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After 27 years of rearranging pixels, I’m trading my mouse for a microscope and attempting to teach high school biology before the climate finishes us off. I’ve launched a Substack to document this mid-life metamorphosis, my recent autism diagnosis, and a vast collection of half-baked creative projects I’ll almost certainly never finish. It’s a digital graveyard for my works-in-progress—ranging from indie comic scripts to biological deep-dives—at various stages of "good enough to post but too much work to complete." Full disclosure: in the spirit of surviving the machine, I'll document using AI in other ways, I’m also hoping to claw back some extra money to offset the terrifying jump to teacher pay. Come for the science and self-deprecation, stay for the cynical-but-hopeful inner monologue of a 45-year-old starting over while their adult child looks on in pity.
https://coryottenwess.substack.com/
https://coryottenwess.substack.com/
After 27 years of rearranging pixels, I’m trading my mouse for a microscope and attempting to teach high school biology before the climate finishes us off. I’ve launched a Substack to document this mid-life metamorphosis, my recent autism diagnosis, and a vast collection of half-baked creative projects I’ll almost certainly never finish. It’s a digital graveyard for my works-in-progress—ranging from indie comic scripts to biological deep-dives—at various stages of "good enough to post but too much work to complete." Full disclosure: in the spirit of surviving the machine, I'll document using AI in other ways, I’m also hoping to claw back some extra money to offset the terrifying jump to teacher pay. Come for the science and self-deprecation, stay for the cynical-but-hopeful inner monologue of a 45-year-old starting over while their adult child looks on in pity.
https://coryottenwess.substack.com/
https://coryottenwess.substack.com/
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A sky blue cargo bike with two seats on the back. Each rear seat has a ring shaped handle for the rider to hold on to. The ring has new sky blue bar tape on it which matches the colour of the bike frame.
The rings that the kids hold onto had the original bar tape and it’s been coming apart lately. Held up about five years so no complaints here. Found this nice sky blue colour so we are matchy matchy out here.
New bar tape makes a bike feel new!
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Enjoying some World Men's Curling Championship in Ogden UT today!
Sheet A: Czechia vs Switzerland
Sheet B: US vs Canada
Sheet C: Scotland vs Poland
Sheet D: China vs Norway
I love curling. First chance I've had to witness it live.
Sheet A: Czechia vs Switzerland
Sheet B: US vs Canada
Sheet C: Scotland vs Poland
Sheet D: China vs Norway
I love curling. First chance I've had to witness it live.
I ♡ Ogden!
The distinct sounds of the rocks clacking against each other pops into my head...
Oh hell yeah
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A person in a bunny suit waits, sitting upon a wicker throne in a constructed environment which is maybe meant to resemble a living room. They may be waiting a long time, for they are alone and the space is large and open. I do not deign to scry meaning, but there are many interpretations available. All are valid. But still... the bunny waits.
An actor in an Easter Bunny suit sits in a dead mall and awaits customers, in Athens, GA.
Photo via the Athens, GA subreddit: /r/athens.
Photo via the Athens, GA subreddit: /r/athens.
"Hey...the newspaper called me an actor!"
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Paid on commission. A buck for every photo made.
[Curb Your Enthusiasm theme playing]
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David Lynch // "I’m just, you know, kind of happy in the doing of things. Even just having a great cup of coffee is happiness. Getting an idea, or realizing an idea. Working on a painting…working on a piece of sculpture, working on a film. One thing I noticed is that many of us, we do what we call work for a goal. For a result. And in the doing, it’s not that much happiness. And yet that’s our life going by. If you’re transcending every day, building up that happiness, it eventually comes to: it doesn’t matter what your work is. You just get happy in the work. You get happy in the little things and the big things. And if the result isn’t what you dreamed of, it doesn’t kill you, if you enjoyed the doing of it. It’s important that we enjoy the doing of our life."
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A poster showing a yellow 2D figure being mangled by two green bottles.
"Alcohol is the Cause of Injuries at Work", (1987), Russian SFSR. Artist: A. V. Terman via: https://www.comradegallery.com/
Watch out for those bent bottles!
In Russia, Stenli Flattens You
and vice versa.
