Melon🌿 ━ Catching up on art + burnout cage
@melonkind.bsky.social
👋 Howdy, I'm Melon! ━━ they/them (EN) ile/dile (PT)
Portuguese goblin into Illustration, Character Design & many other creative endeavours 🤸♀️!! melonkind.carrd.co
Art ━ #melonkindart
Blog ━ #melontalks
Portuguese goblin into Illustration, Character Design & many other creative endeavours 🤸♀️!! melonkind.carrd.co
Art ━ #melonkindart
Blog ━ #melontalks
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🔗 Link Hub
🔸 Twitter
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🔸 Cara
━━ Ways to support me:
🔹 Kofi (Tip Jar)
🔹 Patreon (Memberships)
🔹 Art Commissions
Want to keep up with my updates closely?
💬 Discord Art & Updates Server
📣 Commissioner Pinglist
#art . #artcommissions . #melontalks
🔗 Link Hub
🔸 Tumblr
🔸 Cara
━━ Ways to support me:
🔹 Kofi (Tip Jar)
🔹 Patreon (Memberships)
🔹 Art Commissions
Want to keep up with my updates closely?
💬 Discord Art & Updates Server
📣 Commissioner Pinglist
#art . #artcommissions . #melontalks
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"LibreOffice 26.8 contains no generative AI features. Documents are not transmitted to remote services for processing, and no component of the suite requires network access to function. This is a deliberate position."
LibreOffice 26.8 is now available with a new Paragraph Composer in Writer, native OpenType variable font support, Calc improvements, and better document compatibility.
linuxiac.com/libreoffice-...
#OpenSource #OfficeSuite
linuxiac.com/libreoffice-...
#OpenSource #OfficeSuite
LibreOffice 26.8 Released with New Paragraph Composer, Variable Font Support
LibreOffice 26.8 is now available with a new Paragraph Composer in Writer, native OpenType variable font support, Calc improvements, and better document compatibility.
linuxiac.com
August 26, 2026 at 2:02 PM
"LibreOffice 26.8 contains no generative AI features. Documents are not transmitted to remote services for processing, and no component of the suite requires network access to function. This is a deliberate position."
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enshittification ouroboros
July 24, 2026 at 3:49 AM
enshittification ouroboros
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adding to OP's note:
if you're taking on more comms because you're strapped for money, but still owe work, you'll sabotage yourself VERY quickly
whatever short-term income you get is not worth the huge hit to your reputation and long-term income
ask for donos instead, OR at the very least
if you're taking on more comms because you're strapped for money, but still owe work, you'll sabotage yourself VERY quickly
whatever short-term income you get is not worth the huge hit to your reputation and long-term income
ask for donos instead, OR at the very least
Look idk who needs to hear this cause I've seen alot of artists over the years dig this exact hole, but you need to finish your commissions.
A percentage of your clients are going to be repeat commissioners. Another percentage of your clients heard about you from word of mouth. 🧵
A percentage of your clients are going to be repeat commissioners. Another percentage of your clients heard about you from word of mouth. 🧵
August 20, 2026 at 4:11 PM
adding to OP's note:
if you're taking on more comms because you're strapped for money, but still owe work, you'll sabotage yourself VERY quickly
whatever short-term income you get is not worth the huge hit to your reputation and long-term income
ask for donos instead, OR at the very least
if you're taking on more comms because you're strapped for money, but still owe work, you'll sabotage yourself VERY quickly
whatever short-term income you get is not worth the huge hit to your reputation and long-term income
ask for donos instead, OR at the very least
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August 17, 2026 at 9:20 AM
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this guide will cover basic required skills to freelance for a living, advice for different stages, pricing help, and even tips for folks who are just making art to survive/are spiraling
it's a big collection of tips and observations, so please look forward to it!
it's a big collection of tips and observations, so please look forward to it!
do y'all wanna see some insane before and afters of one of my slides
ignore the page count
ignore the page count
July 5, 2026 at 10:22 PM
this guide will cover basic required skills to freelance for a living, advice for different stages, pricing help, and even tips for folks who are just making art to survive/are spiraling
it's a big collection of tips and observations, so please look forward to it!
it's a big collection of tips and observations, so please look forward to it!
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Anyone has a work for a very experienced trans postdoc in everything Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Microscopy? *nervous laughter*
June 29, 2026 at 8:51 AM
Anyone has a work for a very experienced trans postdoc in everything Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Microscopy? *nervous laughter*
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Wacom doing planned obsolescence with a "Thank you for your support" on their staggeringly overpriced products wasn't on my bingo card but I am UNSURPRISED.
