Rivaan
@rivaanash.bsky.social
A dude who scribbles with pens and occasionally makes words with them. 18+ only.
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HOLIDAY/WINTER SLOTS TIME!!!! 🎁
🎄Toony style following a holiday/winter theme!
🎄10 slots, $70CAD base price for 1 OC!
🎄Fast turnaround so no sketch approval, but has final check-in!
🎄Form open until Dec 8th, 4PM PST, not first come first served!
🎄More info/form in reply! RTs super appreciated ❤️
🎄Toony style following a holiday/winter theme!
🎄10 slots, $70CAD base price for 1 OC!
🎄Fast turnaround so no sketch approval, but has final check-in!
🎄Form open until Dec 8th, 4PM PST, not first come first served!
🎄More info/form in reply! RTs super appreciated ❤️
December 5, 2025 at 11:49 PM
HOLIDAY/WINTER SLOTS TIME!!!! 🎁
🎄Toony style following a holiday/winter theme!
🎄10 slots, $70CAD base price for 1 OC!
🎄Fast turnaround so no sketch approval, but has final check-in!
🎄Form open until Dec 8th, 4PM PST, not first come first served!
🎄More info/form in reply! RTs super appreciated ❤️
🎄Toony style following a holiday/winter theme!
🎄10 slots, $70CAD base price for 1 OC!
🎄Fast turnaround so no sketch approval, but has final check-in!
🎄Form open until Dec 8th, 4PM PST, not first come first served!
🎄More info/form in reply! RTs super appreciated ❤️
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Opening 3 limited slots for commissions to help with Groceries and holiday biz!
If you’re interested, shoot me a dm either here or on discord preferably. Sfw or nsfw is fine. Sharing this would help immensely :DD ✨
If you’re interested, shoot me a dm either here or on discord preferably. Sfw or nsfw is fine. Sharing this would help immensely :DD ✨
December 5, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Opening 3 limited slots for commissions to help with Groceries and holiday biz!
If you’re interested, shoot me a dm either here or on discord preferably. Sfw or nsfw is fine. Sharing this would help immensely :DD ✨
If you’re interested, shoot me a dm either here or on discord preferably. Sfw or nsfw is fine. Sharing this would help immensely :DD ✨
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Cheap, minimally online if at all, doesn't spy on you, doesn't have subscriptions or micro transactions, won't be enshittified, you own it, reminds them of simpler times or childhood, modern pop culture is adversarial and alienating
Why do Gen Z have a growing appetite for retro tech?
Why do Gen Z have a growing appetite for retro tech?
Gen Z are going retro, with studies showing a resurgence in people buying tech in the modern age that can be dated back decades.
www.bbc.com
December 7, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Cheap, minimally online if at all, doesn't spy on you, doesn't have subscriptions or micro transactions, won't be enshittified, you own it, reminds them of simpler times or childhood, modern pop culture is adversarial and alienating
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My dad abhors any negative comments about immigrants. Asked him recently why he’s so strong on it: ‘Because we’re always happy to take the rich and clever ones. Which means it’s not about disliking immigrants. It’s about disliking the poor and vulnerable. And that’s a bad human instinct.’
December 7, 2025 at 8:31 AM
My dad abhors any negative comments about immigrants. Asked him recently why he’s so strong on it: ‘Because we’re always happy to take the rich and clever ones. Which means it’s not about disliking immigrants. It’s about disliking the poor and vulnerable. And that’s a bad human instinct.’
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"The 8th Son? Are You Kidding Me?", AI closed captions on Crunchyroll. Also looks mildly unintelligible.
Closed captions for English dub of The 8th son? Are you kidding me? seem to be AI.
December 2, 2025 at 7:00 PM
"The 8th Son? Are You Kidding Me?", AI closed captions on Crunchyroll. Also looks mildly unintelligible.
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ko-fi.com/i/ID1D71PT9IN Today's speedpainting! Also testing out this whole ko-fi embed thing!
Dec 6 Speedpainting - Click to view on Ko-fi
Follow Jack Kaiser on Ko-fi
ko-fi.com
December 6, 2025 at 9:26 PM
ko-fi.com/i/ID1D71PT9IN Today's speedpainting! Also testing out this whole ko-fi embed thing!
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Hey, instead of throwing 96 bucks at midj0urney & getting only slop, ugly ass D&D portraits out of it…
I offer you 350+ handcrafted designs for just $1!
There's also a $5 tier with cute little variants now, thanks to us consistently hitting 500+ Patrons!!!
patreon.com/Myrmidia 🤍👉👈
I offer you 350+ handcrafted designs for just $1!
