Jacob Star
@jacobstar.me
Creator Catalyst @ protostar.video
Accessibility Producer @caption.plus
Pop Historian @ pophistory.club
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Accessibility Producer @caption.plus
Pop Historian @ pophistory.club
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Jacob Star
@jacobstar.me
· Oct 17
📌 Hi, I'm Jacob! I run @caption.plus, making those responsibly rich-text closed captions you like, and I talk about pop culture stuff that you probably don't remember.
I also coach many creator friends and help start their initiatives. Keep an eye out for those!
I also coach many creator friends and help start their initiatives. Keep an eye out for those!
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I just spent like two weeks whittling down what should be a four hour lecture about the launch of the NES into a tight 45-60m and I log on here to see everyone excited about the new mega long Defunctland
November 24, 2025 at 12:05 AM
I just spent like two weeks whittling down what should be a four hour lecture about the launch of the NES into a tight 45-60m and I log on here to see everyone excited about the new mega long Defunctland
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Well, what do you know? Word of God says, "Jeggings"! Still a unique choice for Pepper Ann to wear with a skirt!
I return from The Source with Answers.
November 23, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Well, what do you know? Word of God says, "Jeggings"! Still a unique choice for Pepper Ann to wear with a skirt!
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Robert Vaughn guest stars as used car executive Hayden Danziger in the #Columbo episode “TROUBLED WATERS” (1975) dir. Ben Gazzara with Peter Falk, Jane Greer, Patrick Macnee and Poupée Bocar
📺 UniversalTelevision
📺 UniversalTelevision
November 22, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Robert Vaughn guest stars as used car executive Hayden Danziger in the #Columbo episode “TROUBLED WATERS” (1975) dir. Ben Gazzara with Peter Falk, Jane Greer, Patrick Macnee and Poupée Bocar
📺 UniversalTelevision
📺 UniversalTelevision
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So, this is one of those weird corporate history things: the 80s "Marvel Productions" cartoon logo was actually the "DePatie-Freleng Enterprises" (DFE) animation company, which had been sold to Cadence (which owned Marvel Group Inc) in the 80s and renamed it for branding reasons...
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November 22, 2025 at 5:07 PM
So, this is one of those weird corporate history things: the 80s "Marvel Productions" cartoon logo was actually the "DePatie-Freleng Enterprises" (DFE) animation company, which had been sold to Cadence (which owned Marvel Group Inc) in the 80s and renamed it for branding reasons...
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Closed captioning provided in part by a full cold binge of Bluey this week.
Y'know, for context.
Y'know, for context.
November 21, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Closed captioning provided in part by a full cold binge of Bluey this week.
Y'know, for context.
Y'know, for context.
Forgive me, but why did it take me over 3 weeks to see this come up on my radar?
New article on ★ daiz.moe ★
Crunchyroll is destroying its subtitles for no good reason
daiz.moe/crunchyroll-...
A ton of research and effort went into this one. This is the article to read to get to the bottom of Crunchyroll's subtitle changes!
Replies here will show up as comments (eventually)
Crunchyroll is destroying its subtitles for no good reason
daiz.moe/crunchyroll-...
A ton of research and effort went into this one. This is the article to read to get to the bottom of Crunchyroll's subtitle changes!
Replies here will show up as comments (eventually)
Crunchyroll is destroying its subtitles for no good reason | Daiz.moe
With the Fall 2025 anime season, Crunchyroll demonstrates zero respect for anime as a medium as the presentation quality of its subtitles reach an all-time low.
daiz.moe
November 22, 2025 at 1:26 AM
Forgive me, but why did it take me over 3 weeks to see this come up on my radar?
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"If we are creating a platform, we are not responsible for everything everyone says on the platform," says @nebula.tv founder and CEO @dwisk.us.
"We are responsible for who we let on the platform."
"We are responsible for who we let on the platform."
November 21, 2025 at 6:17 PM
"If we are creating a platform, we are not responsible for everything everyone says on the platform," says @nebula.tv founder and CEO @dwisk.us.
"We are responsible for who we let on the platform."
"We are responsible for who we let on the platform."
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Bluey Adults. nebula.tv/videos/linds...
Lindsay Ellis — Bluey Adults
Bluey was the most streamed TV show of 2024, but it was not because of The Children.
nebula.tv
November 21, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Bluey Adults. nebula.tv/videos/linds...
