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Director at Powerhouse Animation Studios. Castlevania, ATLA: Legend of Aang, Invincible, Skull Island, He-Man, Pantheon I TEACH STUFF: https://7545845019560.gumroad.com/l/pqplc

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Is Kickstarter pretty much dead for actually kickstarting independent creative projects? It seems like it's mostly used as a marketing tool at this point?

06.03.2026 01:41 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Remember that when AI stole your shit, Big Publishing did not fight for your copyright.

This should cause an immense shift in author/publisher dynamics because it's huge.

And yet...

05.03.2026 15:36 πŸ‘ 122 πŸ” 25 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Kit Harington is acting his ass off in Industry

24.02.2026 15:50 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

You probably have 4 or so golden productive hours On a good day and pushing to do more will make them golden hours less and less till they are all burnt out. At that point you going slow to not a my all and that’s not fair on yourself.

18.02.2026 23:23 πŸ‘ 53 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 4

yup yup yup

19.02.2026 18:03 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Ok Wonderman was great

18.02.2026 17:08 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

You can completely uninstall/disable copilot on Windows. Your system and local search will run faster afterward. www.howtogeek.com/how-to-rip-o...

17.02.2026 23:53 πŸ‘ 7247 πŸ” 4355 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 36

β€œwhat cool shit can I do as Mayor? oh, I can marry people? awesome, let’s do it”

once again the constant theme of β€œNew York is great, New Yorkers are great, isn’t this great?” comes through

14.02.2026 16:25 πŸ‘ 3661 πŸ” 523 πŸ’¬ 44 πŸ“Œ 9

Wait Wonder Man is....really good

10.02.2026 01:43 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Oh man, why would you put this in my head.

09.02.2026 22:57 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

How do I get a job making animatics and color scripts of trailers for movies that don't exist

06.02.2026 00:44 πŸ‘ 19 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

This is beautiful

05.02.2026 15:27 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Graphic excitedly announcing a campaign milestone, showcasing a photo of Kat bursting with glee. The graphic copy says: 

WE JUST PASSED $3,000,000 RAISED!
How? [arrow to go to next slide graphic]

Graphic excitedly announcing a campaign milestone, showcasing a photo of Kat bursting with glee. The graphic copy says: WE JUST PASSED $3,000,000 RAISED! How? [arrow to go to next slide graphic]

Follow-up graphic, showcasing another excited photo of Kat. The graphic copy says: 

POWERED BY MORE THAN 57,000+ GRASSROOTS DONORS, 
8,700+ JUST IN ILLINOIS!

And we did all of this with almost no call time.. instead talking directly to voters on livestreams, $220,000+ RAISED ON STREAM!

Follow-up graphic, showcasing another excited photo of Kat. The graphic copy says: POWERED BY MORE THAN 57,000+ GRASSROOTS DONORS, 8,700+ JUST IN ILLINOIS! And we did all of this with almost no call time.. instead talking directly to voters on livestreams, $220,000+ RAISED ON STREAM!

We just passed $3 million raised, powered by 57,000+ grassroots donors with an average gift of $31.

This campaign is built by people, not the ultra rich or special interests like AIPAC.

You decide who Congress answers to.

04.02.2026 20:07 πŸ‘ 2615 πŸ” 469 πŸ’¬ 40 πŸ“Œ 18

People in tech love the word heuristic.

04.02.2026 22:17 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

This woman has shown more courage than the nominal leaders of the Democratic Party.

03.02.2026 22:38 πŸ‘ 7758 πŸ” 1803 πŸ’¬ 68 πŸ“Œ 17

whoa holy shit!

03.02.2026 17:08 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Wait what do you mean? I was talking about the feature in Clip Studio Paint or Photoshop where you can record a combination of commands/actions and then set a button or keybind for it.

03.02.2026 17:06 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I could really use Auto Actions in Storyboard Pro

03.02.2026 16:36 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Same, and I'm mad I waited so long! Constantly still having that feeling of "wait you can DO that?" with CSP

03.02.2026 15:55 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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random January doodles

03.02.2026 07:39 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

FIRED? Who gives a fuck about β€œfired”?!? How about β€œsend them to jail for life”? And I mean ALL of β€˜em.