There's also a $5 tier with cute little variants now, thanks to us consistently hitting 500+ Patrons!!!
patreon.com/Myrmidia 🤍👉👈
July 21, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Hey, instead of throwing 96 bucks at midj0urney & getting only slop, ugly ass D&D portraits out of it…
I offer you 350+ handcrafted designs for just $1!
There's also a $5 tier with cute little variants now, thanks to us consistently hitting 500+ Patrons!!!
patreon.com/Myrmidia 🤍👉👈
I offer you 350+ handcrafted designs for just $1!
There's also a $5 tier with cute little variants now, thanks to us consistently hitting 500+ Patrons!!!
patreon.com/Myrmidia 🤍👉👈
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that's the thing about changing history for a better story, you need to make sure that the history itself isn't MORE INTERESTING, which it OFTEN IS
December 6, 2025 at 5:13 PM
that's the thing about changing history for a better story, you need to make sure that the history itself isn't MORE INTERESTING, which it OFTEN IS
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shit like this is like,
they KNOW why people hate AI, but have no problem just lying about it and shoving it down people's throats anyway
someone in a boardroom lied to everyone there about how AI works and seeing people believe it isn't plagiarism annoys me so much. you were lied to
they KNOW why people hate AI, but have no problem just lying about it and shoving it down people's throats anyway
someone in a boardroom lied to everyone there about how AI works and seeing people believe it isn't plagiarism annoys me so much. you were lied to
Fallout and Elder Scrolls boss Todd Howard defends AI in game development, but aims to "protect artistry" and "human intention" in his games www.eurogamer.net/fallout-and-...
December 5, 2025 at 9:11 PM
shit like this is like,
they KNOW why people hate AI, but have no problem just lying about it and shoving it down people's throats anyway
someone in a boardroom lied to everyone there about how AI works and seeing people believe it isn't plagiarism annoys me so much. you were lied to
they KNOW why people hate AI, but have no problem just lying about it and shoving it down people's throats anyway
someone in a boardroom lied to everyone there about how AI works and seeing people believe it isn't plagiarism annoys me so much. you were lied to
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everyone needs to start pirating movies and TV shows again NOW
Netflix Wins the Warner Bros. Discovery Bidding War, Enters Exclusive Deal Talks (Netflix offering $30 a share and a $5 billion break-up fee) www.thewrap.com/netflix-wins...
December 5, 2025 at 5:09 PM
everyone needs to start pirating movies and TV shows again NOW
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kind of obsessed with this custom binding for Moby dick by Susan and Chaim Ebanks at Exeter Bookbinders
December 4, 2025 at 2:05 PM
kind of obsessed with this custom binding for Moby dick by Susan and Chaim Ebanks at Exeter Bookbinders
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December appears to be the month of Urban Fantasy. The new Self Published Fantasy Release list has just gone live and it is a BIG month both in quantity and some of the names putting out books.
Check it out!
robjhayes.co.uk/self-publish...
Check it out!
robjhayes.co.uk/self-publish...
Self Published Fantasy Releases – December 2025
Visit the post for more.
robjhayes.co.uk
December 4, 2025 at 11:23 AM
December appears to be the month of Urban Fantasy. The new Self Published Fantasy Release list has just gone live and it is a BIG month both in quantity and some of the names putting out books.
Check it out!
robjhayes.co.uk/self-publish...
Check it out!
robjhayes.co.uk/self-publish...
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Yesterday's 2-hour speedpainting commission I forgot to post, oops!
December 3, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Yesterday's 2-hour speedpainting commission I forgot to post, oops!
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In a year full of great SF TV series, it's easy to overlook the brilliance of "Common Side Effects," a trippy animated comedy that explores themes of interconnectedness in surprisingly profound and hopeful ways
Adult Swim's Common Side Effects Is a Surprisingly Great SF Series - Reactor
There's so much more to this thoughtful, affecting show than you might expect.
reactormag.com
December 3, 2025 at 5:09 PM
In a year full of great SF TV series, it's easy to overlook the brilliance of "Common Side Effects," a trippy animated comedy that explores themes of interconnectedness in surprisingly profound and hopeful ways
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It's worth reiterating that independent creators are getting debanked for the same content
Sam Altman suggests ChatGPT is cannibalizing your fanfic and erotica to make its own clanker porn, rolling out this December.
ChatGPT just got filthy after new update lets it talk dirty to you
'You won't get it unless you ask for it.'
metro.co.uk
October 16, 2025 at 4:27 AM
It's worth reiterating that independent creators are getting debanked for the same content
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Devastating. Trump admin selling off historic public art to the highest bidder. "It is a tragic irony that murals meant to represent the contract between the government and its citizens would be sold to the highest bidder rather than preserved for posterity." www.alternet.org/trump-destro...
