Becinator
@artdragon86.bsky.social
Artist and writer. Lecturer and researcher with a PhD in IT/HCI. Gardener. Actually three bin chickens in a trenchcoat. Melbourne/Australia
https://artdragon86.carrd.co/
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Becinator
@artdragon86.bsky.social
· Nov 9
Since more folks are joining BlueSky, I thought I'd do an intro post.
My hobbies/interests:
-Writing/reading (mostly fantasy and sci-fi)
-Art (traditional media, mostly landscapes, animals and still lifes)
-Gardening
-Academia (InfoTech/HCI)
-Games (esp. Pokemon)
-Tea
-Dogs (esp. German Shepherds)
My hobbies/interests:
-Writing/reading (mostly fantasy and sci-fi)
-Art (traditional media, mostly landscapes, animals and still lifes)
-Gardening
-Academia (InfoTech/HCI)
-Games (esp. Pokemon)
-Tea
-Dogs (esp. German Shepherds)
I will admit I squealed out loud when I saw that a new Stargate series has been greenlit. I just hope it's more like SG-1/Atlantis rather than like Universe.
November 20, 2025 at 7:25 AM
I will admit I squealed out loud when I saw that a new Stargate series has been greenlit. I just hope it's more like SG-1/Atlantis rather than like Universe.
There are people from the council working on repairing our fence today and one of them has the funniest sneeze.
Imagine the sound an elephant would make if you kicked him in the nuts. That's what this guy's sneezes sound like.
Imagine the sound an elephant would make if you kicked him in the nuts. That's what this guy's sneezes sound like.
November 18, 2025 at 10:55 PM
There are people from the council working on repairing our fence today and one of them has the funniest sneeze.
Imagine the sound an elephant would make if you kicked him in the nuts. That's what this guy's sneezes sound like.
Imagine the sound an elephant would make if you kicked him in the nuts. That's what this guy's sneezes sound like.
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Did you read my post from last week about how contract woes caused me to withdraw an accepted story from F&SF, ending my 54-year quest to be published in that magazine? But wait (as the saying goes) — there's more! Scroll down at the link for an update. www.scottedelman.com/wordpress/20...
A dream denied: My 54-year quest to publish a short story in F&SF ‹ Scott Edelman
www.scottedelman.com
November 18, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Did you read my post from last week about how contract woes caused me to withdraw an accepted story from F&SF, ending my 54-year quest to be published in that magazine? But wait (as the saying goes) — there's more! Scroll down at the link for an update. www.scottedelman.com/wordpress/20...
Lol Cloudflare’s shat the bed again so half the internet is dead 😬
November 18, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Lol Cloudflare’s shat the bed again so half the internet is dead 😬
Nothing turns me off faster from trying something I'm indifferent towards than someone nagging me to try it and refusing to listen when I say I'm not interested.
November 18, 2025 at 10:58 AM
Nothing turns me off faster from trying something I'm indifferent towards than someone nagging me to try it and refusing to listen when I say I'm not interested.
Another bloom on my Camille Pissarro Del Bard Rose (one photo from yesterday and one from today).
November 18, 2025 at 5:29 AM
Another bloom on my Camille Pissarro Del Bard Rose (one photo from yesterday and one from today).
New art supplies arrived. Four tubes of watercolour in a new brand I haven't tried, and two Stillman and Birn sketchbooks with toned paper (one beige and one with beige, black and grey).
November 18, 2025 at 5:02 AM
New art supplies arrived. Four tubes of watercolour in a new brand I haven't tried, and two Stillman and Birn sketchbooks with toned paper (one beige and one with beige, black and grey).
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Marjorie Taylor Greene has been disliked by the left for years and years and had never had to fear for her life. She's been disliked by the right for 1 day and now has to hire security.
November 18, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Marjorie Taylor Greene has been disliked by the left for years and years and had never had to fear for her life. She's been disliked by the right for 1 day and now has to hire security.
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'There will be deaths'
That's the fear of a youth worker thinking about the consequences of Australia's teen social media ban.
I wrote about their concerns for their clients, some of the most vulnerable and disadvantaged teens, and about their ability to work with them.
www.crikey.com.au/20...
That's the fear of a youth worker thinking about the consequences of Australia's teen social media ban.
I wrote about their concerns for their clients, some of the most vulnerable and disadvantaged teens, and about their ability to work with them.
www.crikey.com.au/20...
November 17, 2025 at 9:58 PM
'There will be deaths'
That's the fear of a youth worker thinking about the consequences of Australia's teen social media ban.
I wrote about their concerns for their clients, some of the most vulnerable and disadvantaged teens, and about their ability to work with them.
www.crikey.com.au/20...
That's the fear of a youth worker thinking about the consequences of Australia's teen social media ban.
I wrote about their concerns for their clients, some of the most vulnerable and disadvantaged teens, and about their ability to work with them.
www.crikey.com.au/20...
Will have to leave the painting here for today. I don't like to paint relying mostly on my desk light (too yellowish) and there's not enough natural light left to continue.
