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December 23, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Why are the manga titles so long now? Long and descriptive.
would Naruto be now called "I'm an orphan and all my village hates me but I'll show them and become Hokage!!!"
would Naruto be now called "I'm an orphan and all my village hates me but I'll show them and become Hokage!!!"
December 23, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Why are the manga titles so long now? Long and descriptive.
would Naruto be now called "I'm an orphan and all my village hates me but I'll show them and become Hokage!!!"
would Naruto be now called "I'm an orphan and all my village hates me but I'll show them and become Hokage!!!"
Reading a history book without footnotes and endnotes feels like being in a room with a guy who repeats "trust me bro, it happened!". Gimme that source, I want to know more!
December 22, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Reading a history book without footnotes and endnotes feels like being in a room with a guy who repeats "trust me bro, it happened!". Gimme that source, I want to know more!
Nothing makes fucking sense anymore.
December 21, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Nothing makes fucking sense anymore.
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Figure drawing tips, round five. This one's all about hands, and why they're impossible to quick-sketch in detail... (1/3)
December 19, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Figure drawing tips, round five. This one's all about hands, and why they're impossible to quick-sketch in detail... (1/3)
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Closing out my year with a journal editor shocker 🧵
Checking new manuscripts today I reviewed a paper attributing 2 papers to me I did not write. A daft thing for an author to do of course. But intrigued I web searched up one of the titles and that's when it got real weird...
Checking new manuscripts today I reviewed a paper attributing 2 papers to me I did not write. A daft thing for an author to do of course. But intrigued I web searched up one of the titles and that's when it got real weird...
December 19, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Closing out my year with a journal editor shocker 🧵
Checking new manuscripts today I reviewed a paper attributing 2 papers to me I did not write. A daft thing for an author to do of course. But intrigued I web searched up one of the titles and that's when it got real weird...
Checking new manuscripts today I reviewed a paper attributing 2 papers to me I did not write. A daft thing for an author to do of course. But intrigued I web searched up one of the titles and that's when it got real weird...
I absolutely love the works of Lucy Knisley and I honestly believe that such tender, wise, humble stories are changing the world for the better (one step at a time.) Showing the goodness in people is so so important, especially now. and the art is beautiful:)
Great for a present!
Happy mishmash!
Great for a present!
Happy mishmash!
Happy mishmash, everybody! An excerpt from Sugar Shack, available at your local bookshop, library, and wherever books are sold! (1/3)
December 15, 2025 at 4:26 PM
I absolutely love the works of Lucy Knisley and I honestly believe that such tender, wise, humble stories are changing the world for the better (one step at a time.) Showing the goodness in people is so so important, especially now. and the art is beautiful:)
Great for a present!
Happy mishmash!
Great for a present!
Happy mishmash!
This article struck a nerve in me. Implication that it is a language that *makes* us human is invalid, ableist, wrong and dangerous and yet used here without a second thought.
Take the language from the LLM, what will be left? Do it the same with human. We can think without the language.
Take the language from the LLM, what will be left? Do it the same with human. We can think without the language.
How many times must we keep saying this?
Correlation does not imply cognition
www.wired.com/story/in-a-f...
Correlation does not imply cognition
www.wired.com/story/in-a-f...
December 14, 2025 at 4:38 PM
This article struck a nerve in me. Implication that it is a language that *makes* us human is invalid, ableist, wrong and dangerous and yet used here without a second thought.
Take the language from the LLM, what will be left? Do it the same with human. We can think without the language.
Take the language from the LLM, what will be left? Do it the same with human. We can think without the language.
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Labour strikes aren’t new!
The first recorded strike in history took place in Egypt some 3,200 years ago!
The ‘Strike Papyrus’ records that tomb workers of King Ramesses III downed tools over pay and conditions circa 1157 BC!
Museo Egizio, Turin 📷 by me
#Archaeology
The first recorded strike in history took place in Egypt some 3,200 years ago!
The ‘Strike Papyrus’ records that tomb workers of King Ramesses III downed tools over pay and conditions circa 1157 BC!
Museo Egizio, Turin 📷 by me
#Archaeology
December 13, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Labour strikes aren’t new!
The first recorded strike in history took place in Egypt some 3,200 years ago!
The ‘Strike Papyrus’ records that tomb workers of King Ramesses III downed tools over pay and conditions circa 1157 BC!
Museo Egizio, Turin 📷 by me
#Archaeology
The first recorded strike in history took place in Egypt some 3,200 years ago!
The ‘Strike Papyrus’ records that tomb workers of King Ramesses III downed tools over pay and conditions circa 1157 BC!
