Space Thunder Kids cannot be explained because Space Thunder Kids cannot be *understood*.

Challenge accepted?
This is kind of an own-goal, my dude. XD

A contact form reads: Subject: Checking Authenticity Body of message Hi there Beth. I have been contacted by someone who is using the email, [email blacked out], and using you name and one of your novels 'Feast of the Starving Stone: The Chef’s Five' to engage with me as a fellow author - if it is you then great, if it is not, as i suspect, then this is a fake approach. I just wanted to be sure. thanks. [signed name blacked out] You're a real person, right? No, I'm a bot. Please don't include existential questions in a contact form. Yes.

I just found out that an AI scammer is impersonating me in their spam campaign. I am LIVID.

Please, please share this post. Warn people. I’m horrified that someone might be ripped off in my name.

No one is safe from being impersonated like this.

It sucks that if a fellow author reaches out to you, you have to suspect it’s an AI impersonation scam. But that’s where we are these days. Another reason to hate AI ( and scammers)

The Incredibles was basically a PSA for this.
I always thought "Not All Heroes Wear Capes (But Plenty Of Corpses Do)" would have been a better tagline but what can you do?

An inert cape is important but not as important as having a cape that detaches under heavy tension. Snaps or deliberately weak clasps are a "more critical" (read: "higher priority") element because you can survive third-degree burns up your back, but once you go through a barrel mangle, you're done.

I only just now noticed that as the Simpsons gets worse with time, so too do video essays about the Simpsons.
Even-- maybe especially-- the ones discussing how the show has aged.

B U C K M O O N
BUMBLECHILD

I haven't played Date Everything but I've seen a couple hours of it being played and it sounds like it's laying some of the groundwork you're talking about here. :v

Big Mother 3 enemy energy here. :y <3

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SUNDAY STREAM!

Honouring Grandpa's memory by picking through the shattered ruins of a space liner in #Breathedge for a bit, then on to #pixelart and #gamedev! Working on some characters for @atsumori.bsky.social's upcoming campaign too!

Come hang out! :D
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I ride in a long vehicle, with a chauffeur and a wide seat in the back, and you need an Opus card to get on. u,u

Okay I think I have this compression fuckery nailed down. ;0;

Page 4 of my old upscale redraws!
HOPE THIS WORKS BETTER THAN IT HAS BEEN!

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The postmortem of the *last* big outage shows that it was because they DOS'd themselves through vibecoded slop.

"Gunlance is really versatile. First, you can have girls wielding a gunlance and suddenly become badass, or have gunlance-wielding huntresses flashing those cute smirks, or have girls stealing the protagonist’s gunlance and swinging it around like, “Haha, got your gunlance!” That’s just way too cute! Also, boys with gunlance! I really like when their gunlance has that overheat gleam, and it’s amazing how gunlances can look really cool or just be a joke like a giant corn. I really like how it can fulfill all those abstract needs. Being able to switch up the styles and colors of gunlances based on your mood is a lot of fun too! It’s actually so much fun! You can have those sneaky long gunlances, or those powerful wide gunlances, everything! It’s like you’re enjoying all these kinds of gunlances at a buffet. I really want Marin to try some on or Amber to try some on to replace her greatsword. We really need gunlances to become a big thing in gaming and start selling them at conventions. Don’t. You. Think. We. Really. Need. To. Officially. Give. Everyone. Gunlance?"

"It is a sacred weapon that enjoys the unanimous support of some girls. The opulence of its existence is already a microcosm in itself. It is no exaggeration to say that for a certain segment of the Guild's population, it is on the level of a treasured weapons in the world. In the world, a hunter who wields charge blade is called "technical powerhouse," but there are various boundaries between the two. First, there are characters who always bring charge blade to the hunts. The definition of "hunter" varies greatly depending on whether the hunter prefers Savage Axe or Amped Elemental Discharge. That will be a test for the next time, so keep it in a corner of your memory. Anyway, the depth of charge blade lies in the fact that it allows for all kinds of playstyles. The first impact when a hunter who always use charge blade yearns for Energy Blade. The second impact when a hunter who usually does not use charge blade activates Guard Point. And the third impact when a character who usually does not use charge blade unleashes the Super Amped Elemental Discharge."