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closeup of a printed flyer, with a sad-looking wolf looking at a laptop.
just a tired followup to my 2025 status (https://mltshp.com/p/1QRGU)
everyone here gave me amazing support and suggestions last winter when i talked about work. it got me feeling momentarily purposeful, and i was slowly amping myself to start looking for new opportunities- but then i got sidetracked (first with my dad’s stroke, then with finding a last-minute apartment and moving, then with a slew of other things).
in the fall, i got shifted into a new position on a new team. it came with a 30% raise (for which i’m grateful; i was struggling), but it has not been a positive experience.
i’m literally the only researcher on my team and every project relies on me even though i have zero clue what i’m doing. i’m constantly skipping from one project to another, never really getting anything done but everyone expecting me to find some kind of magic for them with no resources aside from “why don’t you just use an LLM?”. to top it off, we’re regularly in meeting with [exec] who treats us with disdain, bullies everyone, and demands your opinion just to tell you it’s “bullshit”. i’m so tired of it. i’m so tired of people thinking that's normal.
every night i leave work and tell myself i’m going to find the energy to rewrite my resume or look at jobs for an hour. but every night i get home and i just… melt. i sit down to decompress for a few minutes and suddenly it’s bedtime.
i regularly take 2-3 days of PTO a month, and i still feel worn down. i sometimes feel like i’m doing nothing at work and i still feel worn down. i don’t have the energy to do anything i like anymore.
i guess i’m just putting this here to try to push myself into trying again. i know i need to do this or i’ll wither up and die. i don’t have any advice to ask of you, just… guess i need to put it out there. if you have life advice, lay it on me. (if you have jokes, sorry, i am not in the mood.)
thanks for listening. i may delete this later.
image source: quite literally, and unironically, a closeup of a poster HR put up in the building for a seminar on burnout.
everyone here gave me amazing support and suggestions last winter when i talked about work. it got me feeling momentarily purposeful, and i was slowly amping myself to start looking for new opportunities- but then i got sidetracked (first with my dad’s stroke, then with finding a last-minute apartment and moving, then with a slew of other things).
in the fall, i got shifted into a new position on a new team. it came with a 30% raise (for which i’m grateful; i was struggling), but it has not been a positive experience.
i’m literally the only researcher on my team and every project relies on me even though i have zero clue what i’m doing. i’m constantly skipping from one project to another, never really getting anything done but everyone expecting me to find some kind of magic for them with no resources aside from “why don’t you just use an LLM?”. to top it off, we’re regularly in meeting with [exec] who treats us with disdain, bullies everyone, and demands your opinion just to tell you it’s “bullshit”. i’m so tired of it. i’m so tired of people thinking that's normal.
every night i leave work and tell myself i’m going to find the energy to rewrite my resume or look at jobs for an hour. but every night i get home and i just… melt. i sit down to decompress for a few minutes and suddenly it’s bedtime.
i regularly take 2-3 days of PTO a month, and i still feel worn down. i sometimes feel like i’m doing nothing at work and i still feel worn down. i don’t have the energy to do anything i like anymore.
i guess i’m just putting this here to try to push myself into trying again. i know i need to do this or i’ll wither up and die. i don’t have any advice to ask of you, just… guess i need to put it out there. if you have life advice, lay it on me. (if you have jokes, sorry, i am not in the mood.)
thanks for listening. i may delete this later.
image source: quite literally, and unironically, a closeup of a poster HR put up in the building for a seminar on burnout.
Vibes and hugs
When PTO looses it edge, nothing elsedoes. Reach out if you need to talk.
When PTO looses it edge, nothing elsedoes. Reach out if you need to talk.
If it's any solace, none of us have a clue what we're doing.
And I hear you about 'doing nothing at work can be exhausting'. I've been there too.
And I hear you about 'doing nothing at work can be exhausting'. I've been there too.
hugs. Thank you for letting us know this is going on for you--you are very much not alone.
Sorry, that sounds harsh. I’ve run free resume workshops in the past. If/when you have the spoons for a 1:1 interview-style voice chat to work on your resume hmu. Same goes for other mltshpers. I’m on US/Pacific time.