Museo Egizio, Turin 📷 by me
#Archaeology
I think the biggest problem of TGA is that they don't feel like a celebration of this craft at all. Even at Oscars every category gets its moment and people are allowed to talk and thank. costume designers, special effects etc. it's about their work. and TGA? Oh you won best family game BYE
I think these awards felt especially boring because categories like Best RPG and Best Indie each honor overall quality among a subset rather than a specific craft. If a game is the best of the year, and it’s an RPG, obviously it is also the best RPG. Needs an overhaul to avoid pointless repetition
December 13, 2025 at 7:07 PM
I think the biggest problem of TGA is that they don't feel like a celebration of this craft at all. Even at Oscars every category gets its moment and people are allowed to talk and thank. costume designers, special effects etc. it's about their work. and TGA? Oh you won best family game BYE
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From the early years of this decade, just a few of Jon McNaught’s wonderful covers for the London Review Of Books.
December 12, 2025 at 6:34 PM
From the early years of this decade, just a few of Jon McNaught’s wonderful covers for the London Review Of Books.
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Another round of figure drawing tips! This time, we're gonna talk about shoes. But first, another way of thinking about proportions of clothed human people... (1/3)
December 12, 2025 at 10:51 AM
Another round of figure drawing tips! This time, we're gonna talk about shoes. But first, another way of thinking about proportions of clothed human people... (1/3)
I will always support such cool ideas for games! Inkulinati (the other game made by Yaza) was great. I love how this project is full of passion and glad to see manuscript aesthetics and humor.
Thank you for every repost, Bluesky friends! 💙
Here's our Steam page in case you want to add us to your wishlist! 2026 is finally our release year 💙
store.steampowered.com/app/3119540/...
Here's our Steam page in case you want to add us to your wishlist! 2026 is finally our release year 💙
store.steampowered.com/app/3119540/...
Scriptorium: Master of Manuscripts on Steam
Run your manuscript workshop, receive orders to illustrate medieval books, decorate them any way you like, send them back to clients to get paid, and unlock new jobs, decorations, and items. Welcome t...
store.steampowered.com
December 11, 2025 at 6:43 PM
I will always support such cool ideas for games! Inkulinati (the other game made by Yaza) was great. I love how this project is full of passion and glad to see manuscript aesthetics and humor.
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We can’t afford a $1M trailer slot 😔
But reposts on Bluesky cost $0 - and they really help tiny teams like ours ❤️
If cozy medieval creativity is your thing, here’s our Scriptorium trailer!
But reposts on Bluesky cost $0 - and they really help tiny teams like ours ❤️
If cozy medieval creativity is your thing, here’s our Scriptorium trailer!
December 11, 2025 at 6:08 PM
We can’t afford a $1M trailer slot 😔
But reposts on Bluesky cost $0 - and they really help tiny teams like ours ❤️
If cozy medieval creativity is your thing, here’s our Scriptorium trailer!
But reposts on Bluesky cost $0 - and they really help tiny teams like ours ❤️
If cozy medieval creativity is your thing, here’s our Scriptorium trailer!
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Background paintings by Sue Mondt for Dexter's Laboratory (1996–2003), created by Genndy Tartakovsky, Hanna-Barbera Cartoons
December 10, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Background paintings by Sue Mondt for Dexter's Laboratory (1996–2003), created by Genndy Tartakovsky, Hanna-Barbera Cartoons
I had a joke about Orpheus, but I turned my back on it.
I had a joke about Cassandra, but I figured no one would listen
I had a joke about Narcissus but I took a long hard look at myself first
December 8, 2025 at 4:43 PM
I had a joke about Orpheus, but I turned my back on it.
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my coworker and i went to a restaurant zohran mamdani recommended and it was the best food i've had all week. finally, politicians do something for me in 2025.
December 7, 2025 at 11:51 PM
my coworker and i went to a restaurant zohran mamdani recommended and it was the best food i've had all week. finally, politicians do something for me in 2025.
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New video! It's a look at my urban sketching practice, with footage from my recent trip to Japan! youtu.be/4qwKrB8xvSo?...
Sketching in Japan
YouTube video by Ethan M. Aldridge
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December 7, 2025 at 4:12 PM
New video! It's a look at my urban sketching practice, with footage from my recent trip to Japan! youtu.be/4qwKrB8xvSo?...
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I am once again gently and kindly reminding everyone
If you see a video that looks like people doing something that immediately triggers a strong positive or negative reaction ...
Take that as a signal to put on your skeptical hat and take a close look before sharing
If you see a video that looks like people doing something that immediately triggers a strong positive or negative reaction ...
