Seth Lukas Hynes
@sethhyneswriter.bsky.social
I'm a writer and film critic from Australia. I'm the weekly film critic for the Star Mail newspaper chain (10+ years), and write articles, essays and science fiction. I enjoy movies, prog-rock, video games, collecting vintage Macs and walking for exercise
I just realised: Godzilla (or Zilla) in this poster for the 1998 American Godzilla movie is WAY bigger than he is in the film.
In the film, Godzilla is only a few times larger than the helicopters attacking him, but his foot in the poster dwarfs the helicopters and vehicles around him.
In the film, Godzilla is only a few times larger than the helicopters attacking him, but his foot in the poster dwarfs the helicopters and vehicles around him.
January 28, 2026 at 4:23 AM
I just realised: Godzilla (or Zilla) in this poster for the 1998 American Godzilla movie is WAY bigger than he is in the film.
In the film, Godzilla is only a few times larger than the helicopters attacking him, but his foot in the poster dwarfs the helicopters and vehicles around him.
In the film, Godzilla is only a few times larger than the helicopters attacking him, but his foot in the poster dwarfs the helicopters and vehicles around him.
The Dilbert Principle asserts that companies tend to promote their most incompetent employees to management to minimise the damage they can cause.
It’s ironic that Dilbert creator Scott Adams was a Trump supporter, as the Trump Presidency is the ultimate refutation of the Dilbert Principle.
It’s ironic that Dilbert creator Scott Adams was a Trump supporter, as the Trump Presidency is the ultimate refutation of the Dilbert Principle.
January 27, 2026 at 5:02 AM
The Dilbert Principle asserts that companies tend to promote their most incompetent employees to management to minimise the damage they can cause.
It’s ironic that Dilbert creator Scott Adams was a Trump supporter, as the Trump Presidency is the ultimate refutation of the Dilbert Principle.
It’s ironic that Dilbert creator Scott Adams was a Trump supporter, as the Trump Presidency is the ultimate refutation of the Dilbert Principle.
I had to repair both of my trashcan Mac Pros over the past couple of days.
I wanted to swap the SSDs, but one SSD just wouldn’t finish booting (the progress bar would fill up but the boot process wouldn’t go any further). I simply cloned my 2010 cheesegrater onto the SSD, and it now boots fine.
I wanted to swap the SSDs, but one SSD just wouldn’t finish booting (the progress bar would fill up but the boot process wouldn’t go any further). I simply cloned my 2010 cheesegrater onto the SSD, and it now boots fine.
January 25, 2026 at 2:56 PM
I had to repair both of my trashcan Mac Pros over the past couple of days.
I wanted to swap the SSDs, but one SSD just wouldn’t finish booting (the progress bar would fill up but the boot process wouldn’t go any further). I simply cloned my 2010 cheesegrater onto the SSD, and it now boots fine.
I wanted to swap the SSDs, but one SSD just wouldn’t finish booting (the progress bar would fill up but the boot process wouldn’t go any further). I simply cloned my 2010 cheesegrater onto the SSD, and it now boots fine.
I've long felt that January 1 makes more sense for Australia Day, as Federation on New Year's Day in 1901 marked the birth of modern Australia.
So that we don't lose a holiday, how about we make January 1 Australia Day and designate January 2 the New Year's Day Holiday?
So that we don't lose a holiday, how about we make January 1 Australia Day and designate January 2 the New Year's Day Holiday?
January 25, 2026 at 10:00 AM
I've long felt that January 1 makes more sense for Australia Day, as Federation on New Year's Day in 1901 marked the birth of modern Australia.
So that we don't lose a holiday, how about we make January 1 Australia Day and designate January 2 the New Year's Day Holiday?
So that we don't lose a holiday, how about we make January 1 Australia Day and designate January 2 the New Year's Day Holiday?
The United States has been an embarrassment to its citizens and a global pariah before (in recent memory, during the Bush administration), but has there ever been a point before now (since the Civil War, at least) when we all seriously wondered if the US might collapse or destroy itself?
January 25, 2026 at 6:43 AM
The United States has been an embarrassment to its citizens and a global pariah before (in recent memory, during the Bush administration), but has there ever been a point before now (since the Civil War, at least) when we all seriously wondered if the US might collapse or destroy itself?
I was so happy to see Back To Friends by Sombr as @shadowtodd.bsky.social's number one best song of last year. :D
I actually cheered when it came up.
youtu.be/ic_8M3OBPfs?...
I actually cheered when it came up.
youtu.be/ic_8M3OBPfs?...
