Nicholas Moore Lives In a Failed State
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Doctor Who fans rejoice, or get mad, or whatever.
Doctor Who fans rejoice, or get mad, or whatever.
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NEW: Another purge of immigration judges just happened, this time in New York City. This latest purge includes one of the smartest people I know, an immigration judge who dutifully served on the bench for 10 years. She was unceremoniously fired in violation of civil service laws.
Trump Administration Fires 8 Immigration Judges in New York
www.nytimes.com
December 2, 2025 at 2:52 AM
NEW: Another purge of immigration judges just happened, this time in New York City. This latest purge includes one of the smartest people I know, an immigration judge who dutifully served on the bench for 10 years. She was unceremoniously fired in violation of civil service laws.
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"The boycott is really harming us and sales are way down. What can we do?"
"I know, what if we added someone other people also boycott?"
"I know, what if we added someone other people also boycott?"
December 2, 2025 at 1:15 AM
"The boycott is really harming us and sales are way down. What can we do?"
"I know, what if we added someone other people also boycott?"
"I know, what if we added someone other people also boycott?"
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Your response matters.
I guarantee you there is a whole department of people at Prime Video who is quietly celebrating today.
Keep up the good fight, everyone.
I guarantee you there is a whole department of people at Prime Video who is quietly celebrating today.
Keep up the good fight, everyone.
BANANA FISH no longer has an English dub on Amazon
December 1, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Your response matters.
I guarantee you there is a whole department of people at Prime Video who is quietly celebrating today.
Keep up the good fight, everyone.
I guarantee you there is a whole department of people at Prime Video who is quietly celebrating today.
Keep up the good fight, everyone.
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I promise you anybody with a passion for writing can shit out something better in a few minutes than you could possibly prompt.
And getting something even decent would require you creating so many rules to restrict the output for it that it would have been faster to just write it yourself.
And getting something even decent would require you creating so many rules to restrict the output for it that it would have been faster to just write it yourself.
December 2, 2025 at 1:28 AM
I promise you anybody with a passion for writing can shit out something better in a few minutes than you could possibly prompt.
And getting something even decent would require you creating so many rules to restrict the output for it that it would have been faster to just write it yourself.
And getting something even decent would require you creating so many rules to restrict the output for it that it would have been faster to just write it yourself.
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I genuinely don't understand people acting like we NEED chatgpt.
It's not good machine learning that helps us cure diseases, it's a goddamn novelty.
It can't fucking write anything truly competent, because it wasn't created to. It was created to give the illusion of competent writing.
It's not good machine learning that helps us cure diseases, it's a goddamn novelty.
It can't fucking write anything truly competent, because it wasn't created to. It was created to give the illusion of competent writing.
December 2, 2025 at 1:25 AM
I genuinely don't understand people acting like we NEED chatgpt.
It's not good machine learning that helps us cure diseases, it's a goddamn novelty.
It can't fucking write anything truly competent, because it wasn't created to. It was created to give the illusion of competent writing.
It's not good machine learning that helps us cure diseases, it's a goddamn novelty.
It can't fucking write anything truly competent, because it wasn't created to. It was created to give the illusion of competent writing.
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But instead they're doing "The movies again, but longer and inevitably not as good; EXCLUSIVELY because JKR is mad at the original actors for telling her off in the press and wants to overwrite them. It's a boondoggle.
December 1, 2025 at 3:14 PM
But instead they're doing "The movies again, but longer and inevitably not as good; EXCLUSIVELY because JKR is mad at the original actors for telling her off in the press and wants to overwrite them. It's a boondoggle.
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Any sign that actual consequences still exist will REALLY freak out a not-insignificant percentage of the current DC elite
And to anyone who’d claim someone worse will replace him: even if that happens, Hegseth would still be outed. Which would inspire more pushback against Trump’s incumbents and lead to more calls for ousting them
December 1, 2025 at 3:16 AM
Any sign that actual consequences still exist will REALLY freak out a not-insignificant percentage of the current DC elite
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primos tweet blowing up for no reason
December 1, 2025 at 5:46 AM
primos tweet blowing up for no reason
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RELEASE THE FILES ALREADY!
November 30, 2025 at 9:51 AM
RELEASE THE FILES ALREADY!
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I found a flowchart which helps you navigate the IT landscape
October 1, 2025 at 6:22 PM
I found a flowchart which helps you navigate the IT landscape
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this movie has its moments, is well acted, etc but you will get a lot more out of Judgment at Nuremberg (1961), a stone cold classic about how a fascist justice system can itself be put on trial in times of necessity
November 30, 2025 at 2:29 AM
this movie has its moments, is well acted, etc but you will get a lot more out of Judgment at Nuremberg (1961), a stone cold classic about how a fascist justice system can itself be put on trial in times of necessity
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Remember the HUGE stink consumers made just this year when Disney suspended Jimmy Kimmel?
If Paramount wins the WB bidding war or attempts a hostile takeover, we need that exact same energy, if not more. Boycott EVERYTHING from them to the point where they lose tons of money.
If Paramount wins the WB bidding war or attempts a hostile takeover, we need that exact same energy, if not more. Boycott EVERYTHING from them to the point where they lose tons of money.
21st Century Fox being bought marked the death of a major movie studio. We can’t let this happen again. Skydance cannot buy WBD. Any chance of a hostile takeover is bound to happen unless we raise our voices and concerns.
November 30, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Remember the HUGE stink consumers made just this year when Disney suspended Jimmy Kimmel?
If Paramount wins the WB bidding war or attempts a hostile takeover, we need that exact same energy, if not more. Boycott EVERYTHING from them to the point where they lose tons of money.
If Paramount wins the WB bidding war or attempts a hostile takeover, we need that exact same energy, if not more. Boycott EVERYTHING from them to the point where they lose tons of money.
