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Ryan Hobbs

@hobbsinabox.bsky.social
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College animation professor. Animation director for Wild Kratts, Glisten and the Merry Mission. Cat person, story teller, game player. Pancake no you cannot have extra dinner PANCAKE it's not TIME YET

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Ryan Hobbs @hobbsinabox.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
I just gave a talk on Animation History to the Algonquin College grads, and I regret that time is finite because there just ain't enough time to talk about all the things! It was a real gallop through the latter part of the talk to try to hit up the digital animation boom of the recent decades.
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Ariel Troster @arieltroster.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
I love this.
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Ryan Hobbs @hobbsinabox.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
A friend's in need, and streaming for support tomorrow. Please consider popping by for them, as they could use the support!
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Casey S. Pumpkins 🎃 @caseyexplosion.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
The cluelessness of this reminds me a lot of the NFT grift. The thing about NFTs was that it was mainly something finance bros were into, and when they were trying to worm their way into gaming, their pitches were an abyssal trench of bad ideas because they couldn't grasp why people played games.
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Eugene Vinitsky 🍒 @eugenevinitsky.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
A rich person can never be held accountable. Therefore, a rich person must never make a societal decision
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TW @twesq.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
this is fantastic and I learned something new
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Rachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
“This bill explicitly gives government the power to end legal strikes when a minister decides that a strike is or could become contrary to the national interest — and the national interest is defined solely by the opinion of the minister,” warns top labour leader Bea Bruske. Holy shit. This is bad.
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Emmett Macfarlane 🇨🇦 @emmettmacfarlane.com · 22/09/2026
Funny, because the Truckers got three weeks to hang out before police lifted a finger. Interesting.
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Ryan Hobbs @hobbsinabox.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en... A petition to the House of Commons to reject privatizing Canadian airports. Put forth by Heather McPherson, NDP MP, Edmonton-Strathcona. Please sign! Canada should not carve up public assets to the detriment of our citizens and future.
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Petition e-7453 - Petitions
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Eric Ravenscraft @lordravenscraft.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
holy shit, this is the whole ballgame in a single paragraph gAI systems require mass theft of copyrighted works, for the explicit purpose of replacing the market for the people they stole from, and the people in charge knew what they were doing ahead of time, and did it anyway
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✧ SkyMagpie ✧ (left my ❤︎ in Undermine) @skymagpie.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
I was worried if my comic is perhaps too self indulgent, but then I remembered the words of Björk and now I need to make it even more self indulgent 🥰
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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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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
We're being told that if we sacrifice the rights of some people, then the rest of us get to keep our rights. We all know that's some BS.
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Iron Spike @ironspike.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
It's OK for things to be over. It's OK for things to end. Good stories end.
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Anthony Moser @anthonymoser.com · 24/09/2025
i made a helpful reference
top right: a fractured black rectangle where one half is labeled "autism is bad" and the other side is labeled "FACT CHECK: autistic people are productive members of society". 

top left:
WRONG
-negating their frame reinforces it
-starts with what it isn't instead of what it is
- your argument is shaped like their argument

bottom right: large image of Kirby, a pink blob inhaling and the "autism is bad" fragment, labeled THEY'RE DOING EUGENICS

