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Isla Catrìona @islascribbles.bsky.social · 21h

Turns out ‘fresh air’ and ‘exercise’ is good for mental blocks, what an absolute scam.

Also, puppy tax:

Flora, a five month old Aussie shepherd puppy with fluffy white and light tan fur, lies on cobblestones in the sunshine like a lil croissant, looking up at the viewer

Flora, a five month old Aussie shepherd puppy with fluffy white and light tan fur, lies on cobblestones in the sunshine like a lil croissant, watching something out of view. She has her highland cow teddy between her front paws.

Isla Catrìona @islascribbles.bsky.social · 21h

After something of an unexpected crunch at work the last four days or so, I decided to make today a day of absolute rest, stole my brother’s five month old puppy, and spent the day wandering around in the sunshine with her - and in the process thought of several things I want to draw!

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The Scariest Gorgon @scarygorgon.bsky.social · 1d

I think I'm going to start my habit of asking "what you doing?" on Wednesdays again.

Have you got a fun project you're working on that you can talk about (for work, for fun, for love, for revenge?) tell me about it here! I am nosy and want to indulge in some vicarious excitement.

Thank you.

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Isla Catrìona @islascribbles.bsky.social · 22h

And a beautiful sculpture! Very proud to share a name with it 😌💚

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Rewilding Britain @rewildingbritain.org.uk · 1d

Last chance to secure £100,000 to scale up rewilding 💪

Expressions of interest for this year's Rewilding Challenge Fund close Friday 10 October.

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Photo taken half over and half under the surface of the sea, showing rocky cliffs above and kelp beneath. Text on the image reads: £100,000 for rewilding. Last chance to apply. Photo credit: Alexander Mustard / 2020VISION / Scotlandbigpicture.com

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Isla Catrìona @islascribbles.bsky.social · 1d

‘Isla was the impetus behind reposting this stunningly beautiful sculpture the fact that it shares your name’ YES WHAT OF IT

SAHASA 🐙 @sculptedreef.com · 1d

🐙 ISLA the Caribbean Reef Octopus 🐙 Jand sculpted from clay 🎨

#ArtYear #Art #ArtGallery #BlueSkyArtShow #Octopus #Sculpture #MarineLife #BlueSkyNightMarket #OnlyBeautifulThings #Invertebrates 🦑🐡

A bluish teal octopus sculpture sits in a shell and holds a genuine pearl. Its entire body is covered in a fine pattern of maroon, pearl and neon green brush marks.

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SAHASA 🐙 @sculptedreef.com · 1d

🐙 ISLA the Caribbean Reef Octopus 🐙 Jand sculpted from clay 🎨

#ArtYear #Art #ArtGallery #BlueSkyArtShow #Octopus #Sculpture #MarineLife #BlueSkyNightMarket #OnlyBeautifulThings #Invertebrates 🦑🐡

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Rhianna Pratchett @rhi.bsky.social · 2d

Dad’s books are full of empathy, common sense, and a healthy suspicion of the powerful. But at its heart his work is also about how systems keep people poor while pretending it’s their own fault. So I hope Kemi’s taking notes as well as reading the jokes.

Paul Haine @paulhaine.bsky.social · 2d

Kemi Badenoch claiming Terry Pratchett as her favourite author is wild

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Isla Catrìona @islascribbles.bsky.social · 2d

Budge up there’s enough room under the rock for both us 😤

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Dr Kat Day (she/her) @chronicleflask.katday.com · 2d

Daughter of Robin Williams, Zelda Williams 💔

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Please, just stop sending me AI videos of Dad. Stop believing I wanna see it or that I'll understand, I don't and I won't. If you're just trying to troll me, I've seen way worse, i'll restrict and move on. But please, if you've got any decency, just stop doing this to him and to me, to everyone even, full stop. It's dumb, it's a waste of time and energy, and believe me, it's NOT what he'd want.
To watch the legacies of real people be condensed down to 'this vaguely looks and sounds like them so that's enough,
, just so
other people can churn out horrible TikTok slop puppeteering them is maddening. You're not making art, you're making disgusting, over-processed hotdogs out of the lives of human beings, out of the history of art and music, and then shoving them down someone else's throat hoping they'll give you a little thumbs up and like it.
Gross.

And for the love of EVERYTHING, stop calling it 'the future. Al is just badly recycling and regurgitating the past to be reconsumed. You are taking in the Human Centipede of content, and from the very very end of the line, all while the folks at the front laugh and laugh, consume and consume.

