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Freya Holmér @freya.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

"AI lets you focus on the higher level ideas!!" because we all grew up dreaming of becoming managers and CEOs we all know the real artists at the very highest level are the shareholders, famously full of amazing ideas

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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 05/10/2026

I was thinking about the Anthropic, SpaceX, and OpenAI IPOs. What this might be a harbinger of is the end of public markets as a mechanism for growing wealth. Wealth inequality is so extreme that VCs, PE funds, and wealth investors no longer need a public market for growth, just exit liquidity.

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jess m. ☕🍂 @jametc.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

See, this is the thing They don't give a fuck about the art of animation, they don't care about the process or anything. They see a thing that people enjoy, and insert themselves in and take it over, to colonize it. They want to be loved like people love artists. That's all

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awkblue.bsky.social @awkblue.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

5 stages of AI grief (or grief for a world where making things meant something) 1-denial : stochastic parrots 2-anger: burn the data centers 3-bargaining: it's a bubble 4-depression: ...Yeah 5-acceptance: never

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Keezy Young🌼 @keezyyoung.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

Hello Sunshine is a horror mystery GN about a boy who comes back from bible camp to find out that his secret boyfriend, Alex, is missing after a very public mental breakdown. #comics Available now!! www.thenovl.com/titles/keezy...

the cover of hello sunshine with the ala award sticker on it

a drawn photo of Alex facing Daisy eyes, a red monster with Daisy eyes, on the ceiling

the kids from hello sunshine looking uneasy with daisy eyes' hands in the back ground and an inset panel showing a cassette tape

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jona @babynapa.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

oh........... wow lol

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Djamila Knopf @djamilaknopf.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Fewer than 24 hours left to pre-order the "Moments" calendar at www.djamilaknopf.com/store. It will be gone after that.

all illustrations included in the calendar

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Olivia Guest · Ολίβια Γκεστ @olivia.science · 14/09/2026

In the current AI hype cycle, notice they first "attacked" the game Go, then protein folding (which they shuttered recently completely: www.engadget.com/2225849/goog...), and now they are focused on mathematics — these harmful insertions of this industry into human cognitive activities and labour...

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Kala Paint @kalapaint.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Kala Paint is out! I'm @olawson.bsky.social , professional artist for 15 years, then game dev, now wrote the painting software I wish I'd been using all this time. GPU-run creamy brushes, no subscription, no gen AI crap, hand-coded with ideas from artists in our Discord, and more added weekly!

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awkblue.bsky.social @awkblue.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Can I be a hater about OOT remake? Weird design, too busy world and plasticky look aside, I don't like how dumbed down it feels. No nightfall before getting to the castle, the quest log, being able to just hum the songs instead of memorizing them, the encouragements from Navi... feels patronizing.

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Freya Holmér @freya.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

this wave of AI has legitimately killed a huge part of what I loved about seeing stuff online, what I loved about being an educator, and what I loved about sharing my own work I just don't feel like doing it anymore

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Bianca 🌺 @biankadonk.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

Not just that but Tolkien also said, “Evil cannot create anything new, it can only corrupt and ruin what good forces have invented or made.” Sound familiar? 🙄

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awkblue.bsky.social @awkblue.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

For nearly two decades, consumers were just saying "take my data, I don't care". As data seemed to only be good for targeted advertising, it seemed benign enough to ignore. But there is much more you can do with all the data in the world

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Aimee Cozza Illustration @aimeecozza.com · 28/07/2026

It's here, it's here! 🌟 V2 of Hire Human Artists is now live. We make it easier than ever to find artists who have pledged not to use generative AI in their workflow. HireHumanArtists.com Use the directory to find artists for your project type, that do a certain style, and more! Now with images!

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Find an Artist Who Doesn't Use Generative AI | Hire Human Artists

Looking for an artist for your next project? Our human artist directory is full of over 400 artists who have pledged not to use gen AI.

