Rus McLaughlin
@rusmclaughlin.bsky.social
Marketing/Content Strategist and Raconteur. Was the voice of PlayStation. Also Niantic, Oculus, EA, IGN, GamesBeat, others. My opinions represent everyone (except my employer). Video Games, Science Fiction, Geek Stuff, and that Writer's Life. (He/Him)
ME: Hey, MacBook! I want to move these folders under this one folder!
MACBOOK: Cool! I'll move all the files in those folders into that one folder without any organization and leave those folders right where they are!
ME:
MACBOOK: Cool! I'll move all the files in those folders into that one folder without any organization and leave those folders right where they are!
ME:
a woman is making a face and saying `` so frustrating '' with her hands .
ALT: a woman is making a face and saying `` so frustrating '' with her hands .
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November 17, 2025 at 5:09 PM
ME: Hey, MacBook! I want to move these folders under this one folder!
MACBOOK: Cool! I'll move all the files in those folders into that one folder without any organization and leave those folders right where they are!
ME:
MACBOOK: Cool! I'll move all the files in those folders into that one folder without any organization and leave those folders right where they are!
ME:
If you want to see a series that predicted huge chunks of our 2025 world back in 1987, here y'go. It remains one of my absolute favorites.
#scifi
#scifi
I come with glad tidings: Max Headroom (the main series) is now on Tubi!
You need to watch this!
You need to watch this!
a bunch of monitors showing a man in a suit
Alt: a bunch of monitors showing Max Headroom
media.tenor.com
November 17, 2025 at 4:43 PM
If you want to see a series that predicted huge chunks of our 2025 world back in 1987, here y'go. It remains one of my absolute favorites.
#scifi
#scifi
With deep insight into the culture like this, it’s no surprise how Amazon Game Studios released 100% bangers.
November 16, 2025 at 3:54 PM
With deep insight into the culture like this, it’s no surprise how Amazon Game Studios released 100% bangers.
THEM: You won't throw Bill Clinton under the Epstein bus!
ME: If he sexually abused underage girls, I absolutely will.
THEM: ...
ME: How about you and Trump?
THEM: What Epstein and Trump did wasn't technically "pedophilia."
ME: But what Bill Clinton did was?
THEM: Of course it was, pedo!
ME: If he sexually abused underage girls, I absolutely will.
THEM: ...
ME: How about you and Trump?
THEM: What Epstein and Trump did wasn't technically "pedophilia."
ME: But what Bill Clinton did was?
THEM: Of course it was, pedo!
November 15, 2025 at 4:40 PM
THEM: You won't throw Bill Clinton under the Epstein bus!
ME: If he sexually abused underage girls, I absolutely will.
THEM: ...
ME: How about you and Trump?
THEM: What Epstein and Trump did wasn't technically "pedophilia."
ME: But what Bill Clinton did was?
THEM: Of course it was, pedo!
ME: If he sexually abused underage girls, I absolutely will.
THEM: ...
ME: How about you and Trump?
THEM: What Epstein and Trump did wasn't technically "pedophilia."
ME: But what Bill Clinton did was?
THEM: Of course it was, pedo!
Post-trade show #SciFiFri, just gonna be chill, y'know, sweater and a mug of tea, King Crimson playing on the oh no, put on King Diamond by acciDENT LET'S GOOOOOOOOOOOO WE OUT OF THE ASYLUM NAAAAAAOOOOOOO
CREDITS BWAANAADUNNADUNNADUNNA:
JK Morishita
Ridwan Chandra
Matt Tkocz
James Simmons
#SciFi
CREDITS BWAANAADUNNADUNNADUNNA:
JK Morishita
Ridwan Chandra
Matt Tkocz
James Simmons
#SciFi
November 14, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Today, I legit heard an AI advocate say they “don’t want to anthropomorphize code” while still referring to code as (artificial) “intelligence.”
