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language artist, software dev, spec fic enjoyer, painter, marylander 👾🦀 she/her 👾🦀 https://urlocalcyb.org/
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ur local cyborg @urlocalcyb.org · 27d
Happy #PortfolioDay! I'm Caroline, a painter (& sometimes digital) artist inspired by sci-fi and fantasy texts. I'm available for commissions this year and I just started my print shop!

🛍️ www.etsy.com/shop/urlocal...
✉️ caroldinh [at] tuta [dot] io

#ArtSky #SciFiArt #Watercolor #DigitalArt
Fan-made book cover of "The Last Man" by Mary Shelley done in watercolor, featuring a lone figure flying in a steampunk winged hot air balloon, over a forest, Hagio Sophia in Constantinople, and the roman ruins, with astronomical formulas and diagrams written in the stars. Fan-made book cover of Ted Chiang's "Exhalation" done in watercolor. A humanoid figure manipulates two levers, his head and chest cavity open to reveal tubes of air. He is looking up at several rings that appear as portals to other worlds, filled with imagery from Chiang's novel: the skyline of Old Baghdad, fossils beneath a wave, steampunk cogs, parrots flying, a Victorian-style robot, a lion cub, two prism-shaped computers, Data Earth, and floating video player and photo gallery interfaces. Watercolor painting of an alien spaceship descending upon a scrap metal site, with scrappers wheeling their haul away from a giant metal structure shaped almost like an animal ribcage. Digital illustration of a woman using virtual reality. On her left are cascades of polluted water, forest fires, air pollution, and rising graphs; on her right is the fantasy world in her headset, with rockets taking off into a starry sky. In the bottom right corner is the word "ESCAPE."
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ratwednesday.art
For the first time in a million years, I'm open for new projects! You can find pricing, samples, & more info over here:

ratwednesday.studio

#furryart #dragonart #artcommissions
February 9, 2026 at 11:11 PM
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jayhulmepoet.bsky.social
"in the street of money in the city of money in the country of money,
our great country of money, we (forgive us)

lived happily during the war."

- Ilya Kaminsky
We Lived Happily during the War And when they bombed other people's houses, we protested but not enough, we opposed them but not enough. I was in my bed, around my bed America was falling: invisible house by invisible house by invisible house- I took a chair outside and watched the sun. In the sixth month of a disastrous reign in the house of money in the street of money in the city of money in the country of money, our great country of money, we (forgive us) lived happily during the war.
February 9, 2026 at 12:12 PM
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mordecaimartin.net
For those of you into Heated Rivalry, might I suggest THIS sizzling slow burn?
The cover or Frog and Toad Are Friends: an I CAN READ book by Arnold Lobel
February 9, 2026 at 2:18 AM
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chenchenwrites.bsky.social
winter needs to be 2-3 months shorter
February 4, 2026 at 12:45 AM
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kwanetaharris.bsky.social
“For women in prison, one abuser is replaced with another. The U.S. calls this ‘justice.’” Read Kwaneta’s latest in @theflytrapmedia.com www.theflytrapmedia.com/aint-we-wome...
Ain't We Women, Too?
For many incarcerated women, the state is their abuser, but the gender-based violence we experience behind bars goes ignored.
www.theflytrapmedia.com
February 3, 2026 at 7:09 PM
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kottke.org
A group of 50 Chilians recently spent several hours powering a human-operated chatbot. Some questions were answered quickly but “when they didn’t know the answer, they walked around the room to see if someone else did”. [apnews.com]
A chatbot entirely powered by humans, not artificial intelligence? This Chilean community shows why
About 50 members of a community outside Chile’s capital spent Saturday trying their best to power an entirely human-operated chatbot that could answer questions and make silly pictures on command, in a message to highlight the environmental toll and water usage of artificial intelligence data center
apnews.com
February 3, 2026 at 4:26 PM
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richardacarter.bsky.social
New Open Access Booklet! As part of the AHRC BRAID project 'Museum Visitor Experience and the Responsible Use of AI to Communicate Colonial Collections' (PI Dr Joanna Tidy, Sheffield) we've developed a resource for heritage professionals evaluating responsible AI use richardacarter.com/braid-report/
A book cover on an orange background. The cover is decorated with colourful tile designs, akin to those seen throughout North Africa, the Middle East, and India. The title reads "Coloniality, Collections, and the Responsible Use of AI in Museums and Heritage." The subtitle reads "A toolkit and workbook". Below this are logos of institutions involved in the resource: BRAID, UKRI, Leeds Royal Armouries, University of Sheffield, University of Cambridge, Sheffield Hallam University, University of York
February 3, 2026 at 2:18 PM
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melnickjeffrey1.bsky.social
They were careless people, Tom and Daisy- they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness or whatever it was that kept them together, and let other people clean up the mess they had made.
February 3, 2026 at 3:08 AM
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crevicedwelling.bsky.social
reading about organisms that aren’t your specialty is like

