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Hello it's Tina

I keep forgetting to do this but HELLO THERE.

I'm Christina (Tina is also fine!), she/her pronouns, a person who loves looking at pretty pictures, reading lovely romantic books, and playing narrative games.

I have a Desk Job™️ by day, but in my free time I sew, draw, cook, and travel. I have two adorable cats who occupy my brain 24/7.

If you want to scream about fandom or look at my scribbles, I have a side blog called myfandomincolor.

#intro #self intro #pinned post

How to Draw an Orange

A presentation by Mike Monteiro, designer and guy who talks and writes a lot about art and labor opinions I tend to agree with.

I'm disappointed that it took me eight months to sit down and pay attention long enough to watch the full recording of Mike Monteiro's presentation "How to Draw an Orange" from Y Oslo last year.

This presentation uses and expands on his post about a reader's relationship with their art, with the majority of added content centering on AI and the harm it does to people, society and the world in which we live. (I wholeheartedly recommend the original blog post linked above if you're a creative who struggles with confidence in your craft).

I beseech thee to watch or listen to the entire presentation recording, but understand that attention is at a premium, so here are some links to segments throughout:

"We announce our place in the world by marking it." (art is inherent to humans and we use it to communicate with one another)

"How good are you at what you do?" (AI preys on and reinforces any belief that you are not competent)

"There is nothing benevolent about this." (techbro oligarchs do not care about making the world a better place, they care only about becoming more wealthy and more powerful)

"These companies need a hit, and they need a hit bad." (the tech industry has ceased to innovate in meaningful ways and is trying to solve their problems with money and it is not working)

"Any chance for a nuanced conversation about AI went out the window when the tech oligarchs declared war on my neighbors." (self explanatory)

This entire analogy about AI and those old mail-order sea monkey kits (brine shrimp)

"More chips, more money, more water." (AI companies will never stop draining our resources, and it will always negatively impact the working class most)

Mike's conclusion is the last 15-ish minutes of the video, which I think should be the segment you watch or listen to if you only have 15 minutes to spare.

A couple of screenshots:

#fuck generative ai #anti ai #mike monteiro #y oslo #video links #ux design #keynote presentations #anti capitalism #Youtube

blackshvck

the idea that every summer will be as hot if not hotter than this for the rest of my life is unbearable i need to (remembers suicide jokes are bad for my mental health) murder an oil executive

reds-references

Daily Art Reference drop 💧🎨

Makeup, modeling and costume - ME

#red's references #edgar allan poe #richmonder here howling at the moon about these #(being an EAP appreciator is compulsory in this city)

niqvassieart

little owls and cow parsley, may 2026.

#art #sketchbook

robertreich

It’s a “Prime Day” for this reminder…

#prime day #amazon

everyday-cutephoto

whatcoloristhatcat

black mackerel tabby with high white spotting

louceph

smirking bastard with grievous grin

sizvideos

This campaign defies censorship in social media to raise awareness for early detection of breast cancer

iamanemotionaltimebomb

this is actually super fucking smartass of them

snake-lady

Reblogging as this is so important everyone! My mum had breast cancer and that shit is not nice so please check yourself ladies and gents! 💕💕💕

tkthegoddess

Always a reblog. 💋

lyra-invisa

I will forever reblog this when I see it because its so important

#breast cancer awareness #breast cancer self exam #health

hyliantomatoes

wait now i’m curious what’s everyone’s go-to pair of shoes

#daily pair is my trusty adidas sambas #but traveling I always wear keen hightrails

depsidase

do-not-u-dare

Stole this from somewhere but i think it’s appropriate

#anti ai #lotr

prokopetz

It's actually a bit surprising to me that we haven't seen contemporary meta brainfuck indie games do more than they have with 1990s point and click adventure games' penchant for developer-intended softlocks. That feels like something you could very easily spin as Saying Something.

prokopetz

Honestly, having grown up with this bullshit is probably a big part of the reason I'm fascinated with player-hostile game design. Giving a puzzle three different solutions with fully voiced and animated reactions to each, except two of those solutions render the game unwinnable in ways that won't become apparent until hours later is a level of "fuck you" that most modern games with pretensions of player-hostility can only dream of!

prokopetz

@lunchm34t replied:

what adventure games softlock you like that?

I'm usually loathe to suggest TV Tropes as a resource, but given that only a person who's entirely unacquainted with the genre would be asking that question, a primer is probably warranted. Check out the Unwinnable By Design article and read the preamble for context on the types of softlocks we're discussing, then hit either the "Sierra" or "Infocom" links (yes, those two publishers each have their own dedicated sections!), pop open the "Cruel" tab, and get ready to read some stuff that makes you mad.

sd-d0-l1y

There really is only one correct way to play some of these games huh.

prokopetz

A critical piece of context that a lot of modern gamers completely miss is that Douglas Adams' adventure games are works of parody not only in terms of their narratives, but also in the sense that they're rather vicious parodies of adventure games as a genre. Each of their absurdly obtuse puzzles is lampooning some puzzle design trope or set of tropes that was legitimately commonplace at the time they were made, and many of the really nasty bits are crafted specifically to piss off experienced adventure game fans who otherwise wouldn't get caught out by that sort of thing. They're outliers in the genre only in the sense that they're putting forth extra effort to be annoying about it – most games of the type pull the exact same shit entirely without remark!

prokopetz

(Honestly, the player-hostility of Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy tends to be tremendously overstated owing to a combination of effective marketing and the fact that it's the only adventure game from that era that any significant number of current-gen gamers have ever actually played. In terms of sheer fuckery it's considerably friendlier than stuff like, say, Codename: ICEMAN.)

