucking algorithm.

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txgrteo @txgrteo.bsky.social · Aug 3

I'm sorry for not posting in many months
It will happen again 😔

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Lou @lougouvea.bsky.social · Jul 20

I still have slots for these!

Lou @lougouvea.bsky.social · May 29

Hiiiiii ✨⭐
#art #commission

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Lauren Walsh @laurenwalshart.bsky.social · Jun 28

A quick Art tip: don’t underestimate the power of redrawing the whole thing again. If a drawing doesn’t feel right then start over.

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txgrteo @txgrteo.bsky.social · May 26

if a service or website is bad you should be making exit plans, full stop. if you stay somewhere because "my friends are there" or "I don't wanna start over"... then don't worry because you'll have to start over again anyways. Staying on the crumbling highway just ensures you'll be buried in rubble

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