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Laura Lorson @lauralorson.net · 5h

We should all tell our stories like this...mine is "the time I totally forgot about an essay and cranked out a paper on Deleuze & Guattari's Anti-Oedipus in two hours and ended up winning an award for it"

Dane 🔜 NYCC AA L-34 @monkeyminion.com · 5h

I wrote a 15 page report on heraldic symbolism in medieval armor and weapon design for my art history class the night before it was due (8am class). Made up 90% of it (only found one book for reference) and got an A. GenAI could fucking never.

wrote 20 pages on Faulkner's The Bear four hours before final papers were due on trucker pills and coffee and cigarettes and got an A, fuck you.
You people couldn't hang with real slackers.
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It's fuck Al till your homework due in 25 minutes

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Sandra Tayler @sandratayler.bsky.social · 7d

In October I'm going to be holding discussions about the interactions between Dreams and Priorities. Members of my Patreon at any level (even free) can be part of the conversation. Come join us?

www.patreon.com/posts/140195...

October Topic: Dreams and Priorities | Sandra Tayler

Get more from Sandra Tayler on Patreon

www.patreon.com

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Howard Tayler @howardtayler.bsky.social · 2d

There's a fine line (and a steep precipice) between "buyers' market" and "no market."

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Howard Tayler @howardtayler.bsky.social · 2d

It's nice to know that Wordpress + template is still viable.

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Howard Tayler @howardtayler.bsky.social · 2d

Art is never finished, just abandoned.

Published sounds nice though.

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Howard Tayler @howardtayler.bsky.social · 2d

Thank you! I've passed this along.

Howard Tayler @howardtayler.bsky.social · 2d

Asking for a friend: what's the current landscape for DIY webcomic hosting? Is WordPress (or some other CMS) + a template a valid approach?

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Howard Tayler @howardtayler.bsky.social · 2d

Probably whatever is closest. But you might get to pick which staples they use.

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Howard Tayler @howardtayler.bsky.social · 2d

Careful. That kind of talk might get you stapled to a tree.

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Howard Tayler @howardtayler.bsky.social · 4d

Apropos of nothing in particular, I think I want to start referring to hats as "skullpants."

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Howard Tayler @howardtayler.bsky.social · 4d

I don't know what game you're watching, but I'm loving the commentary.

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Howard Tayler @howardtayler.bsky.social · 4d

I'm suspect my friend L.J. bent the system over his knee when he started jonesing for more stuff. He was VERY smart, and probably figured ways around all the safeguards.

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Howard Tayler @howardtayler.bsky.social · 4d

I literally cannot reconcile my memory of this brilliant, motivated, fun, funny guy with the stories of who (or what) he became.

I'm not saying I don't believe the stories. I just can't visualize the degree of change he underwent. And I've got a pretty good rendering engine in my skullware.

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Howard Tayler @howardtayler.bsky.social · 4d

We fell out of touch when I stopped drawing at the comics shop. Shortly thereafter he was injured while hiking, and was given painkillers.

My only memories of him are good ones, but from other's accounts? His fall was swift. He lost his business, his family, and eventually his life.

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Howard Tayler @howardtayler.bsky.social · 4d

I recently learned that a friend of mine passed away, likely from complications related to substance abuse (I didn't get the details.)

The tl;dr - prescription opioids destroyed him.

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 4d

JD VANCE: "My mother got the drugs that almost killed her from Mexicans."

REALITY: JD's mother got the drugs that almost killed her from her hospital patients, whom she stole from.

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Howard Tayler @howardtayler.bsky.social · 4d

Now I want a Quarter Pounder with Cheese.

My brain is a horrible place.

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Howard Tayler @howardtayler.bsky.social · 5d

Oh, damn. I went all summer playing shut-in and being busy and I may have missed the opportunity to get the good honey.

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Nghi Vo @nghivo.bsky.social · 6d

1-866-952-4456 to tell Netflix that in no way do you want Elon fucking Musk determining what you watch.

I just called, got through in about 15 seconds, and told them that I strongly support queer inclusion in their programming and that I will cancel my subscription if they cave.

Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 6d

1. Led by Elon Musk, the far-right has exploded in a campaign to get Netflix to remove shows with queer and trans characters.

If Netflix capitulates to their demands, an already strained market for LGBTQ+ animators might become even more dire.

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Elon Musk Leads Campaign To Force Netflix To Remove Shows With Trans Characters

Musk's posts have been seen by tens of millions of users, and many conservatives are now attempting to force Netflix into a removal of LGBTQ+ content.

www.erininthemorning.com

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Howard Tayler @howardtayler.bsky.social · 6d

NGL, the thumbnail had me thinking the wind had also hoisted the dogs.

(I'm here for that story, too.)

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Howard Tayler @howardtayler.bsky.social · 6d

I found the low hanging fruit.

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Howard Tayler @howardtayler.bsky.social · 6d

Kingsford Charcoal edition of FARENHEIT 451.

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Howard Tayler @howardtayler.bsky.social · 6d

Generally speaking, if it has a strong smell after it's dry, it's not archival.

This might be a scam to get people to buy two copies of the book: one for sniffing, and one for still being able to read the book in 20 years.

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Howard Tayler @howardtayler.bsky.social · 7d

So... calling huitlacoche "corn smut" just got way funnier.

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Ryan Marino, MD @ryanmarino.bsky.social · 7d

ER doc here! This is a lie. Wait times are up because the American healthcare system is an unsustainable business model and a for-profit national healthcare system just doesn’t work. These problems will continue to get worse until we change that system. It literally has nothing to do with immigrants

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 7d

Vance: "If you're an American citizen & you've been to the hospital in the last few years, you've probably noticed wait times are especially large & very often somebody who's there in the ER is an illegal alien. Why do those people get healthcare benefits at hospitals paid for by American citizens?"

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