Dave M. 🇨🇦⚜️
@davemaru.bsky.social
Boring guy, tokusatsu enjoyer, ally, Canadian, cat lover.
No crypto or AI shit. I block accounts without posts who try to follow me.
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Dave M. 🇨🇦⚜️
@davemaru.bsky.social
· Jun 24
Today is St-Jean-Baptiste Day, the National Holiday of all Quebecers! So today I’ll be soamming music from my province in this thread as often as I can! I’m sure @catnancy.bsky.social will appreciate!
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SO... I'm pretty much done with Fortnite. There were statements made by Tim Sweeney saying that AI usage doesn't need to be disclosed, and then AI usage was found all over this current season- from art to sprays to in-game songs. Between that, and the upcoming shitty wizard collab... Yeah, I'm done.
November 30, 2025 at 5:09 PM
SO... I'm pretty much done with Fortnite. There were statements made by Tim Sweeney saying that AI usage doesn't need to be disclosed, and then AI usage was found all over this current season- from art to sprays to in-game songs. Between that, and the upcoming shitty wizard collab... Yeah, I'm done.
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And notice: 11 stars—the number of states in the Confederacy. “Americanism” is the new fascism, as predicted.
November 30, 2025 at 4:52 PM
And notice: 11 stars—the number of states in the Confederacy. “Americanism” is the new fascism, as predicted.
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November 30, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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“People don’t have a choice if work makes them use A/I”
I refuse to use A/I. I voice that on any project I touch.
If you’re making “A/I dubs” of animes, you’re the same as a scab during a strike.
Just because it keeps YOU secure, doesn’t mean you’re absolved from the damage you’re causing others.
I refuse to use A/I. I voice that on any project I touch.
If you’re making “A/I dubs” of animes, you’re the same as a scab during a strike.
Just because it keeps YOU secure, doesn’t mean you’re absolved from the damage you’re causing others.
November 30, 2025 at 7:05 PM
“People don’t have a choice if work makes them use A/I”
I refuse to use A/I. I voice that on any project I touch.
If you’re making “A/I dubs” of animes, you’re the same as a scab during a strike.
Just because it keeps YOU secure, doesn’t mean you’re absolved from the damage you’re causing others.
I refuse to use A/I. I voice that on any project I touch.
If you’re making “A/I dubs” of animes, you’re the same as a scab during a strike.
Just because it keeps YOU secure, doesn’t mean you’re absolved from the damage you’re causing others.
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I think frankly the narrative should not be "oh look at this GenAI dub it's so bad!" and instead be more along the lines of "Companies think you are gullible and tasteless enough to mindlessly consume crapped out GenAI dubbing or worse and we need to stop it before it goes any further."
November 30, 2025 at 6:37 PM
I think frankly the narrative should not be "oh look at this GenAI dub it's so bad!" and instead be more along the lines of "Companies think you are gullible and tasteless enough to mindlessly consume crapped out GenAI dubbing or worse and we need to stop it before it goes any further."
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"They're trying to change our habits, because all of the projections rely on people becoming truly dependent on the technology. Whether or not it's actually a good thing for society isn't considered to be a factor."
Analysis: OpenAI is a loss-making machine, how can it survive?
Don't call it a bubble! Loss-making monster OpenAI is on the hook for $1.4 trillion (with a T) in compute commitments. How can this go on?
www.windowscentral.com
November 29, 2025 at 11:30 PM
"They're trying to change our habits, because all of the projections rely on people becoming truly dependent on the technology. Whether or not it's actually a good thing for society isn't considered to be a factor."
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"All of this falls apart if humans don't adopt the tech. This is why you've seen Meta cram its lame chatbots into WhatsApp and Instagram. This is why Notepad and Paint now have useless Copilot buttons on Windows. This is why Google Gemini wants to "help you" read and reply to your emails."
Analysis: OpenAI is a loss-making machine, how can it survive?
Don't call it a bubble! Loss-making monster OpenAI is on the hook for $1.4 trillion (with a T) in compute commitments. How can this go on?
www.windowscentral.com
November 29, 2025 at 11:30 PM
"All of this falls apart if humans don't adopt the tech. This is why you've seen Meta cram its lame chatbots into WhatsApp and Instagram. This is why Notepad and Paint now have useless Copilot buttons on Windows. This is why Google Gemini wants to "help you" read and reply to your emails."
