Basil
@mydearbasil.bsky.social
Artist, lover of textures, lines and shapes.
basilmalyan@gmail.com
Art feed: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:kozvvaprvhqkfp4uxxrk5ee7/feed/aaakrg5wrlm7u
basilmalyan@gmail.com
Art feed: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:kozvvaprvhqkfp4uxxrk5ee7/feed/aaakrg5wrlm7u
Just learned espresso shots don’t die. Twas just a myth to make Starbucks baristas work faster.
May 8, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Just learned espresso shots don’t die. Twas just a myth to make Starbucks baristas work faster.
Moving cross country has typically been one unexpected challenge after another (typically on emotional autopilot) but today I realized I can’t pack my flatbed scanner in my carry on and I’m so devo 😞
May 7, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Moving cross country has typically been one unexpected challenge after another (typically on emotional autopilot) but today I realized I can’t pack my flatbed scanner in my carry on and I’m so devo 😞
The trick to procrastination is keep adding a bunch of things you don’t want to do and eventually the first thing becomes the one you want to do
March 7, 2025 at 4:26 PM
The trick to procrastination is keep adding a bunch of things you don’t want to do and eventually the first thing becomes the one you want to do
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i commissioned @mydearbasil.bsky.social to draw my character sai and the thumbnails are already so cute that i'm ready to perish
you should commission basil too if you can! she will even draw a critter to go with your fella
basilmalyan.com/shop/digital...
you should commission basil too if you can! she will even draw a critter to go with your fella
basilmalyan.com/shop/digital...
Digital Character + Creature Companion Illustration — Basil Malyan Illustration art & design
Whether it’s your favorite character or yourself, I can create a custom illustration of your happy place alongside your beloved creature companion. Fully customizable, or I can help craft the perfect ...
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February 25, 2025 at 7:23 PM
i commissioned @mydearbasil.bsky.social to draw my character sai and the thumbnails are already so cute that i'm ready to perish
you should commission basil too if you can! she will even draw a critter to go with your fella
basilmalyan.com/shop/digital...
you should commission basil too if you can! she will even draw a critter to go with your fella
basilmalyan.com/shop/digital...
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This is something I’m trying to avoid doing, because it really doesn’t help. It’s also one of the reasons grifters and clout chasers have been thriving. I get that it’s part of people processing and trying to make sense of things. I’ve done it in the past. It’s not a useful pattern of behavior.
The other problem with the media being so compromised is it leaves us trying to make sense of what’s happening by way of a bajillion panicked people on social media adding desperate theorycrafting and assumptions to every fact about what’s happening.
February 3, 2025 at 4:41 PM
This is something I’m trying to avoid doing, because it really doesn’t help. It’s also one of the reasons grifters and clout chasers have been thriving. I get that it’s part of people processing and trying to make sense of things. I’ve done it in the past. It’s not a useful pattern of behavior.
So did we ever find out who killed the Boeing whistleblower or….
January 30, 2025 at 12:40 AM
So did we ever find out who killed the Boeing whistleblower or….
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January 22, 2025 at 1:13 PM
I have a monthly auto donate to Wikipedia - it was the first place I ever set one up for!
January 22, 2025 at 2:36 AM
All billionaires are bad by virtue of existence but at least bill gates got into vaccine access versus whatever the heck musk and Zuckerberg do
January 20, 2025 at 8:46 PM
All billionaires are bad by virtue of existence but at least bill gates got into vaccine access versus whatever the heck musk and Zuckerberg do
My favorite zatch bell 2 plot has been sherry’s kid going “being rich is what matters most” to “no… getting swole is”
January 20, 2025 at 8:01 PM
My favorite zatch bell 2 plot has been sherry’s kid going “being rich is what matters most” to “no… getting swole is”
The Spotify genre ai names are so bad! What’s a “permanent wave”? I’m convinced Spotify removing their human genre analysts is also why the radio and mixes have been terrible (no new music introduced in, just what you’ve listened to previously)
December 5, 2024 at 2:24 PM
The Spotify genre ai names are so bad! What’s a “permanent wave”? I’m convinced Spotify removing their human genre analysts is also why the radio and mixes have been terrible (no new music introduced in, just what you’ve listened to previously)
The timeline is bad but at least it includes new ferrero rocher chocolates
November 30, 2024 at 12:20 AM
The timeline is bad but at least it includes new ferrero rocher chocolates
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at the risk of being contentious the correct response to this is to bail on mainstream shit. I know everybody's addicted to lavish production and big celebrities but the reason Hollywood is going all-in on AI is they do not believe anybody will ever stop watching their shit, no matter what they do
The issue appears to be the existence of OpenSubtitles.org, and I fear a reaction which only acts as a further entrenching of copyright as an impediment to the public good.
