Beth / "Foal"
@unicornfoal.bsky.social
Still figuring out how this place works. Not very talkative.
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I love that the fourth astronaut wasn't just removed from the painting; they got turned into a rock.
The most obvious and visually striking indication of the changes the game went through, for me, is the box art itself (credit to @laserschwert.bsky.social for these hi-res images)
January 11, 2026 at 9:39 AM
I love that the fourth astronaut wasn't just removed from the painting; they got turned into a rock.
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the discourse on what jobs are acceptable to replace with generative AI reveals a lot about what we think of other people's jobs
January 9, 2026 at 6:48 AM
the discourse on what jobs are acceptable to replace with generative AI reveals a lot about what we think of other people's jobs
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Any studio that says they're only using their own assets for an A.I. model is lying to you, likely intentionally.
Generative A.I. models require an insane amount of existing work to create anything that looks new and decent. Categorizing said data would take years.
Generative A.I. models require an insane amount of existing work to create anything that looks new and decent. Categorizing said data would take years.
Larian CEO says Divinity could have gen AI assets in it but only if the tools are trained on the studio's own data.
"If we use a GenAI model to create in-game assets, then it'll be trained on data we own."
https://kotaku.com/divinity-gen-ai-larian-bg3-reddit-ama-2000658429
"If we use a GenAI model to create in-game assets, then it'll be trained on data we own."
https://kotaku.com/divinity-gen-ai-larian-bg3-reddit-ama-2000658429
January 9, 2026 at 6:20 PM
Any studio that says they're only using their own assets for an A.I. model is lying to you, likely intentionally.
Generative A.I. models require an insane amount of existing work to create anything that looks new and decent. Categorizing said data would take years.
Generative A.I. models require an insane amount of existing work to create anything that looks new and decent. Categorizing said data would take years.
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I'm sad to have to reveal that the prophecy has not come true.
The Miami News, 1935:
www.newspapers.com/article/the-...
The Miami News, 1935:
www.newspapers.com/article/the-...
January 9, 2026 at 11:26 PM
I'm sad to have to reveal that the prophecy has not come true.
The Miami News, 1935:
www.newspapers.com/article/the-...
The Miami News, 1935:
www.newspapers.com/article/the-...
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A while back, I worked at a comic book store five days a week, so I had access to a lot of old Marvel and DC comics. I made these brushes from scanning the comics directly. My brush set has all 64 colors which were possible to print on newspaper at the time.
ko-fi.com/s/0bf878660e
ko-fi.com/s/0bf878660e
January 8, 2026 at 8:24 PM
A while back, I worked at a comic book store five days a week, so I had access to a lot of old Marvel and DC comics. I made these brushes from scanning the comics directly. My brush set has all 64 colors which were possible to print on newspaper at the time.
ko-fi.com/s/0bf878660e
ko-fi.com/s/0bf878660e
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I bet he has a nickname.
January 7, 2026 at 7:23 PM
I bet he has a nickname.
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Reminder: LEGALLY, paypal does not need to know what you sell. Paypal has nothing to do with your business or its transactions. Its only purpose is money transferal.
However they will try to snoop into your business as much as they can.
DO NOT DISCLOSE ANY DETAILS OF YOUR WORK ON PAYPAL!!
However they will try to snoop into your business as much as they can.
DO NOT DISCLOSE ANY DETAILS OF YOUR WORK ON PAYPAL!!
Commissioners and artists, be aware of this if you use the PayPal
January 7, 2026 at 3:06 AM
Reminder: LEGALLY, paypal does not need to know what you sell. Paypal has nothing to do with your business or its transactions. Its only purpose is money transferal.
However they will try to snoop into your business as much as they can.
DO NOT DISCLOSE ANY DETAILS OF YOUR WORK ON PAYPAL!!
However they will try to snoop into your business as much as they can.
DO NOT DISCLOSE ANY DETAILS OF YOUR WORK ON PAYPAL!!
