Pogo
@pogofury.bsky.social
Small-time animator, hobbyist streamer. Lapsed cartoonist. Enjoys indie games (especially puzzles) and does demo roundups and a few rants. Designed a minigame in 2006 that isn't playable anymore, so I'm kind of a big deal. This is not my beautiful house.
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Pogo
@pogofury.bsky.social
· Jul 11
Figured I'd make a pinned post that covers both the fact that I am an artist and that I'm very interested in indies and puzzle games.
I also have a Steam curator page (which I should update more), in case anybody has overlapping interests
store.steampowered.com/curator/2700...
I also have a Steam curator page (which I should update more), in case anybody has overlapping interests
store.steampowered.com/curator/2700...
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A reminder that Iron Circus is gonna get WALLOPED with Baker & Taylor bankruptcy backdraft for the next several months, turning our usual distro payout into bills.
If you'd like to help a small business making weird-ass comics weather the storm, a 💥30% OFF💥 sale is on now!
store.ironcircus.com
If you'd like to help a small business making weird-ass comics weather the storm, a 💥30% OFF💥 sale is on now!
store.ironcircus.com
Iron Circus Comics
Iron Circus Comics is the premiere publisher of award-winning, critically-acclaimed graphic novels in the American Midwest, a small-mid house built from the ground up by founder C. Spike Trotman.
store.ironcircus.com
December 5, 2025 at 11:39 PM
A reminder that Iron Circus is gonna get WALLOPED with Baker & Taylor bankruptcy backdraft for the next several months, turning our usual distro payout into bills.
If you'd like to help a small business making weird-ass comics weather the storm, a 💥30% OFF💥 sale is on now!
store.ironcircus.com
If you'd like to help a small business making weird-ass comics weather the storm, a 💥30% OFF💥 sale is on now!
store.ironcircus.com
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Here’s my Spotify Wrapped 🎵✨
December 3, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Here’s my Spotify Wrapped 🎵✨
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firefox AI and slop disablers from tumblr for the people from local hero mckitterick. Tried it on my end and the browser is significantly faster now
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December 2, 2025 at 3:47 AM
firefox AI and slop disablers from tumblr for the people from local hero mckitterick. Tried it on my end and the browser is significantly faster now
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Apparently the Marty McFly piece wasn't done with AI, the artist posted the layers of the piece on Instagram. The dangers of including AI art in your projects means that legitimate artists are under further scrutiny- It poisons the entire well and needs to be stopped.
bsky.app/profile/dave...
bsky.app/profile/dave...
I appreciate everyone who calls out AI art but the Marty McFly piece is not AI. Sean Dove the artist posted this on his instagram.
December 1, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Apparently the Marty McFly piece wasn't done with AI, the artist posted the layers of the piece on Instagram. The dangers of including AI art in your projects means that legitimate artists are under further scrutiny- It poisons the entire well and needs to be stopped.
bsky.app/profile/dave...
bsky.app/profile/dave...
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SO... I'm pretty much done with Fortnite. There were statements made by Tim Sweeney saying that AI usage doesn't need to be disclosed, and then AI usage was found all over this current season- from art to sprays to in-game songs. Between that, and the upcoming shitty wizard collab... Yeah, I'm done.
November 30, 2025 at 5:09 PM
SO... I'm pretty much done with Fortnite. There were statements made by Tim Sweeney saying that AI usage doesn't need to be disclosed, and then AI usage was found all over this current season- from art to sprays to in-game songs. Between that, and the upcoming shitty wizard collab... Yeah, I'm done.
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The Iron Circus Black Friday Sale is NOW LIVE in the Iron Circus shop!!
ALL our books, new and old, graphic novels and anthologies, are ✨50% OFF✨ for 24 HOURS ONLY!
Grab everything here!
store.ironcircus.com
ALL our books, new and old, graphic novels and anthologies, are ✨50% OFF✨ for 24 HOURS ONLY!
Grab everything here!
store.ironcircus.com
November 28, 2025 at 5:23 AM
The Iron Circus Black Friday Sale is NOW LIVE in the Iron Circus shop!!
ALL our books, new and old, graphic novels and anthologies, are ✨50% OFF✨ for 24 HOURS ONLY!