If you too are in this position, allow me to draw your attention to what's probably your best solution:
opentabletdriver.net
If you too are in this position, allow me to draw your attention to what's probably your best solution:
opentabletdriver.net
So Wacom finally decided to pull the plug on my Cintiq 13HD. Kind of a barbaric move but I am wondering if anyone knows of a way to ensure continued support, either through a plugin or something of a similar vein. Any input would be appreciated.
June 16, 2026 at 4:43 AM
Wacom doing planned obsolescence with a "Thank you for your support" on their staggeringly overpriced products wasn't on my bingo card but I am UNSURPRISED.
If you too are in this position, allow me to draw your attention to what's probably your best solution:
opentabletdriver.net
If you too are in this position, allow me to draw your attention to what's probably your best solution:
opentabletdriver.net
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🩸Help bring us to Linux!🩸
We want to bring #Monsterhearts Welcome to Drowned Lake to an open source OS & we’re 95.6% of the way there!
Our #IndieGame has:
🧛🏻 4 playable monster types
💃 Customizable MC
👩❤️💋👩 8 love interests
🃏 #Deckbuilder mechanics
📖 #VisualNovel elements
Pledge our #BackerKit here! ⬇️
We want to bring #Monsterhearts Welcome to Drowned Lake to an open source OS & we’re 95.6% of the way there!
Our #IndieGame has:
🧛🏻 4 playable monster types
💃 Customizable MC
👩❤️💋👩 8 love interests
🃏 #Deckbuilder mechanics
📖 #VisualNovel elements
Pledge our #BackerKit here! ⬇️
Monsterhearts: Welcome to Drowned Lake
Monsterhearts: Welcome to Drowned Lake. Get messy. 🤯 Get magical. 🪄 Get monstrous. 🦇
We are crowdfunding to add controller support to this queer narrative horror deckbuilder.
www.backerkit.com
June 23, 2026 at 8:38 PM
🩸Help bring us to Linux!🩸
We want to bring #Monsterhearts Welcome to Drowned Lake to an open source OS & we’re 95.6% of the way there!
Our #IndieGame has:
🧛🏻 4 playable monster types
💃 Customizable MC
👩❤️💋👩 8 love interests
🃏 #Deckbuilder mechanics
📖 #VisualNovel elements
Pledge our #BackerKit here! ⬇️
We want to bring #Monsterhearts Welcome to Drowned Lake to an open source OS & we’re 95.6% of the way there!
Our #IndieGame has:
🧛🏻 4 playable monster types
💃 Customizable MC
👩❤️💋👩 8 love interests
🃏 #Deckbuilder mechanics
📖 #VisualNovel elements
Pledge our #BackerKit here! ⬇️
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Wanna help a struggling artist work towards getting their life back on track?
If you're interested in TTRPGs, tattoos, messy artstyles, or just my work in general, give it a look! vampirescart.carrd.co
Sharing this post with your friends and folks who might be interested would also be appreciated
If you're interested in TTRPGs, tattoos, messy artstyles, or just my work in general, give it a look! vampirescart.carrd.co
Sharing this post with your friends and folks who might be interested would also be appreciated
May 21, 2026 at 9:07 PM
Wanna help a struggling artist work towards getting their life back on track?
If you're interested in TTRPGs, tattoos, messy artstyles, or just my work in general, give it a look! vampirescart.carrd.co
Sharing this post with your friends and folks who might be interested would also be appreciated
If you're interested in TTRPGs, tattoos, messy artstyles, or just my work in general, give it a look! vampirescart.carrd.co
Sharing this post with your friends and folks who might be interested would also be appreciated
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wow, I am genuinely heartened by this surprisingly sensitive response.
I would've been satisfied if they'd just clarified what they were doing, but ending their donation funding after the initial wave and saying explicitly that no AI is going to be a part of Blender is great.
thank you blender, ilu
I would've been satisfied if they'd just clarified what they were doing, but ending their donation funding after the initial wave and saying explicitly that no AI is going to be a part of Blender is great.
thank you blender, ilu
We hear your concerns around how Blender relates to AI topics.
Here is an update regarding upcoming Blender Development Fund and AI Policies: www.blender.org/news/upcomin...
Here is an update regarding upcoming Blender Development Fund and AI Policies: www.blender.org/news/upcomin...
Upcoming Blender Development Fund and AI Policies — Blender
An update after the latest Development Fund announcement.
www.blender.org
May 2, 2026 at 7:41 AM
wow, I am genuinely heartened by this surprisingly sensitive response.
