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I saw another artist I follow on IG post about this too, and they ended up ID'ing the persons. I won't share that here though, but I think these grifters are hopefully going to be banned from many other cons once word spreads. Cheers to the DragonCon staff for sticking up for real artists!
But yeah, what a shame. Corus could have sold the studio off to a new owner who could have tried to keep it open. Nelvana of the late 90s and 2000s is the one I most remember since they produced so many shows based on childrens literature. 😢
Now the question is, which mega-corp will end up buying Nelvana's massive library of shows if Corus goes under completely? I certainly hope it isn't a certain mouse-themed company or the other mega-corp with the bird logo.
You never know what great deals you can find at your local thrift/consignment/second-hand shop! 😁 . Samsung 46'' Smart TV, from 2012. When Frutiger Aero UX was still hanging on, and smart features stayed out of the way unless you brought them up. Works good so far. Further info in Alt Text.
Minor correction to my first reply... I meant to say nearly all physical 3DS games can be played offline, along with anything you may have been able to get off the eShop before it closed. I think the 3DS hacking community has archived nearly all the digital-only games though which is good.
I do worry about the circle pad falling off from age. I don't know if it's a common issue or not, and I'm not that well experienced taking electronics apart. I wanted to get a N2DS XL, but the price and the hard-to-replace battery was a major turn off. 🙁
I guess it's because of nostalgia, the fact that nearly all games can be played offline (DLC is another story since the 3DS eShop closed), and once modded, it can become a very versatile handheld for homebrew and emulation. I just hope my current N3DS XL lasts another decade before it dies on me.
I ask myself the same question. 🫤 Ultimately, it's the few good souls and artists that remain there that in turn, prevent me from deleting my account. But all things must come to an end, and simply browsing there is enough to sour my mood. So much bad stuff overtaking the good stuff...
Night! 🙂
The only thing that could make Labor Day less boring, the Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon, is a thing of the past, having ended after 2014. . So it ends up just being another day to me. At least I get time-and-a-half at my current job on that holiday. That's good. 🙂
You know, when you spent nearly all your childhood and teen life in a small rural town with big Labor Day celebrations (carnival, parade, etc), you realize just how boring the holiday can be once you end up in your current town that does absolutely nothing for the holiday. . And to top it off...
Post a random picture, or else everything will go bad in September.
Probably the only news outlet I still trust is NPR and PBS News Hour, but who knows how long they will last, unless the viewers and organizations step up donations to cover the loss of the CPB? It's even more dire at the local level where some stations may have to go off air. 😢
I don't remember these at all! Perhaps they were so short lived that I completely missed out on these. I guess BK took note of this, as in May/June 2002, they partnered with Shaquille O'Neal to help promote their own sourdough burger: www.youtube.com/watch?v=EXwe...
I've been meaning to get these for my own PS2, but still, I agree that these need a modern re-release as well. I also had Taito Legends back in the day, and several of those games are being re-released under the Taito Memories series.
Out of curiosity, what brand/kind of fruit juice where you buying before you got this cool new manual juicer? I think I need to start exploring ways to cut back on expenses too, and I think I can start with sweet tea. The brand I usually buy is $3.50 per gallon jug from Dollar General.
As for me, I have a new-ish AM/FM Radio, an Eton Elite Field. Yes, FM radio can get repetitive, but my area was skipped by the big corporate giants like Audacy or iHeart. There are still really good stations I can pick up, along with NPR of course. 😉
I wonder if this will support MP3 CDs? When you get it, search the model number to locate the user manual on Sony's website. They keep manuals for many of their older products. I bought two older Sony DVD players at an estate sale in Spring, and the manuals were still on their support site.
Morning! 🙂 ☕
Plus, KSFY/KDLT seem to favor Weigel Broadcasting networks for their OTA offerings. They already have StartTV, MeTV, and MeTV Toons available in my area. Maybe one day they'll add H&I, Decades, etc.
It will be interesting to see how things play out in my rural market when the big-four broadcast networks collapse. I mostly watch local news from KSFY/KDLT since despite being a full-power duopoly, their local news is easier to stomach than KELO's over-produced fluff. They are also sisters to WANF.
