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gcmcallis @gcmcallis.bsky.social · 3d

One result of expanding unemployment and inflation increasing prices on everything is lots of folks are trying to make decisions about what expenses to cut.

Disney+ recently waved it arms while yelling “Pick me!” And I did.

It might not be a good business decision to become an obvious choice.

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gcmcallis @gcmcallis.bsky.social · 10d

Sounds like an epic-glottis

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gcmcallis @gcmcallis.bsky.social · 14d

Early morning view looking south across the Puget Sound with Seattle buildings on the left and Mt Rainier on the right.

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Sterling Gates @sterlinggates.bsky.social · 19d

Gosh, making Director's Commentary a "digital-only exclusive" is SUCH a bummer.

We want it on our physical media! Half of why we buy physical media is for the extras!

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gcmcallis @gcmcallis.bsky.social · 21d

Just cancelled Disney+.

gcmcallis @gcmcallis.bsky.social · Aug 23

I am always surprised when I see a corporation totally misunderstand their customer base and market.

Which is just sad since I’ve seen it from the inside.

gcmcallis @gcmcallis.bsky.social · Aug 18

The article calls MSNBC a “left wing” and I let out a heavy sigh about how that’s what’s considered left wing for a US network.

gcmcallis @gcmcallis.bsky.social · Aug 14

Derpy horse face is goofy wonderfulness.

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gcmcallis @gcmcallis.bsky.social · Aug 14

Just had an experience on a site where the ad popups kept appearing over the popup where I agree to let them feed me cookies. I never got past it, finally gave up.

Oh well, no loss.

gcmcallis @gcmcallis.bsky.social · Aug 7

Just stepped my subscription up to the next level on Patreon. Your work has given me so much enjoyment!

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gcmcallis @gcmcallis.bsky.social · Aug 4

I don’t. I can’t say it has anything to do with recent events, Paramount+ just doesn’t have much I’d pay to watch.

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Colin Smith @colinsmith.bsky.social · Aug 3

Yale, 1959, the New Haven police attempting to disperse University students chanting “Cops go home” after a St Patrick’s Day parade. The guardians of law & order then charged the protesters & arrested 16 of them. Dig into the period’s archives & the supposed stable 1950s sometimes seem anything but.

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gcmcallis @gcmcallis.bsky.social · Jul 27

Oh magic genie, I wish that I never again had to state that if I like something it doesn’t necessarily mean it’s good, just that I like it.

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💀khary like atari💀 @kharyrandolph.bsky.social · Jul 22

"I'm goddamn Mr. Terrific."

Out tomorrow.

Mr. Terrific, back to the audience, jumping off a building heroically.

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Anthony Dean @diversetechgeek.bsky.social · Jul 22

New blog post: This week marks the 15th anniversary of my blog's launch! I take a look back at some of the blog's changes since 2010.

www.diversetechgeek.com/diverse-tech...

#blogging #media #tech

Diverse Tech Geek turns 15

This week marks the 15th anniversary of Diverse Tech Geek; I look back at some of the changes to the blog over the years.

www.diversetechgeek.com

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gcmcallis @gcmcallis.bsky.social · Jul 20

Given recent defunding I am now considering dropping one of my streaming services and donating the money I would be spending on it to PBS.

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Anthony Dean @diversetechgeek.bsky.social · Jul 18

DuckDuckGo now allows you to filter out AI images in search results
www.engadget.com/ai/duckduckg...

DuckDuckGo now allows you to filter out AI images in search results

DuckDuckGo is making it easier to wade some of the AI slop that have taken over the internet in recent months.

www.engadget.com

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Jordanna G @raebirdart.bsky.social · Jul 9

I absolutely loved kpop demon hunters and seeing other artists draw the characters in their own cultures, so here's my salish rendition!!

Three young Indigenous women wearing colorful clothing and holding traditional weapons, posing with streaks of coloured light behind them

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gcmcallis @gcmcallis.bsky.social · Jul 9

I guess the AI nazi break out was too much?

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Landry Q. Walker @landrywalker.bsky.social · Jul 2

An unfinished bit of work of Eric’s where we get a hint of what Batgirl would have looked like in Cosmic Adventures. Truthfully, if we had continued, Robin was much more likely to appear. Batgirl is lower on my list of “want to write” characters.

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gcmcallis @gcmcallis.bsky.social · Jul 2

When I first saw the Mr Mind story as a kid years ago I remember being horrified by the idea of stuffing and mounting the corpse of a defeated foe in a museum and showing it off with a big grin during tours.

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Anthony Dean @diversetechgeek.bsky.social · Jul 1

New post: A look at places to legally buy DRM-free digital comics, which are available for numerous publishers (though not DC or Marvel; sorry Big Two fans).

www.diversetechgeek.com/where-buy-dr...

#comics #manga #DRM

Where to buy DRM-free digital comics (2025 edition)

A look at legal sources of digital comics without digital rights management (DRM), from Humble Bundle to GlobalComix.

www.diversetechgeek.com

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gcmcallis @gcmcallis.bsky.social · Jun 26

Now that all the mobile phone carriers have eliminated their SMTP-to-SMS gateways I need to find another solution.

I guess pagers are still a thing?

gcmcallis @gcmcallis.bsky.social · Jun 22

At first I laughed about the idea of an automatic driverless car that can be hemmed in by the strategic placement of orange cones. Now I realize that a car that refuses to just run over obstacles isn’t such a bad idea after all.

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gcmcallis @gcmcallis.bsky.social · Jun 21

I sit proudly on a dragon’s horde of silliness.

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