Trenton Hoshiko | Filmmaker & Entrepreneur
@trentonhoshiko.bsky.social
Filmmaker | Cinematographer | Photographer | Entrepreneur | Self-Labeled As Funny
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Talks About: COVID, Disability, Indie Film, Business, Tech, Kindness, Equity
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WORK: Modern Icon Media & Cinistream
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Talks About: COVID, Disability, Indie Film, Business, Tech, Kindness, Equity
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WORK: Modern Icon Media & Cinistream
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Im a (small-time) filmmaker & video producer & talk about my documentary work a lot - Ive just had it come out. And I post about filmmaking, covid safety, equity, kindness, trying to improve the world, cooking, gardening, pets, & truly awful jokes!
Im a (small-time) filmmaker & video producer & talk about my documentary work a lot - Ive just had it come out. And I post about filmmaking, covid safety, equity, kindness, trying to improve the world, cooking, gardening, pets, & truly awful jokes!
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there is not any particularly strong evidence that study of the humanities make people good people. the elites of many brutal empires were extremely well-read!
December 9, 2025 at 10:22 PM
there is not any particularly strong evidence that study of the humanities make people good people. the elites of many brutal empires were extremely well-read!
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An excellent point
there is not any particularly strong evidence that study of the humanities make people good people. the elites of many brutal empires were extremely well-read!
December 9, 2025 at 10:43 PM
An excellent point
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Coke's AI ad from last year the creative agency revealed that they had to generate 85 minutes of footage just to find 15 usable seconds.
Everyone who attempts making an AI ad quickly discovers it's actually far MORE work and cost to make usable than just going out and shooting the damn thing.
Everyone who attempts making an AI ad quickly discovers it's actually far MORE work and cost to make usable than just going out and shooting the damn thing.
Always hilarious to see ppl realize that even the most benign piece of media is the outcome of many many hours work and decision making, and slopping loads of shit together with no direction somehow doesn't quite feel the same - probably spent more on this than a normal ad
December 9, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Coke's AI ad from last year the creative agency revealed that they had to generate 85 minutes of footage just to find 15 usable seconds.
Everyone who attempts making an AI ad quickly discovers it's actually far MORE work and cost to make usable than just going out and shooting the damn thing.
Everyone who attempts making an AI ad quickly discovers it's actually far MORE work and cost to make usable than just going out and shooting the damn thing.
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You used to have to do a layer or two of analysis to arrive at "Generative AI is fascist, don't use it."
jesus christ
December 9, 2025 at 8:56 PM
You used to have to do a layer or two of analysis to arrive at "Generative AI is fascist, don't use it."
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got buried quickly but yep that was this year www.bbc.com/news/article...
OpenAI boss Sam Altman denies sexual abuse allegations made by sister - BBC News
Ann Altman filed a lawsuit alleging her brother sexually abused her between 1997 and 2006.
www.bbc.com
December 9, 2025 at 3:52 PM
got buried quickly but yep that was this year www.bbc.com/news/article...
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December 9, 2025 at 5:54 PM
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One of the many reasons AI can't produce good writing is it can't hate its own writing. It can't think to itself "Maybe I'm illiterate" during the writing process. And that's essential
December 9, 2025 at 8:45 PM
One of the many reasons AI can't produce good writing is it can't hate its own writing. It can't think to itself "Maybe I'm illiterate" during the writing process. And that's essential
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Don't trust anyone who says that writing is easy.
One of the many reasons AI can't produce good writing is it can't hate its own writing. It can't think to itself "Maybe I'm illiterate" during the writing process. And that's essential
December 9, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Don't trust anyone who says that writing is easy.
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Pay for the kids to get comic making lessons!
Hire some comic artists and writers to come teach the kids!
I took a paneling class in college that changed my art forever, helping me storyboard better.
This will just stunt growth. It's an illusion pf opportunity.
Hire some comic artists and writers to come teach the kids!
I took a paneling class in college that changed my art forever, helping me storyboard better.
This will just stunt growth. It's an illusion pf opportunity.
Activist and former quarterback Colin Kaepernick visited Largo High School to launch an AI tool designed to help students create their own graphic novels.
Colin Kaepernick launches AI storytelling tool at Prince George's County high school
Former quarterback and activist Colin Kaepernick visited Largo High School to launch an AI tool designed to help students create their own graphic novels. News4’s Juliana Valencia reports.
www.nbcwashington.com
December 9, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Pay for the kids to get comic making lessons!
