Laserdisc Turtle (Ewan)
@laserdiscturtle.bsky.social
He/Him. A programmer with thespian leanings. I have a love of laserdiscs and physical media in general. Expect lots of rabbits, nerdiness, video editing, and unhealthy levels of Highlander 2.
LGBTQ+ welcome. Fascists not.
LGBTQ+ welcome. Fascists not.
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Chords:
- SEGA CD Snatcher-inspired adventure
- Energy-filled OST by @superjetspade.bsky.social
- Gorgeous pixel art by @108stars-pixelart.bsky.social
- A storyline with more twists than SEGA OutRun
- A @hideokojimaen.bsky.kojimaproductions.jp indie love letter
#MegaDrive #SegaGenesis #IndieDev
- SEGA CD Snatcher-inspired adventure
- Energy-filled OST by @superjetspade.bsky.social
- Gorgeous pixel art by @108stars-pixelart.bsky.social
- A storyline with more twists than SEGA OutRun
- A @hideokojimaen.bsky.kojimaproductions.jp indie love letter
#MegaDrive #SegaGenesis #IndieDev
November 5, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Chords:
- SEGA CD Snatcher-inspired adventure
- Energy-filled OST by @superjetspade.bsky.social
- Gorgeous pixel art by @108stars-pixelart.bsky.social
- A storyline with more twists than SEGA OutRun
- A @hideokojimaen.bsky.kojimaproductions.jp indie love letter
#MegaDrive #SegaGenesis #IndieDev
- SEGA CD Snatcher-inspired adventure
- Energy-filled OST by @superjetspade.bsky.social
- Gorgeous pixel art by @108stars-pixelart.bsky.social
- A storyline with more twists than SEGA OutRun
- A @hideokojimaen.bsky.kojimaproductions.jp indie love letter
#MegaDrive #SegaGenesis #IndieDev
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It was 40 years ago today (Nov 11, 1985) that Ralph Winter called from Los Angeles and left a message on the phone in my apartment in Honolulu, asking me if I'd like to work on Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home. In doing so, he changed my life. Thanks, Ralph!
November 11, 2025 at 2:41 PM
It was 40 years ago today (Nov 11, 1985) that Ralph Winter called from Los Angeles and left a message on the phone in my apartment in Honolulu, asking me if I'd like to work on Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home. In doing so, he changed my life. Thanks, Ralph!
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I still had the honor of posting lots of spaceships with breasts on the timelines of real astronauts. 🥰
Not many people can say that.
Not many people can say that.
November 8, 2025 at 11:28 PM
I still had the honor of posting lots of spaceships with breasts on the timelines of real astronauts. 🥰
Not many people can say that.
Not many people can say that.
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Vince Gilligan: “I have not used ChatGPT, because as of yet, no one has held a shotgun to my head and made me do it.”
Fair.
Fair.
‘Pluribus’ Includes “Made By Humans” Disclaimer In Credits Amid AI Discourse
As artificial intelligence becomes less discernible and more prevalent, Vince Gilligan is setting an example about transparency with 'Pluribus'.
deadline.com
November 8, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Vince Gilligan: “I have not used ChatGPT, because as of yet, no one has held a shotgun to my head and made me do it.”
Fair.
Fair.
One of my "holy grail" #Laserdiscs just arrived!
CAPTAIN SUPERMARKET!
The western version of the film had some boring title like #EvilDead 3 #ArmyOfDarkness, but only Japan released it with the true, superior title.
#キャプテンスーパーマーケット
#Laserdisc
CAPTAIN SUPERMARKET!
The western version of the film had some boring title like #EvilDead 3 #ArmyOfDarkness, but only Japan released it with the true, superior title.
#キャプテンスーパーマーケット
#Laserdisc
November 6, 2025 at 2:43 PM
One of my "holy grail" #Laserdiscs just arrived!
CAPTAIN SUPERMARKET!
The western version of the film had some boring title like #EvilDead 3 #ArmyOfDarkness, but only Japan released it with the true, superior title.
#キャプテンスーパーマーケット
#Laserdisc
CAPTAIN SUPERMARKET!
The western version of the film had some boring title like #EvilDead 3 #ArmyOfDarkness, but only Japan released it with the true, superior title.
#キャプテンスーパーマーケット
#Laserdisc
67 years later and we're still having the same arguments.
BBC Archive - 1958: Free Speech for Fascists?
youtu.be/AJCw2BCnr0E
BBC Archive - 1958: Free Speech for Fascists?
youtu.be/AJCw2BCnr0E
1958: Free Speech for Fascists? | Panorama | Voice of the People | BBC Archive
youtu.be
November 6, 2025 at 8:16 AM
67 years later and we're still having the same arguments.
