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You Call Yourself a Film Critic

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I dunno man the concept of actually owning something you pay for must be like a drug if you're under 30

Unofficial BBCNews (UK) Bot @bbcnews-uk-rss.bsky.social · 25d

Why do Gen Z have a growing appetite for retro tech?

Gen Z are going retro, with studies showing a resurgence in people buying tech in the modern age that can be dated back decades.

www.bbc.com

December 7, 2025 at 6:57 PM

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Cher @ Ushi no Tane

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A new, sushi chef themed deluxe bingo card set is coming to Grand Bazaar. (Courtesy of the Bokumono account from the blue bird social site)

November 13, 2025 at 11:52 AM

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Seamus Blackley

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The older I get, the more tired I become of the uncurious.

November 10, 2025 at 4:38 PM

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Ed Zitron

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This lawsuit is brutal. One of the exhibits is the letter Universal sent to Midjourney, including a quote from a 2022 Forbes interview that I bet midjourney regrets

Universal did not permit, authorize, or license Midjourney to copy or use any of Universal's copyrighted works in connection with any version of its Image Service or to otherwise exploit Universal's works at any time. You acknowledged as much in a September 16, 2022 Forbes interview in which you confirmed that Midjourney never sought any copyright holders' consent to use or exploit their works:
Did you seek consent from living artists or work still under copyright?
No. There isn't really a way to get a hundred million images and know where they're coming from. It would be cool if images had metadata embedded in them about the copyright owner or something. But that's not a thing; there's not a registry. There's no way to find a picture on the Internet, and then automatically trace it to an owner and then have any way of doing anything to authenticate it.
See Rob Salkowitz. Midiourney Founder David Holz

June 11, 2025 at 3:49 PM

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Abby New Year!

@popeguilty.bsky.social

So Steak 'n' Shake is a Nazi bar now

A Twitter post from Steak n Shake saying "America deserves the best. America gets the best when fries are cooked in 100% Beef Take. Only available at Steam 'n Shake. Sayonara Ronald." There is also a picture of some fries accompanied by the words "100% Beef Tallow Throwback Fries" in a font intended to suggest Fraktur.

A Twitter post from Steak 'n Shake that says "Steak 'n Shake is proud to support MAHA and Secretary Kennedy! You're days are numbered seed oil. We want to lead the way and make a difference! #MAHA" and an American flag emoji. There is a photograph of a MAGA hat that reads "MAKE FRYING OIL TALLOW AGAIN".

A Twitter post from Steak 'n Shake that reads "Demolition Man part 2... out with taco bell and woke, in with Steak 'n Shake, freedom and tallow fries!" There is a quoted post from @JRTalksToNobody reading "After the franchise wars, all restaurants will be Steak 'n Shake" accompanies by a generative AI picture of a futuristic Steak 'n Shake.

A Twitter post from Steak 'n Shake that e "Did this man just pull up in our drive-thru?" accompanied by an AI picture of Robert F Kennedy Jr in the back seat of a car.

March 7, 2025 at 10:33 PM

Cryptid

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Another one gets scurvy

February 8, 2025 at 4:57 PM

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Gary Peterson 🇺🇸

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My latest piece is all about fathers and sons, as our little Vice President Trump is always on hand to give the encouragement our leader needs, which even earns him a nice walk in the park with President Musk to strengthen their bond.