I would've been satisfied if they'd just clarified what they were doing, but ending their donation funding after the initial wave and saying explicitly that no AI is going to be a part of Blender is great.
thank you blender, ilu
I would've been satisfied if they'd just clarified what they were doing, but ending their donation funding after the initial wave and saying explicitly that no AI is going to be a part of Blender is great.
thank you blender, ilu
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Artistas
Deve ser esse cara aqui
April 28, 2026 at 9:09 PM
Artistas
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Quicksilver is written by a team of volunteers at ETCH lab. Stanley Wu, Naryna Azizpour and Viresh Mittal. You can download it (for free of course), links below:
www.etch-humanity.org/etch-lab/qui...
www.etch-humanity.org/etch-lab/qui...
www.etch-humanity.org/etch-lab/qui...
www.etch-humanity.org/etch-lab/qui...
Quicksilver - Browser Plugin — ETCH
Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge browser extension to detect AI-generated music.
www.etch-humanity.org
April 20, 2026 at 3:01 PM
Quicksilver is written by a team of volunteers at ETCH lab. Stanley Wu, Naryna Azizpour and Viresh Mittal. You can download it (for free of course), links below:
www.etch-humanity.org/etch-lab/qui...
www.etch-humanity.org/etch-lab/qui...
www.etch-humanity.org/etch-lab/qui...
www.etch-humanity.org/etch-lab/qui...
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Update #2: Quicksilver, a detector for AI-generated music.
Most folks today are not aware that AI-generated music (entire songs generated by AI models) are growing rapidly. Today, there are more AI-generated songs than human-created songs arriving each week on platforms like Spotify.
Most folks today are not aware that AI-generated music (entire songs generated by AI models) are growing rapidly. Today, there are more AI-generated songs than human-created songs arriving each week on platforms like Spotify.
April 20, 2026 at 2:55 PM
Update #2: Quicksilver, a detector for AI-generated music.
Most folks today are not aware that AI-generated music (entire songs generated by AI models) are growing rapidly. Today, there are more AI-generated songs than human-created songs arriving each week on platforms like Spotify.
Most folks today are not aware that AI-generated music (entire songs generated by AI models) are growing rapidly. Today, there are more AI-generated songs than human-created songs arriving each week on platforms like Spotify.
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Happy Monday.
Today we're making a few updates/announcements.
First up: our nonprofit ETCH is alive on the web.
etch-humanity.org
ETCH: Ethical Technology and Computing for Humanity.
ETCH is not another AI nonprofit. It is a nonprofit that explicitly prioritizes people over AI.
Today we're making a few updates/announcements.
First up: our nonprofit ETCH is alive on the web.
etch-humanity.org
ETCH: Ethical Technology and Computing for Humanity.
ETCH is not another AI nonprofit. It is a nonprofit that explicitly prioritizes people over AI.
ETCH
etch-humanity.org
April 20, 2026 at 2:52 PM
Happy Monday.
Today we're making a few updates/announcements.
First up: our nonprofit ETCH is alive on the web.
etch-humanity.org
ETCH: Ethical Technology and Computing for Humanity.
ETCH is not another AI nonprofit. It is a nonprofit that explicitly prioritizes people over AI.
Today we're making a few updates/announcements.
First up: our nonprofit ETCH is alive on the web.
etch-humanity.org
ETCH: Ethical Technology and Computing for Humanity.
ETCH is not another AI nonprofit. It is a nonprofit that explicitly prioritizes people over AI.
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"Facism is the act of self-deception in service of making your own life more painful, solely for the payoff of making life more painful for people you dislike."
November 15, 2024 at 3:37 PM
"Facism is the act of self-deception in service of making your own life more painful, solely for the payoff of making life more painful for people you dislike."
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I don't even know if chatgpt is an app or is it on the browser or what, I have never even felt the need to find out where AI is and how to use it, it's so little of interest to me. I love creating! So why would I let someone else come eat my steak and fuck my wife etc!?
I keep seeing "all authors use AI, the real issue is they're being forced to be sneaky about it" headlines.
Full stop No. This is a lie peddled for normalization. It's schoolyard-level pressure tactics "C'mon, all the cool kids are already doing it. We won't tell. It's fine. We're on your side."
Full stop No. This is a lie peddled for normalization. It's schoolyard-level pressure tactics "C'mon, all the cool kids are already doing it. We won't tell. It's fine. We're on your side."
