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Rob McCallum

@robmccallum.bsky.social

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Storyboard artist. Starfleet Academy, Star Trek Discovery, Welcome to Derry, Pacific Rim, IT, Mandy, Ghost in the Shell, The Thing, a few Romeros, others. Comics in a past life for Marvel, DC, Dark Horse, 2000ad https://linktr.ee/robmccallumart

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Rob McCallum @robmccallum.bsky.social · Oct 18

So intro time for the new folks. I’m a storyboard and occasional concept artist for film and tv. I’ve worked on Star Trek Discovery, Pacific Rim, IT, The Thing, loads more. I used to draw comics for Marvel, DC, Dark Horse and 2000ad/Dredd. I designed Pennywise’s smile makeup by accident one day.

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Rob McCallum @robmccallum.bsky.social · 35m

I say “just” but that doesn’t mean to make light of it.

Rob McCallum @robmccallum.bsky.social · 38m

At times like this, Batton down the hatches. These feelings will pass. This is just your head fucking with you when it forces thoughts like this in

Rob McCallum @robmccallum.bsky.social · 1h

Nah you should. It’s the other you that’s the impostor.

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Michael de Adder @deadder.bsky.social · 4h

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Rob McCallum @robmccallum.bsky.social · 4h

Amazing

Rob McCallum @robmccallum.bsky.social · 4h

I remember when NFTs were here to stay (looks into distance. Spits. Walks off)

britt hayes @britthates.bsky.social · 5h

Jason Blum's take on AI sucks. an AI takeover isn't inevitable, and treating it as such (while also referring to filmmaking as "content creation," smdh) helps AI companies promote the lie that their deeply unprofitable, destructive tech is more powerful and useful than it actually is.

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Rob McCallum @robmccallum.bsky.social · 5h

Bbq chicken wrap it looks like. Which isnt comparable

Rob McCallum @robmccallum.bsky.social · 6h

Can I have a BLT but instead of bacon I’d like ham and instead of tomato can I have cheese?

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Rob McCallum @robmccallum.bsky.social · 6h

Tim Hortons have discontinued the Ham and Cheddar sandwich. The simplest sandwich possible.

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Rob McCallum @robmccallum.bsky.social · 9h

The thing about individual governments talking about AI scraping people’s work to teach their theft machine is NONE of them take into account that the Internet is global.

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Anthony Oliveira @meakoopa.bsky.social · 9h

these pieces of shit stole my life’s work for their robots and want to MAYBE give me 3000 retroactive dollars for their theft. get absolutely fucked

The Verge @theverge.com · May 26

Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry

Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.

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Rob McCallum @robmccallum.bsky.social · 9h

I think its a balloon

Rob McCallum @robmccallum.bsky.social · 20h

Starving now

Rob McCallum @robmccallum.bsky.social · 22h

I made dinner. It was kind of horrible. Everyone agreed

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Rob McCallum @robmccallum.bsky.social · 21h

Someone wanted to look busy/be noticed

Rob McCallum @robmccallum.bsky.social · 22h

It’s currently set to “reading the news and just hanging out in 2025”

Rob McCallum @robmccallum.bsky.social · 22h

It was not good

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Rob McCallum @robmccallum.bsky.social · 22h

The interesting part of Tron for me was the fact that the users had avatars for their programs that looked like them in the computer world and did the work of that program. Years later, you’ve trolls, lurkers, chat rooms, scammers, social media, influencers and a wealth of stuff to draw on.