Dave Gillette
@davegillette.bsky.social
Professional herder of cats on roller skates and writing Sherpa. Former journalist and radio DJ. I write, I teach, I build guitars. Opinions are my own. He/Him.
We have democratized creative production, and it still hasn't stopped untalented grifters from trying to push creatives out of the marketplace so they can control what creativity looks like. AI slop is not creativity, full stop.
In defence of AI slop: we should embrace open access to creativity, not condemn it
Look past the Donald Trump superhero memes and the new software gives us the chance to democratise creative production. No wonder art’s cultural gatekeepers are worried
✍️ Jack Riley
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Look past the Donald Trump superhero memes and the new software gives us the chance to democratise creative production. No wonder art’s cultural gatekeepers are worried
✍️ Jack Riley
https://bit.ly/3SpzFQ4
In defence of AI slop: we should embrace open access to c...
Look past the Donald Trump superhero memes and the new software gives us the chance to democratise creative production. No wonder art’s cultural gatekeepers are worried
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August 23, 2026 at 11:50 PM
We have democratized creative production, and it still hasn't stopped untalented grifters from trying to push creatives out of the marketplace so they can control what creativity looks like. AI slop is not creativity, full stop.
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My son, Lorcan, is shooting a film in three parts - this is part two. His star actually featured in ‘The Odyssey’ madly! Most of the key people are doing this for free, so just enough for a sandwich can help! 🙂 Thanks in advance if you can throw in! Cheers! www.kickstarter.com/projects/rer...
THE CLOSE: Part II of the Artificial Companion Universe
A door-to-door salesman comes face-to-face with his morality when he finds himself in possession of a black-market AI companion.
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August 5, 2026 at 6:08 PM
My son, Lorcan, is shooting a film in three parts - this is part two. His star actually featured in ‘The Odyssey’ madly! Most of the key people are doing this for free, so just enough for a sandwich can help! 🙂 Thanks in advance if you can throw in! Cheers! www.kickstarter.com/projects/rer...
There are a lot of great 3 album runs by a number of bands, but this my favorite overlooked band with an amazing first 3 album run.
August 2, 2026 at 9:23 PM
There are a lot of great 3 album runs by a number of bands, but this my favorite overlooked band with an amazing first 3 album run.
This showed up in my Youtube feed. Besides being one of the nicest guys I have met in comics, I would make an argument that @bsienk.bsky.social is one of the greatest living artists. His work has always been so inventive, fearless, and vital. I can't wait to see this. www.youtube.com/watch?v=kHjL...
THAT POLISH GUY | Official Teaser | The Bill Sienkiewicz Documentary
YouTube video by BILL SIENKIEWICZ ART
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July 31, 2026 at 6:42 PM
This showed up in my Youtube feed. Besides being one of the nicest guys I have met in comics, I would make an argument that @bsienk.bsky.social is one of the greatest living artists. His work has always been so inventive, fearless, and vital. I can't wait to see this. www.youtube.com/watch?v=kHjL...
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And if you put out Middle Grade / YA graphic novels and want to publish a story about a goblin and his best-wolf, I know a couple of guys with a book series.
July 13, 2026 at 4:51 PM
And if you put out Middle Grade / YA graphic novels and want to publish a story about a goblin and his best-wolf, I know a couple of guys with a book series.
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It looks like Goblin will soon be without a publisher... so if you haven't gotten it and don't mind getting it for a place like Amazon, you can get a print edition for more than 50% off www.amazon.com/Goblin-2-Wol...
Goblin Volume 2: The Wolf and the Well
Amazon.com: Goblin Volume 2: The Wolf and the Well: 9781506738697: Grissom, Eric, Perkins, Will: Books
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July 13, 2026 at 4:50 PM
It looks like Goblin will soon be without a publisher... so if you haven't gotten it and don't mind getting it for a place like Amazon, you can get a print edition for more than 50% off www.amazon.com/Goblin-2-Wol...