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He means they are also brown skinned.
November 30, 2025 at 1:06 AM
He means they are also brown skinned.
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Deniz Camp's run feels like Marvel's Andor. It shouldn't exist. I feel like I need to smoke a cigarette after each chapter despite never once smoking. It so blatant in fury and political messaging that it feels like the mouse forgot to squash it in the editorial office
It is glorious
It is glorious
November 21, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Deniz Camp's run feels like Marvel's Andor. It shouldn't exist. I feel like I need to smoke a cigarette after each chapter despite never once smoking. It so blatant in fury and political messaging that it feels like the mouse forgot to squash it in the editorial office
It is glorious
It is glorious
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Mark Miller Ultimates: wouldn't it be hilarious if Hulk was a horny cannibal
Deniz Camp Ultimates: here's my thoughts on collective living, resisting fascism, nuclear testing in Hawaii, the prison industrial complex, and the concept of destiny. Together on our own, the journey shall be made.
Deniz Camp Ultimates: here's my thoughts on collective living, resisting fascism, nuclear testing in Hawaii, the prison industrial complex, and the concept of destiny. Together on our own, the journey shall be made.
November 21, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Mark Miller Ultimates: wouldn't it be hilarious if Hulk was a horny cannibal
Deniz Camp Ultimates: here's my thoughts on collective living, resisting fascism, nuclear testing in Hawaii, the prison industrial complex, and the concept of destiny. Together on our own, the journey shall be made.
Deniz Camp Ultimates: here's my thoughts on collective living, resisting fascism, nuclear testing in Hawaii, the prison industrial complex, and the concept of destiny. Together on our own, the journey shall be made.
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The year is 2036. It's a tight Presidential race between Democrat nominee AOC and Republican nominee Nick Fuentes. Fuentes wins because the leftists don't think AOC is "inspiring" enough.
November 30, 2025 at 12:17 AM
The year is 2036. It's a tight Presidential race between Democrat nominee AOC and Republican nominee Nick Fuentes. Fuentes wins because the leftists don't think AOC is "inspiring" enough.
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Going off of this interview, that is impressive. Utilizing practical sets with some occasional blue screen helps to immerse the viewer.
I see that alongside Gavin having worked on the Prequels, he also worked on Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children AND Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey.
I see that alongside Gavin having worked on the Prequels, he also worked on Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children AND Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey.
‘AVENGERS: DOOMSDAY’ production designer Gavin Bocquet says that the film primarily used physical sets instead of blue screens.
“The default situation was … blue screen … [but] I think [we used] 80% of the interior sets with backings.”
(via youtu.be/ZsC6WCUj8sg?...)
“The default situation was … blue screen … [but] I think [we used] 80% of the interior sets with backings.”
(via youtu.be/ZsC6WCUj8sg?...)
November 30, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Going off of this interview, that is impressive. Utilizing practical sets with some occasional blue screen helps to immerse the viewer.
I see that alongside Gavin having worked on the Prequels, he also worked on Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children AND Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey.
I see that alongside Gavin having worked on the Prequels, he also worked on Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children AND Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey.
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Okay so if you made a video and uploaded it for people to watch, why would you even be reading comments in the first place if all you’re going to do is hit an AI button to reply to them automatically lol
November 29, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Okay so if you made a video and uploaded it for people to watch, why would you even be reading comments in the first place if all you’re going to do is hit an AI button to reply to them automatically lol
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November 29, 2025 at 10:30 PM
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yes. i encourage everyone to find ways to watch random movies you know nothing about at least some of the time as a sanity check on your taste and a guard against algorithmic nicheification. you might find stuff you really like!
The death of browsing is part of the reason art is the way it is now. Our opinions are largely fed to us by algorithms. Spending a spare 15 minutes wandering around a bookstore or comic shop or video rental place was how you found stuff you wouldn't ordinarily pick up and thereby expanded your taste
Bookselling is like the most "people go to the store and buy what looks cool to them without a particular agenda" type business left, and your purchases have a huge influence on what is ordered, what is displayed, and what is recommended.
November 29, 2025 at 7:35 PM
yes. i encourage everyone to find ways to watch random movies you know nothing about at least some of the time as a sanity check on your taste and a guard against algorithmic nicheification. you might find stuff you really like!
Why the fuck would you do this for subs that already exist?????????
Welp, a second AI dub on Amazon has apparently been found, and it's a show that already had a perfectly normal (albeit non-union) dub: No Game No Life.
November 29, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Why the fuck would you do this for subs that already exist?????????
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We all agree that these "dubs" suck.
But once again, that's not the core problem here. The quality will inevitably improve, though I personally doubt to the quality of a dub made by actual humans who care.
The problem is that these exist AT ALL. They're an offense to art, and always will be.
But once again, that's not the core problem here. The quality will inevitably improve, though I personally doubt to the quality of a dub made by actual humans who care.
The problem is that these exist AT ALL. They're an offense to art, and always will be.
Welp, a second AI dub on Amazon has apparently been found, and it's a show that already had a perfectly normal (albeit non-union) dub: No Game No Life.
November 29, 2025 at 5:51 PM
We all agree that these "dubs" suck.
But once again, that's not the core problem here. The quality will inevitably improve, though I personally doubt to the quality of a dub made by actual humans who care.
The problem is that these exist AT ALL. They're an offense to art, and always will be.
But once again, that's not the core problem here. The quality will inevitably improve, though I personally doubt to the quality of a dub made by actual humans who care.
The problem is that these exist AT ALL. They're an offense to art, and always will be.
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And the MRI results!
November 28, 2025 at 1:12 PM
And the MRI results!
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So miller really must have stolen the phone huh
November 28, 2025 at 4:12 PM
So miller really must have stolen the phone huh