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Mark Sweeney 🇨🇦

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Comic Book Flatter, Developer, Deaf Advocate. He/Him. #Deaf Clip Studio Paint Tips & Tricks Feed: bsky.app/profile/marksweeney.bsky.s…

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Mark Sweeney 🇨🇦 @marksweeney.bsky.social · 22m
Folder organization tip: Spaces in front of names put them at the top of an alphabetical list. Adding the Omega symbol (Ω) to the beginning of a file name puts it at the bottom of an alphabetical list.
A folder window named "To Do"
At the top are three folders with spaces in their names. Below that are four file names that are blurred out. 
At the bottom  is a folder with an Omega symbol at the beginning of the file name "PureRef"
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Ashley Lynch ✂️🎞️ @ashleylynch.bsky.social · 8h
Okay, this might actually be the dumbest argument I've heard yet. "AI doesn't steal labour because coming up with prompts for AI is a form of labour."
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Mark Sweeney 🇨🇦 @marksweeney.bsky.social · 9h
My wife is watching Rozzoli and Isles on-demand. Profanity is in the audio, and bleeped out in the closed captions. 🤦‍♂️
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Ashley Lynch ✂️🎞️ @ashleylynch.bsky.social · 12h
People just now starting to realize that the "get" of AI agents is you have to give them access to ALL of your shit, and put it into the hands of the absolute worst people on earth. You wouldn't trust Zuckerberg to watch your child for 5 minutes, why would you trust him with your banking info?
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Mark Sweeney 🇨🇦 @marksweeney.bsky.social · 14h
One of the things I love about Shottr is built in OCR/Text recognition. Posting an image with lots of text? Shottr makes it easy to grab the text from the image to put into Alt Text. Need to translate text in an image> Copy it with Shottr, paste into Apple Notes, and use the built-in translator.
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Shottr – screenshot app for pixel professionals
Shottr is a free macOS screenshot app with scrolling screenshots, OCR, annotation and measurement instruments.
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Davey Wilbury @daveishere.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
oh no, the scam everyone says is a scam may turn out to be a scam
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AppleInsider @appleinsider.com · 28/09/2026
In a completely unsurprising turn of events, Meta's Muse AI is stealing Apple Messages, past and present, and uploading the contents to its cloud, even if explicitly told not to.
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Meta's new AI agent blatantly ignores users permissions
In a completely unsurprising turn of events, Meta's Muse AI is stealing Apple Messages, past and present, and uploading the contents to its cloud, even if explicitly told not to.
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Mark Sweeney 🇨🇦 @marksweeney.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Got one of those Drinkmate soda pop makers a couple of months ago. With flavoring It's a little more expensive than buying pop in bottles or cans - but it's about to get cheaper. I'm getting three CO2 canisters refilled for $13 each (new ones are about $40).
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Mark Sweeney 🇨🇦 @marksweeney.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Really enjoyed Neagley. Dear Prime: there had better be a season 2 or I’ll have to go all Reacher on your ass.
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Mark Sweeney 🇨🇦 @marksweeney.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Pissing away taxpayer's money on Slop-tech that is confidently wrong 40-60% of the time, makes people less intelligent, and unable to build critical thinking skills. You gonna teach them to eat mercury next?
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Mark Sweeney 🇨🇦 @marksweeney.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
A group of men standing around. All but one is wearing a blue shirt, while one (Preacher) wears a black jacket. The man Preacher is talking to has no real chin to speak of.

Preacher, "Why is it the greatest champions of the white race always turn out to be the worst examples of it"

Chin-less man: Wh-wh-wh--?"

