Seth Lukas Hynes
@sethhyneswriter.bsky.social
I'm a writer and film critic from Australia. I'm the weekly film critic for the Star Mail newspaper chain (10+ years), and write articles, essays and science fiction. I enjoy movies, prog-rock, video games, collecting vintage Macs and walking for exercise
Tonight, I spent hours trying to install Windows 10 using Bootcamp on my 2008 3,1 Mac Pro, but it just wouldn’t work.
Either Bootcamp would simply download the Windows support software instead of actually INSTALLING Windows (and I have a valid Win10 ISO), or it would hang or fail at even that. :(
Either Bootcamp would simply download the Windows support software instead of actually INSTALLING Windows (and I have a valid Win10 ISO), or it would hang or fail at even that. :(
December 19, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Tonight, I spent hours trying to install Windows 10 using Bootcamp on my 2008 3,1 Mac Pro, but it just wouldn’t work.
Either Bootcamp would simply download the Windows support software instead of actually INSTALLING Windows (and I have a valid Win10 ISO), or it would hang or fail at even that. :(
Either Bootcamp would simply download the Windows support software instead of actually INSTALLING Windows (and I have a valid Win10 ISO), or it would hang or fail at even that. :(
Avatar: Fire And Ash is fine. 🤷♀️
Like the previous two Avatar films, the action is exciting and the visuals are beautiful and staggeringly realistic, but the characters are bland and the conflict carries little weight.
Like the previous two Avatar films, the action is exciting and the visuals are beautiful and staggeringly realistic, but the characters are bland and the conflict carries little weight.
December 19, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Avatar: Fire And Ash is fine. 🤷♀️
Like the previous two Avatar films, the action is exciting and the visuals are beautiful and staggeringly realistic, but the characters are bland and the conflict carries little weight.
Like the previous two Avatar films, the action is exciting and the visuals are beautiful and staggeringly realistic, but the characters are bland and the conflict carries little weight.
I was so sure that General Frances Ardmore in Avatar: Fire And Ash (she’s also in Avatar: The Way Of Water) was played by Robin Wright, but nope – it’s Edie Falco.
December 19, 2025 at 10:31 AM
I was so sure that General Frances Ardmore in Avatar: Fire And Ash (she’s also in Avatar: The Way Of Water) was played by Robin Wright, but nope – it’s Edie Falco.
In Mark Kermode's review of Avatar: Fire And Water, he describes the early character development and tribal conflict as 'there's some hobbly-nobbly, bob-dongy, dingy-bongy stuff'.
That sounds... really racist. :(
That sounds... really racist. :(
December 19, 2025 at 9:52 AM
In Mark Kermode's review of Avatar: Fire And Water, he describes the early character development and tribal conflict as 'there's some hobbly-nobbly, bob-dongy, dingy-bongy stuff'.
That sounds... really racist. :(
That sounds... really racist. :(
If I find one at a decent price, I'm tempted to get an iMac Pro.
They're not as upgradable as the Mac Pro, but they're still extremely powerful Macs and lack the compatibility issues of the 2019 Mac Pro, which is limited to 10.15 Catalina and later.
They're not as upgradable as the Mac Pro, but they're still extremely powerful Macs and lack the compatibility issues of the 2019 Mac Pro, which is limited to 10.15 Catalina and later.
December 18, 2025 at 1:52 AM
If I find one at a decent price, I'm tempted to get an iMac Pro.
They're not as upgradable as the Mac Pro, but they're still extremely powerful Macs and lack the compatibility issues of the 2019 Mac Pro, which is limited to 10.15 Catalina and later.
They're not as upgradable as the Mac Pro, but they're still extremely powerful Macs and lack the compatibility issues of the 2019 Mac Pro, which is limited to 10.15 Catalina and later.
I just wrote an article about the novel There Is No Antimemetics Division by qntm, and my analysis draws upon The King In Yellow by Robert W. Chambers, The Man In The High Castle by Philip K. Dick, the work of Nick Bostrom, and Doctor Who in a couple different ways.
I really enjoyed writing this. :D
I really enjoyed writing this. :D
December 17, 2025 at 2:50 AM
I just wrote an article about the novel There Is No Antimemetics Division by qntm, and my analysis draws upon The King In Yellow by Robert W. Chambers, The Man In The High Castle by Philip K. Dick, the work of Nick Bostrom, and Doctor Who in a couple different ways.
