Chris Neumann
@blueneumann.bsky.social
Writer, artist, fun uncle.
@blueneumann@mstdn.party on Mastodon.
@neumaticcamera
on Instagram.
Should I post my Tumblr?
@blueneumann@mstdn.party on Mastodon.
@neumaticcamera
on Instagram.
Should I post my Tumblr?
I need a chill movie to watch now
November 22, 2025 at 7:14 AM
I need a chill movie to watch now
Drew a lot yesterday, now I'm not in the mood at all. Probably another good sign I never became a professional artist
November 22, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Drew a lot yesterday, now I'm not in the mood at all. Probably another good sign I never became a professional artist
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The miniature spaceship FX in Close Encounters aged well because they built a "smoke room" to photograph the models in, to increase the density of the atmosphere around them. I.e., a 1/25 scale model would have smoke room atmosphere 25 times denser than it would be in the real world.
Man, everything is so bleak, anyone got a fun fact or little bit of trivia they want to share
November 22, 2025 at 3:10 AM
The miniature spaceship FX in Close Encounters aged well because they built a "smoke room" to photograph the models in, to increase the density of the atmosphere around them. I.e., a 1/25 scale model would have smoke room atmosphere 25 times denser than it would be in the real world.
I had no idea this existed. Amazing.
The greatest comic short story of all time. The original Peanuts strip that inspired the masterpiece. From Detective Comics 500 by Len Wein & Walt Simonson
November 21, 2025 at 8:10 AM
I had no idea this existed. Amazing.
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For users of Gmail, check the below post & sub post. The AI reading feature may or may not be checked. Mine was.
Mine were off by default so this may be an uneven rollout (or it hasn't activated yet and I'll need to check back periodically, yay). I just don't know why you'd damage trust in your products like this. Anyway, on web, this is where you look:
November 21, 2025 at 6:20 AM
For users of Gmail, check the below post & sub post. The AI reading feature may or may not be checked. Mine was.
I drew those weird octopus breathing tube things so much today that I had better use them in a design.
November 21, 2025 at 6:38 AM
I drew those weird octopus breathing tube things so much today that I had better use them in a design.
Haven't watched toku in months, and I want to
November 21, 2025 at 5:02 AM
Haven't watched toku in months, and I want to
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I just did this. I loathe "opt-out" AI bullshit that they sneak into things. Should be illegal.
If you use GMail, AI (Gemini) was turned on yesterday by default and now scans all of your content for machine learning. To turn off, go to Settings>General and scroll down. Uncheck the box for "Smart features."
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
November 21, 2025 at 12:02 AM
I just did this. I loathe "opt-out" AI bullshit that they sneak into things. Should be illegal.
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If you use GMail, AI (Gemini) was turned on yesterday by default and now scans all of your content for machine learning. To turn off, go to Settings>General and scroll down. Uncheck the box for "Smart features."
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
November 20, 2025 at 5:32 PM
If you use GMail, AI (Gemini) was turned on yesterday by default and now scans all of your content for machine learning. To turn off, go to Settings>General and scroll down. Uncheck the box for "Smart features."
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
Red Letter Media raised a question I had been thinking of, "what happens to all those people from the past who wind up in the 24th century?" I think that'd be an interesting thing to follow.
November 20, 2025 at 4:51 AM
Red Letter Media raised a question I had been thinking of, "what happens to all those people from the past who wind up in the 24th century?" I think that'd be an interesting thing to follow.
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Unlike most apps these days, Scrivener does not use AI in any way. However, if you’re on a Mac, you may see an AI prompt.
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Here’s why, and what you can do if you want to remove this: buff.ly/MlAq0rL
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Here’s why, and what you can do if you want to remove this: buff.ly/MlAq0rL
November 19, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Unlike most apps these days, Scrivener does not use AI in any way. However, if you’re on a Mac, you may see an AI prompt.
.