Preacher shouts, "Where the fuck is your chin?"
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Mark Sweeney 🇨🇦 @marksweeney.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
What he really means is "No new taxes... for Millionaires and multi-Millionaires." Average British Columbians will have to pay higher "fees" instead of taxes. Politicians that want new, higher taxes on the 1% and their luxury goods ($250K+ cars, $10M+ homes, yachts etc) are getting my vote.
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Mark Sweeney 🇨🇦 @marksweeney.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Slow cooking a Metric assload of pork ribs in the oven for company tonight. The ribs will be finished off on the BBQ with homemade Smokey Whiskey BBQ sauce I made earlier in the week.
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Mark Sweeney 🇨🇦 @marksweeney.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
This photo of Zuck should be in the dictionary beside the definition "Uncanny Valley."
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JayIsPainting 🍁 @jayispainting.earthskyart.ca · 26/09/2026
Lovely to see some prints in place in a client's home. The big one is the biggest I've ever had made. It's 1.33x the size of the original. The smaller one is 75% of the original. I can do custom sizes for any canvas print (up to 1.5x original) earthskyart.ca/shop
A room with a large print of a storm above a small bookshelf and in the background a smaller print of a storm on a stone fireplace.
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Mark Sweeney 🇨🇦 @marksweeney.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
#ComicsProTip It's never too early to order a spare Wacom/Huion/XP pen. My pen has been a little wonky today. Pulled out my spare and it works perfectly. Also, it's a good idea to set a reminder to check your pen nibs every few months. New pen and nib glides like hot butter.
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Ashley Lynch ✂️🎞️ @ashleylynch.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
I’m out here slinging hot comics today! If you’re in Vancouver come by the PNE comic show this weekend and say hi!
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Alex Plante 🐀👑 @aplante.com · 25/09/2026
I have been informed it is FREE SHIPPING on INPRNT this weekend! No minimum order today (Friday Sept 25) and then a $30 minimum purchase Sat/Sun (Sept 26-27) I've added a handful of prints to the shop to sweeten the deal >:) ✨ www.inprnt.com/gallery/apla... ✨
illustration of a back alley with powerlines against a bright pink, blue, and purple sunset, overlaid with the INPRNT logo
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Mark Sweeney 🇨🇦 @marksweeney.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Where else would you bring a demonically possessed iced coffee?
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Victoria Strauss @victoriastrauss.com · 25/09/2026
New #WriterBeware blog post: If you're a writer, you've probably gotten one (or more) of those AI-generated scam marketing emails or book club invites that make it seem like the sender really read your book. Here's a little peek at how it's done. writerbeware.blog/2026/09/25/h...
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How Those Personalized Generative AI Scam Emails Are Built - Writer Beware
One of the things I often hear from writers whose inboxes are crammed with incredibly personalized marketing or book club or editor impersonation emails–you know, the ones that make it seem the sender...
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Mark Sweeney 🇨🇦 @marksweeney.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
MPs split on whether or not dog shit should be added to their meals in the House of Commons cafeteria.
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UBI Works @ubiworks.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Ireland's artist basic income returned €1.39 for every €1 spent. They made it permanent. South Korea just announced plans to follow. Now Scotland too.
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Mark Sweeney 🇨🇦 @marksweeney.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Now raise taxes on billionaires, millionaires, and add PST on all homes sold for $5M or more.
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Mark Sweeney 🇨🇦 @marksweeney.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
BC really has two seasons. Shorts Season, and Pants Season. At 11°C, and raining, I'm officially opening Pants Season by, well, wearing pants.
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Mo Ryan @moryan.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
we need chicago pope to step in and say "you will follow the rules or you will get a visit from [pulls down sunglasses] the Batican"
Pope Leo with a black baseball bat. Do not mess with Chicago Pope!
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Alex Kanaris-Sotiriou @kanaratron.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Gourdzilla was right there.
A photo of my TV showing giant pumpkins on the BBC as part of the UK's giant vegetable Championship
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JayIsPainting 🍁 @jayispainting.earthskyart.ca · 25/09/2026
Hey Calgary & area. Make him famous. And put him out of business. I enjoy news articles where horrible racists lose their livelihood because they are horrible racists. FAFO
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DerkHerkenbersh @dochackenbush.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
Gull Dukat. Another one of those mental images I had to exorcise by drawing it. #art #StarTrek #DS9
Digital drawing of Gul Dukat from Star Trek Deep Space Nine except Gul is spelled with two Ls and he has the head of a seagull.
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Mark Sweeney 🇨🇦 @marksweeney.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Someone needs to redo this old Wayne & Shuster skit for British Columbia, and change the lyrics from "Question Time" to "Election Time." #BCPoli
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Wayne & Shuster - Question Time (excerpt)
YouTube video by russlimburger
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Mark Sweeney 🇨🇦 @marksweeney.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
He's face zero consequences for the other hundreds of times he's ignored court orders. He will continue facing zero consequences for violating court orders because courts won't take any meaningful action with any speed.
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Mark Sweeney 🇨🇦 @marksweeney.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
If you use PureRef with Clip Studio Paint, you can set the Always On Top (Global) keyboard shortcut to the Tab key. This way PureRef hides when you hide your palettes and tools in Clip Studio Paint.
The Keyboard Shortcuts Settings for PureRef. Always On Top is highlighted, and shows the Tab key as its shortcut.
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Steve Lieber @stevelieberart.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