I really enjoyed writing this. :D
I really enjoyed writing this. :D
Have you seen the Doctor Who special Last Christmas?
Doctor Who Christmas specials generally aren’t very good, but Last Christmas is a GREAT episode that essentially combines Alien and Inception, but with Santa Claus (played by Nick Frost!) as a main character.
Doctor Who Christmas specials generally aren’t very good, but Last Christmas is a GREAT episode that essentially combines Alien and Inception, but with Santa Claus (played by Nick Frost!) as a main character.
December 17, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Have you seen the Doctor Who special Last Christmas?
Doctor Who Christmas specials generally aren’t very good, but Last Christmas is a GREAT episode that essentially combines Alien and Inception, but with Santa Claus (played by Nick Frost!) as a main character.
Doctor Who Christmas specials generally aren’t very good, but Last Christmas is a GREAT episode that essentially combines Alien and Inception, but with Santa Claus (played by Nick Frost!) as a main character.
I'm still grateful to the Star Mail for publishing my year-end best and worst film lists every year (they published my worst list in last week's issue), and my regular film reviews every week (since April 2014), but what in the hell were they thinking REMOVING THE NUMBERS from my best films list?
December 16, 2025 at 11:40 PM
I'm still grateful to the Star Mail for publishing my year-end best and worst film lists every year (they published my worst list in last week's issue), and my regular film reviews every week (since April 2014), but what in the hell were they thinking REMOVING THE NUMBERS from my best films list?
I should try Control again.
Despite the amazing atmosphere, intriguing concepts and dynamic combat, I gave up on it earlier this year because, like Silksong, I found it very hard and a bit tedious, but in hindsight it wasn't nearly as tough as Silksong.
Despite the amazing atmosphere, intriguing concepts and dynamic combat, I gave up on it earlier this year because, like Silksong, I found it very hard and a bit tedious, but in hindsight it wasn't nearly as tough as Silksong.
December 16, 2025 at 1:47 AM
I should try Control again.
Despite the amazing atmosphere, intriguing concepts and dynamic combat, I gave up on it earlier this year because, like Silksong, I found it very hard and a bit tedious, but in hindsight it wasn't nearly as tough as Silksong.
Despite the amazing atmosphere, intriguing concepts and dynamic combat, I gave up on it earlier this year because, like Silksong, I found it very hard and a bit tedious, but in hindsight it wasn't nearly as tough as Silksong.
Physically, I felt great today (and walked about 16.5K steps/15.18 km).
I'm normally a fast walker, but today I not only felt fast but POWERFUL.
I'm normally a fast walker, but today I not only felt fast but POWERFUL.
December 15, 2025 at 10:21 AM
Physically, I felt great today (and walked about 16.5K steps/15.18 km).
I'm normally a fast walker, but today I not only felt fast but POWERFUL.
I'm normally a fast walker, but today I not only felt fast but POWERFUL.
I just lost a lot of respect for two people I know in town.
A nice, very tough woman who runs a stock-and-feed shop revealed herself as an anti-vaxxer, and a man who runs a vintage clothing shop defended the use of generative AI in his business (he uses it to make and sell "art" prints).
A nice, very tough woman who runs a stock-and-feed shop revealed herself as an anti-vaxxer, and a man who runs a vintage clothing shop defended the use of generative AI in his business (he uses it to make and sell "art" prints).
December 14, 2025 at 7:05 AM
I just lost a lot of respect for two people I know in town.
A nice, very tough woman who runs a stock-and-feed shop revealed herself as an anti-vaxxer, and a man who runs a vintage clothing shop defended the use of generative AI in his business (he uses it to make and sell "art" prints).
A nice, very tough woman who runs a stock-and-feed shop revealed herself as an anti-vaxxer, and a man who runs a vintage clothing shop defended the use of generative AI in his business (he uses it to make and sell "art" prints).
I think people on the Left and Right overuse the adjective "Orwellian", but the way the Trump regime lies constantly and rewrites history and their own motives, and his supporters accept this revisionism with little to no comment, does feel Orwellian (with reference to 1984).
pisses me off that people call stuff "orwellian" when they just mean it reminds them of 1984. the man wrote other books
December 14, 2025 at 5:05 AM
I think people on the Left and Right overuse the adjective "Orwellian", but the way the Trump regime lies constantly and rewrites history and their own motives, and his supporters accept this revisionism with little to no comment, does feel Orwellian (with reference to 1984).
