Aaron Smith
@shaboiga.bsky.social
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California AB-412 would force AI companies to be transparent about what data they’ve taken to build their models. You can sign the petition here:
actionnetwork.org/petitions/le...
actionnetwork.org/petitions/le...
Let’s Be Clear: Artists & Creators Must Have Transparency NOW!
Every single day we don’t have transparency, the value of copyright loses ground and the harms inflicted to creative industries grow.
California has always been on the forefront of policies that can ...
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December 9, 2025 at 9:13 PM
California AB-412 would force AI companies to be transparent about what data they’ve taken to build their models. You can sign the petition here:
actionnetwork.org/petitions/le...
actionnetwork.org/petitions/le...
A little something positive to lead you into the weekend.
Flea - A Plea (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by Flea
youtu.be
December 5, 2025 at 6:15 PM
A little something positive to lead you into the weekend.
One of my favorite memories is going to see “Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead” then promptly sneaking into the screening of “Hamlet” in the theater next door and ruining it by laughing too much.
RIP to a true great. www.theguardian.com/stage/2025/n...
Tom Stoppard, playwright of dazzling wit and playful erudition, dies aged 88
A theatrical sensation since the 1960s, whose dramas included Arcadia, The Real Thing and Leopoldstadt, Stoppard also had huge success as a screenwriter
www.theguardian.com
December 3, 2025 at 11:23 PM
One of my favorite memories is going to see “Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead” then promptly sneaking into the screening of “Hamlet” in the theater next door and ruining it by laughing too much.
No one can outrun the “Bee Movie”!
December 2, 2025 at 11:58 PM
No one can outrun the “Bee Movie”!
Apparently, Peter Capaldi reading Watership Down was just what I needed to turn my week around.
www.chirpbooks.com/audiobooks/w...
www.chirpbooks.com/audiobooks/w...
Watership Down
Don’t pass up this unforgettable classic that has nearly 200,000 five-star Goodreads ratings. When their home is threatened, a band of rabbits embarks on a perilous journey and an epic struggle for su...
www.chirpbooks.com
September 5, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Apparently, Peter Capaldi reading Watership Down was just what I needed to turn my week around.
www.chirpbooks.com/audiobooks/w...
www.chirpbooks.com/audiobooks/w...
I can’t recommend Jed enough! — Learn the STORY ARTS this Fall!
July 19, 2025 at 2:41 AM
I can’t recommend Jed enough! — Learn the STORY ARTS this Fall!
I've been lucky enough to know a lot of funny, smart, talented people in my time. — Jed is one of those people!
Now YOU'RE lucky enough to have the chance to learn what makes him a great STORY ARTIST too!
www.storyarts.academy/products/cou...
Now YOU'RE lucky enough to have the chance to learn what makes him a great STORY ARTIST too!
www.storyarts.academy/products/cou...
Story Artist: Foundations Course
Unlock your storytelling potential with this comprehensive Story Artist Foundations course. Learn essential skills for success as a visual storyteller for feature animation studios.
www.storyarts.academy
July 19, 2025 at 12:28 AM
I've been lucky enough to know a lot of funny, smart, talented people in my time. — Jed is one of those people!
Now YOU'RE lucky enough to have the chance to learn what makes him a great STORY ARTIST too!
www.storyarts.academy/products/cou...
Now YOU'RE lucky enough to have the chance to learn what makes him a great STORY ARTIST too!
www.storyarts.academy/products/cou...
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It’s a good thing Congress isn’t alive to see this
June 22, 2025 at 12:47 AM
It’s a good thing Congress isn’t alive to see this
Y’all should check out @stephendestefano.bsky.social ‘s webinar & Patreon.
I was always assigned to ‘board the R&S shows featuring teeny gnome characters. Dunno why. The video of my webinar is up and available to purchase on my Patreon, for those still interested.
June 7, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Y’all should check out @stephendestefano.bsky.social ‘s webinar & Patreon.
Reposted by Aaron Smith
Keep California Rolling: Reel Jobs Need Real Action NOW! actionnetwork.org/letters/keep...
June 3, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Keep California Rolling: Reel Jobs Need Real Action NOW! actionnetwork.org/letters/keep...
