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Chris Vogel @chrisvogel.bsky.social · 1d

It's an interesting read in a lot of ways. I think it would definitely be beneficial for people to have more access to it.

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Chris Vogel @chrisvogel.bsky.social · 1d

More accurately to say I have the notes on a translation of 品花宝鉴, for the original version of my dissertation, hahaha.

Once I get the doctorate I have vague plans of attempting an actual, honest-to-goodness translation, but that's in the future.

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Chris Vogel @chrisvogel.bsky.social · 1d

It's insane.

The other day it asked if I wanted an AI summary of a TTRPG rulebook. I recognize that as AI pushing goes, that's kind of minor, but no! It's a rulebook! I opened it to look up a specific rule, not get a sense of what a rule is in general.

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Chris Vogel @chrisvogel.bsky.social · 1d

All pushing of AI by these companies is intrinsically sweaty, but I have to admit that Adobe's pushing of AI is sweaty even by the already damp standards of AI.

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Chris Vogel @chrisvogel.bsky.social · 1d

By systematizing magic, magic systems turn magic into science, which is, by definition, NOT MAGIC.

Rachel Feder @rachelfeder.bsky.social · 2d

Tell me your most unhinged literary opinion, as a little treat

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Chris Vogel @chrisvogel.bsky.social · 2d

Prentiss is just a great character generally, which helps; I think Morgan started out pretty tropey and developed over time, but Prentiss felt pretty fully-formed and interesting from the moment she showed up on-screen. I also love her relationship with Reid.

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Chris Vogel @chrisvogel.bsky.social · 2d

Every Jared Leto Method Acting story is the story of Jared Leto being an incomprehensibly huge, self-absorbed shitheel to everyone in his immediate vicinity because that's the only way he can find the power to produce one of his jaw-droppingly mediocre performances.

Lady Emily ☄️ @ladyemily.nebula.tv · 2d

Finding out that Jared Leto kept doing his method acting shit and insisted on staying in character on the set of Tron Ares and would only answer to the name of Ares is so funny, like making a big ass douche of yourself for the third Tron movie where you play “computer program that gains feelings”

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Chris Vogel @chrisvogel.bsky.social · 3d

A tweet by Jenny Nicholson posted n September 8, 2025 at 7:09 p.m. which 1M views which reads: 'How come major film studios keep being like Jared Leto may have allegations, but at least he looks weird, stars in box office bombs, and is not a good actor'

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Chris Vogel @chrisvogel.bsky.social · 4d

I mean, I feel like he cares if it's an icy female telepath, but broadly, yes, I see your point 😄

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Chris Vogel @chrisvogel.bsky.social · 4d

She's gone right now and presumed dead, but I assumed she'd be back before too long. Even then, though, they're struggling with Mirage - her power set feels like it's simultaneously ballooning (she can link with animals! she can show desires now!) and also rarely gets much use somehow.

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Chris Vogel @chrisvogel.bsky.social · 4d

but they often treat him as invulnerable. And Karma is such a We Win button that they just kind of have to go "oh, darn, I tried to use my powers but they didn't work for....reasons!" way too often, or just shuffle her offscreen a lot.

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Chris Vogel @chrisvogel.bsky.social · 4d

I'm grappling with New Mutants a bit because other than Wolfsbane and Cannonball, the team has this odd agglomeration of nifty but indirect powers that the comic just isn't doing a good job of capitalizing on. I love powers with weird quirks, like Sunspot being super strong but not invulnerable,

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Chris Vogel @chrisvogel.bsky.social · 4d

I'm up to the mid-1980s in my complete X-Men read-through, currently juggling Uncanny and New Mutants. I just finished the first Magik mini-series!

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Chris Vogel @chrisvogel.bsky.social · 4d

In my experience, when people say 'virtue signalling' they are often referring simply to the presence of virtue

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Evil Orc Heart @evanurquhart.bsky.social · 7d

Not to mention Cole admits she still suffers from gender dysphoria. Choosing not to treat your own headaches doesn't mean you get to ban Tylenol.

Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 7d

“The existence of even one ex gay dismantles the central lie of homosexuality, that it is an innate characteristic from birth and therefore should have human rights awarded to it.”

Same shit different era.

Chloe Cole: The existence of even one detransitioner dismantles the central lie of transgenderism, that it is an innate characteristic from birth and therefore should have human rights awarded to it.

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Chris Vogel @chrisvogel.bsky.social · 7d

I want to punch him. I won't (and can't), but the lust is there.

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Chris Vogel @chrisvogel.bsky.social · 7d

That would certainly be the dream, yep

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Chris Vogel @chrisvogel.bsky.social · 7d

Apparently, insanely, somehow, no.

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Chris Vogel @chrisvogel.bsky.social · 7d

Wow! Every sentence was worse than the preceding one! Just when I thought I hated this as much as I possibly could, I discovered I had a new capacity for hatred which I'd never been forced to tap before!

Joshua J. Friedman @joshuajfriedman.com · 7d

What will the new Adam O'Neal–hosted WaPo opinions podcast sound like for the next few decades? Maybe a little something like this x.com/WashPostComm...

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Chris Vogel @chrisvogel.bsky.social · 7d

oh but also my religion needs all sorts of special protections

Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 7d

“The existence of even one ex gay dismantles the central lie of homosexuality, that it is an innate characteristic from birth and therefore should have human rights awarded to it.”

Same shit different era.

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Chris Vogel @chrisvogel.bsky.social · 7d

Also, can I just say about VG, Winner of Softest Video Game Hair Award 2024 *and* 2025?

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Chris Vogel @chrisvogel.bsky.social · 7d

And yeah, I'd be surprised if Bioware survives this purchase in any recognizable way. Their best hope is to get sold off to pay down the debt on the purchase.

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Chris Vogel @chrisvogel.bsky.social · 7d

I missed how aggressively crappy and low-magic the world was in DA:I and DA2, but it had been steadily getting less awful since Inquisition so the brightness and shininess of Thedas in DA:VG bothered me less than it otherwise might have. I'm going to miss the franchise and characters a lot.

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Chris Vogel @chrisvogel.bsky.social · 7d

I had mixed feelings about VG, largely due to its different vibe, but I enjoyed it, and liked where it left the franchise, which makes me all the sorrier that we'll likely never get another one.

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Chris Vogel @chrisvogel.bsky.social · 7d

What game?

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