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Achronal Art @achronalart.bsky.social · 12h

Ran across this very useful video on how to spot fake AI-generated clothing sewing patterns so you won't waste your time There are many good reputable pattern-makers out there, but none of them use AI www.youtube.com/watch?v=69cU...

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Learn to spot AI in sewing patterns and not get scammed!

YouTube video by La Fraise Sews

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Nicole Bedera @nbedera.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

As an expert on sexual violence, I have to add that these ethical violations are a nightmare for interviews on sensitive subjects. I would never recommend ANY survivor goes public with their story at an outlet that would do this to them.

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Faine Greenwood @faineg.com · 20h

Don’t accept interviews with USA Today (or Gannet), apparently. Creepy.

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Ghostly Bree @mostlybree.kitrocha.com · 28/06/2025

about 18 times a week I am too excited about something and try to post without adding alt text. I say "try" because it will not post, my post button is GRAYED OUT until I add alt text, because bluesky is awesome and gave me a way to catch myself. turn on the setting!!!

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Richard Waite @waiterich.bsky.social · 28/06/2025

Here’s how! Go to “Accessibility” in Bluesky settings and turn that first switch on. Never forget alt text again.

Accessibility menu in Bluesky settings

Alt text - require alt text before posting - switch to ON

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Gail Simone @gailsimone.bsky.social · 14h

My first real Deadpool run was just five issues, I am glad to be included in these discussions at all. But aside from co-creating Deadpool, I thought Cable and Deadpool by @fabiannicieza.bsky.social was a riot, one of the best DP runs at all.

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Starlotte @starlotte.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

"Then all Nirvana broke loose" is an all timer line

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lastpositivist.bsky.social @lastpositivist.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

I decided that AI alignment really needed a Khornate treatment, so I had the chaps over in the Sanguinary Utnapishtim try their hands at it. It... did not go well? You can comment, kudos, subscribe over at the A03 version here: archiveofourown.org/works/92663496

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Header: logisticians at work, by Ciaraíoch.

At the base of what had once been the Ekallatum Abominable Intelligence, but which now seemed like a miniature forest of many coloured flowers, languished a logistician. He sat cross legged, one hand resting placidly on his lap while another made a blasphemous circular sigil over his breast. His smile displayed such blissful serenity it filled the heart with joy just to see. Saklu Pactsman shuddered in disgust.

Carefully, Saklu raised his lasrifle to his shoulder and took aim. He loosed a single beam directly at the logistician's head. The superheated light flew straight and true - until, just before striking, the searing red beam miraculously transmuted into rose petals which fell gently around the logistician.

Then all nirvana broke loose.

"Contact!", came the cry over his vox, and the philia's internal vid-feed let Saklu watch as Naŋah-Dirig Pactsman was surrounded by logisticians chanting heretical screeds and banging tambourines. Naŋah-Dirig roared defiance and tried to draw his hand-axe; but he made the mistake of looking into the eyes of one of his assailants and suddenly a great calm came over him. Naŋah-Dirig muttered "Huh, maybe my father wasn't great, but at least he was trying his best - and in any case, I can't change the past" before joining the corrupted logisticians in their chanting.

Saklu's focus snapped back to his immediate surroundings as he realised that the logistician he'd tried to shoot was now approaching him. They were smiling and offering Saklu a flower while asking if he wanted to try some lentils. Saklu screamed in terror, dropping his lasrifle as he bolted for the door.

Months later a research team led by Academician Lihzatu uncovered the roots of the tragedy. Logistician Ud-Gub of Ekallatum's Office had joined the RAT ("Rage and Terror") fight club, whose hobby, between rounds of punching each other in the face, was thinking about how to align A.I.s with the common bad. The RATs big idea was that if gave A.I. controlled access to the warp we might pair it up with a daemon that could metaphysically ensure compliance.

Unfortunately the RATs also used A.I. to find daemonic-monitors. They'd given the AI strict instructions to "stay on the eightfold path!", attempting to ensure it searched only Khorne's realm of the warp. They'd been satisfied when the AI returned from its warp-delve with an unfathomably ancient warp entity, "Mahāsiddha Nāgārjuna", which their own independent ritual scrying had confirmed was a "servant of the Victorious Conqueror". Within a week Ekallatum had fallen.

Despite Ekallatum's loss and against Lihzatu's explicit recommendation, Uruk's Office for Ceremonial Calculations ultimately decided to keep other abominable intelligences in use. They conceded there was a greater than 10% chance the devices *might* lead to galactic peace. But the anticipated rise in murders-per-moment if only they could perfect this technology still seemed worth it, and in any case it was rumoured the Hellasite Oligarchy was developing their own and it would hardly do to be second.

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Kate Strasdin @katestrasdin.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Bringing a bright note to Friday & an #1840s dress that is pink in more ways than one. Not only is it a brilliant rosy shade, it also has pinked edges, cut with special shears to create additional forms. Some self coloured satin stitch embroidery is the final touch #HistDeerfield #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡

Side view of a deep pink ballgown from the 1840s. It has a slop shouldered, horizontally pleated short sleeved bodice and then a layered bell shaped long skirt. Each layer has scalloped edges created with pinking shears and the layers are embroidered with floral satin stitch embroidery

A detail of the floral satin stitch embroidery that decorates the pinked flounces of the 1840s pink ballgown

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The Wyzard @thewyzard.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

"Is the computer conscious?" I don't fucking know! I know that if you gave me six each of philosophers and psychologists I could start intractable arguments over whether my asshole is conscious. Fifty bucks says I could hang that jury.

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Overly Sarcastic Productions @overlysarcastic.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Oh no, my precious JOURNEY, it's going so far WEST! And it's taking my beloved ENAMEL PINS OF PIGSY AND SANDY with them! If only there were 12 more hours to snag a pin pack of my favorite RAKE-WIELDING HERO PIGSY and sidekick before they were gone! overlysarcastic.shop/products/ove... Oh yo, nice

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Get your Overly Sarcastic Productions Journey to the West Pigsy & Sandy Pin Pack (Back-Order)! Now available from OverlySarcasticProductions.

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uosdɯᴉS ɐuɐꓷ 🦄 @danacorn.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

I’m a gigantic Pogo fan. Seriously, how did I not know this?

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uosdɯᴉS ɐuɐꓷ 🦄 @danacorn.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

“She is a Mephitisoid, an alien race from Tryl'sart whose appearance resembles a humanoid skunk.” “Her real unpronounceable name consists of scents, so Corsair nicknamed her ‘Hepzibah’ after the skunk character Mam'selle Hepzibah from the classic Pogo comic strip.”

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uosdɯᴉS ɐuɐꓷ 🦄 @danacorn.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

I always walk past this Marvel mural downtown and think “there’s apparently a skunk lady in the marvel universe. I should google that” and then I don’t, because I’ve forgotten by the next time I’m poking at my phone. Today I did not forget. How the heck did I not know about this?

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uosdɯᴉS ɐuɐꓷ 🦄 @danacorn.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

I think anyone who says that has to explain to me, and to all scared trans people, why letting Democrats get soft on our rights isn’t going to lead to a situation like Labour in the UK, who did a 180 degree pivot into totally opposing our rights.

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uosdɯᴉS ɐuɐꓷ 🦄 @danacorn.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

“I don’t think that will happen” isn’t good enough for us anymore. People have said that about every awful thing that’s happened to us in the last decade.

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Alan 🏳️‍⚧️ 🏳️‍🌈 @bows4crows.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Girl's dress, 1750, Kunstmuseum den Haag I love this. Nearly 300 years old, and the green silk is as vibrant as ever. What a startlingly beautiful thing this must have been back then, and for quite a young (12-14) person too. #fashionsky #dresshistory #fashionhistory #historicalfashion

Museum photo of a rococo (maybe?) style girls dress, primarily in green silk. It has a close fitted bodice, with a very broad scoop neckline. Beneath this, covering the upper chest, is a white fichu. The sleeves are three quarter length, with lace trimming at the ends. The waist is tight and decorated with some 15 or so horizontal bands of fabric in various pastel colours.
There is a small peplum over the hips in the same green silk, and the skirt below this is full length, enlarged considerably at the hips with some underlying structure, and has deep pleats at the top, allowing it to hang very nicely.

