Ryan Carraher
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This reminds me a little of Mel Brooks dealing with studio notes.
![From the New Yorker (2021): You have some wonderful stories of basically getting away with stuff at thestudios.
I’d learned one very simple trick: say yes. Simply say yes. Like Joseph E. Levine, on“The Producers,” said, “The curly-haired guy—he’s funny looking. Fire him.” Hewanted me to fire Gene Wilder. And I said, “Yes, he’s gone. I’m firing him.” Inever did. But he forgot. After the screening of “Blazing Saddles,” the head ofWarner Bros. threw me into the manager’s offi ce, gave me a legal pad and a pencil,and gave me maybe twenty notes. He would have changed “Blazing Saddles” froma daring, funny, crazy picture to a stultified, dull, dusty old Western. He said, “Nofarting.” I said, “It’s out.”
That’s probably the most famous scene in the movie, the
campfire scene
.
I know. He said, “You can’t punch a horse.” I said, “You’ll never see it again.” I keptsaying, “You’re absolutely right. It’s out!” Then, when he left, I crumpled up all hisnotes, and I tossed it in the wastepaper basket. And John Calley, who was running[production at] Warner Bros. at the time, said, “Good filing.” That was the end ofit. You say yes, and you never do it.
Source: https://www.newyorker.com/culture/the-new-yorker-interview/mel-brooks-writes-it-all-down](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:uypytbqy5palhmhbvvezgrww/bafkreid4bztk74hzpnjs257sdbq5u4vf33gqdcpprxuozvaesauwf6uvb4@jpeg)
February 5, 2026 at 11:21 PM
This reminds me a little of Mel Brooks dealing with studio notes.
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Doesn't seem like this should be his job
February 1, 2026 at 11:19 PM
Doesn't seem like this should be his job
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every time i see some new attempt to Streamline and Optimize our Lives i think about this kurt vonnegut quote that does rounds. we're dancing animals! not everything needs to be optimized! sometimes a tedious task creates an unlikely opportunity to learn something about yourself! or for joy!!
February 1, 2026 at 3:55 PM
every time i see some new attempt to Streamline and Optimize our Lives i think about this kurt vonnegut quote that does rounds. we're dancing animals! not everything needs to be optimized! sometimes a tedious task creates an unlikely opportunity to learn something about yourself! or for joy!!
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Utah lawmakers asked for a review of studies on gender-affirming care's effects on trans youth after passing a "moratorium." Records show they planned on publicly discussing the report — until it concluded the care is largely found to have positive outcomes.
Now, they're pushing a permanent ban.
Now, they're pushing a permanent ban.
Utah lawmakers sweep their own study on care for trans kids under the rug as they push to ban it
As Utah's lawmakers move to ban gender-affirming care for transgender kids, they've avoided discussing a report they commissioned on the issue that says care helps kids.
www.sltrib.com
January 29, 2026 at 3:29 AM
Utah lawmakers asked for a review of studies on gender-affirming care's effects on trans youth after passing a "moratorium." Records show they planned on publicly discussing the report — until it concluded the care is largely found to have positive outcomes.
Now, they're pushing a permanent ban.
Now, they're pushing a permanent ban.
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January 22, 2026 at 8:01 PM
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Game is $58.30 at Gamesplanet w/ code BLOODWARIO buff.ly/laoWLaf
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Absolutely incredible sequence from CNN.
"Maduro was a paranoid lunatic always lying about the CIA trying to overthrow him. Anyways, now that the CIA has overthrown him..."
"Maduro was a paranoid lunatic always lying about the CIA trying to overthrow him. Anyways, now that the CIA has overthrown him..."
January 28, 2026 at 12:41 PM
Absolutely incredible sequence from CNN.
"Maduro was a paranoid lunatic always lying about the CIA trying to overthrow him. Anyways, now that the CIA has overthrown him..."
"Maduro was a paranoid lunatic always lying about the CIA trying to overthrow him. Anyways, now that the CIA has overthrown him..."
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saw someone call schumer cowardly and chide him for lacking the backbone to call for ICE to be abolished, & it must once again be pointed out that that is untrue. he is not trying to oppose the republicans and failing, he is on the same team as the republicans, and his enemy is you
January 27, 2026 at 3:59 PM
saw someone call schumer cowardly and chide him for lacking the backbone to call for ICE to be abolished, & it must once again be pointed out that that is untrue. he is not trying to oppose the republicans and failing, he is on the same team as the republicans, and his enemy is you
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This is a fundamentally different industry than mine. This is not criticism. This is not even journalism. This is marketing. You are a (unpaid) marketer. www.ign.com/articles/can...
Can We Stop Dunking on Highguard Before It's Even Out, Please? - IGN
Can we stop dunking on Highguard before it's even out, please?
www.ign.com
January 21, 2026 at 7:22 PM
This is a fundamentally different industry than mine. This is not criticism. This is not even journalism. This is marketing. You are a (unpaid) marketer. www.ign.com/articles/can...
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COW TOOLS COW TOOLS COW TOOLS
Back-scratching bovine leads scientists to reassess intelligence of cows
Brown Swiss in Austria has been discovered using tools in multiple ways – something only ever seen in humans and chimpanzees
www.theguardian.com
January 19, 2026 at 4:06 PM
COW TOOLS COW TOOLS COW TOOLS
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While no one could possibly play every incredible indie from this past year, there are tons of wonderful titles out there for every gaming style.
We're shining a spotlight on some 2025 indies that deserved a little more attention and are more than worth your time!
nosmallgames.com/2026/01/11-o...
