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S. Allise @blinkfraid.bsky.social · 3d

🧵Bsky's business model and how being an adult still means something when you're just a 20 something making mistakes on the internet, publicly.

I'm reminded of all my crash outs in my 20s, they were a whole lot like Jay's, where I was trying to fix issues that I hadn't even come to terms with yet.

Missino @onedeuxtriseigo.nullpo.dev · 4d

As someone very into the technical side I can get into it.

Bluesky the social network was never supposed to be the product. This was a prototype/proof of concept for the underlying tech (atproto). It blew up past their intentions and so they've been trying to stick the landing since.

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S. Allise @blinkfraid.bsky.social · 3d

Yo, I just woke up! To be knocked in the face with this.

Thank you for sharing...I'm gonna go water my plants and think on this AO3 wisdom.

InkyInGreen 🍂 @blackwallmancer.bsky.social · 6d

Found this on the AO3 subreddit, and I'm about to let it change my whole life (or at least work really hard to internalize it wrt my writing).

Someone's screenshot of a two-post twitter thread, from user blue (@bluewmist):

the fastest way to kill motivation is to make your identity depend on the outcome. it's called ego involvement. when failing becomes failing as a person, your brain starts avoiding the whole thing. not because you don't care, but because you care too much.

you don't need lower standards. you need less self-worth tangled up in your goals. the work gets easier when it's not about proving who you are.

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endeavorance 🕊️ @endeavorance.camp · 5d

Nobody tell the current administration that cars kill American citizens or they'll start bombing the ships bringing in imported vehicles claiming they're automotive terrorists or some shit

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anikeru.bsky.social @anikeru.bsky.social · 5d

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Marie Enger @soengery.bsky.social · 6d

It's the spooky season! It's been 9 years since I drew NOSFERATU! - a graphic retelling of Nosferatu.

www.crwnstudios.com/collections/...

A drawing of Nosferatu! It's the cover for Marie Enger's Nosferatu!

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Danny Lore @weredawgz.blacksky.app · 5d

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Gorey Cask of Amontilladoing @coreybrickley.bsky.social · 12d

Book Cover Artists!

QRP with your book covers 📖

Lockjaw cover artwork, 4 kids on bikes on the outskirts of a dusty small town downtown with an ominous golden cloud hanging overhead

A teen boy looks over his shoulder in horror in front of an apartment building front door covered in roaches. Through the door's window can be seen a ghostly pale elderly figure staring ominously at the boy

Two young adults wearing wizardly looking robes run down a tower staircase holding hands, magic flames coming from their hands. One of them holds a ring of large antique keys. At the top of the tower is a skeletal figure standing in a doorway. A crow perched on a branch can be seen out a window in the tower

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Stephanie Williams @stephwilliams.bsky.social · 7d

My first creator-owned baby is out in the world today! Thank you to @pages-and-panels.com for the review!!!

Please consider picking up Roots of Madness #1 today at your local comic shop or heads straight to @ignitionpress.bsky.social

Roots of Madness #1 — Pages and Panels

[Critic Score: 9.5] Like a house of curiosity where each page lays one intriguing brick after another, Roots of Madness is another stellar debut for Ignition Press. This comic utilizes the topic o...

www.pages-and-panels.com

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Dr Artyom Trakhanov - SHARP EYE IS LIVE ON KICKSTARTER NOW @vor-bokor.bsky.social · 6d

FOURTEEN HOURS LEFT!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/sharp-eye/sharp-eye-issue-1/

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Vesper Doom 🧡🤍🩷 @vesperdoom.com · 6d

I am tentatively looking for published authors who would be interested in being a part of a second space horror anthology, the sequel, so to speak, to Astrophobia.

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Kickstarter United @kickstarterunited.org · 6d

‼️🚨KICKSTARTER WORKERS ARE ON STRIKE🚨‼️

As of 8am this morning, the workers of Kickstarter United/OPEIU Local 153 are on strike.

WE ARE NOT ASKING FOR A BOYCOTT! Creators and allies, please continue using and supporting the platform.

Kickstarter United is on strike!
We are not asking for a boycott! Creators & Allies: Please continue to support & use the platform
swipe for ways to show your solidarity

Why We're Striking
A codified 4-day work week.
We simply want to protect the way we've been working for over 3.5 years. The 4dww has proven benefits, such as increased productivity and improved employee satisfaction. It's part of what makes Kickstarter a special, innovative place to work.
Fair pay for our lowest-paid workers.
We're fighting for livable minimum salaries for roles that are undervalued by the market but crucial to keeping Kickstarter running. We believe none of our workers should struggle to make ends meet.

