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Arcturus
@somberine.bsky.social
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27 | Genderfluid - They - It | 🐎 | How hungry...?
#arcturusart <- Art Tag | AI "Artists" WILL BE BLOCKED

I am an adult! So I'd prefer if you didn't follow me if you're under 18+, thank you!

💚 @syensy.bsky.social @goldenteddie.bsky.social 🧡
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Arcturus @somberine.bsky.social · 13d
Hello! Name's Arcturus and/or Psychonaut!
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I'm a genderfluid artist who enjoys many a thing! Maybe mentally ill, maybe a little horse, hope that helps!
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Carrd - somberine.carrd.co
TH - toyhou.se/Somberine
Ko-Fi - ko-fi.com/somberine
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eigenvectrix.myatproto.social
As a user affected by the Australian rollout: they're lying about pre-verification. Every Australian Discord user with whom I regularly interact is over 30, but we were still all required to verify
legendofnerd.bsky.social Brian M @legendofnerd.bsky.social · 23h
Discord is already starting to walk things back a little, so people should keep doing what they're doing (cancel Nitro, leave feedback/criticism, direct contact through support tickets/phone/email/etc)
Tl;dr: The vast majority of adults will never have to interact with our age assurance systems and their experience won't change, because we know Discord and how people use it, so we're designing to respect privacy and deliver a safer experience while minimizing friction for adults. Hey folks – I’ve been on Discord since very early 2016 and actually joined the company in 2017. Safety is one of my areas, so today’s announcement on our blog is something I’ve been pretty involved with. I’ve always cared about Discord's approach to privacy (E2EE for A/V was another of my projects here), so I figured I’d add some more context to today's news. I can say confidently that the vast majority of people will never see age verification. I say this because we launched age assurance in the UK and Australia in 2025, and we have some pretty good data on this now. The idea here is that we can pre-identify most adults based on what we already know (not including your messages!), and that looks to get us pretty far here. No face scans, no IDs, for the vast majority of adults. And if you are one of the smaller subset of folks that we can't definitively pre-identify, then still, you only have to do it if you're accessing age-restricted servers or channels, or changing certain settings. That's really not most users. (Altho... might be more Redditors, tbh.) Last, I know that there is concern about privacy and data leaks. That's a real concern. The selfie system is built purely client-side, it never leaves your device, and we did that intentionally. That'll work for a bunch of users who aren't pre-identified as adults. But if you do end up in the ID bucket, then yeah, you're right that has some risk. We're doing what we can to minimize this by working with our range of partners (who are different partners than the data leak you read about), and if it's any help, we learned a lot internally from the last issue. But I get if that doesn't necessarily inspire more confidence. Anyway, we’ll be sharing more next month as we get closer to the global roll out about the system, including the technology behind it in March. I honestly wouldn't be happy if we didn't build something good and I am excited about what we’re launching, but please let us know what you think when we share more details. And I really appreciate everybody's feedback here today. We’re definitely reading it!
February 10, 2026 at 2:38 AM
somberine.bsky.social
you ever create a guy for selfship purposes but then get so caught up in drawing really silly shit that you forgot the whole point of making the guy was to selfship with another character...yeah
February 10, 2026 at 9:40 PM
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candiedreptile.at.app.wafrn.net
#BLANKSWORD
BLANK runs up to the Angel of Waste Disposal as she's mopping a floor; "Toni, Toni -" "What?" "Hold up your hand?" She obliges, a bit halfheartedly: "Like this?" "Up a bit?" BLANK takes a bit of a runup, then jumps to high-five her upraised hand (a feat. he is short.) "That was it?" AOWD asks; they are smiling at each other in the aftermath. "Yeah." "Good job."
February 10, 2026 at 7:32 PM
somberine.bsky.social
i literally cant even share who this was about because im embarrassed with myself, but i can share the horse doodle because its probably one of my favorite joke drawings ive done of my horse in awhile
February 10, 2026 at 7:01 PM
somberine.bsky.social
on one hand, i love winter, on the other, i can not wait for the lack of horrid pain flair ups due to the cold in every joint on my body thats for sure. got me feeling like a fossil.
February 10, 2026 at 5:16 PM
somberine.bsky.social
Marked as nudity because hes Naked but just know nothing is shown at all Lol, its more of a precaution. Anyway! Hi this is Tardigrade hes an elsen whose a bit shrimp.

Decided I wasn't 100% happy with how he originally looked and did some figuring out his design last night. #arcturusart
February 10, 2026 at 4:39 PM
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syensy.bsky.social
the 6
#art #offoc #oc
A sketch of Six leaning back mid-air and looking off to the top left. She has a neutral expression and is holding her bat with her right hand.
February 10, 2026 at 1:20 PM
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legendofnerd.bsky.social
Discord is already starting to walk things back a little, so people should keep doing what they're doing (cancel Nitro, leave feedback/criticism, direct contact through support tickets/phone/email/etc)
Tl;dr: The vast majority of adults will never have to interact with our age assurance systems and their experience won't change, because we know Discord and how people use it, so we're designing to respect privacy and deliver a safer experience while minimizing friction for adults. Hey folks – I’ve been on Discord since very early 2016 and actually joined the company in 2017. Safety is one of my areas, so today’s announcement on our blog is something I’ve been pretty involved with. I’ve always cared about Discord's approach to privacy (E2EE for A/V was another of my projects here), so I figured I’d add some more context to today's news. I can say confidently that the vast majority of people will never see age verification. I say this because we launched age assurance in the UK and Australia in 2025, and we have some pretty good data on this now. The idea here is that we can pre-identify most adults based on what we already know (not including your messages!), and that looks to get us pretty far here. No face scans, no IDs, for the vast majority of adults. And if you are one of the smaller subset of folks that we can't definitively pre-identify, then still, you only have to do it if you're accessing age-restricted servers or channels, or changing certain settings. That's really not most users. (Altho... might be more Redditors, tbh.) Last, I know that there is concern about privacy and data leaks. That's a real concern. The selfie system is built purely client-side, it never leaves your device, and we did that intentionally. That'll work for a bunch of users who aren't pre-identified as adults. But if you do end up in the ID bucket, then yeah, you're right that has some risk. We're doing what we can to minimize this by working with our range of partners (who are different partners than the data leak you read about), and if it's any help, we learned a lot internally from the last issue. But I get if that doesn't necessarily inspire more confidence. Anyway, we’ll be sharing more next month as we get closer to the global roll out about the system, including the technology behind it in March. I honestly wouldn't be happy if we didn't build something good and I am excited about what we’re launching, but please let us know what you think when we share more details. And I really appreciate everybody's feedback here today. We’re definitely reading it!
February 10, 2026 at 1:43 AM
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goldenteddie.bsky.social
also icon for @syensy.bsky.social of his stinky stinky guy
#teddiedraws #art #off #offgame
February 10, 2026 at 2:13 AM
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goldenteddie.bsky.social
icon for @somberine.bsky.social of it's oc Datura :]

#teddiedraws #art
A digital drawing of a person with blue skin and purple hair. They're wearing a brown and green mask, a tan shirt, green vest, and pink bowtie. In her hands, she's holding a clay pot with a baby jade plant inside of it. A digital drawing of a person with blue skin and purple hair. They're wearing a brown and green mask, a tan shirt, green vest, and pink bowtie. In her hands, she's holding a clay pot with a baby jade plant inside of it.
May 17, 2025 at 6:56 PM
somberine.bsky.social
YOURE TRYING TO KILL ME!!!!!!!!!!!!
goldenteddie.bsky.social Teddie ⭐ @goldenteddie.bsky.social · 22h
hiii long time no art . I have been going a little crazy on self indulgent stuff + icons so here have some of those, all for @somberine.bsky.social <3
#teddiedraws #art #lookoutside #lookoutsidegame
February 10, 2026 at 2:10 AM
somberine.bsky.social
This isn't a vent but more a "Wow I did NOT think about that part of my life hard enough until recently..."
February 10, 2026 at 2:09 AM
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cafedot.bsky.social
We here at Cafe Dot 🍵 want to help everyone find artists on Bluesky that you'll enjoy, and have begun curating lists for users all across Bluesky. ✨

See a list you enjoy? Give it a follow! Want to be included, or know of someone who should be? Reply to that post and let us know!👇
February 10, 2026 at 1:13 AM
somberine.bsky.social
I'm feeling insane for one million reasons, have 2 of my #lookoutside OCs. Starlette and Sparrow.
February 10, 2026 at 12:01 AM
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rgbmob.bsky.social
royal guardian of zone 2 #OFFgame
February 4, 2026 at 6:13 PM
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madocactus.itch.io
time to be loud about this terrible decision.

discord.com/company-info...
February 9, 2026 at 2:41 PM
somberine.bsky.social
Some Mortons from a bit ago
#lookoutside #arcturusart
February 8, 2026 at 8:08 PM
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wayneradio.tv
Uggghh I hate when my stupid dog’s rage meter fills up and he starts hitting me with a giant bone until I hear the toll of 3 bells
February 8, 2026 at 5:36 PM
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syensy.bsky.social
wuh woh
#offgame #art
A burnt scientist from OFF grabbing his neck as he's leaking black fluid from his eyes and mouth; burnt jaws sprout from his neck, surrounding his head.
February 8, 2026 at 1:37 PM
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berneri.horse
Kirin/Qilin
#art ✧ #painting ✧ #kirin ✧ #qilin
Small acrylic marker painting of a red kirin on a bright yellow background. The mythical beast is standing and keeping its head low and looking at the viewer. The base coat is bright red but it has brown antlers/horns and hooves and also teal scales, mane, tail tassel, eyebrows, beard and ears. The kirin is showing its teeth a little bit.
February 8, 2026 at 12:50 AM
somberine.bsky.social
Anyway that all being said on poor staff treatment, heres these three! I've grown a bit detached from them since the entire fall out of that group, but I do think of them now and again. Moss most of all.
#arcturusart
February 8, 2026 at 2:59 AM
somberine.bsky.social
since a couple days ago marks the day it all fell apart with the first server i worked for i just wanna say

please god Listen To Your Staff when they tell you somethings wrong and how to fix it.

this isn't coming from someone who ignored staff, this is coming from someone who Was the staff.
February 8, 2026 at 2:18 AM
somberine.bsky.social
"I can finish the thumbnails for this after I take a small nap" guy who does not know hes about to knock tf out for nearly 3 hrs.
February 8, 2026 at 12:12 AM
somberine.bsky.social
Artfight attack from last year foooor @syensy.bsky.social :-]
This is Chikala (sheep) and Ramirez (cerberus), they're a couple #ProjectMoon OCs.

#arcturusart
February 7, 2026 at 6:28 PM
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candiedreptile.at.app.wafrn.net
#BLANKSWORD
Morceau sitting in the cloudy black-and-purple landscape of the Innermost Sight, looking pensively at the white doorway-shaped light in the distance.
February 7, 2026 at 4:50 PM