blueviola.bsky.social
@blueviola.bsky.social
Pinned
Have been procrastinating on @adorkastock.com's #DrawEverythingJune a little, so yesterday I sat down and got to WORK.
Took me embarrassingly long and I didn't even try to use them as a reference... But the more I procrastinate the less likely I am to get to it, so here we go.
Took me embarrassingly long and I didn't even try to use them as a reference... But the more I procrastinate the less likely I am to get to it, so here we go.
I'd be the 2nd kind
Unhinged shitposting ftw
Unhinged shitposting ftw
There is another way: I successfully connected with a bunch of well known people from my industry through the medium of unhinged shitposting.
Talking to one of these types at a con who asked how I 'got in' with so many 'famous writers' who I'd been talking to and I said "we made friends before anyone knew who we were decades ago by striking up interesting conversations and enjoying each other's company" and he kept re-asking the question.
December 27, 2025 at 4:16 PM
I'd be the 2nd kind
Unhinged shitposting ftw
Unhinged shitposting ftw
Reposted by blueviola.bsky.social
Happy 20th anniversary to "Samoyed and teddy bear" on Wikimedia Commons.
"This is a picture of my samoyed with a teddy bear. I release all rights to it, it would just be nice if her image could survive forever."
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sa...
"This is a picture of my samoyed with a teddy bear. I release all rights to it, it would just be nice if her image could survive forever."
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sa...
December 26, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Happy 20th anniversary to "Samoyed and teddy bear" on Wikimedia Commons.
"This is a picture of my samoyed with a teddy bear. I release all rights to it, it would just be nice if her image could survive forever."
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sa...
"This is a picture of my samoyed with a teddy bear. I release all rights to it, it would just be nice if her image could survive forever."
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sa...
Reposted by blueviola.bsky.social
For new and returning users :D
I know that usually if you hang around long enough you "get it" eventually, but here's some quick explainers about different types of posts going around for art. A lot of new people reply to art trains or halt the train by not copying text, so here's the difference!
December 26, 2025 at 4:37 AM
For new and returning users :D
✨🦋BLUESKY HOT TIPS🦋✨
Hi all lovely new people. Here are some awesome features on Bsky:
- the Block function WORKS
- you can detatch quotes
- you can hide replies from everyone
You have Full control and you are so encouraged to use it here!
Hi all lovely new people. Here are some awesome features on Bsky:
- the Block function WORKS
- you can detatch quotes
- you can hide replies from everyone
You have Full control and you are so encouraged to use it here!
December 25, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Reposted by blueviola.bsky.social
✨I put together a pack of wonderful LGBTQ+ artists open for commissions! ✨ Drop a comment here if you'd like to be added 🖤
go.bsky.app/Pr3CVHV
go.bsky.app/Pr3CVHV
December 25, 2025 at 11:08 AM
✨I put together a pack of wonderful LGBTQ+ artists open for commissions! ✨ Drop a comment here if you'd like to be added 🖤
go.bsky.app/Pr3CVHV
go.bsky.app/Pr3CVHV
Reposted by blueviola.bsky.social
Helpful reference for doing it.
It doesn't have to be lengthy, just enough for someone to get the jist in whatever situation they need alt text for.
(Having your posts be readily searchable is SO HELPFUL.)
It doesn't have to be lengthy, just enough for someone to get the jist in whatever situation they need alt text for.
(Having your posts be readily searchable is SO HELPFUL.)
December 25, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Helpful reference for doing it.
It doesn't have to be lengthy, just enough for someone to get the jist in whatever situation they need alt text for.
(Having your posts be readily searchable is SO HELPFUL.)
It doesn't have to be lengthy, just enough for someone to get the jist in whatever situation they need alt text for.
(Having your posts be readily searchable is SO HELPFUL.)
Reposted by blueviola.bsky.social
For better or (mostly) for worse, 2025 is almost over.
For all the human creatives out there, artists, writers, musicians, dancers, choreographers, and so many more, thank you for your perseverance and courage.
Happy to announce: ETCH (Ethnical Technology and Computing for Humanity), a nonprofit.
For all the human creatives out there, artists, writers, musicians, dancers, choreographers, and so many more, thank you for your perseverance and courage.
