Reposted by zhombah!J Pardo @jdpardo.bsky.social · 24/08/2026Couple thoughts on the recent resurgence of "scientific" racism. 1) This is usually treated as a science=head/humanities=heart problem. It is increasingly clear that this is a false framing. Lot of major players are emerging within the humanities (esp phil. depts). Biosci is largely steering clear 16329
Reposted by zhombah!Raven Amos (Spoopy Edition)🎨🐦⬛ @alaskanime.bsky.social · 19/08/2026I don’t know, chat - it seems fucking bleak that we’re making light of a destruction of knowledge and downplaying it. How much more proof do you need?! A rare volume was literally tracked to a warehouse where they literally cut books apart and shred them after. Make jokes about HP or Chariots of the 1123
Reposted by zhombah!Asher HELLbein @asherelbein.bsky.social · 17/08/2026A car as your primary means of transit hooks you into a system where you have to constantly think about the large machine (that is an extension of your person.) Where you're going to store it, how you're going to fuel it, and how every other person on the road is a potential lethal threat 2282
Reposted by zhombah!Riley Black 🏳️⚧️ 🦕 @restingdinoface.bsky.social · 17/08/2026Really it’s the demolition of colonialist natural histories, so what people have always known can be heard, shared, and grown. But the queer part of the transformation is where I’m coming from. The more I learn the more I see how wrong I’ve been, how I have to approach nature differently. 0472
Reposted by zhombah!Dr Matt Dempsey @sketchy-raptor.bsky.social · 30/07/2026I've caught wind of a genAI service called "SciFig" marketing itself to academics as a way of creating figures for assignments, dissertations, papers, etc. I urge my peers to avoid it, and for those with power to influence departmental policy to seek pathways towards banning it. 36321
Reposted by zhombah!MrTroodon @mrtroodon.bsky.social · 30/07/2026Godzilla? Been wanting to do a kaiju piece for a while, which originally was going to do a much more "normal" take on the monster, but ended developing into something weirder. Started working on bit of a wider context for this aswell, so if things go well, Ill develop on this one further. 032
Reposted by zhombah!MrTroodon @mrtroodon.bsky.social · 29/07/2026Alright, should be close to finishing this one. 032
Reposted by zhombah!MrTroodon @mrtroodon.bsky.social · 28/07/2026Working on a render for the ugly chudzilla. 022
Reposted by zhombah!J.W. Kirby @jaywkirby.bsky.social · 20/07/2026Some fan art to celebrate the return of these goobers 083
Reposted by zhombah!Dr Matt Dempsey @sketchy-raptor.bsky.social · 27/05/2026Some thoughts relating to the gradual but very apparent normalisation of genAI image use in the public display sector: 011433
Reposted by zhombah!Sabrina Imbler @sabs.bsky.social · 23/06/2026I wrote about Mona Khalil's life and death, and what it means to do conservation work amid bombs, invasion, and occupation defector.com/mona-khalil-...defector.comMona Khalil, Who Devoted Her Life To Protecting Turtles, Killed By Israeli Airstrike | DefectorFor half a century, a house on the coast in southern Lebanon has kept vigil over Al-Mansouri beach and the blue Mediterranean waters beyond. Mona Khalil’s grandfather built the house in the 1970s, aro... 1350139
zhombah! @zhombah.bsky.social · 12/06/2026surviving earth has aired on nbc. the narration is mediocre, the animal designs are excellent, the visual effects range from messy to stunning, the information (while imperfect) still communicates what it needs to, and the cinematography is all over the place. it is 2003 again. excellent. 050
Reposted by zhombah!Sophie M. @sophiesaurus98.bsky.social · 11/06/2026In light of some recent discussions, here’s my somewhat controversial take on palaeontology documentaries like Walking With, Prehistoric Planet, and Surviving Earth. For 99% of the audience, these shows are their first exposure to deep time and its innumerable lost words. (1/4) 2377
Reposted by zhombah!Riley Black 🏳️⚧️ 🦕 @restingdinoface.bsky.social · 10/06/2026I love libraries. If you’ve checked out my books from a library or - even better - asked a library to carry my books, thank you for supporting an institution so vital. Libraries are so important right now. The more activity and support they get, the better. 49718