Some people deserve to live in infamy. Those who harm others with their actions and words don't deserve the protection of "Don't speak ill of the dead" like Lindsey Graham. His actions already speak ill of him and ensure he will not be remembered as anything but the power loving sycophant he was.
July 12, 2026 at 7:08 PM
Some people deserve to live in infamy. Those who harm others with their actions and words don't deserve the protection of "Don't speak ill of the dead" like Lindsey Graham. His actions already speak ill of him and ensure he will not be remembered as anything but the power loving sycophant he was.
Wow Cape/Cabo Verde. I don't think I have seen a more exciting football match. What a great team and fans.
July 4, 2026 at 1:24 AM
Wow Cape/Cabo Verde. I don't think I have seen a more exciting football match. What a great team and fans.
Some seriously jaw-dropping work here.
July 1, 2026 at 7:45 PM
Some seriously jaw-dropping work here.
I'm building a team
June 28, 2026 at 12:31 AM
I'm building a team
Advertise your Bluesky account with a Simpsons image.
June 20, 2026 at 7:23 PM
Advertise your Bluesky account with a Simpsons image.
The Simpson's is still undefeated.
June 9, 2026 at 5:31 AM
The Simpson's is still undefeated.
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My Eisner-nominated STARHENGE BOOK ONE: THE DRAGON & THE BOAR, VOL. 1 TP. Amber Weaver is transported from present day to 5th Century Britain to fight future AIs intent on ending all magic. Pre-order @ LCS, Amazon, B&N, Books-a-Million, Indigo, & Waterstones.
imagecomics.com/.../starheng....
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May 26, 2026 at 9:26 AM
My Eisner-nominated STARHENGE BOOK ONE: THE DRAGON & THE BOAR, VOL. 1 TP. Amber Weaver is transported from present day to 5th Century Britain to fight future AIs intent on ending all magic. Pre-order @ LCS, Amazon, B&N, Books-a-Million, Indigo, & Waterstones.
imagecomics.com/.../starheng....
imagecomics.com/.../starheng....
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@5% off!!! FOC on Monday.
There are a lot of really amazing comics these days but Starhenge stands out as something truly special. Trust us, you want to preorder this TODAY!
impulsecreations.com/collections/... @liamsharp.bsky.social @imagecomics.com
impulsecreations.com/collections/... @liamsharp.bsky.social @imagecomics.com
June 6, 2026 at 3:52 PM
@5% off!!! FOC on Monday.
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There’s been a lot of talk in this race about what makes a "real man."
A man does what’s right when no one is watching. He upholds his commitments to his family and neighbors. He doesn’t lie, cheat, & steal his way through life.
Real men serve others. Weak men serve themselves.
A man does what’s right when no one is watching. He upholds his commitments to his family and neighbors. He doesn’t lie, cheat, & steal his way through life.
Real men serve others. Weak men serve themselves.
June 4, 2026 at 8:10 PM
There’s been a lot of talk in this race about what makes a "real man."
A man does what’s right when no one is watching. He upholds his commitments to his family and neighbors. He doesn’t lie, cheat, & steal his way through life.
Real men serve others. Weak men serve themselves.
A man does what’s right when no one is watching. He upholds his commitments to his family and neighbors. He doesn’t lie, cheat, & steal his way through life.
Real men serve others. Weak men serve themselves.
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Please help get the word out today! I LOVE these people. And I'm so proud to see a local Derby band get the amazing reviews they're getting! It's just a delightful blues rock gem, start to finish. :-)
The ad we're running in StarHenge: A Kiss for Atticus #1, for the exceptional Beggars Bliss, whose debut album is out TODAY!!!! I'm currently streaming it on my Sonos system. Sounds incredible. 😎🤘🤘🤘
May 21, 2026 at 3:20 PM
Please help get the word out today! I LOVE these people. And I'm so proud to see a local Derby band get the amazing reviews they're getting! It's just a delightful blues rock gem, start to finish. :-)
This is one of the main strategies Péter Magyar used against Viktor Orban. There are a handful of people who have been trying to cue people in to the fact that our administration is a transnational crime syndicate. It's time to start calling them what they truly are - corrupt crooks.
