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Ellis Rosen

@ellisjrosen.bsky.social

December 12, 2025 at 10:53 PM

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Tom Gauld

@tomgauld.bsky.social

My latest cartoon for @newscientist.com

A small child approaches his scientist father who is working at a large, strange, contraption. His face pressed to a viewing tube.

“Are you looking forward to Christmas, papa?” Asks the child.

“Yes,” replies the scientist“ turning round, “that is exactly what I am doing” then he adds “Thank you for the socks.”

We can now see that the viewing tube breaks the border of the comics panel, passes through complicated machinery and allows the scientist to see into the next comic panel:

Caption: December 25th

A Christmas scene. The child and father-scientist open presents before a Christmas tree. The father has just unwrapped some socks.

December 7, 2025 at 8:56 AM

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David Revoy

@davidrevoy.com

The Correct Incantation

#webcomic #krita #miniFantasyTheater

A comic in four panels:

Panel 1. The gothic sorceress, dressed in dark, flowing robes, stands in the middle of a desolated land. She gazes at the colorful mechanical parrot flying near her shoulder: the Avian Intelligent Parrot. The sorceress asks with a hint of curiosity.
> Gothic sorceress: "Hey, Avian Intelligence, what's the incantation for summoning a fireball?"
> AI Parrot: ":sparkle emoji: The correct incantation for a fireball is "IgnisMe"."

Panel 2. The gothic sorceress cracks a wicked smile, her eyes shining with anticipation as she raises her hands in front of her, fingers spread and ready to cast.
> Gothic sorceress: "Alright, let's give it a shot... IgnisMe!"

Panel 2(small insert in previous panel). Only the eyes of the gothic sorceress are visible in a large flame.
> Gothic sorceress: "?!!"

Panel 3. The gothic sorceress is burnt, her face contorted in a mix of shock, anger, and pain. Flames and smoke dance around her, her dark robes burnt and tattered, revealing exposed parts of her anatomy.
> Gothic sorceress: "You #*$%@& bird! You gave me a self-immolation spell instead of a fireball spell!"

Panel 4. As the sorceress facepalms, the Avian Intelligent parrot replies with stoicism.
> AI Parrot: ":sparkle emoji: You're absolutely right! The correct incantation for a fireball is "PyroBolus"."

November 26, 2025 at 4:17 PM

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Dr. Stephanie

@punkrockscience.bsky.social

Today’s xkcd made me cry.

In a good way.

xkcd.com/3172/

November 24, 2025 at 11:46 PM

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Volante Design

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November 19, 2025 at 7:00 PM

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Alcide Dessine

@alcidedessine.bsky.social

November 11, 2025 at 9:03 AM

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AuroraPeachy 🍑

@aurorapeachy.bsky.social

Uninstall Grammarly NOW. They've partnered with an AI company and actively scrape your writing to train its models.

Suzan Phoenix @sphoenixwriter.bsky.social · Nov 4

HEAD'S UP FELLOW #CREATIVES!
If you haven't heard, #Grammarly is changing...and one change that doesn't pass the smell test is the incorporation of the ocean-boiling plagiarism machine that is #AI. 😒
I'm ditching Grammarly TONIGHT. #Writing #Writers #NoAI
www.grammarly.com/blog/company...

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Superhuman Platform delivers proactive, context-aware AI agents that work in the flow of work, wherever people work Grammarly today announced it is changing its company…

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November 5, 2025 at 6:19 PM

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David Revoy

@davidrevoy.com

The Amphora of Great Intelligence (AGI) Part 2

#webcomic #krita #miniFantasyTheater

A comic strip in four panels:

Panel 1. A bird's-eye view of the top of the Amphora of Great Intelligence, a wizard in yellow colors is on the stack of books from the content of the amphora. He yell at a crowd of wizard at the bottom of the Amphora, a crowd of red wizard. Some other wizard in red evacuate some grimoires, their arms are full of books. On the top, you can see an onion (for The Onion) and a cover that looks like the Reddit mascot:
> Wizard in yellow: Alright, I've cleared out a few grimoires to tweak it, we should get better results now!

Panel 2. A view of the wizards at the foot of the Amphora, the fire is intense, they all raise their arms in incantation:
> Crowd of wizards: Amphora of Great Intelligence, our world is dying, share your knowledge with us!

Panel 3. The Amphora of Intelligence starts speaking, this time very seriously. The mages are still speechless.
> Amphora: Stop chasing profits blindly, reduce your reliance on fossil fuels, and prioritize repair and recycling over production.
> Crowd of wizards: ... ... ...

