Listen, strokes/folks etc, but "Batman Begins > Barry Lyndon" should trigger a wellness check

Star Trek: The Next Generation – A Final Unity (game, 1995): Cover art by William L. Eaken

Fae: “Tell us your true name.” Me: “…Just my name? No birthdate, no SSN, no fingerprint scan, no address, no mother’s maiden name? Are you sure you’ve even got the right Olivia Waite? There’s like six.” Fae: “What the hell kind of bargains have you been making?” Me: “They call it health insurance.”

public libraries ftw

My children will grow up to never bored enough at 11pm to watch Eurotrash, and that is a genuine loss. Instead they will watch worse things on their phone on purpose.

Mags Visaggio - Writer and Writing Coach for Hire 🏳️‍⚧️@magsvisaggio.com · 3d ago

I miss when cable TV had absolutely no money and tons of airtime to fill so they'd be like fuck it what about a guy and a puppet make fun of movies? what if we just take all this old cartoon shit we have and make a talk show?

My latest @newscientist.com cartoon

Jesus YouTube! Fuck off with your Gemini widget! Why would I ask you about the video when I can just WATCH THE VIDEO you fucking waste! Stop wedging your fake Ai bullshit where it doesn't go! We aren't going to use it!

The Big Short - Fuck off

Alt: Margot Robbie in a bath telling us to Fuck off.

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wanted this to be a spoof so so bad, hate that it's real, hideously depressing

Veerender Singh Jubbal@veerenderjubbal.bsky.social · 5d ago

Don't let the Ai discourse discourage you aspiring writers out there. Art is valued by its rarity, and the rarest thing in the world is the talent of a single individual. What can be mass produced for cheap has little value. You are an original. A one of a kind. A bespoke wonder. Never forget that.

[AI bubble bursts] billionaire tech bro: the stupid consumer did not understand it

The Irish Times@irishtimes.com · 7mo ago

AI boom could falter without wider adoption, Microsoft chief Satya Nadella warns

No professional accomplishment has ever made me happier than this. theonion.com/translator-o...

Translator Of Original ‘Minions’ Epic Poem Slams ‘Sexless, Bloodless’ Film Adaptation

PHILADELPHIA—In a 4,500-word essay published in Harper’s Magazine, Emily Wilson, known for her popular translation of the Minions epic poem, blasted the latest film Thursday as a “sexless, bloodless” ...

theonion.com

My bachelor's degree in geography just spontaneously combusted

Eric Geller@ericjgeller.com · 6d ago

"A US government map of Africa mislabeled every country during a state department presentation at a global conference in Brazil this week, causing a stir among attenders who took screenshots and posted them online."

This is Fenrir. He has not yet been successful in cuddling with the cat. But thinks if he goes slow enough she might not notice. 13/10 (IG: fenrirfanclub)

this is practically justification for book burnings. beyond unconscionable.

Jeff Smith@sumisu3.bsky.social · last wk.

US Courts… ‘The Anthropic copyright case set the precedent — the US court ruled that by making a digital copy and destroying the physical in a one-for-one transfer, the process is deemed “transformative” and therefore protected by fair use.’ Unbelievable and unconscionable

My dad passed away tonight. I owe so much of who I am to him, My love of Sci-fi, my interest in History, things like aviation, the Titanic, My love of Lego and making models all come from him.

Here's my Odyssey review. It's about Jason and the Argonauts. joelmorris.substack.com/p/jason-and-...

Jason And The Argonauts is still the best popcorn-classics movie ever, and Talos is why.

Ray Harryhausen's stop-motion adventure story remains unbeatable.

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This is every interaction between starscream and megatron

Literally what fandom discourse has turned into I fear.

Pals please be careful signing and sharing petitions. I've just seen one doing the rounds to save Jodrell Bank which when you read it includes a dogwhistley lil bit linking science cuts to "people whose presence here is unlawful" 👀

It's compelling!

Bonus poster, featuring some of Robert McCall's incredible art for The Motion Picture.

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Cartoon Beardy@cartoonbeardy.bsky.social · 2w ago

We don't usually see each others headers, here's mine! Quote with yours

Transphobes are uniformly trash and we don't need to pretend otherwise. It isn't complicated.

From the LinkedIn of an academic I have a lot of respect for.

The government of Canada just published its “AI for All” consultation. How about let’s demand a total moratorium on data centres and generative AI? ised-isde.canada.ca/site/ised/en...