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Deerposts @deerposts.bsky.social · 31m

#deer 🦌

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Keith W. Dickinson @keithwdickinson.bsky.social · 16h

Today is a day when arts degrees are worthless, but the product of those degrees is so valuable it would kill an entire industry if they were made to pay for it.

The Verge @theverge.com · May 26

Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry

Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.

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5uki5en5or @5uki5en5or.bsky.social · Apr 29

evergreen

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Deerposts @deerposts.bsky.social · 6h

#deer 🦌

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Rami Ismail (رامي) @ramiismail.com · 19h

When @aceottorney.bsky.social first told me about this I said "this could change people's lives and stop developers from getting exploited" and having seen the final resource, I think I was not wrong. I'd call it a must-bookmark for indie devs.

René Otto @aceottorney.bsky.social · 19h

Proud to announce Deviant Legal’s Game Developer’s Guide to Publishing Agreements: a free resource for developers wanting to learn about publishing deals. Publicly accessible, without requiring to provide your data: deviantlegal.com/guide/game-d...

An image about the game developer's guide to publishing agreements feauturing otto the otter

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walking mirage @wolf.observer · 1d

if you are an artist and you don't use the paypal invoice system, you are basically asking for a malicious or clueless client to terminate your career

Gilbert #NewDeal4Animation @discord12395.bsky.social · 5d

This is a warning to every artists and clients using PayPal: Leave the note blank or send invoices. Apparently even saying "commission" makes them trigger happy. #SaveSpeech #StopPaypros

And continue the pressure by calling PayPal. Helpful link here: anti-censorship-campaign.carrd.co#phonescript

@Inker_comics: I JUST GOT FUCKED UP REAL BAD [shared a screenshot of his suspension from PayPal]

@MrQuessos: [quote tweeting @Inker_comics] If you are going to pay an artist via PayPal, please DO NOT include ANYTHING related to commission or nsfw in the payment description. Whether out of ignorance or innocence, you could screw up someone's job.

Mastercard

Phone (US): 1-800-627-8372
1-800-307-7309
US option selection: 1, 1, 2, 2, 2, 1
Phone (outside US): 1-636-722-7111
Aus: +61 1800 120 113
UK: 0-800-96-4767
All region numbers here (and here )

Stripe

California: 888-926-2289
US: 877-887-7815
France: +33 805-11-19-67

Paypal

Phone (US): 1-888-221-1161
Phone (outside US): 1-402-935-2050
UK: +44 (0203)-901-7000

Visa

Phone (US): 1-800-847-2911
US option selection: 1, 1, 2 or 1, 1, 3
Headquarters: +1 (650)-432-3200
Aus: +61 1800 125 440
Phone (outside US): click here

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KISSman @kissman.bsky.social · 3d

I didn't know about this Signal For Help hand gesture until today. I'm quite sure that a lot of other people don't know it either (as demonstrated in this video). If you just learned it now too then it was worth posting.

Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Signal_...

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actual heathcliff comics @realheathcliffs.bsky.social · 1d

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Spike the bulldog rounds a corner wearing a pink helmet that says NO. Unbeknownst to him, Heathcliff is on the other side of the corner, wearing a pink helmet that says YES. Two birds watch the impending confrontation from a nearby tree, and one of them says "Hold on to your butt."

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Lushminda @lushminda.bsky.social · Jan 3

get like me 🤘

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emily moonlight @threnody.bsky.social · 1d

hi, cis folks in california!

this headline leaves out that newsom has another 5 days to sign these bills into law. if you’d like to tell him he should do that to protect trans californians, you should to reach out.

he also has a phone: (916) 445-2841

want to know what to say? next post! 🧵

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Oliver @ Pop Strikers @popstrikers.com · 2d

Found this in my Notes from like a year ago. Feel like with Sora 2 it’s more relevant than ever.

There’s more profit potential in giving the masses the illusion of creative potential, rather than empowering actual creative professionals to be more effective.

Why hasn’t AI been leveraged to reduce human labor? Because these corporations RELY on that indentured servitude of the masses to stay in power. Freeing humanity from the burden of labor and empowering them as individuals would also wrestle away the ruling class’s control of the mechanisms of society itself. And we can’t have that, now can we? It’d disappoint the shareholders!

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qdbuckwheat.bsky.social @qdbuckwheat.bsky.social · 2d

Sharing a helpful link, has other numbers and call scripts to use.
stop-paypros.neocities.org

Stop payment processors from censoring games!

stop-paypros.neocities.org

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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 2d

This has always been a extremely tiny screeching minority demanding that their bigotry dictate that no one else's children can learn of the existence of LGBTQ people.

Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 2d

1. 4 months ago, The Supreme Court gave families a right to opt out of LGBTQ+ education in schools.

Now, in Montgomery County, Maryland, where the case originated, the results are in.

Only 43 families out of 160,000 students have exercised that new right.

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Only 0.03% Opt Out Of LGBTQ+ Education In Maryland After SCOTUS Gives Them A Right To

After SCOTUS gave families a right to opt out of LGBTQ+ education, Montgomery County, Maryland is reporting only 43 families took them up on it.

www.erininthemorning.com

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qdbuckwheat.bsky.social @qdbuckwheat.bsky.social · 2d

Same. Cohost was my spot but sadly that isn't around anymore.

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Deerposts @deerposts.bsky.social · 3d

Scritches so good they make your hooves curl

#deer 🦌

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qdbuckwheat.bsky.social @qdbuckwheat.bsky.social · 2d

Dang you really nailed that Super Mario RPG style here. Very impressive!

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Dieselbrain @dieselbrain.bsky.social · 5d

Everyone in EU, UK or any US state with ID laws on the books [or even ones without them] should contact their representatives and mention this data breach specifically and [link the article if emailed]

Show them the actual, tangible results of all this digshit online ID legislation

The Verge @theverge.com · 5d

Discord customer service data breach leaks user info and scanned photo IDs

An “unauthorized party” may have accessed the names of users, the last four digits of credit card numbers, and more.

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Liam Robertson @liamrobertson.bsky.social · 2d

It sounds like Nintendo spent way more time rationalising why they should not credit Grant Kirkhope than it would have taken just to add his name to the credits with the countless other people there. There's no good justification for this. It's unacceptable.

My Nintendo News @mynintendonews.com · 2d

Grant Kirkhope says he hasn’t watched Mario movie as still annoyed he wasn’t properly credited

Incredible video game soundtrack composer and the voice actor for Donkey Kong in the games, Grant Kirkhope, has said in a recent interview that he still hasn't watched the Super Mario Bros. Movie. He…

Grant Kirkhope says he hasn’t watched Mario movie as still annoyed he wasn’t properly credited

Incredible video game soundtrack composer and the voice actor for Donkey Kong in the games, Grant Kirkhope, has said in a recent interview that he still hasn't watched the Super Mario Bros. Movie. He says that the reason for that is that Nintendo famously decided not to credit him for the DK Rap which features in the movie. He found out from a representative that Nintendo would not be adding him in the credits despite the DK Rap being written and composed and performed by Mr.

mynintendonews.com

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Dieselbrain @dieselbrain.bsky.social · 4d

IF YOU ARE GERMAN, YOU NEED TO CONTACT YOUR MEPs AND DEMAND THEY OPPOSE CHAT CONTROL

-RIGHT-
-NOW-

the link below contains individual emails and everything, PLEASE do not sleep on this!