Brian Shepard

they really just don't make em like "Investigation ~ Core 2001" anymore

Every year around this time, I ask folks to consider doing something in support of Native people. This year, please join me in supporting the Native Organizers Alliance as they build grassroots power, defend Native voting rights, and equip our people for collective struggle through skill-building.

Chart showing m to f dialogue proportion

The proportion of female to male dialogue in Final Fantasy. #advx25

Yep, one of the biggest drivers of the elite panic around “wokeness” was the increasing prominence of Black people and particularly Black women in their fields and we’re seeing that coalition rewarded with the targeting of Black workers.

What does this mean for you? It's getting harder and harder to know what is data-driven and what is spun, and now the CDC website has entered the arena. There are parts of CDC I still trust, and there remains an important distinction between political operatives and the scientists doing the real work. In other words, there is still information there that I trust only because I have firsthand insight from friends and colleagues I speak with every week. That's a privileged position to be in, and it's not advice the general public can realistically rely on. So, what do you do? • At this time, I suggest the general public avoid the CDC website. • If you do go to the CDC website, avoid anything on vaccines, reproductive health, environmental science, or health equity. • Data systems are still largely under the control of states and CDC scientists. Flu and wastewater data, for example, are good to go. • Find trustworthy navigators outside the federal government, such as AAP, ACOG, and healthychildren.org, as well as many credible scientific communicators. (The Evidence Collective put together a comprehensive list of scientific communicators and organizations for you here!)

good advice from YLE yourlocalepidemiologist.substack.com/i/179508318/...

🎯 FACT: The diverse cultures of Black and Indigenous people do not begin or end with European contact.

As #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth continues, engage kids in exploring the commonalities to their own cultures and experiences using #LearningForJustice's resource: https://bit.ly/3AGZXoi

This is why announcing the game of the year nominees in early November is stupid

Demonschool: Is OUT. It's out. Finally it is out. We hope you enjoy it.

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Sometimes I think about how Napster & Grokster were immediately destroyed despite filesharing having clear non-infringing, time-shifting, & other positive uses, and yet AI tools like this, built on way worse infringement & used to lie & abuse in really gross ways, are huge parts of our economy now

The Galaxy awaits. The official trailer for The Super Mario Galaxy Movie is here. Only in theaters April 2026.

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The studio that made the shitty coca-cola AI ad getting their teeth kicked in on socials bc of how icky bad it is, then the studio CEO coming out insulting and dismissing folks kicking their teeth in, and THEN releasing the worst ever cover up “hey we actually made this by hand” scam vid

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All the emotions you need for a character to feel fully fleshed out - smiling slightly while looking to the left, smiling slightly while looking to the right, smiling slightly while closing your eyes and facing left.

Zohran was polling at six percent in January. Nothing is impossible

BIG BREAKING: Democrat Zohran Mamdani is elected Mayor of New York City, in the largest turnout vote since 1969. He becomes the first Muslim and immigrant mayor of New York City, and the first Muslim to be elected of a major U.S. city.

The Art of Jin Kim → bit.ly/30M9xSq

#artist #portfolio #illustration #art

Something that ran through my head as I saw descriptions for Steam Next Fest games: if the project uses gen AI, it’s an instant skip

Yes, even if it’s “just” for store assets

However it’s intended, it LOOKS like an active gap in your craft, and there’s infinite other games to spend my time on

Thanks for the kind words!

Unfortunately not, I guess the closest thing would be this older Midna design from a few years back. It's not a style I use often but definitely want to revisit again at some point!

A full view of the entrance to the Pumpkin Mansion track of 'Sonic Racing CrossWorlds'.

Oh ho ho, now I have a paper fan. Designed by @minilladesign.bsky.social #dailytees theyetee.com

Ugh. I should've known this was coming but it still gives me a headache.

Love(d) Designer as an alternative to Illustrator, does anyone know of other vector options just in case 😩

A screenshot of the first battle in Final Fantasy Tactics: Ivalice Chronicles.

Almost hard to believe that after Many Moons I get to play this masterpiece on the big screen again.

The day has come...

#pixelart #finalfantasy

Finally: AI cannot do your job, but an AI salesman can 100% convince your boss to fire you and replace you with an AI that can't do your job, and when the bubble bursts, the money-hemorrhaging "foundation models" will be shut off and we'll lose the AI that can't do your job, and you will be long gone, retrained or retired or "discouraged" and out of the labor market, and no one will do your job. AI is the asbestos we are shoveling into the walls of our society and our descendants will be digging it out for generations:

This whole section really.

Back at it again with the graveyard shift! Designed by @starlightzzone.bsky.social and available thru Sept 28th as part of SPOOPYFEST #dailytees theyetee.com

Let the pumpkin spice flow, it's time for… SPOOPYFEST! Our annual weekendlong event dedicated to the creepiest, crawliest tees we could find! Pick from these 10 haunted designs now through Sunday, Sept 29th… if you dare! theyetee.com

Animation by James Baxter* | The Lion King (1994)

#penciltest #sakuga #genga #2danimation

Seems like a good place for a lawyer in blue, huh? Sorry to keep you waiting.

Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin ✨ figured out what stars are made of ✨ when she was just 25. 🔭🧪

Her PhD thesis basically established the Harvard astro department — at a time when Harvard didn't officially allow woman students.

I wrote this little profile to mark the 100th anniversary of her thesis: