Reposted by Tocoja!Trung Le Nguyen @trungles.com · 06/10/2026I am 100% serious. Fascistic art demands adoration, demands to be loved, demands to be respected. It does not seek to express so much as to impress. It is art that aims to take and take and take, never to give. 244071
Reposted by Tocoja!Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 06/10/2026The richest man owns X. The second richest man owns The Washington Post. The third and fifth richest men control Google. The sixth richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. And the eighth richest man now owns both Paramount and Warner Bros. See the problem here?bbc.comParamount takes over Warner Bros in $110bn Hollywood mergerThe merger of two of Hollywood's biggest movie studios comes after months of legal disputes and concern over competition 676147565999
Reposted by Tocoja!John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 05/10/2026This is your occasional reminder that generative "AI" in particular could have been developed on public domain materials and/or licensed and compensated works but the major players intentionally, methodically and systemically chose to steal labor from working creative folks instead 10894882979
Reposted by Tocoja!Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Hello! The Onion is hosting Free Handouts parties in five cities over the next month! Free drinks, free snacks, and other free stuff for people who never seem to get that sort of thing. Onion members from New York, Seattle, Chicago, LA, or SF: Check your email for a signup link! It'll be fun. 491005205
Reposted by Tocoja!A hot dog hollers @birdrespecter.bsky.social · 18/09/2026The real risk of AI destroying the world is through some bullshit like this honestly 6626110
Reposted by Tocoja!nic.tattoos @nicterhorst.com · 09/02/2026Reminder that we can submit support tickets. support.discord.com 328851429
Reposted by Tocoja!Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 15/09/2026One of the coolest things about people who don't have a lot of power taking a principled stand is it lays bare the complete cowardice of the ones who actually *do* have power when they fail to do even a fraction as much. 7684761565
Reposted by Tocoja!CaptDedEyes (Commissions SOON™) @captdedeyes.bsky.social · 07/09/2026I was afraid this was gonna happen, but I am Not surprised because YouTube is ass >:( Please support the creators by watching their beautiful film!! www.youtube.com/watch?v=eUa2...youtube.comTHE LOVERSYouTube video by Studio Heartbreak 114790
Reposted by Tocoja!Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 31/08/2026“During the last 30 days, an average of three localities per day have halted contracts with Flock.”arstechnica.comCities terminate Flock contracts at record pace in AugustCancellations have accelerated. 518751
Reposted by Tocoja!lave ⋆.˚⟡🦋 | learning how to draw again 🦋 tablet pen broke @lavellyne.bsky.social · 29/08/2026I was never faced with my art being ripped off and profited off, got any explaining @displate.com? displate.com/displate/100... 13431138
Reposted by Tocoja!States Newsroom @statesnewsroom.com · 28/08/2026Ohio U.S. Sen. Jon Husted’s wife had as much as $15,000 invested in the struggling Intel megaproject in New Albany as her husband worked to push it forward, financial disclosures show. via @ohiocapitaljournal.com www.newsfromthestates.com/article/he-w...newsfromthestates.comAs he worked to advance the Intel project, an Ohio senator’s wife was invested in itOhio U.S. Sen. Jon Husted’s wife had as much as $15,000 invested in the struggling Intel megaproject in New Albany as her husband worked to push it forward, financial disclosures show.At least since… 2289
Reposted by Tocoja!TrueRef by Abbey Esparza @trueref.bsky.social · 28/08/2026The bigger issue is that this gives people the ability to launder real csam. Real csam ran through AI almost instantly becomes legal. 15651301
Reposted by Tocoja!Sam @sambeawesome.bsky.social · 27/08/2026When the CEO got into crypto/NFTs and breached privacy policy because his feelings got hurt, this comes to no surprise. Reminder to send your complaints to the platform, not the people using it. Not everyone can migrate so easily/quickly to other platform options (many of which also use AI). 113382