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1938: "Sudetenland should be part of the German Reich. By what right does Czechoslovakia assert control over Sudetenland?"
2014: "Crimea and Donbas should be part of Russia. By what right does Ukraine assert control over Crimea and Donbas?"
2026:
2014: "Crimea and Donbas should be part of Russia. By what right does Ukraine assert control over Crimea and Donbas?"
2026:
TAPPER: Can you rule out the US is going to take Greenland by force?
MILLER: Greenland should be part of the US. By what right does Denmark assert control over Greenland? The US is the power of NATO
T: So force is on the table?
M: Nobody is gonna fight the US militarily over future of Greenland
MILLER: Greenland should be part of the US. By what right does Denmark assert control over Greenland? The US is the power of NATO
T: So force is on the table?
M: Nobody is gonna fight the US militarily over future of Greenland
January 6, 2026 at 6:35 AM
1938: "Sudetenland should be part of the German Reich. By what right does Czechoslovakia assert control over Sudetenland?"
2014: "Crimea and Donbas should be part of Russia. By what right does Ukraine assert control over Crimea and Donbas?"
2026:
2014: "Crimea and Donbas should be part of Russia. By what right does Ukraine assert control over Crimea and Donbas?"
2026:
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always knew the burrito taxi industry was scummy but this is the most unfathomably evil, cartoon villain shit I’ve read in a while. jfc
January 2, 2026 at 4:02 PM
always knew the burrito taxi industry was scummy but this is the most unfathomably evil, cartoon villain shit I’ve read in a while. jfc
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We need to stop perpetuating the myth that accessibility is always more expensive.
Accessibility often does not cost any more when it is built in from the start.
Accessibility often does not cost any more when it is built in from the start.
December 29, 2025 at 4:33 PM
We need to stop perpetuating the myth that accessibility is always more expensive.
Accessibility often does not cost any more when it is built in from the start.
Accessibility often does not cost any more when it is built in from the start.
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Meanwhile this is *machine learning* and what it is *good at*. Not generative AI bullshit, actual useful predictive statistical models. www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
AI being used to help cut A&E waiting times in England this winter
Forecasting tool predicts when demand will be highest, allowing NHS trusts to better plan staffing and bed space
www.theguardian.com
December 29, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Meanwhile this is *machine learning* and what it is *good at*. Not generative AI bullshit, actual useful predictive statistical models. www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
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Great post about generative AI. Happy Holidays. Don't say I never gave you anything. anthonymoser.github.io/writing/ai/h...
December 29, 2025 at 3:43 AM
Great post about generative AI. Happy Holidays. Don't say I never gave you anything. anthonymoser.github.io/writing/ai/h...
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i think what gets overlooked is that part of the humor and charm of edits like these is that you're perfectly aware that someone sat down and spent their own time making it. they chose to do something cool or silly or stupid or genius, regardless of the results
that human element elevates the work
that human element elevates the work
Who needs AI when we had stuff like this? I’ll take photoshop edits over the slop any day
December 29, 2025 at 4:40 PM
i think what gets overlooked is that part of the humor and charm of edits like these is that you're perfectly aware that someone sat down and spent their own time making it. they chose to do something cool or silly or stupid or genius, regardless of the results
that human element elevates the work
that human element elevates the work
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meanwhile.... medicine has taken INSANE leaps and bounds in the last 2 years.
we're out here curing HIV and leukemia and creating 100% efficacy vaccines against all sorts of cancers, and now this??
between this and renewable energy outstripping fossil fuels in efficiency, the future is bright
we're out here curing HIV and leukemia and creating 100% efficacy vaccines against all sorts of cancers, and now this??
between this and renewable energy outstripping fossil fuels in efficiency, the future is bright
Wanna see real-life miracles? Fund scientific research.
A team of US scientists just cured Alzheimer’s in mice — and there is now hope that the disease can be reversed in humans.
futurism.com/health-medic...
A team of US scientists just cured Alzheimer’s in mice — and there is now hope that the disease can be reversed in humans.
futurism.com/health-medic...