We're shining a spotlight on some 2025 indies that deserved a little more attention and are more than worth your time!
nosmallgames.com/2026/01/11-o...
11 of the best underrated indie games of 2025 - No Small Games
What counts as an "underrated game" in the year that brought us Hollow Knight: Silksong, Hades II, Blue Prince and...
nosmallgames.com
January 9, 2026 at 2:53 PM
While no one could possibly play every incredible indie from this past year, there are tons of wonderful titles out there for every gaming style.
We're shining a spotlight on some 2025 indies that deserved a little more attention and are more than worth your time!
nosmallgames.com/2026/01/11-o...
We're shining a spotlight on some 2025 indies that deserved a little more attention and are more than worth your time!
nosmallgames.com/2026/01/11-o...
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This is simply not technically possible. You cannot generate enough writing in-house to train an LLM. You cannot generate enough art in-house to train a GAN. People who think they have a model "trained on our own material" are using a base model of mass-scraped data, unknowingly or disingenuously.
Larian CEO says Divinity could have gen AI assets in it but only if the tools are trained on the studio's own data.
"If we use a GenAI model to create in-game assets, then it'll be trained on data we own."
https://kotaku.com/divinity-gen-ai-larian-bg3-reddit-ama-2000658429
"If we use a GenAI model to create in-game assets, then it'll be trained on data we own."
https://kotaku.com/divinity-gen-ai-larian-bg3-reddit-ama-2000658429
January 9, 2026 at 3:39 PM
This is simply not technically possible. You cannot generate enough writing in-house to train an LLM. You cannot generate enough art in-house to train a GAN. People who think they have a model "trained on our own material" are using a base model of mass-scraped data, unknowingly or disingenuously.
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Literally a publication for eight-year olds 40 years ago
January 4, 2026 at 6:49 PM
Literally a publication for eight-year olds 40 years ago
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My New Year’s resolution is to make my way through those unwatched discs (300+)
January 1, 2026 at 2:05 PM
My New Year’s resolution is to make my way through those unwatched discs (300+)
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Today is the last day that you can repost this image
December 31, 2025 at 7:48 AM
Today is the last day that you can repost this image
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When "confused" Trump supporters say "I thought he was just gonna deport the criminals" you need to remember we arent talking about criminals as a legal term. We are talking about criminals as a *social* classification.
December 31, 2025 at 9:39 AM
When "confused" Trump supporters say "I thought he was just gonna deport the criminals" you need to remember we arent talking about criminals as a legal term. We are talking about criminals as a *social* classification.
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another robot highlight for 2025: man wearing humanoid mocap suit kicks himself in the balls
December 27, 2025 at 5:27 PM
another robot highlight for 2025: man wearing humanoid mocap suit kicks himself in the balls
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I'm in Key West today and bro look. He's doing the thing. HE'S DOING THE THING
December 27, 2025 at 6:11 PM
I'm in Key West today and bro look. He's doing the thing. HE'S DOING THE THING
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They call it a caboose because it makes you get really into trains
I *know* I shouldn’t share the NYPost but I got served this BUTT PHRENOLOGY article
!!!!
And people should know that we have entered the era of BUTT PHRENOLOGY
!!!!
!!!!
And people should know that we have entered the era of BUTT PHRENOLOGY
!!!!
How a bigger-looking butt could be a sneaky sign of autism and ADHD
Your backside might reveal a thing or two about your brain.
nypost.com
December 28, 2025 at 6:44 AM
They call it a caboose because it makes you get really into trains
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Y’all might not appreciate it, but it took him 87 moves and 14 hours to get here
December 26, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Y’all might not appreciate it, but it took him 87 moves and 14 hours to get here
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The immortal Carl Sagan in 1995
December 27, 2025 at 4:38 PM
The immortal Carl Sagan in 1995
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My increasingly common rebuttal to a lot of media criticism (especially the doom-laden stuff) is simply 'That's not true, you're just depressed'.
Don't write when you're sad. Have a snack, pet a kitten/puppy/other friend-shaped creature, take a walk, and clear your head first.
Don't write when you're sad. Have a snack, pet a kitten/puppy/other friend-shaped creature, take a walk, and clear your head first.
December 17, 2025 at 7:44 PM
My increasingly common rebuttal to a lot of media criticism (especially the doom-laden stuff) is simply 'That's not true, you're just depressed'.
Don't write when you're sad. Have a snack, pet a kitten/puppy/other friend-shaped creature, take a walk, and clear your head first.
Don't write when you're sad. Have a snack, pet a kitten/puppy/other friend-shaped creature, take a walk, and clear your head first.
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Sam Altman: hey I made a machine that stole literally all your stuff in order to make CSAM of your child actors, sometimes it encourages people to kill themselves
Disney: Holy shit here's a billion dollars
Altman: the machine loses more than that each week but thank you. Soon it will become god.
Disney: Holy shit here's a billion dollars
Altman: the machine loses more than that each week but thank you. Soon it will become god.
December 12, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Sam Altman: hey I made a machine that stole literally all your stuff in order to make CSAM of your child actors, sometimes it encourages people to kill themselves
Disney: Holy shit here's a billion dollars
Altman: the machine loses more than that each week but thank you. Soon it will become god.
Disney: Holy shit here's a billion dollars
Altman: the machine loses more than that each week but thank you. Soon it will become god.
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*danny on Irish message boards in 2009 talking about Warren Spector's massive cock*
two men are standing next to each other and smiling while looking at a laptop computer .
ALT: two men are standing next to each other and smiling while looking at a laptop computer .
media.tenor.com
December 12, 2025 at 10:27 PM
*danny on Irish message boards in 2009 talking about Warren Spector's massive cock*