finch/torin

recently my friend's comics professor told her that it's acceptable to use gen AI for script-writing but not for art, since a machine can't generate meaningful artistic work. meanwhile, my sister's screenwriting professor said that they can use gen AI for concept art and visualization, but that it won't be able to generate a script that's any good. and at my job, it seems like each department says that AI can be useful in every field except the one that they know best. It's only ever the jobs we're unfamiliar with that we assume can be replaced with automation. The more attuned we are with certain processes, crafts, and occupations, the more we realize that gen AI will never be able to provide a suitable replacement. The case for its existence relies on our ignorance of the work and skill required to do everything we don't.

it’s come to my attention that my tumblr post has been crossposted to bluesky, so I’m posting it on my account here #AntiAI #GenAI

A goth girl points at a completely busted Toyota Corolla.

Hey guys, last month a semi-truck backed into my car and totaled it. Insurance is handling it... but my car is from 2001, so I'm going to have to eat most of the cost myself. To soften the blow a little bit I'm opening donations, and commissions will be open down the line! ko-fi.com/grapplemace

🔁RPs are appreciated💙
Colored sketch commissions are available on VGen

Let me draw for you so you can stop me from playing Control all day🔻

#VGen #VGenopen #VGenComm

Discord wants to know how you feel about AI.

Go tell them: discord.sjc1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

Sienna meme inspo: alambb_
#animationmeme

A set of Sunspell 8 piece dice set with the word Giveaway in front of it. The set is a multicolored purple, yellow, and red resin set.

Closeup of the Andromeda Luxe D6 set. The die is a clear and black resin D6 with a purple planet “pearl” in the center with a galaxy swirl around it.

Full set of Blue Sky Hymnal, a half clear half blue dice set with a cloud inclusion within it.

✨ GIVEAWAY ✨ The final giveaway of the year is… well, what do YOU want it to be? 👀 One winner will select a set of their choosing! Giveaway ends 12/16.

To Enter:
🎁 Follow this account
🎲 Like + repost this post
✨ For an extra entry: What’s the best gift to give your PC?

#dnd #dice #ttrpg

Icon commissions are OPEN!!!
I will have 5 slots open and then once all slots are filled, they will close and more will open after I finish that batch. This is how I'm gonna do things for now to make sure I don't get overwhelmed and folks get em swiftly
forms.gle/x93tnV5E4FBY...

We Asked Roblox’s C.E.O. About Child Safety. It Got Tense.

This interview is a snapshot into where tech companies are with online harassment right now.

They know how to end it, but they decided not to spend the money. They’re prioritizing growth (and profit) above all else. And they’re blaming YOU for logging on to the platform they designed to be unsafe.

#deltarune fun gang!

Uninstall Grammarly NOW. They've partnered with an AI company and actively scrape your writing to train its models.

If you see someone stealing food - no you didn't.

A poster showing a weeping skull wearing a red hat. The skeleton is holding a smartphone that is showing no comments, shares, or likes, as though no one is interacting with its posts. The text on the poster reads "This account does not feed trolls. Block and move on."

"i hope this site doesn't end up like the last one :("

Hope has nothing to do with it--DO YOUR PART!

Twitter & Truth Social are dying. Their users are used to farming outrage for engagement. Don't give them any!

🚫 Don't argue with them!
🚫 Don't quote them!

✅ #BlockAndMoveOn

(around an image of the No Kings logo) IT’S OFFICIAL Nearly 7 million people have attended today's peaceful protests, which makes No Kings Day the biggest single-day protest against tyranny in American history! With more than 2,700 lawful and peaceful protests across all 50 states, No Kings Day was 14 times larger than both of Trump's presidential inaugurations (combined).

After a week of ridiculous Republican smears and Trump claiming that “very few people are going to be there,” you just made history. #NoKings

4 panel comic Panel 1: A group of people just having a lovely time. Everyone is laughing Panel 2: An absolute Federal Agent appears in the middle of the group laughing like an obnoxious robot Panel 3: The group quickly disperses, leaving the gross creepy agent by himself Panel 4: The agent touches his ear and says “arrest their moms”

the US government has arrived on bluesky

bsky.app/profile/did:...

