teaaaa

spent time at the vet. not sure yet what's going on bc still waiting on bloodwork report, but he was in pain. seems like a gastrointestinal infection from licking up something iffy

the boy is fine now that he had medical treatment, but the bill is hefty. any help would be kind

ko-fi.com/artofchira

what if we kissed
wouldn't that be crazy

(this is my happy post for artemis II's safe return)

floaties out

A set of screenshots from DEEP SPACE NINE. An old Klingon throws his arms around Dax and shouts "Curzon, my beloved old friend!" Dax returns the hug and says "I'm Jadzia now." The Klingon grabs her shoulders, smiles, and says "Jadzia, my beloved old friend!"

Star Trek figured this out thirty years ago. It's not hard. Even an old, drunk Klingon got it.

Comparison presented without comment

Art duel where we hug at the end (if desired)

Comparison presented without comment

The guy from the OC did his undergrad in economics and has become a prominent critic of cryptocurrency. He made a documentary last year and you should see it.

my hottest take is that we need to stop enabling chronic self deprecation outside of a joking context. responding to “my art sucks” with “no ur arts great“ does nothing but normalize bad coping mechanisms. we should be praising self confidence and emotional maturity instead

I don’t think we talk enough about how the foundational, most aspirational premise of the AI industry is “what if there was a human-level intelligence that didn’t have human rights.” Like. Exploitation is literally the whole point! Of COURSE they hold human life, intelligence and labour in contempt!

Headline: Nvidia halts plan to invest $100 billion in OpenAI after talks collapse The discussions stalled after some inside Nvidia expressed concerns about the transaction, the Wall Street Journal said, citing unidentified people familiar with the deliberations

Headline Microsoft stock plunges as Wall Street questions Al investments The drop comes amid stalling growth for its cloud computing software as OpenAI investments are questioned.

Headline: Over 50% of game developers now think generative Al is bad for the industry, a dramatic increase from just 2 years ago: 'I'd rather quit the industry than use generative Al'

Nelson from The Simpsons saying "Ha Ha"

Some recent headlines to delight you

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(Mind you, there wasn't much kayfabe, but you know, the focus of the channel has been education and interest in everyday technology, so)

You are being misled about renewable energy technology. YouTube video by Technology Connections

Let's do this.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=KtQ9...

You are being misled about renewable energy technology. YouTube video by Technology Connections

It's been a rough week personally and nationally, but you know things are getting real when @techconnectify.bsky.social (aka the air conditioner/dishwasher guy) breaks kayfabe. Worth watching to the end. www.youtube.com/watch?v=KtQ9...

Okay so here is an abridged version of my story with HW.

We (me and @moonsheen.bsky.social) never submitted to Hiveworks. We were wined and dined and talked into it. I agreed mostly because neither me nor Alex had it in us to run our own shop and that was the only thing I allowed HW to do.

Thank you for sharing, and thank you for your efforts with everything.

Hiveworks Guild logo. Two bees sitting on a bee hive holding hands.

The Hiveworks Artist Guild has released a public statement alleging years of labor abuses, financial mismanagement, and misconduct at Hiveworks at the hands of Xellette “Xel” Velamist and Isabelle “Isa” Melançon. Read their full statement at:

cartoonist.coop/hiveworks-gu...

Lmao imagine any significant other walking out like this. He would not live long

Sketch of an AU version of Tiberius unironically wearing a horny memeshirt with two arrows pointing to the shoulders, and the words "FOOT RESTS" below it. He is booping his phone and does not yet realize that Dzan is behind him and is about to rip that shirt entirely off his body and burn it. There is a note that says "He is not allowed to leave the castle wearing this." Because he's not. He's not even allowed to wear it IN the castle but he is an alien who doesn't understand human bullshit and thinks his new shirt is both funny and true.

I am a dumbass and so are my characters (sometimes)

shadowDzan belongs to @ashworks.bsky.social
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what a noble goal

I can feel sonic in that last one

paul i

don't know how to say this

......

he's beautiful

sound advice from animation life

Everyone tries to tell you apathy is cool, but the sooner you learn earnestness is strength not cringe and that all your quirks are what people will fall in love with, the sooner learn how to define your own happiness and find true friends who love youf for you

Everything in animation, from the roughest sketch, to the beautiful backgrounds, is done with intention. People pour the tears from their minds eye into each frame, and I can't express how much every part of it is human experience. It is layers upon layers upon layers of choices and interpretations.

X-rays: nothing major, slightly enlarged liver

Bloodwork: elevated white cells and elevated levels with stuff of the liver

Confirmed he def ingested something poisonous and fighting off infection

Anyway had to spend another $1.2K, so bocchama funding help below:

bsky.app/profile/arto...

I've seen Frankenstein twice. Going to see it again. Love it. Adore it. Definitely will be coming back to this film again and again.

"I DON'T NEED YOU TO FUCKING REWRITE WHAT I'VE JUST WRITTEN!"