Jon Simpkins
jonsimpkins.bsky.social
Jon Simpkins
@jonsimpkins.bsky.social
Unemployed screenwriter, making ends meet as a software engineer.
I just picture John August smashing through the wall like the Kool Aid guy to mention quoteunquoteapps.com/weekendread/ as a better alternative
Weekend Read 2
PDF Screenplay Reading App for iOS
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December 3, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Just read an essay by @johngreensbluesky.bsky.social yesterday that pointed out that you should never predict the end of the world because you're probably going to be wrong, and if you're not, no one would be around to congratulate you
September 23, 2025 at 11:38 AM
There's a Lego Jurassic Park thing on Netflix that our kids liked at a pre-real-thing age
June 5, 2025 at 3:11 AM
It's such a good show
May 21, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Out of curiosity, is the Black List required to name a certain number as eligible for the Nichols, or just up to a certain number?

In the extreme case, if some well-funded group submitted 2499 scripts of AI nonsense, would y'all be able to only nominate 1 good script?
May 20, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Also, you can't spell "I looked in the changelog and the person who introduced this frustrating bug is me" without "me"
May 2, 2025 at 11:38 AM
ew.com/article/2012...

I think they might
'Skyfall': The Vatican likes new James Bond movie
'Skyfall': The Vatican likes new James Bond movie
ew.com
April 30, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Did it only take 2 weeks for this to stop being satire?
April 25, 2025 at 3:47 PM
I sometimes will have a moment of "oh I should have guessed that" when I see the code
April 10, 2025 at 12:54 AM
I think one thing this review downplays is how much of the film is against the tribalism and political in-fighting. I read it not as suggesting that we should want a specific winner, but that people in that situation can be lured towards picking sides rather than proper discernment
March 2, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Ok but counterpoint: bonus coziness after coming back inside
February 19, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Is that the Jeremy Bearimy episode? The "dot on the I" joke there is just brilliant
February 2, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Their one from last year is a pretty great b-side to it as well
January 22, 2025 at 3:34 AM
MIA ft. <sound effects>
January 7, 2025 at 12:50 PM
The trailers for it largely focus on quotes around "ok, this is unusual but..."
December 28, 2024 at 5:28 AM
Dylan: What's wrong with my stage name? "Robert Dylan" has such a ring to it

Bystander 1: Cute haircut!

Bystander 2: Thanks, it's a bob!

Music swells as Dylan's epiphany sets in. Cut to:
December 26, 2024 at 10:40 PM
Hahahaha, trying to type out the alt text for emojis is a good exercise
December 13, 2024 at 2:15 AM
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December 12, 2024 at 11:05 PM