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Mr. Bartokomous

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Mr. Bartokomous @mrbartokomous.bsky.social · Sep 15

Check out my Letterboxd profile:

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MrBartokomous uses Letterboxd to share film reviews and lists. 1,343 films watched. Favorites: Singin' in the Rain (1952), Boogie Nights (1997), The Incredibles (2004), Inglourious Basterds (2009). Bi...

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Pajiba @handle.invalid · 3h

Let’s Make Selling Out Embarrassing Again

The fallout from the Riyadh Comedy Festival has been swift and forceful. The devil's row of comedians who signed up to play the controversial event, and agreed to heavy contractually obligated self-censorship in the process, are now facing pushback from... Read more...

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Annette Gordon-Reed @agordonreed.bsky.social · 11h

1)You may remember the articles criticizing liberal students for their hesitancy to make friends with conservative students—alleging that they were less open-minded than their conservative counterparts.

Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 18h

Here are the little darlings they’ve created. Horrifying.

www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat

Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.

www.politico.com

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Mr. Bartokomous @mrbartokomous.bsky.social · 18h

There was a millennial interregnum period that lasted from the release of Madonna's Ray of Light to 9/11.

Mr. Bartokomous @mrbartokomous.bsky.social · 18h

Don’t get me started on the Battlefield 1942 Wake Island demo. 2 teams of 16, planning sessions before each round. We had taken all the control points but a bunch of guys were taking off in a full APC northbound from the airfield. I was in a plane for the first time when I spotted them.

Mr. Bartokomous @mrbartokomous.bsky.social · 18h

A guy in my hometown's midlife crisis business circa 2000ish was a kids-oriented LAN cafe with 32 steering wheel/pedal setups. Weekend birthday parties with Midtown Madness for the kids. A week-by-week playthrough of the Nascar season on Wednesday nights. They were licensed. It was glorious.

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Mr. Bartokomous @mrbartokomous.bsky.social · 20h

This is a thoughtful and pretty accurate (to my experience at least) take on how AI’s actually being used in Hollywood.

It’s a shortcut. Great work doesn’t come from taking shortcuts.

britt hayes @britthates.bsky.social · 1d

studio execs & major outlets claim AI is "inevitable" and poised to take over Hollywood. the reality is much different. i spoke with filmmakers, producers, and editors about how AI is actually showing up in productions – and what it still can't do:

Hollywood Has a Major AI Hype Problem

Studio execs and major media outlets claim that AI is "inevitable" and poised to take over film and TV. The reality is much different.

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Mr. Bartokomous @mrbartokomous.bsky.social · 20h

Horrifically overdone Denny’s Pancake Puppies was my first thought.

Mr. Bartokomous @mrbartokomous.bsky.social · 20h

It’s not that some of these tools can’t generate value for users. It’s that the cost of providing that level of service is so high no one would ever pay for it if it weren’t subsidized by VCs lighting money on fire.

Ed Zitron @edzitron.com · 21h

Jesus christ. AI coding platform Augment code had to jack up prices because 22.5% of their users were spending 20x of what they paid, and even after raising the prices, they're still running at a loss.
reddit.com/r/AugmentCod...

A handful of users abused the system so all are getting punished.

This isn't about a few high-usage users. The reality is that approximately 22.5% of our users are consuming 20x what they're currently paying us. This isn't sustainable for us to continue delivering the quality service you expect. We have built some very powerful tools and we don’t want to impose artificial limits on what’s possible, but we do need to be able to charge in proportion to the use customers are getting from our platform. Developers are always going to push their tools to their limits, and we encourage that — and we need to be able to charge for it appropriately, too.

You only care about professional developers.

Our core focus is on building the best AI coding agent for professional software engineers and their teams. If people outside of that group are finding value with Augment, they are very welcome to use the product, but we’re not prioritizing features or solutions that non-developers might need, and frankly, there are plenty of vibe coding/low code/no code solutions available on the market that will better serve those customers.

You are just squeezing money out of us at 20x margin.

20x margin sounds great, but isn’t the reality for AI tools: the vast majority are running at a loss, including us, while we work to build sustainable, long-term businesses.

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Ian Boudreau @ianboudreau.com · 21h

The one good thing about them taking the horny restraints off ChatGPT is that we will never hear from some people again

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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 1d

The only problem with this exceptional troll from last night is that Doug Ford wants to punish Toronto far more than the Seattle Mariners do.

Seattle Bike Blog @seattlebikeblog.com · 1d

Dear Toronto: We will stop scoring runs this game if Doug Ford agrees to stop tearing out bike lanes. Until then, the runs will continue.

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Mr. Bartokomous @mrbartokomous.bsky.social · 1d

One of the best to ever do it. RIP.

Tom Reagan’s Hat @rufustsuperfly.bsky.social · 1d

RIP Drew Struzan
A master.

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Mr. Bartokomous @mrbartokomous.bsky.social · 1d

Rule 34. It’s just Rule 34 all the way down.

Mr. Bartokomous @mrbartokomous.bsky.social · 1d

Tonight’s episode: the writer’s barely-disguised fetish.

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Cohen is a Ghost @skullmandible.bsky.social · 4d

"even if it's AI, it's at least true" hard to overstate the damage this stuff is doing to people's brains. we're gonna be cleaning the slop out of archives for decades

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Ashwin Rodrigues @ashwinrodrigues.com · 3d

cop, lying: Me and my friends, who are troops, will delete Candy Crush if Zohrani 'Hussein' Mamdani is mayor of New York City. We are the most active users on the platform and this could affect the stock market

Bari Weiss: Chilling. And not the cool weed kind of chilling. This week on 60 Minutes

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Mr. Bartokomous @mrbartokomous.bsky.social · 2d

Queue for Rush tickets sitting at 3x the venue's capacity... ah well. Scalper chicken it is then.

Mr. Bartokomous @mrbartokomous.bsky.social · 2d

This looks like a total blast. I've been dreaming of a proper big budget Edgar Wright action flick since Spaced.

Yes, I'm totally in the tank for the guy but this trailer has me incredibly hyped.

The Running Man Movie @runningmanmovie.com · 2d

Play the game or the game plays you. Watch the New Trailer for The #RunningManMovie – Only in theatres November 14

Mr. Bartokomous @mrbartokomous.bsky.social · 2d

It was an overreaction to Batman. Rocketeer got the balance right the next summer but by then folks had moved on.

Mr. Bartokomous @mrbartokomous.bsky.social · 2d

It's amazing once you get it dialed in. Two questions: does your TV support 4K@120Hz? And what are you using to play the Blu-Rays?

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Joshua Foust 🪖🎮 @joshuafoust.com · 3d

Like, no one is a “contrarian.” Oppositional defiant disorder is a mental illness requiring treatment, not praise as a laudable personality trait for an opinion columnist.

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Gregk Foley @gregk.co.uk · 3d

I am so sick of living in a world where certain groups insist art & culture be re-oriented to serve their tastes and whims when their own pitiful inability or unwillingness to critically engage with and contemplate creativity clearly demonstrate that art & culture are too good for them.

Conservatives Take Aim at ‘One Battle After Another’: “Year’s Most Irresponsible Movie”

While Paul Thomas Anderson's film is being heralded as a masterpiece by many, some conservatives accuse it of potentially inspiring left-wing violence.

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Mr. Bartokomous @mrbartokomous.bsky.social · 3d

I tell myself I have a pretty good imagination for how weird the weird things are going to get, and even then I often fall short.

It is a phenomenal prank to play on your parents, though.

Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 3d

Who had “self-swatting” on their dystopia bingo card.

Police are asking kids to stop pulling AI homeless man prank

The AI #homelessmanprank has gone viral, causing headaches for law enforcement.

www.theverge.com

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Jesse Hawken @jessehawken.bsky.social · 3d

EDDINGTON (Ari Aster, 2025)

Sharon @sharonk.bsky.social · 3d

chat it's happening

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Katy Perry and Justin Trudeau appear to confirm romance - report

After months of rumours, proof seems to be in that Katy Perry is dating former Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. The loved-up couple were spotted kissing and cuddling on board Perry's 24-metre y...

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Mr. Bartokomous @mrbartokomous.bsky.social · 3d

He’s spent a lot more time pickling his senses in the rewards of absurd wealth than he spent at Stanford.

Mr. Bartokomous @mrbartokomous.bsky.social · 3d

I think we found a use for Lower Bay station, folks

eke @eke.bsky.social · 3d

the note that none of the films were banned or even offensive really made me laugh.

not samizdat, just french guys drinking and watching popular movies underground

the babahuck @tylerhuckabee.bsky.social · 3d

In 2004, Parisian police were conducting a training exercise in the french catacombs and found, after moving past a desk and a tape playing audio of snarling dogs, a fully functional movie theater and bar. When they returned 3 days later, the equipment was gone, with a note: “Do not try to find us.”