Reposted by Tocoja!Christopher Ferris @sweaterparrot.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Picnic Bench Varieties 421456
Reposted by Tocoja!Diego @diegochiodini.bsky.social · 04/07/2025 #indiegames #gamedev #indiedevs 4259381628
Reposted by Tocoja!LaurenWalshArt @laurenwalshart.bsky.social · 23/08/2026Repost if your account is a safe place for the trans community 🩵🩷🤍 3443319
Reposted by Tocoja!Sanho Tree @sanho.bsky.social · 02/08/2026Roses are red The runs got your neighborfuturism.comThe Diarrhea Lettuce Company Has Been Linked to Forced LaborThe lettuce-producing Taylor Farms was linked to the widespread use of prison labor before its involvement in a cyclospora outbreak. 281359452
Reposted by Tocoja!Adam Christopher @adamchristopher.me · 18/08/2026Absolutely this. You could talk about having a book coming out for months, constantly, and then release day will come and your feed will be nothing but I HAVE A BOOK OUT, and then a week later a very close mutual will be all “wait, I didn’t know you had a book out?”. So yes. Talk about your books! 28221
Reposted by Tocoja!castpixel ⚧️⚢ @castpixel.bsky.social · 20/08/2026I'm Christina I've been a professional illustrator since 2005 and a specialist game artist/ art director since 2009. I've worked for Mojang (on Minecraft), Netflix Games, WB Games I've been unemployed for 8+ months. I'm tired of rejection letters. Please help me find a paying project #gamedev 12971533
Reposted by Tocoja!Olivia Sullivan @zebko.bsky.social · 20/08/2026Commissions are open ✨ email or dm me for illustrations, tattoo design, video game work and comics! 019845
Reposted by Tocoja!shindigs @shindigs.bsky.social · 20/08/2026We should rebrand the concept of "literary classics" into "retro novels." Literacy rates would skyrocket. 515837
Reposted by Tocoja!🎃 The AbominaSean 🧟♂️ @sean8urson.bsky.social · 19/08/2026oh shit its for real for real fucking DO NOT update your windows, I had to do a clean reinstallpcworld.comWindows 11's August update is crashing games and causing PC problemsFollowing the installation of the August security patch for Windows 11, some users have reported serious problems with their systems. This is a known issue, and here’s how to resolve the error. 15838062678
Reposted by Tocoja!FuzzyWuzzy in Toronto🇨🇦 @fuzzywuzzyto.bsky.social · 20/08/2026In this age, forests belong to the international community, not to any nation. They are our lungs. This is a crime against humanity and against life itself. 3349
Reposted by Tocoja!Evan Greer @evangreer.bsky.social · 16/08/2026there is no such thing as "age verification." All "age verification" is actually "identity verification." You can coat it in glitter and "privacy-preserving" wrapping paper. But in the end, mandating age verification means mandating surveillance be built into software and hardware. Period. 106138745606
Reposted by Tocoja!Sen, but Spooky @dresdencodak.com · 15/08/2026Art tip: don't share everything you draw. Draw things you never intend to show anyone. Your brain needs time to just exist in a state that's not about performing for strangers. This used to be the normal way to exist before social media poisoned us. 868812100
Reposted by Tocoja!Didi is a trans immigrant 🏳️⚧️ @didichanoch.northsky.social · 13/08/2026People like sales numbers, right? Well, we are a smol bookstore that's been opened since last Tuesday, and these our best selling authors. 417918
Reposted by Tocoja!Ian McQue @ianmcque.bsky.social · 11/08/2026Vertical forest continued #🥦 202902543
Reposted by Tocoja!Lee Scheinbeim @lee.scheinbe.im · 11/08/2026what really got me about misuse of "slop" even before "friendslop" was "cgi slop". slop is low effort where the person(s) making it don't care about the quality of the result cgi, even if you don't like it, is actually very high effort make by many humans who are probably working overtime 1169
Reposted by Tocoja!Jamie D @uk-resistant.bsky.social · 11/08/2026Negate imposter syndrome by remembering that you are neither straight up good or straight up bad but someone who has good days and bad days and that learned talent is an ever progressing spectrum 13317