Nothing but love for you, my friend. I wish I had wisdom to share, it sounds like you are shouldering a lot.
Hugs, my friend. That kind of consistent stress is unsustainable. If you can make time in the morning to job search that may help. Then you’re not already drained.
work always sucks, and bosses always suck, and here’s to both of them sucking much less for you, very soon, in whatever way you can manifest. you deserve better.
Thank you for letting us know. I’m late to the party but I support you all the same. I hope you find resolution soon.
Hey thanks for letting us know. We're here for you. I was in a similar work situation for a few years until two years ago, we got new management that was completely soul crushing. I got another credential and put my resume out there and now I'm in a much better situation but it was a slog. You're not alone in this and now that you've named it an escape plan will materialize and you'll be in a much better situation soon. Keep us posted!
Sorry to hear the work situation hasn’t improved. Maybe it’s time to take a good week of PTO to recharge and get the resume tuned up?
Heard. Thinking of you.
Och, I'm sorry. A workplace that has to put up posters about burnout knows it has a problem and not dealing with it is how they roll.
Fuck that exec in particular. Can you move groups?
Let me at [exec] and I’ll give him an earful!
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Al Boardman.
A.I. Retro Encabulator
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Two people stand together at a large outdoor protest in a city park, smiling and holding illustrated signs that read “No Kings.” The signs feature stylized drawings of a crown being struck by lightning and a crown beneath a rising or setting sun. A crowd of demonstrators with additional signs fills the background, with tall skyscrapers visible under a clear blue sky.
Two people stand together at a large outdoor protest in a city park, smiling and holding illustrated signs that read “No Kings.” The signs feature stylized drawings of a crown being struck by lightning and a crown beneath a rising or setting sun. A crowd of demonstrators with additional signs fills the background, with tall skyscrapers visible under a clear blue sky.
Bad Brains reference, I believe.
No Faux-King Way!
The lightning bolt is _sort of_ like the Bad Brains debut tape cover (designed by Donna Lee Parsons) but the direction of the bolt is flipped. See also the Rider Waite Tower tarot card for the lightning bolt and falling crown - I hadn't noticed the parallel with the album before.
(I suspect these are mlgen, but ¯\_(ツ)_/¯.)
(I suspect these are mlgen, but ¯\_(ツ)_/¯.)
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Recap
The official White House Android app:
1. Injects JavaScript into every website you open through its in-app browser to hide cookie consent dialogs, GDPR banners, login walls, signup walls, upsell prompts, and paywalls.
2. Has a full GPS tracking pipeline compiled in that polls every 4.5 minutes in the foregrOund and 9.5 minutes in the background, syncing lat/lng/accuracy/timestamp to OneSignal's servers.
3. Loads JavaScript from a random person's GitHub Pages site (lonelycpp.github. io ) for YouTube embeds. If that account is compromised, arbitrary code runs in the app's WebView.
4. Loads third-party JavaScript from Elfsight (elfsightcdn. com/platfo rm.js) for social media widgets, with no sandboxing.
5. Sends email addresses to Mailchimp, images are served from Uploadcare, and a Truth Social embed is hardcoded with static CDN URLs. None of this is government infrastructure.
6. Has no certificate pinning. Standard Android trust management.
7. Ships with dev artifacts in production. A localhost URL, a developer IP ( 10.4.4. 109 ), the Expo dev client, and an exported Compose PreviewActivity.
8. Profiles users extensively through OneSignal- tags, SMS numbers, cross-device aliases, outcome tracking, notification interaction logging, in-app message click tracking, and full user state observation.
Is any of this illegal? Probably not. Is it what you'd expect from an official government app? Probably not either.
The official White House Android app:
1. Injects JavaScript into every website you open through its in-app browser to hide cookie consent dialogs, GDPR banners, login walls, signup walls, upsell prompts, and paywalls.
2. Has a full GPS tracking pipeline compiled in that polls every 4.5 minutes in the foregrOund and 9.5 minutes in the background, syncing lat/lng/accuracy/timestamp to OneSignal's servers.
3. Loads JavaScript from a random person's GitHub Pages site (lonelycpp.github. io ) for YouTube embeds. If that account is compromised, arbitrary code runs in the app's WebView.