Closed captioning provided in part by a full cold binge of Bluey this week.
Y'know, for context.
Y'know, for context.
November 21, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Closed captioning provided in part by a full cold binge of Bluey this week.
Y'know, for context.
Y'know, for context.
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kids, go away, it’s time for the adults to watch Lindsay Ellis
November 21, 2025 at 5:02 PM
kids, go away, it’s time for the adults to watch Lindsay Ellis
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screaming crying throwing up
November 21, 2025 at 2:21 PM
screaming crying throwing up
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Ah, there we go! Now that Yaiba is up on Netflix, I finally found myself credited at the end of the episodes for closed captions and forced narratives.
That same credit had gone up on Anime News Network a while back, but I actually don't know where the credit was seen officially prior to this!
That same credit had gone up on Anime News Network a while back, but I actually don't know where the credit was seen officially prior to this!
November 21, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Ah, there we go! Now that Yaiba is up on Netflix, I finally found myself credited at the end of the episodes for closed captions and forced narratives.
That same credit had gone up on Anime News Network a while back, but I actually don't know where the credit was seen officially prior to this!
That same credit had gone up on Anime News Network a while back, but I actually don't know where the credit was seen officially prior to this!
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Remember that time the DOOM dev team violently destroyed a chair which they'd turned into an effigy of Rebecca Heineman after contractual issues left her unable to do the SNES port of Wolfenstein 3D?
Cuz that's a thing that happened.
Cuz that's a thing that happened.
I just learned that John Carmack misgendered and deadnamed Rebecca Heineman in his "tribute" over on Twitter. He probably thinks it's okay when talking pre-transition days, but FYI, most trans people hate that. Worse, he never calls her "she," switching to "they" for recent memories. Fuck that guy.
November 21, 2025 at 5:54 AM
Remember that time the DOOM dev team violently destroyed a chair which they'd turned into an effigy of Rebecca Heineman after contractual issues left her unable to do the SNES port of Wolfenstein 3D?
Cuz that's a thing that happened.
Cuz that's a thing that happened.
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I went into a fugue state ranting about creators taking over media and when I came to my senses I was on PBS
“There's a presumption that we are dilettantes, that we're pretending to be media players, that we are children," says @nebula.tv founder and CEO @dwisk.us of the creator economy.
"I think that that is changing."
FRIDAY @pbs.org
Local listings: to.pbs.org/39hI6Tf
"I think that that is changing."
FRIDAY @pbs.org
Local listings: to.pbs.org/39hI6Tf
November 20, 2025 at 3:50 PM
I went into a fugue state ranting about creators taking over media and when I came to my senses I was on PBS
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Tomorrow, only on Nebula (despite getting scooped by @acollierastro.bsky.social)
November 19, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Tomorrow, only on Nebula (despite getting scooped by @acollierastro.bsky.social)
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Audio (sound effects, music, and dialogue) has a weird relationship with temp assets, mostly because of issues revolving around human psychology.
Problem #1: How do you communicate that something you're hearing is temp?
Problem #1: How do you communicate that something you're hearing is temp?
The annoying thing about the "oh we left a placeholder" generative AI slop excuse is that that is EXACTLY NOT how you should be using placeholders. Anything "not obviously terrible with a panicked hurried half-awake glance" is getting shipped.
In gamedev, if you're using a placeholder asset, best practices involve marking it as placeholder so garishly and offensively clearly PLACEHOLDER that you can't possibly miss it. Also flagging that asset in the dev process so it can be identified quickly before the final build.
November 19, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Audio (sound effects, music, and dialogue) has a weird relationship with temp assets, mostly because of issues revolving around human psychology.
Problem #1: How do you communicate that something you're hearing is temp?
Problem #1: How do you communicate that something you're hearing is temp?
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watch the latest episode of Scav it's what he would have wanted
nebula.tv/videos/scav-...
nebula.tv/videos/scav-...
Scav — 3. Cage the Beast
As sleep deprivation sets in, Scavvies search for new items, new strategies, and new reasons to keep going.
nebula.tv
November 19, 2025 at 3:32 PM
watch the latest episode of Scav it's what he would have wanted
nebula.tv/videos/scav-...
nebula.tv/videos/scav-...
