James Perrin
@spiderdust.bsky.social
Stop steaming up my tail!
Life long comic book & music fan. 80’s synth pop, new wave and trance music are my jam. Fascinated by American history & true crime stories. I don't believe in ghosts but I'm pretty sure I might meet an alien someday.
Life long comic book & music fan. 80’s synth pop, new wave and trance music are my jam. Fascinated by American history & true crime stories. I don't believe in ghosts but I'm pretty sure I might meet an alien someday.
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James Perrin
@spiderdust.bsky.social
· Apr 22
CFNY - The Spirit Of Radio - There's Nothing Like It by James Perrin on Apple Music
Playlist · 300 Songs
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My CFNY playlist. Based on my memory of listening in the daytime at work and Saturday nights.
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BREAKING: NY Gov. Kathy Hochul gutted an AI regulation bill awaiting her signature and replaced it wholesale with a weaker version sought by Big Tech firms. At least two of the groups lobbying on the bill held fundraisers for Hochul in recent weeks.
prospect.org/2025/12/11/h...
prospect.org/2025/12/11/h...
Hochul Caves to Big Tech on AI Safety Bill - The American Prospect
A bill that passed the New York legislature was completely gutted and substituted with language perceived as friendlier to the industry.
prospect.org
December 11, 2025 at 7:25 PM
BREAKING: NY Gov. Kathy Hochul gutted an AI regulation bill awaiting her signature and replaced it wholesale with a weaker version sought by Big Tech firms. At least two of the groups lobbying on the bill held fundraisers for Hochul in recent weeks.
prospect.org/2025/12/11/h...
prospect.org/2025/12/11/h...
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I write about Dust Bunny, Bryan Fuller's feature directing debut: "The binding element turns out to be the disreputable but enthusiastic genre films that Fuller consumed as a young man—stuff like the original Gremlins, Fright Night, Tremors, and House." www.rogerebert.com/reviews/dust...
Dust Bunny movie review & film summary (2025) | Roger Ebert
Funny, scary, and cleverly imagined, Bryan Fuller's directorial debut channels '80s horror comedies like "Fright Night" and "Tremors."
www.rogerebert.com
December 12, 2025 at 2:35 PM
I write about Dust Bunny, Bryan Fuller's feature directing debut: "The binding element turns out to be the disreputable but enthusiastic genre films that Fuller consumed as a young man—stuff like the original Gremlins, Fright Night, Tremors, and House." www.rogerebert.com/reviews/dust...
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Alex Ross, over John Buscema - “Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes” Lithograph from Dynamic Forces (2002).
December 11, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Alex Ross, over John Buscema - “Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes” Lithograph from Dynamic Forces (2002).
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Disney just invested $1 billion into OpenAI, in other words, a billion in the AI slopification of its brand. Disney princesses have also become one of the most common fictional subjects of AI porn on the internet
www.404media.co/disney-inves...
www.404media.co/disney-inves...
Disney Invests $1 Billion in the AI Slopification of Its Brand
With OpenAI investment, Disney will officially begin putting AI slop into its flagship streaming product.
www.404media.co
December 11, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Disney just invested $1 billion into OpenAI, in other words, a billion in the AI slopification of its brand. Disney princesses have also become one of the most common fictional subjects of AI porn on the internet
www.404media.co/disney-inves...
www.404media.co/disney-inves...
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SCOOP
I spoke to the leader of a doxing-for-hire group who showed me how it took just minutes for them to get sensitive personal data from Big Tech companies—with virtually no pushback
www.wired.com/story/doxers...
I spoke to the leader of a doxing-for-hire group who showed me how it took just minutes for them to get sensitive personal data from Big Tech companies—with virtually no pushback
www.wired.com/story/doxers...
Doxers Posing as Cops Are Tricking Big Tech Firms Into Sharing People's Private Data
A spoofed email address and an easily faked document is all it takes for major tech companies to hand over your most personal information.
www.wired.com
December 11, 2025 at 7:06 PM
SCOOP
I spoke to the leader of a doxing-for-hire group who showed me how it took just minutes for them to get sensitive personal data from Big Tech companies—with virtually no pushback
www.wired.com/story/doxers...
I spoke to the leader of a doxing-for-hire group who showed me how it took just minutes for them to get sensitive personal data from Big Tech companies—with virtually no pushback
www.wired.com/story/doxers...
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The painting that introduced “Star Wars” to the world nearly 50 years ago — and was reproduced in an iconic movie poster — sold at auction on Wednesday for $3.875 million.
The painting that introduced 'Star Wars' to the world fetches $3.9M at auction
The painting that introduced the movie “Star Wars” to the world nearly 50 years ago sold at auction for $3.875 million.
bit.ly
December 11, 2025 at 2:01 PM
The painting that introduced “Star Wars” to the world nearly 50 years ago — and was reproduced in an iconic movie poster — sold at auction on Wednesday for $3.875 million.