The Killing Stone Demo on Steam Beat the Devil at his own game. The Killing Stone Demo lets you try out the deckbuilding card battler wrapped in a 17th century folk horror narrative. Clean the sins of a cursed family by bargaining a...

The demo of our folk horror card strategy game The Killing Stone is live!

We gots creepy characters and furry friends and so many animated figurines with sweet VFX. Also the enemy AI is pretty diabolical, that's on me.

Please check it out and leave a review!

store.steampowered.com/app/3987180/...

Apparently it's Coming Out day and I don't have much to say except: I'm gay as fuck and it's a good thing. May every queer person now and future know a world where they are loved and welcomed as they are.

NEED this

cover art from the bundle page

the “Play for Peace - Games for Palestine 2025 Charity Bundle” needs as much support as it can get right now. it’s halfway there with just 2 days to go!
itch.io/b/2979/play-...
please share and spread the word.

it's on now!

Someone's screenshot of a two-post twitter thread, from user blue (@bluewmist): the fastest way to kill motivation is to make your identity depend on the outcome. it's called ego involvement. when failing becomes failing as a person, your brain starts avoiding the whole thing. not because you don't care, but because you care too much. you don't need lower standards. you need less self-worth tangled up in your goals. the work gets easier when it's not about proving who you are.

Found this on the AO3 subreddit, and I'm about to let it change my whole life (or at least work really hard to internalize it wrt my writing).

DELICIOUS SCRUMPTIOUS TASTY. LOVE THIS SO MUCH THANK YOU FOR THE MEAL (I ADORE BLOODIED LUIS <3)

251002-Daily study
#luisserra

me and my improper capitalization can be trusted with your molars!!!

a redraw of a screenshot from the game “no i’m not a human.” a person with medium skin and dark choppy hair just past their shoulders looks up at the viewer with an unnerving smile, as though through a peephole at nighttime. everything is colored in shades of green and turquoise, but their eyes are unshaded & bright reddish-orange. they wear a loose white sleeveless shirt, two necklaces (one with a sword resting on a ring charm & one made up of a series of interlocking jump rings to hold a d20 inside) and teeth charm earrings. the dialogue to the right reads “Mind if i take a look at your teeth? Just a look — promise.” with the responses reading “[Offer teeth]” & “You should leave”

forgot to capitalize the i . oh well #noimnotahuman #ninah #illustration

lightmode is also easier for me to read :D !

Mrs and Mrs Addams
#Wenclair

a sun-tanned freckled teenager sitting with their elbow propped up on one knee, gazing solemnly out over their arm at the viewer. they have amber eyes and wavy brown hair dyed pink at the ends & tied into a messy half-up half-down style. they also have a small braid on their left side. they're wearing a black tank top, black paint-covered cargo pants, red sneakers, and an oversized red flannel that's resting off one shoulder to show part of a scar from a crossbow bolt on their shoulder. their pants have hand-painted designs including a snake, a sun, and eyeballs. their socks are patterned with celestial print, and they wear a necklace with a gold ring looped around the chain. they have a few silver dangly earrings, as well as marker drawings on their left hand that resemble a skeleton hand in yellow, purple, and black (nonbinary colors!). in their right hand, resting on their other knee, they hold a red phone with a glowing screen displaying the symbol of the dead skeptic: a skull with a smoking pipe.

commission from earlier this year for my lovely patron echo that i completely forgot to share!!!! i love indulging in cool edgy lighting and sick character designs :DDD
#digitalart #artistonbluesky #illustration #redacreartclub

Today I'm raising money for The @trevorproject.bsky.social with @crowdcontrol.live! Come terrorize me in Minecraft for a good cause!!

🚨My stream starts at the top of the hour on Twitch🚨