margins of the quorbus eplungulate, ploobular processes bent posteriorly towards the foobulum

define term “eplungulate”
- lacking plungae. synonym: thubulous
February 2, 2026 at 10:14 PM
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merriam-webster.com
This is a post about animal excrement and the English language.

bull$#!% = nonsense/lies
chicken$#!% = petty or cowardly
horse$#!% = nonsense/lies
dog$#!%= low quality
ape$#!% = wild
bat$#!%= crazy

Ordered above from oldest to newest: bull$#!% (1914), bat$#!% (1971).
February 2, 2026 at 3:23 PM
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julijana-m.bsky.social
Another little doodle!

#sketch #digitalpainting #moondoe #doodle
A celestial doe surrounded by a crecent moon and stars
January 31, 2026 at 5:44 PM
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ceeejus.bsky.social
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January 31, 2026 at 2:10 AM
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soniasulaiman.bsky.social
I did another illustration today. In a lot of Palestinian folktales, the heroine who is on an adventure will spend the night in a palm tree. I wanted to be less realistic with this one.
A pen and ink illustration of a Palestinian woman asleep in a palm tree
January 25, 2026 at 9:22 PM
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athanaca.bsky.social
Who Defines Their World?⛓️

“A life reduced to a performance space.” Hope that all these marine mammals can be free from the cage😢😢

#illustration #digitalart #conceptart #artpractice #beluga #marineanimals #captivity #animalethics
An illustration that shows the beluga trapped in the narrow space of aquarium
January 24, 2026 at 4:22 PM
urlocalcyb.org
sometimes you gotta do what you gotta do (restart an illustration after 6 hours of progress because the colors didn't turn out right)
January 25, 2026 at 5:38 PM
urlocalcyb.org
I really enjoy getting the hardware done to frame and hang things
D-rings and wire that I've just installed on two art pieces, plus hammer and screwdriver (yep just these two, no power tools)
January 24, 2026 at 1:35 AM
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qntm.org
Code is liability. AI allows us to create tremendous amounts of liability very quickly
January 23, 2026 at 11:44 PM
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faeryqueene73.bsky.social
A coworker took this from her apartment. I haven't seen a crowd this size before. Maybe the first Women's March? But it was much much warmer that day. ICE OUT OF MINNESOTA!
January 23, 2026 at 11:19 PM
urlocalcyb.org
Haha this reminds me of MoCoSnow's pencils, love it!
dcpubliclibrary.bsky.social DC Public Library @dcpubliclibrary.bsky.social · 17d
❄️ Washington, DC has declared a Snow Emergency (and a State of Emergency) starting Saturday, January 25 at noon! Stay safe—and stay cozy with the perfect read. Check out our Book Weather Map to see what’s in season for your snow day!
DCPL Weather Outlook map indicating varying probabilities of finding free books at different locations in the Washington D.C. area. Key areas such as Loudoun, Fairfax, Prince George's, and Baltimore are highlighted, with book availability percentages and potential high 'Boom' and low 'Bust' areas noted.
January 24, 2026 at 12:31 AM
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loriemerson.net
deep and fierce love for this student: "Meet the Alaska Student Arrested for Eating an AI Art Exhibit" www.thenation.com/article/soci...
Meet the Alaska Student Arrested for Eating an AI Art Exhibit
A conversation with Graham Granger, whose combination of protest and performance art spread beyond campus. “AI chews up and spits out art made by other people.”
www.thenation.com
January 22, 2026 at 8:42 PM
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othersidespec.bsky.social
IT'S THE FINAL DAY OF OUR EXTENDED WINDOW! If you're a BIPOC, trans, and/or disabled author, you have until 11:59pm Eastern Time tonight to submit original fiction or poetry 👀

othersidespec.com/guidelines/
othersidespec.bsky.social OTHERSIDE @othersidespec.bsky.social · 21d
Reminder: our extended window for BIPOC, trans, and/or disabled authors ends Jan 21! If you're part of one or more of these communities and haven't submitted yet, send us your original fiction and/or poetry!

Next general window opens April 1 🪐🗡️

Full guidelines here: othersidespec.com/guidelines/
Submission Guidelines - OTHERSIDE
Submission guidelines for fiction and poetry submissions to OTHERSIDE, including opening dates and how to submit.
othersidespec.com
January 21, 2026 at 4:00 PM
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dcpubliclibrary.bsky.social
Get hands-on with DC punk history. Join us for Punk Archive Processing Night at The People’s Archive at MLK Library. Help sort, inventory, and organize the archive.

Register now — space is limited: https://bit.ly/4qsDFuW
Promotional poster for DC Punk Archive Processing Night at DC Public Library on Wednesday, January 28 from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM. Registration opens January 21. The poster features bold text and star symbols.
January 21, 2026 at 1:00 PM
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lichenlabs.bsky.social
do YOU want to playtest #fleshwalk? making some key updates, and i welcome virtual playtesters to join my discord!

link in my bio too :)
January 21, 2026 at 2:58 PM
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davidho.bsky.social
This is the most astonishing graph of what the Trump regime has done to US science. They have destroyed the federal science workforce across the board. The negative impacts on Americans will be felt for generations, and the US might never be the same again.

www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
This line graph illustrates the percentage change in agency staff levels from the previous year for nine major U.S. federal scientific and health organizations between the fiscal years 2016 and 2025. The agencies tracked include the CDC, Department of Energy, EPA, FDA, NASA, NIH, NIST, NOAA, and NSF. For the majority of the timeline between 2016 and 2023, the agencies show relatively stable fluctuations, generally staying within a range of +5% to -5% change per year. However, there is a dramatic and uniform plummet starting in the 2024–25 period. Every agency depicted shows a sharp downward trajectory, with staffing losses ranging from approximately -15% to over -25%. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) shows the most significant decline, dropping to roughly -26%, while the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) shows the least severe but still substantial drop at approximately -15%.
January 20, 2026 at 10:53 PM
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ghostlyverse.bsky.social
#HorrorCommunity
Thrilled to see my horror poem in Morrow Point:
"When Carmilla Returns, Styria Is Different"
Also enjoy it in 🧛‍♂️🦇"Vampire Verses" 🧛‍♂️🦇
@dmcwriter.bsky.social @twisteddreamspress.bsky.social @sfpoetry.bsky.social @swsworlds.bsky.social @hwany.org
morrowpoint.org/2026/01/19/w...
When Carmilla Returns, Styria Is Different
When Carmilla Returns, Styria Is Different LindaAnn LoSchiavo Covid reminded her of the Black Death,Fatalities unfolding silentlyAs muslin shrouds, infecting secretly.She’s deprived of uninterrupte…
morrowpoint.org
January 20, 2026 at 1:20 AM