David Bennett
@toosurreal.bsky.social
Movie geek, electronic music lover, recovering programmer.
Very amateur synth and digital art dabbler.
Slava Ukraini | @[email protected] |
#andamovie
Very amateur synth and digital art dabbler.
Slava Ukraini | @[email protected] |
#andamovie
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David Bennett
@toosurreal.bsky.social
· Oct 14
How I arrived on BlueSky
Right, 4 days to do, starting with an 8am meeting...
December 15, 2025 at 7:10 AM
Right, 4 days to do, starting with an 8am meeting...
RIP Rob Reiner, that's a shock:
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Rob Reiner: Hollywood director and wife Michele found dead in LA home
He directed classic films including The Princess Bride, This is Spinal Tap and When Harry Met Sally.
www.bbc.com
December 15, 2025 at 7:02 AM
RIP Rob Reiner, that's a shock:
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Indianapolis Star, November 22, 1918
December 12, 2025 at 1:51 AM
Indianapolis Star, November 22, 1918
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Things to do in Autumn:
- disappear into a malevolent fog
- cultivate a fine beard of moss
- become a potato wizard
- leave cider & doughnuts out for the Twig Witch
- embrace the darkness within and without you
- disappear into a malevolent fog
- cultivate a fine beard of moss
- become a potato wizard
- leave cider & doughnuts out for the Twig Witch
- embrace the darkness within and without you
November 24, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Things to do in Autumn:
- disappear into a malevolent fog
- cultivate a fine beard of moss
- become a potato wizard
- leave cider & doughnuts out for the Twig Witch
- embrace the darkness within and without you
- disappear into a malevolent fog
- cultivate a fine beard of moss
- become a potato wizard
- leave cider & doughnuts out for the Twig Witch
- embrace the darkness within and without you
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I just do not know why you’re all confused about why The Children aren’t alright. My 8 yr old thinks all the time about how he would save his classmates. Do you think that’s doing good and healthy things to developing brains because I think probably not!
"Weissman was in her dorm room at Brown when a friend called to warn her that a shooting was under way. Her initial feelings of panic soon turned to anger, she told NBC. “I’m angry that I thought I’d never have to deal with this again, and here I am eight years later,” Weissman told NBC News."
Two survivors of Brown University attack escaped other school shootings
Mia Tretta was shot in the abdomen in 2019 at a school near LA and Zoe Weissman witnessed a Florida shooting in 2018
www.theguardian.com
December 14, 2025 at 4:53 PM
I just do not know why you’re all confused about why The Children aren’t alright. My 8 yr old thinks all the time about how he would save his classmates. Do you think that’s doing good and healthy things to developing brains because I think probably not!
Right, new Knives Out thingy then...
December 14, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Right, new Knives Out thingy then...
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My god. Whoever mentioned these earlier in the week is correct, they fully kick the bollocks off Roses and Quality Street.
December 12, 2025 at 8:27 PM
My god. Whoever mentioned these earlier in the week is correct, they fully kick the bollocks off Roses and Quality Street.
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If you want your kids to behave this Christmas, remind them of this.
Please may we culturally appropriate the Icelandic Christmas Cat?
December 13, 2025 at 3:42 PM
If you want your kids to behave this Christmas, remind them of this.
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This is…
A horrible story about exploiting human labour
An admission that AI isn’t real
Really fucking creepy
A horrible story about exploiting human labour
An admission that AI isn’t real
Really fucking creepy
“The work was emotionally exhausting, with chat users confiding intimate details about their real-life relationships, as well as their own emotional trauma, falsely believing they were talking to an unfeeling AI chatbot.”
AI "Companion Bots" Actually Run by Exploited Kenyans, Worker Claims
A new testimony from a remote worker in Kenya details the grueling and exploitative work behind romantic AI chatbots.
futurism.com
December 13, 2025 at 12:58 PM
This is…
A horrible story about exploiting human labour
An admission that AI isn’t real
Really fucking creepy
A horrible story about exploiting human labour
An admission that AI isn’t real
Really fucking creepy
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Robin Ince reveals to last night’s audience at a recording of Infinite Monkey Cage that the BBC has forced him to resign over his support of trans people
December 13, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Robin Ince reveals to last night’s audience at a recording of Infinite Monkey Cage that the BBC has forced him to resign over his support of trans people
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Dick Van Dyke is 100 years old tomorrow.