#GBNext
#GBNext
a cartoon character with the words those words mean nothing
ALT: a cartoon character with the words those words mean nothing
media.tenor.com
November 14, 2025 at 4:54 AM
Today, I legit heard an AI advocate say they “don’t want to anthropomorphize code” while still referring to code as (artificial) “intelligence.”
#GBNext
#GBNext
The state shall tolerate no dissent.
Indiana University, which has now been subordinated to the direct control of the Indiana GOP, announces that criticism of the MAGA movement and doctrines of the GOP is forbidden. An instructor is dismissed for speaking critical words about the MAGA movement.
Indiana Professor Removed From Class Over White Supremacy Lesson
www.nytimes.com
November 14, 2025 at 3:26 AM
The state shall tolerate no dissent.
He’s on a mission from God.
What's from Chicago, hates Illinois Nazis, and is holy as fuck?
It's the Pope in 1982.
It's the Pope in 1982.
November 13, 2025 at 2:18 AM
He’s on a mission from God.
November 12, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Why is that “important” to assume?
Because “everybody’s doing it!” gives cover to the ones who actually are, shielding them against criticism from people who expect better.
Because “everybody’s doing it!” gives cover to the ones who actually are, shielding them against criticism from people who expect better.
“It’s important to assume every game company is now using AI.” Nexon CEO comments on role of human creativity as AI tools become the norm
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“It’s important to assume every game company is now using AI.” Nexon CEO comments on role of human creativity as AI tools become the norm - AUTOMATON WEST
In an interview following the launch of ARC Raiders, the CEO of Embark Studios' parent company Nexon shares his views on AI.
automaton-media.com
November 12, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Why is that “important” to assume?
Because “everybody’s doing it!” gives cover to the ones who actually are, shielding them against criticism from people who expect better.
Because “everybody’s doing it!” gives cover to the ones who actually are, shielding them against criticism from people who expect better.
Waking up to the news that an adjudicated rapist is also a pedophile is not a shocking surprise, but that Congressional Democrats actually did something is.
A direct email exchange from 2011 between Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, just released by House Oversight Committee Democrats.
November 12, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Waking up to the news that an adjudicated rapist is also a pedophile is not a shocking surprise, but that Congressional Democrats actually did something is.
Ima just say, today my boss tried to use ChatGPT to find a specific bit of information in an 80+ page legal ruling and I found it faster by using my eyes.
a man with long hair and a beard says " hit by a divine revelation were we ? "
ALT: a man with long hair and a beard says " hit by a divine revelation were we ? "
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November 12, 2025 at 2:33 AM
Ima just say, today my boss tried to use ChatGPT to find a specific bit of information in an 80+ page legal ruling and I found it faster by using my eyes.
I have discovered the perfect apron.
@tolkoto.com Kept trying to explain the burnt end joke to the Gf, and she just said "shut up and finish making dinner". (it's just a microwave box from Costco)
November 11, 2025 at 4:32 PM
I have discovered the perfect apron.
Bond’s origin in Casino Royale was a reboot of the franchise.
Unless we’re assuming THAT Bond also fought Richard Kiel’s Jaws in Space, I think we can assume a new Bond continuity.
Unless we’re assuming THAT Bond also fought Richard Kiel’s Jaws in Space, I think we can assume a new Bond continuity.
James Bond’s death in No Time to Die is causing a nightmare for the next film. Writers are stuck because Bond “was blown to pieces.”
Anthony Horowitz, author of three 007 novels, says:
“You can't have him wake up in shower and saying it was all a dream."
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Anthony Horowitz, author of three 007 novels, says:
“You can't have him wake up in shower and saying it was all a dream."
radaronline.com/p/james-bond...
November 11, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Bond’s origin in Casino Royale was a reboot of the franchise.
Unless we’re assuming THAT Bond also fought Richard Kiel’s Jaws in Space, I think we can assume a new Bond continuity.
Unless we’re assuming THAT Bond also fought Richard Kiel’s Jaws in Space, I think we can assume a new Bond continuity.
