Empress of Mars: Undisputed @zebratron2084@awoo.space

@Soreth EXACTLY. Films that play like they were made by human Markov chains. :O

"What kind of money, Denny*?"

What kind. Of money. Jesus Christ, this movie is a reverse masterpiece. It's like they filmed the greatest unfilmable book of all times: English As She Is Spoke.

*Danny? Dinny? Donny?

@Leucrotta What's the coyote equivalent of a beak-flap? ;D

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8cuihrjLNAo

It finally dawned on me, while watching RiffTrax, how to describe part of the appeal of terrible films like The Room.

They're like those "can you spot ten things wrong with this picture" puzzles for adults. Except it's more like 1500 things, and rather than flaws like "the duck has no beak" and "there are two moons" you get "this character totally changed actors for no apparent reason" and "this sport that they are playing has no relation to football or any other earthly recreational activity."

@anthracite I suspect it'll be like that six year old weed we found: it won't cause you any harm, but the potency will be questionable and it'll always smell a tad funny...

@001zlnv Have you ever seen the movie Nightcrawler? (No X-Men connection whatsoever.)

Yeah. It's about a very clever and ambitious sociopath advancing his career. I suspect 100% that the founder of MyLife is a lot like the lead character of Nightcrawler.

P.J. is my new personal hero. She's like a dark reboot of Pam Poovey. (cw: whoo lordy, where do I start, but it did air on broadcast TV...)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gPnaWhcEbo

#yogurt

@Xinjinmeng@mastodon.social OUCH! DOUBLE DAMAGE!

#blackmirror #nosedive

Hmm. You know, I'm almost tempted to look up the five folks MyLIfe claimed I know and see if we hit it off. Maybe that site's AI knows something I don't. :>

(Unless one of *you* is secretly Abdesselam Bouzerdoum? The electrical engineering prof from the University of Wollongong? C'mon, fess up! You don't see *me* hiding the fact I won't be born for another 260 years, on another, better planet!)

You know, I've never looked really closely at one of these scammy public records sites before, and I'm almost impressed.

They do a beautiful, theatrical job of frumping up their "report search" pages. in a way I'm sure really impresses their target audience. But the really impressive part is how brazen they are about all those OTHER evil sites who "MAY BE SELLING YOUR INFORMATION," i.e., doing precisely what they're doing.

Did I mention I absolutely hate everything post-capitalism produces?

I ran across my personal profile on mylife, while doing research on unrelated political shenanigans I will deny all knowledge of. O:)

Yeah. Um... every single thing marked in blue is incorrect. I don't recognize a single one of those names, either. And yet, those towns and age are spot-on (sadly), so I know this is my record...

I feel so much better about my privacy now! I don't care if they have all my personal information, as long as too much of it's wrong to be of any use. :D

@zx3 what *is* brain?

This video nails so many of my concerns about the canon-obsession, naive pseudo-realism, and literal-mindedness of modern fandom... I had never thought of it before as something that was being influenced by economics or the structure of the Internet.

This is giving me a lot to think about, both in terms of how I critique fandoms... and how I can ruthlessly exploit these cultural weaknesses in promoting Parallax. I can only HOPE to be so lucky as to discuss Kirt and Noa's bathroom habits at a con panel someday. :D

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-QTX2pIRLmE

This Comedy Central short about a fake "alternative medicine" company is the most succinct summary of Why We Can't Have Nice Things I've seen in a while. Funny and scary.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fTHg-tGvlJ8

@dodec I thought at first glance that was a cookie emoji. 💔​😉​

Doing better, except for a monumental sense of poignant sadness I just can't shake.

Been thinking about my stepbrother-- no new news, and at least things are going as well as they possibly can under the circumstances, looks like they really nailed the brain mass.

Been thinking about Seattle, too. It's gonna take me years and years to sort out exactly what happened here. It's gonna take decades to convince myself I achieved anything positive-- besides at least not *permanently* fucking things up with Peggy when we broke up in 201X.

And I got to meet some cool people I wouldn't have gotten to met otherwise. And I learned never, ever, ever to try to create a subculture ever again, especially if it's mostly so I can get my weird kink buttons frobbed. :)

I'm coming to feel increasingly like this is basically me disappearing into another universe for good. Fortunately, it's one I can still send letters from, but... yeah, I ain't comin' back to this world, "this" meaning either Seattle or postfurry. Not as a resident, certainly.

It's okay. I'm okay. I think I'm okay. Poignance is a native emotion, one I'm used to and can handle well. It's just... well... damn it all, you know?

Love ya lots. I probably won't be gone-gone, but... yeah. I don't even recognize 2011 me anymore. I sure as hell don't know what's left that I can offer any of you.

@Aradia "Checks out. Cross her off the list and let's find the next one."

#foxcensus
#GUARDYOURFOXES!

@Aradia Prove it! Do something foxy!

If I have to find your local phone number from a third-party directory of Amway salespeople in my area (true story, it was the ONLY listing of their correct phone number on the web!), you probably aren't doing enough to advertise your service. I realize the US government basically gave you $5.10 and a half-pack of Mallomars as your 2019 budget, but come on. I'm trying to GIVE YOU MONEY. -_-