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It's a good piece; the actual history is also interesting:
Cunning and Logic: The International Imagery of ‘Mastermind’
Back before the adults of the Western World depended almost exclusively on digital sprites and dressed up as toys and cartoons, one of the world’s most popular games was synonymous with the image of a...
wearethemutants.com
December 11, 2025 at 2:10 PM
It's a good piece; the actual history is also interesting:
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"Smug is the emotional tone of Mastermind. I want the buyer to feel judged by the box. Like the box is already disappointed in them. If you don’t want smug, don’t name the game Mastermind. This isn’t fucking checkers. This is a duel in a seminar room at Davos."
The Mastermind Box Cover: What the Hell Were They Thinking?
- - -INVICTA GAMES, LTD. Packaging Team — Official Minutes Project: Mastermind / New Cover Presentation MARTIN SMITH (Marketing Senior Vice Presi...
buff.ly
December 11, 2025 at 2:02 PM
"Smug is the emotional tone of Mastermind. I want the buyer to feel judged by the box. Like the box is already disappointed in them. If you don’t want smug, don’t name the game Mastermind. This isn’t fucking checkers. This is a duel in a seminar room at Davos."
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Cover by Walt Kelly & Carl Buettner.
December 10, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Cover by Walt Kelly & Carl Buettner.
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Richard Donner’s SUPERMAN: THE MOVIE premiered at The Kennedy Center on December 10, 1978. There would be no modern superhero films if not for its groundbreaking commitment to verisimilitude in bringing Superman to the big screen, and Christopher Reeve’s iconic portrayal of sincere heroism.
December 10, 2025 at 5:11 AM
Richard Donner’s SUPERMAN: THE MOVIE premiered at The Kennedy Center on December 10, 1978. There would be no modern superhero films if not for its groundbreaking commitment to verisimilitude in bringing Superman to the big screen, and Christopher Reeve’s iconic portrayal of sincere heroism.
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Tim Robinson gives us an absolutely unhinged and equally hilarious mystery that unfolds in the list bizarre ways possible. Insane characters combined with equally insane story, performances and tone create some of the most uncomfortable moments of television in recently memory.
December 10, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Tim Robinson gives us an absolutely unhinged and equally hilarious mystery that unfolds in the list bizarre ways possible. Insane characters combined with equally insane story, performances and tone create some of the most uncomfortable moments of television in recently memory.
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A new poster for Supergirl is here in advance of the release of the teaser trailer for the DC Studios movie, and it is SO whatever.
New ‘Supergirl’ Poster Is Totally “Whatever”
I mean I guess I'll watch the movie but who cares.
comicbookclublive.com
December 10, 2025 at 8:02 PM
A new poster for Supergirl is here in advance of the release of the teaser trailer for the DC Studios movie, and it is SO whatever.
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The playlists can factor in world knowledge, go back to your listening history from day one, and can be refreshed daily or weekly.
Spotify tests more personalized, AI-powered 'Prompted Playlists' | TechCrunch
The playlists can factor in world knowledge, go back to your listening history from day one, and can be refreshed daily or weekly.
techcrunch.com
December 10, 2025 at 8:06 PM
The playlists can factor in world knowledge, go back to your listening history from day one, and can be refreshed daily or weekly.
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Happy Hulkidays True Believers!
December 10, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Happy Hulkidays True Believers!
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California urges mushroom lovers to try grocery stores instead of dying boingboing.net/2025/12/10/c...
California urges mushroom lovers to try grocery stores instead of dying
California health officials have issued the world’s least‑hipster food advisory: stop plucking mysterious forest mushrooms and just buy them at Safeway.
boingboing.net
December 10, 2025 at 7:28 PM
California urges mushroom lovers to try grocery stores instead of dying boingboing.net/2025/12/10/c...
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Happy 60th Anniversary of A Charlie Brown Christmas. Thanks to listener Jason Bullett for reminding us. www.npr.org/2025/12/09/n...
Jazz, joy and one ragged Christmas tree: 60 years of 'A Charlie Brown Christmas'
On Dec. 9, 1965, "A Charlie Brown Christmas" premiered on television. In 1995, Peanuts creator Charles Schulz spoke with NPR's Bob Edwards on Morning Edition.
www.npr.org
December 9, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Happy 60th Anniversary of A Charlie Brown Christmas. Thanks to listener Jason Bullett for reminding us. www.npr.org/2025/12/09/n...
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DC has released a slew of info for the upcoming Marvel crossover one-shot Superman / Spider-Man #1, including release date, creative teams, and more.
DC’s ‘Superman / Spider-Man’ #1 Reveals Creative Teams, Release Date, And Much More
Get your first look at the Man of Steel meeting Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man.
comicbookclublive.com
December 9, 2025 at 6:01 PM
DC has released a slew of info for the upcoming Marvel crossover one-shot Superman / Spider-Man #1, including release date, creative teams, and more.
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New from 404 Media: a man has been charged for allegedly wiping a Google Pixel phone before CBP could search it. Search was by a CBP Tactical Terrorism Response Team, which ACLU says "interrogate innocent travelers." Man is described as an activist online
www.404media.co/man-charged-...
www.404media.co/man-charged-...
