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Illustrator, Trouble Maker and Teller of Tall Tales. Website: https://collectedcurios.com/ Support via Patreon: patreon.com/collectedcurios DevArt Gallery: deviantart.com/jollyjack
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I'm trying Dark Souls again. Again; this is as far as I can get. I'm finding it very hard to "git gud" at a game whose mechanics only seem to SOMETIMES work. You CAN'T master something that relies on chance. IS this actually worth my time or is it one big joke?

Batgirl (Cassandra Cain version) Doodle request from my fine patrons - patreon.com/collectedcur...

I've been expecting this kind of attack SOMEWHERE in the world, ever since I first saw a night "drone display"; fill a cargo container with pre-programmed drones, drop it off near a city and then let the little buggers fly to every electrical substation. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Might not have time for a new Sinclaire Sunday pic this week, so here's one from the archive to tide you over.

June brings us the latest issue of Candleman! Enjoy it online for free. candlemanonline.weebly.com/the-candlema...

Octavia, from Helluva Boss. Doodle request from my fine patrons - patreon.com/collectedcur...

Future AI - which IS coming - is not for US. WE are not going to be able to afford it. It's cheap/free at the moment for the sake of marketing. Even if they make advancements regarding efficiency of the tech; the resources required to fuel it won't permit EVERYONE to use it.

Weird snek lady. Doodle request from my fine patrons - patreon.com/collectedcur...

Feline Friday.

"Bridge of Spies" (2015) See; THAT is how you do lighting and shot composition. Both seem to have become a lost art across the last 10 years.

Tintin. Doodle request from my fine patrons - patreon.com/collectedcur...

Werewolf Wednesday.

The always-on-point Red Letter Media guys talk AI: youtu.be/Tm8RG1leX8c

That pic just keeps doing the rounds! I really need to whip the notes I've written about "those two" into a completed comic script....

Titan Tuesday. Read from the start here: www.deviantart.com/jollyjack/ar...

"I love watching you all panic over a tool that is 100% going to take over what you do" No, it's anger; from knowing that my efforts, and those of everyone whose work inspired me, is being leached off so someone else can profit. If you use AI; don't make yourself known to me.

Nick "The Tea Boy" Clegg, as leader of the LibDems, helped the Tories get into power in 2010, who went on to run the UK into the ground with Brexit and 14 years of austerity. He then went to work for (the in-no-way-evil) Facebook/Meta. It is hard to stress just how far off this man may f**k.

Apparently it's "Dracula Day".

I love physical media..... but it does take up space.

Sinclaire Sunday.

I've been rewatching Matt Smith's run in Doctor Who. Goddamn, that's good sci fi. Smith might be my fave Doctor of the revived series. I REALLY liked Capaldi, but Smith tops him simply because of this scene. I love the writing AND the performance; he's so upset that he got angry.

Feline Friday.

"Mission Impossible: Final Reckoning" - The most important person in the entire universe gets told several times that he is the most important person in the entire universe, a great deal happens off-camera, and otherwise-amusing easter eggs are clumsily woven into plot threads.

Battlestag. Doodle request from my fine patrons - patreon.com/collectedcur...

Werewolf Wednesday.

Titan Tuesday. Read from the start here: www.deviantart.com/jollyjack/ar...

Sinclaire Smonday. "Danger Noodles" - Sinclaire Global maintenance and repair drones. They can tend to all those hard-to-reach places.....

Feline Friday.

Lotus, from "Warframe" (which I assume is some kind of game. I don't know. I never managed to navigate the absurd menu system to play it) Doodle request from my fine patrons - patreon.com/collectedcur...

Binge-watched season 2 of Andor. It's been a while since a show grabbed me like that. Season 1 was good, great in places but it dragged in others. Season 2 is top notch and well-paced from start to finish. (Cancelling my subscription again, of course. Only came back for this)

Werewolf Wednesday.

I'm getting kinda worried about the new Superman flick. The trailers suggest a character surplus, and character surplus kills a story, even those that DON'T also have to revolve around action sequences. Less is more.

Titan Tuesday. Read from the start here: www.deviantart.com/jollyjack/ar...

Squirrel Girl. Doodle request from my fine patrons - patreon.com/collectedcur...