Shannon Ellery Hubbell

@brundlefly.bsky.social

Lover of movies and dinosaurs. New Orleanian and Oaklander. he/him. https://shannonhubbell.com/

Broke: Star Trek says humans will abandon all religion in the future. Woke: Dune says religion will continue to be both a source of strength and a tool of control for oppressed peoples. Bespoke: Babylon 5 says we'll get MORE religions, and Jews will have to sort out what alien foods are kosher.

As a defender of traditional gender roles, I am concerned that Ed is promoting Finding Nemo, where Marlin stays male after his wife died. When the dominant female dies the largest male clownfish turns female. This is basic biology! I don't want my child to grow up confused about clownfish.

Bild

Overheard a guy at a concert saying how he's using ai for research & the ai sited a source that hasn't been published yet, which turned out to be HIS own research. "Isn't that EERIE?" he said, "it must have scanned my computer and read my files!" Said like this was a cool thing, not an abysmal thing

“…I’ve talked to many dozens of people throughout the U.S. about their relationship to these platforms — not influencers or creators but everyday people, living far from the major coastal cities.” Well that’s not a moronic sampling bias AT ALL.

New York Magazine@nymag.com · 23h ago

On social media, a broad consensus is that you can’t admit to struggle — at least not while you’re struggling. Doing so represents a failure so profound it’s almost existential. How did it become mandatory to demonstrate perpetual growth and progress online?

Bambiraptor feinbergi. Possibly a valid genus… possibly a juvenile Saurornitholestes. Possibly none of the above. I spent far too long on this one. I hope it was worth it 🫠 If the scientists could avoid reclassifying Bambi before people have seen this, I’d appreciate it. 😉 #SciArt

A digital illustration of the head neck and shoulders of a small dinosaur against and out-of-focus background. The dinosaur has a large eye and long, tooth-filled snout. Its neck is covered with wrinkly, pink skin, with its shoulders covered in dark blue-black feathers.