As shocking as this case is I know @czedwards.bsky.social is shaking their head at the same thing I am - this is some PISS POOR MONEY LAUNDERING. Check 1001 of a brand new account? Jesus we used to be a proper country.
Austin Rusk
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IATSE local 44, Game designer @biscuitwolfgames.bsky.social, GM of Crit Squad, mostly bourbon and coffee. Profile art by Shelly Lo
Republicans, in their infinite wisdom, left a big gambling loophole in the Medicaid work requirements. I'm no fan of the gambling industry, but if you are on Medicaid and struggling to deal with the work requirements, taking a $580 bet on both sides of an outcome is one way of getting around them.
YOUR FRIEND WHO LIVES IN LOS ANGELES, AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK: Yeah I just saw Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever in 70mm,
"people are anthropomorphizing LLMs because they are so astonishingly good at processing human thought and language" people will anthropomorphize a chair if you put the stitches in the right place.
Just remembered Megalopolis existed, and went to see where you could watch it ... Absolutely nowhere. That movie got wiped off the planet.
I'm waaay behind on my podcasts so I'm just getting to this, but this interview with C. Thi Nguyen is incredible, and very eloquently explains a link I noticed between metrics, games and gamification, but couldn't articulate nearly as well. Everyone with an interest in systems design should listen.
What Games Teach Us About Life with C. Thi Nguyen
YouTube video by Adam Conover
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I get wanting to raise the stakes on a rom-com. I also think this is some fascinating worldbuilding, what with the depth given to it. I'm questioning why the two were made together. I think there's a MUCH more interesting story in this world.
gwen howerton@kissphoria.bsky.social · 2mo agoi'm locked in on this film sorry to anyone else
Sometimes when doing genealogy research you stumble upon stuff that leaves you speechless.
Jealous of everyone at GenCon this year! Let us know what your most surprising find is!
Sure, Jared Leto is a creep with multiple allegations to his name over the course of two decades, but you have to understand that he's also a mediocre actor who's a nightmare to work with and whose movies are critical flops that don't make money.
Wile E. Coyote, despaired, takes a bucket of paint and a brush and paints a beautiful two-bedroom house on a mountainside. He paints a beautiful coyote wife in the window, and two adorable coyote kids running around in the yard. He tries to enter this new coyote life, but it is inaccessible to him
“Sinon’s story, to me, feels like a warning. Abandoning the trans community has a price. We aren’t a shame that can be buried forever. The pendulum will swing, and we have long memories.”
Alexander Chee@alexanderchee.bsky.social · 2mo agoI didn’t really have any interest in seeing The Odyssey until I read this. open.substack.com/pub/flintdel...
I'm going to go on the record and say that even if you enjoy the final result, this is a dogshit way to make movies. If your actors don't know anything about the scene they're in, how can they make choices that might surprise or delight you? This is barely acting by any definition.
Peter Labuza@labuzamovies.com · 2mo agoWhen people defend the magic of real filmmaking against AI we gotta respect the idea that movies should be actually made:
What do you mean the FDA hasn't recalled the diarrhea lettuce? What do you mean the only company who has pulled contaminated produce is Taco Bell? The grocery stores haven't? Everyone knows about this, who's saving face? Or saving money?
We have recorded a catch-up episode! @lindsayzana.bsky.social, @austinrusk.bsky.social, @mrstonebender.bsky.social, and Eric chat about the show, how it's been TEN YEARS SINCE IT STARTED!?, and what we're all up to now. It is in the feeds, but also here: sites.libsyn.com/398273/2026-...
Crit Squad: 2026 Cast Reunion Chat!
Friends, it's been a while! We thought we'd check in, share what we've been up to, and consider what the future might bring. Come by the Discord: ! Lindsay's Latest! Biscuit Wolf Games! &nb...
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This is it. The most boring (complimentary) way to say this over and over and over again. Start every speech with this. We need this to become the default moral stance, and it sadly is not.
Anthony Michael Kreis@anthonymkreis.bsky.social · 3mo agoOfficers shooting a man, running away from law enforcement, who is not a target of law enforcement, and who poses no threat to law enforcement, is murder. Federal officers do not have the power to commit summary executions because they are aggrieved.
Someone should write a story about a curséd device, lusted after as a transformative source of power, that renders its users unnaturally youthful long beyond their time
IGN@ign.com · 3mo agoElijah Wood and Ian McKellen will return as Frodo and Gandalf in The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum — more than 25 years on from when Fellowship of the Ring released, and now director Andy Serkis has said some level of digital de-aging will be used. https://bit.ly/4fxOKI3
"Yes And" alongside the Rule of Cool are common bits of advice, but is there a point they start to detract from the fun of the game? See my thoughts in our new video!
Should You "Yes And" Your D&D Game?
YouTube video by Biscuit Wolf Games
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I see ads for D&D/DM "coaching", is that something people actually sign up for? I feel like there's so much free material out there, and most new DMs are high school/college age or otherwise don't have the cash on hand, but maybe there's a market of people who best learn person-to-person?
Close enough, welcome back Auric Goldfinger
Gert Frobe as Goldfinger Playing Cards
Alt: Gert Frobe as Goldfinger Playing Cards
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Erin Fogg says Free Link@criminalerin.bsky.social · 3mo agoOh, we're NOT supposed to inject yourself with gold to gain superhuman abilities cuz you'll go running around a Thai neighborhood screaming and bleeding then run from the cops into a pond and die? Sure 🙄 okay
The audience wants to watch charismatic people solving moderately difficult problems, delivered in weekly doses with occasional short breaks. That was what the market *told us* over seven decades. It created international cultural dominance and enormous wealth. www.wsj.com/business/med...
Exclusive | Netflix Is Exploring Live TV and Bundles as It Struggles to Keep Viewers Hooked
The streamer is rethinking some of its core strategies to compete with rivals.
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Rest of World@restofworld.org · 3mo agoFor $7 an hour, virtual assistants in the Philippines are using AI to write LinkedIn posts and comments on behalf of Western executives, fueling a "thought leadership" content mill https://restofworld.org/2026/virtual-assistant-linkedin-engagement/?utm_campaign=row-social
i believe that the the entire "binge watch" model of releasing television series is based on a faulty premise, and that faulty premise has significantly devaluated television as an art form. stick with me on this one...
I think about this video at least once a month.
The Onion@theonion.com · 3mo agoScientists Successfully Teach Gorilla It Will Die Someday
Remember that one fireworks display where they accidentally lit them all at once? How many fireworks was that?
PlayStation is deleting 551 purchased movies from its customers' accounts, reminding us nothing digital is ever truly ours https://kotaku.com/playstation-store-movies-digital-studio-canal-terminator-2000711013
PlayStation Is Deleting Terminator 2 And 550 Other Movies
Movies like Rambo: First Blood, Bridget Jones' Diary and The Deer Hunter are all being unceremoniously removed
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