Happy to announce: ETCH (Ethnical Technology and Computing for Humanity), a nonprofit.
December 25, 2025 at 4:11 AM
For better or (mostly) for worse, 2025 is almost over.
For all the human creatives out there, artists, writers, musicians, dancers, choreographers, and so many more, thank you for your perseverance and courage.
Happy to announce: ETCH (Ethnical Technology and Computing for Humanity), a nonprofit.
For all the human creatives out there, artists, writers, musicians, dancers, choreographers, and so many more, thank you for your perseverance and courage.
Happy to announce: ETCH (Ethnical Technology and Computing for Humanity), a nonprofit.
Reposted by blueviola.bsky.social
Good morning everyone, even Steve, who has just stumbled back from the pub and is pretending it’s “very early” rather than “very late.” He's currently talking to the toaster. I'm keeping out of it.
November 26, 2025 at 9:22 AM
Good morning everyone, even Steve, who has just stumbled back from the pub and is pretending it’s “very early” rather than “very late.” He's currently talking to the toaster. I'm keeping out of it.
Please help, they're such good eggs Q_Q
Tldr my aunt sold the property after being told we'd have time to move out & we were only given a month to leave. We need help to raise money if the worse happens & we end up homeless. This comes after a cancer battle & major surgery. We need a Christmas miracle.
#fundraiser
gofund.me/80669a629
#fundraiser
gofund.me/80669a629
Donate to Support Jamie's Cancer Battle!, organized by Brianna Wainright
TLDR: Hi, my name is Brianna and my wife is suffering from Metastatic Squamous Cell C… Brianna Wainright needs your support for Support Jamie's Cancer Battle!
gofund.me
November 25, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Please help, they're such good eggs Q_Q
Reposted by blueviola.bsky.social
Tldr my aunt sold the property after being told we'd have time to move out & we were only given a month to leave. We need help to raise money if the worse happens & we end up homeless. This comes after a cancer battle & major surgery. We need a Christmas miracle.
#fundraiser
gofund.me/80669a629
#fundraiser
gofund.me/80669a629
Donate to Support Jamie's Cancer Battle!, organized by Brianna Wainright
TLDR: Hi, my name is Brianna and my wife is suffering from Metastatic Squamous Cell C… Brianna Wainright needs your support for Support Jamie's Cancer Battle!
gofund.me
November 20, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Tldr my aunt sold the property after being told we'd have time to move out & we were only given a month to leave. We need help to raise money if the worse happens & we end up homeless. This comes after a cancer battle & major surgery. We need a Christmas miracle.
#fundraiser
gofund.me/80669a629
#fundraiser
gofund.me/80669a629
Reposted by blueviola.bsky.social
Otters + Snow =
November 24, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Otters + Snow =
Reposted by blueviola.bsky.social
Please help out
@jeweltonejules.bsky.social !
www.gofundme.com/f/Cancer-Bat...
www.tumblr.com/jeweltonejul...
@jeweltonejules.bsky.social !
www.gofundme.com/f/Cancer-Bat...
www.tumblr.com/jeweltonejul...
Donate to Support Jamie's Cancer Battle!, organized by Brianna Wainright
TLDR: Hi, my name is Brianna and my wife is suffering from Metastatic Squamous Cell C… Brianna Wainright needs your support for Support Jamie's Cancer Battle!
www.gofundme.com
November 13, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Reposted by blueviola.bsky.social
Lovely selection of goodies folks bought during my sale... which is still going on, just in case these entice you to check out what I've got..
www.loadofolbobbins.com
15% OFF full price goods with code SUPERSECONDS too, just saying 😉
#BirdArt #SciArt #Illustration #PigeonSky #ArtShop #NatureArt
www.loadofolbobbins.com
15% OFF full price goods with code SUPERSECONDS too, just saying 😉
#BirdArt #SciArt #Illustration #PigeonSky #ArtShop #NatureArt
October 9, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Lovely selection of goodies folks bought during my sale... which is still going on, just in case these entice you to check out what I've got..