The Top Ten Best Hit Songs of 2025
YouTube video by Todd in the Shadows
youtu.be
January 25, 2026 at 12:35 AM
I was so happy to see Back To Friends by Sombr as @shadowtodd.bsky.social's number one best song of last year. :D
I actually cheered when it came up.
youtu.be/ic_8M3OBPfs?...
I actually cheered when it came up.
youtu.be/ic_8M3OBPfs?...
In Stranger Things, what’s John Connor’s deal?
January 24, 2026 at 4:01 PM
In Stranger Things, what’s John Connor’s deal?
I sometimes work on computers nude. 😏
When it's a horribly hot day, and you're working on Mac Pros that release a hell of a lot of heat, you'd be nuts to wear any clothes.
When it's a horribly hot day, and you're working on Mac Pros that release a hell of a lot of heat, you'd be nuts to wear any clothes.
January 24, 2026 at 3:31 PM
I sometimes work on computers nude. 😏
When it's a horribly hot day, and you're working on Mac Pros that release a hell of a lot of heat, you'd be nuts to wear any clothes.
When it's a horribly hot day, and you're working on Mac Pros that release a hell of a lot of heat, you'd be nuts to wear any clothes.
@thisdoesnotcompute.bsky.social
"It's SOLL-DER! SOLL-DER!"
"It's pronounced "soll-der"! Stop leaving out the L!"
(Image credit: Collegehumor/Dropout.)
"It's SOLL-DER! SOLL-DER!"
"It's pronounced "soll-der"! Stop leaving out the L!"
(Image credit: Collegehumor/Dropout.)
January 24, 2026 at 7:25 AM
@thisdoesnotcompute.bsky.social
"It's SOLL-DER! SOLL-DER!"
"It's pronounced "soll-der"! Stop leaving out the L!"
(Image credit: Collegehumor/Dropout.)
"It's SOLL-DER! SOLL-DER!"
"It's pronounced "soll-der"! Stop leaving out the L!"
(Image credit: Collegehumor/Dropout.)
As a moderate Apple fan who collects vintage Macs and prefers Macs and iPhones to the alternatives, I feel nostalgic for two eras of Apple history: their truly innovative, risk-taking design at the turn of the millennium, and pre-2024 Apple when their CEO wasn’t chummy with a fascist President.
January 24, 2026 at 6:30 AM
As a moderate Apple fan who collects vintage Macs and prefers Macs and iPhones to the alternatives, I feel nostalgic for two eras of Apple history: their truly innovative, risk-taking design at the turn of the millennium, and pre-2024 Apple when their CEO wasn’t chummy with a fascist President.
Some video game pastimes I enjoy: making a fool out of Higgs in Death Stranding, and beating up monks to help Peggy and winning the Aberdeen Fight Club in Sleeping Dogs.
I also enjoy destroying Hitler’s boat so he can’t escape and hunting him through the base in Sniper Elite 4.
I also enjoy destroying Hitler’s boat so he can’t escape and hunting him through the base in Sniper Elite 4.
January 23, 2026 at 11:10 AM
Some video game pastimes I enjoy: making a fool out of Higgs in Death Stranding, and beating up monks to help Peggy and winning the Aberdeen Fight Club in Sleeping Dogs.
I also enjoy destroying Hitler’s boat so he can’t escape and hunting him through the base in Sniper Elite 4.
I also enjoy destroying Hitler’s boat so he can’t escape and hunting him through the base in Sniper Elite 4.
I already loved 28 Years Later, and The Bone Temple is even better.
Ralph Fiennes is clearly having so much fun as Dr. Kelson, his relationship with the Alpha zombie Samson is fascinating, Jack O'Connell is chilling as Sir Jimmy Crystal, and the tightly-woven plot builds to a glorious climax.
Ralph Fiennes is clearly having so much fun as Dr. Kelson, his relationship with the Alpha zombie Samson is fascinating, Jack O'Connell is chilling as Sir Jimmy Crystal, and the tightly-woven plot builds to a glorious climax.
January 23, 2026 at 1:25 AM
I already loved 28 Years Later, and The Bone Temple is even better.
Ralph Fiennes is clearly having so much fun as Dr. Kelson, his relationship with the Alpha zombie Samson is fascinating, Jack O'Connell is chilling as Sir Jimmy Crystal, and the tightly-woven plot builds to a glorious climax.
Ralph Fiennes is clearly having so much fun as Dr. Kelson, his relationship with the Alpha zombie Samson is fascinating, Jack O'Connell is chilling as Sir Jimmy Crystal, and the tightly-woven plot builds to a glorious climax.
