James Dawsey
@shadowchasers.bsky.social
Publisher and owner of Vigilance Press, imprint of Role-Playing Games and supplements.
Aaron Blaise's new short film, "Snow Bear," is now up to watch free on Youtube.
Maybe have a box of tissues handy. Very sweet hand-drawn animation from a Disney master.
youtu.be/xOXolSQcEb4?...
Maybe have a box of tissues handy. Very sweet hand-drawn animation from a Disney master.
youtu.be/xOXolSQcEb4?...
SNOW BEAR - A Hand-Drawn Animated Short Film (4K) by Aaron Blaise
YouTube video by The Art of Aaron Blaise
youtu.be
November 28, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Aaron Blaise's new short film, "Snow Bear," is now up to watch free on Youtube.
Maybe have a box of tissues handy. Very sweet hand-drawn animation from a Disney master.
youtu.be/xOXolSQcEb4?...
Maybe have a box of tissues handy. Very sweet hand-drawn animation from a Disney master.
youtu.be/xOXolSQcEb4?...
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Sword-swinging adventure beneath the moons of Mars! Adamant Entertainment’s complete Savage Worlds: MARS line in PDF for only $19.99!
www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/1...
www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/1...
Savage Worlds: MARS Bundle [BUNDLE] - Adamant Entertainment | DriveThruRPG
This special bundle product contains the following titles.Blood Legacy of MarsRegular price: $5.00Bundle price: $1.65Format: PDFAdamant Entertainment is pleased to present Blood Legacy of Mars, an adv...
www.drivethrurpg.com
November 26, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Sword-swinging adventure beneath the moons of Mars! Adamant Entertainment’s complete Savage Worlds: MARS line in PDF for only $19.99!
www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/1...
www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/1...
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Today's review covers the dinosaur fantasy THE GHOST OF SLUMBER MOUNTAIN (1918), which got special effects guy Willis O'Brien noticed for THE LOST WORLD, which led to his work in KING KONG and MIGHTY JOE YOUNG.
moviessilently.com/2025/11/23/t...
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The Ghost of Slumber Mountain (1918) A Silent Film Review
An explorer discovers an old cabin and its secret: a way to gaze back in time and see the world as it existed when dinosaurs roamed the earth. Cutting edge stop motion animation brings the ancient …
moviessilently.com
November 23, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Today's review covers the dinosaur fantasy THE GHOST OF SLUMBER MOUNTAIN (1918), which got special effects guy Willis O'Brien noticed for THE LOST WORLD, which led to his work in KING KONG and MIGHTY JOE YOUNG.
moviessilently.com/2025/11/23/t...
moviessilently.com/2025/11/23/t...
I'm at the 'I'm awake, but everything smells and tastes like snot' phase of bronchitis recovery, apparently.
Send chicken soup.
Send chicken soup.
November 24, 2025 at 3:47 PM
I'm at the 'I'm awake, but everything smells and tastes like snot' phase of bronchitis recovery, apparently.
Send chicken soup.
Send chicken soup.
Introduce yourself with four spaceships.
November 24, 2025 at 5:00 AM
Introduce yourself with four spaceships.
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So my rpg, Untamed Worlds is part of Osprey Publishing's Winter Sale. I know times are tight for a lot of folks but if you were thinking of picking it up? Now isn't a bad time.
www.ospreypublishing.com/uk/untamed-w...
www.ospreypublishing.com/uk/untamed-w...
Untamed Worlds
An action-packed roleplaying game of animals uplifted to serve as humanity's agents among the stars. Welcome to space, the last great wilderness. While humanity…
www.ospreypublishing.com
November 23, 2025 at 11:45 PM
So my rpg, Untamed Worlds is part of Osprey Publishing's Winter Sale. I know times are tight for a lot of folks but if you were thinking of picking it up? Now isn't a bad time.
www.ospreypublishing.com/uk/untamed-w...
www.ospreypublishing.com/uk/untamed-w...
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Thread. “AI is patching up the holes in conspiracy theories and so making them seem more reasonable, making them easier to spread and more resilient to collapse” was not on my bingo card.
AI relieves the pressure of cognitive dissonance. That’s … not great.
AI relieves the pressure of cognitive dissonance. That’s … not great.
Bellingcat’s contact email has always been a magnet for people with fairly unusual views; paranoid delusions, sprawling conspiracies, the works. But recently, the pattern has shifted, we’re seeing more and more emails clearly written with ChatGPT.
November 19, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Thread. “AI is patching up the holes in conspiracy theories and so making them seem more reasonable, making them easier to spread and more resilient to collapse” was not on my bingo card.
AI relieves the pressure of cognitive dissonance. That’s … not great.
AI relieves the pressure of cognitive dissonance. That’s … not great.
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Abolish. Fire. Prosecute.
79-year-old Paul Bojerski was born to Polish parents in a WWII German refugee camp. His family legally emigrated to the U.S. when he was 5.
