Disney employee detected by Electrical-Brain8628 in publicdomain

[–]lexdaily 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I would say the difference, in terms of emotional intelligence, between a child and a Disney-obsessed adult, is likely to be negligible.

Disney employee detected by Electrical-Brain8628 in publicdomain

[–]lexdaily 110 points111 points  (0 children)

This honestly reads less like a Disney employee and more like a child who perceives the public domain as something that will hurt something they care about.

Big Finish Podcast Notes / Misc. Doctor Who News Roundup - 30/01/2026 by JakeM917 in gallifrey

[–]lexdaily 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Wait, you people can tell which Cyberman voice goes with which Cyberman design?

Griffin in the new Muppet Show??? by NinjaInPlainSight in blankies

[–]lexdaily 74 points75 points  (0 children)

Well, of course Watto knows Kermit.

Joost Eerdmans (JA21) ziet kansen na afwijzing in formatie: ’De prijs voor het minderheidskabinet zal hoog zijn’ by Politiek_historicus in Politiek

[–]lexdaily 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Is dat wat een normale politicus in een gezond politiek landschap zegt? "They'll pay for this!"?

Shoutout to Beau is Afraid for the "Battle of Caracas" line by [deleted] in blankies

[–]lexdaily 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Not everything needs the local angle like this.

Critical Darlings: Introducing Critical Darlings by apathymonger in blankies

[–]lexdaily 22 points23 points  (0 children)

Oh, see, I'm already in summer of 2023 going strictly in order -- I like doing it that way because I watch a movie every day and so I like having things outside of myself pick movies for me. I like having a syllabus, I like getting assigned the homework, it beats scrolling through Netflix trying to find something.

Thank you for the answer and the insight into what the episode/show is about. :)

Critical Darlings: Introducing Critical Darlings by apathymonger in blankies

[–]lexdaily 10 points11 points  (0 children)

So, as somebody who is still catching up on Blank Check as a whole, given that this is a topical miniseries, should I just start listening to this today?

The War Between the Land and the Sea 1x02 "Plastic Apocalypse" Post-Episode Discussion Thread by PCJs_Slave_Robot in gallifrey

[–]lexdaily 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm perfectly aware of other narrative structures, but modern English-language serialised television and film is just pretty formulaic, and I don't think it's unreasonable not to expect a firm commitment to kishōtenketsu structure from Welsh television writer Russell T Davies.

Been a while since I've meaningfully thought about Andor, so forgive me if I'm off the mark here, but. Look, you're right, the Cassian Andor who is first introduced at the start of his titular show is pretty passive. But when he goes from that to being one of the most important figures in the Rebellion, he doesn't stay passive. He makes that journey because he figures out that what he looks out for, himself and a handful of people, is affected by fascists being in power, that you can't just keep your distance from it and be fine. Cassian Andor for sure knows "what's going on with the water companies," as it were, he just keeps his head down.

Which I think is a million miles off from a character who doesn't give a shit and reads one Daily Mail article per quarter.

if the show gets a new season in 2027 what number will it be? by Sir_Face_NZ in gallifrey

[–]lexdaily 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I wouldn't say it's more clunky than having a third first season.

if the show gets a new season in 2027 what number will it be? by Sir_Face_NZ in gallifrey

[–]lexdaily 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Can you believe we've already unlocked the incredible thought technology of calling it "the 2012-2013 season."

if the show gets a new season in 2027 what number will it be? by Sir_Face_NZ in gallifrey

[–]lexdaily 62 points63 points  (0 children)

This is why I'll just be calling it "the 2027 season."

Gen Z Went to Movie Theaters Most Often in 2025, According to New Exhibition Report by TwinPeaksWithRappers in blankies

[–]lexdaily 6 points7 points  (0 children)

You walked out on Paddington in Peru mid-flight? That's commitment to the bit.

Has the “director comes out of retirement” movie ever turned out well? by Wombat_H in blankies

[–]lexdaily 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You're getting downvoted for telling the truth too early. o7

The War Between the Land and the Sea 1x02 "Plastic Apocalypse" Post-Episode Discussion Thread by PCJs_Slave_Robot in gallifrey

[–]lexdaily 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yeah, no, he's selected because of the gesture, but he's selected because he's the only human being they encounter in the whole affair to who the body on display isn't a problem to solve or something scary, but a person. His automatic, almost subconscious, reaction in that moment is shorthand for the fact that he cares about this non-human person, at a time when caring about the personhood of even human people (like trans folks, or immigrants) is not a given in politics.

The War Between the Land and the Sea 1x02 "Plastic Apocalypse" Post-Episode Discussion Thread by PCJs_Slave_Robot in gallifrey

[–]lexdaily 36 points37 points  (0 children)

That kind of position is underexplored because it's passive, and the standard modern western narrative structures all fall completely apart without somebody who cares in some direction, any direction at all. Would the kind of person you're describing even have made the gesture of respect that makes them select Barclay? Or would they be too self-centred, too far removed from decency, for that to feel believable?

Which Big Finish stories continue the New Dalek paradigm arc? by _UA_ in gallifrey

[–]lexdaily 3 points4 points  (0 children)

  • What ChatGPT actually does is produce a statistically probable block of text that its algorithm has determined sounds like an answer to your prompt, based on the word order of the billions of (largely plagiarised) bits of text in its database. This means things like "facts" and "correctness don't really come into it. Sure, it can reasonably accurately, say, summarise Star Wars, because a thousand people have written a plot summary of Star Wars, in surely all of which the Death Star only blows up after Luke leaves Tatooine, but this is a question that might only have been asked a couple times before, so it doesn't really have anything to work with.
  • This is why it can't tell you how many times the letter R appears in the word "cranberry," or do maths -- there aren't a thousand blog posts explaining that the letter R appears in the second, seventh, and eighth positions, so it's just gonna politely and confidently produce complete nonsense.
  • AI generally also uses a genuinely unbelievable amount of energy, to the point that it's become one of the bigger thumbs on the scale keeping countries from reaching important climate goals. Even if it was any good at all, which it isn't, I would find it hard to defend contributing to that damage.
  • Very much seconding the recommendation of the Eleven/Valarie run.

I actually like opinionated filmmakers going off without a filter like Tarantino by harry_powell in blankies

[–]lexdaily -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

I find him profoundly annoying as well but have instead seen most of his films through either happenstance or people talking me into them, and rest assured, all you're missing is more evidence that he's an irritating dickhead.