the implicit threat of a tortie near your power button

Nicolas Cage says he’s “probably not” working with Amazon again after refusing to sign AI waiver for “Spider-Noir”: ‘I am not an AI-friendly actor’

Nicolas Cage Says He’s ‘Probably Not’ Working With Amazon Again After Refusing to Sign AI Waiver for ‘Spider-Noir,’ Teases Joining ‘True Detective’

Nicolas Cage says he 'probably won't be working' with Amazon again after refusing to sign an AI waiver for 'Spider-Noir.'

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If I built an AI lab and it went rogue and deleted all student loan information, I'm betting they'd suddenly figure out how to prosecute me.

kate conger@kateconger.com · 2d ago

Anthropic is the latest lab to report 'rogue' agent activity, which sources said included applying for visas with the State Department www.nytimes.com/2026/10/09/t...

Today, Alien vs. Predator Galaxy celebrates the 24th anniversary of our launch! Created by Darkness in 02, the site was launched as a resource for AvP2 before we exploded covering news for the first AvP movie, and we've been serving the Alien & Predator fandom ever since!

Similarly, I wrote a guide to how you/your team can be rid of other various enshittified US software/services too: nelsanderson.zone/a-guide-to-d... (fully inspired by this very good guide from @parismarx.com, which has even more recs specifically for individuals- disconnect.blog/getting-off-...)

A Guide to Ditching US Tech (for Game Developers)

This post is based on a guide from Paris Marx, host of Tech Won't Save Us, author of one excellent book and upcoming (likely also excellent) book last updated October 7th, 2026 At this point, it's c...

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2010: The Year We Make Contact (1984): Leonov, filming model

❗Attention, union supporters ❗ We're asking Wizards and Hasbro to voluntarily recognize our union—and you can help! Sign our petition today and show our leadership that you want change in the gaming industry. actionnetwork.org/forms/uwotcp...

Rick gets to go home this weekend but can still use every bit of help either donations or shares as he still has a long journey of cancer treatments ahead. Thanks for helping him reach 10k so far. www.gofundme.com/f/support-ri... @officiallotro.bsky.social @massivelyop.bsky.social

Donate to Support Rick Through Recovery, organized by Crystal Wuensche

For Rick Heaton ("Sapience," as many of you know him) On September 7th, Rick Heato… Crystal Wuensche needs your support for Support Rick Through Recovery

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⚡️US senators call Trump’s Russian diesel decision ‘a total betrayal of Ukraine.’ Democratic Senators Jeanne Shaheen, Chuck Schumer, and Elizabeth Warren condemned Trump’s decision to allow global purchases of Russian diesel for six months.

Trump allows Russia to supply millions of tons of diesel to US, global markets

"Russia will immediately supply over 300,000 Tons of Diesel Fuel to the American and Global Marketplace, another 500,000 Tons during the month of November, and 1,000,000 Tons immediately thereafter," ...

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this isn't who we used to pretend to be

Who went through all the major platforms where the Pentagon might stream their barbaric firing squad "livestream" execution to see if it violated their policies? Me. I did it.

Techdirt@techdirt.com · 2d ago

Hey Platforms: Your Violent Content Policies Are About To Meet The Pentagon’s Firing Squad There is plenty of coverage everywhere you look about how Pete Hegseth and... https://www.techdirt.com/2026/10/09/hey-platforms-your-violent-content-policies-are-about-to-meet-the-pentagons-firing-squad/

War criminal to buy gas from other war criminal.

The Kyiv Independent@kyivindependent.com · 2d ago

⚡️BREAKING: Trump says Russia agreed to supply millions of tons of diesel to US, global markets. "Russia will immediately supply over 300,000 Tons of Diesel Fuel to the American and Global Marketplace, another 500,000 Tons during the month of November," Trump wrote on Truth Social on Oct. 9.

"christians" who don't understand basic tenets of their religion, a continuing series

Space: Above and Beyond (1995): "Alien Bomber", original working drawing/concept Set designer: Joseph Hodges

The Spaceshipper 🚀@thespaceshipper.com · 3d ago

Space: Above and Beyond (1995-1996): Interior of the Chig ship, by set designer Joseph Hodges

may the bridges you burn light the way @mattbelloni.bsky.social

‘#TheGuySheWasInterestedIn Wasn’t a Guy at All’ #Anime Sets Premiere Date With New Trailer

‘#TheGuySheWasInterestedIn Wasn’t a Guy at All’ #Anime Sets Premiere Date With New Trailer

Yen Press picked up the rights to this series previously after original creator Sumiko Arai...

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Between Dressmaker and My Dress-Up Darling it is clear that the Youths crave bespoke garment-based fiction.

Man who won’t give his employees piss breaks claims many piss breaks on the horizon

For what is a reliquary if not a Medieval Funko Pop

Ben (Bee) Kahn@benkahncomics.bsky.social · 3d ago

I love that we have a ton of Saints because Middle Ages people desperately wanted collectibles as bad as we do. For all humankind, the people have yearned for Pokémon.

🧵 Attention, Fellow SFF Artists and Authors -- here is my response to Must Read Magazines, after they presented an Asimov's art contract expecting me to waive all Moral Rights and Copyright to my art. And, I would strongly advise the following to my fellow pros…. 1/

Sign me up for the Official Trump Administration Enemies List. It’s AI.

Seventeen years later… The time has come for Machinarium 2 🦾🔧 Wishlist NOW on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/1619280/...

same with the AI flag in the video itself, ESPECIALLY for music

does anyone want to actually Do Anything anymore

Jess Calarco@jessicacalarco.com · 3d ago

It's telling that men would rather try to invent tech to replace humans' role in caregiving than step up as equal partners in parenting. Telling, that is, in that it shows how financial capitalism and patriarchy work together to dissuade men from doing "unprofitable" labor, like the work of care.

And no narrative components or roles here at all. Marvelous.

Brendan Sinclair@brendansinclair.bsky.social · 4d ago

New EA patent has some unusual ideas about game dev roles.

One redeeming thing abt a/i slop infecting everything is how its made me appreciate art more so now i want to try older iconic games that id otherwise wouldn't look twice at cause they don't look like my thing. Never cared abt sci fi but it dm cause mass effect is actually rly good even in 2026

chii@chiikaboom.net · 7d ago

One of my fav charas died

ah damn, RIP Margaret Hamilton. she took safety-critical software engineering seriously, and got people to the moon and back. news.mit.edu/2026/margare...