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• 2D animation
• Intro with lyrics
• Budianskian style storytelling
• Well written and likable human characters
• Autobots hiding from the public, being heroes and saving people
• *Dom Toretto voice* "FAMILY"
the perfect storm of stuff transformers is great at
• Intro with lyrics
• Budianskian style storytelling
• Well written and likable human characters
• Autobots hiding from the public, being heroes and saving people
• *Dom Toretto voice* "FAMILY"
the perfect storm of stuff transformers is great at
Rescue Bots is the best Aligned Continuity show and it's not even close
November 30, 2025 at 7:08 AM
• 2D animation
• Intro with lyrics
• Budianskian style storytelling
• Well written and likable human characters
• Autobots hiding from the public, being heroes and saving people
• *Dom Toretto voice* "FAMILY"
the perfect storm of stuff transformers is great at
• Intro with lyrics
• Budianskian style storytelling
• Well written and likable human characters
• Autobots hiding from the public, being heroes and saving people
• *Dom Toretto voice* "FAMILY"
the perfect storm of stuff transformers is great at
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Happy birthday to Christophe Beck, born on this day in 1968 in Montreal!
A film and TV composer, his work includes the soundtracks of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, The Muppets, Frozen, WandaVision, Free Guy, and Agatha All Along. He is an Emmy winner and Gemini and Grammy nominee.
A film and TV composer, his work includes the soundtracks of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, The Muppets, Frozen, WandaVision, Free Guy, and Agatha All Along. He is an Emmy winner and Gemini and Grammy nominee.
November 30, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Happy birthday to Christophe Beck, born on this day in 1968 in Montreal!
A film and TV composer, his work includes the soundtracks of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, The Muppets, Frozen, WandaVision, Free Guy, and Agatha All Along. He is an Emmy winner and Gemini and Grammy nominee.
A film and TV composer, his work includes the soundtracks of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, The Muppets, Frozen, WandaVision, Free Guy, and Agatha All Along. He is an Emmy winner and Gemini and Grammy nominee.
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Happy birthday to Colin Mochrie, born on this day in 1957!
One of Canada's best improvisational comedians, he rose to fame on Whose Line Is It Anyway?. A former cast member of This Hour Has 22 Minutes, he has won five Canadian Comedy Awards and a Gemini.
One of Canada's best improvisational comedians, he rose to fame on Whose Line Is It Anyway?. A former cast member of This Hour Has 22 Minutes, he has won five Canadian Comedy Awards and a Gemini.
November 30, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Happy birthday to Colin Mochrie, born on this day in 1957!
One of Canada's best improvisational comedians, he rose to fame on Whose Line Is It Anyway?. A former cast member of This Hour Has 22 Minutes, he has won five Canadian Comedy Awards and a Gemini.
One of Canada's best improvisational comedians, he rose to fame on Whose Line Is It Anyway?. A former cast member of This Hour Has 22 Minutes, he has won five Canadian Comedy Awards and a Gemini.
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Amazon has rolled out AI dubbed anime and I’m truly appalled. Like it or loathe it, the medium has a rich, incredible history of English performances. There’s already a million reasons to hate Amazon, but fuck me.
I wanna hear about your fav dub. Your fav VA. Let’s celebrate these folks. 💜
I wanna hear about your fav dub. Your fav VA. Let’s celebrate these folks. 💜
November 29, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Amazon has rolled out AI dubbed anime and I’m truly appalled. Like it or loathe it, the medium has a rich, incredible history of English performances. There’s already a million reasons to hate Amazon, but fuck me.
I wanna hear about your fav dub. Your fav VA. Let’s celebrate these folks. 💜
I wanna hear about your fav dub. Your fav VA. Let’s celebrate these folks. 💜
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As someone who works in the tech industry--absolutely.
They are testing the waters. These are top-down orders. The ONLY way to stop it is a visceral negative reaction. Write articles. Post your rage. Email. Post. @. All those things.
Only you have the power to kill it.
They are testing the waters. These are top-down orders. The ONLY way to stop it is a visceral negative reaction. Write articles. Post your rage. Email. Post. @. All those things.
Only you have the power to kill it.
Let me give some insight on this, as a producer in the dub industry who worked with major streamers, who's witnessed first-hand where this push for AI is coming from.
tl;dr: Only CEOs want this. Tell them how much you hate it. Be loud, email, call, @, post. You will kill this.
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tl;dr: Only CEOs want this. Tell them how much you hate it. Be loud, email, call, @, post. You will kill this.
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The only thing less human than these AI dub performances is the decision to sign off on them
A company this big can pay human actors a decent wage, not produce slop that intentionally removes the human element.
A company this big can pay human actors a decent wage, not produce slop that intentionally removes the human element.
November 30, 2025 at 5:07 AM
As someone who works in the tech industry--absolutely.
They are testing the waters. These are top-down orders. The ONLY way to stop it is a visceral negative reaction. Write articles. Post your rage. Email. Post. @. All those things.
Only you have the power to kill it.
They are testing the waters. These are top-down orders. The ONLY way to stop it is a visceral negative reaction. Write articles. Post your rage. Email. Post. @. All those things.
Only you have the power to kill it.
Saw this at Walmart today!
November 30, 2025 at 4:26 AM
Saw this at Walmart today!
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social media is important. yelling at abusers and de-normalising them
is important but also to always remind ourselves how the society we live in, wilfully protects and enables misogynistic abusers and why
is important but also to always remind ourselves how the society we live in, wilfully protects and enables misogynistic abusers and why
November 30, 2025 at 1:30 AM
social media is important. yelling at abusers and de-normalising them
is important but also to always remind ourselves how the society we live in, wilfully protects and enables misogynistic abusers and why
is important but also to always remind ourselves how the society we live in, wilfully protects and enables misogynistic abusers and why
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FIRST TRAILER FOR THE SUPER SENTAI+METAL HEROES SUCCESSOR, PROJECT R.E.D.!
November 30, 2025 at 1:03 AM
FIRST TRAILER FOR THE SUPER SENTAI+METAL HEROES SUCCESSOR, PROJECT R.E.D.!
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thanks for the art share!!
i'm conor and i draw fanart :) recently it's been a lotta pokémon and kirby for nintendo release schedule reasons lol
i'm conor and i draw fanart :) recently it's been a lotta pokémon and kirby for nintendo release schedule reasons lol
November 29, 2025 at 6:01 PM
thanks for the art share!!
i'm conor and i draw fanart :) recently it's been a lotta pokémon and kirby for nintendo release schedule reasons lol
i'm conor and i draw fanart :) recently it's been a lotta pokémon and kirby for nintendo release schedule reasons lol
That’s a fire design for Hilda! Wow! #PokemonMastersEX
November 29, 2025 at 5:56 PM
That’s a fire design for Hilda! Wow! #PokemonMastersEX
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On this day in 1919, Joe Weider was born in Montreal. Inspired by French-Canadian strongman Louis Cyr, he and his brother Ben created the International Federation of Bodybuilders. He and his brother brought Arnold Schwarzenegger to California in 1968.
November 29, 2025 at 12:45 PM
On this day in 1919, Joe Weider was born in Montreal. Inspired by French-Canadian strongman Louis Cyr, he and his brother Ben created the International Federation of Bodybuilders. He and his brother brought Arnold Schwarzenegger to California in 1968.
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Does it strike anyone as weird that we have a ratings board that counts the number of times a movie says fuck or shows a boob and decides who is allowed to see it, and yet GenAI was dropped on the entire with no restrictions, no age verification, no checks, no regulation whatsoever?
November 29, 2025 at 4:22 AM
Does it strike anyone as weird that we have a ratings board that counts the number of times a movie says fuck or shows a boob and decides who is allowed to see it, and yet GenAI was dropped on the entire with no restrictions, no age verification, no checks, no regulation whatsoever?
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Special thanks to GOG for being so supportive of the project! HORSES preorders are now available on the store: www.gog.com/en/game/horses 🙏
November 28, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Special thanks to GOG for being so supportive of the project! HORSES preorders are now available on the store: www.gog.com/en/game/horses 🙏
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I deeply despise these people, need for this buble to burst ASAP, and want this man underneath a whole entire jail. This entire country is ghouls akimbo
OpenAI says teen's 'misuse' of ChatGPT is to blame for his suicide, because he broke the TOU: 'Users must comply with OpenAI's Usage Policies, which prohibit the use of ChatGPT for suicide or self-har...
The lawyer presenting Adam Raine's family calls the response "disturbing" and I have to agree.
www.pcgamer.com
November 28, 2025 at 8:34 PM
I deeply despise these people, need for this buble to burst ASAP, and want this man underneath a whole entire jail. This entire country is ghouls akimbo