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Mike Schnier
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In Halifax/Kjipuktuk // He/Him // Connecting artists to animation jobs through @cartoonrecruit.com
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tomwarren.co.uk
Apple has made a $230 iPhone sock 😅 the iPhone Pocket is actually a knitted bag, and Apple will start selling it on Friday www.theverge.com/news/818328/...
Apple made a $230 crossbody… sock
The iPhone Pocket isn’t really a pocket at all.
www.theverge.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:07 PM
mikeschnier.bsky.social
The next film starts with Bond's POV in the nanobot factory. As he 'dies,' he explodes into a blinding flash of technicolor light and regenerates as a new actor.
willardfoxton.bsky.social Willard Foxton @willardfoxton.bsky.social · 9h
James Bond’s death in No Time to Die is causing a nightmare for the next film. Writers are stuck because Bond “was blown to pieces.”

Anthony Horowitz, author of three 007 novels, says:

“You can't have him wake up in shower and saying it was all a dream."

radaronline.com/p/james-bond...
November 11, 2025 at 3:38 PM
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rosemarymosco.com
Baby pigeon mystery.
My pigeon book is here: www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/rosem...
A six-panel comic. In panel 1, text says "People often wonder, why don't I see baby pigeons? Here's where they're hiding:" and there's an egg with an arrow pointing to a question mark, then an arrow pointing to an adult pigeon. Panel 2 says "Pigeons don't nest in trees. They nest in sheltered spaces on or in buildings. This keeps their babies safe from weather and predators." There's a pigeon nesting in a sheltered cavity in the side of a building. Panel 3 says "The hidden babies look like this: like moldy potatoes, but cute" and there are two baby pigeons looking, well, like moldy pink and gray potatoes with yellow fuzz. Panel 4 says "Older baby pigeons hide in plain sight. When they leave the nest, they're adult-sized, but they're still young and learning" and a fledgling pigeon is flying out of a building saying "aaaaaa". Panel 5 says "Here's how to identify these young pigeons" and shows a fledgling pigeon with arrows pointing to these features: eyes may be gray-brown, pale-edged feathers, smaller "nose" (cere), subdued hues, and looks worried. Panel 6 says "Scientifically speaking, though, all pigeons are sweet babies" and there are three very cute round pigeons, a gray, white, and red one, with arrows pointing to them to make things look scientific.
November 11, 2025 at 3:10 PM
mikeschnier.bsky.social
Being unable to admit "oh, I must have made a mistake," is a dangerous form of mind-poison. It locks you into bad decisions for eternity.
jacktindale.bsky.social Jack Tindale @jacktindale.bsky.social · 5h
Noah Smith is paid in the high six-figures to write a blog read by Americans who believe themselves to be intelligent. Yet, he is both unable to read a sign and also for some reason chose to have a 90 minute layover for a flight that takes 90 minutes.

onemileatatime.com/news/economi...
Economist Doesn't Follow Signs At Heathrow: Proof The UK Is Failing?
A economist had a bad experience connecting at Heathrow, suggesting it's reflective of bigger issues in the UK. There's only one issue...
onemileatatime.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:31 PM
mikeschnier.bsky.social
The iPad Pro is the strangest product Apple sells. Originally it was the one that worked with the Apple Pencil, but that quickly spread to the rest of the iPads. Then it had the same processor as the MacBooks, but now so does the iPad Air.
theverge.com The Verge @theverge.com · 4h
The iPad Pro went on sale 10 years ago today. At the time, many saw it as just a bigger iPad.

A decade later, though, the iPad Pro has changed. Rather than try to make it into something other than a laptop, Apple made it… a laptop.

Read more from @davidpierce.xyz: www.theverge.com/tech/817939/...
November 11, 2025 at 2:42 PM
mikeschnier.bsky.social
Media literacy was never so important. You need to understand what you're seeing, why it was made, and how it got to you.
November 11, 2025 at 2:36 PM
mikeschnier.bsky.social
This seems like a very fast and convenient way to lose your seat.
jconley.bsky.social JG Conley @jconley.bsky.social · 17h
More than 15 Senate Democrats join GOP to advance nationwide ban on hemp products, including CBD gummies,
unavaleable.bsky.social Reconstructionist @unavaleable.bsky.social · 17h
oh the paul amendment is going down 78-22
November 11, 2025 at 2:24 PM
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skullmandible.bsky.social
going on twitter now is like the dark world part of link to the past, where the shape of things is roughly the same only now instead of the friendly villagers there's some demihuman freak snarling at you going "welcome to the village of assholes!! we hate you!!" also the trees shoot bombs now
November 11, 2025 at 1:27 AM
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cartoonbrew.bsky.social
A new era for The Animation Guild: Jeanette Moreno King steps aside, saying it’s time to “welcome new ideas” as Danny Lin is elected new Union president and board members are confirmed.
www.cartoonbrew.com/artist-right...
Danny Lin Confirmed As The Animation Guild President
Previous president Jeanette Moreno King shifts to Secretary role, saying it’s time to “welcome new ideas” and fresh perspectives in TAG leadership.
www.cartoonbrew.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:15 PM
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acollierastro.bsky.social
yo yo yo if someone blocks you do not email them to ask why.
November 10, 2025 at 7:50 PM
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brucearthur.bsky.social
Excited to see AI's results in the Canadian government!
ldobsonhughes.bsky.social Lauren Dobson-Hughes @ldobsonhughes.bsky.social · 2d
UK government project using AI to find benefit fraud resulted in:

- A 46% false fraud rate
- Anguish for families who were wrongly accused of fraud and had benefits stopped
- Months of additional work for government, setting up a hotline, correcting false fraud

www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
HMRC trial of child benefit crackdown wrongly suspected fraud in 46% of cases
Exclusive: Almost half of families flagged as emigrants based on Home Office travel data were still living in UK
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 7:35 PM
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emilymcminn-ms.bsky.social
Nothing illustrates the arseholery of the IOC and the British Press more than the use of the image of a not-Trans woman to illustrate a story about trans women being banned (because there are no current trans women competing at this level)
screen grab of Sun Sport artilce about IOC ban for trans women including a picture of Cisgender Boxer Imame Khelife
November 10, 2025 at 5:52 PM
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catsuka.bsky.social
Milano-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics ident (JTBC channel, South Korea).
Animation by Sungmin Yoo (sungminyoo.com).
November 10, 2025 at 6:10 PM
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gailsimone.bsky.social
A reminder that this anti-trans panic is 100% bullshit and exactly none of our country’s problems are related to someone expressing their gender identity and everyone who isn’t a hate-filled weirdo knows it.
November 10, 2025 at 1:16 PM
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ianzpotter.bsky.social
Happy There Is A Circulatory System Walking Through The Kitchen Day to all who celebrate.
It's an artistic representation of a circulatory system walking through a kitchen, as drawn by Dave Gibbons and written about by Alan Moore. It happens a lot 'round here.
November 10, 2025 at 10:54 AM
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senorwoberto.bsky.social
the fast casual slop bowl chain basically predicated itself on being inexpensive, relatively healthy and decent quality ingredients, and now it has none of those things so it’s not hard to see why they’re probably not going to exist in a few years
ryanhiggins.bsky.social Ryan Higgins @ryanhiggins.bsky.social · 2d
What a headline.
November 9, 2025 at 9:50 PM
mikeschnier.bsky.social
The thing to remember about art heists is that art museums are, as a rule, not high-security facilities.

They're spaces where we want the public to have fairly close and unobstructed access to artwork.
November 9, 2025 at 9:42 PM
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dryad.technology
Edited scan of an iconic IBM document: "A computer can never be held accountable Therefore a computer must make all management decisions"
November 9, 2025 at 6:45 PM
mikeschnier.bsky.social
Replaying Avernum: Escape From the Pit, a remake of a remake of a classic RPG. The plot involves seeking revenge for being banished to underground penal colony and there are so many clever ideas that I haven't seen anyone else try to pull off.
November 9, 2025 at 5:17 PM
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breanimator.bsky.social
It's the weekend, have you watched the pilot yet? No? Well what are you waiting for. Fans of Fantasy, black magical girls with witch powers and vampire romance this is for you.

🔗 youtu.be/5fXFD58D51A

#indieanimation #thethreetomes #magicalgirl #vampire #witch
November 8, 2025 at 6:03 PM
mikeschnier.bsky.social
This unlabelled AI-generated propaganda exists for a reason. Please encourage people in your life to stop using Facebook.
phosphorglow.bsky.social 𝕡𝕙𝕠𝕤𝕡𝕙𝕠𝕣 𝕘𝕝𝕠𝕨 @phosphorglow.bsky.social · 5d
mmmm my favorite mcdonald’s food, Dore, Caprer, and a side of Cchinges
November 7, 2025 at 7:33 PM
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chancesecond.bsky.social
Watching the first fight, season 1 of primal, where there’s no real perspective shifts, no real blender 180’s, and the information you get is the information you need.
November 7, 2025 at 2:07 PM
mikeschnier.bsky.social
Craft matters.
macrumors.bsky.social MacRumors.com @macrumors.bsky.social · 5d
New Apple TV Intro Was Made With Practical Effects
New Apple TV Intro Was Made With Practical Effects
The all-new intro sequence for Apple TV was made with practical effects and shot in-camera, Ad Age reports. Rather than using digital techniques, the new sequence was made by shooting large glass versions of the ‌Apple TV‌ logo, with physical motion and changing lighting used to create effects. Apple partnered with TBWA\Media Arts Lab to create the intro. Ad Age released an exclusive look brief behind-the-scenes clip showing some of that process, which was then shared on X: Apple TV’s colorful new branding was built with glass and captured in-camera. pic.twitter.com/Y8T4jXHKH1— Andreas Storm (@avstorm) November 6, 2025 The intro now plays before all ‌Apple TV‌ content. The company has made a one-second-long sting for trailers, along with a five-second-long version for TV shows and a 12-second-long cinematic version for movies. It is accompanied by a new sound composed by Finneas. Earlier this week, Apple's rebrand of ‌Apple TV‌+ was made official, with Apple updating the ‌‌Apple TV‌‌+ page on its website to read just "‌‌Apple TV‌‌" and updated app icons rolling out across devices.Tag: Apple TV Plus This article, "New Apple TV Intro Was Made With Practical Effects" first appeared on MacRumors.com Discuss this article in our forums
www.macrumors.com
November 7, 2025 at 2:54 PM
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lindaholmes.bsky.social
You have to be patient with Apple TV’s servers; they have limited experience with people actually watching the good shows they put on. (Yes, PLURIBUS is great.)
November 7, 2025 at 3:46 AM
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edentimm.bsky.social
theres posts going around to turn off the "rude poster" moderation in your settings, and I decided to also set everything else to "warn" (bc bsky had them auto set to "hide") and ive encountered some posts with these "warnings" that were so innocuous they made me laugh out loud
the advanced bluesky moderation page. I've turned most settings to "warn"because I'm surious so see what they consider "extreme" or "threats" and completely turned off the "rude" moderation, because it's stupid
November 7, 2025 at 4:21 AM