Even before this new admin, station groups were already consolidating multiple Big-4 affiliations onto digital subchannels. My state has been spared from Tegna, but we still have to deal with a Gray and Nexstar duopoly in all major South Dakota markets. And I barely watch the Nexstar station anyway.
I recall up until just a few years ago, Walmart still carried movie/music posters, but I forget which section. I'd like to think it's near stationery if Walmart still carries them. It also would be good to maybe check out other IRL stores like Target, Hot Topic, Spencers, etc.
Were there any South Dakota cities on that list? I imagine no, but here, it depends where you go. Rural groceries can be costly, but in the big cities, you can still find decently prived stuff at the big chains like Aldi, HyVee, etc.
MS is also a common abbreviation for multiple sclerosis. So yeah... they really should have thought this over more.
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And yes, while BlueSky has the 250 character limit, there is literally no algorithm to throttle or bury your posts, chronological feed is default, and the block tools actually work. These are the main reasons so many kidlit creatives have moved here. If possible, read Debbie Ohi's guide on BlueSky.
That's weird. The only way to get around this is to turn off two-factor authentication, which is why BlueSky is asking for your phone when you try to sign in on your iPad. Try "Settings > Privacy and Security > Two Factor Authentication" and see if it's turned on. If it is, click to turn it off.
What error message or dialog box pops up when you try to sign in to BlueSky? If you can get a screenshot of that, or a photo of it, I may be able to figure it out. I previously used BlueSky on my iPhone and it worked just fine.
A fun little comic from @pandafoxtoons.bsky.social about new jobs and pizza! 😁 🍕
Whoops! 😮 Looks like Ash is in quite a pickle here!
This looks great! 😊 Does your standard laptop or desktop computer also have art on it's lock screen?
I guess they didn't learn the lesson from the Superfriends episode "Professor Goodfellow's G.E.E.C", showing what happens when you let computers try to take over every aspect of human activity and creativity and how it can inevitably go wrong on so many levels. And it was made in 1973!
AI in Apple stuff is inevitable, but I only hope they don't start forcing it onto it's customers like M$ is doing with "Copilot". I mean, Notepad... f'ing NOTEPAD has "Copilot" AI in it now! 🤬 And you pretty much have to resort to third party hacks to shut that "Copilot" junk AI off.
The EU did force Apple to switch to USB-C for iPhones last year, I think, but it will be a long while before all of their iOS devices will have it. For me though, Mac is the one that works out the best since Linux has always failed me in some way with hardware or software issues.
My current iMac is 4.5 years old, and though it's starting to get a bit slow, I feel it's going to last another three or four before I'll have to upgrade.... if Apple OS'es don't become as annoying as Windows. Currently, you can turn Apple's AI features off with a simple switch in the settings.
Have you ever considered moving to the Mac/iPad ecosystem? Apple isn't perfect either, but I find MacOS to be far less annoying than Windows. Feature creep like AI and increasing advertising is what drove me away from Windows. The biggest downside to Apple is how expensive their stuff is.
Have a Fox! #fox #sketch #furryart #art
I need to add some kind of wolf character to my stable of forest critters now that I think about it. 🐺
Weather has been rather nice in my area too, but it's going to get hot and sticky by week's end. 🙁
I may have to give this a look. 🙂 I got an ancient PowerMac G4 sitting in my closet, and it sort-of works. It's just so heavy to move around and outside of old games and software, you can't do much with it anymore.
I remember a video many years ago from Stuart Ashen where he reviewed these Calorie Mate bars many years back. He hated the cheese flavored bars, but liked the chocolate ones. If I ever find that video, I'll reply again with the link.
A fitting artwork for a full moon evening. Good night! 🙂
I had a similar feeling when I came across a YT video that appeared to show Super Mario 64 reimagined in a beautiful yarn style, ala Yoshi's Wooly World. I had to click out after a few seconds when it was clear it was AI, and the fact it was AI was only in the description, not the video title. 😡
In closing, Sioux City got it worse. The combined CBS/Fox operation, KPTH/KMEG, had their local news staff laid off about two years ago and now the morning and evening news slots are filled with their "National Desk" filler. The other two stations, KCAU and KTIV, are Nexstar and Gray operations too.
