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Nicola

@naktarr.bsky.social
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Programmer of games and similar (no GenAI), likes bright clothes, birds, books, art, nature, the sea, dogs, sadly allergic to cats so can only enjoy them online. She/her.

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Aled Thompson @aledthompson.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
It's spooky season which means I can finally bring this piece back 🎃🐈‍⬛
A pumpkin patch featuring multicoloured pumpkins, some with carved faces, and black and white cats, frogs, crows and foliage
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Ivy 🌱 mooniecoco @mooniecoco.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
🔊 please because i spent so much time matching the animation to the audio. [ #animation #cuteart #bunnyart #backgroundart ]
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Lindsey Wailes (looking for work!) @linwail.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Born to sit in the sun and look at mushrooms in the forest. Forced to apply to jobs and have anxiety.
Birds nest fungi on a log
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ascalaphid @ascalaphid.com · 26/09/2026
brother ignatz where the hell did you get those sausages from
this bittern's got way too many snausages
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chuck 🐦💐 @chuckdrawsthings.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
scroll scroll
PANEL 1: a pigeon sits on a green armchair with an ornate floral pattern. they hold a pink phone and are squinting at it, their chin squished. text next to them says 'scroll scroll'
PANEL 2: it pans out to show the pigeon sitting up straight, looking determined, snd forcefully putting their phone face-down on the arm of the chair. they say "ugh, stop! you're all caught up on the apps! go do something productive!!"
PANEL 3: it's now dark. the pigeon looks nervously to the side
PANEL 4: a copy of the first panel but it's dark except for the phone screen light blasting on the pigeon's face
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Emi @coppolaemilio.com · 21/09/2026
We have achieved Godot 5 internally at the Godot Foundation, but it is too powerful to be released. We need a bajillion dollars. Thanks 💸
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🌸Bibi🌸♿ @bibiblossoms.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
It costs 0$ to Repost a Black disabled queer small business! It could lead to my next sale. I sell pins, compression gloves, artist gloves, back braces, knee braces, wrist braces, compression socks, cute bags & more! Store: Bibipins.com
5 Oval shaped pins with gold outlines with an oval cutout in the middle with a yellow slideable star:

Spoons: Lavender background
Hunger Scale: Red background
Migraine Scale: Blue background
Speaking vs Non Speaking: Green background

The first one has SHE, THEY, HE on top. At the bottom there's HER, THEM, HIM. White background.Galaxy and Moon Bunny Compression Gloves Galaxy, Cat and Mushroom Wrist BracesMushroom and Cat Artist/Drawing Gloves
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dr. rich traditions, JD @helldude.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
it's weird that ai got too dangerous to keep advancing right around the time money got more expensive to borrow
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Shen Comix @shenanigansen.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
[2/2]
Panel 11: Audrey's head happily pops out of the water, sending little droplets flying and reflecting the moonlight. "This was something aquatic," Val narrates, "Gentle. Curious. Unhurt."

Panel 12: Audrey's eyes sparkle as he notices a rubber duck floating around in the pool with him. It has round glasses, making it look kinda like Val. "Or maybe not unhurt," Val continues narrating, "but..."

Panel 13: Audrey picks up the rubber duck, smiling and inspecting it curiously.

Panel 14: Audrey holds up the rubber duck above his head so that Val can see it, big smile beaming. Behind him is an almost magical, chromatic sky filled with red, yellow, green, and blue stars, galaxies, and a huge moon. All of these elements are also reflected in the rippling pool, making it look like a paint-filled art easel. "Not defined by hurt," thinks Val.
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mossworm.bsky.social @mossworm.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
worm
worm-like winged fantasy creature with a black upper surface and a tan underside with blue, yellow, and red speckles
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Smooth Dunk @smoothdunk2.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
when ai leaves u behind
7 panel comic.

Panel 1:
A Red Guy with AI across his chest looks like he’s about to run away. A Yellow Guy stands next to him. Red Guy says “I’m the future, buddy. You comin’?”
Yellow Guy replies “Nah”

Panel 2: 
Red Guy is almost out of the panel. He leans in and says “Enjoy getting left behind, pal”
Yellow Guy replies “ok”

Panel 3:
Yellow Guy stands alone.

