Cullam
@cullam.bsky.social
Musician, playwright, filmmaker, game designer, sword-fighter... also has a job. I wrote a physically distant musical during the pandemic, so that's cool I guess? www.daystreamer.net to watch all the episodes.
LLMs are like dudes trying to talk someone into bed. They just say whatever might sound like the thing you want to hear, to try and get the result they're looking for. Truth is irrelevant to anything they say; it's just whatever seems to work towards their reward function.
November 28, 2025 at 12:44 PM
LLMs are like dudes trying to talk someone into bed. They just say whatever might sound like the thing you want to hear, to try and get the result they're looking for. Truth is irrelevant to anything they say; it's just whatever seems to work towards their reward function.
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All I'm sayin' is that we didn't bail out Ty when Beanie Babies crashed.
November 24, 2025 at 11:32 PM
All I'm sayin' is that we didn't bail out Ty when Beanie Babies crashed.
Did you have traumatic music lessons as a kid? Then I've been told to recommend NOT watching our latest short horror film...
youtu.be/H15aZd0ug0U
youtu.be/H15aZd0ug0U
The Final Lesson...
YouTube video by Cool Pond Productions
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November 3, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Did you have traumatic music lessons as a kid? Then I've been told to recommend NOT watching our latest short horror film...
youtu.be/H15aZd0ug0U
youtu.be/H15aZd0ug0U
Hey hey, we've got a new short up! In fact, it's the beginning of a whole new tiny web-series!
youtu.be/ozTftT17gUo
youtu.be/ozTftT17gUo
"True" Tales of a Real Film Company - Cool Ponderings, Episode 1
YouTube video by Cool Pond Productions
youtu.be
October 8, 2025 at 3:41 AM
Hey hey, we've got a new short up! In fact, it's the beginning of a whole new tiny web-series!
youtu.be/ozTftT17gUo
youtu.be/ozTftT17gUo
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I think there's not a huge #NLSky community here, but FWIW registration is open for flu and Covid shots thru the provincial health service: www.timefortheshot.ca -- pls re-post
(I've been checking daily for a couple of weeks now, LOL)
(I've been checking daily for a couple of weeks now, LOL)
Time For The Shot - Government of Newfoundland and Labrador
It’s respiratory season! Protect yourself and your loved ones. Immunizations protect people and communities by preventing the spread of disease. As more people are immunized, the risk of disease for ...
www.timefortheshot.ca
October 7, 2025 at 6:10 PM
I think there's not a huge #NLSky community here, but FWIW registration is open for flu and Covid shots thru the provincial health service: www.timefortheshot.ca -- pls re-post
(I've been checking daily for a couple of weeks now, LOL)
(I've been checking daily for a couple of weeks now, LOL)
Had a great time this weekend filming our entry into the Nickel Independent Film Festival 48 hour horror challenge. We managed to get it done, despite most of our company being in rehearsals for a musical much of the weekend. We're getting more efficient at this! (and our films are looking better!)
October 6, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Had a great time this weekend filming our entry into the Nickel Independent Film Festival 48 hour horror challenge. We managed to get it done, despite most of our company being in rehearsals for a musical much of the weekend. We're getting more efficient at this! (and our films are looking better!)
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The official Canadian Petition to reign in payment processor censorship has stalled out just under 10k signatures.
This is a reminder for Canadians, this is an OFFICIAL petition that will be responded to. Show your support in protecting our free speech!
www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...
This is a reminder for Canadians, this is an OFFICIAL petition that will be responded to. Show your support in protecting our free speech!
www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...
September 11, 2025 at 7:00 PM
The official Canadian Petition to reign in payment processor censorship has stalled out just under 10k signatures.
This is a reminder for Canadians, this is an OFFICIAL petition that will be responded to. Show your support in protecting our free speech!
www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...
This is a reminder for Canadians, this is an OFFICIAL petition that will be responded to. Show your support in protecting our free speech!
www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...
If we're going to claim "guns don't kill people", then the only possible conclusion we can come to is "Americans do".
September 11, 2025 at 11:28 AM
If we're going to claim "guns don't kill people", then the only possible conclusion we can come to is "Americans do".
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We need to tax wealth not work.
Why? Because usually no matter how hard you work, the compound interest on huge wealth grows much faster than your wages + the rich use this passive income to buy all the assets.
Someone made a game to show this:
therichdont.work
Why? Because usually no matter how hard you work, the compound interest on huge wealth grows much faster than your wages + the rich use this passive income to buy all the assets.
Someone made a game to show this:
therichdont.work
Idle — The Wealth Race
Can your hard work beat The Rich? Play and find out!
therichdont.work
September 3, 2025 at 12:25 PM
We need to tax wealth not work.
Why? Because usually no matter how hard you work, the compound interest on huge wealth grows much faster than your wages + the rich use this passive income to buy all the assets.
Someone made a game to show this:
therichdont.work
Why? Because usually no matter how hard you work, the compound interest on huge wealth grows much faster than your wages + the rich use this passive income to buy all the assets.
Someone made a game to show this:
therichdont.work
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Now that’s effective marketing. They’re doing a good thing, & they deserve the goodwill it earns them.
The Toxic Avenger is clearing medical debt as marketing for the movie.
August 31, 2025 at 5:16 AM
Now that’s effective marketing. They’re doing a good thing, & they deserve the goodwill it earns them.
Today, I've had to spell my name as "Callum" about 30-40 times on IMDB for reasons, and I am now a hollow husk of a man.
June 29, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Today, I've had to spell my name as "Callum" about 30-40 times on IMDB for reasons, and I am now a hollow husk of a man.