bottom left: 
RIGHT
- you eat their frame
-starts with what's actually happening
-contains and explains what they're doing
-your argument is shaped like kirby
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Roland Pierik @roleo.eurosky.social · 08/09/2026
The number of cases of cervical cancer reported in Scotland among women given the HPV vaccine at 12-13 years of age is now zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. www.bbc.com/news/article...
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No cervical cancer cases in fully HPV-vaccinated women in Scotland
A study published by Public Health Scotland finds that the HPV vaccine is "highly effective".
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John Walton @thatjohn.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
this second session being impossible to schedule is the most D&D thing you could possibly imagine
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Brendon Boo-zard 🎃 @brendonbouzard.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
This exchange is so good.
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Tanya X. Short @tanyaxshort.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
god, you guys, just buy the indie game that looks kinda cool. don't play the demo, don't agonize over the reviews or wishlist, JUST BUY THE INDIE GAME!! if you didn't like it, oh well, whatever, maybe next time, meanwhile you supported an artist, thanks for coming to the gig, want a t-shirt?
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Eskart(Commissions open!!!) @eskart.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
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Ryan Hobbs @hobbsinabox.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
As someone who enjoys maps in media and fiction, The Quiet Year is an interesting game and well worth trying!
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Pookleblinky @pookleblinky.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Dolly Parton did what literally no techbro billionaire would even think of doing: filling her life with good deeds that make people mourn her when she dies. Not one of these assholes would even think of this, they are all right now completely and honestly baffled by the outpouring of love for her.
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William Shakespeare @shakespeare.lol · 25/08/2026
[Exit Queen.]
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kate bush’s husband @airbagged.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
RIP TO ONE OF THE GREATEST TO EVER DO IT
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Ryan Hobbs @hobbsinabox.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
I appreciate this style of video game trailer. Scarlet Skips launch video!
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Dawn Summers real or fake @dawnsummers.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
If you can find common ground with Jared kusher, but not zohran mamdani, you shouldn't be in democratic leadership
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Casey S. Pumpkins 🎃 @caseyexplosion.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
"Indies will save us" No! YOU WILL SAVE INDIES! Go leave a review for that neat indie game you like, share the trailer for an upcoming game you're anticipating, tell your fave developer they did a good job, go tell people about such and such game that's just come out, you can make a difference!
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Casey S. Pumpkins 🎃 @caseyexplosion.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Wanna do me a little birthday favour? It's a bit of an uphill struggle for me to get eyeballs on my videos, lots of people don't know I have a YouTube channel and I'm working on video essays these days, so if folks could help me out and spread the word? That'd be nice! youtube.com/@caseyexplos...
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Casey Explosion
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City of Ottawa @en.ottawa.ca · 31/07/2026
As recovery efforts continue following the July 1 extreme weather event, additional recovery support sessions will be offered next week at Ben Franklin Place. Drop in on Tuesday, August 4 or Thursday, August 6, from 1 to 5 pm, for one-on-one support. 1/2
Past community information session at Ben Franklin Place
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Lady Luddite (KJ Colt) @moistenedtart.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
futurism.com/artificial-i... Excuse me while I go cry
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AI Companies Are Buying Antique Books, Ingesting Their Contents to Train Models, and Then Destroying Them at Incredible Scale, Even If Almost No Copies Remain
AI companies are quietly obtaining rare books, ingesting their contents, and then destroying them -- even if they're exceedingly rare.
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Ryan Hobbs @hobbsinabox.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
Into some Akira Kurosawa movies recently- Seven Samurai, The Hidden Temple, and Ikiru. It’s been interesting! Right after watching 7S, I watched its Americanized version The Magnificent Seven, and the comparisons and differences have been neat, like the brisker pace between a 3hr and 2hr movie.
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Laine Johnson @lainejohnson.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Sharing a not-so-well-kept secret. Check out my new website below! www.lainejohnson.ca
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Ryan Hobbs @hobbsinabox.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
This is a terribly biased survey, but there are comment boxes in which you can express your condemnation of genAI, and the Canadian government's foolhardy, harmful plan to go all-in on it.
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David Forbes @davidforbes.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
When trans folks point out the cowardice of institutions complying with anti-trans bigotry, we're often hit with "but what do you expect them to do?" Well, this. Say "no." Refuse. Defy. Grow a goddamn spine.
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Oregon 🕎🎲 @oregonthedm.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Those assembly turn cranks that won't get thrown in the trash
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Joseph Fink, we're going to win @planetoffinks.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
The effective formula: 1. Do a good thing, no matter how small 2. Take credit for it! Why not? You did it 3. Communicate that you are taking credit for it. Other politicians can do this, I believe in you
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Carlito @elcarlito1.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
❤️ WakeKris #deltarune
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Vic 🇨🇦 @incaseyouart.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
The physical proof of my 96 page animal book arrived! So nice to finally hold it in my hands 🙏 You can get a copy, plus stickers and more, by backing the KS until Aug 6! Link in bio ❤️
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Ryan Hobbs @hobbsinabox.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
Just finished season 1 of The Pitt, which is excellent television. 15 episodes a year, affordably produced, the entire cast is great. A lot of live action shows could learn some lessons from this!
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Tom Flood @tomflood.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
A safer Ontario means Doug Ford in prison.
A ripped up billboard that’s says a safer Ontario means Doug ford  in prison
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Nick Edwards @nkedwards.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
This has been my thesis for a while, that we haven't had any tech innovation in 15-20 years, just crime innovation. A string of tech darlings whose business plan is 'let's pretend X law didn't exist and either we'll go bust or we'll get rich enough to pay lawyers to get away with it."
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Jadzia Axelrod 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @planetx.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Lynda Barry did not squeeze your heart and simultaneously explain the point of all art with the barest of line drawings so you could tell me that AI is "inevitable."
HOW TO LOOK AT ART by Lynda Barry

