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connortheaweso.me
And now, I've finished Adventure Time. I'm still processing my thoughts on the ending, but I really liked it - especially the stuff with Fern, the treehouse, and Shermy and Beth! Not to mention Time Adventure, which was probably the highlight for me :D

Next up, Distant Lands!
connortheaweso.me Connor @connortheaweso.me · 6d
Having never really watched it when it was originally airing, I started binging #AdventureTime a few weeks ago, and MAN I wish I would've watched this show when it first came out!
December 6, 2025 at 4:21 AM
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josh-foreman.bsky.social
Tumblr user nocryptographer: I talked with someone who works in book publishing, and they mentioned they get a lot of AI slop these days. I asked how they know what's human-written, and they said that there's one thing that will reveal AI slop without error, and that's the author not knowing their own creation. A real author can talk about their story for hours. They love to elaborate every character, every twist, every detail. Because those existed in their head long before they ever made it to the paper. They were loved before they were written. AI slop wasn't. It was just vomited into existence. Someone who generates their story with AI will never bond with their story the way real writers do. That's why they may not know what to say when they're asked why did the character do this, or even remember the scene in the first place. It's something they read, not something they wrote. And to a writer, those are not the same. There's a unique bond between the creator and the creation. If your writing doesn't come of you, you'll always lack that. I keep hearing soon we won't be able to tell. And perhaps, in a superficial sense, that's true. But there is a difference. It's not em dashes or repeated words. It's whether the story was made by someone who loves it and cares about it. If the writer's eyes light up when asked why did the character do that? and they start their very own Ted Talk about that specific scene... then it's real.
December 3, 2025 at 5:37 AM
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amithero.bot
maybe we should help people if they ask for it
mtsw.bsky.social mtsw @mtsw.bsky.social · 4d
Balancing "no person with a disability should be denied accommodations" with "it's important to discourage non-disabled people from pretending to be disabled to take advantage of these accommodations" is really difficult and I don't have a great answer for what anyone should do about it.
December 3, 2025 at 8:32 PM
connortheaweso.me
Having never really watched it when it was originally airing, I started binging #AdventureTime a few weeks ago, and MAN I wish I would've watched this show when it first came out!
November 30, 2025 at 6:59 PM
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adhd-alien.bsky.social
5 panel comic. Panel 1: the adhd alien figure greets her brain, asking if the brain is ready for some work today. Panel 2: the brain is crying and mumbling. Panel 3: the alien is pleading with the brain that they need to get a lot of things done. Panel 4: the brain is hissing like a cat. Panel 5: the alien simply says „ok then“
November 20, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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adhd-alien.bsky.social
It’s definitely a head empty day for me
A comic with two sides. The top says “my two adhd moods”. Left side: too many thoughts. The character is seen chatting endlessly about random things. Right side: head empty. The character can hardly finish a sentence because they’re not remembering words.
November 15, 2025 at 10:46 AM
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adhd-alien.bsky.social
When my caveman brain thinks doing chores is as dangerous as touching a crocodile
Comic explains ADHD-related task paralysis. Panel 1: Character raises a fist, saying, “Even when I really want to or have to do something, I often end up being unable to move my body at all.” Text note: “Hasn’t moved in 40 minutes.” Panel 2: “That’s because my brain doesn’t feel as rewarded when completing tasks as people without ADHD.” Panel 3: Scene changes, the character is a caveman holding a rock in a desert. Text: “So it thinks I’m bad at surviving by doing unrewarding tasks.” Caveman says, “Walk desert?” Pink brain character replies: “No, I think you’ll starve. There’s no benefit to this!” Panel 4: “So this is what my brain thinks I’m trying to do.” Character grins near a crocodile: “I want to touch the crocodile ahahaha!” Brain yells: “Nooo! Don’t do this!” Panel 5: “But this is what I’m actually trying to do.” Character reaches toward a bill: “Please… I need to pay my bills.” Brain screams: “Noooo… You’ll die!!”
November 6, 2025 at 5:07 PM
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daiz.moe
New article on ★ daiz.moe ★

Crunchyroll is destroying its subtitles for no good reason
daiz.moe/crunchyroll-...