My comics art studio, Helioscope @helioscopepdx.bsky.social, is now accepting applications for our mentorship program, January- April 2027. We're in Portland, Oregon. Details at: helioscopepdx.com/mentorship #pdxcomics
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Mentorship — Helioscope
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Mark Sweeney 🇨🇦 @marksweeney.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
I don't think I'll be running out of home-made Whiskey BBQ sauce for a while. A pancake batter dispenser is absolutely fucking great for filling bottles and jars with 100° C sauce.
5 wide-mouth Mason jars, and 5 tall bottles filled with a dark red BBBQ sauce, sitting on a wood countertop.
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Mark Sweeney 🇨🇦 @marksweeney.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
More of this please! And the fines should be per day, with credit-card rate interest.
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Mark Sweeney 🇨🇦 @marksweeney.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
My wife: "Do we have any more mayonnaise?" Me: "There's a new bottle of Mayo In the pantry!" Me: "We should get four more bottles." My wife: "Why?" Me: "So we can celebrate Cinco de Mayo." My wife: <Currently looking for loopholes in our marriage certificate >
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Mark Sweeney 🇨🇦 @marksweeney.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
One of my all time favorite cartoons - by a Canadian no less:
A man is at a hotel lobby desk, dressed in an old-fashioned one-piece swimsuit, holding brochure. A shark has its mouth clenched on the man's buttocks. On the other side of the counter, the concierge says, "I think you'll find, sir, our brochure says 'safe beach.' You must have gone into the water."
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Cat Farris @cattifer.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Come be a mentee at Helioscope! It's a super unique opportunity led by some really great comics folks.
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Mark Sweeney 🇨🇦 @marksweeney.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Not helpful when the very last line of a pork belly recipe is: “If your pork belly comes with skin on, remove the skin before cooking.” 🤦‍♂️ That note should be right at the top, not the bottom.
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Skyla Dawn Cameron @skyladawn.ca · 20/09/2026
Today's the 10-year publication anniversary of the first Livi Talbot novel. To celebrate, books 1-3 are on sale. Direct payhip.com/skyladawncam... Kobo www.kobo.com/ca/en/series... Smash www.smashwords.com/books/byseri... GP play.google.com/store/books/... Apple books.apple.com/us/book/solo...
A promo graphic with a silhouette of a woman rock climbing against an orange sky. The main text in big letters says "Happy Ten-Year Anniversary Livi Talbot". There are three book covers for the Livi Talbot series, each with a silhouetted woman in a different backdrop. The first two are $2.99, the third is $3.99. It also says "Ex-debutant. Single mother. Treasure hunter." and "Discounts everywhere on books 1-3. Unlock more savings when buying direct."
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Mark Sweeney 🇨🇦 @marksweeney.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
We need a referendum: should British Columbians be allowed to slap the premier upside the head for calling a snap election after their party promised fixed election dates? (and then broke that promise - twice).
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Mark Sweeney 🇨🇦 @marksweeney.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Oh fuck Carney, the Liberals and their anti-union bullshit.
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Andrea Zanin @andreazanin.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Scam alert! I got a call today from a "Rogers representative" and didn't fall for it but only because I wasn't interested in the free devices they were offering. I found this article after hanging up. It sounds otherwise legit though, so Rogers customers beware! www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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They thought they were getting a deal from Rogers. Instead, they were scammed into financing iPads | CBC News
Rogers customers are on the hook for a $2,300 iPad after scammers got them to unknowingly sign up for a two-year iPad financing plan. Rogers offered some help as a goodwill gesture, but the victims ar...
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Mark Sweeney 🇨🇦 @marksweeney.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
He’s never sounded better.
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Mark Sweeney 🇨🇦 @marksweeney.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
I tried turning up the Brightness on the Trump TV channel, but it didn’t work.
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Chris Weston @westonfront.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XMIp...
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Oh no he died• Funniest Scene
YouTube video by Lifes Animated YOLO
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Caitlin Yarsky- PROMETHEUS GRAFT #1 FOC 11/02!! @caitlinyarsky.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
If you’re uninsured but have a Costco membership- $166 for Covid AND flu shots (as opposed to $350ish at CVS Walgreens etc) Not ideal, but the US is a dumpster fire rn. Thanks for the tip BlueSky friends, and stay safe! 💪
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Mark Sweeney 🇨🇦 @marksweeney.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
What's next, is he going whine about how his suffering is worse than that of Palestinians under the brutal and inhumane Israeli apartheid? Dear Ed: Fuck off you spineless twat.
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Krista D Ball is Canada's Mouthy Potato @kristadb1.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
___ATTENTION CANADIANS___ I have a limited number of print books leftover from Expo (some hardcover, some paperback). Edmonton + area -- I can deliver Everyone else -- Assume it's $20-30 for me to mail you anything I also have 3 of @skyladawn.ca paperbacks in my jeep lol
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Mark Sweeney 🇨🇦 @marksweeney.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Has Kevin Falcon volunteered to finish obliterating the BC Conservative party like he did the BC United party?
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Kerry-Lynne Findlay resigns as leader of the B.C. Conservative party | CBC News
"This was not an easy decision, but I believe it is the right one for our movement and our province," she wrote in a statement Sunday.
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Delilah S. Dawson @delilahsdawson.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Y'all, this giveaway has like 10 entrants right now. Very high odds of winning. Just sayin'.
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