4. Loads third-party JavaScript from Elfsight (elfsightcdn. com/platfo rm.js) for social media widgets, with no sandboxing.
5. Sends email addresses to Mailchimp, images are served from Uploadcare, and a Truth Social embed is hardcoded with static CDN URLs. None of this is government infrastructure.
6. Has no certificate pinning. Standard Android trust management.
7. Ships with dev artifacts in production. A localhost URL, a developer IP ( 10.4.4. 109 ), the Expo dev client, and an exported Compose PreviewActivity.
8. Profiles users extensively through OneSignal- tags, SMS numbers, cross-device aliases, outcome tracking, notification interaction logging, in-app message click tracking, and full user state observation.
Is any of this illegal? Probably not. Is it what you'd expect from an official government app? Probably not either.
Those EULA’s are long and complicated for a reason.
"Is it what you'd expect from an official government app? [Probably not either.|What year is this?]"
@ardgedee 1984.
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Print advertisement for the Japanese home computer, Aiwa Infortainment PC-MT466V2. A computer/television hybrid device.
Text (auto-translated) reads:
"through
A TV computer that the whole family can use.
NEW
intel inside
DOS/V
Microphone included
It boasts powerful specifications a class above, and comes pre-loaded with a variety of software that the whole family can enjoy.
Equipped with the top-of-the-line i486DX2 CPU (66MHz).
② Class-leading capacity 540MB HDD drive
9 titles and 17 types of Windows application software are already installed.
High-definition 14-inch Trinitron CRT, high-quality stereo speakers (detachable).
⑤ Energy-saving design (uses dedicated power circuits for the TV and PC)
Laughing at Work (MS-WORKS)
Built-in word processing, spreadsheet, database, and communication software.
Game (SAME PACK)
We offer six popular games, including Mahjong.
Postcard (Mr. Postman Lite)
Create annual greeting cards and summer greeting cards easily.
Electronic Book (Viewing Lite)
You can enjoy software. Electronic books for devices, etc.
Drawing (Vince)
Household budgeting (Efficient Household Budgeting Mom)
An easy-to-use household budgeting software that utilizes spreadsheet software.
English-Japanese/Japanese-English Dictionary (ViewDic Lite)
Word processing software with 6 One-touch English-Japanese/Japanese-English dictionary
Fax modem setup (Super Voice 2.0)
A color painting tool that can also create oil painting-style images.
Connect the Aiwa modem for voice/fax/data communication.
infortainment
466V2 4662
298,000 yen (standard price)
price
Main Specifications ●Main RAM: 8MB (30MB) Video RAM
Eve, Multi-session, CD-ROM (motorized tray type) / CD: CD-ROM, Phone CD, CD, CD-G soundboard
CD-ROM mode VGA/640×480 dots (16.77 million colors), 800×600 (5136), 1024×768 dots (256), 280×1024 dots (08), card stereo (5th Water × 21151), one sound
(occupied by), 2/3 size
433 248,000 yen
new price
infortainment
PC-MT433 Price
High-speed CPU 1486SX (33MHz) equipped ● Large capacity 273MB HDD drive
300 yen TV Haricon Mode ۵: 2017 2017 2017 2017 V144 ● Linitron is a registered trademark of Sony Corporation.
Philosoph, Sample's TT-000 WindowsPho, Eastman Codock's product name, and each company's Tokyo Blast Crossing TSound
Customer inquiries: Tokyo 03-3371-7981, Osaka 06-744-7509
Consultation center
PC support center
03-3371-7876
(Technical support hours: Monday to Sunday (excluding public holidays and year-end/New Year holidays))
8:30~17:00(12:00~13:00)
aiwa touch."
Text (auto-translated) reads:
"through
A TV computer that the whole family can use.
NEW
intel inside
DOS/V
Microphone included
It boasts powerful specifications a class above, and comes pre-loaded with a variety of software that the whole family can enjoy.
Equipped with the top-of-the-line i486DX2 CPU (66MHz).
② Class-leading capacity 540MB HDD drive
9 titles and 17 types of Windows application software are already installed.