Hire some comic artists and writers to come teach the kids!
I took a paneling class in college that changed my art forever, helping me storyboard better.
This will just stunt growth. It's an illusion pf opportunity.
Hire some comic artists and writers to come teach the kids!
I took a paneling class in college that changed my art forever, helping me storyboard better.
This will just stunt growth. It's an illusion pf opportunity.
This rocks
Tatas for Toys benefit has made it rain $183,000 over the past 14 years.
Strippers Are Now No. 1 Donor of Toys to Children’s Hospital
Rachel Saslow
www.wweek.com
December 9, 2025 at 7:58 PM
This rocks
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Lawmakers and bible thumpers don't want you to understand the people they're demonizing are doing more good for society than they ever would
Tatas for Toys benefit has made it rain $183,000 over the past 14 years.
Strippers Are Now No. 1 Donor of Toys to Children’s Hospital
Rachel Saslow
www.wweek.com
December 9, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Lawmakers and bible thumpers don't want you to understand the people they're demonizing are doing more good for society than they ever would
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It's actually pretty cool to be able to remotely control a robot and could be useful for dangerous work (bomb squad, radioactive materials, etc), but it's wasted on pretending AI is real.
December 8, 2025 at 1:16 PM
It's actually pretty cool to be able to remotely control a robot and could be useful for dangerous work (bomb squad, radioactive materials, etc), but it's wasted on pretending AI is real.
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He invented the ACA
Rand Paul on his healthcare plan: "What if you could join Costco? Costco has 44m members and if one person negotiated for all 44 and they bought a group plan like Toyota or General Motors does, they would be the largest collective entity in the country. They would drive prices down by sheer might."
December 9, 2025 at 1:48 PM
He invented the ACA
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I would like a religious exemption for paying taxes to a government that kills its own people.
The Supreme Court signaled “it may favor loosening New York’s strict school vaccine requirements, which do not allow for religious exemptions.
The court vacated a federal appeals court ruling upholding the vaccine requirements & ordered the lower court to reopen the case “for further consideration.”
The court vacated a federal appeals court ruling upholding the vaccine requirements & ordered the lower court to reopen the case “for further consideration.”
Supreme Court Questions N.Y. Ban on Religious Exemptions for Vaccines
www.nytimes.com
December 9, 2025 at 2:18 PM
I would like a religious exemption for paying taxes to a government that kills its own people.
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$20 billion could end homelessness in the US
$40 billion could end hunger globally
Both would still only cost 3/4 of what Meta blew on Mark Zuckerberg’s obviously bad ideas because nobody would tell him they were stupid because he’s worth over $200 billion because he doesn’t pay his share of taxes
$40 billion could end hunger globally
Both would still only cost 3/4 of what Meta blew on Mark Zuckerberg’s obviously bad ideas because nobody would tell him they were stupid because he’s worth over $200 billion because he doesn’t pay his share of taxes
Mark Zuckerberg’s gamble on the "Metaverse" has lost his company more than $77 billion.
December 6, 2025 at 11:54 AM
$20 billion could end homelessness in the US
$40 billion could end hunger globally
Both would still only cost 3/4 of what Meta blew on Mark Zuckerberg’s obviously bad ideas because nobody would tell him they were stupid because he’s worth over $200 billion because he doesn’t pay his share of taxes
$40 billion could end hunger globally
Both would still only cost 3/4 of what Meta blew on Mark Zuckerberg’s obviously bad ideas because nobody would tell him they were stupid because he’s worth over $200 billion because he doesn’t pay his share of taxes
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this is a more useful comparison for me than the energy-per-prompt thing I've been seeing
each nvidia blackwell chip consumes about 1,200 watts per hour which is on par with an electric space heater. now imagine 100,000 space heaters running in a single building
December 9, 2025 at 1:06 PM
this is a more useful comparison for me than the energy-per-prompt thing I've been seeing
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Nothing is yours. It is to use. It is to share. If you will not share it, you cannot use it.
December 9, 2025 at 2:25 AM
Nothing is yours. It is to use. It is to share. If you will not share it, you cannot use it.
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my god shingles is horrible. people are miseducated here
The shingles vaccine could lay me out for a week and I'd prefer that to shingles.
All over my FB people talking about their bad experiences with shingles vax and dissuading each other from getting it! We need to give people real info on how to mitigate the symtoms caused by vaccines because vaccines are always better than meeting a virus unprepared. Yet drs aren't coaching ppl
December 9, 2025 at 3:42 AM
my god shingles is horrible. people are miseducated here
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The shingles vaccine could lay me out for a week and I'd prefer that to shingles.