January 23, 2026 at 1:11 AM
With Caleb Landry Jones in Nitram, Sally Hawkins in Bring Her Back, John Lithgow in Jimpa and Daisy Ridley in We Bury The Dead (and I’m sure there are more), we’re seeing a growing trend of non-Australian actors playing Australians lately.
January 22, 2026 at 9:26 AM
With Caleb Landry Jones in Nitram, Sally Hawkins in Bring Her Back, John Lithgow in Jimpa and Daisy Ridley in We Bury The Dead (and I’m sure there are more), we’re seeing a growing trend of non-Australian actors playing Australians lately.
I mentioned the Cinema Snob on Bluesky earlier today, and wouldn’t you know it: the local cinema was playing Believe It or Not, his theme song, in the foyer. 😆
January 22, 2026 at 2:59 AM
I mentioned the Cinema Snob on Bluesky earlier today, and wouldn’t you know it: the local cinema was playing Believe It or Not, his theme song, in the foyer. 😆
I wanted to watch Return To Silent Hill tomorrow, but the cinemas screening it only have ONE session a day at around 9 PM. 😡
January 21, 2026 at 11:08 AM
I wanted to watch Return To Silent Hill tomorrow, but the cinemas screening it only have ONE session a day at around 9 PM. 😡
It's strange how so many people hate Mystical Magical by Benson Boone.
I can see how some would find it inane or too saccharine, but Mystical Magical doesn't go overboard for me. I think it's a sweet, catchy pop song. 🤷♀️
It's certainly not one of the worst songs of 2025.
I can see how some would find it inane or too saccharine, but Mystical Magical doesn't go overboard for me. I think it's a sweet, catchy pop song. 🤷♀️
It's certainly not one of the worst songs of 2025.
January 21, 2026 at 10:35 AM
It's strange how so many people hate Mystical Magical by Benson Boone.
I can see how some would find it inane or too saccharine, but Mystical Magical doesn't go overboard for me. I think it's a sweet, catchy pop song. 🤷♀️
It's certainly not one of the worst songs of 2025.
I can see how some would find it inane or too saccharine, but Mystical Magical doesn't go overboard for me. I think it's a sweet, catchy pop song. 🤷♀️
It's certainly not one of the worst songs of 2025.
One small thing I regret never asking my grandparents is whether they have an internal voice.
I've always had a very active internal voice, I know Dad had one, but I learned recently that Mum does not.
I would have liked to learn if Nana and Papa (Mum's parents) had internal voices.
I've always had a very active internal voice, I know Dad had one, but I learned recently that Mum does not.
I would have liked to learn if Nana and Papa (Mum's parents) had internal voices.
January 21, 2026 at 8:34 AM
One small thing I regret never asking my grandparents is whether they have an internal voice.
I've always had a very active internal voice, I know Dad had one, but I learned recently that Mum does not.
I would have liked to learn if Nana and Papa (Mum's parents) had internal voices.
I've always had a very active internal voice, I know Dad had one, but I learned recently that Mum does not.
I would have liked to learn if Nana and Papa (Mum's parents) had internal voices.
@shadowtodd.bsky.social
It's interesting that you like Amazing Grace, as I've never liked it myself.
To me, Amazing Grace has an undulating, creeping rhythm that stresses me out.
It's interesting that you like Amazing Grace, as I've never liked it myself.
To me, Amazing Grace has an undulating, creeping rhythm that stresses me out.
January 20, 2026 at 12:29 PM
@shadowtodd.bsky.social
It's interesting that you like Amazing Grace, as I've never liked it myself.
To me, Amazing Grace has an undulating, creeping rhythm that stresses me out.
It's interesting that you like Amazing Grace, as I've never liked it myself.
To me, Amazing Grace has an undulating, creeping rhythm that stresses me out.
I just watched Brotherhood Of The Wolf, and it rules.
It's a fun, decadent, mostly-successful blend of aristocratic intrigue, monstrous suspense, romance, seduction and improbable kung-fu action, with engrossing performances and gorgeous art direction, and builds to a joyfully ridiculous climax.
It's a fun, decadent, mostly-successful blend of aristocratic intrigue, monstrous suspense, romance, seduction and improbable kung-fu action, with engrossing performances and gorgeous art direction, and builds to a joyfully ridiculous climax.
January 20, 2026 at 12:10 PM
I just watched Brotherhood Of The Wolf, and it rules.
It's a fun, decadent, mostly-successful blend of aristocratic intrigue, monstrous suspense, romance, seduction and improbable kung-fu action, with engrossing performances and gorgeous art direction, and builds to a joyfully ridiculous climax.