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Blender Studio @studio.blender.org · 27/07/2026

Blender 5.2 LTS comes with extra treats for Grease Pencil users! Enjoy new textured brushes in this demo by Vivien, and check the whole overview on Blender Studio Blog: studio.blender.org/blog/new-gre... #b3d

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Luiza Jarovsky, PhD @luizajarovsky.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

🚨 China's new law on anthropomorphic AI comes into effect tomorrow, and the world should be paying attention:

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AJ Jefferies @moonjam.com · 15/07/2026

Smokedog is online!! I adore this film. www.youtube.com/watch?v=r4Mk... #smokedog #animation #shortfilm #shorts

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Smokedog | Award Winning Animated Short Film

YouTube video by Andrew Onorato

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Rachel Holliday Smith @rachelholliday.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

I'm been wondering if it would come to this and apparently it has. huge move from cloudflare, which hosts a fifth of all websites on earth.

adweek.com

Publishers Are Preparing to Opt Out of Google Search

The nuclear option is gaining traction as web traffic collapses and Google refuses to negotiate with content creators

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Catsuka @catsuka.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

New trailer for "Grotesqqque" feature film by Atsushi Nishigori & CloverWorks. Coming in Japanese theaters on November 6.

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Luiza Jarovsky, PhD @luizajarovsky.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

Suraj has a point.

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Machinot @machinot.com · 21/06/2026

what if blender had ui sounds. i think having software make noise makes it more tactile and engaging. maybe ill make a whole addon for it

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Greg Pak @gregpak.net · 19/06/2026

Hey, I got a new starter pack for ya! Big Nope to "A.i.," Data Centers, & Big Tech A work in progress chock full of people & groups providing info about and organizing against the pernicious effects of "A.i." and its pushers. go.bsky.app/3w9a45V

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awkblue.bsky.social @awkblue.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

"I think people should keep in mind that when you interact with an AI you are at least partly training it to simulate you." A very insightful deep dive into the open web and a great reminder that open source and AI are basically enemies.

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awkblue.bsky.social @awkblue.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

I just wish I was allowed to no longer think, hear or talk about AI. I just want to be allowed to care about other things like I used to without having to hear about it ever again

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Stevoisiak @stevoisiak.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

I made a filterlist for uBlock Origin to remove Generative AI features on websites. Includes blocks for * Google AI Summaries * YouTube Ask button & chat summaries * GitHub Copilot * Facebook AI chat * X's Grok buttons * Deviantart DreamUp * Booru AI images * And more github.com/Stevoisiak/S...

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Sam Seltzer-Johnston @sbseltzer.net · 29/07/2025

see also: "psychic hotline" great essay on how the exact same mechanisms are at play: softwarecrisis.dev/letters/llme...

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The LLMentalist Effect: how chat-based Large Language Models rep…

The new era of tech seems to be built on superstitious behaviour

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Tim Krief @timkrief.com · 26/05/2026

Lets go! Followed everyone, let's make great games 😎

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Karen Hao @karenhao.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

On the one-year anniversary of EMPIRE OF AI, I am so, so excited to announce The AI Resist List, a new project that documents examples of resistance to the AI empires around the world 😍 airesistlist.org

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Chance Kubesh @itskoob.mov · 23/05/2026

Holy shit @sadewoo.bsky.social made the coolest Blender theme ever that makes it look like Flash!! Download: spikysaurus.github.io/pages/Themes...

A Blender theme by Sadewoo that makes the UI look like older Macromedia/Flash

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John Mullinax @johnmullinax.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

Y'all, we need to talk about AI risks. It's not the "scary future" stuff you usually hear in the media. Here are some CURRENT AI threats (🧵): It's not AI's technical capabilities in the lab, it's what people are trying to do with AI in the real world *despite* it's limited capabilities. (1/n)

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Cartoon Brew @cartoonbrew.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

Xilam spent years trying to adapt Michael Morpurgo’s 'Listen to the Moon' before director Olivier Clert found the breakthrough that became 'Lucy Lost.' At Cannes, Clert and producer Marc du Pontavice explained how they rebuilt the film from the ground up. www.cartoonbrew.com/feature-film...

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awkblue.bsky.social @awkblue.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

I don't see how this wouldn't be a massive antitrust issue. They are basically saying they will cut off most websites on earth from being accessed. I see this generating a lot of lawsuits

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Adriaan @adriaan.games · 19/05/2026

I don’t code with genAI because i keep falling back into the thought that any programming task is either central to the design of your thing and thus something you’ll want to understand fully, or can almost certainly be simplified to a smaller version that is more interesting and / or personal.