BBC Archive - 1958: Free Speech for Fascists?
youtu.be/AJCw2BCnr0E
BBC Archive - 1958: Free Speech for Fascists?
youtu.be/AJCw2BCnr0E
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Andrew, you have been evicted. It's time to leave your big brother's house
October 30, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Andrew, you have been evicted. It's time to leave your big brother's house
Last night I finished reading The Shining, my first (but not last) Stephen King novel.
While reading it I kept wondering why Kubrick left out all the crucial character backstory from his film, but it turns out I've only ever seen the International Cut which is missing 25 minutes of backstory.
While reading it I kept wondering why Kubrick left out all the crucial character backstory from his film, but it turns out I've only ever seen the International Cut which is missing 25 minutes of backstory.
October 30, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Last night I finished reading The Shining, my first (but not last) Stephen King novel.
While reading it I kept wondering why Kubrick left out all the crucial character backstory from his film, but it turns out I've only ever seen the International Cut which is missing 25 minutes of backstory.
While reading it I kept wondering why Kubrick left out all the crucial character backstory from his film, but it turns out I've only ever seen the International Cut which is missing 25 minutes of backstory.
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If elected PM I will demolish Number 10 and build a cyber cafe in its place with up to 10 computers on a 56k modem Internet connection. This is my pledge to the British people.
October 30, 2025 at 7:36 AM
If elected PM I will demolish Number 10 and build a cyber cafe in its place with up to 10 computers on a 56k modem Internet connection. This is my pledge to the British people.
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Doctor Who already knew this in 1977.
October 29, 2025 at 8:16 AM
Doctor Who already knew this in 1977.
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“I am not interested, nor will I ever be interested. I'm 61, and I hope to be able to remain uninterested in using it at all until I croak. ... The other day, somebody wrote me an email, said, ‘What is your stance on AI?’ And my answer was very short. I said, ‘I'd rather die.’” 🫡
Filmmaker Guillermo del Toro says 'I'd rather die' than use generative AI
Del Toro's new Frankenstein adaption reimagines Mary Shelley's 1818 Gothic novel. Frankenstein was like a tech bro: "creating something without considering the consequences," he explains.
www.npr.org
October 23, 2025 at 10:08 PM
“I am not interested, nor will I ever be interested. I'm 61, and I hope to be able to remain uninterested in using it at all until I croak. ... The other day, somebody wrote me an email, said, ‘What is your stance on AI?’ And my answer was very short. I said, ‘I'd rather die.’” 🫡
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Since yesterday's AI chat I've had a few requests/questions about what happened to all my old YouTube videos - God knows why - so I've just made (most of) them public again to avoid repeating myself. I'll probably take some back down again once I've settled on my long term plans.
So yeah, go nuts.
So yeah, go nuts.
October 23, 2025 at 7:57 AM
Since yesterday's AI chat I've had a few requests/questions about what happened to all my old YouTube videos - God knows why - so I've just made (most of) them public again to avoid repeating myself. I'll probably take some back down again once I've settled on my long term plans.
So yeah, go nuts.
So yeah, go nuts.
Wow, @pipmadeley.bsky.social is one of the most laid back and fun loving characters in Doctor Who fandom...and even he seems pissed about the AI shenanigans on the new Doctor Who Blu Ray.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=24hw...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=24hw...
Is A.I. worth it?
YouTube video by Pip Madeley
www.youtube.com
October 22, 2025 at 7:48 AM
Wow, @pipmadeley.bsky.social is one of the most laid back and fun loving characters in Doctor Who fandom...and even he seems pissed about the AI shenanigans on the new Doctor Who Blu Ray.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=24hw...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=24hw...
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If you're a #DoctorWho fan who cares about sensitive video restoration that preserves the integrity of the original images, and is concerned about the introduction of unintended artefacts from the use of AI, please watch this short video, share widely and discuss.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=24hw...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=24hw...
A.I. - is it worth it?
YouTube video by Pip Madeley
www.youtube.com
October 22, 2025 at 6:08 AM
If you're a #DoctorWho fan who cares about sensitive video restoration that preserves the integrity of the original images, and is concerned about the introduction of unintended artefacts from the use of AI, please watch this short video, share widely and discuss.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=24hw...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=24hw...