Man Charged for Wiping Phone Before CBP Could Search It
The exact circumstances around the search are not known. But activist Samuel Tunick is charged with deleting data from a Google Pixel before CBP’s Tactical Terrorism Response Team could search it.
www.404media.co
December 9, 2025 at 3:06 PM
New from 404 Media: a man has been charged for allegedly wiping a Google Pixel phone before CBP could search it. Search was by a CBP Tactical Terrorism Response Team, which ACLU says "interrogate innocent travelers." Man is described as an activist online
www.404media.co/man-charged-...
www.404media.co/man-charged-...
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Hollywood’s most successful movies now tend to be franchise sequels. But in 2025, some of the biggest blockbusters were also artistic feats—and ranked among the year’s best films, writes David Sims:
The 10 Best Movies of 2025
The standout films that helped cinema survive another turbulent year
bit.ly
December 9, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Hollywood’s most successful movies now tend to be franchise sequels. But in 2025, some of the biggest blockbusters were also artistic feats—and ranked among the year’s best films, writes David Sims:
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A Salt Lake City crew launches cloud-seeding drones. A decades-old practice suddenly enters the national geoengineering debate, and political crossfire. Originally published by @notus.com
National Political Scrutiny of Cloud Seeding Looms Over Utah
Weather modification practices have become a political target. But a different story has been playing out in the West.
f.mtr.cool
December 9, 2025 at 2:02 PM
A Salt Lake City crew launches cloud-seeding drones. A decades-old practice suddenly enters the national geoengineering debate, and political crossfire. Originally published by @notus.com
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Understanding Snoopy Episode 4 - As You See Him, You Will Draw Him. The gang takes on the epic task of discussing Snoopy’s many visual changes and go on a few cartooning-related side quests as well… discussing Leonard Starr, Stan Drake, Hal Foster, Harold Gray and more. pod.link/unpackingpeanuts
December 9, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Understanding Snoopy Episode 4 - As You See Him, You Will Draw Him. The gang takes on the epic task of discussing Snoopy’s many visual changes and go on a few cartooning-related side quests as well… discussing Leonard Starr, Stan Drake, Hal Foster, Harold Gray and more. pod.link/unpackingpeanuts
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Reddit making global changes to protect kids after social media ban
Reddit making global changes to protect kids after social media ban
Australia will tomorrow become the first democratic country in the world to ban children from using social media. However, it seems unlikely to be the last, as many other legislators around the world have expressed concern about the mental health harms that may be done to teenagers by social media.
Reddit is seeking to get ahead of the game by implementing new teen safety features globally instead of only within Australia …
more…
9to5mac.com
December 9, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Reddit making global changes to protect kids after social media ban
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Teens are posting online about using VPNs to get around the under 16s social media ban, as VPN makers and people selling these services target Australians with advertisements and how to guides. But the government has told tech companies they need to thwart these efforts.
www.crikey.com.au/20...
www.crikey.com.au/20...
December 8, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Teens are posting online about using VPNs to get around the under 16s social media ban, as VPN makers and people selling these services target Australians with advertisements and how to guides. But the government has told tech companies they need to thwart these efforts.
www.crikey.com.au/20...
www.crikey.com.au/20...
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Instacart prices vary by 20% or more depending on the customer, despite buying the same item from the same store at the same time.
Instacart admits that customers are subject to "pricing tests."
Surveillance pricing is so much more pervasive than we know.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/b...
Instacart admits that customers are subject to "pricing tests."
Surveillance pricing is so much more pervasive than we know.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/b...
Same Product, Same Store, but on Instacart, Prices Might Differ
www.nytimes.com
December 9, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Instacart prices vary by 20% or more depending on the customer, despite buying the same item from the same store at the same time.
Instacart admits that customers are subject to "pricing tests."
Surveillance pricing is so much more pervasive than we know.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/b...
Instacart admits that customers are subject to "pricing tests."
Surveillance pricing is so much more pervasive than we know.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/b...
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1. Paramount's hostile takeover bid for Warner Bros. Discovery exposes Jared Kushner's game
Kushner is not running a private equity fund. He's running an influence peddling operation.
It's spelled out on page 42 of Paramount's new SEC filing
Kushner is not running a private equity fund. He's running an influence peddling operation.
It's spelled out on page 42 of Paramount's new SEC filing
Kushner and Saudis back hostile takeover of Hollywood giant
Jared Kushner is funneling $24 billion from Middle Eastern governments to back a hostile bid for Warner Bros. Discovery—all while advising President Trump on foreign policy.
popular.info
December 9, 2025 at 2:13 PM
1. Paramount's hostile takeover bid for Warner Bros. Discovery exposes Jared Kushner's game
Kushner is not running a private equity fund. He's running an influence peddling operation.
It's spelled out on page 42 of Paramount's new SEC filing
Kushner is not running a private equity fund. He's running an influence peddling operation.
It's spelled out on page 42 of Paramount's new SEC filing