Taking said Bishop with the Rook is still checkmate? The escape is blocked by the Knight.
08.03.2026 00:05
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Taking said Bishop with the Rook is still checkmate? The escape is blocked by the Knight.
You can contact me anywhere, but here's my website with a portfolio on it.
ike.design
So, if you're reading this and want to hire a thumbnail designer who actually cares about your project, who will craft an image by hand to highlight it... please consider me.
I could really use basking in someone's genuine passion for the YouTube video they're making - it's been so long.
Thanks.
Thumbnail with an obviously AI generated cake on it.
I don't want to. So, for the past 6 months, I've been slowly eating through my savings, watching my career shrivel up.
Big clients all left for more efficient designers who wouldn't mind using AI generated food in a cooking thumbnail, or AI generated people for interviews.
I hate what it's become.
Mr Incredible looking very tired at his computer in a grey office.
I couldn't do it... It drained the soul out of the job for me.
The fun that I was having from editing assets got turned into a mere prompting task. Doing things by hand is not just a preference now, it's inefficient, it makes you slow and unreliable.
"Just try it", I was told. "Don't be stubborn!"
Photoshop's generative AI launch screen
The culprit, of course, is the overwhelming presence of GenAI in the graphic design scene since 2025.
My peers immediately jumped into the deep end of the pool. Juggling two, three different AI models to generate assets for their design work.
The workflow completely changed overnight.
A photo of Ike holding a tablet stylus, with a bunch of YouTube-related icons doodled next to him, and the URL of his website "ike.design"
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Y'all mind if I vent a bit about my graphic design career?
It's been really hard to keep designing YouTube thumbnails with the current state of the niche. For the past half a year, I slowly lost motivation towards my passion project, something I genuinely quit my job to do because I loved it...
I wish we'd gotten some news on Pokémon Day about Black/White.
Part of me knows that a 3D remake won't do justice to the gorgeous animated pixelart sprites of Gen 5, but I am curious to see their take on it regardless!
Sacrifice the Queen to create a wall in front of the King, then send in the Rook to secure the checkmate.
Were you disappointed that Z-A had no ribbons?
Lovely style! Also Beedrill owns that house now. I'm not going in there.
So, no shinies in Pokopia, I'm guessing? Otherwise they'd probably be all over my timeline by now.
Might be keeping them for limited time events.
God I wish Monster Hunter Tri wasn't cleaved in half by the server shutdown! Imagine how many hunters would still be there if we didn't have to emulate/hack Loc Lac back in 😞
434 Luxury Balls for 3 caught is diabolical!!
Whoa, sick find! Congrats!
Could it be as simple as pulling the dark square Bishop all the way back to a7 and bringing the Rook next to the King on h3 for checkmate?
I can't find a move that White can do to prevent that from happening. Only delaying with sacrifices.
Keith Loses Everything To Dance
Great job with the watercolor!
Oooo an SS Anne sailor with a Dhelmise-themed outfit is such a cool idea!
Shiny Gengar found in a Space-Time Distortion in Pokémon Legends Arceus
Shiny Gengar kinda sucks...
Space-Time Distortion Shiny #12 is uploaded on YouTube!
#ShinyPokemon #PokemonLegendsArceus
^ That one, you can't forget anymore if you tick it
Sub-100k, not bad.
(Congrats!!)
Shiny Gengar, Onix, Ursaring, Onix, and Ursaring, all in Space-Time Distortions in Pokémon Legends Arceus
Here's the haul from 4 days of Space-Time Distortion hunting! Yes, the bears and rock snakes are different, for a total of 5 Shinies so far.
Gonna edit and publish those over the next week. I'm still looking for an Eeveelution or Male Sneasel!
#ShinyPokemon #PokemonLegendsArceus
Front facing Wyrdeer with a phone notification saying "This person tried to unlock your phone"
POV: you dropped your Arc Phone on a hike
Spheal with sad eyes from the sad cat meme
How Gumbo has been looking at me since finding out I have 9,999,999 Pokédollars (he has to eat me)
Re8+
Kf1
Rd1+
Ne1
Rdxe1#
I carry both sets. Money's never an issue once you max out your satchel, so a death is essentially just a 20k setback, which is.... Nothing.
bonus psa, w/ the "lose fewer items" option, you can be sure to never lose these charms if you DO faint!!
i'm not entirely sure if you can lose the hp charms truthfully, but considering the item charms are the cheapest, i think replacing them every time is pretty feasible.
happy surveys team!!
5 Survival Charms in the inventory in Pokémon Legends Arceus
📣 PSA: You can double your health in #PokemonLegendsArceus
The NPC "Charm Lady Lucille" near Galaxy Team HQ sells charms that boost your HP by 20% each.
Select the "Faint less frequently" option to buy them.
💰 91k Pokédollars total + 5 satchel slots to 2x your health forever.
Happy hunting!
