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John Gary @johngary.bsky.social · 13h

The article Javi is reacting to here claims to quote anonymous showrunners, and at first I was like who the eff is that reporter talking to and then I see he's not a reporter, he's a former Netflix exec who now owns a production company and I doubt he's ever made a show under a WGA contract.

javier grillo-marxuach @okbjgm.bsky.social · 13h

a few years ago i sincerely believed it to be the duty of artists to take these tools and show the world how to use them humanely and respectfully. i don’t believe that any more. every time i have tried i have left the experience frustrated and angry…

pjrodriguez.bsky.social @pjrodriguez.bsky.social · 14h

@okbjgm.bsky.social uh wut theankler.com/p/run-it-thr...

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Keri Ferencz @keriferencz.bsky.social · 13h

Truth.

Keri Ferencz @keriferencz.bsky.social · 13h

If this were true, it wouldn’t need to be an advertorial.

The Ankler @theankler.com · 1d

The “GPT-5 pass” has gone from curiosity to mandate. Scripts, trailers, pitch decks are all being filtered through an AI model that remembers every draft and forgets what originality looks like. @erikbarmack.bsky.social on Hollywood’s uneasy reset:
theankler.com/p/run-it-thr...

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Mathew Kumar @mathewkumar.com · 1d

As is only proper, I'm dedicating this month on exp. to scary games! First up for subscribers we go way back to what I believe is the very first horror film to video game adaptation: Poltergeist for TRS-80 CoCo(!) expzine.com/2025/10/07/p...

Pre-order exp. 2602: expzine.com/current-issue/

Poltergeist art. "It knows what scares you."

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Lindsay Britts in the Sky @lindsays.space · 1d

Absolutely don't do it. Energy and water costs are doubling for home and business owners in some US cities that have centers.

The Globe and Mail @theglobeandmail.com · 1d

OpenAI eyes artificial intelligence data-centre capacity in Canada

Company’s chief global affairs officer says it can be part of country’s effort to build sovereign AI capabilities

www.theglobeandmail.com

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Jack Tripper @chadstanton.blacksky.app · 1d

I’m sure it’s just a coincidence that all these data centers are going into communities that have been historically targeted for exploitation and have the least amount of civic power wielded by the people living there.

wordinblack.com/2025/09/alab...

Why Are Plans for This Alabama Data Center So Hush-Hush?

Officials in Bessemer, Alabama, are mum on Project Marvel, a proposed data center the size of 18 Walmart Supercenters.

wordinblack.com

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Erik Angner @erikangner.com · 3d

The Dawit Isaak Library in Malmö is releasing a special edition of Orwell’s 1984. The book cannot be read, on account of having two spines. The “double bind” is a protest against censorship across the world: malmo.se/boundbookspr...

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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 5d

Jane Austen. Spike Lee. MrBeast. “Modern Family.” The Atlantic’s new AI Watchdog search tool lets you see which creative works tech companies may have used to train their generative-AI models: https://theatln.tc/vQSlfiyC

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Keri Ferencz @keriferencz.bsky.social · 4d

Nationalism is complex at best but big flag time always gets me at the Dome.

MMorden 🇨🇦 @mmorden.bsky.social · 4d

That is a massive Canadian 🇨🇦flag at the Jays vs Yankees game tonight at the dome which is packed to the gills! Canadian Forces unfurled it. Right on, Go Jays Go!

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Sooz Kempner @soozuk.bsky.social · 4d

Every time you use stupid ChatGPT, a thing that I once saw get a long multiplication sum wrong, it uses ten times as much electricity as searching the same thing on Google and the server cooling systems mean each use consumes half a litre of water.

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Roxane Gay @roxanegay.bsky.social · 6d

I really need all of us to abandon any impostor syndrome. It’s time.

Ida Bae Wells @nhannahjones.bsky.social · 6d

In case it wasn’t clear, the anti-DEI crusade has never been about merit. Zero news experience. Never been a reporter. Elevated to Editor in Chief of CBS News, one of the most storied news institutions in the nation. www.mediaite.com/media/news/p...

Paramount Officially Acquiring The Free Press and Making Bari Weiss CBS News Editor in Chief: Report

Paramount Skydance will be officially acquiring The Free Press and hiring its founder Bari Weiss as editor in chief of its CBS News division, with the deal to be announced this coming Monday, accordin...

www.mediaite.com

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Keri Ferencz @keriferencz.bsky.social · 6d

Loved last season but S5 is the all-timer for me. Bob Mortimer! Sally Phillips and her gonzo “special cuddle”! The greatest musical task ever: m.youtube.com/watch?v=emz6...

