Red Dread Mike
@reddreadmike.bsky.social
Animator-artist hybrid powered by ancient nightmares & non-Euclidean movement. Calls the city of Vancouver, BC home.
46 - He/Him - Professional Nerd
46 - He/Him - Professional Nerd
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Here for the art & comics, as well as space & science news. But first I gotta track down my faves that have migrated here, as well as sub(?) any moderation lists that are recommended to keep my experience from becoming another Doom Scroll
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Tapping the sign
December 9, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Tapping the sign
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the very old raven
December 9, 2025 at 11:56 PM
the very old raven
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You will be visited by three spirits
December 9, 2025 at 5:07 AM
You will be visited by three spirits
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Once I stayed up all night drawing actual illustrations for a spot that ran nationally on short notice and I would like to tell the people who “hardly slept” because they were “writing prompts” that they are soft pathetic babies who can go to baby hell.
McDonald's has released an AI-generated Christmas ad
The studio behind it says they 'hardly slept' for several weeks while writing AI prompts and refining the shots — 'AI didn't make this film. We did'
Comments have been turned off on YouTube
The studio behind it says they 'hardly slept' for several weeks while writing AI prompts and refining the shots — 'AI didn't make this film. We did'
Comments have been turned off on YouTube
December 9, 2025 at 7:10 AM
Once I stayed up all night drawing actual illustrations for a spot that ran nationally on short notice and I would like to tell the people who “hardly slept” because they were “writing prompts” that they are soft pathetic babies who can go to baby hell.
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While the paper hasn't come out just yet, the news certainly has. Proud to announce our discovery of color patterning in a sauropod dinosaur. Will go in depth tomorrow.
December 10, 2025 at 1:08 AM
While the paper hasn't come out just yet, the news certainly has. Proud to announce our discovery of color patterning in a sauropod dinosaur. Will go in depth tomorrow.
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A) this is spectacularly crap
b) this... doesn't sound like it saved much time or money in the end?
c)
b) this... doesn't sound like it saved much time or money in the end?
c)
December 9, 2025 at 1:14 AM
A) this is spectacularly crap
b) this... doesn't sound like it saved much time or money in the end?
c)
b) this... doesn't sound like it saved much time or money in the end?
c)
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I've slapped together approximately 173 pages of material that aims to teach programming a personal website with HTML and CSS to artists, animators, writers, music producers, etc.
F*ck It, Let's Make a Website Part 1 is now live ✨
Go here to read: bit.ly/filmawPartOne
More info below 👇
F*ck It, Let's Make a Website Part 1 is now live ✨
Go here to read: bit.ly/filmawPartOne
More info below 👇
June 20, 2025 at 7:02 AM
I've slapped together approximately 173 pages of material that aims to teach programming a personal website with HTML and CSS to artists, animators, writers, music producers, etc.
F*ck It, Let's Make a Website Part 1 is now live ✨
Go here to read: bit.ly/filmawPartOne
More info below 👇
F*ck It, Let's Make a Website Part 1 is now live ✨
Go here to read: bit.ly/filmawPartOne
More info below 👇
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OKAY im a silly and uploaded this with a weird audio issue but its now fixed and cleaned up! if u downloaded this go ahead and update it!! oopsie!!
Big, new piece of dark ambient music from me!
Its taken from a live show i did recently. I hope you find a nice dark, warm place to listen this.
Its pwyw, thanks for listening!
frrn.bandcamp.com/track/in-moo...
Its taken from a live show i did recently. I hope you find a nice dark, warm place to listen this.
Its pwyw, thanks for listening!
frrn.bandcamp.com/track/in-moo...
In Moonlight, by frrn
track by frrn
frrn.bandcamp.com
December 6, 2025 at 7:30 AM
OKAY im a silly and uploaded this with a weird audio issue but its now fixed and cleaned up! if u downloaded this go ahead and update it!! oopsie!!
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4 new flash sheets for ur eyeballs and maybe ur skinmeat
December 3, 2025 at 7:14 PM
4 new flash sheets for ur eyeballs and maybe ur skinmeat
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My friend's awesome lil box @rolleidoes.bsky.social
December 4, 2025 at 9:06 AM
My friend's awesome lil box @rolleidoes.bsky.social
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This bird’s greed delights me
December 4, 2025 at 11:13 AM
This bird’s greed delights me
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Happy Spotify Wrapped :)
www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/ar...
www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/ar...
An Artist Would Need 314 Billion Streams to Match What Spotify Execs Cashed Out In 2024
New insights from Music Business Worldwide founder Tim Ingham highlight the music streaming giant's lopsided economics and ongoing tension with musicians.
www.yahoo.com
December 4, 2024 at 4:24 PM
Happy Spotify Wrapped :)
www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/ar...
www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/ar...
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Spotify is garbage on every count: Its treatment of artists, its ICE advertising, the CEO's investment in military AI, its leading role in the commodification and AI slopification of music, its terrible audio quality—you name it.
So I quit, and put together a complete guide to getting off Spotify:
So I quit, and put together a complete guide to getting off Spotify:
How to quit Spotify
This Black Friday, here's a guide to finding the best Spotify alternative
www.bloodinthemachine.com
December 3, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Spotify is garbage on every count: Its treatment of artists, its ICE advertising, the CEO's investment in military AI, its leading role in the commodification and AI slopification of music, its terrible audio quality—you name it.
