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iamnottheway.bsky.social
ben
@iamnottheway.bsky.social
co-pilot layover.studio

creating a little friend ottoapp.me

you may see stuff on making/growing software, writing and sketching or totally random posts. Everything's a bookmark.
this is very cool
December 13, 2025 at 9:10 AM
I have the same goal as well! But I also do enjoy making detailed ink sketches cuz they look cool as hell haha.

But I've been thinking about doing more outdoor paintings, takes more effort tho
December 2, 2025 at 4:56 PM
I like the first one! Have u tried gouache? I like watercolor but it's unforgiving haha, although my watercolor paintings end up better than the gouache ones cuz i become very careful haha
December 2, 2025 at 2:42 PM
I realized for me, it's best to keep doing what I do best, and over time find my people again. Far away from all the noise.
December 2, 2025 at 2:35 PM
i was trying to get away from. The indie space on there has also changed, it's become more of a grift, selling shovels and get rich quick schemes. I feel like the authentic people I grew up looking upto are very few thesedays.

But i do feel bsky sort of mimics the old twitter in some way.
December 2, 2025 at 2:35 PM
i can go on a long rant bc i've been ranting this to people i know lol. I've been noticing this change since 2021, tech has become more performative, and sort of institutionalized. What drew me to tech when i was younger were "the pirates and the dreamers" but now it's full of people...
December 2, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Good stuff man!
December 2, 2025 at 4:17 AM
I agree, it's kinda sad lol!
December 2, 2025 at 4:06 AM
I always go for a limited palette...mostly blues, greens/yellows, red on occasions, white and blacks for different shades. Gonna try the zorn palette soon...excited
November 20, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Water color
November 20, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Yknow i just had this thought today!
November 20, 2025 at 11:38 AM
good catch! Gonna try this. Thanks :)
November 20, 2025 at 11:04 AM
At this point the people who scream " build a personal brand" are just trying to sell courses lol.

Not everything and everyone needs to be a brand, why can't we just be people lol!
November 13, 2025 at 6:13 PM
I wish this could be plastered all over the startup twitter echo chamber...it's so annoying there haha!
October 23, 2025 at 4:27 AM
bsky feels like the twitter feed I miss...but I rarely use both now haha
October 16, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Got this idea from a line of this song. "You put sugar in your tea to hide the flavor of reality"

youtu.be/seuW5dcUlOI?...
Sugar in Your Tea
YouTube video by Harumi - Topic
youtu.be
October 15, 2025 at 2:18 AM
One thing i like to say to myself especially when I'm feeling a little lost is "face reality as it is" and things seem to work out haha!
October 15, 2025 at 2:16 AM
dm'd u!
July 15, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Man, of all the slop/ragebait I see on Twitter, your tweets are like a glimmer of hope.
July 3, 2025 at 4:14 AM