Panel 4: 
Close up on Yellow Guy, there is a quiet “huff-huff-huff” noise coming from behind him

Panel 5:
Yellow Guy turns to look behind him

Panel 6: 
Close up on Yellow Guy’s face as if from the point of view of an attacker.
Yellow Guy yells “Jesus Christ”

Panel 7:
AI Red Guy is now chasing the Yellow Guy. 
Red Guy: “Use me”
Yellow Guy “No”
Red Guy “USE ME”
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Nicola @naktarr.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Aus, a Deli is usually a sliced meats/cheeses/fancy jarred/canned/dry goods grocery store that rarely sells ready to eat items. AoNZ, a Deli is (mostly) where you can get ready to eat fancy food like sandwiches, and pastrami is always in the menu. I have to flip my Deli meaning when in each place.
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Chris and his farmily of forever farm friends @caenhillcc.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Bumblebee the sheep decides to come out wearing a feed bag as a disguise
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Basil 🌱 @basil-mage.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Puppy moment
drawing of a tired puppy with the caption; "Puppy want a treat? Puppy want a break from it all"
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¯\_(ツ)_/¯ @office-anomaly.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
"box art" for The Sword and The Scoob: The RPG 🗡️ #ScoobyDoo
fake box art for my fake "sword and the scoob"-inspired video game art, featuring the gang in a standard RPG party composition, with the villains visible behind them
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Dr Nick 🦉🇦🇺 @doktrnick.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Not too sure what this Powerful Owlet was up to yesterday. But it may have been trying to cool itself down. 33C was a ridiculous temperature for the 4th day of spring in Brisbane. #brisbane #birds #wildoz
Powerful Owlet hunched over a branch with its wings partially spread
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David C. Simon @davidcsimon.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Superb Fairy-wren in our Callistemon. #birds
Photo of a small passerine bird on a callistemon branch with green leaves and bright red flower buds. The bird is round and coloured in distinct regions of black, sky blue, light grey, and brown, with a long blue/black tail held upright.
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Kiana Mai @kianamai.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
FULLY ANIMATED EPISODE 1 IS OUT NOWWWW 🌟 youtu.be/6_7L80WaIuU?...
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Pretty Pretty Please I Don’t Want to be a Magical Girl (EP.01 ANIMATED)
YouTube video by Kiana Khansmith
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Abz-J-Harding ☾ @abzjharding.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
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Nathan Grayson @nathangrayson.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
not out of the woods yet, but biscuit is breathing much better than yesterday, and the cardiologist says her condition should be treatable. I am BEYOND relieved now the bad news: this has been hellaciously expensive. if you can help in any way, it'd be massively appreciated
gofund.me
Donate to Help Biscuit recover from heart failure and keep being alive, organized by Nathan Grayson
Hi, I'm Nathan Grayson. At least some of you probably know me… Nathan Grayson needs your support for Help Biscuit recover from heart failure and keep being alive
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Nicola @naktarr.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Finally telling you Mum that the garden tree you identified as a kid as an "Elm" when your current hyper focus was everything botanical is actually a Burr Oak is a big confusing feel. My parents have been calling it an Elm tree for 30 years now.
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Meg @meganroseruiz.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Line Art Tips!
