Sparkbat
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My friend said he wanted to make comics but he's bad at drawing so with these crude little examples I tried to explain that you don't need to be a good artist to make good art. Lighting and composition are cheat codes. People don't care about skill, they care about emotion
October 27, 2025 at 1:36 AM
My friend said he wanted to make comics but he's bad at drawing so with these crude little examples I tried to explain that you don't need to be a good artist to make good art. Lighting and composition are cheat codes. People don't care about skill, they care about emotion
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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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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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Sure, the Grinch's heart grew three sizes that day, but that's nothing compared to how many sizes his wallet grows with new cross promotions every year
December 2, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Sure, the Grinch's heart grew three sizes that day, but that's nothing compared to how many sizes his wallet grows with new cross promotions every year
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December 2, 2025 at 8:37 AM
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December 2, 2025 at 6:35 PM
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tree outside my window
December 2, 2025 at 7:00 PM
tree outside my window
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Anyway, this is why live drawings are so heavily recommended to folks still learning how to draw. When you do studies from flat images, there's a lot of possible distortion that the observer may not be aware of. Observations from life are being received by that universal organ, the ol' eyeball.
December 2, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Anyway, this is why live drawings are so heavily recommended to folks still learning how to draw. When you do studies from flat images, there's a lot of possible distortion that the observer may not be aware of. Observations from life are being received by that universal organ, the ol' eyeball.
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it's a new month!
as is tradition: back up and save your important files, especially if you did a lot recently!
as is tradition: back up and save your important files, especially if you did a lot recently!
a picture of a girl with a swirl in her eyes and the words lee u gotta save the file
ALT: a picture of a girl with a swirl in her eyes and the words lee u gotta save the file
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December 2, 2025 at 3:20 PM
it's a new month!
as is tradition: back up and save your important files, especially if you did a lot recently!
as is tradition: back up and save your important files, especially if you did a lot recently!
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If blowing up survivors in the water was the right thing to do because they are “narco-terrorists” (trust us, bro) and deserve no quarter, why did we rescue two other survivors in a different strike, fly them home, and let them go free?
December 2, 2025 at 2:16 AM
If blowing up survivors in the water was the right thing to do because they are “narco-terrorists” (trust us, bro) and deserve no quarter, why did we rescue two other survivors in a different strike, fly them home, and let them go free?
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December 2, 2025 at 4:38 AM
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The real question is not "Why is Bluesky so left-coded," the real question is "Why can't the right exist in a social media environment without algorithmic assistance, where people can ignore them"
December 2, 2025 at 3:08 PM
The real question is not "Why is Bluesky so left-coded," the real question is "Why can't the right exist in a social media environment without algorithmic assistance, where people can ignore them"
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My cool lil sis Ram
December 2, 2025 at 3:41 PM
My cool lil sis Ram
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December 2, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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the fact that it's so incredibly gauche to give an actor a specific read of a line to perform but it's perfectly acceptable to give an animator every single small beat and character antic of a shot speaks to how severely we've separated live action and animation as industries
December 2, 2025 at 3:52 PM
the fact that it's so incredibly gauche to give an actor a specific read of a line to perform but it's perfectly acceptable to give an animator every single small beat and character antic of a shot speaks to how severely we've separated live action and animation as industries
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November 5, 2025 at 12:48 AM
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December 2, 2025 at 12:45 AM
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From: Tchou-Tchou (1972), dir. Co Hoedeman, National Film Board of Canada
December 1, 2025 at 11:18 PM
From: Tchou-Tchou (1972), dir. Co Hoedeman, National Film Board of Canada
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"Just follow the stars… they know where you belong" ⭐
December 2, 2025 at 1:43 PM
"Just follow the stars… they know where you belong" ⭐
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I did an accessibility course today at work re digital content, and was reminded that alt text replaces the image, & is not description—& wow. More of that.
Not “this is x poem” but the poem text.
Not “a painting” but what the viewer sees.
Not “a graph of x” but what information is communicated.
Not “this is x poem” but the poem text.
Not “a painting” but what the viewer sees.
Not “a graph of x” but what information is communicated.
December 2, 2025 at 1:01 AM
I did an accessibility course today at work re digital content, and was reminded that alt text replaces the image, & is not description—& wow. More of that.
Not “this is x poem” but the poem text.
Not “a painting” but what the viewer sees.
Not “a graph of x” but what information is communicated.
Not “this is x poem” but the poem text.
Not “a painting” but what the viewer sees.
Not “a graph of x” but what information is communicated.
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