Alzheimer's Fully Reversed in Mice, Scientists Say
A new compound has been shown to reverse late stage Alzheimer's disease in lab mice, which gives millions of sufferers new cause for hope.
futurism.com
December 31, 2025 at 3:03 AM
meanwhile.... medicine has taken INSANE leaps and bounds in the last 2 years.
we're out here curing HIV and leukemia and creating 100% efficacy vaccines against all sorts of cancers, and now this??
between this and renewable energy outstripping fossil fuels in efficiency, the future is bright
we're out here curing HIV and leukemia and creating 100% efficacy vaccines against all sorts of cancers, and now this??
between this and renewable energy outstripping fossil fuels in efficiency, the future is bright
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Sitting a stewing in frustration isn't nearly as cathartic as just designing a poster. Let's see how often I remember that in 2026.
December 31, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Sitting a stewing in frustration isn't nearly as cathartic as just designing a poster. Let's see how often I remember that in 2026.
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tired: everything's computer
wired: fewer things will be computer
wired: fewer things will be computer
Amazingly, reaction times using screens while driving are worse than being drunk or high—no wonder 90 percent of drivers hate using touchscreens in cars. Finally the auto industry is coming to its senses.
Rejoice! Carmakers Are Embracing Physical Buttons Again
Amazingly, reaction times using screens while driving are worse than being drunk or high—no wonder 90 percent of drivers hate using touchscreens in cars. Finally the auto industry is coming to its…
wrd.cm
December 28, 2025 at 2:42 AM
tired: everything's computer
wired: fewer things will be computer
wired: fewer things will be computer
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Honestly, I love the Secret Third Option years. Like bird year, that was also great
December 27, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Honestly, I love the Secret Third Option years. Like bird year, that was also great
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I dare any antivaxxer to look up Hans Christian Andersen's brief stay at Charles Dickens' house and then tell me to my face that Autism is a recent phenomenon 😅
RFK: “Where did all this autism come from? It never existed when I was a kid!”
“A Christmas Story”, a 1983 movie based on a 1971 memoir about a childhood in the 1930s: “This is my brother Ralphie. He has a ton of sensory issues and behaviors we don’t understand. Every family has a child like him.”
“A Christmas Story”, a 1983 movie based on a 1971 memoir about a childhood in the 1930s: “This is my brother Ralphie. He has a ton of sensory issues and behaviors we don’t understand. Every family has a child like him.”
December 26, 2025 at 6:12 AM
I dare any antivaxxer to look up Hans Christian Andersen's brief stay at Charles Dickens' house and then tell me to my face that Autism is a recent phenomenon 😅
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The 25 of December is when the "Twelve Days of Christmas" actually begin, known as Christmastide.
And there are theories that "the partridge in a pear tree" started as a magpie in a pear tree as it was a motiff in older popular songs. 🐦🎄
Happy Holidays!!
And there are theories that "the partridge in a pear tree" started as a magpie in a pear tree as it was a motiff in older popular songs. 🐦🎄
Happy Holidays!!
December 24, 2025 at 8:28 PM
The 25 of December is when the "Twelve Days of Christmas" actually begin, known as Christmastide.
And there are theories that "the partridge in a pear tree" started as a magpie in a pear tree as it was a motiff in older popular songs. 🐦🎄
Happy Holidays!!
And there are theories that "the partridge in a pear tree" started as a magpie in a pear tree as it was a motiff in older popular songs. 🐦🎄
Happy Holidays!!
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The confusion and conflation of ‘generative ai that is built on stolen artwork’ and ‘machine learning, character behaviour modelling and proc gen’ is intentional on the part of the grifters peddling the former. They benefit from murkiness of classification, because the latter predates their bollocks
December 23, 2025 at 6:08 PM
The confusion and conflation of ‘generative ai that is built on stolen artwork’ and ‘machine learning, character behaviour modelling and proc gen’ is intentional on the part of the grifters peddling the former. They benefit from murkiness of classification, because the latter predates their bollocks