Trump admin selling off historic public art to the highest bidder
Painted figures haunt an empty building. A boy leaning on a pair of crutches. A father and son wandering a barren railroad track. A nuclear family at a picnic table. These poignant scenes were painted...
www.alternet.org
December 2, 2025 at 5:39 AM
Devastating. Trump admin selling off historic public art to the highest bidder. "It is a tragic irony that murals meant to represent the contract between the government and its citizens would be sold to the highest bidder rather than preserved for posterity." www.alternet.org/trump-destro...
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bummer situation but grim lol at this exception on the epic games store
December 2, 2025 at 5:17 PM
bummer situation but grim lol at this exception on the epic games store
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In the Kids Onle Safety hearing going on right now they predictably called privacy and free speech concerns "a farce"
I think we should call and refute this shameful behavior extremely loudly
Watch it with me
democrats-energycommerce.house.gov/committee-ac...
I think we should call and refute this shameful behavior extremely loudly
Watch it with me
democrats-energycommerce.house.gov/committee-ac...
Hearing on "Legislative Solutions to Protect Children and Teens Online"
The Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade of the Committee on Energy and Commerce will hold a hearing on Tuesday, December 2, 2025, at 10:15 a.m. (EST) in the John D. Dingell Hearing Room...
democrats-energycommerce.house.gov
December 2, 2025 at 3:56 PM
In the Kids Onle Safety hearing going on right now they predictably called privacy and free speech concerns "a farce"
I think we should call and refute this shameful behavior extremely loudly
Watch it with me
democrats-energycommerce.house.gov/committee-ac...
I think we should call and refute this shameful behavior extremely loudly
Watch it with me
democrats-energycommerce.house.gov/committee-ac...
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This is DEFCON 1 priority, y'all. Call your senators, reps, call your friends and tell them to call their senators and reps about this. Call your grandma and tell her to call her senators and reps about this.
What we have here will be *gone* if these bills pass.
What we have here will be *gone* if these bills pass.
Congress is attempting to fast track KOSA and more than a dozen bills that would restrict internet access, censor speech and increase surveillance under the guise of protecting children.
Committee hearings begin tomorrow.
Committee hearings begin tomorrow.
Lawmakers to consider 19 bills for childproofing the internet
KOSA is back, along with more than a dozen other bills that will erode free speech and privacy in the name of protecting kids.
reason.com
December 2, 2025 at 4:38 AM
This is DEFCON 1 priority, y'all. Call your senators, reps, call your friends and tell them to call their senators and reps about this. Call your grandma and tell her to call her senators and reps about this.
What we have here will be *gone* if these bills pass.
What we have here will be *gone* if these bills pass.
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I genuinely think kids in the mid-to-late aughts growing up on emulators (read: piracy) may genuinely have been far, far healthier for the future of the industry than all the kids growing up on stuff like Roblox being the norm.
THIS SHIT'S GOTTA BE RUINING KIDS EXPERIENCES WITH GAMING FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK
FUUUUUUCK I FORGOT ABOUT ROBLOX FUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK
December 1, 2025 at 9:34 PM
I genuinely think kids in the mid-to-late aughts growing up on emulators (read: piracy) may genuinely have been far, far healthier for the future of the industry than all the kids growing up on stuff like Roblox being the norm.
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The death of Flash basically killing an entire segment of independent and free game development overnight is one of those things that never really gets spoken about, which is a real shame because a lot of that first generation of Newgrounds talent did break into the animation and games industries.
I genuinely think kids in the mid-to-late aughts growing up on emulators (read: piracy) may genuinely have been far, far healthier for the future of the industry than all the kids growing up on stuff like Roblox being the norm.
THIS SHIT'S GOTTA BE RUINING KIDS EXPERIENCES WITH GAMING FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK
December 1, 2025 at 9:43 PM
The death of Flash basically killing an entire segment of independent and free game development overnight is one of those things that never really gets spoken about, which is a real shame because a lot of that first generation of Newgrounds talent did break into the animation and games industries.
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Please tag me if you see any anime that appears to plainly be using AI transcriptions for closed captions. That's CLOSED CAPTIONS (SDH) for ENGLISH DUBS, not subtitles for Japanese audio. I wanna publicly keep track of some of these and start holding platforms accountable.
December 2, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Please tag me if you see any anime that appears to plainly be using AI transcriptions for closed captions. That's CLOSED CAPTIONS (SDH) for ENGLISH DUBS, not subtitles for Japanese audio. I wanna publicly keep track of some of these and start holding platforms accountable.