April 20, 2026 at 6:27 AM
I don't even know if chatgpt is an app or is it on the browser or what, I have never even felt the need to find out where AI is and how to use it, it's so little of interest to me. I love creating! So why would I let someone else come eat my steak and fuck my wife etc!?
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I can finally post this, hehe! My piece that I did for @storyindungeon.bsky.social ‘s dungeon meshi zine! I did one of my all time favorite fairytales with Falin and Marcille!
April 17, 2026 at 5:05 AM
I can finally post this, hehe! My piece that I did for @storyindungeon.bsky.social ‘s dungeon meshi zine! I did one of my all time favorite fairytales with Falin and Marcille!
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They are so, SO desperate for people to resub. PLEASE don't resub your Nitro everyone. Props if you aren't already subbed, props if you were subbed and you unsub right now. NOTHING changes unless a company FEARS for their bottom line. Feel free to use Discord still, but don't give them a penny. 💖
Discord is beta testing Nitro Squads for desktop users in Australia.
Squads offers 6 users full Nitro perks, excluding Boosts, for $33.99 AUD (roughly the cost of 2.5 individual subscribers).
Squads offers 6 users full Nitro perks, excluding Boosts, for $33.99 AUD (roughly the cost of 2.5 individual subscribers).
April 13, 2026 at 12:21 AM
They are so, SO desperate for people to resub. PLEASE don't resub your Nitro everyone. Props if you aren't already subbed, props if you were subbed and you unsub right now. NOTHING changes unless a company FEARS for their bottom line. Feel free to use Discord still, but don't give them a penny. 💖
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🐸I also make #LANCER ESSENTIALS Token Asset Packs over on itch io!🐸
Check out my IPS-N, SSC and HA Essentials Asset Packs while you wait for the paracausal pack to come out soon :)
henturtle.itch.io
Check out my IPS-N, SSC and HA Essentials Asset Packs while you wait for the paracausal pack to come out soon :)
henturtle.itch.io
Hen
henturtle.itch.io
April 5, 2026 at 7:15 PM
🐸I also make #LANCER ESSENTIALS Token Asset Packs over on itch io!🐸
Check out my IPS-N, SSC and HA Essentials Asset Packs while you wait for the paracausal pack to come out soon :)
henturtle.itch.io
Check out my IPS-N, SSC and HA Essentials Asset Packs while you wait for the paracausal pack to come out soon :)
henturtle.itch.io
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🐸PATREON🐸
My Patreon has recently gotten an update to how it works and will be a place for posting all my art and free resources for you to use
If you'd like to support me and help me provide more content for all your TTRPG needs, please consider checking out my page✨:
Patreon.com/HenturtleTTRPG
My Patreon has recently gotten an update to how it works and will be a place for posting all my art and free resources for you to use
If you'd like to support me and help me provide more content for all your TTRPG needs, please consider checking out my page✨:
Patreon.com/HenturtleTTRPG
Hen's Frog Foundry | Patreon
🐸I draw your LANCER Mechs and Fantasy Blorbos🐸
Patreon.com
April 5, 2026 at 7:15 PM
🐸PATREON🐸
My Patreon has recently gotten an update to how it works and will be a place for posting all my art and free resources for you to use
If you'd like to support me and help me provide more content for all your TTRPG needs, please consider checking out my page✨:
Patreon.com/HenturtleTTRPG
My Patreon has recently gotten an update to how it works and will be a place for posting all my art and free resources for you to use
If you'd like to support me and help me provide more content for all your TTRPG needs, please consider checking out my page✨:
Patreon.com/HenturtleTTRPG
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Commission of a DnD Himbo Paladin/Warlock Centaur for a friend
...The himbadin... The Wartaur...
...The Pimbalock?
The Pimbalock.
Maximus, the Pimbalock
#Commission #Centaur #TTRPG #Paladin #Warlock
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...The himbadin... The Wartaur...
...The Pimbalock?
The Pimbalock.
Maximus, the Pimbalock
#Commission #Centaur #TTRPG #Paladin #Warlock
Alt Text Available
April 5, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Commission of a DnD Himbo Paladin/Warlock Centaur for a friend
...The himbadin... The Wartaur...
...The Pimbalock?
The Pimbalock.
Maximus, the Pimbalock
#Commission #Centaur #TTRPG #Paladin #Warlock
Alt Text Available
...The himbadin... The Wartaur...
...The Pimbalock?
The Pimbalock.
Maximus, the Pimbalock
#Commission #Centaur #TTRPG #Paladin #Warlock
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