Rob
@bluestarrob.bsky.social
I'm a big fan of animation, comics, video games and other things.
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One of the things about trust is that it is efficient. It saves you having to invest a lot of time and effort in verification, and if placed in the right places, saves you a lot of pain.
"The diseases will do the education" is what we get when we don't trust.
"The diseases will do the education" is what we get when we don't trust.
December 1, 2025 at 2:57 AM
One of the things about trust is that it is efficient. It saves you having to invest a lot of time and effort in verification, and if placed in the right places, saves you a lot of pain.
"The diseases will do the education" is what we get when we don't trust.
"The diseases will do the education" is what we get when we don't trust.
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and if you're wondering - no, the Marty McFly spray isn't AI. it's drawn by Sean Dove who has drawn sprays for FN before
exactly why epic needs to start crediting artists, and this is also the reason i want to be thorough and dive into these reports more.
exactly why epic needs to start crediting artists, and this is also the reason i want to be thorough and dive into these reports more.
December 1, 2025 at 3:15 AM
and if you're wondering - no, the Marty McFly spray isn't AI. it's drawn by Sean Dove who has drawn sprays for FN before
exactly why epic needs to start crediting artists, and this is also the reason i want to be thorough and dive into these reports more.
exactly why epic needs to start crediting artists, and this is also the reason i want to be thorough and dive into these reports more.
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This French person named Xingothx/Xinarcade makes these custom plexiglass toppers for arcade cabinets and they rip.
December 1, 2025 at 3:05 AM
This French person named Xingothx/Xinarcade makes these custom plexiglass toppers for arcade cabinets and they rip.
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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.
🧵⬇️
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 4:55 AM
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.
🧵⬇️
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 reason why this hurts so much is because every dubbing studio in the Los Angeles area has been hit with at least one wave of layoffs or a significant reduction in the amount of contractors that have been hired.
All that devastation to our economy, for this?
All that devastation to our economy, for this?
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 11:38 PM
The reason why this hurts so much is because every dubbing studio in the Los Angeles area has been hit with at least one wave of layoffs or a significant reduction in the amount of contractors that have been hired.
All that devastation to our economy, for this?
All that devastation to our economy, for this?
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Had an absolutely incredible time at Tales of Museum today!! The entire exhibit was filled with so much love and history about Tales, it really reminded me of how I love this series with all my heart 🥹❤️
Thank you to everyone who said hi at the museum! 🥰
Thank you to everyone who said hi at the museum! 🥰
November 30, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Had an absolutely incredible time at Tales of Museum today!! The entire exhibit was filled with so much love and history about Tales, it really reminded me of how I love this series with all my heart 🥹❤️
Thank you to everyone who said hi at the museum! 🥰
Thank you to everyone who said hi at the museum! 🥰
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Yeah, this lines with some stuff I've heard over the years - big-corpo execs have been looking for something, anything that'll let them fatten the margins because most anime fans are accustomed to having publishers that give a fuck about them and cater to them... which makes line go up slower.
I wouldn’t say they hate their customers. They just like money more.
To quote an industry exec I met at an event this year, “Why spend extra money for 100% quality when you can make the same profit with 60% quality?”
It’s about the minimum viable product. Of course it is; they’re businesspeople.
To quote an industry exec I met at an event this year, “Why spend extra money for 100% quality when you can make the same profit with 60% quality?”
It’s about the minimum viable product. Of course it is; they’re businesspeople.
The people in charge of these companies hate their customers.
November 30, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Yeah, this lines with some stuff I've heard over the years - big-corpo execs have been looking for something, anything that'll let them fatten the margins because most anime fans are accustomed to having publishers that give a fuck about them and cater to them... which makes line go up slower.
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If ANYTHING good comes of these sinful AI dubs & shit, it's greater public awareness how much thought & effort is put into the processes being plagued by tech. We shouldn't have needed this to prove it ofc, but weebs now have no right to argue anime dubs are just translating and reading the script.
November 30, 2025 at 2:55 PM
If ANYTHING good comes of these sinful AI dubs & shit, it's greater public awareness how much thought & effort is put into the processes being plagued by tech. We shouldn't have needed this to prove it ofc, but weebs now have no right to argue anime dubs are just translating and reading the script.
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November 30, 2025 at 1:15 AM
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November 29, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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November 29, 2025 at 8:27 PM
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リマスター化おめでとうございます！！/テイルズオブエクシリア
August 19, 2025 at 2:05 PM
リマスター化おめでとうございます！！/テイルズオブエクシリア
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The Santa Clause is the most SINISTER Christmas classic! Phelan and I talked all about it here, please share!
youtu.be/cxuWdmLxso0
youtu.be/cxuWdmLxso0
November 28, 2025 at 12:02 PM
The Santa Clause is the most SINISTER Christmas classic! Phelan and I talked all about it here, please share!
youtu.be/cxuWdmLxso0
youtu.be/cxuWdmLxso0
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Why should we spend our money on companies who don’t think their own products are worth using it on?