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Todays Old Tat Arrival at AVAV Towers
Something rather special for you #LaserDisc Deviants out there
Philips #LaserVision In-Store Display POS from back in the day
No idea of its history, but saw it & snapped it up. Couldn’t leave it could I
28” x 17” it’s a beauty
@laserdiscturtle.bsky.social
Something rather special for you #LaserDisc Deviants out there
Philips #LaserVision In-Store Display POS from back in the day
No idea of its history, but saw it & snapped it up. Couldn’t leave it could I
28” x 17” it’s a beauty
@laserdiscturtle.bsky.social
October 21, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Todays Old Tat Arrival at AVAV Towers
Something rather special for you #LaserDisc Deviants out there
Philips #LaserVision In-Store Display POS from back in the day
No idea of its history, but saw it & snapped it up. Couldn’t leave it could I
28” x 17” it’s a beauty
@laserdiscturtle.bsky.social
Something rather special for you #LaserDisc Deviants out there
Philips #LaserVision In-Store Display POS from back in the day
No idea of its history, but saw it & snapped it up. Couldn’t leave it could I
28” x 17” it’s a beauty
@laserdiscturtle.bsky.social
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The thing that makes Star Trek utopian isn’t the end of scarcity or the harmony between all peoples it’s also that the guy on the ship who gets laid the most plays the trombone at work and periodically does community theater
October 21, 2025 at 1:51 AM
The thing that makes Star Trek utopian isn’t the end of scarcity or the harmony between all peoples it’s also that the guy on the ship who gets laid the most plays the trombone at work and periodically does community theater
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I spend a year plotting a mystery novel and then this happens.
October 20, 2025 at 1:56 AM
I spend a year plotting a mystery novel and then this happens.
Tonight's spooky season film was Edgar Wright's incredible "Last Night in Soho."
It's become a bit of a Halloween staple for us and is possibly my favourite film of the decade.
It's become a bit of a Halloween staple for us and is possibly my favourite film of the decade.
October 19, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Tonight's spooky season film was Edgar Wright's incredible "Last Night in Soho."
It's become a bit of a Halloween staple for us and is possibly my favourite film of the decade.
It's become a bit of a Halloween staple for us and is possibly my favourite film of the decade.
Oof, the Doctor Who Season 13 Blu Ray looks like an AI nightmare. I thought these were meant to be definitive restorations rather than an experiment.
Sure AI *may* improve in the future but it's already being used to ruin "restorations" now.
@nothinglane.bsky.social @petercrockersvs.bsky.social
Sure AI *may* improve in the future but it's already being used to ruin "restorations" now.
@nothinglane.bsky.social @petercrockersvs.bsky.social
October 19, 2025 at 9:04 AM
Oof, the Doctor Who Season 13 Blu Ray looks like an AI nightmare. I thought these were meant to be definitive restorations rather than an experiment.
Sure AI *may* improve in the future but it's already being used to ruin "restorations" now.
@nothinglane.bsky.social @petercrockersvs.bsky.social
Sure AI *may* improve in the future but it's already being used to ruin "restorations" now.
@nothinglane.bsky.social @petercrockersvs.bsky.social
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Can confirm: they fucked up the Doctor Who Season 13 blu-ray with AI. How incredibly, incredibly disappointing. Especially after they denied it when the terrible trailer came out.
What a shame. Hold on to your DVDs.
What a shame. Hold on to your DVDs.
Okay time to crack open The Android Invasion and check that scene versus the trailer.
October 18, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Can confirm: they fucked up the Doctor Who Season 13 blu-ray with AI. How incredibly, incredibly disappointing. Especially after they denied it when the terrible trailer came out.
What a shame. Hold on to your DVDs.
What a shame. Hold on to your DVDs.
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They did, yes.
Watching the new Doctor Who Season 13 set, only 15 mins into Terror of the Zygons and it looks awful! What's going on with the horrible smoothing? Why are they using AI now?!
October 18, 2025 at 7:31 PM
They did, yes.
As it's our anniversary weekend we finally got around to opening one of the bottles of sake we brought back from Japan.
Dassai 39 is my favourite, but we brought back a small bottle of the fancier 23 that is usually too expensive here in the UK.
I'd forgotten how smooth and floral it is.
Dassai 39 is my favourite, but we brought back a small bottle of the fancier 23 that is usually too expensive here in the UK.
I'd forgotten how smooth and floral it is.
October 18, 2025 at 7:24 PM
As it's our anniversary weekend we finally got around to opening one of the bottles of sake we brought back from Japan.
Dassai 39 is my favourite, but we brought back a small bottle of the fancier 23 that is usually too expensive here in the UK.
I'd forgotten how smooth and floral it is.
Dassai 39 is my favourite, but we brought back a small bottle of the fancier 23 that is usually too expensive here in the UK.
I'd forgotten how smooth and floral it is.