So I quit, and put together a complete guide to getting off Spotify:
So I quit, and put together a complete guide to getting off Spotify:
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From "Vorace", a very short indie film by Pauline Mauvière & Charles Ouvrard (France).
>> www.catsuka.com/news/2025-12...
>> www.catsuka.com/news/2025-12...
December 2, 2025 at 4:51 PM
From "Vorace", a very short indie film by Pauline Mauvière & Charles Ouvrard (France).
>> www.catsuka.com/news/2025-12...
>> www.catsuka.com/news/2025-12...
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This is actually quite brilliant, up to and including the final sentence 🔥
December 1, 2025 at 11:09 AM
This is actually quite brilliant, up to and including the final sentence 🔥
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As Promised:
part 1
Least functional kitchen ever !
part 1
Least functional kitchen ever !
December 2, 2025 at 1:46 AM
As Promised:
part 1
Least functional kitchen ever !
part 1
Least functional kitchen ever !
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firefox AI and slop disablers from tumblr for the people from local hero mckitterick. Tried it on my end and the browser is significantly faster now
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December 2, 2025 at 3:47 AM
firefox AI and slop disablers from tumblr for the people from local hero mckitterick. Tried it on my end and the browser is significantly faster now
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In related news, a bunch of transphobes have been trying to start an argument with me for the last couple of days and why would I engage in that when I could do pretty much anything else instead?
The most precious commodity you have is your attention. You don’t have to waste it on poor-faith debates or arguments with strangers if you don’t think they’ll be productive. You can prioritize the things that matter to you and make your life richer.
November 30, 2025 at 8:13 PM
In related news, a bunch of transphobes have been trying to start an argument with me for the last couple of days and why would I engage in that when I could do pretty much anything else instead?
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CEO discovers the advanced economic principle of Demand
"All of this falls apart if humans don't adopt the tech. This is why you've seen Meta cram its lame chatbots into WhatsApp and Instagram. This is why Notepad and Paint now have useless Copilot buttons on Windows. This is why Google Gemini wants to "help you" read and reply to your emails."
Analysis: OpenAI is a loss-making machine, how can it survive?
Don't call it a bubble! Loss-making monster OpenAI is on the hook for $1.4 trillion (with a T) in compute commitments. How can this go on?
www.windowscentral.com
November 30, 2025 at 2:45 PM
CEO discovers the advanced economic principle of Demand
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the hardest part of writing politically charged fiction is that a good villain needs to be complex, cool and about as right as the protagonist; while evil people in real life are lame, cruel, childish morons motivated by greed or not wanting to look at minorities
November 29, 2025 at 8:04 AM
the hardest part of writing politically charged fiction is that a good villain needs to be complex, cool and about as right as the protagonist; while evil people in real life are lame, cruel, childish morons motivated by greed or not wanting to look at minorities
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It’s widely known (and, I think, pretty uncontroversial) that learning requires effort — specifically, if you don’t have to work at getting the knowledge, it won’t stick.
Even if an LLM could be trusted to give you correct information 100% of the time, it would be an inferior method of learning it.
Even if an LLM could be trusted to give you correct information 100% of the time, it would be an inferior method of learning it.
Relying on ChatGPT to teach you about a topic leaves you with shallower knowledge than Googling and reading about it, according to new research that compared what more than 10,000 people knew after using one method or the other.
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November 21, 2025 at 12:49 PM
It’s widely known (and, I think, pretty uncontroversial) that learning requires effort — specifically, if you don’t have to work at getting the knowledge, it won’t stick.
Even if an LLM could be trusted to give you correct information 100% of the time, it would be an inferior method of learning it.
Even if an LLM could be trusted to give you correct information 100% of the time, it would be an inferior method of learning it.
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Gender-affirming care saves lives
1. A landmark study was just published in The Journal of Pediatrics.
It found a 68% reduction in suicidality for trans youth getting HRT.
It also found only 7 of more than 400 stopped taking HRT... and of those that did, 4 still identified as gender-diverse.
Transgender care saves lives.
It found a 68% reduction in suicidality for trans youth getting HRT.
It also found only 7 of more than 400 stopped taking HRT... and of those that did, 4 still identified as gender-diverse.
Transgender care saves lives.
Study In The Journal Of Pediatrics Finds Trans Youth Care Lowers Suicidality, Few Detransition
The groundbreaking study found that suicidality dropped for transgender youth receiving hormone therapy by nearly 70%, with only 7 patients of 432 discontinuing treatment.
www.erininthemorning.com
November 25, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Gender-affirming care saves lives
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"oh, don't forget to highlight, in bright red, the two-letter word in the tagline! the two letter word that's kind of the whole point of this clever ad campaign! the two letter word that links this show to the horror movie of the same name!"
"no problem boss. i'm on it"
"no problem boss. i'm on it"
November 29, 2025 at 8:51 PM
"oh, don't forget to highlight, in bright red, the two-letter word in the tagline! the two letter word that's kind of the whole point of this clever ad campaign! the two letter word that links this show to the horror movie of the same name!"
"no problem boss. i'm on it"
"no problem boss. i'm on it"