Happy hundredth birthday (!) to the legendary Dick Van Dyke! ❤️
December 13, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Happy hundredth birthday (!) to the legendary Dick Van Dyke! ❤️
In Death Stranding, I wonder if Sam Bridges ever sleeps with preppers when he rests in their shelters.
Everybody loves Sam, so it’s very possible.
Everybody loves Sam, so it’s very possible.
December 13, 2025 at 11:52 AM
In Death Stranding, I wonder if Sam Bridges ever sleeps with preppers when he rests in their shelters.
Everybody loves Sam, so it’s very possible.
Everybody loves Sam, so it’s very possible.
@katwatchesfilms.bsky.social
What do Train Dreams and 2001: A Space Odyssey have in common? ;)
(This isn't a joke, to be clear.)
What do Train Dreams and 2001: A Space Odyssey have in common? ;)
(This isn't a joke, to be clear.)
December 13, 2025 at 9:55 AM
@katwatchesfilms.bsky.social
What do Train Dreams and 2001: A Space Odyssey have in common? ;)
(This isn't a joke, to be clear.)
What do Train Dreams and 2001: A Space Odyssey have in common? ;)
(This isn't a joke, to be clear.)
I’m rereading the enthralling novel There Is No Antimemetics Division by qntm.
The novel is a product of the SCP Foundation online fiction community. I read the self-published original version a while back, and this professional new edition has all the SCP references removed for rights reasons.
The novel is a product of the SCP Foundation online fiction community. I read the self-published original version a while back, and this professional new edition has all the SCP references removed for rights reasons.
December 13, 2025 at 5:23 AM
I’m rereading the enthralling novel There Is No Antimemetics Division by qntm.
The novel is a product of the SCP Foundation online fiction community. I read the self-published original version a while back, and this professional new edition has all the SCP references removed for rights reasons.
The novel is a product of the SCP Foundation online fiction community. I read the self-published original version a while back, and this professional new edition has all the SCP references removed for rights reasons.
With an SSD (an absurd 1 TB 860 QVO), my new eMac fully boots in about 40 seconds, which is outstanding for a computer from 22 years ago. :D
Like my iMac G4 (of which the eMac is the cheaper alternative), the eMac can also access modern Wifi thanks to an AirPort Extreme card. :)
Like my iMac G4 (of which the eMac is the cheaper alternative), the eMac can also access modern Wifi thanks to an AirPort Extreme card. :)
December 13, 2025 at 2:25 AM
With an SSD (an absurd 1 TB 860 QVO), my new eMac fully boots in about 40 seconds, which is outstanding for a computer from 22 years ago. :D
Like my iMac G4 (of which the eMac is the cheaper alternative), the eMac can also access modern Wifi thanks to an AirPort Extreme card. :)
Like my iMac G4 (of which the eMac is the cheaper alternative), the eMac can also access modern Wifi thanks to an AirPort Extreme card. :)
I'm very glad to see Iron Lung, a small indie horror film and Markiplier's directorial debut, receive such an enormous cinema release, with nearly 1800 cinemas (across all fifty US states) at last count.
I really hope Iron Lung comes to Australian cinemas. 🤞🤞
I really hope Iron Lung comes to Australian cinemas. 🤞🤞
December 12, 2025 at 2:24 PM
I'm very glad to see Iron Lung, a small indie horror film and Markiplier's directorial debut, receive such an enormous cinema release, with nearly 1800 cinemas (across all fifty US states) at last count.
I really hope Iron Lung comes to Australian cinemas. 🤞🤞
I really hope Iron Lung comes to Australian cinemas. 🤞🤞
The OS X (10.4 Tiger) partition in my Pismo PowerBook G3 has stopped working for some reason.
The Mac OS 9 install still boots fine, but the OS X install stalls a few moments after the Apple logo appears.
I ran Disk First Aid and there don’t appear to be any errors, so I’m rather confused.
The Mac OS 9 install still boots fine, but the OS X install stalls a few moments after the Apple logo appears.
I ran Disk First Aid and there don’t appear to be any errors, so I’m rather confused.
December 11, 2025 at 3:18 PM
The OS X (10.4 Tiger) partition in my Pismo PowerBook G3 has stopped working for some reason.