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Richard Garfinkle @rgarfinklesff.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

They are strange in their ways, The people who have new days. They hear not of dark tide They know nothing of dawn They know not the sleepless Whose hours are gone. They are strange in their ways, The people who have new days. /5

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Richard Garfinkle @rgarfinklesff.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

They are strange in their ways, The people who have new days. If they rouse in the night tide They turn over in bed Fluff up their pillows And rest more their head /4

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Richard Garfinkle @rgarfinklesff.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

They are strange in their ways, The people who have new days. They go through their hours Take bed when they feel it Confident that their weariness Time will heal it. /3

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Richard Garfinkle @rgarfinklesff.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

They are strange in their ways, The people who have new days. They sleep in the silence. They wake to new noise. They step boldly outward Without silent tread's poise. /2

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Richard Garfinkle @rgarfinklesff.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

A poem about Insomnia: The People Who Have New Days They are strange in their ways, The people who have new days. They sleep the half dark And wake well past light And imagine time fractures Twixt the lark and the night /1

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Achronal Art @achronalart.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

I realize this is a longshot, but if anyone knows *anything* about this mysterious apparently engineering-college-related 1954 magazine with Walt Kelly's Pogo characters all over the cover plz respond (It is probably a talented college artist copy rather than actually Kelly but you never know)

Blown up photo of the cover of a March 1954 magazine "The Pointer"

The original photo was tiny, so there are many ben-day dots blurring the image, but it is clear that this was a magazine of some kind. Contextual clues suggest it is probably connected to a school of engineering somewhere. The Pogo characters are either by Kelly or are a pretty good pastiche by someone with copyist talent. We see Churchy La Femme doing something with the title, on a photo which is being leaned against by Porky Pine. A larger photo below shows Miss Mamselle Hepzibah, Howland Owl and a rabbit, along with the vulture whose name I can never remember, Beauregard Bugleboy in what looks like a band uniform, Albert Alligator, Pogo Possum, a couple of difficult to make out other characters, and at the bottom, the three bats, Bewitched, Bothered and Bemildred along with the date March '54. The photo is so blurry we only know it is '54 instead of '34 because Pogo.

Anyway, if anyone knows anything at all about this, please reply

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Achronal Art @achronalart.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Early vintage advertising (1911 in this case) was often bizarrely inventive in its attempts to find the magic to make customers line up to give them their money.

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Anne Caprara @annecaprara.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Every woman I know is talking about what happened at Cornell. None are surprised. All are furious. And there is a palpable feeling of being fed up with the last few years of male dominated loneliness/rage/incel stories and movements.

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Achronal Art @achronalart.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Where on earth did Dracula get four "splendid" black horses to pick up Jonathan Harker with? He hasn't got any servants in his castle! Probably he's got stables, but who is taking care of those horses? Who's the mechanic doing the upkeep on the coach? Are they on loan from Satan? What?

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Achronal Art @achronalart.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Central Camera recovered, btw, and is flourishing so far as I can see. They made prints using the burnt film in their stock, eerie and lovely. A grand Chicago small business for more than a century!

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Jellybox Studio @jellybox.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

UMBERT ACTUALLY! EP 8!!! Why are Queer cartoon characters censored?! #UmbertActually #UnionYaoi #MistermanGuyfella #Jellybox #IndieAnimation

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LEE GATLIN @neilaglet.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Hee hee hee

A drawing of a witch flying on her broom in front of an big orange circle. The point of her tall hat is bent back on the wind, and the brim is pushed back. She cackles, HEEHEEHEE, while her black cat holds on for dear life on the back of the broom. A small bubbling cauldron with a foot sticking up out of it hangs off the front of the broom trailing steam. A spider dangles by its web from the tip of the broom.

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jess m. ☕🍂 @jametc.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

oh it's OVER over now

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Julia Lundman 🩵🧚🦄🧌 @paintkatt.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Happy spooky season! 🎃

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JayIsPainting 🍁 @jayispainting.earthskyart.ca · 30/09/2026

I didn't know eagle cuddles were a thing and now I want some.

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Xander's Skyscape @wellmanneredxs.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Hehe - I was just going to say - quick, tag Achronal Art! 😀

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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 29/09/2026

In response to a slew of anti-trans Democrats pushing hate during the 2026 midterms, Governor Andy Beshear provided principled criticism to the idea that red-state Dems need to adopt anti-trans views to win: "We Don’t Throw Anybody Under The Bus," he said. Subscribe to support our journalism.

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KY Gov. Beshear Has Message For Anti-Trans Dems: “We Don’t Throw Anybody Under The Bus.”

The governor provides a counterpoint to those who believe red state Democrats need to capitulate on transgender rights.

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Achronal Art @achronalart.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Early vintage advertising (1911 in this case) was often bizarrely inventive in its attempts to find the magic to make customers line up to give them their money.

