by Mike Nudelman

[Ichi-ban Boshi] Melon Soda with Ice Cream

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stained glass snoopy at redwood empire ice arena, 2007.

Lots of thoughts recently. Everything feels plastic.

I could go on and on about why all that AI "art" is bad. I could mention theft, lack of creativity, it's impact on the work field and environment, but countless people have already said all that. I wanted to touch on something that to me is the most utterly wrong about all of it.

Art is more than just something pretty to look at or listen to. It's therapeutic. It's a form of communication. A tool for human connection. It's a pure, human need.

Support real artists ☀️

i love this game so much

BIG CHALLENGES REAL

LOVE WINS

caterpillar

This is definitely a sawfly larva rather than a butterfly or moth caterpillar, likely a butternut woollyworm sawfly, Eriocampa juglandis. Sawflies are related to wasps (Hymenoptera) and look a lot like them, but do not sting.

Small neopteron

Scolopendra Miku

Happy Miku day 💖💖💖

Tortoise Beetle (Omocerus casta), family Chrysomelidae, Costa Rica

photograph by José Alberto Cubero Guevara

Bunnies from MySims Kingdom