Chris Bassett
@crispasset.bsky.social
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I cannot stress enough how the AI thing is just blockchain again. It has some uses, yes, but they're not actually general purpose ones. The bubble is going to burst and it's going to be so bad and like all cons, it's going to leave a few people rich and the rest FUCKED OVER.
A great deal of AI hype is coming from con artists who understand exactly how much easier it’s going to be to use the same cons over and over once they achieve their dream of a world in which nobody understands how anything 1) works or 2) has ever worked.
December 9, 2025 at 8:39 PM
I cannot stress enough how the AI thing is just blockchain again. It has some uses, yes, but they're not actually general purpose ones. The bubble is going to burst and it's going to be so bad and like all cons, it's going to leave a few people rich and the rest FUCKED OVER.
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it's 2025 and the gangly guy who appeared on a few seasons of The Office is now our only mirror to society
December 9, 2025 at 9:21 PM
it's 2025 and the gangly guy who appeared on a few seasons of The Office is now our only mirror to society
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There is no monstrous grift Jimmy Fallon won't run cover for
December 9, 2025 at 4:21 PM
There is no monstrous grift Jimmy Fallon won't run cover for
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a good production team could have shot this whole thing on location with real actors and CGI (or puppets maybe) in less time
McDonald's has released an AI-generated Christmas ad
The studio behind it says they 'hardly slept' for several weeks while writing AI prompts and refining the shots — 'AI didn't make this film. We did'
Comments have been turned off on YouTube
The studio behind it says they 'hardly slept' for several weeks while writing AI prompts and refining the shots — 'AI didn't make this film. We did'
Comments have been turned off on YouTube
December 9, 2025 at 7:44 AM
a good production team could have shot this whole thing on location with real actors and CGI (or puppets maybe) in less time
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now you too can work without sleep for several weeks in order to generate 30 seconds of uncanny valley dogshit in service of an empty concept
McDonald's has released an AI-generated Christmas ad
The studio behind it says they 'hardly slept' for several weeks while writing AI prompts and refining the shots — 'AI didn't make this film. We did'
Comments have been turned off on YouTube
The studio behind it says they 'hardly slept' for several weeks while writing AI prompts and refining the shots — 'AI didn't make this film. We did'
Comments have been turned off on YouTube
December 9, 2025 at 12:15 PM
now you too can work without sleep for several weeks in order to generate 30 seconds of uncanny valley dogshit in service of an empty concept
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BILL MAHER: “When they became a country in 1947, they said, ‘Okay, we’ll take half a loaf.’ They had as much right to that land as anybody. There was a continual presence there since 1000 BC when King David had a kingdom there…"
Maher failed to mention that Jews made up about 2–3% of Palestine’s...
Maher failed to mention that Jews made up about 2–3% of Palestine’s...
December 9, 2025 at 4:31 PM
BILL MAHER: “When they became a country in 1947, they said, ‘Okay, we’ll take half a loaf.’ They had as much right to that land as anybody. There was a continual presence there since 1000 BC when King David had a kingdom there…"
Maher failed to mention that Jews made up about 2–3% of Palestine’s...
Maher failed to mention that Jews made up about 2–3% of Palestine’s...
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when someone hasn't heard, or heard of music you like, your reaction should be "this is a fantastic day for you, this is the day you get to hear this for the first time." the first time hearing new music you love is the best part of listening to music. how lucky you are to share this with someone
December 9, 2025 at 5:12 PM
when someone hasn't heard, or heard of music you like, your reaction should be "this is a fantastic day for you, this is the day you get to hear this for the first time." the first time hearing new music you love is the best part of listening to music. how lucky you are to share this with someone
Maybe he has a point. His parents didn't use it and look how he turned out.
Jimmy Fallon: "And do you use ChatGPT when raising your baby?"
Sam Altman: "I cannot imagine figuring out how to raise a newborn without ChatGPT."
Sam Altman: "I cannot imagine figuring out how to raise a newborn without ChatGPT."
December 9, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Maybe he has a point. His parents didn't use it and look how he turned out.
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New Cinema Snob Episode!
Umberto Lenzi's EATEN ALIVE is part Amazon cannibal movie and part Jonestown movie, oh yeah, and it's also Christmas too!
Check out the new episode here: youtu.be/MX_Ao9oUbFs
Umberto Lenzi's EATEN ALIVE is part Amazon cannibal movie and part Jonestown movie, oh yeah, and it's also Christmas too!
