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mikeschnier.bsky.social

In Halifax/Kjipuktuk // Content strategy manager at Toon Boom Animation // Editor and livestream host // He/Him // Connecting artists to animation jobs through @cartoonrecruit.com

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If I were an editor at a prestigious national publication I would simply ask writers to define what they mean by words like "forced" www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

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Plein air with the Lower Decks BG Paint team today ❤️❤️❤️

submitted 17 hours ago • 7 comments

New assignment, recruits! Disney Television Animation is currently searching for an Assistant Director in #Glendale. Interested? Apply here:

submitted 12 hours ago • 0 comments

Are you ready, recruits? Local Projects is currently searching for a Media Art Director in #NewYork City. Interested? Apply here:

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Attention, recruits! Lighthouse Studios is currently searching for an Experienced Production Assistant in #Kilkenny. Interested? Apply here:

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Still trying to find paint swatches which match or compliment Julius.

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1. LLM-generated code tries to run code from online software packages. Which is normal but 2. The packages don’t exist. Which would normally cause an error but 3. Nefarious people have made malware under the package names that LLMs make up most often. So 4. Now the LLM code points to malware.

submitted 17 hours ago • 88 comments

'Pro-Baby' and 'Pro-Natalism" are generous euphemisms for a white supremacist's 14 words.

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I was thinking about this Joe and Tracy anecdote from the supply chain crisis on gummy bears. Things are probably going to get really weird in a few weeks in unexpected ways:

submitted 1 day ago • 114 comments

My characters are real now! Hand painted figurines launch on my Shop on April 14th at 10AM PDT. These sculptures were brought to life by the incredible @indiaboeckh.bsky.social Go check out India’s work! They aren’t open for commissions at the moment, but they will be soon!

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WE'RE A THIRD OF THE WAY FUNDED AHHHHHHH However, we've only got 18 days to go, so if you've been waiting to back the campaign, now would be a great time to do it! We could really use your help to get us across the finish line!! 🙏 Support indie animation!! www.kickstarter.com/projects/jel...

submitted 1 day ago • 1 comment

Happy to help. Nothing happened. Everyone pretended like it didn't happen. It's almost entirely gone. Horizon World somehow exists. $45bn basically disappeared into a black hole owed to "lack of a clear vision and mismanagement." Who knows what happened! finance.yahoo.com/news/metas-r...

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looks at camera guess how my publisher is advertising my book

submitted 1 day ago • 28 comments

I know that there's a technical rule for when you should use "that" or "which," and I don't believe that anyone throughout history has ever referred to it.

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This has been an insane first week. Thank you so much, folks!

submitted 1 day ago • 3 comments

Hey, iPhone autocorrect. Why do you think I would want the last word to suddenly change right as I hit send?

submitted 1 day ago • 1 comment

Just got an ad for the concept of learning languages by listening to gravity falls with a different language turned on and subtitles, which is like an ad for “turn the key if you want your engine to start”

submitted 2 days ago • 2 comments

The quest continues to find paint swatches which match my cat.

submitted 1 day ago • 2 comments

Recruits! Bardel Entertainment is currently searching for a CG Generalist (Blender) in #Vancouver. Interested? Apply here:

submitted 2 days ago • 0 comments

As you were, recruits! Disney Television Animation is currently searching for a Storyboard Revisionist (Preschool) in #Glendale. Interested? Apply here:

If I were an editor at a prestigious national publication I would simply ask writers to define what they mean by words like "forced" www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

Plein air with the Lower Decks BG Paint team today ❤️❤️❤️

New assignment, recruits! Disney Television Animation is currently searching for an Assistant Director in #Glendale. Interested? Apply here:

Are you ready, recruits? Local Projects is currently searching for a Media Art Director in #NewYork City. Interested? Apply here:

Attention, recruits! Lighthouse Studios is currently searching for an Experienced Production Assistant in #Kilkenny. Interested? Apply here:

Still trying to find paint swatches which match or compliment Julius.

1. LLM-generated code tries to run code from online software packages. Which is normal but 2. The packages don’t exist. Which would normally cause an error but 3. Nefarious people have made malware under the package names that LLMs make up most often. So 4. Now the LLM code points to malware.

'Pro-Baby' and 'Pro-Natalism" are generous euphemisms for a white supremacist's 14 words.

I was thinking about this Joe and Tracy anecdote from the supply chain crisis on gummy bears. Things are probably going to get really weird in a few weeks in unexpected ways:

My characters are real now! Hand painted figurines launch on my Shop on April 14th at 10AM PDT. These sculptures were brought to life by the incredible @indiaboeckh.bsky.social Go check out India’s work! They aren’t open for commissions at the moment, but they will be soon!

WE'RE A THIRD OF THE WAY FUNDED AHHHHHHH However, we've only got 18 days to go, so if you've been waiting to back the campaign, now would be a great time to do it! We could really use your help to get us across the finish line!! 🙏 Support indie animation!! www.kickstarter.com/projects/jel...

Happy to help. Nothing happened. Everyone pretended like it didn't happen. It's almost entirely gone. Horizon World somehow exists. $45bn basically disappeared into a black hole owed to "lack of a clear vision and mismanagement." Who knows what happened! finance.yahoo.com/news/metas-r...

looks at camera guess how my publisher is advertising my book

I know that there's a technical rule for when you should use "that" or "which," and I don't believe that anyone throughout history has ever referred to it.

This has been an insane first week. Thank you so much, folks!

Hey, iPhone autocorrect. Why do you think I would want the last word to suddenly change right as I hit send?

Just got an ad for the concept of learning languages by listening to gravity falls with a different language turned on and subtitles, which is like an ad for “turn the key if you want your engine to start”

The quest continues to find paint swatches which match my cat.

Recruits! Bardel Entertainment is currently searching for a CG Generalist (Blender) in #Vancouver. Interested? Apply here:

As you were, recruits! Disney Television Animation is currently searching for a Storyboard Revisionist (Preschool) in #Glendale. Interested? Apply here:

The Daredevil Simpsons 🤝 Born Again Ep 8

JK Rowling is cruel and stupid.