High-definition 14-inch Trinitron CRT, high-quality stereo speakers (detachable).
⑤ Energy-saving design (uses dedicated power circuits for the TV and PC)
Laughing at Work (MS-WORKS)
Built-in word processing, spreadsheet, database, and communication software.
Game (SAME PACK)
We offer six popular games, including Mahjong.
Postcard (Mr. Postman Lite)
Create annual greeting cards and summer greeting cards easily.
Electronic Book (Viewing Lite)
You can enjoy software. Electronic books for devices, etc.
Drawing (Vince)
Household budgeting (Efficient Household Budgeting Mom)
An easy-to-use household budgeting software that utilizes spreadsheet software.
English-Japanese/Japanese-English Dictionary (ViewDic Lite)
Word processing software with 6 One-touch English-Japanese/Japanese-English dictionary
Fax modem setup (Super Voice 2.0)
A color painting tool that can also create oil painting-style images.
Connect the Aiwa modem for voice/fax/data communication.
infortainment
466V2 4662
298,000 yen (standard price)
price
Main Specifications ●Main RAM: 8MB (30MB) Video RAM
Eve, Multi-session, CD-ROM (motorized tray type) / CD: CD-ROM, Phone CD, CD, CD-G soundboard
CD-ROM mode VGA/640×480 dots (16.77 million colors), 800×600 (5136), 1024×768 dots (256), 280×1024 dots (08), card stereo (5th Water × 21151), one sound
(occupied by), 2/3 size
433 248,000 yen
new price
infortainment
PC-MT433 Price
High-speed CPU 1486SX (33MHz) equipped ● Large capacity 273MB HDD drive
300 yen TV Haricon Mode ۵: 2017 2017 2017 2017 V144 ● Linitron is a registered trademark of Sony Corporation.
Philosoph, Sample's TT-000 WindowsPho, Eastman Codock's product name, and each company's Tokyo Blast Crossing TSound
Customer inquiries: Tokyo 03-3371-7981, Osaka 06-744-7509
Consultation center
PC support center
03-3371-7876
(Technical support hours: Monday to Sunday (excluding public holidays and year-end/New Year holidays))
8:30~17:00(12:00~13:00)
aiwa touch."
source: https://bsky.app/profile...
The good old days, when infotainment had an 'r' in it.
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A white metal lunchbox that says “HUMAN ORGAN FOR TRANSPLANT” on it in in large red letters. In front of the lunch box are dirty used gloves, a dirty paper towel, and a dirty plastic bag. Everything is stained red because of beets.
She ate all the beets wearing the gloves and her friend thought it was funny. A good time was had by all.
I posted it on Mastodon as well if anyone would like to give it a retoot. https://awjeez.help/@robotma...
I posted it on Mastodon as well if anyone would like to give it a retoot. https://awjeez.help/@robotma...
Flawless execution!
Kudos!
Remember the checklist. https://mltshp.com/p/1R7R2
This is bloody awesome.
And I would love to retoot it but can't see it over at mastodon.social on your feed, or trying to tunnel thru to awgeez.help
Bravo!
Great kid, and great parenting! This made my day.
Yay!
My husband and I had a 30 minute discussion about you and your daughter last night. It was half "Just how/what does one be such a good parent to raise such an amazing kid?" and half "I'm so goddamn jealous of robotmachine's daughter having parenting like this." Seriously, you're such good parents it made me cry with appreciation (and more than a little envy - I would've given everything to have parents like you). All the kudos we can give!!! Well done, well done.
Also your daughter has more coolness in just this act than I've had my entire life hahahahaha ;) Amazing kid! Cannot wait to see what else she does!
Also your daughter has more coolness in just this act than I've had my entire life hahahahaha ;) Amazing kid! Cannot wait to see what else she does!
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A person sits in a glass bubble on top of a gunmetal-green tower. The tower is complex and futuristic, with various wires and details. The sky behind the tower is pink towards the horizon, fading to a dark blue. The bubble reflects both the pink light towards the horizon and a bluish light from above. There are a few glowing white lights in the sky that don't look like stars. The person is sitting at a desk in the bubble, working at a small retro Macintosh computer. They are illuminated by the white glow of the screen. The painting is signed "Chris Silverman".