I hope he's making the most of his finally night of Lego building.
I hope he's making the most of his finally night of Lego building.
December 12, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Dick Van Dyke is 100 years old tomorrow.
I hope he's making the most of his finally night of Lego building.
I hope he's making the most of his finally night of Lego building.
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My partners called this look "Lesbian Han Solo"
December 12, 2025 at 7:35 PM
My partners called this look "Lesbian Han Solo"
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LOL... Pentagon released a new AI military chatbot and it immediately pointed out that Pete Hegseth is a war criminal.
abovethelaw.com/2025/12/pent...
abovethelaw.com/2025/12/pent...
Pentagon Unveils New GenAI Platform, It Immediately Starts Flagging Pete Hegseth's War Crimes - Above the Law
The Defense Department's new ChatJAG turned out to be better than the human chain of command.
abovethelaw.com
December 12, 2025 at 8:00 PM
LOL... Pentagon released a new AI military chatbot and it immediately pointed out that Pete Hegseth is a war criminal.
abovethelaw.com/2025/12/pent...
abovethelaw.com/2025/12/pent...
This time next week I'll be... still in bed probably
December 12, 2025 at 10:06 AM
This time next week I'll be... still in bed probably
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Pine Ghouls is my "Nightmare Before Christmas" inspired cover band.
Safety tip!
Before bringing a Christmas tree into your home, be sure to check for:
- gnome traps
- dark bark fairies
- pine ghouls
- moss goblin eggs
- tiny angry owls
Before bringing a Christmas tree into your home, be sure to check for:
- gnome traps
- dark bark fairies
- pine ghouls
- moss goblin eggs
- tiny angry owls
December 12, 2025 at 3:11 AM
Pine Ghouls is my "Nightmare Before Christmas" inspired cover band.
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🎄Day 11🎄
A giant sack bursting with SMD, Abacus, Altone, Round Four, Peter Gabriel, Azu Tiwaline, Nummer,Grad_U, Frozen Border, Cyclic/Random, Pheek, Cousin, Wamdue Project, Paul St Hilaire, Octaedre, N1 Sound, Genning, Jordan GCZ, Move D, Freund Der Familie + more
youtu.be/a8Fx63TsyMQ?...
A giant sack bursting with SMD, Abacus, Altone, Round Four, Peter Gabriel, Azu Tiwaline, Nummer,Grad_U, Frozen Border, Cyclic/Random, Pheek, Cousin, Wamdue Project, Paul St Hilaire, Octaedre, N1 Sound, Genning, Jordan GCZ, Move D, Freund Der Familie + more
youtu.be/a8Fx63TsyMQ?...
December 11, 2025 at 1:32 PM
🎄Day 11🎄
A giant sack bursting with SMD, Abacus, Altone, Round Four, Peter Gabriel, Azu Tiwaline, Nummer,Grad_U, Frozen Border, Cyclic/Random, Pheek, Cousin, Wamdue Project, Paul St Hilaire, Octaedre, N1 Sound, Genning, Jordan GCZ, Move D, Freund Der Familie + more
youtu.be/a8Fx63TsyMQ?...
A giant sack bursting with SMD, Abacus, Altone, Round Four, Peter Gabriel, Azu Tiwaline, Nummer,Grad_U, Frozen Border, Cyclic/Random, Pheek, Cousin, Wamdue Project, Paul St Hilaire, Octaedre, N1 Sound, Genning, Jordan GCZ, Move D, Freund Der Familie + more
youtu.be/a8Fx63TsyMQ?...
Got a Xmas teams call tomorrow - "Xmas jumpers mandatory".
The only one I have is a "The Night The Reindeer Died" shirt - it's the film within a film from Scrooged... No one is going to get it, are they? #movienerd
The only one I have is a "The Night The Reindeer Died" shirt - it's the film within a film from Scrooged... No one is going to get it, are they? #movienerd
December 11, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Got a Xmas teams call tomorrow - "Xmas jumpers mandatory".