It's a fun, decadent, mostly-successful blend of aristocratic intrigue, monstrous suspense, romance, seduction and improbable kung-fu action, with engrossing performances and gorgeous art direction, and builds to a joyfully ridiculous climax.
It's my birthday today. :)
I turn 35, and I have a lot to be thankful for.
I'm a published writer and film critic (12+ years), I'm healthier and fitter than when I was a teenager, I've greatly expanded and refined my writing and computer skills, and I have many friends who love me and I love them. ❤️
I turn 35, and I have a lot to be thankful for.
I'm a published writer and film critic (12+ years), I'm healthier and fitter than when I was a teenager, I've greatly expanded and refined my writing and computer skills, and I have many friends who love me and I love them. ❤️
January 19, 2026 at 10:43 AM
It's my birthday today. :)
I turn 35, and I have a lot to be thankful for.
I'm a published writer and film critic (12+ years), I'm healthier and fitter than when I was a teenager, I've greatly expanded and refined my writing and computer skills, and I have many friends who love me and I love them. ❤️
I turn 35, and I have a lot to be thankful for.
I'm a published writer and film critic (12+ years), I'm healthier and fitter than when I was a teenager, I've greatly expanded and refined my writing and computer skills, and I have many friends who love me and I love them. ❤️
I feel manlier than usual today because I just took an explosion to the face. 😆
We had to relight the pilot light. I may not have done it quite right, but there was a big whoosh of burning gas in the hatch and my foolish face was in the way.
Thankfully, I only singed my beard.
We had to relight the pilot light. I may not have done it quite right, but there was a big whoosh of burning gas in the hatch and my foolish face was in the way.
Thankfully, I only singed my beard.
January 18, 2026 at 3:16 AM
I feel manlier than usual today because I just took an explosion to the face. 😆
We had to relight the pilot light. I may not have done it quite right, but there was a big whoosh of burning gas in the hatch and my foolish face was in the way.
Thankfully, I only singed my beard.
We had to relight the pilot light. I may not have done it quite right, but there was a big whoosh of burning gas in the hatch and my foolish face was in the way.
Thankfully, I only singed my beard.
@moistenedtart.bsky.social
Hi. :)
I'm sorry you and your family have been rather ill lately, and I'm so sorry your cat is gone.
Heads up: I just sent you a long email to catch up, but also to share a story pitch for my book that I think might be right up your alley. ❤️
Hi. :)
I'm sorry you and your family have been rather ill lately, and I'm so sorry your cat is gone.
Heads up: I just sent you a long email to catch up, but also to share a story pitch for my book that I think might be right up your alley. ❤️
January 17, 2026 at 12:59 PM
@moistenedtart.bsky.social
Hi. :)
I'm sorry you and your family have been rather ill lately, and I'm so sorry your cat is gone.
Heads up: I just sent you a long email to catch up, but also to share a story pitch for my book that I think might be right up your alley. ❤️
Hi. :)
I'm sorry you and your family have been rather ill lately, and I'm so sorry your cat is gone.
Heads up: I just sent you a long email to catch up, but also to share a story pitch for my book that I think might be right up your alley. ❤️
@shadowtodd.bsky.social
In Blue Strips by Jessie Murph, her accent makes “bare tits” sound like “bad tits”, which makes the song even more confusing.
Whose tits are bad? Hers? The stripper’s? And bad as in literally bad, or bad as ironic slang for good? 🤔
In Blue Strips by Jessie Murph, her accent makes “bare tits” sound like “bad tits”, which makes the song even more confusing.
Whose tits are bad? Hers? The stripper’s? And bad as in literally bad, or bad as ironic slang for good? 🤔
January 17, 2026 at 2:42 AM
@shadowtodd.bsky.social
In Blue Strips by Jessie Murph, her accent makes “bare tits” sound like “bad tits”, which makes the song even more confusing.
Whose tits are bad? Hers? The stripper’s? And bad as in literally bad, or bad as ironic slang for good? 🤔
In Blue Strips by Jessie Murph, her accent makes “bare tits” sound like “bad tits”, which makes the song even more confusing.
Whose tits are bad? Hers? The stripper’s? And bad as in literally bad, or bad as ironic slang for good? 🤔
Me, glad that Jessie Buckley won the Best Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama Golden Globe, but realising that she's now probably too big a star to ever play the Doctor:
a man in a suit and tie is crying and covering his face with his fist
ALT: a man in a suit and tie is crying and covering his face with his fist
media.tenor.com
January 16, 2026 at 10:02 AM
Me, glad that Jessie Buckley won the Best Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama Golden Globe, but realising that she's now probably too big a star to ever play the Doctor: