I like Star Wars. A Lot.

Seeing-eye man for a retired, blind werewolf. Failed writer/artist of Nonstop Pop! and Limboo. A founding member of the Ghostbusters of BC. http://nonstop-pop.com

[geoffreytoday]

Unfortunately for me, everything I like to eat, and most of what I don't care for, is actively poisonous to me. It's a pain. My options are limited. And I don't mean to imply that my options are bad. There's still plenty I can eat that I like. It's just that none of it is particularly convenient or easy.

I gave up pop over a decade ago now, switching to the sugar free options. I've now had to give those up as well, which I'm not overly thrilled about. Last week I tried making home made iced tea. I made the mistake of adding too much lemon juice to that first batch. It was fine, but not what I was going for.

Yesterday I tried again. Cold brewed for 8 hours, didn't add any lemon juice this time, just lemon slices. Left it overnight. Turned out beautifully. No sweetener at all. It's very nice. I'm pretty pleased. This is going to be my go to drink from now on I think.

[odyver]

alright I've got to do some quick math to explain attitudes towards AI to my boss.

we're looking to create an AI policy, and when we were talking about this, my boss (older millennial) was genuinely shocked to hear that younger people do not (seem) to view AI positively (a la the recent commencement speakers being booed)

please rb for larger sample size!

Question 1/3

What is your age, and do you feel AI is a net positive or net negative in our lives today?

under 18, AI is a net positive

under 18, AI is a net negative

18-29, AI is a net positive

18-29, AI is a net negative

30-45, AI is a net positive

30-45, AI is a net negative

46-60, AI is a net positive

46-60, AI is a net negative

over 60, AI is a net postive

over 60, AI is a net negative

Remaining time: 16 hours 18 minutes

[odyver]

Question 2/3

How often do you visit or interact with museums/archives (whether in person or online)?

Frequently (multiple times per month)

Often (multiple times per year)

Occasionally (a couple times per year)

Rarely (once every couple of years)

Never :(

Remaining time: 16 hours 28 minutes

[odyver]

Question 3/3

If you saw a museum was using AI in exhibits, marketing, research, etc., would you be more or less inclined to visit that museum?

under 18, more inclined

under 18, less inclined

18-29, more inclined

18-29, less inclined

30-45, more inclined

30-45, less inclined

46-60, more inclined

46-60, less inclined

over 60, more inclined

over 60, less inclined

Remaining time: 16 hours 33 minutes

Thank you for helping with this data collection. Please rb for as big a sample as possible!

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[actionfigureinsider]

Mondo Announces All-New Figure Inspired by Disney Gargoyles

Mondo Announces All-New Figure Inspired by Disney Gargoyles

[geoffreytoday]

God Dammit Mondo! It's not enough that you took all my money for Real Ghostbusters and Over the Garden Wall figures, now you will force me into debt for Gargoyles figures? You monsters!

[geoffreytoday]

Many years ago, one of the holy grails of Macross toys was teased at some toy shows in Japan. a 1/2000 scale replica of the SDF-1 Macross. Sadly, it was never released...

Until now!

It went up for pre-order at midnight on June 1st, and was sold out at the retailer I got it from in less than 5 minutes. I'm super stoked to have snagged one.

It's pretty glorious.

[elbiotipo]

Help me settle an inner argument only two options no "both" no nuance:

estar guars

nobody cares about Star Wars anymore because the fanbase aged out of it

nobody cares about Star Wars anymore because Disney keeps making bad material

Voting ended onJun 8

[geoffreytoday]

Sometimes it's a tacos at 1am kind of night.

[geoffreytoday]

I have this old board game that I super love. It's a 2 player battle of Hoth boardgame from West End Games Star Wars RPG from back in the 80s. One player is the rebels, the other the empire. It's a fun little game.

I'm super stoked because my buddy Foley is coming over on Sunday to play Assault on Hoth with me. We've been playing this game together since the early 90s.

[moved-to-orpheyon-deactivated20]

Combine your chinese zodiac and astrology sign to make your true fursona

[eternally-a-dreamer]

i still hate this post so much. i’m an ox and a taurus. i’m a bull bull. i’m so fucking annoyed oh m y go d

[daftpatience]

noticed the two types of people in the tags

[teawitch]

Before you stand 2 ox. One ox always lies. The other always tells the truth.

[jethroq]

[wettestwraith]

prev dont leave this in the tags

[silvergryphonart]

Literally the definition of imperialism and classism. Doesn’t matter how many peasants you sacrifice as long as the most powerful piece is left standing

[musicalhell]

Proximity of bishops to the rulers promotes theocratic oppression

[juh-was-deactivated19691231-dea]

the horse is so fuckable

[shower-thoughts-last-responder]

most fuckable chess peice

Pawn

Rook/castle

Knight/horsey

Bishop

King

Queen

Voting ended onMay 28

[geoffreytoday]

All out of spoons. My entire cutlery drawer has been emptied. The internet now only exacerbates my condition.

Time to unplug, get nicely elevated, and watch Sherlock Holmes for the rest of the night.

[allthecanadianpolitics]

Canada Post getting another $673M in federal funds to stay afloat - National | Globalnews.ca

A cabinet order gives the beleaguered Crown corporation up to $673 million so it can "meet its operating and income" demands through next Ma

The federal government is handing hundreds of millions of dollars to Canada Post to keep the money-bleeding mail service afloat for the current fiscal year. A cabinet order gives the beleaguered Crown corporation up to $673 million so it can “meet its operating and income” demands through next March. Last year Ottawa authorized a $1.03-billion cash injection for Canada Post, followed by another billion dollars in extra repayable funding when the initial amount proved too small.

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Tagging: @newsfromstolenland

[geoffreytoday]

Isn't it cute how these articles always frame Canada Post as some struggling business that's barely scraping by and being bailed out by the government, instead of as a fucking public service which the government is supposed to provide, and which our taxes are supposed to fund. It's not Canada Posts' fault if the Canadian Government is so irresponsible with our money.

[allthecanadianpolitics]

Telus and feds announce AI data cluster in B.C. to boost 'sovereign' computing power

The federal government and Telus have announced plans for a large-scale AI data centre project in British Columbia they say will boost Canad

Canada’s artificial intelligence minister says the Liberal government is aware of risks involved in a major investment in AI data centres in British Columbia, but taking such chances are necessary for the country to remain competitive globally. Evan Solomon and Vancouver-based telecom giant Telus announced the plans for three B.C. facilities on Monday in what’s described as a bid to boost Canada’s sovereign computing and artificial-intelligence infrastructure. The two in Vancouver and one in the Interior city of Kamloops represent an attempt to create what Telus calls “one of the world’s most powerful and sustainable AI infrastructure clusters.”

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Tagging: @newsfromstolenland

[geoffreytoday]

[geoffreytoday]

[allthecanadianpolitics]

https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/article/youth-radicalization-rising-in-canada-canadian-security-intelligence-service-report/

Youth radicalization rising in Canada: Canadian Security Intelligence Service report

A new report from the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) has brought to light alarming data about youth radicalization in Canada.

[geoffreytoday]

Youth having appropriate response to the state of the world: Canadian Security Intelligence Service report

[geoffreytoday]

I just watched The Super Mario Galaxy movie.

As simple as it was, I quite liked The Super Mario Bros. Movie. My one big critique of it was that I wished they had leaned a little harder into the actual writing of the movie. It was pretty bare bones, and my hope for a sequel was that they'd go deeper.

They did not. Spoilers ahead...

Mario Galaxy is gorgeous, like the first movie. There is not a single frame that isn't luscious. The animation is absolutely top tier, just like last time. This is not a low quality, low effort production. Unfortunately, all of the creative energy seems to have been focused on the visuals, and the writing was apparently an after thought.

This movie is a little over 90 minutes, just like the last one. It feels twice as long though. The brisk pace of the previous film has been replaced with a long, meandering stroll through nothing. There is barely any dialogue in the movie. I suspect that if you were to string all of it back-to-back, it wouldn't even fill 30 minutes.

The movie just sort of ends too. There was so little to the movie, but one thing they were building to for the entire run time was Mario confessing his feelings to Peach. At the end, it never happens. Peach kisses Mario's cheek, and he says WA-HOO! and that's it. Talk about a let down.

The real break out of the movie is the strange but satisfying inclusion of Fox McCloud. He's pretty fun, and thankfully his Arwing didn't look like ass, the way it has since Starfox 64 ruined it. Fox's inclusion feels very much like a back door spinoff, and personally I'd be all for that. Nintendo has monumentally mishandled Starfox for decades, and it would be cool to see them finally do right by the franchise.

It's disappointing that Mario Galaxy turned out to be underbaked compared to the previous film. Kids are still sure to love this one, but grown ups aren't going to find much here to really enjoy. Not exactly a waste of your time, but not an experience you'll feel compelled to repeat either.

[geoffreytoday]

A favourite movie of mine is Joe vs the Volcano. I don't know how to describe it, but something about it just clicked for me when I was a child and I've loved it ever since.

My favourite scene is the luggage scene. The performance of the luggage salesman is just *chef kiss*. I'd never heard the term "wherewithal" as a kid, so I presumed it to be the name of the luggage that he sells to Joe. To this day, when I hear wherewithal, I think of those steamer trunks.

Joe Versus the Volcano luggage scene

Wanted to upload an HD version of this perfect scene from Joe Vs. the Volcano. Barry McGovern plays this small part excellently. I always

[korrasamibottles]

Not enough people talking about how well broccoli holds a sauce

[geoffreytoday]

I was literally talking about broccoli's sauce retention just the other day.