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Jack Eason @jackeason.bsky.social · 6h

I don't think I'm familiar with Maki's work but I guess if you need to make 9 movies a year sometimes you just gotta grab the next script on the pile.

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Jack Eason @jackeason.bsky.social · 7h

This one I have seen and a remarkable clunker in an otherwise pretty remarkable year for Miike.

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Jack Eason @jackeason.bsky.social · 8h

Would be extremely funny if this was the issue that brought the courts found their purpose again over this.

Joshua J. Friedman @joshuajfriedman.com · 10h

lol, lmao even www.reuters.com/world/us/whi...

Reuters headline:

White House says it will submit ballroom plans for review, with demolition already under way

By Jeff Mason and Nandita Bose

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Jack Eason @jackeason.bsky.social · 8h

You need animals to lounge in your home. That's what homes are for. A dog increases the lounging in your home by over 100% (assuming you're not incredibly lazy).

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Jack Eason @jackeason.bsky.social · 8h

Californians, bring home this beautiful boy! We're a Dachshund household and they're kin to Basset Hounds (short legs, big ears, wrinkly ankles, drama queens)

Adoptable Dogs @adoptabledogs.bsky.social · 8h

Fred 🐕‍🦺
Young male Basset Hound
Adoptable from City of Oakdale Animal Shelter (Oakdale, CA)

https://www.petfinder.com/dog/fred-78861547/ca/oakdale/city-of-oakdale-animal-shelter-ca731/

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Jack Eason @jackeason.bsky.social · 9h

I'm waiting for the Arrow but damn that's a good price.

Disc-Connected: Your trusted news source in physical media @disc-connected.bsky.social · 9h

***DEAL***

#PekingOperaBlues on #4K from #ShoutStudios is down to $21.99 on Amazon:

https://amzn.to/42SvSwP

#BluRay #Ad #PhysicalMedia #BluRays #BoutiqueBluRay #CultMovies #DiscConnected

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Jack Eason @jackeason.bsky.social · 16h

I wish I had the confidence that it was just that stupid.

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Jack Eason @jackeason.bsky.social · 16h

I don't know, feels like everyone who was online when Russia invaded Ukraine got a whirlwind education on Nazi tattoos

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Jack Eason @jackeason.bsky.social · 16h

I asked Google if Taco Bell's Baja Blast Pie is vegetarian and it couldn't tell me because it's junk that can't distinguish between basic concepts.

Screenshot of a Google request asking if the pie is vegetarian. Google's AI assist, prioritized over information hopefully written by humans, helpfully informs me the pie isn't vegan, which no one asked.

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Jack Eason @jackeason.bsky.social · 17h

Every time you open it, it sets a kitten on fire.

Axios @axios.com · 18h

JUST IN: OpenAI is launching a web browser.

Here's what we know.

OpenAI has a new web browser ready for launch

The moves come as traffic from bots is expected to surpass that from humans.

www.axios.com

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Jack Eason @jackeason.bsky.social · 19h

It's a fun game. VI was my intro to the series and quite a bit more modern and polished than the rest, but I think also one of the best in the series. There is a remake of 1 that upgrades it to point-and-click but it's probably best reserved for die-hards.

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Jack Eason @jackeason.bsky.social · 19h

Guys, I'm gonna see Dreadnaught on 35mm!

Music Box Theatre @musicboxtheatre.bsky.social · 19h

MERCILESS MAYHEM: MARTIAL ARTS MIDNIGHTS AND MATINEES starts November 1st!

Featuring many savage and deadly 35MM prints! 💪 🩸 💪 🩸

Full Schedule & Advance Tickets: musicboxtheatre.com/series-and-f...

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Jack Eason @jackeason.bsky.social · 20h

Space Quests V and VI. Day of the Tentacle is great. Leisure Suit Larry: Love For Sail holds up better than it has any right to for a juvenile sex farce.

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Jack Eason @jackeason.bsky.social · 20h

At 5:00pm every day Mike Johnson is wrapped in styrofoam and placed in a soundproof box to be removed the next am, where he is not allowed to talk to anyone.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 20h

Q: A pardoned January 6 rioter was charged with threatening to kill Hakeem Jeffries

MIKE JOHNSON: Terrible. That's the first I've heard of that. I don't know anything about it.

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Jack Eason @jackeason.bsky.social · 20h

This joke is getting a but worn out.

The New York Times @nytimes.com · 20h

A man pardoned by President Trump after taking part in the Jan. 6 Capitol attack was charged last week with a new crime: threatening to assassinate Representative Hakeem Jeffries, the House Democratic leader, at an event in New York City.

Pardoned Jan. 6 Rioter Charged With Threatening Hakeem Jeffries

The New York man, Christopher Moynihan, appears to be the only rioter so far who has been charged again with committing an offense against an elected official.

nyti.ms

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Jack Eason @jackeason.bsky.social · 21h

What's really insane is Mark Broom was also an opener for them last night 😀

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Jack Eason @jackeason.bsky.social · 21h

Autechre: Dance Music You Can't Dance To

Jack Eason @jackeason.bsky.social · 1d

I wouldn't have minded a seated venue for this one, but I also calculated things so I showed up well into the 2nd opener's set (which admittedly would've been too dancey for a seated venue) and wasn't in bad shape by the time Autechre wrapped their (exactly) 90 min set.

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Jack Eason @jackeason.bsky.social · 1d

The "lights out" thing wasn't too overbearing. It was certainly dark, with no light coming from the stage, but emergency exits and some other ambient sources meant you could always keep track of your surroundings. Lotta people didn't read that "no flash photography" rule though.

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Jack Eason @jackeason.bsky.social · 1d

Autechre was wonderful. A series of twists & turns, builds, deflections and thundering pay-offs. They're basically their own genre. I briefly popped in ear plugs and found they interfered too much with all the sonic layers. Their sound checks must be pornography for audiophiles.

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Jack Eason @jackeason.bsky.social · 1d

Pre-Autechre drinks

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Jack Eason @jackeason.bsky.social · 1d

This is the best Door County movie I've seen. Which I bought on DVD at a Rock shop in Ephraim last year. It's basically Starman but he's a Polish guy taking in the sights during summer in Door County. A totally homegrown production and legit charming and fun.

The Emissary (2015) | Adventure, Comedy, Drama

1h 39m

www.imdb.com

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Jack Eason @jackeason.bsky.social · 1d

I'm gonna have to take note of this one.

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Jack Eason @jackeason.bsky.social · 1d

Hes not planning on leaving, is he? 😀

Jonathan Edwards @jonathanreports.bsky.social · 1d

Scoop: Trump has started demolishing the White House's East Wing facade to build his ballroom. The president had claimed construction of the $250 million building wouldn’t ‘interfere’ with the existing White House structure. /W @ddiamond.bsky.social wapo.st/4hqBNiU

White House begins demolishing East Wing facade to build Trump’s ballroom

The president had claimed construction of the $250 million ballroom wouldn’t ‘interfere’ with the existing White House structure.

wapo.st

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Jack Eason @jackeason.bsky.social · 1d

Think Suki and I might've just photo-bombed an interview with our Alderman.

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