Hey just so you know Amazon decided to give us an AI ENGLISH DUB of Banana Fish instead of actually hiring real voice actors
it is fucking hot garbage
#bananafish #anime
it is fucking hot garbage
#bananafish #anime
November 28, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Why should we spend our money on companies who don’t think their own products are worth using it on?
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This shit is why I'm getting less and less work on anime and having to scramble to ask around with YouTubers for help letting me do their CCs just to pay my damn rent. There's enough anime to caption out there that I should not be fucking struggling.
After publishing this article, I've heard from many that CR seems to be using AI to produce dub CCs. Now, thanks to a slip-up CR had with episode 6 dub of The Banished Court Magician, we can say that with 100% certainty: Crunchyroll is using the AI service Ollang.com for its dub closed captions!
November 28, 2025 at 8:27 AM
This shit is why I'm getting less and less work on anime and having to scramble to ask around with YouTubers for help letting me do their CCs just to pay my damn rent. There's enough anime to caption out there that I should not be fucking struggling.
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GIVE THANKS (GRATITUDE FREESTYLE)
November 28, 2025 at 2:40 AM
GIVE THANKS (GRATITUDE FREESTYLE)
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akira yamaoka viewed his role in that game as a way to introduce hundreds of indie musicians to people in hopes that even just one would resonate with each player and let them find a new favorite. this is a disgusting and depressing repudiation of one of the few human and good things about the OG
November 28, 2025 at 2:16 AM
akira yamaoka viewed his role in that game as a way to introduce hundreds of indie musicians to people in hopes that even just one would resonate with each player and let them find a new favorite. this is a disgusting and depressing repudiation of one of the few human and good things about the OG
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God I want to see what a Disney traditional animation team could do with modern technology.
There's still so much untapped potential in hybrid 2D/3D workflows.
There's still so much untapped potential in hybrid 2D/3D workflows.
Treasure Planet was released 23 years ago today... and literally takes us off in this magnificent shot. ✨
November 28, 2025 at 12:02 AM
God I want to see what a Disney traditional animation team could do with modern technology.
There's still so much untapped potential in hybrid 2D/3D workflows.
There's still so much untapped potential in hybrid 2D/3D workflows.
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November 27, 2025 at 11:48 PM
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For some reason, my first machine creation in Kirby Air Riders is a Dreamcast-Controller. Somewhat crude but as long as it makes the dream come true...
November 27, 2025 at 11:29 PM
For some reason, my first machine creation in Kirby Air Riders is a Dreamcast-Controller. Somewhat crude but as long as it makes the dream come true...
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What a great day to be thankful for what you have! Once you start to see the value in “obsolete” technology, it’s impossible to justify just how short our upgrade cycles have become.
Call me crazy, but I think TVs, phones, computers, etc SHOULD last for decades.
Call me crazy, but I think TVs, phones, computers, etc SHOULD last for decades.
November 27, 2025 at 6:50 PM
What a great day to be thankful for what you have! Once you start to see the value in “obsolete” technology, it’s impossible to justify just how short our upgrade cycles have become.
Call me crazy, but I think TVs, phones, computers, etc SHOULD last for decades.
Call me crazy, but I think TVs, phones, computers, etc SHOULD last for decades.
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possible heads up to family at thanksgiving who may even already be skeptical of AI but missed their once sensible index funds are now heavily AI bets
like I have non-tech family who know crypto is a scam, if their retirement got crypto mixed in without their involvement they'd correct away from it
like I have non-tech family who know crypto is a scam, if their retirement got crypto mixed in without their involvement they'd correct away from it
friend shared this, TLDR if you're fortunate enough to have any retirement invested and it's in a previously not crazy index fund, a lot of your investment is now in the AI tech bubble. I just reallocated to options less tied up in it
p.s. this is not investment advice, I'm not a certified anything
p.s. this is not investment advice, I'm not a certified anything
How The S&P 500 Quietly Became An AI Fund
YouTube video by CNBC
www.youtube.com
November 27, 2025 at 12:53 PM
possible heads up to family at thanksgiving who may even already be skeptical of AI but missed their once sensible index funds are now heavily AI bets
like I have non-tech family who know crypto is a scam, if their retirement got crypto mixed in without their involvement they'd correct away from it
like I have non-tech family who know crypto is a scam, if their retirement got crypto mixed in without their involvement they'd correct away from it