Takoto
@takoto.bsky.social
Illustrator from the UK! ✏️🏳️⚧️
I love bugs, birds, fantasy creatures, PKMN, tech, and games.
Timezone: GMT +1 | ENG & 日本語 | He/Him
NO AI / NO NFT
I love bugs, birds, fantasy creatures, PKMN, tech, and games.
Timezone: GMT +1 | ENG & 日本語 | He/Him
NO AI / NO NFT
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Probably going to open commissions in December, I've been in cosplay hell the last month and haven't been able to draw much... all I want to do is draw stuff right now...
I do have ideas for personal art but also hhh I don't really post that publically as much anymore
I do have ideas for personal art but also hhh I don't really post that publically as much anymore
November 25, 2025 at 8:38 AM
Probably going to open commissions in December, I've been in cosplay hell the last month and haven't been able to draw much... all I want to do is draw stuff right now...
I do have ideas for personal art but also hhh I don't really post that publically as much anymore
I do have ideas for personal art but also hhh I don't really post that publically as much anymore
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A proto of Guilty Gear X for Dreamcast had a 'FUCKIN' button
November 24, 2025 at 6:57 PM
A proto of Guilty Gear X for Dreamcast had a 'FUCKIN' button
Working on my Ralsei fursuit today and the glasses persist in being a Pain
November 23, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Working on my Ralsei fursuit today and the glasses persist in being a Pain
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Gmail users!!
They've turned on AI scraping by default now...Here's how to turn it off.
Pass it on!!
www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
They've turned on AI scraping by default now...Here's how to turn it off.
Pass it on!!
www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
Gmail can read your emails and attachments to train its AI, unless you opt out
A new Gmail update may allow Google to use your private messages and attachments for AI training. Here's how to turn it off.
www.malwarebytes.com
November 21, 2025 at 9:11 AM
Gmail users!!
They've turned on AI scraping by default now...Here's how to turn it off.
Pass it on!!
www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
They've turned on AI scraping by default now...Here's how to turn it off.
Pass it on!!
www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
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hello fellow artists. google has fallen. pinterest/duckduckgo AI filters don't work. do not despair; here is a list i made of places to find reference images without having to sift through piles of worthless garbage: doodlemancy.dreamwidth.org/20757.html
🚯 #NoAI #HumanArtists #ArtistsOnBluesky
🚯 #NoAI #HumanArtists #ArtistsOnBluesky
November 22, 2025 at 1:03 AM
hello fellow artists. google has fallen. pinterest/duckduckgo AI filters don't work. do not despair; here is a list i made of places to find reference images without having to sift through piles of worthless garbage: doodlemancy.dreamwidth.org/20757.html
🚯 #NoAI #HumanArtists #ArtistsOnBluesky
🚯 #NoAI #HumanArtists #ArtistsOnBluesky
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steam is apparently allowing "this game had AI in it that it didn't disclose" as a valid return statement, so if you or anyone you know actually paid $70 for slop, get that money back
Insulting to the players, insulting to the IP, insulting to the medium, the developers. And the craft itself. Fuck you executives who pushed this garbage.
frvr.com/blog/call-of...
frvr.com/blog/call-of...
Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 is littered with AI art slop, because your $70 means nothing anymore
Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 is littered with AI generated artwork which makes the $70 feel like a complete rip-off.
frvr.com
November 15, 2025 at 9:10 AM
steam is apparently allowing "this game had AI in it that it didn't disclose" as a valid return statement, so if you or anyone you know actually paid $70 for slop, get that money back
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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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steam machine de la abuela
November 12, 2025 at 10:40 PM
steam machine de la abuela
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I had the honor of making this painting for Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein.
November 13, 2025 at 5:36 PM
I had the honor of making this painting for Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein.
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I hate video tutorials so much... Please just let me read...
November 11, 2025 at 2:30 PM
I hate video tutorials so much... Please just let me read...
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The snake-like white worm is Hizou no Kasa Mushi (the name means “a parasitic worm with a hat in the spleen”)
It appears in a Japanese medical book published in 1568. The book has every kind of cute parasite. You would like them if you love medieval weird animals.
www.kyuhaku.jp/collection/c...
It appears in a Japanese medical book published in 1568. The book has every kind of cute parasite. You would like them if you love medieval weird animals.
www.kyuhaku.jp/collection/c...