All over my FB people talking about their bad experiences with shingles vax and dissuading each other from getting it! We need to give people real info on how to mitigate the symtoms caused by vaccines because vaccines are always better than meeting a virus unprepared. Yet drs aren't coaching ppl
December 9, 2025 at 3:24 AM
The shingles vaccine could lay me out for a week and I'd prefer that to shingles.
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imagine believing you're the good guy thinking like this
December 9, 2025 at 12:16 AM
imagine believing you're the good guy thinking like this
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nah dawg this is petty as shit
these people got brainwashed with propaganda and fearmongering
wanting only people who didn't vote for Trump to survive is misanthropic and gross
these people got brainwashed with propaganda and fearmongering
wanting only people who didn't vote for Trump to survive is misanthropic and gross
December 9, 2025 at 12:11 AM
nah dawg this is petty as shit
these people got brainwashed with propaganda and fearmongering
wanting only people who didn't vote for Trump to survive is misanthropic and gross
these people got brainwashed with propaganda and fearmongering
wanting only people who didn't vote for Trump to survive is misanthropic and gross
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When I am finally victorious and my ideological enemies thwarted, all who opposed me shall be lined up and dutifully distributed their equitable share of the rights I fought for and they so vigorously opposed, because That Was The Fucking Point
nah dawg this is petty as shit
these people got brainwashed with propaganda and fearmongering
wanting only people who didn't vote for Trump to survive is misanthropic and gross
these people got brainwashed with propaganda and fearmongering
wanting only people who didn't vote for Trump to survive is misanthropic and gross
This.
December 9, 2025 at 12:50 AM
When I am finally victorious and my ideological enemies thwarted, all who opposed me shall be lined up and dutifully distributed their equitable share of the rights I fought for and they so vigorously opposed, because That Was The Fucking Point
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Law school cost me $190,000.
I have paid $206,000 since graduation.
I now owe $223,000.
I pay $830 per month, and next year it will be more.
I genuinely believe law school student loans are designed to make pro bono representation impossible.
I have paid $206,000 since graduation.
I now owe $223,000.
I pay $830 per month, and next year it will be more.
I genuinely believe law school student loans are designed to make pro bono representation impossible.
December 8, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Law school cost me $190,000.
I have paid $206,000 since graduation.
I now owe $223,000.
I pay $830 per month, and next year it will be more.
I genuinely believe law school student loans are designed to make pro bono representation impossible.
I have paid $206,000 since graduation.
I now owe $223,000.
I pay $830 per month, and next year it will be more.
I genuinely believe law school student loans are designed to make pro bono representation impossible.
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Torture is always bad. It is also ineffective at anything other than producing suffering, which a lot of these sadistic people enjoy.
I dont trust people who think there are exemptions on using torture.
I dont trust people who think there are exemptions on using torture.
They're using the confinement box, one of the most horrific methods of CIA torture in the post-9/11 black sites, against migrants now. This is the direct result of the lack of consequences for the architects of the torture program. Either there will be criminal penalties for this or it will expand.
Torture Techniques from CIA Black Sites Were Used at Alligator Alcatraz
Amnesty International, interviewing migrant detainees, identifies use of the confinement box. There can be no denying it is a torture prison
www.forever-wars.com
December 8, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Torture is always bad. It is also ineffective at anything other than producing suffering, which a lot of these sadistic people enjoy.
I dont trust people who think there are exemptions on using torture.
I dont trust people who think there are exemptions on using torture.
Torture is always bad. It is also ineffective at anything other than producing suffering, which a lot of these sadistic people enjoy.
I dont trust people who think there are exemptions on using torture.
I dont trust people who think there are exemptions on using torture.
They're using the confinement box, one of the most horrific methods of CIA torture in the post-9/11 black sites, against migrants now. This is the direct result of the lack of consequences for the architects of the torture program. Either there will be criminal penalties for this or it will expand.
Torture Techniques from CIA Black Sites Were Used at Alligator Alcatraz
Amnesty International, interviewing migrant detainees, identifies use of the confinement box. There can be no denying it is a torture prison
www.forever-wars.com
December 8, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Torture is always bad. It is also ineffective at anything other than producing suffering, which a lot of these sadistic people enjoy.
I dont trust people who think there are exemptions on using torture.
I dont trust people who think there are exemptions on using torture.