Oh, that was me trying to assure *you* that *I* wasn’t trying to be argumentative :-D
(I’m always so paranoid about giving the wrong impression. Especially since I know my “enthusiastic discussion” tone can sometimes come across as combative.)
Touché.
Oh, hey, I can read this now! :-)
(But as always, we don’t have to agree :-)
Cringe comedy? Ehhhhh... I dunno. I realize that can be a fine line, and I realize that sometimes people's natural reaction to feeling uncomfortable is to laugh. But to me, this is neither something serious wrapped in funny nor something funny with some serious undertones.
I mean, speaking of misleading marketing (thinking of the infamous internet comedy trailer for The Shining), The Shining had about as many comedic moments, but nobody is labeling that a horror comedy. Is it just people parroting the phrase without actually stopping to think about it before writing?
True and fair. But I would argue that a handful of moments does not a "comedy" make.
(Again, not mad, thought it was a great film. Just trying to figure out what the fuck everybody else was watching. That is some bleak shit, man.)
Note to every synopsis that describes Bugonia as a "black comedy":
In which galaxy is this a comedy, again?
(Not complaining, but FFS.)
A sign featuring a photograph of corned beef and cabbage with the title “Explore Traditional Irish Flavors.”
Are these traditional Irish flavors in the room with us?
Guess I was underseasoned.
(By an order of magnitude.)
Thank you for gift-wrapping that for all my future critics.
Yeah, but it only works in print. If you actually *say* it, everything breaks down!
Really did not expect to still be using that dumb pun 22 years later.
Agonize over those names, kids. Never know how long you’re going to be stuck with them.
I love how anytime I need to pop into Facebook to get a quick piece of info, they spam my email inbox for the following week with random comments and posts trying to lure me back.
Ain’t gonna happen, Facebook.
I have been accused of possessing many qualities, but I’m pretty sure that’s the first time “raw machismo” has entered the conversation.
Here's your periodic once-a-year reminder that I *do*, in fact, still write about food on occasion over at www.somethingtodoux.com.
Just updated the archive with the last year's worth of posts (a whole three posts!), but as always, the timely way to get it is to sign up for the newsletter.
@darmato.bsky.social ...look, I have this pitch...
MY LIEGE!!!
It's funny, I almost listed "Jeff," but then I realized that's just Geoff.
I think my test is, “Could these names be used in a reboot of The Office,” and… yeah, I think this checks out :-)
…who promptly went by Usul, Muad’dib, etc. No sale, sorry.
I’ll take it!
Has anybody ever done a high fantasy novel that followed all of the genre conventions, except giving the characters names like Steve, Janice, or Arnold?
It is true that this is hardly a fringe case :-/
I’m not even saying that this technology — or perhaps more accurately, constellation of technologies — can’t be incredibly powerful and valuable in the right applications. I just feel like we’re really hurting ourselves with ignorance/delusions about what it is and what it isn’t.
I know this is hardly a novel thought, but when I hear “artificial intelligence” dozens of times a day, I can’t help but feel that we all bungled this thing right out of the gate by stipulating facts not in evidence and allowing it to be framed as “intelligence.” Branding is everything.
Give it a few hours.
Top four all time. Absolutely fucking destroys me every time.
I believe this is what’s referred to as an “intervention.”
cc: @shaidorsai.bsky.social @solidangle.bsky.social