Reposted by zhombah!MrTroodon @mrtroodon.bsky.social · 08/06/2026I kinda love how seemingly messy and weird stuff looks early on. The important part is that is a mess that I myself can understand and gives me an idea of where to go and explore shapes. 041
Reposted by zhombah!Daniel Dockery @dandock.bsky.social · 02/06/2026I personally believe the main reason that we haven't had a modern dinosaur film that's better than Jurassic Park is because JP is all about how we see dinosaurs. I can think of few blockbusters that are as focused on reinventing how the audience perceives a subject. 23925114
Reposted by zhombah!Riley Black 🏳️⚧️ 🦕 @restingdinoface.bsky.social · 02/06/2026What I find funny about dino media accuracy discourse? Every other profession does this. When people watch movies about their profession or expertise, they can and often will point out inaccuracies and missing context. But in paleontology it’s become expected to weigh in on Hollywood vs science. 1313
Reposted by zhombah!Riley Black 🏳️⚧️ 🦕 @restingdinoface.bsky.social · 02/06/2026::sotto voce:: I also think endlessly fact checking dinosaur movies makes us science folk come off condescending and like we think the public is so dull they’ll think the movie is real. Deficit model thinking that often makes us seem like jerks squashing fun. We can take other approaches. 2343
Reposted by zhombah!Riley Black 🏳️⚧️ 🦕 @restingdinoface.bsky.social · 02/06/2026I don't care whether The End of Oak Street dinosaurs are scientifically-accurate or not. Dinosaurs are allowed to be monsters sometimes. My latest newsletter for premium subscribers. Sign up and check it out on Buttondown. buttondown.com/restingdinof... 1718326
Reposted by zhombah!Asher HELLbein @asherelbein.bsky.social · 02/06/2026It's worth remembering, I think, that the majority of dinosaur movies up to Jurassic Park tended to be extremely shoddy-looking and hardly researched. This is the cinematic rule, not the exception 1331
Reposted by zhombah!MrTroodon @mrtroodon.bsky.social · 01/06/2026Still May just barely for me soooo... still counts. Starscream here is not like done, done, as Id like to polish things further, especially to do some animations, but is good enough to make some renders with already. Mostly still exploring what look I click with for my transformers projects. 351
Reposted by zhombah!Robert Evans (the Only Robert Evans) @iwriteok.bsky.social · 23/05/2026one thing that pisses me off most about the 21st century is that, especially now, is that the system could easily be set up to where most of us just have all the taxes we owe taken out automatically, and everyone else just gets a letter telling them what they owe. this matters more than you'd think 944048501
Reposted by zhombah!beetle moses @beetlemoses.bsky.social · 21/05/2026A thank you note/love letter/commentary on art for anyone interested 493483749
Reposted by zhombah!Llewellyn @llewellynrose.bsky.social · 15/05/2026man. like. i didn't like the hobbit movies at all, but the lord of the rings trilogy and especially the art, all of the research and work and craft by all of the artists working on those films were massively influential to me. peter jackson's embrace of ai fucking sucks. 3393
Reposted by zhombah!Darren Naish @tetzoo.bsky.social · 07/05/2026I'm at David Attenborough's 100th birthday thing tomorrow. I'll send pictures. 1023219
Reposted by zhombah!Dr. Bug Sex Lady @bunnyloveerin.bsky.social · 26/04/2026If anyone needs to repost someone before doing crimes you're welcome to repost me 4142
Reposted by zhombah!Petite Paleoartist | Sauriazoicillus @ppaleoartist.bsky.social · 26/04/2026i am BEGGING people to read papers before they make claims this is literally Muttaburrasaurus all over again 🫥 1201
Reposted by zhombah!Sophie M. @sophiesaurus98.bsky.social · 23/04/2026As exciting as a giant Cretaceous octopus may be, this thread raises some pretty serious objections that are definitely worth consideration. 2256
Reposted by zhombah!Midiaou Diallo @midiaou.bsky.social · 23/04/2026Besides touching grass, nothing makes you appreciate the story of life on Earth more than studying and illustrating it. Earth Day is everyday. 211334
Reposted by zhombah!MrTroodon @mrtroodon.bsky.social · 16/04/2026This time around I mostly finished an old project that I had around, a retro styracosaurus. Would be interested on tackling this one from 0 at one point in the future, but for now, here it is. cara.app/post/3ce5688... 052
Reposted by zhombah!Montana Rosslyn @montanoceratops.bsky.social · 09/04/2026it still boggles my mind how someone credibly accused of sexual misconduct is still consistently publishing and hasn't lost his job... its disheartening 192
Reposted by zhombah!MrTroodon @mrtroodon.bsky.social · 08/03/2026Experimenting a but further with the arm. 021
Reposted by zhombah!Sophie M. @sophiesaurus98.bsky.social · 08/03/2026I’m guilty of this too but the fact that I’ve seen an order of magnitude more art and discussion of Spinosaurus mirabilis than Haolong says a lot about the dinosaur palaeontology community and where our biases are. Haolong is inarguably more important, but it’s received a fraction of the attention. 6418
Reposted by zhombah!Wendy Xu @wendyxu.bsky.social · 04/03/2026imagine even thinking about using ai when a living breathing master of the craft is putting his knowledge on youtube for free 61467590
Reposted by zhombah!Dr Matt Dempsey @sketchy-raptor.bsky.social · 04/03/2026One of the main issues with CGI dinosaurs in recent productions is that even though the overall outlines are correct, the more intrinsic anatomical forms often look off. I think that nonspecialist 3D artists need to be given clearer guides on how to actually build up those forms. 3331
Reposted by zhombah!Kinda Ashley (18+ / No Commissions) @hadmyway.bsky.social · 27/02/2026I wonder where the idea that Australia’s wildlife is uniquely dangerous comes from. Like, North America has their own equivalent of pretty much each species + bears, mountain lions, and moose. 4141
Reposted by zhombah!bobby @bobbylewis.bsky.social · 26/02/2026now get him to let up on trans youth care at nyc hospitals 110917
zhombah! @zhombah.bsky.social · 23/02/2026i dont know any of the people in this conversation, i dont know what theyre talking about, and yet here i am. singled out. interrogated. i will Not stand for this and u will never know the secrets of Wettie. go to hell and explode 1,000,000 times 041
Reposted by zhombah!Montana Rosslyn @montanoceratops.bsky.social · 20/02/2026in a couple days on Saturday 11pm CET, Paleostream will be illustrating the Ein Yabrud Lagerstätte of Palestine. Josch has confirmed there should be some charities available for folks to donate to, which i highly recommend folks should if you have the means. I hope to see you there. #FreePalestine 02710
Reposted by zhombah!Riley Black 🏳️⚧️ 🦕 @restingdinoface.bsky.social · 19/02/2026If the paleo community is going to be serious about Horner’s connection to Epstein, we also have to be serious about Myhrvold’s, because guess who contributed photos of animals mating to Epstein’s birthday book and has been appearing in new paleo papers this year - including the new Spinosaurus.kuow.orgFormer Microsoft executive’s relationship with Jeffrey Epstein comes under scrutinySeattle Times business reporter Alex Halverson has written about connections between Epstein and former Microsoft executive Nathan Myhrvold. 9452220
Reposted by zhombah!Natalia (娜塔莉) @wrycritic.bsky.social · 12/02/2026Did you know. That for-profit publishing that is the bread and butter of contemporary academia, which kindles a lot of academic ills (publish or perish, golluming, funding distribution) was set up by Robert Maxwell, yes, the father of Ghislaine Maxwell.theguardian.comIs the staggeringly profitable business of scientific publishing bad for science?The long read: It is an industry like no other, with profit margins to rival Google – and it was created by one of Britain’s most notorious tycoons: Robert Maxwell 66020
Reposted by zhombah!Kat Tenbarge @kattenbarge.bsky.social · 03/02/2026There’s literally a straight line between Trump, Epstein, and the retaliatory lawsuits against women who came forward with allegations against celebrity men like Amber Heard and Blake Lively. They all even have the same PR folks. And yet people still refuse to see it 193004816
Reposted by zhombah!Kat Tenbarge @kattenbarge.bsky.social · 03/02/2026One of the things bothering me about how people are responding to the Epstein files is that there are tons of conspiracies being created and spread about what’s in them, rather than people just believing the victims like they could have been doing for years now 13370481307