Notices by Operation: Puppet 🇨🇦🏳️‍🌈 (operationpuppet@mastodon.content.town)

Well I *was* going to game stream today but my headache disagrees. Le sigh.

I just need to decide a dedicated game streaming time slot like the build streams. Build some momentum.

Friends, it's time to embrace #retro tech, right-to-repair and just keeping your devices as long as possible. Buying nothing isn't a protest, there will be nothing to buy. #AI is eating everything so the rich can continue their money circle jerk.

https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/memory/many-consumer-electronics-manufacturers-will-go-bankrupt-or-exit-product-lines-by-the-end-of-2026-due-to-the-ai-memory-crisis-phison-ceo-reportedly-says/

I need to write mindfulness meditation guides for goths. Trying to treat insomnia and like yo, I ain’t visualizing myself on any sodding beach.

Finished this blue goofball for a client commission. Starting to plan next month’s builds so if you want something, reach out! #puppets #puppetbuilding #smallbusiness #artist

As a small #ContentCreator (awful term) I’ve struggled for years to grow my audience without compromising my principles. Result: I’ve stayed small. But I’m not stopping. I’m putting out work I believe in. As long as a few enjoy it, it’s worth it.

Hey #fediverse anyone know of any Fedi-forward #gaming outlets looking for a “content creator” to join them? I’d like to contribute to an existing collective. Any recommendations?

I was almost ready to poke #DiabloIV again and then *as I'm installing* I get hit with a preorder ad for an expansion that is min $60 CAD without which I won't have access to the new class.

That's money I literally don't have and won't have. Uninstall. Old(er) games is the only way forward in my Poor Years.

@roadriverrail Love how LLMs have made "garbage in garbage out" no longer true. They can turn *anything* into garbage!

I'll tell you this: if we can forge a new world where the fascist pigs are gone and it's safe for me to travel to the US again, #Minneapolis is at the top of the list for a visit. Because they're leading the fight against this shit.

Progressive #content creators should mix it up with small unknowns more. When @pluralistic went on @firesidefedi it was amazing. Real "money where your mouth is" vibe. More of that would make the web a better place and de-stratify online voices.

Hey wanna hear something positive? Sold my first #puppet to a client in Italy today. And it was a random shop browse, and it’s only Jan 13 which is earlier than sales usually start.

Small thing but a hopeful sign as my wee #smallbusiness is struggling.

RE: https://social.growyourown.services/@FediVideo/115815622769531372

Honoured to be a part of this playlist, what illustrious company! 🙏 #peertube

I just said to Jimmy (our cat) in a moment of reflection: “If all you do is worry about Tomorrow, you lose Right Now”.

Not a bad quote to end the year. #HappyNewYear all.

🎶 Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes 🎶

Some of y'all are new, some of y'all have been here from the start, but I thank you all for being here on this weird journey. #puppets #maker

I'll be interested to see what browser #Linux distros install by default next cuz I'm damn sure it ain't gonna be #Firefox.

Ask Democrats how "let's appeal to the enemy" worked out last election. Shaking my damn head.

One of the hardest skills I’ve ever had to develop is not launching into a screaming tirade every time a perfectly innocent normal person who just takes things at face value says they asked #ChatGPT.

I understand why some creators, including myself, don't leave #YouTube. However it's *vital* now more than ever to also make yourself a #PeerTube server. You need an accurate archive of your work that YOU control, even if no one watches it there. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MrwJgDHJJoE

And with this Sasquatch, the final #puppet build of 2025 is done. Staring up again in January! #puppetbuilding #smallbusiness #artist

As a #puppet performer, deeply familiar with the human brain’s predilection to see non-living things as alive if presented as such, I can assure you, no, the fucking chatbot is not conscious. #AI #chatgpt #slop

One thing I've learned: if you try and play the algorithm's game and become a "content" fire-hose, you *have* to fake being happy & cheerful *all the time*. I simply cannot.

Every thinking human has bad days. Forcing yourself to put on a smile and "HEY GUYS!" for #YouTube lest your Number Go Down is a sure recipe for misery.