Ada's was an institution. My favorite neighborhood bookstore during lockdown. Quasi regular geek meeting site. You will be missed :(

This week on CAPTivated, we sat down with 4-time Emmy winner and viral creator @ryankenacts.bsky.social to talk digital blackface, AI, and why the scariest thing about new technology is that it keeps doing very old things.

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the only picture you'll ever need when explaining "sea lions are what happened when bears decided they wanted to play in the ocean as a full time job"

A drawing of Prince

A drawing of Prince

A drawing of the cover of Controversy

10 years without Prince.

taking up room in my tiny studio 🙃

This is a thorough history of rights-holders' influence over (mostly) film adaptations of Sherlock Holmes. For folks excited about Sherlock in the public domain and free to be gay, I HIGHLY recommend "Watson's Sketchbook," by @leeknoxostertag.bsky.social
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This Is Just To Say

I have turned off
the AI features
that were in
the update

and which
you were probably
hoping
to monetize

Fuck you
they were stupid
so unnecessary
and so annoying

For the first time in our 9-year history:

WE ARE HIRING!

We're seeking a full-time fundraising manager to establish and grow our non-profit's development department - in other words, to raise money and help us grow! Remote-hybrid in the SF Bay Area with benefits!

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Autistic woman wants to call you out but forgot her sources An autistic woman desperately wants to call you out but has forgotten the evidence she was going to use to absolutely school your ass, it has been reported. Mandeep Kaur, 22, reportedly wants to…

Mandeep Kaur, 22, reportedly wants to challenge your assertion that violent video games directly cause aggression, but she has decided to hold back just in case you ask her for the receipts.

Process of the Artemis II Earthset Plate

Thanks for following this body of work, it was an inspiring project for me!

#sciart

teaaaa

kiss

A painting of a bird beside the text "y'all have lost your fuckin' brains somewhere"

Really simple ones yes

A grid photo of 16 different characters all played by the legend Tim Curry.

Tim Curry, the absolute legend, turns 80 today. This man took huge swings.

this is fucking nuts:

The Free Speech Coalition is serious about starting an adult industry credit union. Part of this is being able to show regulators that enough people would use it, so please fill out this form if you're interested!
(Yes, credit unions can issue credit cards!)
www.freespeechcoalition.com/survey

When stuff is wrong, I just want to talk to someone. Where is the chat bot option that says, "I am Generation X or younger, I have already used all of the online options available to me and the fact that I am calling or asking to 'chat' with support means this is not your run of the mill issue."?

@soundingline.bsky.social does post bangers, but you should really check out his longer-form work as well. It’s a lot of fun!

Vulnerable populations keep tabs in this respect, & it isn't pettiness; it's self-preservation. You NEED to know who REALLY has your back, and who's just pretending.

Watching who eagerly stampeded in to kiss the ring during the opening salvo of Project 2025? That won't be forgotten anytime soon.

Visual development art by Tadahiro Uesugi for Carole & Tuesday (2019), dir. Shinichiro Watanabe, Bones

Art wall or shelves or plants

Chestnut ostrich leg bifold wallet - Shepherd's Ko-fi Shop Priced low since somehow I managed to misalign a pocket and run out of thread at weird times. Despite my struggles this is still a rugged, dependable ...

Ten thousand things went wrong making this one so it's priced low - still expensive because there's no fault with the materials, just with the manufacture and those faults don't impact durability. Ostrich leg is unfortunately expensive.
ko-fi.com/s/ae787e1f92

Tentacle Pot 362

4. The decision rests on Montana's constitution, whose Equal Protection and Individual Dignity clause has been repeatedly interpreted to protect transgender people—and which the court made clear provides far greater protection than the federal constitution.

Being reliable at the grill and in the kitchen is a social superpower even if you're visiting somewhere

It might look like seaweed, but this is an underwater forest. 🌿

Today marks Washington’s first Bull Kelp Day, celebrating the underwater ecosystems that power life in Puget Sound. Bull kelp creates habitat for fish, otters, and more, while helping protect our coastlines and climate.

Cut to pre-K program leaves WA school officials frustrated An early learning program designed to prepare children in Washington for kindergarten will soon shrink by nearly 2,000 slots due to cuts state lawmakers approved earlier this year.

An early learning program designed to prepare children in Washington for kindergarten will soon shrink by nearly 2,000 slots due to cuts state lawmakers approved earlier this year.

As a woman with a female gaze, simply do not do this. We don’t want this. We want Magnum PI. We want ‘79 Knicks. We want to see what your leg day do.

Autistic woman masks flawlessly as portrait in her attic grows increasingly haggard An autistic woman is reportedly so good at masking she is frequently mistaken for a neurotypical – while the monstrous portrait in her attic withers and decays at an alarming rate. Mary Walker, 33,…

An autistic woman is reportedly so good at masking she is frequently mistaken for a neurotypical – while the monstrous portrait in her attic withers and decays at an alarming rate.