Stephen Gerding
@ndsteve.bsky.social
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So much for CBR promising never to use AI. I really miss my job, but I’m so glad that I was able to leave there with my personal ethics still intact.
January 27, 2025 at 8:32 PM
So much for CBR promising never to use AI. I really miss my job, but I’m so glad that I was able to leave there with my personal ethics still intact.
My kid did a thing!!
Fourteen years of getting up before the sunrise, countless miles driven, and a small country’s net worth spent on summer camps and showcases have culminated in this, and I couldn’t be happier!
Fourteen years of getting up before the sunrise, countless miles driven, and a small country’s net worth spent on summer camps and showcases have culminated in this, and I couldn’t be happier!
January 11, 2025 at 3:52 PM
My kid did a thing!!
Fourteen years of getting up before the sunrise, countless miles driven, and a small country’s net worth spent on summer camps and showcases have culminated in this, and I couldn’t be happier!
Fourteen years of getting up before the sunrise, countless miles driven, and a small country’s net worth spent on summer camps and showcases have culminated in this, and I couldn’t be happier!
One of my 14 year old’s friends gave out mix tapes as Christmas gifts, so now I need to find a cheap cassette player in 2025.
December 30, 2024 at 5:43 PM
One of my 14 year old’s friends gave out mix tapes as Christmas gifts, so now I need to find a cheap cassette player in 2025.
For real, though - eff these guys.
Scoop: Los Angeles Times owner Patrick Soon-Shiong killed an editorial that was critical of Trump's Cabinet picks, weeks after he blocked a planned endorsement of Kamala Harris by the LAT editorial board www.nytimes.com/2024/12/12/b...
Los Angeles Times Owner Wades Deeper Into Opinion Section
Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong’s public comments and actions, including recently blocking an editorial weighing in on President-elect Trump’s cabinet picks, have concerned many staff members.
www.nytimes.com
December 12, 2024 at 10:14 PM
For real, though - eff these guys.
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THIS IS HUGE! Researchers at TAU and the University of Lisbon have developed a groundbreaking nano-vaccine against COVID-19, delivered via nasal spray WITHOUT requiring cold storage. Preclincial studies show the vaccine was effective against ALL major SARS-CoV-2 variants. Let’s talk about that! 🧪🧵⬇️
December 9, 2024 at 5:00 PM
THIS IS HUGE! Researchers at TAU and the University of Lisbon have developed a groundbreaking nano-vaccine against COVID-19, delivered via nasal spray WITHOUT requiring cold storage. Preclincial studies show the vaccine was effective against ALL major SARS-CoV-2 variants. Let’s talk about that! 🧪🧵⬇️
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Welcome to @popheist.com, a new kind of pop culture website that hopefully feels like the classic, beloved kind of pop culture website. We're trying to make things better, more fun, more weird, more challenging, more more more. Join us!
popheist.com/about-us
popheist.com/about-us
Hi. We're Pop Heist. - Pop Heist
Pop culture media is a hellscape. Sites are overrun with intrusive ads, or they’re SEO farms, or they pay writers at near-criminal rates. Some of them pollute the internet with AI-generated garbage, u...
popheist.com
December 2, 2024 at 4:11 PM
Welcome to @popheist.com, a new kind of pop culture website that hopefully feels like the classic, beloved kind of pop culture website. We're trying to make things better, more fun, more weird, more challenging, more more more. Join us!
popheist.com/about-us
popheist.com/about-us
Huge if true. (It’s completely true, and in some ways even worse.)
www.classaction.org/news/valnet-...
www.classaction.org/news/valnet-...
Valnet Misclassified Content Creators as Independent Contractors, Class Action Claims
A class action out of California alleges Valnet has unlawfully denied content creators proper wages by misclassifying them as independent contractors.
www.classaction.org
December 2, 2024 at 6:57 PM
Huge if true. (It’s completely true, and in some ways even worse.)
www.classaction.org/news/valnet-...
www.classaction.org/news/valnet-...
I do love cooking for the holidays.
November 28, 2024 at 7:44 PM
I do love cooking for the holidays.
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@brianmbendis.bsky.social & Bagley (by way of Ferris Beuller's Day Off) tried reminding the world 20 years ago that dropping hefty tariffs on foreign partners leads to economic havoc and yet here we are about to find this out the hard way all over again.
November 26, 2024 at 11:56 PM
@brianmbendis.bsky.social & Bagley (by way of Ferris Beuller's Day Off) tried reminding the world 20 years ago that dropping hefty tariffs on foreign partners leads to economic havoc and yet here we are about to find this out the hard way all over again.
