Pete
@eyebrowsofpower.bsky.social
Scottish programmer. Not that I mention it on here. Mostly here for bad films and political Posts
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Epic Games sent a DMCA notice to my online stores for my geology-themed design involving a crossed pickaxe and rock hammer that said "PICKS...or it didn't happen" because they asserted that Epic owned all rights to artwork/mention of pickaxes, right before an SVP annual conference. Eric cost me $$$
"Why stop at AI use? We could have mandatory disclosures for what shampoo brand the developer uses" — Epic boss Tim Sweeney says Steam should ditch its AI generated content disclosure. https://bit.ly/4a193vt
November 29, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Epic Games sent a DMCA notice to my online stores for my geology-themed design involving a crossed pickaxe and rock hammer that said "PICKS...or it didn't happen" because they asserted that Epic owned all rights to artwork/mention of pickaxes, right before an SVP annual conference. Eric cost me $$$
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Once again, my pledge to you, faithful voters - when I become all powerful ruler of the BBC, I WILL prune the Strictly results show to fifteen minutes. In, dance, done. If you're wondering what I'm planning to do with the half hour space that opens up in the schedules, I have one word. Cartoons.
November 30, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Once again, my pledge to you, faithful voters - when I become all powerful ruler of the BBC, I WILL prune the Strictly results show to fifteen minutes. In, dance, done. If you're wondering what I'm planning to do with the half hour space that opens up in the schedules, I have one word. Cartoons.
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While not a medical doctor, Dr Pepper does hold a PhD in neoclassical literary theory and thus deserves our respect
November 29, 2025 at 8:47 PM
While not a medical doctor, Dr Pepper does hold a PhD in neoclassical literary theory and thus deserves our respect
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One of the best worldbuilding guides you can read is Tolkien's notes on translation, where he talks about the fact that *everything* you write is in practice being translated into English; is is no more anachronistic to use the word "September" than it is use the word "sword" or "house" or "hello".
Not sure how I feel when a book tells me that instead of "12 months" they have "10 arcs," which are each 40 days long, and they all have names like Blossomarc, Flamearc Snowarc,.... I appreciate the world building, but couldnt we have just kept the calendar the same?
November 30, 2025 at 4:20 AM
One of the best worldbuilding guides you can read is Tolkien's notes on translation, where he talks about the fact that *everything* you write is in practice being translated into English; is is no more anachronistic to use the word "September" than it is use the word "sword" or "house" or "hello".
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I just don't need to know what the Telegraph has written about Dungeons & Dragons. It's a newspaper for people who are frightened of samosas.
November 30, 2025 at 12:15 PM
I just don't need to know what the Telegraph has written about Dungeons & Dragons. It's a newspaper for people who are frightened of samosas.
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I'm fulfilling orders for the next hour, if you get an order in while I'm here it'll be done today and in the post tomorrow. totallyflagulous.etsy.com
totallyflagulous.etsy.com
November 30, 2025 at 4:17 PM
I'm fulfilling orders for the next hour, if you get an order in while I'm here it'll be done today and in the post tomorrow. totallyflagulous.etsy.com
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For the past six weeks, an AI Facebook account has been pulling my history posts on Instagram and slopping out new captions, so I’ve been feeding it poison pills and its followers are having meltdowns in the comments. It’s been pretty spectacular.
November 30, 2025 at 2:10 AM
For the past six weeks, an AI Facebook account has been pulling my history posts on Instagram and slopping out new captions, so I’ve been feeding it poison pills and its followers are having meltdowns in the comments. It’s been pretty spectacular.
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not now babe it's infishtructure week
November 29, 2025 at 3:13 PM
not now babe it's infishtructure week
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The X-Files is genuinely a timelessly good show, because when not focusing on overarching conspiracy plot, they would really just focus on a single concept and quite crucially, it would cast an incredible actor to center the episode around who would be utterly god damn captivating to watch.
November 29, 2025 at 6:19 PM
The X-Files is genuinely a timelessly good show, because when not focusing on overarching conspiracy plot, they would really just focus on a single concept and quite crucially, it would cast an incredible actor to center the episode around who would be utterly god damn captivating to watch.
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Yes Madam's opening 5-10 minutes is a better action movie than 95% of action movies you've ever seen in your entire life.
Think I'm gonna rewatch Yes Madam tonight, classic Hong Kong action comedy directed by Corey Yuen starring Michelle Yeoh and Cynthia Rothrock
a woman adjusts her seat belt while driving
Alt: a woman adjusts her seat belt while driving
media.tenor.com
November 29, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Yes Madam's opening 5-10 minutes is a better action movie than 95% of action movies you've ever seen in your entire life.
