make the next james bond a cool breeze or the memory of a child's laughter

The Independent@the-independent.com · 10h ago

James Bond producer shares update on 007 casting: ‘It’s got to be really different’

ATTENTION TO ALL DEM TAX CUT SLOPULISTS

I had to highlight this tribute to Mamoru Oshii's live action film "Stray Dogs - Keberos Panzer Cops" in the new animated movie "Patlabor EZY - File 1". They literally recreated almost all of the shots from the original 1991 trailer.

"I'm vibing with the cartoony character art and cute chibi tanks in The Ghost in the Shell. I wonder if there's other stuff with this guy's style??"

Staring at my phone like... Do you just hate me?

Today I learned that in the 90s you could just drug the judges in a competition you're taking part in and it's perfectly OK

Free AEW sign idea for you to take to Dynamite, Collision or an upcoming PPV

"saudi arabia owns EA" is going to be the headline you see basically everywhere for this one but "jared kushner is about to use EA as a vehicle for trump administration bribes" is equally relevant imo

Wario64@wario64.bsky.social · 23h ago

EA Announces Completion of Acquisition by PIF, Silver Lake, and Affinity Partners www.ea.com/news/ea-anno...

So there are of course CG add ons/replacements/tweaks in the final film, but a *lot* of this is still there as-is in a way that's really nice for one of these big blockbusters. Stunt team did an incredible job.

The biggest technological revolution of our lifetime and it has nothing to do with AI, crypto, metaverse, robots or any of the other massively hyped "tech" the media always talks about instead

Sarah Taber@sarahtaber.bsky.social · 2d ago

Absolutely unbelievable how solar power has taken off worldwide during the Hormuz oil crisis. You don't have to hand it to him, but Trump may have done more to finally kick off a global civilization of effete librul solar users than anyone else in the West

Kurt Angle is still the funniest bastard in the game. 🤼‍♂️

sorry

maffew on TNN@maffewgregg.bsky.social · 2d ago

Chad Gable wins the IC Title, celebrates with his family and then has to move them out of the way of the hard cam so they don't ruin the shot of him downing root beer with a bulldog mascot

I hope Raku can regain the Iroinman Heavymetalweight Championship before the 11th because this is a blessed match graphic.

Anyway, I think it's worth calling this out really explicitly: the Verge's social media team seemingly deliberately framed this in a way that would get people to fly off the handle, and that is a gross strategy that we shouldn't just wave off

Asher Elbein@asherelbein.bsky.social · 2d ago

Yeah, sorry, but some folks on here just got straight-up outrage farmed by the Verge. This is fine!

Took me a bit to crack this one.

Hey kids wanna see a dead body?

i’m never gonna be able to fire a cruise missile yet the question of using my tax dollars for them has never been up for debate

USA TODAY Opinion@usatodayopinion.usatoday.com · 2d ago

Opinion: Mamdani's idea may sound appealing, but it's NYC taxpayers who will take the hit, subsidizing discounts they may never even use.

I don't really have an objection to the CEO saying Bluesky is open to all; it's kind of his job to do that. But as others have pointed out, the design of the site means it's harder for trolls/bots/chuds *and also* influencers/hypebeasts to get traction. The "bubble" here is actually normal humans.

#正反対な君と僕

Inject this into my veins. I live for this. This is the least I wish for every one of these traitors.

Anna Merlan @annamerlan.bsky.social · 2d ago

“‘Let me tell you something: My name is Eric Adams,’ he continues, as the boos begin to rain down.” hellgatenyc.com/eric-adams-i...

the people making AI are the people extremely well versed in DARK PATTERNS in software, people at places like meta that design their software to drive engagement via addiction. sycophancy would be a stupid thing to focus on; while it is a main driver of AI ~psychosis~, it's not what's addictive.

Yasmine

This is not a drill! An English patch for the original Super Famicom version of Kamaitachi no Yoru has just been released! This was created by ButThouMust, who previously published one of two English patches for Otogirisou several years ago. Patch in the link below: github.com/ButThouMust/...

1564 Studio@1564studio.bsky.social · 2d ago

I'm trembling while writing this: Kamaitachi no yoru—not the PC remake, not the iOS port, but the actual original SFC version—has been translated at last by ButThouMust, who graciously brought us an English patch for Otogirisou in the past. This is HISTORICAL.

To a degree, I do think there's too much inertia to stop the bleeding in the short term for many reasons. Historically, what's protected localizers best is when our work is visible, recognized, and tangibly affects a game's success. When company cultures embrace our work, that's when we're safest. 🧵

SilkyTao 🏳️‍⚧️@silkytao.tgirl.beauty · 2d ago

What can we do? just accept the slop?

Without naming names, this is absolutely happening with J>E locs, even and especially from devs/pubs that used to have a rock solid reputation. A lot of companies are bleeding talent, both in-house and freelance, as they either leave for what few green pastures remain or quit the field entirely.

Alanna Smith@alannamode.bsky.social · 3d ago

Already noticed some AAA games from the last few years slipping in quality due to the attack on labourers by the wealthy class and uh... I think gamers need to know it's gonna keep deteriorating in small ways, not a big bang Games will still drop for a while, but they'll be quietly worse

This will be the US if the SCREEN Act passes. Call your Senators before August 5 and tell them that you oppose the SCREEN Act, KOSA, and the KIDS Act. Use the official lookup tool at www.senate.gov/senators/sen... to find yours by state.

if mox left wwe because they made him wear a gas mask and call the fans stinky, what makes people think he’d come back to the current tko-ified variety show version of wwe?

HE’S NEVER COMING BACK I WOULD SAY LOSE HIS NUMBER BUT HE’LL LOSE HIS PHONE BEFORE THEN

Lucas Carl@squirtmunk.com · 3d ago

WOW Somebody’s petty.

Very cute card but INSANE callback to one of Magic’s most iconic and goofiest reminder texts.

LevDev Quandrix Gradulate@levdev.bsky.social · 3d ago

Dawww....Skunk card!