November 6, 2025 at 11:26 PM
The snake-like white worm is Hizou no Kasa Mushi (the name means “a parasitic worm with a hat in the spleen”)
It appears in a Japanese medical book published in 1568. The book has every kind of cute parasite. You would like them if you love medieval weird animals.
www.kyuhaku.jp/collection/c...
It appears in a Japanese medical book published in 1568. The book has every kind of cute parasite. You would like them if you love medieval weird animals.
www.kyuhaku.jp/collection/c...
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⛰️山海経7：肥遺。「黄色い体で赤いクチバシのウズラに似た鳥」ってもうそれは普通のウズラなのでは……と思う。虫下しになるそうなので、脾臓の笠虫に友情（？）出演してもらいました。
🌊Shanhai jing 7: Fei-yi. The original description sounds like just a normal quail… Maybe kinda wood partridges, I suppose? Their meat was used as a vermifuge.
#山海経の怪鳥30羽描く #30WeirdAncientBirds
🌊Shanhai jing 7: Fei-yi. The original description sounds like just a normal quail… Maybe kinda wood partridges, I suppose? Their meat was used as a vermifuge.
#山海経の怪鳥30羽描く #30WeirdAncientBirds
November 6, 2025 at 11:21 PM
⛰️山海経7：肥遺。「黄色い体で赤いクチバシのウズラに似た鳥」ってもうそれは普通のウズラなのでは……と思う。虫下しになるそうなので、脾臓の笠虫に友情（？）出演してもらいました。
🌊Shanhai jing 7: Fei-yi. The original description sounds like just a normal quail… Maybe kinda wood partridges, I suppose? Their meat was used as a vermifuge.
#山海経の怪鳥30羽描く #30WeirdAncientBirds
🌊Shanhai jing 7: Fei-yi. The original description sounds like just a normal quail… Maybe kinda wood partridges, I suppose? Their meat was used as a vermifuge.
#山海経の怪鳥30羽描く #30WeirdAncientBirds
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Someone could buy the rights to the name and turn it into a rapidly-reviewed scholarly publication focused on longer term forecasts/trends and active meteorological events.
The Farmers' Almanac announced in a Facebook post on Thursday that the 2026 Farmers' Almanac will be their final edition.
Farmers’ Almanac announces 2026 to be final edition
(WSPA) – The Farmers’ Almanac announced in a Facebook post on Thursday that the 2026 Farmers’ Almanac will be their final edition. The company said that they will gradually shut d…
www.wspa.com
November 7, 2025 at 3:42 AM
Someone could buy the rights to the name and turn it into a rapidly-reviewed scholarly publication focused on longer term forecasts/trends and active meteorological events.
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Just got an ad for this dog food, that looks like a GeoCities page from 2001.
October 9, 2023 at 3:51 PM
Just got an ad for this dog food, that looks like a GeoCities page from 2001.
They're playing City Pop at the Tower Park Tesco
November 5, 2025 at 4:42 PM
They're playing City Pop at the Tower Park Tesco
Related to last post, the rise of AI bs has motivated me to learn more and do new things more and confidently suck at things (positive). I'm casually learning keyboard, and when I get around to making more games, I'll do the music. It'll be bad music, but damn it, it will have been made by my hand.
November 4, 2025 at 10:34 AM
Related to last post, the rise of AI bs has motivated me to learn more and do new things more and confidently suck at things (positive). I'm casually learning keyboard, and when I get around to making more games, I'll do the music. It'll be bad music, but damn it, it will have been made by my hand.
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Always disappointed with indie creators who waste time typing out things like "Yes the music's AI but it's just placeholder and I can't do music and I can't affor-"
Spend 10s typing "Free ambient SFX" into a search bar instead. A bit of spooky groaning or sweet birdsong can do a game wonders.
Spend 10s typing "Free ambient SFX" into a search bar instead. A bit of spooky groaning or sweet birdsong can do a game wonders.
November 4, 2025 at 9:11 AM
Always disappointed with indie creators who waste time typing out things like "Yes the music's AI but it's just placeholder and I can't do music and I can't affor-"
Spend 10s typing "Free ambient SFX" into a search bar instead. A bit of spooky groaning or sweet birdsong can do a game wonders.
Spend 10s typing "Free ambient SFX" into a search bar instead. A bit of spooky groaning or sweet birdsong can do a game wonders.
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