03.02.2026 02:31 πŸ‘ 15779 πŸ” 2235 πŸ’¬ 375 πŸ“Œ 85

I maintain that Flash's Timeline UI is still the clearest and best out of every piece of software I've used.

02.02.2026 20:50 πŸ‘ 32 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
Linkedin Post from a Pinterest designer reading: "Yesterday I was impacted by the Pinterest layoffs. I was Pinterest's only icon designer and product illustrator.

In his email to the company, the CEO said "we’re doubling down on an AI-forward approach – prioritizing AI-focused roles, teams, and ways of working". I WAS working on AI projects including the Pinterest Assistant that soft-launched in October. If you haven't heard about that feature launch, you can find it on Pinterest's own newsroom or with a Google search.

I was vocal internally about how our users don't want AI slop or features on the platform, how we as employees are feeling uncomfortable and discouraged about AI, and what I wanted from leadership. Last year, I told my manager I was worried about AI-based layoffs. I was told not to worry. At an onsite, we were told that "in the future", we would all be "managers of AIs". That I would be expected to manage some sort of AI employees, rather than craft and design my own work.

Human-made art and design matter. I am never going to stop creating, even if the "home of inspiration" decides that creators are secondary to profits. 

If you want to support me, you can follow me on threads or instagram @bonniekatewolf where I post my hand-knit sweaters and oil paintings. If you want to hire a human illustrator, designer, or iconographer, my email and DMs are open for freelance, contract, or FTE roles."

Linkedin Post from a Pinterest designer reading: "Yesterday I was impacted by the Pinterest layoffs. I was Pinterest's only icon designer and product illustrator. In his email to the company, the CEO said "we’re doubling down on an AI-forward approach – prioritizing AI-focused roles, teams, and ways of working". I WAS working on AI projects including the Pinterest Assistant that soft-launched in October. If you haven't heard about that feature launch, you can find it on Pinterest's own newsroom or with a Google search. I was vocal internally about how our users don't want AI slop or features on the platform, how we as employees are feeling uncomfortable and discouraged about AI, and what I wanted from leadership. Last year, I told my manager I was worried about AI-based layoffs. I was told not to worry. At an onsite, we were told that "in the future", we would all be "managers of AIs". That I would be expected to manage some sort of AI employees, rather than craft and design my own work. Human-made art and design matter. I am never going to stop creating, even if the "home of inspiration" decides that creators are secondary to profits. If you want to support me, you can follow me on threads or instagram @bonniekatewolf where I post my hand-knit sweaters and oil paintings. If you want to hire a human illustrator, designer, or iconographer, my email and DMs are open for freelance, contract, or FTE roles."

Pinterest CEO says in layoff email: "We’re doubling down on an AI-forward approach – prioritizing AI-focused roles, teams, and ways of working"

So it's time for me to move to another platform to save images

01.02.2026 17:54 πŸ‘ 2420 πŸ” 1225 πŸ’¬ 66 πŸ“Œ 258

All of the conspiracies were somehow too tame compared to the reality??

31.01.2026 18:43 πŸ‘ 20 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

So there's ACTUALLY a huge cabal of wealthy pedos and somehow the entire country isn't out in force?

31.01.2026 18:42 πŸ‘ 26 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Chip in to support Kat Abughazaleh! Show your support with a contribution.

We’ve got a 30 second cut and desperately want to put it on TV.

But we’ve gotta raise the money first. Chip in $6, $12, or our average donation of $32 to tell the people about my attack cat: secure.actblue.com/donate/abu-b...

31.01.2026 16:53 πŸ‘ 1168 πŸ” 194 πŸ’¬ 37 πŸ“Œ 9
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4 Black journalists have been kidnapped by the federal government

30.01.2026 18:45 πŸ‘ 15192 πŸ” 8332 πŸ’¬ 206 πŸ“Œ 332

Satoshi Kon was right

29.01.2026 18:33 πŸ‘ 25 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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These three movies have been my biggest sources of inspiration lately and I strongly recommend checking them out. French animation has been crushing it for years.

29.01.2026 17:41 πŸ‘ 31 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

It's getting a bit gauche to say it but this is literally how night city does education

29.01.2026 15:01 πŸ‘ 16 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0