www.loadofolbobbins.com
15% OFF full price goods with code SUPERSECONDS too, just saying 😉
#BirdArt #SciArt #Illustration #PigeonSky #ArtShop #NatureArt
www.loadofolbobbins.com
15% OFF full price goods with code SUPERSECONDS too, just saying 😉
#BirdArt #SciArt #Illustration #PigeonSky #ArtShop #NatureArt
Reposted by blueviola.bsky.social
For day 9 #spacetober_challenge nebula: Caroline Herschel (1750 – 1848) a trail blazing woman in #astronomy. 🧪🐡👩🏼🔬🔭 #histsci Hers was a real life Cinderella story, where rather than marrying a prince, she made a life & career for herself. Marriage her expected role but she was deemed unmarriageable, 🧵
October 9, 2025 at 12:44 PM
For day 9 #spacetober_challenge nebula: Caroline Herschel (1750 – 1848) a trail blazing woman in #astronomy. 🧪🐡👩🏼🔬🔭 #histsci Hers was a real life Cinderella story, where rather than marrying a prince, she made a life & career for herself. Marriage her expected role but she was deemed unmarriageable, 🧵
Reposted by blueviola.bsky.social
all discourse aside, there is one machine with consciousness. it's printers. they are alive and conscious and they hate you and they'd take your arm clean off if you let them. never trust a printer.
October 6, 2025 at 7:36 PM
all discourse aside, there is one machine with consciousness. it's printers. they are alive and conscious and they hate you and they'd take your arm clean off if you let them. never trust a printer.
Reposted by blueviola.bsky.social
Friendly reminder
Cautious reminder
Annoyed reminder
Furious reminder
WAR DECLARED
Cautious reminder
Annoyed reminder
Furious reminder
WAR DECLARED
October 7, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Friendly reminder
Cautious reminder
Annoyed reminder
Furious reminder
WAR DECLARED
Cautious reminder
Annoyed reminder
Furious reminder
WAR DECLARED
Reposted by blueviola.bsky.social
“One doesn’t have to operate with great malice to do great harm. The absence of empathy and understanding are sufficient. In fact, a man convinced of his virtue even in the midst of his vice is the worst kind of man.”
—Charles M. Blow, journalist and political analyst
—Charles M. Blow, journalist and political analyst
October 7, 2025 at 9:05 AM
“One doesn’t have to operate with great malice to do great harm. The absence of empathy and understanding are sufficient. In fact, a man convinced of his virtue even in the midst of his vice is the worst kind of man.”
—Charles M. Blow, journalist and political analyst
—Charles M. Blow, journalist and political analyst
Reposted by blueviola.bsky.social
This year I want to try #Fantober instead of Inktober again!
Starting with Maomao, because The Apothecary Diaries was the last anime I enjoyed this year ^^
#theapothecarydiaries #maomao #apothecarydiaries #kusuriyanohitorigoto #fanart #inktober #薬屋のひとりごと #イラスト
Starting with Maomao, because The Apothecary Diaries was the last anime I enjoyed this year ^^
#theapothecarydiaries #maomao #apothecarydiaries #kusuriyanohitorigoto #fanart #inktober #薬屋のひとりごと #イラスト
October 1, 2025 at 8:21 PM
This year I want to try #Fantober instead of Inktober again!
Starting with Maomao, because The Apothecary Diaries was the last anime I enjoyed this year ^^
#theapothecarydiaries #maomao #apothecarydiaries #kusuriyanohitorigoto #fanart #inktober #薬屋のひとりごと #イラスト
Starting with Maomao, because The Apothecary Diaries was the last anime I enjoyed this year ^^
#theapothecarydiaries #maomao #apothecarydiaries #kusuriyanohitorigoto #fanart #inktober #薬屋のひとりごと #イラスト
Reposted by blueviola.bsky.social
My first girlfriend turned into the Moon... 🌙
Princess Yue is a perfect fit for this #Fantober day and Mid-Autumn Festival art 😌
#atla #avatarthelastairbender #princessyue #atlafanart #fanart #drawtober #midautumnfestival #中秋节 #inktober #avatar #イラスト
Princess Yue is a perfect fit for this #Fantober day and Mid-Autumn Festival art 😌
#atla #avatarthelastairbender #princessyue #atlafanart #fanart #drawtober #midautumnfestival #中秋节 #inktober #avatar #イラスト
October 6, 2025 at 4:13 PM
My first girlfriend turned into the Moon... 🌙
Princess Yue is a perfect fit for this #Fantober day and Mid-Autumn Festival art 😌
#atla #avatarthelastairbender #princessyue #atlafanart #fanart #drawtober #midautumnfestival #中秋节 #inktober #avatar #イラスト
Princess Yue is a perfect fit for this #Fantober day and Mid-Autumn Festival art 😌
#atla #avatarthelastairbender #princessyue #atlafanart #fanart #drawtober #midautumnfestival #中秋节 #inktober #avatar #イラスト
Reposted by blueviola.bsky.social
September 23, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Reposted by blueviola.bsky.social
I am going to solve all of my problems this way from now on.