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Ben "Ben Pack" Pack @packbenpack.bsky.social · 7d

Circle K has what can only be described as “Saints Row Food”

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Chuckabilly Clay @chuckabilly.bsky.social · 7d

Hey me Book-os! I just finished “Spread Me” by Sarah Gailey on audio and trust me: you want this. It’s sexy, provocative, and gets under your skin in the best possible way. Thanks to #NetGalley and #SarahGailey and #MacMillanAudio for the advance. ⭐️⭐️⭐️ Recommend. #SpreadMe

Gailey 🍉 @sarahgailey.bsky.social · 7d

⚠️ Spread Me is an instant USA TODAY BESTSELLER ⚠️

True freaks buy books!!! 😭💕😈

A screenshot from the USA Today Bestseller List, which rounds up the top 150 bestselling books in the US weekly. This shows that Spread Me is #132 on the list.

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BloodStarved Bailie @ MCM M-01 @bailierosenlund.bsky.social · 7d

Thank you Guillermo Del Toro Frankenstein Trailer I owe you my life youtu.be/8aulMPhE12g

Frankenstein | Guillermo del Toro | Official Trailer | Netflix

YouTube video by Netflix

youtu.be

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Pillowfort.social @pillowfort.social · 7d

Just a reminder that Pillowfort is NSFW-friendly, anti-AI, 100% user-funded, and not owned by fascist billionaires! You can join for free today via our (short!) rolling waitlist:

pillowfort.social/waitlist

Pillowfort.social @pillowfort.social · Apr 20

Pillowfort is free to join via our automatic rolling waitlist!

pillowfort.social/waitlist

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S. Allise @blinkfraid.bsky.social · 7d

Love how capitalism never learns. Firing people to make your bottom line look good for a fiscal half year is wild and yet people keep doing it.

GamesIndustry.biz @gibiz.bsky.social · 7d

Funcom, the Oslo-based studio behind the recently released Dune: Awakening, has announced it will be laying off staff.

www.gamesindustry.biz/dune-awakeni...

Dune: Awakening developer Funcom announces redundancies

The Tencent-owned studio says it needs to "restructure our teams and focus our resources"

www.gamesindustry.biz

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🏳️‍⚧️ Josephine Riesman @josie.zone · 7d

September 30 // October 1

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Scifi Art @scifiart.bsky.social · 8d

National Geographic Picture Atlas of Our Universe by Roy A. Gallant, 1980. Front cover art by John Berkey

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Chan Chau @aluhnim.bsky.social · Dec 4

I was humbly offered to be an affiliate with Supernote! I'm pleased to see them noticing the amount of artists who are interested in getting away from backlit devices while still having the benefits of an undo button. Hahaha!

For those who want to use the link:
supernote.com?sca_ref=7533...

a picture of my OC covering half of their face on the device called the supernote, leaning against a screen that has the name of the device on it (A6x2 Nomad)

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S. Allise @blinkfraid.bsky.social · 7d

Hi Alison!
Curious to know what the timeline and budget for this is to make some solid recommendations. Feel free to DM

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Bryant Francis @bryantfrancis.me · 9d

Wait was EA’s big GenAI push a bid to convince potential buyers that it could lower operating costs after a purchase to help pay for debts??

They have like four whole game studios making the Battlefield series, you can’t run a CoD-competing juggernaut with automation.
www.ft.com/content/be98...

Interesting section on EA's £55 billion takeover, I'm sure this is all gonna work out so well...
"The deal is a huge bet that artificial intelligence can significantly cut EA's operating costs, allowing the equity consortium to manage a large debt load on a company that historically carried limited net debt.
Al is already widely used across Silicon Valley to accelerate many kinds of computer programming. In games development, it can be used to replace voice actors and create backdrops and other assets, as well as automating play testing to avoid bugs before release."
"The investors are betting that Al-based cost cuts will significantly boost EA's profits in coming years, people involved in the transaction told the Financial Times."
Source: https://www.ft.com/content/
be980240-13ec-498c-ba79-71eada30d133

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#bosswitch @joamettegil.bsky.social · 13d

We cracked through 30% this morning with 30 HOURS left! Let’s go Bluesky, weirder shit has already happened this year alone 🙏🏼🤣💖
www.kickstarter.com/projects/pow...

How To Touch Grass

A comics anthology about "touching grass", because it's a lot harder than it looks.

www.kickstarter.com

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S. Allise @blinkfraid.bsky.social · 15d

We've only got 3 DAYS LEFT to make #HowToTouchGrass happen! It's a comics anthology about getting unstuck inside our houses and our own heads so we can take action: www.kickstarter.com/projects/pow...

How To Touch Grass

A comics anthology about "touching grass", because it's a lot harder than it looks.

www.kickstarter.com

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Johanna Taylor 👻 Lightbox Expo 630 @johannamation.bsky.social · 15d

My main advice I give to ppl who want to write comics:

1: Study screenwriting and filmmaking. Learn camera language, the 180 degree rule, when to use types of shots for diff emotional beats, etc

2: Study storyboarding, especially how to compose & stage a scene.

3: Read so. many. comics.

a cartoon penguin is reading a magazine called gallo

Alt: a cartoon penguin is reading a magazine called gallo

media.tenor.com

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S. Allise @blinkfraid.bsky.social · 15d

[Thong song intensifies]

[mortality intensifies as a couple generations have no idea what this reference is]

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