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November 29, 2025 at 7:06 PM
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How are there so many of these guys. How is this allowed
1 like equals one Rod Stewart tribute artist.
November 29, 2025 at 4:50 AM
How are there so many of these guys. How is this allowed
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Now I heard there was a tiny box
Engraved with names like Minecraft Notch
And Brian Fargo and FourZeroTwo, yeah
But though it promised games for free
And mobile ports on your TV
It's a cold and it's a broken Founders' Ouya
Engraved with names like Minecraft Notch
And Brian Fargo and FourZeroTwo, yeah
But though it promised games for free
And mobile ports on your TV
It's a cold and it's a broken Founders' Ouya
November 26, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Now I heard there was a tiny box
Engraved with names like Minecraft Notch
And Brian Fargo and FourZeroTwo, yeah
But though it promised games for free
And mobile ports on your TV
It's a cold and it's a broken Founders' Ouya
Engraved with names like Minecraft Notch
And Brian Fargo and FourZeroTwo, yeah
But though it promised games for free
And mobile ports on your TV
It's a cold and it's a broken Founders' Ouya
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Does anyone want a survivorship bias shortbread
November 29, 2025 at 4:50 AM
Does anyone want a survivorship bias shortbread
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This is incredible thank you @sesmith.lol here are some shrimp.
November 29, 2025 at 4:14 AM
This is incredible thank you @sesmith.lol here are some shrimp.
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Mirror's Edge (2008, Multiplatform)
November 28, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Mirror's Edge (2008, Multiplatform)
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JK Rowling got a full *decade* of press as a martyr for being "cancelled" (declared passe by people online) and meanwhile nobody considers it very interesting that a prominent left wing author is basically banned from entering or publishing in the United Kingdom for her politics
so this is like, one of the biggest free speech infringements by a western democracy in our lifetimes right?
November 28, 2025 at 12:22 AM
JK Rowling got a full *decade* of press as a martyr for being "cancelled" (declared passe by people online) and meanwhile nobody considers it very interesting that a prominent left wing author is basically banned from entering or publishing in the United Kingdom for her politics
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As a consequence of this thread, I've learned Orson Welles felt so bad about people assuming Susan Alexander from Citizen Kane was based on Marion Davies, and the subsequent effect on her reputation, he wrote a foreword for Davies' memoir of her life with Hearst stressing that she wasn't.
Since we are once again dealing with "the only silent era comedians of note were men" I feel I need to stand up for the ladies.
Marion Davies!
Marion Davies!
November 27, 2025 at 9:57 PM
As a consequence of this thread, I've learned Orson Welles felt so bad about people assuming Susan Alexander from Citizen Kane was based on Marion Davies, and the subsequent effect on her reputation, he wrote a foreword for Davies' memoir of her life with Hearst stressing that she wasn't.
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thinking of this classic tweet on thanksgiving day
November 28, 2025 at 1:10 AM
thinking of this classic tweet on thanksgiving day
One ping only: cinematic appreciation long thread
thomas has talked me into watching red october, which i’ve never seen bc why would i want to watch that
he told me it stars “murderbot’s father” and tim curry
i know sean connery has the world’s worst accent in it
he told me it stars “murderbot’s father” and tim curry
i know sean connery has the world’s worst accent in it
November 28, 2025 at 4:29 AM
One ping only: cinematic appreciation long thread
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it’s so painful to watch good old movies where people took their jobs seriously (and were given the time (?) to do so) and modern stuff where everything is surface-level amateur crap
i know some shitty modern movies are due to the funding environment but MAVERICK did not have that problem
i know some shitty modern movies are due to the funding environment but MAVERICK did not have that problem
November 28, 2025 at 3:31 AM
it’s so painful to watch good old movies where people took their jobs seriously (and were given the time (?) to do so) and modern stuff where everything is surface-level amateur crap
i know some shitty modern movies are due to the funding environment but MAVERICK did not have that problem
i know some shitty modern movies are due to the funding environment but MAVERICK did not have that problem
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sometimes i wonder if people who make modern movies ever, like? watched movies?
November 28, 2025 at 2:12 AM
sometimes i wonder if people who make modern movies ever, like? watched movies?
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Looking for past Garfield Macy's balloons. Found a new reaction image
November 27, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Looking for past Garfield Macy's balloons. Found a new reaction image
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A bit too on the nose for thanksgiving
ICE DETAINED MARILYN. Fuck these people. www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
‘Northern Exposure’ actor gave ICE agents in Redmond her tribal ID. They called it ‘fake,’ she says
Indigenous actor Elaine Miles of "Northern Exposure" was detained by ICE at a Redmond bus stop. When she showed them her Tribal ID, they told her it was fake.
www.seattletimes.com
November 27, 2025 at 5:26 PM
A bit too on the nose for thanksgiving