So yeah, even though Gray did this through the proper FCC channels of the time, it still resulted in less choice for news. There is an independent station, KSFL on channel 36, promising a new Sioux Falls newscast, but as of now, all we get is a simulcast of "Forum News Network" from Fargo, ND. 🫠
The sale was approved in September 2019, and the two stations officially combined in January 2020. As of today, KELO is still the leader and all the major affiliations in my market are controlled by Nexstar and Gray. KELO has CBS, MyNetwork TV and CW, and KSFY/KDLT got ABC, NBC, and Fox.
The first station merger like this was KSFY and KDLT in Sioux Falls, SD. Gray TV sought to buy third-place NBC station KDLT from Red River Broadcasting, hoping the combined operation would put a dent in the ratings of long-time "leader" KELO, owned by Nexstar. At the time, Gray needed an FCC waiver.
Plus, you'll be lucky to find a modern TV that still has basic composite video. Component video (good for DVD and mid-2000s gaming like the Wii) is no longer found on modern sets.
Same with me, though I'm not into BluRay too much. The majority of my movies and cartoons are on DVD, and my Disney collection is VHS. 😊 I use a 2009 Samsung HDTV which still has many analog video connections, and older content still looks good compared to how they are scaled on modern TVs.
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“It’s just a tool! People used to hate on photoshop too.” Take away my photoshop, take away my tablets, I can still draw. Take away your plagiarism machine and what are you gonna do? Shout prompts at me?
Have you considered a rabbit-ear antenna to watch any local PBS station in addition to Passport? A lot of PBS stations do carry other networks that may not stream on Passport. My local station, for example, carries World and Create, which I have yet to find in Passport.
I admit, I really do need to get in the habit of watching PBS programming, since it can be a nice break from the usual commercial fluff on the major networks. My local PBS station has the main channel, World, Create, 24/7 PBS Kids, and two digital audio channels. The TV channels are all 720p HD.
If possible, you should also see if you can get a rabbit ear antenna + amplifier to pick up local PBS stations free over-the-air. I also have PBS Passport, and I recently ordered a much larger indoor antenna in the hope I can pick up local PBS channels (in addition a few other commercial channels)
This was certainly before my time! Growing up in the 90s, I don't think I ever experienced microwave popcorn that needed to be stored frozen. I do remember some strange microwave popcorn that only the 90s could produce, popcorn in different colors and flavors. I forgot the brand of it however!
😬 How did the blown fuse happen?
Brother Bear, Sister Bear, Mama Bear, Papa Bear, Clifford, Emily Elizabeth, Benjy (the little dog created by Margaret Bloy Graham), Poky, Scuppers, Nate, Baxter, Danny, Pearl and Wagner, Paddington, Kissyfur, Fluffy the Classroom Guinea Pig, and best honor, Joey, shown below! 😁
I think I will acquire an e-Reader myself the next time I order retro games, along with a set of the Series 1 cards too. I don't think the extra bulk of the e-Reader will bother me at all. 🙂
No cheating: post your lock screen! . I don't use my phone for social stuff, so here is one of my iMac screen instead! 😁
This is pretty cool! 😊 Is the lock screen on your computer the same, or a different artwork/photo? Here's mine, a screenshot of a night scene from the obscure German animated movie "Laura's Star".
Ah! That's wonderful! Thanks for the info! 😊
I may very well get the Series 1 set because this looks so fun! But I only have two GBA SPs currently, which won't work with the E-Reader. 🫤 Though OG GBAs aren't too expensive second hand. (btw, is the GBA in your photo your original from back in the day?)
Of course, this scenario only works with the TV. You may still need the USB A-to-C adapter when on the go. I wonder if a Bluetooth mouse would work better though?
Building on the wireless mouse suggestion, the Switch 2 dock has USB ports. I think you can still get a wireless mouse but simply plug the receiver into one of the dock's USB ports. You should then be able to use the mouse in Mario Paint!
So instead of a Switch 2, I got a whole load of new retro games, another Famiclone for the collection, and a new and hopefully better TV antenna. . I think the Switch 2 will become more appealing in time, but the one thing that will make me spring for one ASAP is a Lite variant... with D-Pad. 😊
As much as I love my metal G-Shock watch, I'm starting to think it's causing wrist pain due to it's weight. Ever since I took it off, my wrist hasn't been hurting as much. . I may have to go back to a resin strap watch. Luckily there is a model with identical features I could get....