Five favorite black and white films:
400 BLOWS
HIGH & LOW
DR. STRANGELOVE
DIABOLIQUE
ED WOOD
400 BLOWS
HIGH & LOW
DR. STRANGELOVE
DIABOLIQUE
ED WOOD
Five favorite black and white movies:
THE APARTMENT
DUCK SOUP
THE BAD SEED
BICYCLE THIEVES
YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN
(Bonus: paper moon, night of the hunter, godzilla, tetsuo the iron man, the camera man’s revenge, fury road: black and chrome, sunset boulevard, into the snake pit…)
THE APARTMENT
DUCK SOUP
THE BAD SEED
BICYCLE THIEVES
YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN
(Bonus: paper moon, night of the hunter, godzilla, tetsuo the iron man, the camera man’s revenge, fury road: black and chrome, sunset boulevard, into the snake pit…)
Five favorite black and white movies:
THE BIG CLOCK
THE PHANTOM LADY
PEPE LE MOKO
YOJIMBO
BLACK SUNDAY
THE BIG CLOCK
THE PHANTOM LADY
PEPE LE MOKO
YOJIMBO
BLACK SUNDAY
May 29, 2025 at 2:06 AM
Five favorite black and white films:
400 BLOWS
HIGH & LOW
DR. STRANGELOVE
DIABOLIQUE
ED WOOD
400 BLOWS
HIGH & LOW
DR. STRANGELOVE
DIABOLIQUE
ED WOOD
RIP - MITCHELL!
MST3K - Favorite Moments - Mitchell
YouTube video by auritone
youtu.be
May 16, 2025 at 5:05 AM
RIP - MITCHELL!
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I suspect it's likely too late, but if you'll excuse me, I'm gonna go remove all of my VO demos from SoundCloud.
YIKES @soundcloud.dev no thank you
May 9, 2025 at 6:42 PM
I suspect it's likely too late, but if you'll excuse me, I'm gonna go remove all of my VO demos from SoundCloud.
Enjoying my coffee ☕️
Vintage Jim Henson Commericals - Wilkins Coffee (Part One of Three)
YouTube video by KermiClown
youtu.be
May 9, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Enjoying my coffee ☕️
I needed this today.
Jones' Good Ass BBQ & Foot Massage™ - *the Original Commercial
YouTube video by bigdogeatchild
youtu.be
May 1, 2025 at 5:57 PM
I needed this today.
Well this should blow a few fuses.
April 26, 2025 at 4:16 AM
Well this should blow a few fuses.
Reposted by Aaron Smith
Once again sharing this info.
Please share with your friends and loved ones in the National Guard or active duty military.
Please share with your friends and loved ones in the National Guard or active duty military.
April 15, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Once again sharing this info.
Please share with your friends and loved ones in the National Guard or active duty military.
Please share with your friends and loved ones in the National Guard or active duty military.
”It was the Berlin Wall that had got me going, of course. I had flown from Bonn to take a look at it as soon as it started going up. I went with a colleagues from the Embassy and as we stared back at the weasel faces of the brainwashed little thugs who guarded the Kremlin’s latest battlement . . .
April 12, 2025 at 6:39 PM
”It was the Berlin Wall that had got me going, of course. I had flown from Bonn to take a look at it as soon as it started going up. I went with a colleagues from the Embassy and as we stared back at the weasel faces of the brainwashed little thugs who guarded the Kremlin’s latest battlement . . .
I can’t recommend working with Jessie enough!
Hi everyone, my time at DTVA has come to an abrupt end, my last day is 4/4 after nearly 10 years and 17 years in the biz. Please let me know if you have any leads in production positions, full time, hybrid, in LA. Thanks!!!! 💛
March 30, 2025 at 4:25 AM
I can’t recommend working with Jessie enough!
Trying to separate the art from the advertiser here. — But this is some pretty great visual storytelling.
youtu.be/GkXyhB5ZwgE
youtu.be/GkXyhB5ZwgE
Hands
YouTube video by Eli Lilly and Company
youtu.be
March 24, 2025 at 8:32 AM
Trying to separate the art from the advertiser here. — But this is some pretty great visual storytelling.
youtu.be/GkXyhB5ZwgE
youtu.be/GkXyhB5ZwgE
DeJoy is welcoming DOGE with open arms.—Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency is now coming for the post office.
Don't let those f*ckers break everything so they can profit from you!—Sign the petition. . .
www.change.org/p/save-the-u...
Don't let those f*ckers break everything so they can profit from you!—Sign the petition. . .
www.change.org/p/save-the-u...
Sign the Petition
Save the USPS
www.change.org
March 19, 2025 at 4:59 PM
DeJoy is welcoming DOGE with open arms.—Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency is now coming for the post office.
Don't let those f*ckers break everything so they can profit from you!—Sign the petition. . .
www.change.org/p/save-the-u...
Don't let those f*ckers break everything so they can profit from you!—Sign the petition. . .
www.change.org/p/save-the-u...
