Elfi, known bug enjoyer @elfi@pixie.town

If you want to understand what's happening in the entertainment industry and the WGA and SAG-AFTRA Strikes, today— yes with regards to "AI" and deep fakes, but also like, Narrative, and basic human needs and dignity— then go read this WIRED piece from Madeline Ashby Right Now.

Ashby talks to many fantastic people, here— Tananarive Due John Rogers Jenny Yang Dave Blass, & others— all of whom have great, clarifying things to say, but Ashby's own writing in this piece is just so phenomenally resonant.

Get in on this:
https://www.wired.com/story/hollywoods-future-belongs-to-people-not-machines/

A lot of trade unions used to maintain an "Ask First" list of people or companies their members should, well, ask the union about before agreeing to do work for because they'd been found to have mistreated or underpaid or generally shat on their workers in the past.

Unfortunately there isn't such a list for tech companies (although my goodness there should be), but in the absence of such a list I'd just like to say that (particularly if you're at all neurodiverse) then it would do you well to Ask First before agreeing to work for #RedHat.

I'm not posting this lightly. It's very much a last resort. But after six months of trying to fix this myself I'm done. I know it could have professional repercussions for me to post openly about this, but any company which would consider that to be a show-stopper as far as hiring me was concerned isn't a company I'd want to work for anyway.

Thanks for your attention. Feel free to boost.

Art I recently got!! The artist can be found here and is really good at drawing sporty girls: https://skeb.jp/@shark_waka

Been working on this one for a little while c: Sort of a remake of an older piece ~

LORE on the replies!

#mastoart #furry #moth #space

#sagaftra #solidarity
Writers and Actors have NOT YET asked people to cancel streaming services etc.

This is because what little residuals they do get paid are helping them pay rent during the strike. Until they say so, don't cancel anything!

you can donate to the writers strike fund here to help with rent, food, bills, etc. while they strike:
https://entertainmentcommunity.org/

#union

"Houses with a story" English version will be out in this November! https://www.amazon.com/dp/1419761242

Inigo Montoya has joined the picket line 😊

The Puma Sisters from Dominion Tank Police

#MastoArt #catgirl #catgirls #fanart #anime #manga #tankpolice #80sanime #MasamuneShirow

i know this is like, my second time in less than a day asking for help with menial things, but does anyone happen to have any spare ao3 invites? id like to continue my work there <3

Again, DO NOT ACCEPT ANY OFFERS FROM US PRODUCTION COMPANIES. They are trying to use you as strike breakers, and you will end up barred from the industry once they drop you after the strike is over. #WGAStrike #SAGAftraStrike #Solidarity

Heads up, folks! I know there are a lot of voice actors out there fighting to make a pro career for themselves, and I want to see you guys kicking ass and taking names decades down the line. Be careful not to hose yourself by making a mistake in the short term.

Maybe I should feel insulted but this is just adorable

#Portfolioday ! Hey, I'm Squirrel, I do Pixel Art and Chiptunes!

I don't give fuck the first if this costs me sales. Fuck'em, let them riot if they want. It's my product, I'll put what the fuck I like on it.

#retrocomputing #retrogaming #lgbtq #trans

hey there, tooters. I think I should let you know that thanks to your interest in my designs, I got almost five times my normal paycheque from Redbubble this month. In deference to that, and because it was so nice of you, I donated half of the money made, who now, I hope will appreciate your Shark Money.

Thanks, and thanks for sharing it around.

https://www.redbubble.com/people/talenlee/shop