He’s been taken by ICE in Florida.
www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/11/16/s...
He’s been taken by ICE in Florida.
www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/11/16/s...
Sanford grandfather, born in refugee camp, nabbed by ICE after 70 years in U.S.
Paul Bojerski never gained official residency, but he checked in regularly with ICE for years. Then in July, at age 79, he was detained and sent to Alligator Alcatraz.
www.orlandosentinel.com
November 17, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Abolish. Fire. Prosecute.
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Camera movement has existed longer than we might think, with pans becoming common in the 1900s.
Early filmmakers also simulated movement. This 1908 fairy tale THE GRATEFUL LITTLE MICE gives the illusion of a zoom by pulling the performers and prop book toward the camera. It's nearly seamless.
Early filmmakers also simulated movement. This 1908 fairy tale THE GRATEFUL LITTLE MICE gives the illusion of a zoom by pulling the performers and prop book toward the camera. It's nearly seamless.
November 16, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Camera movement has existed longer than we might think, with pans becoming common in the 1900s.
Early filmmakers also simulated movement. This 1908 fairy tale THE GRATEFUL LITTLE MICE gives the illusion of a zoom by pulling the performers and prop book toward the camera. It's nearly seamless.
Early filmmakers also simulated movement. This 1908 fairy tale THE GRATEFUL LITTLE MICE gives the illusion of a zoom by pulling the performers and prop book toward the camera. It's nearly seamless.
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THIS IS NOT A DRILL!!!
The production of TWELTH NIGHT with Lupita Nyong’o, Junior Nyong’o, Peter Dinklage, Sandra Oh, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, and Daphne Rubin-Vega is now on the PBS app!!!!
www.pbs.org/wnet/gperf/t...
The production of TWELTH NIGHT with Lupita Nyong’o, Junior Nyong’o, Peter Dinklage, Sandra Oh, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, and Daphne Rubin-Vega is now on the PBS app!!!!
www.pbs.org/wnet/gperf/t...
November 15, 2025 at 5:21 PM
THIS IS NOT A DRILL!!!
The production of TWELTH NIGHT with Lupita Nyong’o, Junior Nyong’o, Peter Dinklage, Sandra Oh, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, and Daphne Rubin-Vega is now on the PBS app!!!!
www.pbs.org/wnet/gperf/t...
The production of TWELTH NIGHT with Lupita Nyong’o, Junior Nyong’o, Peter Dinklage, Sandra Oh, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, and Daphne Rubin-Vega is now on the PBS app!!!!
www.pbs.org/wnet/gperf/t...
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It’s infuriating that the current bullshit James Bond “continuity” discourse is due to a clickbait article based around Bond novelist Anthony Horowitz complaining… when, in his latest Bond novel, he heavily implies Bond is killed at the end! It’s only OK when you do it, Tony?
November 11, 2025 at 7:46 PM
It’s infuriating that the current bullshit James Bond “continuity” discourse is due to a clickbait article based around Bond novelist Anthony Horowitz complaining… when, in his latest Bond novel, he heavily implies Bond is killed at the end! It’s only OK when you do it, Tony?
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Glad to see Polygon cover the resistance of game developers to generative AI--and to be able to speak briefly to one of the greatest dangers of this entire thing.
Gen AI doubles down on making MORE SPACE for production issues that *already make games worse.*
www.polygon.com/arc-raiders-...
Gen AI doubles down on making MORE SPACE for production issues that *already make games worse.*
www.polygon.com/arc-raiders-...
November 12, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Glad to see Polygon cover the resistance of game developers to generative AI--and to be able to speak briefly to one of the greatest dangers of this entire thing.
Gen AI doubles down on making MORE SPACE for production issues that *already make games worse.*
www.polygon.com/arc-raiders-...
Gen AI doubles down on making MORE SPACE for production issues that *already make games worse.*
www.polygon.com/arc-raiders-...
If the new Steam Controller manages to overcome the biggest stumbling blocks that Windows has put up in front of *their own controllers*... I'd buy that day one.
Between how Windows handles who gets to be player one and locking button programming behind a Windows Store account, I'm ready to switch.
Between how Windows handles who gets to be player one and locking button programming behind a Windows Store account, I'm ready to switch.
November 12, 2025 at 9:06 PM
If the new Steam Controller manages to overcome the biggest stumbling blocks that Windows has put up in front of *their own controllers*... I'd buy that day one.
Between how Windows handles who gets to be player one and locking button programming behind a Windows Store account, I'm ready to switch.
Between how Windows handles who gets to be player one and locking button programming behind a Windows Store account, I'm ready to switch.
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Absolutely essential viewing from @chrisbratt.bsky.social on Rockstar’s sackings, which appear to be the single most flagrant example of union busting in the history of the videogames industry. Rockstar has provided absolutely zero evidence to support any of their claims. youtu.be/c9nOwjeznjI?...