Grab everything here!
store.ironcircus.com
ALL our books, new and old, graphic novels and anthologies, are ✨50% OFF✨ for 24 HOURS ONLY!
Grab everything here!
store.ironcircus.com
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Hey artists! With the holidays around the corner I'd love to get some spotlight on creators shops instead of supporting big businesses.
So if you've got a kofi, a shop, or comms open please share them here! 🛒
Would love to have a lil thread for folks to go browsing and support artists! 🎨💵
So if you've got a kofi, a shop, or comms open please share them here! 🛒
Would love to have a lil thread for folks to go browsing and support artists! 🎨💵
November 26, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Hey artists! With the holidays around the corner I'd love to get some spotlight on creators shops instead of supporting big businesses.
So if you've got a kofi, a shop, or comms open please share them here! 🛒
Would love to have a lil thread for folks to go browsing and support artists! 🎨💵
So if you've got a kofi, a shop, or comms open please share them here! 🛒
Would love to have a lil thread for folks to go browsing and support artists! 🎨💵
Calling arcade-style block drop, match-3, etc. games "puzzle games" is probably the dumbest and most egregious misnomer in mainstream game genres. Those games deserve a better descriptor after all these decades.
Lumping them in with actual puzzle-centric games doesn't do either group any favors.
Lumping them in with actual puzzle-centric games doesn't do either group any favors.
Tetris wouldn't get a nomination if it was released today. This needs fixing
Tetris wouldn't win at The Game Awards — a new category could fix that
Tetris wouldn't get a nomination if it was released today. This needs fixing
www.polygon.com
November 24, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Calling arcade-style block drop, match-3, etc. games "puzzle games" is probably the dumbest and most egregious misnomer in mainstream game genres. Those games deserve a better descriptor after all these decades.
Lumping them in with actual puzzle-centric games doesn't do either group any favors.
Lumping them in with actual puzzle-centric games doesn't do either group any favors.
It's been said before, but it absolutely rules that this person was like "this came out wrong but i tried, so i'll show it anyway" and EVERY art community was like "oh RELATABLE i hate drawing at this angle, but let's all try it and share advice"
The "Frieren Looking Up" Art Trend attracted some Big Names in Animation! Excited for Season 2?
November 22, 2025 at 6:01 PM
It's been said before, but it absolutely rules that this person was like "this came out wrong but i tried, so i'll show it anyway" and EVERY art community was like "oh RELATABLE i hate drawing at this angle, but let's all try it and share advice"
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Just so it's clear. It's not allowing AI because it's trying to create a clean dataset for training AI. It's not because any of the involved parties actually care about human created art.
Demons can lie to you. You have to rebuke them categorically, rather than fold when they say the right words.
Demons can lie to you. You have to rebuke them categorically, rather than fold when they say the right words.
Vine is being rebooted under the name diVine, with funding from Twitter’s former CEO Jack Dorsey.
The app plans to feature more than 10,000 previously archived Vines and does not allow AI-generated content.
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The app plans to feature more than 10,000 previously archived Vines and does not allow AI-generated content.
(divine.video)
November 20, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Just so it's clear. It's not allowing AI because it's trying to create a clean dataset for training AI. It's not because any of the involved parties actually care about human created art.
Demons can lie to you. You have to rebuke them categorically, rather than fold when they say the right words.
Demons can lie to you. You have to rebuke them categorically, rather than fold when they say the right words.
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I am truly and genuinely so glad you asked!
This site is a one-stop shop for reasons why ULINE sucks ass, and a massive link list of handy alternative companies AND a short blacklist of ULINE-alikes to avoid!
refuseuline.com
This site is a one-stop shop for reasons why ULINE sucks ass, and a massive link list of handy alternative companies AND a short blacklist of ULINE-alikes to avoid!
refuseuline.com
November 19, 2025 at 6:58 PM
I am truly and genuinely so glad you asked!
This site is a one-stop shop for reasons why ULINE sucks ass, and a massive link list of handy alternative companies AND a short blacklist of ULINE-alikes to avoid!
refuseuline.com
This site is a one-stop shop for reasons why ULINE sucks ass, and a massive link list of handy alternative companies AND a short blacklist of ULINE-alikes to avoid!
refuseuline.com
if you see this, post your getaway vehicle
November 19, 2025 at 4:48 AM
if you see this, post your getaway vehicle
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lol I fucking knew that little shit wasn't to be trusted.
