McGarnical
@mcgarnical.bsky.social
I use the bird site to talk about films and TV shows and video games. I may end up doing that here. Lawyer by trade.
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This ACHEWOOD exchange has been permanently rattling around in my head like a spare locking lugnut in a glovebox for almost two decades now.
December 1, 2025 at 9:31 PM
This ACHEWOOD exchange has been permanently rattling around in my head like a spare locking lugnut in a glovebox for almost two decades now.
Rise of the Ronin (2024)
November 27, 2025 at 6:31 AM
Rise of the Ronin (2024)
Please
November 26, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Please
Depicted: when I contemplate interacting with an LLM
November 26, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Depicted: when I contemplate interacting with an LLM
Boyfriends only do that when they are extremely distressed
In the craziest celebrity interview this year, Underworld star Kate Beckinsale says her daughter's boyfriend has laid two eggs. https://bit.ly/3K5LLdb
November 26, 2025 at 3:49 AM
Boyfriends only do that when they are extremely distressed
Went and looked at Rise of the Ronin’s peak player count, and that’s disappointing
November 24, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Went and looked at Rise of the Ronin’s peak player count, and that’s disappointing
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I've always enjoyed the empty calories of an Ubisoft open world game, but I think the only response to this is to just stop playing their games altogether. Only way to be safe.
Ubisoft boss believes generative AI is as big a revolution for games as the shift to 3D, as tech is embraced company-wide
www.eurogamer.net/ubisoft-boss...
www.eurogamer.net/ubisoft-boss...
November 21, 2025 at 2:30 PM
I've always enjoyed the empty calories of an Ubisoft open world game, but I think the only response to this is to just stop playing their games altogether. Only way to be safe.
Got to invoke infallibility on this one
November 17, 2025 at 7:12 AM
Got to invoke infallibility on this one
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Every single time! Epstein will write:
"porsecters h4arrsed me w/ sbuopenas al bcuase tr4ificing myners .due porcess much???no"
and then there's, like, the former president of a university or white house counsel or something replying:
"You're totally right, and also I love you with all my heart."
"porsecters h4arrsed me w/ sbuopenas al bcuase tr4ificing myners .due porcess much???no"
and then there's, like, the former president of a university or white house counsel or something replying:
"You're totally right, and also I love you with all my heart."
November 13, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Every single time! Epstein will write:
"porsecters h4arrsed me w/ sbuopenas al bcuase tr4ificing myners .due porcess much???no"
and then there's, like, the former president of a university or white house counsel or something replying:
"You're totally right, and also I love you with all my heart."
"porsecters h4arrsed me w/ sbuopenas al bcuase tr4ificing myners .due porcess much???no"
and then there's, like, the former president of a university or white house counsel or something replying:
"You're totally right, and also I love you with all my heart."
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On August 12, 1971, 16-year-old me mailed the first story I ever wrote off on its first submission to my dream market, F&SF. My tale was quickly rejected. On July 17th, 2025, I finally sold a story to that magazine. Here's why I felt I had to withdraw that story. www.scottedelman.com/wordpress/20...
November 12, 2025 at 9:27 PM
On August 12, 1971, 16-year-old me mailed the first story I ever wrote off on its first submission to my dream market, F&SF. My tale was quickly rejected. On July 17th, 2025, I finally sold a story to that magazine. Here's why I felt I had to withdraw that story. www.scottedelman.com/wordpress/20...
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NieR Automata genuinely might be one of the most important game releases of all time explicitly because of how it directly inspired DXVK, yes.
www.digitaltrends.com/computing/ni...
www.digitaltrends.com/computing/ni...
November 12, 2025 at 8:16 PM
NieR Automata genuinely might be one of the most important game releases of all time explicitly because of how it directly inspired DXVK, yes.
www.digitaltrends.com/computing/ni...
www.digitaltrends.com/computing/ni...
The Frankenstein test - does the arrogant player of god spare a kind word to love and educate his surprisingly sensitive but volatile creation?
*whispers* It is a faithful adaptation of an early 1800s novel by a woman about an arrogant self centered man
Why are people
Why are people
November 8, 2025 at 8:29 PM
The Frankenstein test - does the arrogant player of god spare a kind word to love and educate his surprisingly sensitive but volatile creation?
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did something egg related happen that made us all make egg games
November 6, 2025 at 10:51 PM
did something egg related happen that made us all make egg games
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RIP Adam Greenberg
He was the superb cinematographer who shot Near Dark (watch it!), Terminator 2: Judgment Day and, of course, The Terminator, which means he’s responsible for one of my favourite shots in cinema that also coined a new genre for its film:
He was the superb cinematographer who shot Near Dark (watch it!), Terminator 2: Judgment Day and, of course, The Terminator, which means he’s responsible for one of my favourite shots in cinema that also coined a new genre for its film:
November 2, 2025 at 9:08 PM
RIP Adam Greenberg
He was the superb cinematographer who shot Near Dark (watch it!), Terminator 2: Judgment Day and, of course, The Terminator, which means he’s responsible for one of my favourite shots in cinema that also coined a new genre for its film:
He was the superb cinematographer who shot Near Dark (watch it!), Terminator 2: Judgment Day and, of course, The Terminator, which means he’s responsible for one of my favourite shots in cinema that also coined a new genre for its film:
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⛵ Lente made a video game about a boat, while living on a boat.
I visited Lente and the boat and talked about Lente and boats.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/02/a...
I visited Lente and the boat and talked about Lente and boats.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/02/a...
The Game She Wrote on a Boat Kept Her Afloat
www.nytimes.com
November 2, 2025 at 9:18 PM
⛵ Lente made a video game about a boat, while living on a boat.
I visited Lente and the boat and talked about Lente and boats.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/02/a...
I visited Lente and the boat and talked about Lente and boats.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/02/a...
Forever keeping things that I’d throw out in any RPG
November 1, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Forever keeping things that I’d throw out in any RPG
Robert Pattinson could do all of them
October 29, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Robert Pattinson could do all of them
“No PBEs were used to produce this work”
*Plausible bullshit engine
*Plausible bullshit engine
We need some good clear language to cover acceptable versus unacceptable platforms (eg procedural generation and autocorrect versus large language models)
October 29, 2025 at 12:16 AM
“No PBEs were used to produce this work”
*Plausible bullshit engine
*Plausible bullshit engine
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working on a new unified theory of american reality i'm calling "everyone is twelve now"
September 8, 2025 at 12:37 AM
working on a new unified theory of american reality i'm calling "everyone is twelve now"
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Some photos I took at the Sanctuary of Delphi in Greece, then recreated in Assassin's Creed Odyssey's photo mode.
July 24, 2023 at 9:53 AM
Some photos I took at the Sanctuary of Delphi in Greece, then recreated in Assassin's Creed Odyssey's photo mode.
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Parents Are You Tired Of Your Child Doing This?
October 22, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Parents Are You Tired Of Your Child Doing This?