A ton of research and effort went into this one. This is the article to read to get to the bottom of Crunchyroll's subtitle changes!

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Crunchyroll is destroying its subtitles for no good reason | Daiz.moe
With the Fall 2025 anime season, Crunchyroll demonstrates zero respect for anime as a medium as the presentation quality of its subtitles reach an all-time low.
daiz.moe
October 29, 2025 at 10:44 PM
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adhd-alien.bsky.social
Why is there such a big gap between wanting to and actually doing something? Explained with SQUIRRELS!
Page 1 – The ADHD Gap Comic shows a person with mismatched socks standing on a cliff edge, looking at some clothes on the ground. Across a wide gap, there’s a washing machine with detergent bottles and a laundry basket. Text: “The ADHD Gap – between wanting to do something and actually doing it.” Speech bubble: “I should put that away, sometime…” → arrow to “Actually putting it away.” Below, title: “Why does it happen?” A squirrel in a tie and hat holds a nut and says: “I’ll explain it with squirrels.” Page 2 – ADHD Reward Cycle (Non-ADHD vs ADHD) Header: “ADHD Reward Cycle – Non-ADHD.” Four squirrel scenes in a loop: 1️⃣ “Our brain evaluates if an action will be worth spending our resources (energy, time) on it.” 2️⃣ “The last time we felt rewarded, so imagining doing it already releases dopamine.” (+Dopamine) 3️⃣ “Thanks to the dopamine, our brain starts the action.” 4️⃣ “Once done, we feel rewarded and our brain remembers this.” (+Dopamine) Below, section “ADHD”: a tired squirrel looks at a bare tree. Text: “In ADHD, there is a lack of dopamine, so our brain might not feel rewarded for finishing a task.” Page 3 – ADHD Reward Cycle (continued) Title: “ADHD Reward Cycle – ADHD.” A squirrel stands next to an empty battery icon: “Without reward, our dopamine tanks don’t get refilled.” A gray squirrel warns: “It wasn’t worth the cost, don’t do it again!” Text: “That’s where arguing with our brain starts.” Next scenes: – Squirrel planting a seed: “ADHD hinders our ability to look forward to and be motivated by future rewards.” – Squirrel happily eating candy: “+Dopamine.” Footnote: “With ADHD, dopamine might have less effect; a lack can have causes like increased dopamine re-uptake.”
October 30, 2025 at 6:35 PM
connortheaweso.me
Oh yeah, by the way:

WE DID IT!
connortheaweso.me Connor @connortheaweso.me · Oct 29
#RuneScape is putting up a vote to remove Treasure Hunter (lootbox-style MTX option) and majorly scale back other pay-to-win options, as well as commit to improving other fundamentals of the game.

secure.runescape.com/m=news/vote-...
Vote On The Future of Treasure Hunter, MTX & RuneScape - News - RuneScape - RuneScape
The future of RuneScape is in your hands.
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October 31, 2025 at 2:59 AM
connortheaweso.me
(pssst... @thisweekinvideogames.com...)
connortheaweso.me Connor @connortheaweso.me · Oct 29
#RuneScape is putting up a vote to remove Treasure Hunter (lootbox-style MTX option) and majorly scale back other pay-to-win options, as well as commit to improving other fundamentals of the game.

secure.runescape.com/m=news/vote-...
Vote On The Future of Treasure Hunter, MTX & RuneScape - News - RuneScape - RuneScape
The future of RuneScape is in your hands.
secure.runescape.com
October 29, 2025 at 5:35 PM
connortheaweso.me
#RuneScape is putting up a vote to remove Treasure Hunter (lootbox-style MTX option) and majorly scale back other pay-to-win options, as well as commit to improving other fundamentals of the game.

