Scott Miles
@scottmiles.bsky.social
Writer of film, TV, and doodles on napkins
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it was probably a mistake teaching him to read
December 18, 2025 at 2:21 PM
it was probably a mistake teaching him to read
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One of the many reasons AI can't produce good writing is it can't hate its own writing. It can't think to itself "Maybe I'm illiterate" during the writing process. And that's essential
December 9, 2025 at 8:45 PM
One of the many reasons AI can't produce good writing is it can't hate its own writing. It can't think to itself "Maybe I'm illiterate" during the writing process. And that's essential
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For sale: baby shoes. So fuckin worn. This baby ran everywhere fast as shit
November 30, 2024 at 6:51 AM
For sale: baby shoes. So fuckin worn. This baby ran everywhere fast as shit
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I can't listen to the song without thinking of
December 3, 2025 at 9:20 PM
I can't listen to the song without thinking of
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Lars Nilsen was one of the earliest programmers at the original Alamo Drafthouse and the creator of Weird Wednesday. His influence on the Austin film scene, and thus the early online film scene, cannot be understated. Lars is OG and fucking legit. One of the smartest people I’ve ever met.
November 8, 2025 at 2:39 AM
Lars Nilsen was one of the earliest programmers at the original Alamo Drafthouse and the creator of Weird Wednesday. His influence on the Austin film scene, and thus the early online film scene, cannot be understated. Lars is OG and fucking legit. One of the smartest people I’ve ever met.
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"who radicalized you"
Nothing radicalized me, I was born with basic empathy. The world decided that was radical.
Nothing radicalized me, I was born with basic empathy. The world decided that was radical.
November 5, 2025 at 5:47 PM
"who radicalized you"
Nothing radicalized me, I was born with basic empathy. The world decided that was radical.
Nothing radicalized me, I was born with basic empathy. The world decided that was radical.
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Sadako crawling out of your tv, turning motion smoothing off, then crawling back in
October 26, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Sadako crawling out of your tv, turning motion smoothing off, then crawling back in
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Milei looks like all the cast of Are You Being Served in one
October 14, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Milei looks like all the cast of Are You Being Served in one
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Wow, really well told.
In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand:
New library catalogue website.
New library catalogue website.
In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand
I'll go first: Six page commercial lease.
I'll go first: Six page commercial lease.
October 12, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Wow, really well told.
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The thing about being an artist is that sometimes you’ll have a really silly/cursed image enter your head and spend hours of your life drawing it. Hours you’ll never get back.
September 16, 2025 at 2:26 PM
The thing about being an artist is that sometimes you’ll have a really silly/cursed image enter your head and spend hours of your life drawing it. Hours you’ll never get back.
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This came up in my reels a few days ago & I haven't been able to stop thinking about it
June 22, 2025 at 3:09 AM
This came up in my reels a few days ago & I haven't been able to stop thinking about it
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Somehow, the future is both going to be a dystopian techno sci-fi hellscape AND we're gonna have coal and measles and robber barons and a permanent underclass.
Philip K. Dickens
Philip K. Dickens
April 9, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Somehow, the future is both going to be a dystopian techno sci-fi hellscape AND we're gonna have coal and measles and robber barons and a permanent underclass.
Philip K. Dickens
Philip K. Dickens
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At this rate MAGA will only be able to afford to rent the libs.
April 7, 2025 at 2:29 PM
At this rate MAGA will only be able to afford to rent the libs.
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Shout out to Jeffrey Goldberg for reporting on this now instead of waiting two years to put it in a book.
March 24, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Shout out to Jeffrey Goldberg for reporting on this now instead of waiting two years to put it in a book.
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"Yes, there’s danger in opening our gates to this statue. But there’s also danger in keeping it out… the danger of eroding the sanctity of the gift-giving process."
Senator Schumer Votes to Let the Big Wooden Horse into Troy
“In the wake of votes by a handful of key Democrats, led by Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, to pass a GOP-led continuing resolution funding f...
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March 22, 2025 at 12:30 PM
"Yes, there’s danger in opening our gates to this statue. But there’s also danger in keeping it out… the danger of eroding the sanctity of the gift-giving process."
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been thinking a lot about the media reaction to Biden's first debate performance compared to its response to fascism
March 4, 2025 at 5:53 PM
been thinking a lot about the media reaction to Biden's first debate performance compared to its response to fascism
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February 24, 2025 at 11:22 PM
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I hate it when my ailing king is usurped by his scheming foreign vizier
February 5, 2025 at 4:30 PM
I hate it when my ailing king is usurped by his scheming foreign vizier
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Had the 4dx jeanne dielman experience yesterday (watched at home, had to hang up some laundry about 45 mins in, boiled some potatoes for dinner afterwards)
February 5, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Had the 4dx jeanne dielman experience yesterday (watched at home, had to hang up some laundry about 45 mins in, boiled some potatoes for dinner afterwards)
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A letterboxd list I put together if you're at all interested in Japanese women with incredible early 70s fashion getting into murder fights with other Impeccably dressed women. I think it's a brilliant genre, personally.
The Women of 1970-1976 Japanese Exploitation & "Pinky Violence"
By no means a comprehensive list. More of a primer/guide to the main players, and a recommended watch-list of movies for those interested. Will edit/add more if I remember obvious oversights. I tried ...
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January 31, 2025 at 9:25 PM
A letterboxd list I put together if you're at all interested in Japanese women with incredible early 70s fashion getting into murder fights with other Impeccably dressed women. I think it's a brilliant genre, personally.
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This may sound primitive and unscientific, but through the fairies, we COULD ask Mothra for help
February 1, 2025 at 1:45 AM
This may sound primitive and unscientific, but through the fairies, we COULD ask Mothra for help