If you watch and share one thing today make at this. Why is every democrat in the country not talking like this?
April 20, 2026 at 4:05 AM
This is one of the main strategies Péter Magyar used against Viktor Orban. There are a handful of people who have been trying to cue people in to the fact that our administration is a transnational crime syndicate. It's time to start calling them what they truly are - corrupt crooks.
I need advice. My website email has been through Godaddy for years, but their switch to Microsoft 365 isn't my thing. Too expensive and slow. Any decent alternatives?
March 29, 2026 at 4:37 PM
I need advice. My website email has been through Godaddy for years, but their switch to Microsoft 365 isn't my thing. Too expensive and slow. Any decent alternatives?
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This hits on something that a friend said to me that I think is absolutely right: people who are not grasping the gravity of the situation & meeting the moment, where politicians have utterly abandoned us, are doing it because of the fear of confronting that there are no guardrails anymore.
Good summary of “don’t give him what he wants” from relatively comfortable white liberals.
January 17, 2026 at 6:43 PM
This hits on something that a friend said to me that I think is absolutely right: people who are not grasping the gravity of the situation & meeting the moment, where politicians have utterly abandoned us, are doing it because of the fear of confronting that there are no guardrails anymore.
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Please watch.
pulling this reflection on white silence/fear over here, too:
January 16, 2026 at 2:21 AM
Please watch.
"When a professional creator talks about needing an audience it does not invalidate their love for the work."
To add to Liam's observations, art invites conversation between the artist and the audience their art finds. When you cast a line out, something's going to bite.
To add to Liam's observations, art invites conversation between the artist and the audience their art finds. When you cast a line out, something's going to bite.
January 7, 2026 at 5:46 AM
"When a professional creator talks about needing an audience it does not invalidate their love for the work."
To add to Liam's observations, art invites conversation between the artist and the audience their art finds. When you cast a line out, something's going to bite.
To add to Liam's observations, art invites conversation between the artist and the audience their art finds. When you cast a line out, something's going to bite.
My grandson got some Nerf guns to go with his Nerf bow and arrow. Today, he comes home from Walmart like this.
December 29, 2025 at 10:40 PM
My grandson got some Nerf guns to go with his Nerf bow and arrow. Today, he comes home from Walmart like this.
"Post a perfect album from the 90s that isn't Nirvana, Soundgarden, Pearl Jam, or Alice in Chains."
Buckley said that he wanted to be a male chanteuse. His singing and lyrics were intimate and vulnerable. His music was dreamy and spiraling. His band was an anchor that allowed him to soar.
Buckley said that he wanted to be a male chanteuse. His singing and lyrics were intimate and vulnerable. His music was dreamy and spiraling. His band was an anchor that allowed him to soar.
December 29, 2025 at 3:54 AM
"Post a perfect album from the 90s that isn't Nirvana, Soundgarden, Pearl Jam, or Alice in Chains."
Buckley said that he wanted to be a male chanteuse. His singing and lyrics were intimate and vulnerable. His music was dreamy and spiraling. His band was an anchor that allowed him to soar.
Buckley said that he wanted to be a male chanteuse. His singing and lyrics were intimate and vulnerable. His music was dreamy and spiraling. His band was an anchor that allowed him to soar.
I think I know how I want to spend the day after Christmas: www.lodgeroomhlp.com/shows/chali-...
Chali 2na & Cut Chemist | LodgeRoom
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December 24, 2025 at 9:50 PM
I think I know how I want to spend the day after Christmas: www.lodgeroomhlp.com/shows/chali-...