The Mac OS 9 install still boots fine, but the OS X install stalls a few moments after the Apple logo appears.
I ran Disk First Aid and there don’t appear to be any errors, so I’m rather confused.
The Mac OS 9 install still boots fine, but the OS X install stalls a few moments after the Apple logo appears.
I ran Disk First Aid and there don’t appear to be any errors, so I’m rather confused.
@bhaalspawn.bsky.social
Inspired by our SimEarth "flirting", I ran a game of SimEarth on my iBook. :)
A Radiate (jellyfish) civilisation emerged and quickly died out. A highly successful Trichordate civilisation developed, reached the Nanotech age and left for the stars (the effective win state).
Inspired by our SimEarth "flirting", I ran a game of SimEarth on my iBook. :)
A Radiate (jellyfish) civilisation emerged and quickly died out. A highly successful Trichordate civilisation developed, reached the Nanotech age and left for the stars (the effective win state).
December 11, 2025 at 11:58 AM
@bhaalspawn.bsky.social
Inspired by our SimEarth "flirting", I ran a game of SimEarth on my iBook. :)
A Radiate (jellyfish) civilisation emerged and quickly died out. A highly successful Trichordate civilisation developed, reached the Nanotech age and left for the stars (the effective win state).
Inspired by our SimEarth "flirting", I ran a game of SimEarth on my iBook. :)
A Radiate (jellyfish) civilisation emerged and quickly died out. A highly successful Trichordate civilisation developed, reached the Nanotech age and left for the stars (the effective win state).
I'm still baffled that my local cinema/hall never screened Superman or Fantastic Four.
They normally play safe dramas and family-friendly films (with rare mature exceptions such as The Menu, Saltburn and Sinners), but two of the year's family-friendliest crowd-pleasers completely passed them by.
They normally play safe dramas and family-friendly films (with rare mature exceptions such as The Menu, Saltburn and Sinners), but two of the year's family-friendliest crowd-pleasers completely passed them by.
December 11, 2025 at 9:30 AM
I'm still baffled that my local cinema/hall never screened Superman or Fantastic Four.
They normally play safe dramas and family-friendly films (with rare mature exceptions such as The Menu, Saltburn and Sinners), but two of the year's family-friendliest crowd-pleasers completely passed them by.
They normally play safe dramas and family-friendly films (with rare mature exceptions such as The Menu, Saltburn and Sinners), but two of the year's family-friendliest crowd-pleasers completely passed them by.
This funky trophy is a British Society of Film and Television award, prior to their 1976 rebranding as the British Academy of Film and Television Arts.
This must be a stylised version of Mitzi Cunliffe's familiar BAFTA theatre mask design, but it looks like pixel art from before this even existed.
This must be a stylised version of Mitzi Cunliffe's familiar BAFTA theatre mask design, but it looks like pixel art from before this even existed.
December 10, 2025 at 4:36 AM
This funky trophy is a British Society of Film and Television award, prior to their 1976 rebranding as the British Academy of Film and Television Arts.
This must be a stylised version of Mitzi Cunliffe's familiar BAFTA theatre mask design, but it looks like pixel art from before this even existed.
This must be a stylised version of Mitzi Cunliffe's familiar BAFTA theatre mask design, but it looks like pixel art from before this even existed.
Dr. James Fallon is a pro-social/non-violent psychopath, and dead (he passed away in 2023), and still funnier than Jimmy Fallon.
December 9, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Dr. James Fallon is a pro-social/non-violent psychopath, and dead (he passed away in 2023), and still funnier than Jimmy Fallon.
It's weird seeing coverage of Vecna in Stranger Things, as I keep thinking 'Damn — Terminator: Genisys came out AGES ago.'
December 9, 2025 at 10:29 PM
It's weird seeing coverage of Vecna in Stranger Things, as I keep thinking 'Damn — Terminator: Genisys came out AGES ago.'
Not counting Windows PCs (I have three cheap Windows laptops, one of which I found for free on a council pick-up pile), I now have the magic number of computers: 42. 😆
a gold object with the words life the universe and everything written below it
ALT: a gold object with the words life the universe and everything written below it
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December 9, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Not counting Windows PCs (I have three cheap Windows laptops, one of which I found for free on a council pick-up pile), I now have the magic number of computers: 42. 😆