Check out the new episode here: youtu.be/MX_Ao9oUbFs
Eaten Alive! (1980) - The Cinema Snob
YouTube video by Stoned Gremlin Productions
youtu.be
December 8, 2025 at 10:34 PM
New Cinema Snob Episode!
Umberto Lenzi's EATEN ALIVE is part Amazon cannibal movie and part Jonestown movie, oh yeah, and it's also Christmas too!
Check out the new episode here: youtu.be/MX_Ao9oUbFs
Umberto Lenzi's EATEN ALIVE is part Amazon cannibal movie and part Jonestown movie, oh yeah, and it's also Christmas too!
Check out the new episode here: youtu.be/MX_Ao9oUbFs
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MY LEGS MY BUSINESS - dashare.zone ADMIN
December 8, 2025 at 8:07 PM
MY LEGS MY BUSINESS - dashare.zone ADMIN
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December 8, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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Nobody. I do not think you can eat chair
December 8, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Nobody. I do not think you can eat chair
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Spotify is garbage on every count: Its treatment of artists, its ICE advertising, the CEO's investment in military AI, its leading role in the commodification and AI slopification of music, its terrible audio quality—you name it.
So I quit, and put together a complete guide to getting off Spotify:
So I quit, and put together a complete guide to getting off Spotify:
How to quit Spotify
This Black Friday, here's a guide to finding the best Spotify alternative
www.bloodinthemachine.com
December 3, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Spotify is garbage on every count: Its treatment of artists, its ICE advertising, the CEO's investment in military AI, its leading role in the commodification and AI slopification of music, its terrible audio quality—you name it.
So I quit, and put together a complete guide to getting off Spotify:
So I quit, and put together a complete guide to getting off Spotify:
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my ten best movies of the 21st century:
The French Toaster
All About Shithead
Escape from Skechers Factory Outlet
Turduckenado
Quick Quick My Intestine
Big Throuple in Little China
Cereal Aisle Throwdown
Zagat Guide to Schenectady Area Kia Dealers
2 Wait 2 What
The French Toaster Meets Cloverfield
The French Toaster
All About Shithead
Escape from Skechers Factory Outlet
Turduckenado
Quick Quick My Intestine
Big Throuple in Little China
Cereal Aisle Throwdown
Zagat Guide to Schenectady Area Kia Dealers
2 Wait 2 What
The French Toaster Meets Cloverfield
December 4, 2025 at 3:47 PM
my ten best movies of the 21st century:
The French Toaster
All About Shithead
Escape from Skechers Factory Outlet
Turduckenado
Quick Quick My Intestine
Big Throuple in Little China
Cereal Aisle Throwdown
Zagat Guide to Schenectady Area Kia Dealers
2 Wait 2 What
The French Toaster Meets Cloverfield
The French Toaster
All About Shithead
Escape from Skechers Factory Outlet
Turduckenado
Quick Quick My Intestine
Big Throuple in Little China
Cereal Aisle Throwdown
Zagat Guide to Schenectady Area Kia Dealers
2 Wait 2 What
The French Toaster Meets Cloverfield
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Herman Melville on moderates, all the way back in 1857:
May 27, 2024 at 8:27 PM
Herman Melville on moderates, all the way back in 1857:
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The Supreme Court is an illegitimate body.
I keep seeing posts from lawyers saying SCOTUS can’t just ignore the plain text of the constitution
Has that stopped this court before? They do whatever Trump wants and invent a rationalization later
Has that stopped this court before? They do whatever Trump wants and invent a rationalization later
“The Constitution is very clear on birthright citizenship…”
Do you think this SCOTUS GAF?
Do you think this SCOTUS GAF?
December 8, 2025 at 11:57 AM
The Supreme Court is an illegitimate body.
If you're not, what's the point of using the fucking things?
More than 1 in 4 self-checkout shoppers admit they've stolen: Survey
More than 1 in 4 self-checkout shoppers admit they’ve stolen: Survey
More than a third of self-checkout thieves see the kiosks as “unpaid work” so taking small items “feels like compensation.”
ktla.com
December 8, 2025 at 5:59 PM
If you're not, what's the point of using the fucking things?
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This is still far less than the percentage of cops who admit they've beaten their spouse and kids
More than 1 in 4 self-checkout shoppers admit they've stolen: Survey
More than 1 in 4 self-checkout shoppers admit they’ve stolen: Survey
More than a third of self-checkout thieves see the kiosks as “unpaid work” so taking small items “feels like compensation.”
ktla.com
December 7, 2025 at 9:08 PM
This is still far less than the percentage of cops who admit they've beaten their spouse and kids