Tony Cliff

I bet you could go a lot of ways with “yoda x lion” and this is basically perfect

@galegalligan.bsky.social whoof, I’m only one installment in and that BLAG newsletter is already paying dividends

… though it is perhaps useful as a bright, glowing flag for books that are "definitely not for me."

same same same same same same same

I bought one for a friend and I think about borrowing it every now and then, Just Because

What I’m saying is, I support this

Yesterday I saw two ads for different companies saying “we’ve made it easier to talk to a REAL HUMAN,” so unless there’s some sort of monkey’s-paw thing happening there (likelihood: high), maybe it will happen sooner rather than later (though I feel foolish for daring to hope)

Practical Defence Against Piracy Production Diary Roundup, March 2026 Edition — Tony Cliff Wondering what’s been happening with the fourth DELILAH DIRK book? Follow the ups and downs of its progress over the last year or so by diving into the Production Diary!

"Hey TC, where's that comic book you've been working on?"

ALL THE ANSWERS AWAIT YOU
within this whopping great update to the Production Diary, stuffed with links to all of the great posts from the last year.

👉 www.tonycliff.ca/blog/product...

#DD4 #PDAP

b&w line art of a girl riding a horse through a stand of treeeeees

The short answer is, though, that if you want to read Chapter Six as I finish the pages, you can do that over on the ol' Patreon…

📖 www.patreon.com/tonycliff 📖

As always, thank you to all the lovely patrons who make this giant project possible.

Practical Defence Against Piracy Production Diary Roundup, March 2026 Edition — Tony Cliff Wondering what’s been happening with the fourth DELILAH DIRK book? Follow the ups and downs of its progress over the last year or so by diving into the Production Diary!

"Hey TC, where's that comic book you've been working on?"

ALL THE ANSWERS AWAIT YOU
within this whopping great update to the Production Diary, stuffed with links to all of the great posts from the last year.

👉 www.tonycliff.ca/blog/product...

#DD4 #PDAP

Lucy, NO ONE KNOWS who made that comic, it could have been anyone.
I do remember that “Tri-Star Entertainment” made Vera B laugh, which I assume would be rewarding for whoever it was.

Like standing with your mouth open in front of a fire hydrant
Except instead of water maybe the fire hydrant shoots fire

To be fair, a lot have a funk about them.

a photo of a page from book DELILAH DIRK AND THE TURKISH LIEUTENANT, in front of a screen showing Tea Time teas' OTTOMAN EMPIRE blend.

New in the PRACTICAL DEFENCE AGAINST PIRACY Production Diary, bolster your FAITH IN HUMANITY, with…

📕 CHAPTER SIX coming VERY SOON!
📗 The ideals of the Olympics,
📘 George Saunders & Oliver Burkeman on humanity, "aliveness,"
📙 discovering a familiar tea,
📚 & more!

👉 www.patreon.com/posts/151832...

I do enjoy this podcast.

panels from the comic PRACTICAL DEFENCE AGAINST PIRACY, in a "flatted" state.

Yeah, it's a Patreon post, but it's free to anyone who wants to read it.

Flatting for Chapter Six is DONE, which means finished colour pages will be going up IN MERE DAYS… but only for Secret Readers. 😎

a photo of a page from book DELILAH DIRK AND THE TURKISH LIEUTENANT, in front of a screen showing Tea Time teas' OTTOMAN EMPIRE blend.

New in the PRACTICAL DEFENCE AGAINST PIRACY Production Diary, bolster your FAITH IN HUMANITY, with…

📕 CHAPTER SIX coming VERY SOON!
📗 The ideals of the Olympics,
📘 George Saunders & Oliver Burkeman on humanity, "aliveness,"
📙 discovering a familiar tea,
📚 & more!

👉 www.patreon.com/posts/151832...

Too scary; didn’t play

Jeez, Video Games look good now. Every time I see a new step forward I think about the 3D scenes in Lawnmower Man and how it would have taken nine years to render each frame

Dabadonk on my haters’ graves

Oh I’ve already subscribed. I am considering the paper subscription, too.

GALE?

GALE!

There are newsletters I can subscribe to?
They’re the only kind of post I like on Instagram. I am sad I am not lettering right now.

I was using a library iMac running Tahoe and it wasn’t 5 minutes before I had to search “what’s up with these big-ass cartoon-ass rounded-ass corners”

Fortunately the exec at the top of that chain has left, and his replacement is well-regarded, so there’s reason for optimism.

AND harder to use!

noheger.at/blog/2026/02...

If it’s any consolation, it seems like the entire Apple “blogosphere” is shares your opinion, and vehemently.

On that last note, I'm glad to follow adapalmer.bsky.social for daily Good News about science, climate, ecology, and related tidbits.

😵😵😵😵😵
lucky!!!

And of course they’ve made it harder to talk to a real person. One example among billions.

Anyway, it’s so sad that we had this nice internet and then the full spectrum of assholes with money came along and figured out how to pervert it to their advantage.

I really, really feel “I have no trust in anything online.” Just in every aspect of life. Interacting (like you said), shopping, government, etc.

Our daycare teacher was saying she was having a nightmare trying to update her accreditation using the app they told her to use, and it *wasnt working*

George Saunders Says Breaking These 3 Delusions Can Save You | The Interview YouTube video by The Interview

Coincidentally, @benhatke.bsky.social sent me this right around the time I read these posts. Some similar themes. www.youtube.com/watch?v=wGWC...

Free tip for free joy:

At some point in your life, if you ever have a suitable one available, PLEASE try to get a three-year-old to wink at you.
You will NOT regret it.

No one at Netflix will read this, so I’m not afraid of proving any of them correct, but yes I will cancel my subscription and buy that Demon Hunters blu-ray. 💪😎👋