Mercury Poisoning
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Makayla Montes☠ Game artist focused on characters ☠ She/Her ☠ 28 yrs ☠ Trans rights are human rights ☠
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My brother and I have intentionally been watching notoriously bad isekai anime and man, you really can tell when they put no thought into world building
November 30, 2025 at 4:11 AM
My brother and I have intentionally been watching notoriously bad isekai anime and man, you really can tell when they put no thought into world building
It's funny that if you watch enough umamusume vids, youtube gets confused and starts recommending irl horses.
November 17, 2025 at 9:05 PM
It's funny that if you watch enough umamusume vids, youtube gets confused and starts recommending irl horses.
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If you ever wonder why your artist friend is so pissed off whenever they see AI slop used instead of real, human-created art, it's exactly what you think:
How is AI *really* impacting jobs?
Henley Chiu, the CTO of Revealera, a jobs data analysis firm, analyzed 180 million jobs listings in 2024 and 2025, in an effort to find out. Chiu found an:
-8% drop in all jobs postings
-~30% drop in art, photography, writing jobs
-22% drop in journalism jobs
Henley Chiu, the CTO of Revealera, a jobs data analysis firm, analyzed 180 million jobs listings in 2024 and 2025, in an effort to find out. Chiu found an:
-8% drop in all jobs postings
-~30% drop in art, photography, writing jobs
-22% drop in journalism jobs
What’s really going on with AI and jobs?
Record-breaking layoff reports, Amazon's mass firings, and a slump in entry level employment. Is AI behind it all?
www.bloodinthemachine.com
November 13, 2025 at 9:31 PM
If you ever wonder why your artist friend is so pissed off whenever they see AI slop used instead of real, human-created art, it's exactly what you think:
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NEW: I spoke to original Halo devs about that ICE Halo post
One: "abhorrent”
Another: "Using Halo imagery in a call to ‘destroy’ people because of their immigration status goes way too far, and ought to offend every Halo fan, regardless of political orientation”
www.gamefile.news/p/halo-ice-d...
One: "abhorrent”
Another: "Using Halo imagery in a call to ‘destroy’ people because of their immigration status goes way too far, and ought to offend every Halo fan, regardless of political orientation”
www.gamefile.news/p/halo-ice-d...
Halo co-creator says ICE’s Halo-themed recruitment ad “makes me sick”
Another Halo maker says ad "ought to offend every Halo fan, regardless of political orientation." ALSO: A developer whose game just launched on Xbox slams Microsoft’s silence
www.gamefile.news
October 28, 2025 at 6:18 PM
NEW: I spoke to original Halo devs about that ICE Halo post
One: "abhorrent”
Another: "Using Halo imagery in a call to ‘destroy’ people because of their immigration status goes way too far, and ought to offend every Halo fan, regardless of political orientation”
www.gamefile.news/p/halo-ice-d...
One: "abhorrent”
Another: "Using Halo imagery in a call to ‘destroy’ people because of their immigration status goes way too far, and ought to offend every Halo fan, regardless of political orientation”
www.gamefile.news/p/halo-ice-d...
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yknow.... with all the white collar, political corruption, and investment scam crimes everywhere all the time, it's kinda refreshing to see a good old fashioned heist in the news
Thieves steal jewels from Louvre in Paris, media reports reut.rs/43u2cX1
Thieves steal jewels from Louvre in Paris, media reports
A robbery has taken place at the Louvre museum in Paris early on Sunday, French Culture Minister Rachida Dati said, with the newspaper Le Parisien reporting several thieves have stolen pieces of jewellery from the Napoleon collection.
reut.rs
October 20, 2025 at 4:41 AM
yknow.... with all the white collar, political corruption, and investment scam crimes everywhere all the time, it's kinda refreshing to see a good old fashioned heist in the news
What do you mean it's been 5 years since I graduated college, 2020 was only like, last year to me
October 14, 2025 at 6:02 PM
What do you mean it's been 5 years since I graduated college, 2020 was only like, last year to me
Umamusume is like Fire Emblem but for horse racing
September 25, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Umamusume is like Fire Emblem but for horse racing
I'm a what now
The FBI is preparing to label transgender people as “violent extremists” in the wake of Charlie Kirk’s murder:
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/fbi-readie...