November 17, 2025 at 6:51 AM
Will have to leave the painting here for today. I don't like to paint relying mostly on my desk light (too yellowish) and there's not enough natural light left to continue.
Background of the painting is finished. Naturally, Rosco has to get involved.
November 17, 2025 at 4:57 AM
Background of the painting is finished. Naturally, Rosco has to get involved.
Work has begun on my next painting.
November 17, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Work has begun on my next painting.
Dad's joking about how Rosco was "neglected and abused" today because the bakery had run out of quiches so he had to suffer with the end off Dad's sausage roll instead.
That dog has such a hard life...
That dog has such a hard life...
November 16, 2025 at 7:53 AM
Dad's joking about how Rosco was "neglected and abused" today because the bakery had run out of quiches so he had to suffer with the end off Dad's sausage roll instead.
That dog has such a hard life...
That dog has such a hard life...
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this goes right along with my theory that the AI obsession in *users* is often bc…
1. they were never educated (esp "ipad generation") & don't know how computers work
2. our tools and services are all SO AWFUL NOW, degraded at best, actively user-hostile at worst
1. they were never educated (esp "ipad generation") & don't know how computers work
2. our tools and services are all SO AWFUL NOW, degraded at best, actively user-hostile at worst
November 15, 2025 at 6:47 PM
this goes right along with my theory that the AI obsession in *users* is often bc…
1. they were never educated (esp "ipad generation") & don't know how computers work
2. our tools and services are all SO AWFUL NOW, degraded at best, actively user-hostile at worst
1. they were never educated (esp "ipad generation") & don't know how computers work
2. our tools and services are all SO AWFUL NOW, degraded at best, actively user-hostile at worst
At almost 40 years of age I have just seen, for the first time, David Suchet without his Poirot moustache.
This is uncanny valley shit and it has unsettled me on a primal level.
This is uncanny valley shit and it has unsettled me on a primal level.
November 14, 2025 at 8:39 AM
At almost 40 years of age I have just seen, for the first time, David Suchet without his Poirot moustache.
This is uncanny valley shit and it has unsettled me on a primal level.
This is uncanny valley shit and it has unsettled me on a primal level.
Today in Microsoft Word: I am trying to write "nobleman's".
November 14, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Today in Microsoft Word: I am trying to write "nobleman's".
Quote with your art growth!
2016-2025
2016-2025
November 13, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Quote with your art growth!
2016-2025
2016-2025
I am *begging* people to understand that someone saying "I don't like [thing you like]" is not the same as saying "[Thing you like] and everyone it represents should be razed from the face of the earth".
November 13, 2025 at 8:39 AM
I am *begging* people to understand that someone saying "I don't like [thing you like]" is not the same as saying "[Thing you like] and everyone it represents should be razed from the face of the earth".
Look at this big sook.
November 13, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Look at this big sook.
Today in my garden. I transplanted four of my tomato plants into their final pots, and reorganised some of the smaller tomato plants and seedlings (some of which I will transplant into larger pots when they're more mature and some of which I will give away to friends).
November 13, 2025 at 3:25 AM
Today in my garden. I transplanted four of my tomato plants into their final pots, and reorganised some of the smaller tomato plants and seedlings (some of which I will transplant into larger pots when they're more mature and some of which I will give away to friends).
New progress update on my writing blog: rebeccajfleming.wordpress.com/2025/11/12/f...
Full steam ahead
After my last writing post, I realised that I wasn’t done restructuring my outline, not by a long shot. First I added a new chapter to Part 1, which I had up until now thought was complete. T…
rebeccajfleming.wordpress.com
November 12, 2025 at 11:30 PM
New progress update on my writing blog: rebeccajfleming.wordpress.com/2025/11/12/f...
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"You can't un-invent AI!" We can't un-invent asbestos either. That doesn't mean we have to use it.
November 12, 2025 at 4:00 AM
"You can't un-invent AI!" We can't un-invent asbestos either. That doesn't mean we have to use it.
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Holy shit, just learned about the typewriter art of Montserrat Alberich Escardívol, a Catalan typist. Using an extra wide typewriter and 180 color ribbons, she built up elaborate images from simple characters like 'm' and '.' and ';'. Here is her typewritten painting of the Cathedral of Barcelona.
November 12, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Holy shit, just learned about the typewriter art of Montserrat Alberich Escardívol, a Catalan typist. Using an extra wide typewriter and 180 color ribbons, she built up elaborate images from simple characters like 'm' and '.' and ';'. Here is her typewritten painting of the Cathedral of Barcelona.
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It took them a month to review, and they still didn’t clock it was a Johnny Cash joke
CORRECTION: The post was made on Oct 10. Due to a backlog in cases, our mod team didn’t review and take action until Nov 11, which is when we engaged with the account owner about the reason for suspension.
November 12, 2025 at 10:34 PM
It took them a month to review, and they still didn’t clock it was a Johnny Cash joke