Big Tech is training AI on thousands of TV/film scripts. I spoke to showrunners, IP and business affairs lawyers — as well as the programmer at The Atlantic who examined this data set — to find out what happens next
The latest Series Business @theankler.bsky.social
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The latest Series Business @theankler.bsky.social
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November 26, 2024 at 1:23 PM
at the risk of being contentious the correct response to this is to bail on mainstream shit. I know everybody's addicted to lavish production and big celebrities but the reason Hollywood is going all-in on AI is they do not believe anybody will ever stop watching their shit, no matter what they do
Anyway some deers… mix of allusions… from deers on tile in St. Augustine to a kaiseki course this past year…
October 23, 2024 at 2:53 AM
Anyway some deers… mix of allusions… from deers on tile in St. Augustine to a kaiseki course this past year…
Ok I went on threads too much and I’m at my engagement bait capacity. Blue sky feels much softer and more human.
October 23, 2024 at 2:50 AM
Ok I went on threads too much and I’m at my engagement bait capacity. Blue sky feels much softer and more human.
Hi new followers! 👋 I’m still trying to clean out my physical stock! If you’re interested in some whimsical prints/accessories, you can use “FREESHIP” for shipping on physical items on my site: basilmalyan.com
Basil Malyan Illustration art & design
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October 22, 2024 at 10:01 PM
Hi new followers! 👋 I’m still trying to clean out my physical stock! If you’re interested in some whimsical prints/accessories, you can use “FREESHIP” for shipping on physical items on my site: basilmalyan.com
These keychains of a cat licking its own butt are 30% through September on my site! They’re based on my cat but with a more white face.
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September 26, 2024 at 3:40 PM
These keychains of a cat licking its own butt are 30% through September on my site! They’re based on my cat but with a more white face.
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I think we should standardize sirens. Just heard one that sounded like a an impending doom cutscene in a horror movie and it was just a cop car catching some street violation.
September 8, 2024 at 5:30 PM
I think we should standardize sirens. Just heard one that sounded like a an impending doom cutscene in a horror movie and it was just a cop car catching some street violation.
I can’t get over this scene of the playing character crawling around under giants in a frozen dining scene in Fear & Hunger. It feels so much like what my dreams feel like.
September 7, 2024 at 3:08 PM
I can’t get over this scene of the playing character crawling around under giants in a frozen dining scene in Fear & Hunger. It feels so much like what my dreams feel like.
I need to acquire a point and shoot
September 7, 2024 at 3:04 PM
I need to acquire a point and shoot
Weren’t NYT the same company trying to sue chatgpt for plagiarism?
"The [New York] Times announced the 9-staffer reduction in the art production department as it ramps up the use of AI technology."
Handling/creating visuals for *news* purposes especially demands a *highly* skilled labor force. And AI is garbage technology for creation. Truly a misguided decision.
Handling/creating visuals for *news* purposes especially demands a *highly* skilled labor force. And AI is garbage technology for creation. Truly a misguided decision.
The company laying off my colleagues for cheap shortcut software makes me sad
June 13, 2024 at 9:56 PM
Weren’t NYT the same company trying to sue chatgpt for plagiarism?
Quiet shade during a party. I tried some marker photoshop brushes they were so-so
June 3, 2024 at 1:14 AM
Quiet shade during a party. I tried some marker photoshop brushes they were so-so
The secret to good oatmeal is a whole bunch of salt. Don’t believe me? Look at your Quaker Oats packets.
May 3, 2024 at 6:54 PM
The secret to good oatmeal is a whole bunch of salt. Don’t believe me? Look at your Quaker Oats packets.
Having my partner explain how out of pocket means both out of office and a wild transgression: they’re both… logically or physically unattainable? Out of reach??
April 2, 2024 at 12:29 PM
Having my partner explain how out of pocket means both out of office and a wild transgression: they’re both… logically or physically unattainable? Out of reach??