It wasn't until 2003 that I actually began to play games from non-Nintendo platforms, and in 2004, I played a Sonic game for the first time (Sonic 2). I missed out on a LOT of good games as a kid. Bubsy may not be a masterpiece, but it looks very fun, and I probably would have loved it as a kid. 2/2
First round of retro games is ordered. Among them are classics like The Lion King, Super Mario Advance, and things like.... Bubsy.... on Sega Genesis. . I like to approach things with an open mind, and I never played Bubsy as a kid. My gaming tastes were primarily Mario and nothing else. 1/2
I love the expression you made here. Looks like it came straight out of a classic cartoon!
Night! 🙂
And with my recent interest in game collecting again, and having fun playing retro games, I feel I should focus on that. The Switch 2 isn't going anywhere, and maybe in time, a Lite variant will drop that will be less expensive. One can hope...
I think I've been hit with a case of FOMO in regards to Switch 2. Yes, there are some great games out of the gate, but outside of two or three, there aren't other Switch 2 exclusives I'm interested in. Plus, I LOVE the Switch Lite! I really do hope a Switch 2 Lite happens eventually.
I think I will put the Switch 2 off for a little while and instead focus my savings on building up my retro game library and other needs. I still need to get some Sega Genesis classics, and I could use a better TV antenna setup. . By the time I save up for a Switch 2 again, it should be in stock! 😂
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Love your take on Huckleberry Hound and Ralsei! 😊
I'll have to change my Switch 2 game plan. . I'll just buy the standalone $450 console from Walmart online and acquire the physical version of MKW later on. . I already have plenty of Switch 1 content to play, and perhaps I may be more interested in that new Donkey Kong game instead.
I watched this last night, and this was great! You did a great job with the presentation, and this also proves why public broadcasting is so important. 😊 Also, is that a Casio watch you're wearing in the interview? (I'm a fan of Casio watches myself!)
You can DM me as well, either here or on Insta (I'm the same handle there). I'm also curious to see if anyone I know follows them too. But yeah, it sucks whenever you discover an artist you like ends up defending genAI, even with the mounting evidence of it's harm to our world. 😢
What else can 2025 bring us? . www.youtube.com/watch?v=a85p... . Yes, GameMill isn't known for quality, but given how there aren't many licensed TV/movie games on consoles anymore, I'll take this. I should have my Switch 2 by December! (ha ha ha 🫠)
New art tonight! This time, the little squirrel goes to Rita Rabbit and brings the glasses he found. Rita looks surprised though! But for what?
How was the hacker able to get your old domain? I never have had a domain myself, but I do know that you have to renew them every so often.
I've always just used my name and date on my artwork no matter where I post it, although I considered buying my own domain name for when I ever get to the point of posting an online portfolio.
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I love the look in Amber's eyes! 😁
I recently scored a free CRT TV from a co-worker, which was perfect timing as I've been rebuilding my retro game library too. Below is my old FC Twin clone system circa 2008, along with a newer "GN Twin" for Sega Genesis. Clone hardware will never be perfect, but I find them fascinating. 😁
The one I like the best is in the bottom right! Such a happy expression! 😁
Looks wonderful! 🦊
Good night! Have a good sleep. 🌙
Hello! 🙂 Amber looks ready for another good day!
I still care. I may not comment or interact on each art post right away, but I see your art daily. Don't give up! 🦊
Good night! 🙂
It's quite sad that Nintendo never bothered to officially re-release it's best games to the 3DS during it's heyday. The VB may have been a total failure, but I feel it really could have got a new lease on life, and more respect, if there were VB games on Virtual Console.
I grew up in a rural South Dakota town, and we didn't have cable for part of the 90s. We made do with a rooftop antenna that only got three local channels normally... ABC, CBS, and public TV. If the weather was just right, we could pull in Fox and NBC for a few hours.
Age verification? Growing up in the 90s, I lived in such a rural area that some classroom movies were shown via a 16mm projector. If we wanted to play other video games besides Mario, we could rent games from the local video store. Some of the local TV channels went off air at night to static!
Morning! 🦊
Oh yes! Your daily artwork brightens my day, and I also love your art style! 😊