Panel 4. A discontented red wizard yells at the wizard in yellow who tweaked the content of the Amphora in panel one. This one feels surprised:
>Wizard in red: I don't like this. Let's adjust it again.

September 24, 2025 at 4:24 PM

Cédric Jeanneret

@cjeanneret.bsky.social

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November 3, 2025 at 8:42 PM

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-Boulet-

@bouletcorp.bsky.social

Les morts ne parlent pas.

L'IA est un marionnettiste, la main obscène du capitalisme dans le cul du cadavre de quelqu'un que vous avez aimé, et qui le fait gigoter en disant "regardez, je suis toujours en vie !"

Ce n'est pas l'avenir, c'est un cauchemar abject.

Tristan Mendès France @tmf.bsky.social · Oct 26

Utiliser l’IA pour faire parler les morts, pourquoi pas, à condition déjà d’obtenir un consentement avant leur décès.

October 27, 2025 at 7:01 PM

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Tom Gauld

@tomgauld.bsky.social

A cartoon about autumn....

Title: The leaves

Image 1:
Two leaves hang from branches.
"Would you like to hear my new poem?" Says one
"Is it another one about the inevitability of death?" replies a smaller leaf.

Image 2:
"It's autumn! What else am i going to write about?" says the poet leaf.
"Well, we've all turned this lovely reddish colour." says the small leaf.

Image 3:
"Actually, that could make a very nice poem. Thanks!" says the poet.

Image 4.
The small leaf begins to reply but is blown away by a gust of wind.

Image 5:
Later. The solitary poet leaf recites a poem:
"The year dies. I cling hopelessly. In the end all things fall."

October 24, 2025 at 3:40 PM

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Tom Gauld

@tomgauld.bsky.social

One of the cartoons in my new book 'Physics for Cats' which is out now in the UK, USA, Canada, France and Germany. Order from your local bookshops or online: www.tomgauld.com/

Two beetles on a stick.
One beetle says to the other "Do you ever get the feeling we are being observed by another lifeform"
Zoom out to reveal that they are in a glass case with two scientists studying them.
One scientist says to the other "Do you ever get the feeling we are being observed by another lifeform"
Zoom out into space. Abouard a spaceship, two aliens watch the scientists on a screen.
One alien says to the other "Do you ever get the feeling we are being observed by another lifeform"
The aliens turn to look out at the reader.

Text below the cartoon reads:
From 'Physics for Cats' by Tom Gauld. Preorder it at www.tomgauld.

October 10, 2025 at 1:20 PM

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StephSinalco

@stephsinalco.bsky.social

Ça me rappelle cette illusion (les deux visages sont de la même couleur...)

October 7, 2025 at 7:28 PM

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Astropierre

@astropierre.com

Une expérience troublante à faire, ce soir, nuit de Pleine Lune :

Sortez, regardez la Pleine Lune dans le ciel, voyez comme elle brille et éclaire tout autour de vous... et rappelez-vous ensuite que la Lune a le même albedo (pourcentage de lumière réfléchie) qu'un bloc de charbon (8%).

🤯

Photographie de la Lune dans le ciel nocturne au-dessus d'une forêt

October 7, 2025 at 7:16 PM

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-Boulet-

@bouletcorp.bsky.social

Nouveau Rogaton - 29/09/2025 - "Bibliophile"
À lire ici sur le blog:
www.bouletcorp.com/rogatons/2025/09/29

Ou sur Instagram: www.instagram.com/p/DPMZppCCE5...

Bibliophile

Bouletcorp: Bibliophile ( 2025-09-29)

www.bouletcorp.com

September 29, 2025 at 5:02 PM

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👽 Lorhkan 👽

@lorhkan.com

Alors c'est pas donné, mais c'est tellement 🤩🤩🤩🤩 que je crois que je vais craquer... 🤩
#Manchu

Actusf, le site ! @actusf.bsky.social · Sep 30

Manchu : L'Architecte des Mondes, en crowdfunding !

Voilà qui va être très très beau !

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#Manchu #sciencefiction

September 30, 2025 at 7:13 AM

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Astropierre

@astropierre.com

Comme chaque années, le célèbre prix Ig Nobel a été décerné pour récompenser les recherches scientifiques "qui font rire d'abord, et réfléchir ensuite".

Découvrons les lauréats de cette année.
Fil à dérouler ci-dessous ⬇️⬇️⬇️

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