Take that as a signal to put on your skeptical hat and take a close look before sharing
December 7, 2025 at 2:50 PM
I am once again gently and kindly reminding everyone
If you see a video that looks like people doing something that immediately triggers a strong positive or negative reaction ...
Take that as a signal to put on your skeptical hat and take a close look before sharing
If you see a video that looks like people doing something that immediately triggers a strong positive or negative reaction ...
Take that as a signal to put on your skeptical hat and take a close look before sharing
Don't want to be monothematic but...
this is seriously dangerous
this is seriously dangerous
AI deepfakes of real doctors spreading health misinformation on social media
Hundreds of videos on TikTok and elsewhere impersonate experts to sell supplements with unproven effects
www.theguardian.com
December 5, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Don't want to be monothematic but...
this is seriously dangerous
this is seriously dangerous
This one got retracted but I bet there are many more articles that are in fact nonsensical and AI slop.
without regulation we are ought to expect this level of absurdity and stupidity in the schoolbooks. Images that make no sense, nonexistent authors quoted etc.
GenAI is an assault on education.
without regulation we are ought to expect this level of absurdity and stupidity in the schoolbooks. Images that make no sense, nonexistent authors quoted etc.
GenAI is an assault on education.
The Scientifc Reports autism cycle article has been retracted: doi.org/10.1038/s415...
December 5, 2025 at 6:26 PM
This one got retracted but I bet there are many more articles that are in fact nonsensical and AI slop.
without regulation we are ought to expect this level of absurdity and stupidity in the schoolbooks. Images that make no sense, nonexistent authors quoted etc.
GenAI is an assault on education.
without regulation we are ought to expect this level of absurdity and stupidity in the schoolbooks. Images that make no sense, nonexistent authors quoted etc.
GenAI is an assault on education.
The study found trifluoroacetic acid (TFA), a chemical produced when pesticides containing Pfas chemicals break down into the soil, in breakfast cereals.."
Do you remember how people who opposed pesticides were painted as? As ""green weirdos" opposed to progress. Sounds familiar.
Do you remember how people who opposed pesticides were painted as? As ""green weirdos" opposed to progress. Sounds familiar.
High levels of ‘forever chemical’ found in cereal products across Europe – study
Pesticide Action Network Europe study finds average concentrations 100 times higher than in tap water
www.theguardian.com
December 4, 2025 at 1:28 PM
The study found trifluoroacetic acid (TFA), a chemical produced when pesticides containing Pfas chemicals break down into the soil, in breakfast cereals.."
Do you remember how people who opposed pesticides were painted as? As ""green weirdos" opposed to progress. Sounds familiar.
Do you remember how people who opposed pesticides were painted as? As ""green weirdos" opposed to progress. Sounds familiar.
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Two things:
1) How can people floating in open water continue a drug run? Swim a thousand miles towing a crate?
2) More importantly, drugs are not weapons, and a drug run is not a national security threat, especially not an immediate one to the world's most powerful navy.
1) How can people floating in open water continue a drug run? Swim a thousand miles towing a crate?
2) More importantly, drugs are not weapons, and a drug run is not a national security threat, especially not an immediate one to the world's most powerful navy.
A top admiral is expected to tell lawmakers tomorrow that he and his legal adviser concluded that the two survivors of a boat strike in September were attempting to continue their drug run, making them and the damaged vessel legitimate targets for another attack.
www.wsj.com/politics/nat...
www.wsj.com/politics/nat...
Exclusive | Survivors of Boat Strike Were Actively Continuing Drug Mission, Admiral to Tell Lawmakers
Adm. Frank “Mitch” Bradley, the commander of the September attack, is set to provide an account of his role for the first time in a closed briefing.
www.wsj.com
December 4, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Two things:
1) How can people floating in open water continue a drug run? Swim a thousand miles towing a crate?
2) More importantly, drugs are not weapons, and a drug run is not a national security threat, especially not an immediate one to the world's most powerful navy.
1) How can people floating in open water continue a drug run? Swim a thousand miles towing a crate?
2) More importantly, drugs are not weapons, and a drug run is not a national security threat, especially not an immediate one to the world's most powerful navy.
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disability comes in all shapes and sizes: some are obvious, others are invisible. It is not for others to decide or judge.
Lead with your heart, have patience and be inclusive
Lead with your heart, have patience and be inclusive
December 3, 2025 at 10:35 PM
disability comes in all shapes and sizes: some are obvious, others are invisible. It is not for others to decide or judge.
Lead with your heart, have patience and be inclusive
Lead with your heart, have patience and be inclusive