Yes. Easily. I don't use AI today. Or yesterday. Because I actually enjoy writing and researching stuff.

Google (with -ai at the end of every search term) or my own brain. If you rely on AI for anything, you have a problem. Cold turkey is the only way.

Ant@agramuglia.bsky.social · 4h ago

Yes. Easily. I don't use AI today. Or yesterday. Because I actually enjoy writing and researching stuff.

i think about this all the time

Three of the most unpleasant looking mutants you've ever seen in your life: You wouldn't want a doctor in charge, would you?

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 5h ago

JD Vance: "We don't want the next administration, whoever -- god forbid you're gonna have President El-Sayed in three years ... "

I DON'T THINK THAT'S HOW COPYRIGHT LAW WORKS

There was an Incredible Hulk roller coaster that opened with the park in 1980. It was originally a Schwarzkopf Shuttle Loop. It was taken down in 1984 to make room for the B&M designed version. The B&M version was built by Intamin in this timeline.

Travis Bickerstaff@bickpixx.bsky.social · 5mo ago

The Islands of Adventure park map from 1985.

And then have him spoof The Angry Video Game Nerd in an episode.

Tacomaster Studios@tacomasterstudios.bsky.social · 5h ago

I have a terrible idea. Make Big Chungus a canon character in Looney Tunes, separate from Bugs Bunny. Make him a Bubble Bass or Comic Book Guy type, or a typical Redditor.

If I had a nickel for every time a group of immensely popular and successful creatives formed a new artist-led company in the 90s that immediately and directly tried to take on its massive competitors but failed to live up to its lofty ambitions... ...you get it.

The Life and Death of the Image Universe

YouTube video by Panels to Pixels

youtube.com

Tacomaster Studios@tacomasterstudios.bsky.social · yesterday

Did you know DreamWorks used to co-own a DreamWorks-style arcade chain with Universal and Sega They were the modern definition of "flying too close to the sun" A corporate Icarus

I have a terrible idea. Make Big Chungus a canon character in Looney Tunes, separate from Bugs Bunny. Make him a Bubble Bass or Comic Book Guy type, or a typical Redditor.

Bugs Bunny Transforms into Big Chungus

ALT: Bugs Bunny Transforms into Big Chungus

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Just think, there’re people who lost their shit because an alarm clock didn’t go off in Revenge of the Flying Dutchman (SpongeBob woke up due to a bad dream). This is way more egregious.

@naveryw.bsky.social · 3w ago

You'd think a game called 'Operation: Krabby Patty' would get a certain few basic things right. No...

New York Times gonna New York Times

The Athletic@theathletic.com · 8h ago

Aaron Rodgers spoke out about Dr. Anthony Fauci. Sophie Cunningham spoke out about transgender athletes. Caitlin Clark chose not to weigh in. Three different approaches, one common result: criticism. Steve Buckley on how athletes can't win on social media: nyti.ms/3Sa9A7D

#MiscreantsComic No. 277 - Word Magic (7/28/26)

#MiscreantsComic No. 280 - Microwaving (8/4/26)

The Dawn stabs Your Dad in the back with a trident.

Early Scrooge appearances before it was hammered down as to what he was can get *nasty*. Hes still a greedy skinflint but at least in narratives, he can be nuanced Compare him to another enduring but more one-note fictional billionaire, Richie Rich, who is just a sweet rich kid who wants friends.

A point made back in the day is that Flintheart Glomgold (classic flavor, not Captain Wacky 2017) isn't Scrooge's EVIL double, he's Scrooge with no family. Donald and the triplets are what redeem him.

✪ A Somber Birthday Gray in Late August ✪@jongraywb.blacksky.app · yesterday

If Flintheart Glomgold and John Rockerduck didnt exist Scrooge McDuck would be a completely unlikable monster. Even Barks toned him down over time. Hell, he WAS a monster in Italy for years until that version of him was toned down to align with the modern revisions of his personality and backstory

And sure, here are the last sentences of their original runs. (Spoilers i guess)

The first sentences of Baby-Sitters Club, Goosebumps and Animorphs.

If Flintheart Glomgold and John Rockerduck didnt exist Scrooge McDuck would be a completely unlikable monster. Even Barks toned him down over time. Hell, he WAS a monster in Italy for years until that version of him was toned down to align with the modern revisions of his personality and backstory

Cheryl Lynn Eaton@cheryllynneaton.bsky.social · yesterday

Batman will always be popular because people love the fantasy of pretending a billionaire isn't depraved.

To put that in perspective if that's completely finished on March 1st it'll be slightly under a billion and a half smackeroons.

DiscussingFilm@discussingfilm.net · 20h ago

The antitrust trial for the Warner Bros/Paramount merger will take place in March 2027. Paramount must begin paying WB shareholders $7M a day on Sept. 30 until the deal is complete.

If I had a nickel for every time a group of immensely popular and successful creatives formed a new artist-led company in the 90s that immediately and directly tried to take on its massive competitors but failed to live up to its lofty ambitions... ...you get it.

The Life and Death of the Image Universe

YouTube video by Panels to Pixels

youtube.com

Tacomaster Studios@tacomasterstudios.bsky.social · yesterday

Did you know DreamWorks used to co-own a DreamWorks-style arcade chain with Universal and Sega They were the modern definition of "flying too close to the sun" A corporate Icarus

Oh yeah I'd like to see you win a national election anywhere? No urban districts don't count. Oh yeah I'd like to see you win in a red state like Georgia? No municipal elections around atlanta don't count. Oh yeah I'd like to see you win an election in a purple state like Michigan? No wait he's Ara

The antitrust trial for the Warner Bros/Paramount merger will take place in March 2027. Paramount must begin paying WB shareholders $7M a day on Sept. 30 until the deal is complete.

I was in the mood to draw Sally Acorn. ❤️

This is the only ever Sally Acorn hot take y'all will hear from me.

Cancel the deal.

DiscussingFilm@discussingfilm.net · 20h ago

The antitrust trial for the Warner Bros/Paramount merger will take place in March 2027. Paramount must begin paying WB shareholders $7M a day on Sept. 30 until the deal is complete.

This will accumulate to over $1 BILLION by the time the trial begins. Let's also not forget Oracle's tanking stock (even before the AI bubble has officially popped) and the good possibility of war drying up their sovereign funds. At this point, it'd probably be smarter to pay the breakup fee.

DiscussingFilm@discussingfilm.net · 20h ago

The antitrust trial for the Warner Bros/Paramount merger will take place in March 2027. Paramount must begin paying WB shareholders $7M a day on Sept. 30 until the deal is complete.

Though that last one isn’t even the dumbest Marvel-related business decision, it’s “New World Pictures buys Marvel thinking they were going to get the rights to Superman”

“We’ll use our debt-burdened studio to buy another debt-burdened studio and try to make 30 movies a year” may not be as enormously dumb as “buying a second sports card company after that market imploded after the 1994 baseball strike” but it’s pretty damn close

Someone mentioned this on a Discord, and I agree: Ellison’s ownership of Paramount is *uncannily* similar to Ronald Perelman’s ownership of Marvel The exact same shitload of debt, questionable acquisitions, and horrendous management