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ChatGPT launched three years ago. Now the web is filling with slop. We can rewild it, but we'll need to get creative... Today I’m launching The Human-Made Project, a simple and decentralized way to label creative works as being made by a human, not by AI. thehumanmade.org

Day 26 of my Branding A Day series. Most of the other Branding variations I've shared were short concepts, but this one is more of a fleshed out trick. #yoyo Full series viewable here https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWlmspchpjY4

#SanFrancisco #ClarionAlley

Clarion Alley Mural Project is hosting a block party today in #SanFrancisco. Free music and great art in the alley from noon till 9pm. Flier art by Plasmo. #ClarionAlley

The creep shop called. They’re out of you.

‘Customers should be less informed about the products they buy’ is such a wild stance to take

There's a block party on Shotwell today between 18th and 19th. Starts at noon, runs till 5. Free music and stuff. https://sf.funcheap.com/celebrate-shotwell-block-party-mural-unveiling-sf/ #SanFrancisco

30,000 years ago, a wolf tentatively approaches a fire…

Morning sketch. I like it, but not sure if I’ll keep working on it. Anyone else interested in jamming on this piece like a collab?

Periodic reminder that I made 30 free pixel fonts just for you and also that they're all CC0 and totally free not-jam.itch.io/not-jam-font...

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Free claw machine on the corner of Lexington and 19th. Apparently this happened last week too, and that one still had $7 in coins in it. I wonder where they are coming from.

Another Demospree newsletter! This one's about whether demos should stay up after a full game's release, and I interviewed four developers to get their take on the question. And I also recommend El Paso, Elsewhere 2's demo, because of course I do. preview.mailerlite.io/emails/webvi...

Ranting about the teens again https://spectra.video/w/tkP24JeBQjLttK7qAVXXNy

I bought a #DeltaRune block print and a dragon print from an artist named Crowbi.

We stopped by the Goblin Fair today in Syzygy Coop and checked out the art and snacks. It’s happening again tomorrow from 1-5pm and is highly recommend visiting! https://partiful.com/e/lloaoDWMKsygmgQN4774?utm_source=butts

We set aside some time today just to watch David Dunham’s live talk at #RoguelikeCelebration We even made a cheese plate!

Found this flier for the event. The band in the video is [algoslave], and there music is only on Spotify, but Misandrist's music can be found on Bandcamp https://misandristband.bandcamp.com/ I just bought their newest album from there.

The kids are alright! We stumbled on this epic rock show a block from our house. A free sidewalk show featuring bands like [algoslave], Misandrist, and Knights of Molino. Cool shit!

Every time One Drop releases a new throw, I get pretty excited, even if it's basically impossible for me to get my hands on one at this point. But I did throw the DS-75, and the logo's by me, so it's a little more exciting. onedropyoyos.com/yoyos/ds-75/

Today's choice is banner plane. Though I've seen it multiple times this morning, I never can read the banner. I'm assuming it says "kill all humans" or "crime is legal now".

Choose your own #SanFrancisco skies: A) Blue Angels jets roaring overhead. B) Single-engine prop planes towing giant ads for crypto, AI, and/or gambling. C) There is no third option.

Today I learned about Mozart’s “Table Music for Two,” a piece where two musicians sit across from each other and read the same sheet music. One reads it right-side up, the other upside down, and somehow the music works! Incredible that Mozart was able to pull this off. youtu.be/DREsEraBF9U?...

A 19th Century Japanese Depiction of an American

The very same for me! I've never been so excited for an album release in my life. There's no other album on this earth I'd listen through in sequence daily. Just phenomenal. And the discord is like a cult! He regularly drops lore - the voice of the king on the album his is dad, etc!

It's a gimmick album and funny as hell, but some of the best metal doesn't take itself too seriously. Netherwild's Peasant Rising is probably gonna be my metal album of the year.

Netherwild's new album is amazing. It's a concept album about a peasant uprising, blending doom, thrash, industrial, and medieval folk. https://netherwilds.bandcamp.com/album/peasant-rising #netherwilds #metal

How's that boot taste, Marc? 🤣🤣🤣🤣

It seems there’s actually a rush to rebrand AI to SI across big tech.

Smaller turnout for our local #yoyo club yesterday, but I still had fun. Maybe folks were at Fleet Week?

Students made their first minicomics in my intro making course - mostly standard format but this student, a first time maker(!), did something so off the charts I’m still reeling from it! & he made like 12 of them for his classmates! A paper engineering feat of flipbookery as well as killer drawing!

Trump says LLMs should be called “super intelligence” now, and anyone still caught saying AI is “the enemy.” Two days later and Bay Area startups are already rebranding. I just saw five Happy Robot cars with fresh graphics to keep on Trump’s good side.

A jam comic is a collaborative comic created in one night by multiple artists. Our last comic, Dog VS Company, was great! Read it here https://cartoonistconspiracysf.wordpress.com/2026/09/11/dog-vs-company-our-jam-comic-from-september-2026/

The Cartoonist Conspiracy of San Francisco is doing another comic jam on Tuesday Oct 10th at Finjan Qahwa cafe. Come draw with us! https://cartoonistconspiracysf.wordpress.com/2026/10/09/sf-cartoonist-conspiracy-on-october-13th-2026/ #SanFrancisco

Update: In their infinite wisdom, Patreon have decided my yo-yo video was not, in fact, porn. My video is publicly viewable again. I wrote about the message they sent me and a couple of ways they could improve their content moderation here: docpop.org/2026/10/patr...

Day two of waiting for a reply from Patreon about my censored yo-yo video.

BTW, this isn't a joke. Patreon really did take my yo-yo video down to containing "sexual activity" and there's seemingly nothing I can do about it but wait for a message from their support team. Here's a copy of the video they removed: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZeTnUzBmXSc

Patreon removed one of my #yoyo videos from their platform because it made them horny. Not sure what I can do about that... so I made a silly video while I wait for a reply from Patreon's support team. https://spectra.video/w/w2xxJiDp4nhB7CTmCg5ej4

Macintosh b&w art, random pick from my collection day 05

Might I point you at kickbezosintheballs.org

On Monday nights, we get to hear the sounds of a Conspiracy of Beards rehearsing across the street. It’s wonderful, but they only perform the music of Leonard Cohen, who I know nothing about. What’s a good album to get acquainted with Leonard’s work?

“You take the stars, have fun. I'll take the dirt.” #lanterns

Omg, I’m so happy with how this egg salad turned out!

Warm nights bring beautiful sunsets. #sanfrancisco

Me farting: Haha fuck yeah!!! Yes!! Me smelling: Well this fucking sucks. What the fuck.

Black metal band Agriculture have released an all live performance of their 2025 album, The Spiritual Sound. The live version is fantastic! https://agriculturemusic.bandcamp.com/album/the-spiritual-sound-live-in-europe-2026

San Francisco rapper Rocky Rivera has teamed up with Fatgums on your new ep. "Analog Girl" is a great track to start off with. Released exclusively on Bandcamp for #BandcampFriday. https://rockyriverabeatrock.bandcamp.com/album/the-craft