there’s still the huge question of who’s going to do most of the posting, eventually?

Yeah, that’s the tough one. I saw your post, and I think it’s a great idea to ask for volunteers and suggesting that they post.

Disinformation has been an active area of research since the Cold War. Yes it is effective, though obviously there are limits. Maybe you can convince people that a celebrity did something even though it’s not true, but you can’t really convince a particular invididual that they themselves have a different name and history. Here’s a good survey of the state of the art circa 2022 (skip to “Findings of qualitative analysis” to see summaries of studies): https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10446021/

Charming idea, it really is a mood.

I’m sure people have already recommended the 3-issue comic We3 to you, but it also deals with weaponized animals.

btw the “next” links on pages 11 and 12 aren’t active.

I think a better summary would be: Chile told Bolivia after Bolivia tried to screw it over on an international treaty, and Bolivia dragged Peru into it. It’s an interesting history from many perspectives: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_of_the_Pacific

On the bright side, they save a lot of money on their Coast Guard.

Facts, duh.

The English Bed - by Guillermo Lorca García Huidobro (2020)

“Crom, I have never prayed to you before. I have no tongue for it. No one, not even you, will remember if we were good men or bad, Why we fought or why we died. No, all that matters is that two stood against many. That’s what’s important. Valor pleases you, Crom, so grant me one request - Grant me revenge! And if you do not listen, then the Hell with you!”

I’m pretty sure it’s the last line that won Crom over.

Thanks for the info, it looks like a bug/feature in Boost when dealing with movie files from archive.org, a situation that probably doesn’t happen that often. On the bright side, the movie stopped playing when I scrolled past it, so it isn’t too bad. It looks like video ads work the same way, so it would only be particularly noticeable when ads aren’t showing in Boost. It was an interesting experience, seeing all my favorite communities in another interface, I’ll have to check out a couple others!

“Don’t use a five-dollar word when a fifty-cent word will do.” - Mark Twain (attributed?)

Let’s be real… he’s exhibiting this in an art museum in NYC. And he’s still working as a TV and film composer.

Also the whole idea of taking one of the finest, rarest specimens of something the universe produces naturally and making it ugly for the sake of these billionaires seems incredibly dumb.

You suggest the real reason for doing it. So a billionaire can own it and say “see, I’m not one of the bad billionaires, because I’m in on the joke.”

ikr this belongs on !atbge@lemmy.world (awful taste but great execution)

Kinda sneaky of the youtube channel people to put an AI render of franchise Predators on the thumbnails when they have nothing to do with the movie.

I didn’t watch this movie but here’s a great review that breaks down exactly how things go wrong with it: https://www.avclub.com/meet-the-dawnseeker-the-dumbest-alien-you-ll-meet-in-2-1829019300

There’s an interesting comment in the discussion there:

Man, I recognize that molasses-slow editing. I once made a few zero-budget horror shorts that were actually screened in front of audiences and, let me tell ya, the pacing that feels right when you’ve been cutting and editing for days or weeks is excruciatingly slow when viewed with an audience. Every fucking time I thought I’d made a tight ten or fifteen minute movie, when really they were all four minute movies with a shit-load of filler and shots that go on way . . . too . . . long. It’s not just me, it seems to happen with every amateur-made anything. Those fan-made Star Trek TOS episodes spring to mind. They could get everything else right, props, costumes, effects, writing, even get Walter Koenig to guest-star, but they’re still nearly unwatchable due to that dog-slow editing.

It’s a great reminder that filmmaking is hard work that depends on many, many people doing their job right.

Hey, do you mind saying what client you’re using to read this? I mostly use a web browser and that didn’t happen for me, so I’m interested in trying out another client to see what things look like.

Communities like these need more people posting in them. But if you don’t feel comfortable doing so, no problem.

Just another thing to contemplate on the Tree of Woe!

!bmoviebonanza@lemmy.world is the community y’all should follow!

Greatest B-movie ever? My vote goes for Bloodsport.

Depends on context. If I’m interviewing for an office job that’s one thing, if I’m running to the convenience store at night that’s another.

I beg you to post this to !streetwear@lemmy.world.

ikr. No fursuits, no bondage wear, no cosplays. I suspect this is a guide for normies.