Here’s why, and what you can do if you want to remove this: buff.ly/MlAq0rL
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Here’s why, and what you can do if you want to remove this: buff.ly/MlAq0rL
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Every time you make fun of a website name on a TV show or movie I just need you to know some poor person fought for their life with Clearances to even be able to use that
November 18, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Every time you make fun of a website name on a TV show or movie I just need you to know some poor person fought for their life with Clearances to even be able to use that
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Well put! And I genuinely think we have the absolute nastiness of Trek fandom to blame for this kind of public dialogue ending. You can learn a lot from this kind of autopsy, but as long as fans act like being displeased by art is a capital crime, no one will want to show any weakness
That era could be shockingly open and honest about their missteps. The Generations commentary and Piller's book detailing the development of Insurrection both pull no punches.
November 19, 2025 at 3:33 AM
Well put! And I genuinely think we have the absolute nastiness of Trek fandom to blame for this kind of public dialogue ending. You can learn a lot from this kind of autopsy, but as long as fans act like being displeased by art is a capital crime, no one will want to show any weakness
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29 years ago today, Flanders taught us the ins and outs of apple cider vs. apple juice. “Burns, Baby Burns” premiered November 17, 1996.
November 18, 2025 at 12:05 AM
29 years ago today, Flanders taught us the ins and outs of apple cider vs. apple juice. “Burns, Baby Burns” premiered November 17, 1996.
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Now there is a hedgehog here and his name is Steve!
November 15, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Now there is a hedgehog here and his name is Steve!
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Some inspiring words on cinema in the streaming era from the Pope.
Yes, THAT Pope.
Yes, THAT Pope.
November 15, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Some inspiring words on cinema in the streaming era from the Pope.
Yes, THAT Pope.
Yes, THAT Pope.
Mistakenly thought that this was for tonight. #scriptchat
#scriptchat right here, first Friday night of every month.
Use the #scriptchat hashtag to join in.
5-6pm PT | 8-9pm ET
The chat is also still on X on Sunday nights, too.
#ScriptSky #WritingCommunity #screenwriting #screenwriter
Use the #scriptchat hashtag to join in.
5-6pm PT | 8-9pm ET
The chat is also still on X on Sunday nights, too.
#ScriptSky #WritingCommunity #screenwriting #screenwriter
Just a #scriptchat update ... we will continue doing them on the first Friday of each month from 5-6pm PT (8-9pm ET).
That is the end of this public service announcement.
#ScriptSky #scriptsocial #screenwriting
That is the end of this public service announcement.
#ScriptSky #scriptsocial #screenwriting
November 15, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Mistakenly thought that this was for tonight. #scriptchat
I still haven't cracked into my square sketchbook despite so many of my drawings winding up being exactly the right size for it.
November 14, 2025 at 2:07 AM
I still haven't cracked into my square sketchbook despite so many of my drawings winding up being exactly the right size for it.
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Hey, if you know ANYTHING about this, please help identify the driver in this hit-and-run. They just killed a very old and dear friend of mine and I am shattered by this news.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JmLz...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JmLz...
Woman killed in Hollywood hit-and-run crash | FOX 11 LA
YouTube video by FOX 11 Los Angeles
www.youtube.com
November 14, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Hey, if you know ANYTHING about this, please help identify the driver in this hit-and-run. They just killed a very old and dear friend of mine and I am shattered by this news.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JmLz...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JmLz...
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Just for laughs...
November 12, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Just for laughs...
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Can confirm. I’ve only worked at one studio where we had AI rammed down our throats and it came directly and solely from the CEO. Everyone else hated it and recognized it as the dreck it was. It’s almost like we should stop letting the worst people run things or something.
"All major game studios are using generative AI" the fact this is a lie aside, the ones that are using it aren't doing so willingly. It's meddling managers and CEOs with no understanding or attachment to game development forcing it on devs who end up not using anything it outputs anyway.
November 12, 2025 at 7:24 AM
Can confirm. I’ve only worked at one studio where we had AI rammed down our throats and it came directly and solely from the CEO. Everyone else hated it and recognized it as the dreck it was. It’s almost like we should stop letting the worst people run things or something.
Well this was a surprisingly productive day.
November 11, 2025 at 6:40 AM
Well this was a surprisingly productive day.
Hey, we doing post #scriptchat #scriptspcial tonight? Or can I dive into a time-consuming project? #scriptsky
November 10, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Hey, we doing post #scriptchat #scriptspcial tonight? Or can I dive into a time-consuming project? #scriptsky
It's midnight and I want spaghetti
November 9, 2025 at 6:10 AM
It's midnight and I want spaghetti