“Switch Axe is too powerful like, whenever I open up equipment screen I have to select switch axe even though I planned to try another weapon. I need to see its Zero Sum Discharge and it melts my heart so much the way it is, it’s absurd tbh, I never wanted to grab and brandish anything more than I want with switch axe. That perfect, seamless transformation. That giant, folding blade. That brash, rugged design. The morph. It honestly hurts knowing that I’ll never create a real life version it, go wild swing all day and night, and have it buried next to me when I die. I’d do ANYTHING for the chance to own a switch axe (or one made out of EVA foam). A N Y T H I N G. And the fact that I can’t put my hands onto its grip when I’m sad and lonely is too much to bear. Why would That Dev create something so perfect? To tantalize us? Laugh in our faces?! Do they know that perfection can’t please me?!?!?! Honestly guys, I just can’t anymore. Damn it. ”

Of all the weapons in the vast hunter's arsenal, nothing was more resilient than the long, pointy stick with a giant shield, more commonly known as the Lance. It's the most durable piece of equipment. The weapon seasoned hunters love. An elegantly simple amalgamation of long reach offense and solid defense. It doesn't require gauges, coatings or phials. The shield will block anything from small raptor's claw to mythical dragon's breath. It's so easy, even a rookie hunter can use it; and they do. The Kingdom entrusts their knights with it. The Guild provides it to hunters. Since the dawn of the would-become beloved series, the lance has become the hunter's weapon of choice. After that comes shielded heavy bowgun, gunlance, and charge blade. One thing is for sure, no one was using it to evade attacks.

Print layout practice collection, a.k.a. "if I have to make Monster Hunter weapons article for a nonexistent gaming magazine with my OCs..."

Trying a new thing to hopefully stop Bluesky's psychotic compression from Doing What It's Going To Do.

Pray for me. ;0;
Details in the alt text, like you would expect. <w<

(Second attempt because the first looked like barf on a napkin. >:C)

Ridley's Lair from Metroid redraw

WOW THE COMPRESSION SHAT ALL OVER THIS ONE
I know that this isn't an art gallery but jesus christ, Bluesky. Have a little self-respect. >:I

Sure that explains away their access issues yesterday but doesn't account for why their compression is dogshit on a permanent basis. =_=

I was thinking that the jank AI elements they're so horny for be breaking other automation because the pattern is that they'll just replace the broken parts with more AI jank, not because of some sinister plot but because the Bluesky tech people are so far up their own asses Ouroborus would blush.

WOW THE COMPRESSION SHAT ALL OVER THIS ONE
I know that this isn't an art gallery but jesus christ, Bluesky. Have a little self-respect. >:I

More 1-bit procgen sprite upscales from 2021!
This is the second page.

Details in previous post and alt text!

Three of the 24 sprites I drew for a 2021 random sprite redraw collab! There are three pairs of images, each pair consisting of a 10x10px. 1-bit procedurally-generated sprite on the left and a 24x24px. sprite using the original colour and black, plus up to seven more colours, on the right. This is the first page of the ones I drew, featuring "№00: HEAVY MANDY", a large, Kirby-hued woman with horns, a red choker and strapless dress, and ample cleavage; "№01: CRYSTAL JAGDPANTHER", a cyan-and-blue rendition of a German WW2 'Jadgpanther' heavy tank; and "№02: USHANKA BOXER", a fighter in a Russian ushanka-style hat, a muscle shirt, and boxing gloves. In the bottom right is text: RANDOM SPRITE UPSCALE 2021 and SPRITE GENERATOR: https://hairic.itch.io/random-spr.

Okay so here they are, fresh from 2021, the entries I made for this random sprite generator redraw collab! Of the 256 total, I did (apparently!) 24~

Here's the first page!
The originals were 10px.sq. 1-bit procgen sprites and we redrew them up to 24px.sq using the original colours and up to 7 more!

In their defense, nobody who worked on that tagging algorithm has ever seen an actual boob.

Random Spr by Hairic Lilred Play in your browser

Notes in the alt text!

Generator here: hairic.itch.io/random-spr

There we go~
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Three of the 24 sprites I drew for a 2021 random sprite redraw collab! There are three pairs of images, each pair consisting of a 10x10px. 1-bit procedurally-generated sprite on the left and a 24x24px. sprite using the original colour and black, plus up to seven more colours, on the right. This is the first page of the ones I drew, featuring "№00: HEAVY MANDY", a large, Kirby-hued woman with horns, a red choker and strapless dress, and ample cleavage; "№01: CRYSTAL JAGDPANTHER", a cyan-and-blue rendition of a German WW2 'Jadgpanther' heavy tank; and "№02: USHANKA BOXER", a fighter in a Russian ushanka-style hat, a muscle shirt, and boxing gloves. In the bottom right is text: RANDOM SPRITE UPSCALE 2021 and SPRITE GENERATOR: https://hairic.itch.io/random-spr.

Okay so here they are, fresh from 2021, the entries I made for this random sprite generator redraw collab! Of the 256 total, I did (apparently!) 24~

Here's the first page!
The originals were 10px.sq. 1-bit procgen sprites and we redrew them up to 24px.sq using the original colours and up to 7 more!

Wait no I take it back, it's actually dying this time, jesus christ. =_=;;;

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THURSDAY STREAM!

Avoiding the perils of space, radiation, and stupidity in Breathedge for a while! Then #pixelart and #gamedev for a while!

Hanging out with @princessqueer.bsky.social for her Streamiversary with @zdoodlez.bsky.social!

Come hang out! :D
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Sometimes, depending on the severity of the line. It works best for lines whose thickness isn't quite "one pixel" to start with, for me.