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Stefscribbles @stefscribbles.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
pigeons be like
a comic about pigeons
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Mr. Joshua @pantspants.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
“Cowboy Roll” • Pen, colored pencil, and copic gray marker on paper. A lone cowboy sits atop a hill in the foreground. He yells out to his colleagues “last one” before rolling down the hill like a silly boy. When he reaches the bottom he sits up and says “just one more.” In the background of the piece we see two other cowboys on their horses and a 3rd horse eating grass. It’s likely these cowboys have been waiting here for sometime. Artist’s note: I like the line work and expressions in this one. I try to keep most of my drawings as single panels so creating movement and time-lapse in one frame is a good challenge.
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miss zuri خانم زوری @zalazuri.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
if it's scary, do it scared. do it for a nicer rack. do it for space communism. do it for the ol' razzle-dazzle. do it for dolly and tim.
the spirits of dolly parton and tim curry give zuri the courage to take her estrogen shot
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SARS‑CoV‑2 (COVID-19) @covid19disease.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
🚨 BREAKTHROUGH: After 40 years of research, Brazilian scientist Dr. Mariangela Hungria wins the World Food Prize for pioneering a $2 nitrogen-fixing bacteria treatment that replaces costly fertilizers, saves farmers $25 billion annually, and cuts 230 million tons of CO₂ emissions.
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🌸Bibi🌸♿ @bibiblossoms.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Thank you for helping us reach 28%! My friend Jia is incredibly grateful! Let's get to 50% next!! We are so close to getting them their wheelchair attachment so they can have mobility. 🟩🟩⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 28% of goal on Ko-fi! ko-fi.com/jiakimchi/go...
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Visit Jia's Shop!
I've opened a shop. Come take a look!
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🌱Sita Art🌱 Comms open @sitaart.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Mousey friends
An illustration of a mouse in a poncho with two needle swords and a large button.An illustration of a mouse in a cloak with a large bell held in two paws.
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beetle moses @beetlemoses.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
A New Color (1/5🧵)
Page 1: A man is walking home, smoking a cigarette, being quietly trailed by a UFO above him. As he enters his apartment, two aliens watch from inside the ship. Alien 1, who has a large head, says, “that’s him. Let’s move.” Page 2: The man walks upstairs as the aliens watch from the entrance of the building. The man enters his apartment and greets his little dog. Suddenly there is a knock at the door.Page 3: he peers through his peephole, and sees the two aliens standing in the hallway. Alien 1 is holding a briefcase. From behind him, the voice of alien one: “don’t scream.” Page 4: The aliens are seated across the room on the man’s couch. Sadie is in her bed next to them. Alien 1 says, “you’re not in any danger. Have a seat.” The man looks at his dog and thinks, “sadie is unusually calm.” Alien 1: don’t scream, or it’s a problem.
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Iron Circus Comics @ironcircuscomics.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
RADIUM GIRLS by @yeahcy.bsky.social was published today! HAPPY BOOK BIRTHDAY! Pick up a copy for 30% off!🎂 It was insisted that they use their mouths in the work, because it was faster. The effects on the health of several working girls would be horrifying...⌚🖌️ store.ironcircus.com/products/rad...
Three "easy" steps to painting the faceplates of watches with glowing paint.