Working from home?
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Some additions to the last party (https://mltshp.com/p/1RJCF).
3rd edition sources: https://mltshp.com/p/1Q8U6, https://mltshp.com/p/1QQTP, https://mltshp.com/p/1RMSC, https://mltshp.com/p/1RJKM
Join: https://mltshp.com/cheeseball
3rd edition sources: https://mltshp.com/p/1Q8U6, https://mltshp.com/p/1QQTP, https://mltshp.com/p/1RMSC, https://mltshp.com/p/1RJKM
Join: https://mltshp.com/cheeseball
Epic, with plenty o' cheese!
finally, history remastered
i dream of @heyitsal continuing this until it’s a Too Many Cooks-level frieze/panorama 39,758 inches wide
The craziness continues!
Amazing
Amazing
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Black and white photograph of a winding tower.
Went to see this show at Monika Spruth gallery. The Bechers tend to divide people but for me they're super important.
All of their photographs are taken on 8x10" black and white film generally in Europe in Spring or Autumn to capture the flat overcast sky.
(They did travel to the US in the 80's for much richer skies).
#Becher #Bechers #BerndAndHillaBecher #artists #photographers
All of their photographs are taken on 8x10" black and white film generally in Europe in Spring or Autumn to capture the flat overcast sky.
(They did travel to the US in the 80's for much richer skies).
#Becher #Bechers #BerndAndHillaBecher #artists #photographers
I love how they made us value industrial architecture.
Probably saved a lot of it
Probably saved a lot of it
@joost Yeah the Bechers talk about them being made by anonymous architects, and how the same structures around the world more or less solved the same problems for their specific needs.
I guess the water towers might have the most variance.
I also seem to recall that they thought these buildings would be gone, that they have a short shelf life, and so this was also a nice way of documenting them.
I guess the water towers might have the most variance.
I also seem to recall that they thought these buildings would be gone, that they have a short shelf life, and so this was also a nice way of documenting them.
Lot of water towers remain here.
Like this one https://www.usine-utrecht.nl/eerste-w...
Like this one https://www.usine-utrecht.nl/eerste-w...
I think the water towers are beautiful but in many countries would be preserved as they're functional but I know someone who lives in a converted one.
But I think a lot of the industrial buildings will be gone one day, like the blast furnaces
https://mltshp.com/p/L3J0
But I think a lot of the industrial buildings will be gone one day, like the blast furnaces
https://mltshp.com/p/L3J0
Far as I can tell the Bechers had more limited impact in the US, outside of people who pay attention to these things. The Typologies always fascinated me though, there was so much going on in such simple-seeming things.
I think they had more effect here through mentoring people like Andreas Gursky and Petra Wunderlich. I think the Typologies were too dismal-looking for Americans of the Reagan era and afterwards.
I think they had more effect here through mentoring people like Andreas Gursky and Petra Wunderlich. I think the Typologies were too dismal-looking for Americans of the Reagan era and afterwards.
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surreal, abstract painting by eyvind earle, which features stylized, sleek horses galloping across the frame, with a golden-to-red gradient behind them, and stylized barren trees painted in deep reds and purples rising upward to the sky, with long, thin limbs reaching upward in careful rows
image via artchive:
https://www.artchive.com/artwork...
more of earle's work on wikiart:
https://www.wikiart.org/en...
https://www.artchive.com/artwork...
more of earle's work on wikiart:
https://www.wikiart.org/en...
those are earle trees, alright
Eynind Earle was THE influence on the art for The Banner Saga. It's stunningly beautiful as a result.
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A portable toilet is pictured at the end of a rainbow.
lucky charms, you say?
Pure gold, to be sure.
Pot o' something, anyway
@tweedlydo +++
This is beautiful.
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I found a half-baked cheeseball on a drive from 2021. Can't be arsed to clean it up. But I still like the vibe.
Second Cheeseball TV
Pixels were bigger back in the olden days
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Vintage patriotic illustration of a young women in flowing white gown waving an American flag overhead, with red text overlaid saying, “MARCH 28 2026, NO KINGS! NO FASCISM! DEFEND DEMOCRACY”