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/fbi-readie...
FBI Readies New War on Trans People
“We’re looking at the entire web”
www.kenklippenstein.com
September 20, 2025 at 1:40 AM
I'm a what now
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“You used to be able to say anything” comedians never been more quiet in their lives
September 18, 2025 at 2:14 AM
“You used to be able to say anything” comedians never been more quiet in their lives
The only billionaire I care about is Sam Altman. But not in a respect or envy kind of way, more of a, put him in a jar and study him, kind of way
August 6, 2025 at 7:52 PM
The only billionaire I care about is Sam Altman. But not in a respect or envy kind of way, more of a, put him in a jar and study him, kind of way
Kojima being annoyed that Death Stranding 2 is highly rated is pretty funny
June 25, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Kojima being annoyed that Death Stranding 2 is highly rated is pretty funny
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Sadako in the Persona art style
April 18, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Sadako in the Persona art style
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April 10, 2025 at 3:52 PM
writers artists
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Saw the Minecraft movie, I thought it was pretty good. Could it be better? Yeah. Was it fun? Also yeah.
April 9, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Saw the Minecraft movie, I thought it was pretty good. Could it be better? Yeah. Was it fun? Also yeah.
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Every day I wake up to the news
April 3, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Every day I wake up to the news
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I call this The DOGE Paradox.
March 29, 2025 at 4:56 PM
I call this The DOGE Paradox.
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We're still a ways off, but the steam page for our upcoming game is now live! If you're interested in horror and/or potion making, come take a look and wishlist store.steampowered.com/app/3608550/... #indie #indiegamedev #madewithunity
Door to Somewhere on Steam
A strange detached door has appeared, and otherworldly creatures have begun to take over! Become Winnie, a potion witch forced from her home into the woods. Outcast from human society, avoid the Empir...
store.steampowered.com
March 25, 2025 at 4:44 PM
We're still a ways off, but the steam page for our upcoming game is now live! If you're interested in horror and/or potion making, come take a look and wishlist store.steampowered.com/app/3608550/... #indie #indiegamedev #madewithunity
Man, I really miss making video games with friends...
March 24, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Man, I really miss making video games with friends...
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mr beast talking about the human lives he has trapped in simultaneous simulations with "cant wait to upload these" is why black mirror can never be as good as it used to be
March 20, 2025 at 1:18 AM
mr beast talking about the human lives he has trapped in simultaneous simulations with "cant wait to upload these" is why black mirror can never be as good as it used to be
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March 13, 2025 at 10:44 PM
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Felt like replaying Dragon quest builders 2 recently and oh do I love a good yin and yang story. Master of Destruction and Avatar of Creation? They're best friends. Good shit 👍
March 6, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Felt like replaying Dragon quest builders 2 recently and oh do I love a good yin and yang story. Master of Destruction and Avatar of Creation? They're best friends. Good shit 👍
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every artist secretly dreams of having a mysterious sponsor who'd send them 1500€ every month, no strings attached, just to cover their most basic needs so that they can draw pretty homoerotic art and uncover their potential
but 9 commissions at the same time also work, i guess
but 9 commissions at the same time also work, i guess
March 5, 2025 at 11:05 PM
every artist secretly dreams of having a mysterious sponsor who'd send them 1500€ every month, no strings attached, just to cover their most basic needs so that they can draw pretty homoerotic art and uncover their potential
but 9 commissions at the same time also work, i guess
but 9 commissions at the same time also work, i guess
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you’re fired. wait you’re rehired. email us a list of things you’ve done today wait forget it you’re fired again. come back your job was important. you’re fired. or hired. come in to the office. wait the office has no computers go home. we are the department of government efficiency.
March 5, 2025 at 10:34 PM
you’re fired. wait you’re rehired. email us a list of things you’ve done today wait forget it you’re fired again. come back your job was important. you’re fired. or hired. come in to the office. wait the office has no computers go home. we are the department of government efficiency.