Reposted by Tocoja!Katie Croonenberghs Art @kamakru.bsky.social · 04/08/2026I really hope this takes off. There needs to be a creative storefront marketplace that actually bans genai and drop shipping, and I hope it's a 100% ban. Etsy is completely ruined and not artist friendly. Much luck to Fybe! fybe.art 311940819
Reposted by Tocoja!Berensreverie 🤒 @berensreverie.bsky.social · 04/08/2026keep AI out of Paleoart 92070706
Reposted by Tocoja!Alice Bell @abeewords.bsky.social · 04/08/2026Hello we are last minute in need of someone to edit an episode of our podcast this week, does anyone have the skills/knows someone who does, in exchange for monies? 111828
Reposted by Tocoja!Ann Leckie @annleckie.com · 31/07/2026"So in this scene, what were you trying to do?" You know what you were trying to do. Authors who had the slop generator spit the scene out do not and can only flail around vaguely. And that's exactly the kind of thing an editor wants to know to help edit. 53039
Reposted by Tocoja!Travis Baldree @travisbaldree.bsky.social · 03/08/2026Spokane is really suffering under a combination of terrible wildfires. My house was near the epicenter of the autumn lane fire, and against all odds, survived, but many of my neighbors were not so lucky. It’s bad, folks. Time to help your neighbors! 714021
Reposted by Tocoja!Terry Moran @terrymoran.bsky.social · 03/08/2026Doctorow does a great job here and in earlier articles, putting words to the skepticism I feel regarding AI. 1133
Reposted by Tocoja!Drawnie @thedrawnie.bsky.social · 01/08/2026As adults we're told playing is childish, but I truly believe allowing yourself to play is one of the keys to happiness and creativity. I have been playing with paper recently and it boosted my art. I wanna get me some wooden toys and lego now. Playing is not just for kids, it's for everyone! ✨🌼 115041
Reposted by Tocoja!Eliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social · 31/07/2026Google Earth, a tool often used as a source of satellite imagery to verify photos and videos, has added a feature that allows you to alter satellite imagery with AI, for reasons. blog.google/products-and...blog.googleTransform any place with Nano Banana in Google EarthCustom images — generated from Google Earth satellite, aerial, and 3D imagery — help you redesign any location. 671665580
Reposted by Tocoja!Luke Ridge (Commissions open✏️) @lri.bsky.social · 31/07/2026I f***ing hate #LinkedIn, like with a passion. It’s a truly awful place. But I will give credit where due, well done them for figuring out what the rest of the SM world (not BlueSky) has so far managed to conveniently ignore. 👏 2162
Reposted by Tocoja!Kim Sokol (Open for Commissions/Freelance!) @kimsokol.bsky.social · 27/07/2026I come back to this tumblr post again and again 3868042626
Reposted by Tocoja!Catalin Cimpanu @campuscodi.risky.biz · 24/07/2026Does it matter if you release quick patches if your code is swiss cheese? 3114
Reposted by Tocoja!FactPost @factpostnews.bsky.social · 24/07/2026The FDA has announced that 1.6 million eggs have been contaminated with salmonella, forcing a nationwide recall. Last year, the Trump administration scrapped regulations to limit salmonella and laid off hundreds of food safety inspection workers. 751461734
Reposted by Tocoja!c0nc0rdance @c0nc0rdance.bsky.social · 22/07/2026The events of the Odyssey would have been set 500 years previously at the time that Homer composed them, equivalent to writing about the voyages of Columbus today. For example Homer probably imagined Iron Age hoplite armor, while actual Bronze Age Mycenean armor looked like this: 1231672
Reposted by Tocoja!Aliette de Bodard @aliettedebodard.com · 22/07/2026I've said it before but please stop copy pasting ai companies' press releases with no critical judgment And stop attributing human agency to ai. It cannot plan or think. Also patch your zero day exploits please 623040
Reposted by Tocoja!Stephanie Kollmann @slkollmann.bsky.social · 31/05/2026Yes. Using a computer now feels like this at all times. 2140924684
Reposted by Tocoja!Des Walsh @deswalsh.bsky.social · 20/07/2026Last thing is people tell me games are more expensive then ever to make but from my perspective my wages haven’t moved much in 16 years. That more expensive factor is not going to wages this side of the industry far as I can tell. 1183