secure.runescape.com/m=news/vote-...
Vote On The Future of Treasure Hunter, MTX & RuneScape - News - RuneScape - RuneScape
The future of RuneScape is in your hands.
secure.runescape.com
October 29, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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adhd-alien.bsky.social
Posters available here :) -> adhd-alien.com
Comic showing problems with ADHD motivation. Text: “Even when I want to cook, pleading won’t turn the stove on. Telling the stove about the consequences won’t magically turn it on, either. The buttons randomly appear sometimes but not other times, so I lose trust in myself. I procrastinate, hoping the deadline approaching will make the buttons appear. Being scolded just makes me think there is something wrong with ME, not the stove. I worry that while other people have been living their lives, I’m still stuck on basics.” Images show the character pleading, holding a late-fee bill, watering plants, being scolded, and sitting sadly before a dusty stove. Comic continuing the stove-button metaphor. Text: “Understimulation – Doing boring tasks can feel torturous, as I have to keep turning the buttons back on every few minutes. Slow Momentum – Sometimes starting is the hardest, as buttons seem to weigh a million tons. Hyperfocus – Sometimes I manage to turn the stove on but can’t regulate the heat and end up burning myself out. Some tasks require more buttons than others.” Images show the character bored beside the stove, then straining to push a heavy button, then a boiling pot overflowing with flames, and finally a washing machine labeled “Some tasks require more buttons.”
October 21, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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adhd-alien.bsky.social
How I explain Executive Dysfunction with "Buttons" or: why I'm not just lazy, I'm fighting myself. 3 Comic series, part 1 of 3. Next part on Thursday :)
Comic explaining ADHD motivation with a stove metaphor. Text: “You can explain ADHD motivation like a stove with retractable buttons.” A pot sits on a stove with two knobs. Text continues: “The buttons are the ‘motivation’ to start an action. When the stove gets turned on, an action gets started. When people want to cook, they press the buttons and turn the stove on. But for me, the buttons don’t appear, so I can’t start cooking.” At the bottom, the character with short black hair and yellow antennae tries pressing the stove knobs repeatedly but nothing happens.
October 21, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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mkirin.itch.io
"i hope this site doesn't end up like the last one :("

Hope has nothing to do with it--DO YOUR PART!

Twitter & Truth Social are dying. Their users are used to farming outrage for engagement. Don't give them any!

🚫 Don't argue with them!
🚫 Don't quote them!

✅ #BlockAndMoveOn
A poster showing a weeping skull wearing a red hat. The skeleton is holding a smartphone that is showing no comments, shares, or likes, as though no one is interacting with its posts. The text on the poster reads "This account does not feed trolls. Block and move on."
November 16, 2024 at 9:53 PM
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adhd-alien.bsky.social
Remember when I came up with "buttons" to explain executive dysfunction just because I had an argument with my partner about getting things done?

I made an entirely new series for ADHD Awareness Month explaining motivation & ADHD. Coming next week 👀✨
Page 1 Comic showing a person with black hair and yellow antennae struggling to explain ADHD-related difficulties. Panel 1: The character looks startled as another person enters cheerfully with a dog, saying, “Heyyy, I’m back!” Panel 2: The person frowns, “You said you would clean up!” The character replies, “I wanted to eat breakfast first…” Panel 3: The character adds, “But I couldn’t decide on what to eat, so I didn’t.” The other responds, “Well, now you know better. Next time just eat something.” Panel 4: The character, frustrated, says, “Don’t say it like that! I already knew that!” The other person asks, “Then why can you do it NOW?” Comic continuing the ADHD explanation using a stove metaphor. Panel 1: A stove without buttons is shown. Text: “Because my brain is like a stove without any buttons. I know I have to cook, but how do I turn it on?” Panel 2: The stove stays cold. Text: “Knowing the consequences doesn’t turn on the stove.” Panel 3: Someone stands nearby; the stove lights up. Text: “When you’re next to me, it’s like you spawn a button for me. You are an outside source of buttons.” Panel 4: The stove smokes slightly. The other person asks, “What can you do to get a button yourself?” The character replies, “Uhh… I’m not sure… Medication helps a bit.” Comic concluding the “buttons and stove” metaphor for ADHD motivation. Panel 1: The character explains, “ADHD is a disorder, it means serious impairment. You can do chores because you have to, right?” The other replies, “Well yeah, I have to.” Panel 2: The character points to a vacuum cleaner. “That’s because you get buttons for all kinds of things.” The other says, “Look at all those buttons!” Panel 3: The character shouts at papers, “I did so many pomodoros! WHY WON’T YOU TURN ON?!” Text: “I don’t get buttons for mundane tasks—it’s neurological, not motivational. You can’t just ‘motivate’ a stove to turn on.” Panel 4: Surrounded by drawings, the character smiles. “I only get buttons for interesting tasks.” The other person says, amazed, “So many buttons!”
October 16, 2025 at 4:41 PM
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mothersbasement.bsky.social
2025 was a year for the Anime History Books. But how does its last season compare to the past two bangers? youtu.be/cBwBDX_-7PA
The BEST Anime of Fall 2025 - Ones to Watch
YouTube video by Mother's Basement
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October 16, 2025 at 4:02 PM
connortheaweso.me
Speaking of which, for anyone who may not know, there's a setting here on Bluesky that can help users remember to add alt text:

Settings > Accessibility > Require alt text before posting

It's a nice little toggle that does exactly what it says when you attempt to post an image without alt text.
edmondtran.bsky.social Edmond Tran @edmondtran.bsky.social · Oct 14
It would be cool if Steam incentivised developers/publishers to put alt text on all their screenshots
October 17, 2025 at 1:52 PM
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adhd-alien.bsky.social
I’ve learnt that only hyperfocus can keep me from disappointing others. Sometimes.
Two-page comic about ADHD, self-doubt, and burnout. Panels 1+2 A person with short black hair and yellow antennae recalls lifelong struggles with effort and recognition. As a child, they cry while being scolded over homework. Later, they work hard but still fail small details and receive an “F.” When they finally succeed, they can’t enjoy it—holding a medal labeled “2,” they feel it’s luck, not skill. Panel 3+4 Page 2: They explain how productivity fluctuates. A blue graph shows steady effort, while a pink line spikes wildly. They say, “For me, it fluctuates more extremely.” Sitting exhausted at a messy desk, they admit, “I only stop when I’m too tired to go on. The word I learned for all this was ‘lazy.’ I never learned a healthy measure or how to trust myself.”
October 9, 2025 at 4:22 PM
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makkon.bsky.social
a flow-chart with 2 islands. "Do I need AI?" that flows into a final island saying "No"
October 2, 2025 at 5:52 PM
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adhd-alien.bsky.social
With ADHD, instead of building routines, everything stays a conscious effort for me.
Four-panel comic about ADHD and difficulty keeping routines. Panel 1: The character with small yellow antennae stretches in workout clothes, thinking, “I’m quite ambitious. I want to be healthy and eat right.” Panel 2: They look frustrated at their desk, thinking, “I can never stick to my plans,” then point at a goal chart, saying, “Ok, this time I’ll stick to it!” Panel 3: Lying in bed, they overthink running: “Do I eat first? Should I drink? Where are my shoes? I’ll go in the evening.” A note says: “Has never gone in the evening.” Panel 4: The character lies flat under a blanket, exhausted. Text: “Instead of becoming routine, everything stays a conscious effort.”
September 26, 2025 at 5:44 PM
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gaziter.bsky.social
Music witch - Roadmix ✨🎧
A music show poster illustration of my OC Jazmin the music witch
September 26, 2025 at 3:37 PM
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cpsc.gov
Reminders:
- We go out of our way to filter for AI in stock photos to the point where we check the photographer's page to see if *any* of their work has AI in it, because we are fans of real artists.
- Yes, it's all one person.
- No, they have no formal training only a passion for graphic design.
September 26, 2025 at 2:25 PM
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johnryanwrites.bsky.social
*taps sign*
A sign saying "I'm not interested in competing with anyone. I hope we all make it."
September 22, 2025 at 7:05 PM
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maxnichols.bsky.social
the secret to getting yourself to consistently write design documentation is to have such a swiss cheese brain that you can't remember anything, so you have to write it down to save yourself

QA will love you, perforate your brain today!
September 25, 2025 at 4:54 PM