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For those going home to visit family this weekend:
• Samsung calls it Auto Motion Plus
• LG calls it TruMotion
• Sony calls it Motionflow
• Roku calls it Action Smoothing
• Google TV calls it Motion Enhancement
• Vizio calls it Smooth Motion Effect.
• Samsung calls it Auto Motion Plus
• LG calls it TruMotion
• Sony calls it Motionflow
• Roku calls it Action Smoothing
• Google TV calls it Motion Enhancement
• Vizio calls it Smooth Motion Effect.
November 25, 2024 at 11:31 PM
For those going home to visit family this weekend:
• Samsung calls it Auto Motion Plus
• LG calls it TruMotion
• Sony calls it Motionflow
• Roku calls it Action Smoothing
• Google TV calls it Motion Enhancement
• Vizio calls it Smooth Motion Effect.
• Samsung calls it Auto Motion Plus
• LG calls it TruMotion
• Sony calls it Motionflow
• Roku calls it Action Smoothing
• Google TV calls it Motion Enhancement
• Vizio calls it Smooth Motion Effect.
Decided to put together a nontraditional Thanksgiving menu this year, so I’m serving lemon meringue pie instead of pumpkin.
November 25, 2024 at 9:52 PM
Decided to put together a nontraditional Thanksgiving menu this year, so I’m serving lemon meringue pie instead of pumpkin.
I don’t care what anyone says - this era of Thunderbolts was underrated. I’ve always thought the biggest misstep was not giving this run its own, new name.
November 23, 2024 at 5:29 PM
I don’t care what anyone says - this era of Thunderbolts was underrated. I’ve always thought the biggest misstep was not giving this run its own, new name.
I don’t see how this is a controversial take.
It’s time to live in my truth.
Coke Zero > Diet Coke.
Coke Zero > Diet Coke.
November 23, 2024 at 3:29 AM
I don’t see how this is a controversial take.
Ohmygawd, this needs to happen for real. #Batman #JessicaFletcher
November 20, 2024 at 4:22 PM
Ohmygawd, this needs to happen for real. #Batman #JessicaFletcher
One of my favorite photos. These dumbasses look so peaceful and innocent here.
November 18, 2024 at 11:40 PM
One of my favorite photos. These dumbasses look so peaceful and innocent here.
That canceled tv show you'll never stop thinking about
November 16, 2024 at 2:48 AM
That canceled tv show you'll never stop thinking about
Found myself in line to buy popcorn next to Jamie’s Spader at the Arclight in Hollywood.
Sold Seth Green a Green Lantern hoodie at a small comic book convention.
Sold Seth Green a Green Lantern hoodie at a small comic book convention.
Emergency Questions
20. What is your most mundane celebrity encounter?
I once saw Eve Myles browsing the CD racks in HMV. There is literally no more to that story.
20. What is your most mundane celebrity encounter?
I once saw Eve Myles browsing the CD racks in HMV. There is literally no more to that story.
November 14, 2024 at 4:57 PM
Found myself in line to buy popcorn next to Jamie’s Spader at the Arclight in Hollywood.
Sold Seth Green a Green Lantern hoodie at a small comic book convention.
Sold Seth Green a Green Lantern hoodie at a small comic book convention.
Mike Grell was one of the titans of comics when I was in high school and college. His Green Arrow run shaped the character (and Black Canary) more than many modern fans realize. Happy to hear he’s on the mend.
A health update from the other place by Mike Grell
November 14, 2024 at 11:43 AM
Mike Grell was one of the titans of comics when I was in high school and college. His Green Arrow run shaped the character (and Black Canary) more than many modern fans realize. Happy to hear he’s on the mend.
Finally got to watch Hellboy: The Crooked Man. Boy, did this movie deserve a proper theatrical release!
youtu.be/4fw2PIpndnM?...
youtu.be/4fw2PIpndnM?...
Hellboy: The Crooked Man | Official Trailer (2024) Jack Kesy, Adeline Rudolph, Leah McNamara
YouTube video by Ketchup Entertainment
youtu.be
November 14, 2024 at 11:41 AM
Finally got to watch Hellboy: The Crooked Man. Boy, did this movie deserve a proper theatrical release!
youtu.be/4fw2PIpndnM?...
youtu.be/4fw2PIpndnM?...
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The current state of things…
November 13, 2024 at 10:24 PM
The current state of things…
If you see this, post a robot.
November 12, 2024 at 1:55 AM
If you see this, post a robot.
Even though I genuinely like y current gig, I really miss covering comic book news on a daily basis. I think that’s partially fueling my current dive into my long boxes, a task that’s resulted in some incredible memories resurfacing.
November 11, 2024 at 7:53 PM
Even though I genuinely like y current gig, I really miss covering comic book news on a daily basis. I think that’s partially fueling my current dive into my long boxes, a task that’s resulted in some incredible memories resurfacing.