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Hi! I’m opening five slots of my portrait commissions in time for the holidays :D
$35USD per portrait/ pet, $70USD per full body and $35USD for detailed background. All of these will be done before the holidays :)
To commission me, just DM me!
Sharing is appreciated <3
$35USD per portrait/ pet, $70USD per full body and $35USD for detailed background. All of these will be done before the holidays :)
To commission me, just DM me!
Sharing is appreciated <3
November 18, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Hi! I’m opening five slots of my portrait commissions in time for the holidays :D
$35USD per portrait/ pet, $70USD per full body and $35USD for detailed background. All of these will be done before the holidays :)
To commission me, just DM me!
Sharing is appreciated <3
$35USD per portrait/ pet, $70USD per full body and $35USD for detailed background. All of these will be done before the holidays :)
To commission me, just DM me!
Sharing is appreciated <3
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The "Frieren angle" thing, apart from just being delightful, also completely demolishes the pathetic "AI is democratising art" argument. Someone struggling with a difficult drawing received advice from hundreds of strangers who just wanted to help them improve their art.
November 18, 2025 at 8:58 PM
The "Frieren angle" thing, apart from just being delightful, also completely demolishes the pathetic "AI is democratising art" argument. Someone struggling with a difficult drawing received advice from hundreds of strangers who just wanted to help them improve their art.
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The problem with aging is that past projects start having decade anniversaries.
It's now a decade since our first Park Bench video! And no, there will not be a reunion episode.
youtu.be/Fl-TnkmhTOM?si=f72Jk...
It's now a decade since our first Park Bench video! And no, there will not be a reunion episode.
youtu.be/Fl-TnkmhTOM?si=f72Jk...
Welcome to Matt and Tom's Park Bench
MATT: http://youtube.com/unnamedculprit
TOM: http://youtube.com/TomScottGo
Welcome to the Park Bench! This is where we'll put behind-the-scenes videos, interviews, answer questions, and... well, whatever you suggest in the comments, really.
The show'll start properly in December. What should we do next?
youtu.be
November 18, 2025 at 6:20 PM
The problem with aging is that past projects start having decade anniversaries.
It's now a decade since our first Park Bench video! And no, there will not be a reunion episode.
youtu.be/Fl-TnkmhTOM?si=f72Jk...
It's now a decade since our first Park Bench video! And no, there will not be a reunion episode.
youtu.be/Fl-TnkmhTOM?si=f72Jk...
At the very least, I truly appreciate John using my exact word-for-word assessment of CPB/PBS as always having been a "punching bag for Republicans"
Was thrilled to help consult for this fantastic John Oliver segment on the tragic plight of U.S. public media and why, if we hope to be a democracy, we still need public media for so many things that commercial media will never provide. Deserves a wide viewership. www.youtube.com/watch?v=yknM...
Public Media: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
YouTube video by LastWeekTonight
www.youtube.com
November 18, 2025 at 3:15 AM
At the very least, I truly appreciate John using my exact word-for-word assessment of CPB/PBS as always having been a "punching bag for Republicans"
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For anyone looking for another source, this article is nearly 10 years old. That's how long we've been talking about this and y'all are still grotesquely comfy with pepe emotes.
www.latimes.com/politics/la-...
www.latimes.com/politics/la-...
November 17, 2025 at 4:59 AM
For anyone looking for another source, this article is nearly 10 years old. That's how long we've been talking about this and y'all are still grotesquely comfy with pepe emotes.
www.latimes.com/politics/la-...
www.latimes.com/politics/la-...
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My #SuperlativeCannedGoo tweet from the old place is making rounds again. Support co-op cranberry growers!
November 17, 2025 at 1:52 AM
My #SuperlativeCannedGoo tweet from the old place is making rounds again. Support co-op cranberry growers!
First glance at the name "Lehigh" made me think this was a high school and like, where is there a high school like this where I can do something this crazy?
YOU GUYS WANNA SEE SOMETHING CURSED???? HOW ABOUT NEON GENESIS LEHIGH VALLEY PHANTOMS HOCKEY?????
November 17, 2025 at 3:01 AM
First glance at the name "Lehigh" made me think this was a high school and like, where is there a high school like this where I can do something this crazy?