@bobchipman.bsky.social any gems, in either the classic or schlock sense, in this pile before they go to the yard sale?
June 24, 2025 at 2:10 AM
@bobchipman.bsky.social any gems, in either the classic or schlock sense, in this pile before they go to the yard sale?
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In case you can't tell what just happened, JK Rowling instructed her followers to take photos of anyone in a women's restroom who doesn't match their idea of Western feminine beauty standards. Short hair? Thick cheekbones/jaw? Too tall or broad-shouldered? You're now "a man" and will be harassed.
If you're still buying wizard book shit, you are no friend to the trans community. Here's the wizard book bigot inciting harassment against innocent people to her 14 million followers on the nazi app.
And no, they can't Always Tell.
And no, they can't Always Tell.
June 23, 2025 at 4:06 AM
In case you can't tell what just happened, JK Rowling instructed her followers to take photos of anyone in a women's restroom who doesn't match their idea of Western feminine beauty standards. Short hair? Thick cheekbones/jaw? Too tall or broad-shouldered? You're now "a man" and will be harassed.
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This week's excitement: Having a short film I co-wrote and "starred" in be selected for presentation at the Nickel Independent Film Festival!
(Starred is lingo for "we were on a deadline and someone had to do it).
Follow the link to watch it now!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Go4...
(Starred is lingo for "we were on a deadline and someone had to do it).
Follow the link to watch it now!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Go4...
Any Mummers 'Lowed In??
YouTube video by Cool Pond Productions
www.youtube.com
June 20, 2025 at 4:52 PM
This week's excitement: Having a short film I co-wrote and "starred" in be selected for presentation at the Nickel Independent Film Festival!
(Starred is lingo for "we were on a deadline and someone had to do it).
Follow the link to watch it now!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Go4...
(Starred is lingo for "we were on a deadline and someone had to do it).
Follow the link to watch it now!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Go4...
Despite 5 years to get used to them, so many zoom meetings still seem to go like this.
youtu.be/uaSp5Ne5O0U?...
youtu.be/uaSp5Ne5O0U?...
Can You Hear Me - from Daystreamer Episode 2
YouTube video by Cool Pond Productions
youtu.be
June 6, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Despite 5 years to get used to them, so many zoom meetings still seem to go like this.
youtu.be/uaSp5Ne5O0U?...
youtu.be/uaSp5Ne5O0U?...
Nickel independent film festival sci fi challenge starts tonight! Going to be a fun week, starting with the writing marathon once we get our prompt.
June 6, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Nickel independent film festival sci fi challenge starts tonight! Going to be a fun week, starting with the writing marathon once we get our prompt.
Jesus fucking Christ the ending of Half-Life: Alyx is so god damned good! I'd played it when it came out, so I knew how it went, but still, replaying it 5 years later, it's still the most insane VR game out there.
May 28, 2025 at 2:29 AM
Jesus fucking Christ the ending of Half-Life: Alyx is so god damned good! I'd played it when it came out, so I knew how it went, but still, replaying it 5 years later, it's still the most insane VR game out there.
I really wish we could reassign the term "working class" to mean anyone who gets paid for their work for their living. As distinct from the ownership class. A brain surgeon getting paid a half million dollar salary, and paying income taxes, isn't dicking everyone else over.
May 25, 2025 at 1:32 PM
I really wish we could reassign the term "working class" to mean anyone who gets paid for their work for their living. As distinct from the ownership class. A brain surgeon getting paid a half million dollar salary, and paying income taxes, isn't dicking everyone else over.
America (the richest country) sees it as the role of every other country on earth to find some way to serve them. Just like how the richest people see all the rest of us...
May 18, 2025 at 12:51 PM
America (the richest country) sees it as the role of every other country on earth to find some way to serve them. Just like how the richest people see all the rest of us...
Last night I played a great show. Tomorrow, I'll be playing board games. Solid weekend!
May 17, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Last night I played a great show. Tomorrow, I'll be playing board games. Solid weekend!
Ooh, 4 day weekend! Maybe 96 hours without sleep could be a fun experiment? Surely I can smash the record I set when I was 20...
April 18, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Ooh, 4 day weekend! Maybe 96 hours without sleep could be a fun experiment? Surely I can smash the record I set when I was 20...
I'm thinking of creating a DnD character who either insists their sock puppet is some kind of familiar, or better yet, the sock puppet is the player character, and insists the person who's hand they're on is some sort of familiar, or mount.
April 15, 2025 at 8:59 PM
I'm thinking of creating a DnD character who either insists their sock puppet is some kind of familiar, or better yet, the sock puppet is the player character, and insists the person who's hand they're on is some sort of familiar, or mount.
That's right, the USA is fucking insisting that other countries need to work on expanding their own racism, sexism, and discrimination...
"Hey, Iceland, I know that you're the most gender equal country in the world, but you're gonna need to stop...." - America, probably.
grapevine.is/news/2025/04...
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From Iceland — Icelandic Companies Asked To Abandon Diversity Policies For U.S. Contracts
Icelandic companies are being required to comply with U.S. laws that prohibit implementing policies promoting diversity, equity, or inclusion (DEI),...
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April 11, 2025 at 7:13 PM
That's right, the USA is fucking insisting that other countries need to work on expanding their own racism, sexism, and discrimination...
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Wow, magic cards are up to $10 a pack? Definitely time to build some cube shenanigans from these many thousands of cool cards that I already own.
April 4, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Wow, magic cards are up to $10 a pack? Definitely time to build some cube shenanigans from these many thousands of cool cards that I already own.