There’s a secret underground room at the Bodleian Library where they were installing a new boiler system and the old one was too hard to remove so they just bricked up the entire room and then dug a new underground room somewhere else
The same addition had a water heater closet built around the water heater—stop me if I've told you this one before. It was a holiday weekend when the heater went, and the plumber couldn't remove the busted one
He installed a new, smaller one and pushed the old one to one side.
He installed a new, smaller one and pushed the old one to one side.
October 5, 2025 at 8:35 PM
I am going to solve all of my problems this way from now on.
Reposted by blueviola.bsky.social
🫡
How to Turn Off AI Tools Like Gemini, Apple Intelligence, Copilot, and More - Consumer Reports
AI features are crowding into Google search, Gmail, iPhones, Windows laptops, and other products. If you're suffering from AI overload, these settings can help.
www.consumerreports.org
October 3, 2025 at 10:02 PM
🫡
Reposted by blueviola.bsky.social
Engagement based search metrics be like: there is 1 match for the exact phrase "specific thing I want" and 99999999 matches for extremely approximate synonyms of each of those words, therefore the second interpretation is Better and the first must never be shown
oh wow you used quotes? aren't you the smartest boy in all the land! watch me ignore them tho
October 5, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Engagement based search metrics be like: there is 1 match for the exact phrase "specific thing I want" and 99999999 matches for extremely approximate synonyms of each of those words, therefore the second interpretation is Better and the first must never be shown
Reposted by blueviola.bsky.social
We Have at least 70? years of science fiction exploring this proposition and all reaching the same conclusions as Josie.
Which I only bring up because everyone involved in this AI thing is a science fiction fan, but not one who understands what they read.
Which I only bring up because everyone involved in this AI thing is a science fiction fan, but not one who understands what they read.
It is morally wrong to want a computer to be sentient. If you owned a sentient thing, you would be a slaver. If you want sentient computers to exist, you just want to create a new kind of slavery. The ethics are as simple as that. Sorry if this offends
October 5, 2025 at 1:20 PM
We Have at least 70? years of science fiction exploring this proposition and all reaching the same conclusions as Josie.
Which I only bring up because everyone involved in this AI thing is a science fiction fan, but not one who understands what they read.
Which I only bring up because everyone involved in this AI thing is a science fiction fan, but not one who understands what they read.
#inktober2025 - a.k.a. the first #inktober I'm participating in ^_^
I'm trying to follow the official prompt list.
That said, I'm also in a Discord server that's building this Inktober around portraiture, with each week focused on 1 specific skill. We started with notan (濃淡）/two-value studies.
I'm trying to follow the official prompt list.
That said, I'm also in a Discord server that's building this Inktober around portraiture, with each week focused on 1 specific skill. We started with notan (濃淡）/two-value studies.
October 5, 2025 at 2:53 PM
#inktober2025 - a.k.a. the first #inktober I'm participating in ^_^
I'm trying to follow the official prompt list.
That said, I'm also in a Discord server that's building this Inktober around portraiture, with each week focused on 1 specific skill. We started with notan (濃淡）/two-value studies.
I'm trying to follow the official prompt list.
That said, I'm also in a Discord server that's building this Inktober around portraiture, with each week focused on 1 specific skill. We started with notan (濃淡）/two-value studies.