In the first panel, a dog-headed woman, a mother, looks at a painting in the "Madonna with Baby Jesus" vein. A small blobby child is standing next to her.

Mother: IM NOT SURE HOW TO LOOK AT ART.
Child: WHATS SPOSTA HAPPEN?

In the second panel the dog-headed mother holds up her hands (paws?) trying to explain to the child.

Mother: SOMETHING BIG. A REVELATION.
SUDDENLY YOU JUST UNDERSTAND.

In the third panel dog-headed mother goes back to looking at the painting. The child holds up their arms to be lifted.

Mother: NOT SURE HOW TO MAKE IT HAPPEN
Child: HOW BOUT LIFT ME UP SO I CAN SEE BETTER

In the last panel, the dog-headed mother is holding the child, their position mirrored by the Madonna and baby Jesus in the painting.
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ElectroCeratops @ehrenenglish.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Ottawa Trans Library. @ottawatranslibrary.bsky.social A non profit organization that houses books about and by trans people. Also a social space for gatherings and events of different sorts. Go check them out for more info! Happy pride month to all who celebrate. 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ 🏳️‍🌈 #trans #Ottawa #pride🌈
Ottawa trans library illustration done up digitally, sun on its way down, casting some long shadows.
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Ryan Hobbs @hobbsinabox.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
The day I use AI for my shitpost memes instead of Microsoft Paint is the day I have succumbed to a terrible head injury. If this occurs, send help.
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Luiza Jarovsky, PhD @luizajarovsky.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
Suraj has a point.
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Kars @karoshimyriad.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
"Urban Myth Dissolution Center" developer MOCHIKIN created a website that lets you share 9 Steam games that you would like to see more widely known. The website will also provide recommendations to similar games based on your picks. 9games.pages.dev
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Jeff Sharlet @jeffsharlet.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
At the end of the term I asked my college creative wriing students to submit anonymous thoughts on AI. No real surprises: Mood ranges from resignation to despair, capitulation from embittered erosion of standards to total, feelings of betrayal from deep to furious. 1/
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Plague Poems @plaguepoems.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
When you see the story about how the world now has its first trillionaire, and when you see the story about how laboratories in Congo have run out of supplies to test for Ebola, it is important to understand that in many ways these are the same story.
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Hannah Alexander Artwork @hannahartwork.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
This film was made on a $750,000 budget. It grossed $210million. If they gave all 143 individuals credited as cast and crew $500k bonuses, they'd still be left with just over $138million. It's pure greed.
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Ryan Hobbs @hobbsinabox.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
SaferOntario ad makes me sick. "We're going to protect you by investing in cops, so we can crack down on homeless encampments and injection sites." This does not increase safety! It categorizes human beings as UnPeople who should be shoved out of view or die to prioritize comfort for Real People.
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