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Weilin Zhang @xenophoss.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

I'll of You animation test_1 動画：Steven Chao (insta: @nachigok_)

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Capy Castaway 🍊 Available NOW! @capycastaway.com · 14/05/2026

AI SUCKS and our cozy adventure game is handcrafted WITH LOVE and very talented devs. Check out Capy Castaway on Steam, and give us a wishlist to support handcrafted indie games! s.team/a/2890240

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Michael Warburton @michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

RICK RUBIN on why Hollywood keeps making soulless movies: "So many big movies are just not good because they're being made by people trying to make something they think someone else is going to like. That's not how art works. That's commerce."

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Fabrizio Espindola @fabrizioespindola.bsky.social · 26/08/2025

Some shaders and tools I’ve created while writing technical art books with Unity 🙂 #unity3d #indiedev #gamedev

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Katie Mack @astrokatie.com · 10/05/2026

A good cautionary tale for when someone claims that trusting data analysis done with an LLM is good because it’s “objective.” In this example, Copilot apparently decided to ignore the data it was given and just run with all the subconscious biases its (human-made) training data inevitably gave it.

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Tibbs @noitibmar.bsky.social · 17/10/2024

Let's put something on this website and hope it works. One of my old favourite pieces. #2dfx #animation #liquid

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haerim @haerimdraws.bsky.social · 26/03/2025

🎵 Shop - Toby Fox

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Alabaster Dawn EA Out Now @radicalfishgames.com · 07/05/2026

OUT NOW! Alabaster Dawn Early Access just launched on Steam! Get ready to fight Nyx and free the land of its curse! Get it here, and if you want, leave a review! store.steampowered.com/app/3110760/...

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Catsuka @catsuka.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

The 2026 Calarts Producers' Show Opening is a lovely tribute to art & animation (directed by Sofia Kondrasheva & Veda Lee). Every year, Calarts school has a showcase where they select a handful of student films to be screened in a Hollywood theater. >> www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hsmu...

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DiscussingFilm @discussingfilm.net · 01/05/2026

The Academy has banned AI from ever winning an Oscar. • Only roles “demonstrably performed by humans with their consent” can be nominated for acting Oscars • Screenplays “must be human-authored” to qualify for a nomination

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Ward Jenkins @wardjenkins.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

Oh hey! Speaking of trips to the moon - how 'bout checking out a cool graphic novel about a 12 year-old boy living on Moon Base Alpha with his family and other scientists, solving a murder mystery with his friend and an alien? Space Case: The Graphic Novel by Stuart Gibbs - illus. by Ward Jenkins!

Cover to the book Space Case: The Graphic Novel by Stuart Gibbs and illustrated by Ward Jenkins.

Page from Space Case: The Graphic Novel - two kids on the moon are being attacked by a huge robotic arm.

Page from Space Case: The Graphic Novel with two kids in space suits on the moon and are trying to not get smushed by a hug robotic arm.

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Annie Sexton @anniesexton.com · 04/05/2026

I launched an indie webcomic hosting platform several months ago that offered a free and a $4/mo paid plan. This was purely to cover the cost of the infrastructure. But in seeing it grow, I'm no longer worried about the cost. So yeah Webcomic Studio is now free. webcomic.studio

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Webcomic Studio

Read & publish indie comics online

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Zi @majormcdoom.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

Not that anyone needs yet another reason to steer clear of Microsoft, but VSCode now adds Copilot as a co-author of all your commits, regardless if you used Copilot. This was added silently as a default. This is some next level insanity.

A screenshot of the GitHub commit which was responsible for this change. Title is "Enabling ai co author by default". There is no description provided for the commit. It has the following reactions:
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awkblue.bsky.social @awkblue.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

www.blender.org/lab/mcp-serv... Can you comment on this warning in the documentation for the MCP server and why it won't be used by Anthropic to scrape people's data? Will the MCP server be in all future versions of blender?

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befores & afters magazine @beforesmag.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

🎙 NEW PODCAST! 🎙 How the artistic innovations behind the ‘Spider-Verse’ films led to a Scientific and Technical Award --> Diving deep into the tools Superdraw and Kismet, and on brushing and patching, as crafted by Imageworks. beforesandafters.com/2026/04/28/h...

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