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Movies Silently @moviessilently.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Today's review covers the 1899 Dutch advertising film THE SICK CIVIL SERVANT; OR, VAN HOUTEN'S NEW CHOCOLATE SENSATION, which presents hot cocoa as the foolproof cure for all that ails you! moviessilently.com/2026/09/28/t...

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The Sick Civil Servant; or, Van Houten’s New Chocolate Sensation (1899)

An ailing man is immediately cured when his physician shows up with a large, branded cup of hot chocolate. Early advertising film showcases how the more things change…

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Merchant Adventurers’ Hall @merchantshallyork.org · 28/09/2026

Finally whilst on the hunt for the safe key we found these three keys just hanging in a cupboard. What do they open? We have no idea. ❤️

We are looking at a section of the 17th century extension to the Hall with old rusty nails sticking out of it. Three keys of different sizes hang from the nails.

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Merchant Adventurers’ Hall @merchantshallyork.org · 28/09/2026

Now this is a rather lovely key which also opens a rather lovely 17th Century Nuremberg chest. Look at the locking mechanism on that! Phwoar! 😘

We are looking at an old iron key with a large wide oval bow, short stubby stem and a key ward comprising two star shaped cut outs.

We are looking at an iron Nuremberg chest. It has a faux lock on the front with the real intricate and complicated lock mechanism on the interior of the lid. It also has two large hasps which would have also been padlocked for additional security.

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Merchant Adventurers’ Hall @merchantshallyork.org · 28/09/2026

We are a very old building. We have lots of keys. We have lots of keys that DO open things. Join us for a one off instalment of, “Keys of the Merchant Adventurers’ Hall that are pretty and also serve a purpose”.

We are looking at two pewter plates with an assortment of large brass and iron keys in various shapes and sizes.

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🎃Autopsy of Ashley Lynch 🔪🎞️ @ashleylynch.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Just speaking for film & TV there isn't really a job loss due to AI. It's been mostly due to successive punches of pandemic, streaming collapse, union strikes, studio consolidation and interest rates. This trend was in place way before Midjourney was pumping out pictures with 14 fingers.

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

However, widespread adoption didn't happen until after the Second World War, and they entered civilian life through the same channels as peacoats and field jackets. Since the US gov made these for soldiers, they had to figure out what to do with this surplus after the war.

Douglas MacArthur presided over the formal signing of the surrender terms with Japan. He and the troops behind him are wearing chinos.

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

And indeed, if you scan early 20th century photos, you'll see laborers in chinos (esp in oil fields). They even show up in that famous 1932 photo of laborers sitting on top of a steel beam during the construction of Rockefeller Center! (photos via The Rite Stuff)

Texan oil workers in 1921 wearing chinos on the job site.

Canadian oil workers in the 1920s wearing chinos on the job site.

Texan oil workers in the 1920s wearing chinos on the job site.

Workers sitting on top of a steel beam during the construction of Rockefeller Center.

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

In 1913, Lee made cotton coveralls — first debuted with a button-front before moving to a zipper — for mechanics, truck drivers, and factory workers. Through ads in The Saturday Evening Post, they promised employers these would produce happier, healthier, more productive workers.

A Lee ad in The Saturday Evening Post. It shows workers in the company's "Union All" made from tan cotton

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

In the following decades, this fabric made its way into civilian life, mostly favored for its toughness. In the early 1900s, Sears catalogs boasted about how their pants, boots, football uniforms, and riding skirts were made from this Army-tested material.

A Sears catalog advertising "khaki pants"

A Sears catalog advertising boots, where the tops have been made from "khaki Army cloth."

A Sears catalog advertising football jackets made from "tan colored Army khaki cloth."

A Sears catalog advertising riding skirts made from "soldiers uniform cloth."

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

During the 1898 Spanish-American War, US troops stationed in the Philippines wore sand-colored pants made from a heavy cotton twill woven in China. Since the Philippines had been under Spanish colonial rule at this time, the locals call these "pantalones chinos" (Chinese pants).

US soldiers headed to the frontlines of the Philippine-American War in 1899.

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BeijingPalmer @beijingpalmer.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

In fairness to Senator Schmitt the two teams romanization is very similar if you don’t check the original characters.

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Achronal Art @achronalart.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

Apparently Wrigley's Spearmint Gum is Faerie Food. Or something.

Close up of the slogan "Girls who once chew Spearmint are Spearmint girls always"

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