Write And Perform A Song For A Stranger - FULL TASK

YouTube video by Taskmaster

m.youtube.com

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Keri Ferencz @keriferencz.bsky.social · 6d

Desperate to start the new TM season! Such a balm for all the real-life insanity!

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Rob McCallum @robmccallum.bsky.social · 6d

No it fucking doesn’t

Bloomberg Opinion @opinion.bloomberg.com · 6d

Tilly Norwood raises the question of who will be the first to win an Oscar for best AI in a leading role

Tilly Norwood Is Expensive, Even for Hollywood

The “synthetic actress” may be cheaper to cast than Leonardo DiCaprio, but AI’s footprint carries major economic and environmental costs.

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András Forgács W @andraswf.bsky.social · 7d

A reminder share.google/OwIEPAiBqPNp...

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Audry T. ~ she/her @audryt.bsky.social · 8d

If you haven't watched ANDOR yet I recommend you watch ANDOR. You don't have to be a huge STAR WARS fan. It's simply very, very, accidentally relevant to our times.

But balance it out by also watching something fluffy, like GREAT BRITISH BAKING SHOW or some Nat Geo show about cute baby animals.

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Keri Ferencz @keriferencz.bsky.social · 8d

Sound on for an instant 90s nostalgia kick.

Encyclopaedia Britannica @britannica.com · 8d

(solemnly) You've had mail.

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Keri Ferencz @keriferencz.bsky.social · 8d

Easy (and right!) to be up in arms about AI “actors,” but don’t forget: it’s also an energy-sucking climate destroyer.

More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 8d

Today, 33% of all the electricity used in Oregon is attributed to data centers.

In Virginia, it’s 37%.

www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

AI Data Centers Use a Lot of Energy. You May Be Paying for It

AI data centers are pushing up energy costs all over the US. On today’s Big Take podcast: an investigation into who's footing the bill.

www.bloomberg.com

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Cartoon Brew @cartoonbrew.bsky.social · 8d

All artists need to know: OpenAI’s new Sora video generator will use copyrighted work by default unless rights holders opt out. Artists and studios may need to act to protect their creations.
www.cartoonbrew.com/tech/openai-...

OpenAI Unveils Opt-Out Policy For Its Sora Video Generator

OpenAI has revealed it will freely incorporate copyrighted material into its Sora model unless rights holders formally opt out.

www.cartoonbrew.com

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Raywat Deonandan @deonandan.bsky.social · 8d

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Keri Ferencz @keriferencz.bsky.social · 9d

As if Toronto’s vibe hasn’t been eroded enough, now we’re losing the Imperial?! Pour one out.

Damien Nelson @5onthe5.bsky.social · 9d

How much more can we take?

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Keri Ferencz @keriferencz.bsky.social · 9d

Listen, Mountainhead was not a good movie, but if it taught us one thing it’s something like this is a terrible fucking idea.

WIRED @wired.com · 9d

The platform appears to closely resemble TikTok and is powered by Sora 2, OpenAI's latest video generation model. www.wired.com/story/openai...

OpenAI Is Preparing to Launch a Social App for AI-Generated Videos

The platform appears to closely resemble TikTok and is powered by Sora 2, OpenAI's latest video generation model.

www.wired.com

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Derek Johnson @derekjesq.bsky.social · 18d

“Fascism” isn’t a slur for politics we don’t like. It’s a precise word with precise meaning. And in the face of what’s happening right now in America, it’s the most honest one we have.

I’ll lay it out as plainly as I can. 🧵

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anne t. donahue @annetdonahue.bsky.social · 17d

FUCKING FINALLY. now let's stop shipping arms to israel already @mark-carney.bsky.social

The Globe and Mail @theglobeandmail.com · 17d

Canada officially recognizes state of Palestine

Declaration marks a significant shift in the country’s foreign policy

www.theglobeandmail.com

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Keri Ferencz @keriferencz.bsky.social · 18d

found this unexpectedly delightful

RiotGrlErin @riotgrlerin.bsky.social · 18d

celebrities out walking characters they’ve played instead of their dogs: thread

Danny Devito walking his Penguin character from Batman instead of his dog.

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