Avoid the new Vine like a plague, they just want a pure dataset to scrape.
Avoid the new Vine like a plague, they just want a pure dataset to scrape.
November 18, 2025 at 6:58 PM
lol I fucking knew that little shit wasn't to be trusted.
Avoid the new Vine like a plague, they just want a pure dataset to scrape.
Avoid the new Vine like a plague, they just want a pure dataset to scrape.
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Hello! today is 🎂🎉MY BIRTHDAY! 🎉🎂
For my birthday, plz read what is up of my webcomic/signal-boost this skeet? It would mean a lot to me!
Only 50 pages so far. It hasn't updated in ages, but I'm still working on it. Updates will resume when the backlog reaches 50 pages.
blikada.com?pg=1#showComic
For my birthday, plz read what is up of my webcomic/signal-boost this skeet? It would mean a lot to me!
Only 50 pages so far. It hasn't updated in ages, but I'm still working on it. Updates will resume when the backlog reaches 50 pages.
blikada.com?pg=1#showComic
Blikada
blikada.com
November 18, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Hello! today is 🎂🎉MY BIRTHDAY! 🎉🎂
For my birthday, plz read what is up of my webcomic/signal-boost this skeet? It would mean a lot to me!
Only 50 pages so far. It hasn't updated in ages, but I'm still working on it. Updates will resume when the backlog reaches 50 pages.
blikada.com?pg=1#showComic
For my birthday, plz read what is up of my webcomic/signal-boost this skeet? It would mean a lot to me!
Only 50 pages so far. It hasn't updated in ages, but I'm still working on it. Updates will resume when the backlog reaches 50 pages.
blikada.com?pg=1#showComic
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Welp.
Was considering getting it. Now, I will not.
Was considering getting it. Now, I will not.
Ubisoft admits AI-generated loading screen "slipped through" into final build of Anno 117: Pax Romana
www.eurogamer.net/ubisoft-admi...
www.eurogamer.net/ubisoft-admi...
November 17, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Welp.
Was considering getting it. Now, I will not.
Was considering getting it. Now, I will not.
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This is bullshit.
"absolutely no genAI in games" is the middle ground.
"how many years in jail should Sam Altman get for knowingly stealing all data ever" is the somewhat more extreme stance I personally adopt.
"absolutely no genAI in games" is the middle ground.
"how many years in jail should Sam Altman get for knowingly stealing all data ever" is the somewhat more extreme stance I personally adopt.
"Surely there's a middle ground here?" The CEO of Helldivers 2 studio Arrowhead says people "jump to extreme takes" when debating generative AI, and that there needs to be more nuance in the discussion.
www.videogameschronicle.com/news/surely-...
www.videogameschronicle.com/news/surely-...
‘Surely there’s a middle ground here?’ Helldivers studio CEO says people ‘jump to extreme takes’ when debating GenAI | VGC
“This is such a trigger point for big parts of the games industry today”…
www.videogameschronicle.com
November 17, 2025 at 4:49 PM
This is bullshit.
"absolutely no genAI in games" is the middle ground.
"how many years in jail should Sam Altman get for knowingly stealing all data ever" is the somewhat more extreme stance I personally adopt.
"absolutely no genAI in games" is the middle ground.
"how many years in jail should Sam Altman get for knowingly stealing all data ever" is the somewhat more extreme stance I personally adopt.
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Every once in a while I get mad thinking about the pronunciation of the word "quixotic"
November 16, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Every once in a while I get mad thinking about the pronunciation of the word "quixotic"
The gamecube startup video but the soundfont for the jingle is just the valve twang played at different pitches
November 12, 2025 at 11:51 PM
The gamecube startup video but the soundfont for the jingle is just the valve twang played at different pitches
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if you voted in Seattle you gotta make sure your ballot counted now
There are 1,700 ballots that need signature confirmation. That is enough to change the election.
Go. Check. Your. Ballot.
komonews.com/news/local/s...
Go. Check. Your. Ballot.
komonews.com/news/local/s...
November 11, 2025 at 6:29 PM
if you voted in Seattle you gotta make sure your ballot counted now