The only one I have is a "The Night The Reindeer Died" shirt - it's the film within a film from Scrooged... No one is going to get it, are they? #movienerd
The only one I have is a "The Night The Reindeer Died" shirt - it's the film within a film from Scrooged... No one is going to get it, are they? #movienerd
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"What was I saying? Right. I want your kids dead. And it’s not just me—I have the full-fledged support of the entire GOP and the president to make sure we find a way to kill your kids. Shit, vaccines. Kill vaccines. That’s what we’re doing. Ignore the other thing I said."
I’m Robert F. Kennedy and I Hate Your Kids—I Mean, Um, Vaccines
“A federal vaccine committee took a major step toward Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s goal of remaking the childhood vaccine schedule, vot...
buff.ly
December 10, 2025 at 2:40 AM
"What was I saying? Right. I want your kids dead. And it’s not just me—I have the full-fledged support of the entire GOP and the president to make sure we find a way to kill your kids. Shit, vaccines. Kill vaccines. That’s what we’re doing. Ignore the other thing I said."
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#electronicmusic #musician #musicproduction
Freebies!
Soundtoys are giving away some plugins during the run up to Christmas (in exchange for an email address).
🎄🎅🎧
www.soundtoys.com/12-days-of-s...
Freebies!
Soundtoys are giving away some plugins during the run up to Christmas (in exchange for an email address).
🎄🎅🎧
www.soundtoys.com/12-days-of-s...
12 Days of Soundtoys
Get up to 6 free gifts from Soundtoys December 8-19, 2025. Happy holidays and thanks for being part of the Soundtoys community!
www.soundtoys.com
December 10, 2025 at 6:07 PM
#electronicmusic #musician #musicproduction
Freebies!
Soundtoys are giving away some plugins during the run up to Christmas (in exchange for an email address).
🎄🎅🎧
www.soundtoys.com/12-days-of-s...
Freebies!
Soundtoys are giving away some plugins during the run up to Christmas (in exchange for an email address).
🎄🎅🎧
www.soundtoys.com/12-days-of-s...
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Nobody seen this coming either
😏
😏
The most *chef's kiss* part of this story is when Instacart says it's the stores that set the prices and then the stores point the finger right back at Instacart and say they don't set the prices on the platform.
truthout.org/articles/ins...
truthout.org/articles/ins...
Instacart Reportedly Using Secret AI-Powered Dynamic Pricing to Jack Up Prices
In an experiment, investigators found that the same grocery basket at a Seattle store cost between $114 and $124.
truthout.org
December 10, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Nobody seen this coming either
😏
😏
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the dev can't flag this review anymore, but other users can.
link to the review: steamcommunity.com/id/breakzora...
cite Steam's policy back to them: help.steampowered.com/en/faqs/view... "Do not direct abuse or insults at other players, developers, or groups."
link to the review: steamcommunity.com/id/breakzora...
cite Steam's policy back to them: help.steampowered.com/en/faqs/view... "Do not direct abuse or insults at other players, developers, or groups."
Since I posted this yesterday:
- The writer of the "I hate muslims" review has doubled down, and added that they also hate transgender people
- Valve removed my flag from the review, with nothing done about it. The review remains up and on our Steam page
I say again: Is this what Steam is now?
- The writer of the "I hate muslims" review has doubled down, and added that they also hate transgender people
- Valve removed my flag from the review, with nothing done about it. The review remains up and on our Steam page
I say again: Is this what Steam is now?
December 10, 2025 at 7:26 PM
the dev can't flag this review anymore, but other users can.
link to the review: steamcommunity.com/id/breakzora...
cite Steam's policy back to them: help.steampowered.com/en/faqs/view... "Do not direct abuse or insults at other players, developers, or groups."
link to the review: steamcommunity.com/id/breakzora...
cite Steam's policy back to them: help.steampowered.com/en/faqs/view... "Do not direct abuse or insults at other players, developers, or groups."
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there’s just a certain type of person who would show up to your writer’s group wanting praise for presenting work but violently rejecting any form of constructive criticism that might improve it, and that right there is the target market for AI
September 2, 2024 at 5:21 PM
there’s just a certain type of person who would show up to your writer’s group wanting praise for presenting work but violently rejecting any form of constructive criticism that might improve it, and that right there is the target market for AI