"Lip-- you smooch the brush. Dip-- dip it in the paint. Paint-- then paint."

It was insisted that they used their mouths because it was faster. But  ingesting bits of the paint would lead to horrifying health issues for this group of women...
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Alyssa Visscher (she/they) @alyssavisscher.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
I, an autistic baddie with a migraine disorder, just found out that MIGRAINES are now being understood as a SENSORY PROCESSING DISORDER?! Give its association with social/emotional/sensory disorders, research has begun suggesting things like additional migraine screenings for folks with autism etc
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Ham 🌈🏳️‍⚧️🎨 @thehamofficial.northsky.social · 23/08/2026
Runbow #art #queerart
digital drawing of a little rainbow character with eyes and a mouth on the rainbow bit, his thighs have grey clouds on them and little purple legs protruding out of those. He is portrayed in various poses: Farting, lunging, prancing cheekily, spreading legs outward too far and saying OUCH, being peed on happily by a cloud, sitting, and squatting. There are black sparkles all around and little puddles of colorful shadow (OR PEE??) under each pose.
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Natalia (娜塔莉) @wrycritic.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
He So Small Only Need One Popcon
Small blue pterosaur
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🥖Kekeflipnote🥖 @kekeflipnote.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Roundest friends
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Kasey Gifford @kaseygifford.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
I absolutely adore the character designs on this short. Just lovely all around. youtu.be/KL47Q7dJbp0?...
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WORLD NAKED BIKE TOUR (No Ai)
YouTube video by elephant march
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Aubo 🏳️‍⚧️ @aubryjoi.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
New stickers! ⭐️ [ #cuteart #artshop #illustration ]
My hand holding two stickers. One is an illustration of Jimothy, the raccoon with short spine syndrome. Around him are glittery stars and shapes and the words “hold onto your whimsy.” The other sticker is of a fat white cat with a big goofy smile, giving a huge human-hand thumbs up. Around it reads “did the thing* that was on my to-do list for 6 months and took about 5 minutes to actually do.”
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N*Kim @nkimillustrate.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Cat Family
Cat Family
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Alex Tomlinson @alextomlinson.com · 18/08/2026
Flat illustration of 4 colorful tea kettles each featuring Carolina Wren designs each captioned with "tea kettle!"- the wren's iconic song. Bottom right is very inspired by Hornsea teapots of the 70s. Updated illustration from my 2024 version!
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Tom Vian @sfbtom.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
The Mermaid Mask launched 1 month ago and it's gone so much better than we dreamed! Over 2,300 Steam reviews - so many of them glowing - and 99% positive, we couldn't have asked for a better player response. And sales-wise, TMM almost did as well as Crow Country in its first month. Unbelievable! 🧜💖
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Graham Annable @grickle.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
At the crossroads. #grickledoodle #rockpaperscissors #roshambo #cartoon #art #drawing #funny #humor
Visual joke of the first meeting of rock, paper, and scissors: a figure clutching a large stone, another holding a sheet of paper, and a third brandishing oversized scissors in a sunlit forest clearing. Caption reads "It was the historic, first-time, meeting of Roe, Sham, and Bo."
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AJ Jefferies @moonjam.com · 16/08/2026
100% normal ducks
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TallFroGuy - Shape Decider @tallfroguy.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
Barred #critterposting
Crude drawing of a pale dog behind a white polka dotted gate and turquoise striped background. Shaped like shapes.
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Aled Thompson @aledthompson.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Miniature birds 29 - Blue footed booby
White sea bird with grey beak, brown wings and blue feet
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Nicola @naktarr.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
I couldn't help it
Still from the movie Top Secret where an old man holding an old book is looking at the pages with a magnifying glass over one eye that enlarges that eye to horrifying proportions, which is later revealed to be the mans actual eye - such a good gaff, always makes me laugh. In the shared post image the same over enlarged eye via magnifying glass is being done to showcase the linked article and there is no way they could have not known what they were doing here
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Ida Ꮚ•ꈊ•Ꮚ @floofyfluff.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Flower cows! 🌼🐄 #art
A collection of cow illustrations against a background that resembles flowers blooming into the sky. The cows, nine in total, are enjoying flowers as well as wearing them, and are shown to be frolicking in the grass, as well as hanging out with butterfly friends. They're really enjoying the last sunrays of summer, how wonderful!
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Tom Cox @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
“Turn around, go back to the place where you belong, and we’ll all forget this ever happened.”
Two cows peering at me from a field at the top of some steps, where they keep the money they have stolen from people's houses
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c0nc0rdance @c0nc0rdance.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
If you go about 5 miles south from Key Largo, FL, then DOWN about 60 feet (19 meters), you'll come across a strange house. This is 'Aquarius Reef Base', (arguably) the world's only under-sea laboratory. You don't need to look for a key under a fake rock, you enter via the MOON POOL.
JSC2007-E-21796 - NEEMO 12 crewmembers make their way to their undersea habitat during a training session for the NASA Extreme Environment Mission Operations (NEEMO) project. The crew is spending 12 days, May 7-18, on an undersea mission aboard the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) Aquarius Underwater Laboratory, which is operated by Florida International University and located off the coast of Key Largo, Florida.
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Inspirational Skeletor @skeletorinspires.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Don't date people who make you feel like you have to hide your stuffed animals. Says Skeletor who will never hide himself ever again.
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🌸Bibi🌸♿ @bibiblossoms.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Many people have asked me for longer compression gloves. Here's my solution to this since it's not feasible since everyone has different wrist and arm sizes. So I designed arm compression sleeves for initially 3 sizes and will add more. They'll match existing compression gloves. Store: Bibipins.com
What have I been up to?

I have been working on new and updated products.New Arm Compression Sleeves
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Budgie🦤 @spoonybird.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
a whole lot of budgerigars
A digital drawing of a whole lot of budgies in different poses and colours. There is the classic wildtype green parakeet, as well as 14 other colour and pattern mutations ranging from sky blue, cobalt, olive, gray and violet spangle budgies, to lacewing, lutino, albino, pied, cinnamon, yellowface and goldenface budgies.
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