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🕸️jess m. 🎃🍂 @jametc.bsky.social · 2d

if I'm not mistaken, this is the first UBI scheme where they aren't in some stupid endless "study" and finally have enough data to just simply DO it, and of course like all the studies showed, the result is a huge boost for the economy

Mike Sowden @mikeachim.bsky.social · 2d

Damn. This is amazing. £325 per week, paid monthly, for 3 years - and the result was a profit for the Irish economy:
www.citizensinformation.ie/en/employmen...

Post from Threads user rodneyowl: "Ireland has declared the Basic Income for Artists scheme permanent. This will be officially announced in tomorrow’s budget. Details to follow. Congratulations to all who fought for it and the present and future artists of all sorts in Ireland. That includes me 👌We’re just comin to the end of a 3 year pilot scheme. It’s been a roaring success. For every €1 paid out to the 2000 participants, the government got €1.46 back. Can’t argue with that. Other countries are already taking note."

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Kittie @kittiepeters.com · 2d

delete chatgpt and stop using generative AI 🖤🤍

Sam Altman’s AI empire will devour as much power as New York City and San Diego combined. Experts say it’s ‘scary’ | Fortune

Andrew Chien told Fortune he’s been a computer scientist for 40 years but we’re close to “some seminal moments for how we think about AI and its impact on society.”

fortune.com

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Isla Catrìona @islascribbles.bsky.social · 2d

Valid reaction, but also ok going to go out on a limb here and guess the answer is ‘well it certainly didn’t help’

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Isla Catrìona @islascribbles.bsky.social · 6d

It’s a reference to a vine, where a kid introduces himself as Jared, 19, who never learned to read - they’re saying they wish they couldn’t read either

and now I’ve revealed both my age and that I have spent WAY too much time on the internet, time for me to log the hell off and think about my life

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Isla Catrìona @islascribbles.bsky.social · 7d

two men are arm wrestling each other in a gym .

ALT: two men are arm wrestling each other in a gym .

media.tenor.com

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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 8d

The Saudis didn’t pay big money for famous American comedians because they were super eager for comedy, they paid for PR like this.

Bill Burr Defends Performing at Controversial Riyadh Comedy Festival: “They’re Just Like Us”

The actor-comedian details his experience at the event: "Definitely one of the top three experiences I've ever had ... I think it's going to lead to a lot of positive things."

www.hollywoodreporter.com

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Encyclopaedia Britannica @britannica.com · 8d

(solemnly) You've had mail.

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Bookshop.org @bookshop.org · 9d

I hear *someone* is having a sale next week.

I guess they have to try and recoup some of that $2.5 billion they’re forking over for *checks notes* being deceptive? Who would’ve thought?

Feels like Oct 7 & 8 will be prime days to support independent bookstores. 😌

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Isla Catrìona @islascribbles.bsky.social · 10d

Everyone’s last will and testament is going to need a ‘don’t fucking turn me into an AI puppet I swear to god I will haunt you into an early grave’ clause

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Isla Catrìona @islascribbles.bsky.social · 10d

I have been saying since the bizarre Audrey Hepburn galaxy chocolate advert: it is apparently past time to update graverobbing laws for the digital age 🙃🙃🙃

Culture Crave 🍿 @culturecrave.co · 11d

First look at the AI Stan Lee Hologram at LA Comic Con 🚮

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Isla Catrìona @islascribbles.bsky.social · 18d

She beat her brother to the prime lap real estate and the absolute smugness radiating off her is criminal 😂

Skye, a small grey domestic shorthair cat, is curled on the photographers lap, her eyes closed and paws tucked under her. There is a definite air of smugness as she magnanimously accepts a cheek scritch.

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Helen Whistberry @whistberry.bsky.social · 20d

If you happen to be canceling streaming services for whatever reason, maybe throw a few bucks to a creative's Patreon or Ko-fi. Many have monthly tiers starting as low as $1, which may not sound like much, but if they get enough sign-ups, it could be life-changing money for those living on the edge.

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Isla Catrìona @islascribbles.bsky.social · 20d

Help I love him

Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 20d

I wanted to get a video of this ghost crab but every time I got close to their hole they scuttled back in, so I tried getting clever with it. I made a little sandcastle and shoved my phone into it, hit record, and walked away. Crab was VERY suspicious of this addition to their environment.

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Seth Redd Read Love Sickubus! [COMMISSIONS OPEN] @saredd99.bsky.social · 20d

Something I think beginner artist often don't realize is your supposed to practice the fundamentals FOREVER lol. Like its not like a tutorial stage in video game where once you done with it you just move on and never do it again.

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Isla Catrìona @islascribbles.bsky.social · 23d

Meanwhile every time I get a notification saying I have a message from them I’m briefly filled with hope it’s my rheumatology appointment, but no