Institute
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Film, TV and sequential art lover. Book clubber. Gen X, apparently. Lecturer in Communication Studies. Of Canada, the land of institutionalized ambivalence. 🇨🇦
Art: Crime & Punishment, Rudolph Palais. The Tower of Babel, Pieter Bruegel the Elder.
Art: Crime & Punishment, Rudolph Palais. The Tower of Babel, Pieter Bruegel the Elder.
Oops, forgot to mention Skyrim.
December 4, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Oops, forgot to mention Skyrim.
It could be worse. Mine is all Bon Iver, Iron & Wine and then various ambient and contemporary classical albums, all of which I use to fall asleep to, often in the form of an afternoon nap.
December 4, 2025 at 1:34 PM
It could be worse. Mine is all Bon Iver, Iron & Wine and then various ambient and contemporary classical albums, all of which I use to fall asleep to, often in the form of an afternoon nap.
I don't know. I have found that a woman will sometimes offer to buy me a drink. Does that mean I have no chance with her? Should I decline next time ;-)
December 3, 2025 at 9:13 PM
I don't know. I have found that a woman will sometimes offer to buy me a drink. Does that mean I have no chance with her? Should I decline next time ;-)
Oh no! I did not mean to phrase that as a criticism of your work at all. Just Nuzzi's. My apologies. You sounded great.
December 3, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Oh no! I did not mean to phrase that as a criticism of your work at all. Just Nuzzi's. My apologies. You sounded great.
It works and, yes, I can hear the post work. Apparently, the Nuzzi original audio was in worse shape than yours!
December 3, 2025 at 5:24 PM
It works and, yes, I can hear the post work. Apparently, the Nuzzi original audio was in worse shape than yours!
The cadence sounds like they created an AI voice based on existing audio recordings or, perhaps more likely, they used a programme of some kind to badly smooth out or somehow regulate her original reading.
December 3, 2025 at 5:09 PM
The cadence sounds like they created an AI voice based on existing audio recordings or, perhaps more likely, they used a programme of some kind to badly smooth out or somehow regulate her original reading.
I like the Douglas Coupland definition of Gen X periodization presented here: “If you were born in the ’60s and you don’t remember the J.F.K. assassination, you’re X. Boom, it’s a given.”
December 3, 2025 at 3:04 PM
I like the Douglas Coupland definition of Gen X periodization presented here: “If you were born in the ’60s and you don’t remember the J.F.K. assassination, you’re X. Boom, it’s a given.”
And one could question if Mormons actually are.
December 3, 2025 at 2:58 PM
And one could question if Mormons actually are.
And it will be interesting to see if Trump can ever extract himself enough from his love of tariffs in order to give the economy a boost in that way. I will say no, or at least not fully enough.
December 3, 2025 at 2:05 PM
And it will be interesting to see if Trump can ever extract himself enough from his love of tariffs in order to give the economy a boost in that way. I will say no, or at least not fully enough.
As you know, the pivotal scene in a Chandler novel is always Marlowe has the crap beat out of him, Marlowe is injected with with some kind of "joy juice", Marlowe is imprisoned in the back bedroom of some cabin in the woods or some funky sanitarium.
December 3, 2025 at 1:18 PM
As you know, the pivotal scene in a Chandler novel is always Marlowe has the crap beat out of him, Marlowe is injected with with some kind of "joy juice", Marlowe is imprisoned in the back bedroom of some cabin in the woods or some funky sanitarium.
The first one. He pronounces it at the beginning of this video:
Meet Tobias Menzies, an Actor
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December 3, 2025 at 12:51 PM
The first one. He pronounces it at the beginning of this video:
Because his last name is Rabbit?
December 3, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Because his last name is Rabbit?
Makes me wonder if they used some kind of automated machine processing for the remaster. Surely a human being would have seen this?
December 2, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Makes me wonder if they used some kind of automated machine processing for the remaster. Surely a human being would have seen this?
Looks good! Do you use an online printing company for this or a local one? I have been exploring options for a sci-fi fanzine.
December 2, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Looks good! Do you use an online printing company for this or a local one? I have been exploring options for a sci-fi fanzine.
Yeah, please avoid posting AI please
December 2, 2025 at 4:28 AM
Yeah, please avoid posting AI please
Kids these days ;-)
December 2, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Kids these days ;-)
As a player maybe you can let me know what is the thing with the ol' grease paint under only one eye with Dart?
December 2, 2025 at 3:17 AM
As a player maybe you can let me know what is the thing with the ol' grease paint under only one eye with Dart?
Real stats, I guess?
December 2, 2025 at 3:15 AM
Real stats, I guess?
I posted a similar comment on a random Reddit video and it now over 800 upvotes and I am by no means an upvote draw usually. The people agree with you.
December 2, 2025 at 2:33 AM
I posted a similar comment on a random Reddit video and it now over 800 upvotes and I am by no means an upvote draw usually. The people agree with you.
Maye processes way better than I thought would be the case
December 2, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Maye processes way better than I thought would be the case