Okay, which one of you jokers gave Chris Cuomo an AI-generated pornstash?
Chris Cuomo is trying to make this atrocious little mustache happen even though it looks like he drew it on with a ballpoint pen
November 11, 2025 at 5:50 AM
Okay, which one of you jokers gave Chris Cuomo an AI-generated pornstash?
An always-available dialog option that interrupts NPC quest-givers with "Yeah, yeah, yeah, what's it pay, fuckface?"
November 11, 2025 at 12:08 AM
An always-available dialog option that interrupts NPC quest-givers with "Yeah, yeah, yeah, what's it pay, fuckface?"
Hey, @schumer.senate.gov. I bet you’re wondering how the hell Zohran Mamdani got elected.
Well, just look back at your record over the past 10 months. What you said, what you did, all of it.
Mamdani basically did the opposite in every single instance.
THAT’S HOW.
Well, just look back at your record over the past 10 months. What you said, what you did, all of it.
Mamdani basically did the opposite in every single instance.
THAT’S HOW.
November 10, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Hey, @schumer.senate.gov. I bet you’re wondering how the hell Zohran Mamdani got elected.
Well, just look back at your record over the past 10 months. What you said, what you did, all of it.
Mamdani basically did the opposite in every single instance.
THAT’S HOW.
Well, just look back at your record over the past 10 months. What you said, what you did, all of it.
Mamdani basically did the opposite in every single instance.
THAT’S HOW.
Democratic leadership think they’re pragmatists. And they’re trying to shield themselves by having their surrender led by people who are either retiring or not up for reelection until 2028.
We won’t forget the Surrender Caucus.
We won’t forget the Surrender Caucus.
November 10, 2025 at 2:36 AM
Democratic leadership think they’re pragmatists. And they’re trying to shield themselves by having their surrender led by people who are either retiring or not up for reelection until 2028.
We won’t forget the Surrender Caucus.
We won’t forget the Surrender Caucus.
People voted for cruelty. Many, I suspect, didn't think that cruelty would be directed at them personally.
November 9, 2025 at 7:27 PM
People voted for cruelty. Many, I suspect, didn't think that cruelty would be directed at them personally.
Guillermo del Toro said "Frankenstein, but we make the subtext the actual text AND THEN WE UNDERLINE IT WITH BOLD TYPE FIFTEEN STORIES TALL."
a man wearing a hood and a mask looks at the camera
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November 9, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Guillermo del Toro said "Frankenstein, but we make the subtext the actual text AND THEN WE UNDERLINE IT WITH BOLD TYPE FIFTEEN STORIES TALL."
This guy does not say “The Republicans are doing this,” but he does make it clear that the major airlines now run at the whim of Trump-appointed officials.
From his description, Thanksgiving is going to be wild this year.
Like, pandemic-era wild.
From his description, Thanksgiving is going to be wild this year.
Like, pandemic-era wild.
Grateful for this Delta flight attendant for providing some clarity on the upcoming changes to flights during the holidays.
Listen in ⬇️
Listen in ⬇️
November 9, 2025 at 3:06 PM
This guy does not say “The Republicans are doing this,” but he does make it clear that the major airlines now run at the whim of Trump-appointed officials.
From his description, Thanksgiving is going to be wild this year.
Like, pandemic-era wild.
From his description, Thanksgiving is going to be wild this year.
Like, pandemic-era wild.
Until this news broke, my sons were honestly bemoaning the impending end of all the "X came out before GTA 6" memes.
GTA 6 is delayed again, this time to November 19, 2026, marking the game's third delay since it first got a release window. But publisher Take-Two's CEO Strauss Zelnick is "highly confident" that this is the last time.
Take-Two CEO Is 'Highly Confident' on New GTA 6 Release Date, But Says When Games Are Released Too Early, 'Bad Things Happen'
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November 9, 2025 at 6:33 AM
Until this news broke, my sons were honestly bemoaning the impending end of all the "X came out before GTA 6" memes.