#I spent the formative years of my childhood in the early-to-mid 90s (I'll be 40 this year) playing PC games #so ofc I have opinions and thoughts about player-hostile game design and softlocking #which tbh were not terms I knew til I was well past the years during which games like this had already molded my brain #we just called it “challenging”#if you got a bad end or game over you tried again and used what you learned from your previous fuckup #my dad would leave a jewel case on my little computer desk and I'd devour whatever point-and-click game it contained #and then I'd consult him when I inevitably got stuck and he'd come in and help me think out loud about the puzzle #anyway I understand that games that have consequences are not *for* everyone but I think everyone *should* engage with games like this #because sierra et al. PC games instilled gameplay habits and thinking patterns that persist in me to this day #player-hostile game design changed (and continues to change) my brain folds ok #because if you were not careful and thorough and most importantly CURIOUS the game would punish you for that #and in the case of games like lemmings for example you also had to think quickly and under pressure #and yeah I used to get mad and think “this stupid game is stupid” and I don't doubt that sometimes it actually was just dev oversight #I mean heck I still get a little heated about this sometimes #and when I tell you that it still takes me twice as long as most people I know to play RPGs and adventure games that is not an exaggeration #and it's because I'm poking around in every corner of every stage and talking to every NPC #(this is how I became a lore gremlin-because I spent so much time unconsciously collecting the most minute details of every game I played)#BUT ALSO it made me a detail-oriented person with an appreciation for narrative craft and rich world-building #so yeah please try playing games that make you engage and maybe make you kind of mad #I think it's good for your brain to struggle and work hard and adapt and experience disappointment #I swear that I process disappointment and anger in a healthier way than if I'd never played KQV #and even games that aren't even “unwinnable” but just frustrating and make you backtrack and run in circles (looking at you DotT and Myst)#Thanks video games #on the Zarfian Scale I do prefer the Merciful to Tough range #but a Nasty or Cruel game builds character I think

heavensickness

Do you ever wanna bond with someone so bad you’re like “damn i wish we were knights on a dangerous quest”

tokyostreetphoto

Matsuri VI, Kichijoji 吉祥寺

#東京 #tokyo #kichijoji #street photography #matsuri #祭り

odyver

alright I've got to do some quick math to explain attitudes towards AI to my boss.

we're looking to create an AI policy, and when we were talking about this, my boss (older millennial) was genuinely shocked to hear that younger people do not (seem) to view AI positively (a la the recent commencement speakers being booed)

please rb for larger sample size!

Question 1/3

What is your age, and do you feel AI is a net positive or net negative in our lives today?

under 18, AI is a net positive

under 18, AI is a net negative

18-29, AI is a net positive

18-29, AI is a net negative

30-45, AI is a net positive

30-45, AI is a net negative

46-60, AI is a net positive

46-60, AI is a net negative

over 60, AI is a net postive

over 60, AI is a net negative

Voting ended onJun 11

odyver

Question 2/3

How often do you visit or interact with museums/archives (whether in person or online)?

Frequently (multiple times per month)

Often (multiple times per year)

Occasionally (a couple times per year)

Rarely (once every couple of years)

Never :(

Voting ended onJun 11

odyver

Question 3/3

If you saw a museum was using AI in exhibits, marketing, research, etc., would you be more or less inclined to visit that museum?

under 18, more inclined

under 18, less inclined

18-29, more inclined

18-29, less inclined

30-45, more inclined

30-45, less inclined

46-60, more inclined

46-60, less inclined

over 60, more inclined

over 60, less inclined

Voting ended onJun 11

Thank you for helping with this data collection. Please rb for as big a sample as possible!

🫶

#poll #ai poll #older millennial here genuinely asking your boss if they just haven't taken time to think critically about AI and the harm it does #thank you for collecting data op!

thebumblecee

some of you are so fucking talented and you’re using it to spread joy and happiness around for free

magnificent creatures, the lot of you

going2hell4everythingbutbeingbi

getting lost in boston is fun because I turned around on a street corner three times and some guy yelled "hey stupid! the bus is that way!" very helpful interaction and accurate insult, 10/10 no notes

going2hell4everythingbutbeingbi

one time I walked around a building a couple times looking for a bathroom and this guy went "this bitch thinks she's on a merrygoround, where the fuck are you tryna go? bathroom? one floor down to the right behind the door that says bathroom."

mentohol-blog

My very first time in Boston. I was absolutely miserable, trying to drag my giant suitcase up a lengthy set of stairs in the pouring rain. This guy who had already reached the top looked back at me with the most pure expression of disgust I’ve ever seen in anyone’s eyes, marched back down the stairs, grabbed my suitcase, carried it to the top, left it there for me, and walked away without ever saying a word. I think about him often.

just7frogsinapeoplesuit

For the people in the notes going "why is Boston like this": a) the insults are a way to show you have no ulterior motives when helping someone (and don't need to be thanked or repaid), and b) Boston was settled by the Irish

direhydroid

also the Italians. mixing Irish and Italian sociocultural attitudes had the effect of multiplying the Sass Levels by the power of infinity, in the sense that you get all of the clever dry wit of the Irish and all of the bitchy gossipy condensation of the Italians rolled into one very stereotypically overly-friendly American package.

also worth noting that who you are to them doesn’t matter. they’ll talk to strangers like that and will also talk to their best friends like that. they’re just Like That.

just7frogsinapeoplesuit

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