The Rockstar Workers Fired Before They Could Finish GTA 6
YouTube video by People Make Games
youtu.be
November 12, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Absolutely essential viewing from @chrisbratt.bsky.social on Rockstar’s sackings, which appear to be the single most flagrant example of union busting in the history of the videogames industry. Rockstar has provided absolutely zero evidence to support any of their claims. youtu.be/c9nOwjeznjI?...
If you're still in a Frankenstein mood after hitting the cinema this weekend, and you have a Shudder account, check out "The Angry Black Girl and Her Monster." It's a pretty clever twist on the story, and has big ideas in a more intimate setting.
youtu.be/CMq_ctM7HZA?...
youtu.be/CMq_ctM7HZA?...
The Angry Black Girl and Her Monster Trailer #1 (2023)
YouTube video by Rotten Tomatoes Indie
youtu.be
November 7, 2025 at 11:11 PM
If you're still in a Frankenstein mood after hitting the cinema this weekend, and you have a Shudder account, check out "The Angry Black Girl and Her Monster." It's a pretty clever twist on the story, and has big ideas in a more intimate setting.
youtu.be/CMq_ctM7HZA?...
youtu.be/CMq_ctM7HZA?...
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"OpenAI Inc.’s failure to shield internal communications about pirated books from copyright plaintiffs threatens to expose the company to billions in damages and potentially debilitating sanctions."
news.bloomberglaw.com/ip-law/opena...
news.bloomberglaw.com/ip-law/opena...
OpenAI Risks Billions as Court Weighs Privilege in Copyright Row
OpenAI Inc.'s failure to shield internal communications about pirated books from copyright plaintiffs threatens to expose the company to billions in damages and potentially debilitating sanctions.
news.bloomberglaw.com
November 4, 2025 at 3:32 PM
"OpenAI Inc.’s failure to shield internal communications about pirated books from copyright plaintiffs threatens to expose the company to billions in damages and potentially debilitating sanctions."
news.bloomberglaw.com/ip-law/opena...
news.bloomberglaw.com/ip-law/opena...
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Bears repeating…
It’s the 80th Anniversary of VE Day!
Here’s to beating back Fascism (now more than ever, please)!
Here’s to beating back Fascism (now more than ever, please)!
November 5, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Bears repeating…
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For those following the stories of AI* companies trying to force through the construction of energy sucking data centers, this race outcome is very important
www.ajc.com/business/202...
www.ajc.com/business/202...
In upset, Democrats win in PSC races that could affect Georgia Power bills
Democrats Alicia Johnson and Peter Hubbard won statewide elections, defeating Republican incumbents, for seats on the Georgia Public Service Commission.
www.ajc.com
November 5, 2025 at 3:37 AM
For those following the stories of AI* companies trying to force through the construction of energy sucking data centers, this race outcome is very important
www.ajc.com/business/202...
www.ajc.com/business/202...
Affinity's terms and conditions directly contradict their claims that your art won't be used to train AI, among many other undesirable terms.
November 4, 2025 at 3:06 AM
Affinity's terms and conditions directly contradict their claims that your art won't be used to train AI, among many other undesirable terms.
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Ghost Riders in the Sky - Original - Stan Jones (1948) *HD*
YouTube video by EAGLE97
youtu.be
October 31, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Okay, Microsoft, I get the message. I need to learn how to use Linux for my gaming PC so I can quit you entirely.
www.theregister.com/2025/10/31/m...
www.theregister.com/2025/10/31/m...
Microsoft Task Manager bug spawns new processes
: The once fearsome process killer is now a leaker of resources
www.theregister.com
October 31, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Okay, Microsoft, I get the message. I need to learn how to use Linux for my gaming PC so I can quit you entirely.
www.theregister.com/2025/10/31/m...
www.theregister.com/2025/10/31/m...
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HELL YEAH get em George
Judge rules George R.R. Martin and other authors can sue OpenAI for copyright infringement
• Said ChatGPT generated 'Game of Thrones' content similar enough to infringe copyright
• OpenAI’s motion to dismiss was denied
• Said ChatGPT generated 'Game of Thrones' content similar enough to infringe copyright
• OpenAI’s motion to dismiss was denied
October 30, 2025 at 7:08 AM
HELL YEAH get em George
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Wizards of the Coast's email about "greater clarity" in its T&Cs was a slight understatement.
It's a full-blown class-action waiver. I've read the old and new docs so you don't have to. Here are the real changes.
It's a full-blown class-action waiver. I've read the old and new docs so you don't have to. Here are the real changes.
D&D Beyond now requires you to agree to a Class Action Waiver
Wizards of the Coast's new T&Cs for D&D Beyond aren't a simple update. We break down the new class-action waiver, liability cap, and one positive user change.
www.geeknative.com
October 29, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Wizards of the Coast's email about "greater clarity" in its T&Cs was a slight understatement.
It's a full-blown class-action waiver. I've read the old and new docs so you don't have to. Here are the real changes.
It's a full-blown class-action waiver. I've read the old and new docs so you don't have to. Here are the real changes.