Josiah

Josiah

@powersurf.bsky.social

PDX. Designer. Theme park fan. Sometimes seminarian.

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So apparently a bunch of #canva stuff is getting auto-tagged as made with AI on #Instagram? Know a few who are already canceling subscription. Super unhelpful and I hope this mess doesn’t touch #affinity.

I’ve always felt there’s some real magic in the early part of @doublefine.com’s Brutal Legend. But its eventual turn into a ‘Battle of the Bands’ RTS never clicked with me. I think it would work so well as a heavy metal Legend of Zelda/Darksiders. So many great concepts to flesh out a world.

The further we get away from it, the stranger that one-off #MuppetShow is going to seem. Surely there was some threshold that was/wasn’t hit for it to get a full order? I can’t believe they just made a one-off Sabrina Carpenter episode just for fun and called it good?

Also the lapses of Disney synergy confound me sometimes. They didn’t say “hey let’s also film a #MuppetShow episode we can use to promote the Rockin Rollercoaster revamp coming in a few months”? I still don’t know how there hasn’t been a #StarWars Galaxy’s Edge anthology show too. 🤷‍♂️

I wouldn't mind if #EpicUniverse wholesale copied Flight of Passage for an Isle of Berk ride. That ride system is a blast, it would fit well, and it would give the park a much-needed indoor attraction. The current FoP height requirement (44"), is a bit of a hindrance though 🤔 #themeparks #HTTYD

#ElonMusk is worth an estimated $839 billion. The US median household income is $83,730. When Elon whines about a movie consider that if the average Hollywood blockbuster is $142-$300 million, he could just be quiet and fund his own version for the equivalent of you spending $20 to do the same.

This whole Meta thing where they're forcing people to train AI replacements and then canning them is ghoulish. But even more-so though for a company that was built on the idea of humans connecting with humans (FB) and sharing life and creativity (Insta).

This whole #Plex thing is insane. I know a couple power users, but way more hobbyists who used it for RPi experiments or only had a handful of content on it. Now, I'll point to Jellyfin and whatever else shows up in the wake of this. What greedy nonsense.

I guess I’m just amazed that all these people who couldn’t figure out how the price of eggs worked are suddenly experts on the international oil trade? 🤔

I think the phrase “and you can eat it Lady and the Tramp-style” should be added to more, if not all, food reviews.

IGN@ign.com

The Colorado Rockies have introduced a hot dog monstrosity called "The Glizzilla" and you can eat it Lady and the Tramp-style. https://bit.ly/3Q492Pd

Ok a #StarTrek version of #ThePitt. Short season. Takes place mostly in sickbay. The doctors treat multiple issues on board as things get worse when an away mission goes poorly.

If the Chrono Trigger "anniversary year" announced last March amounts to only this vinyl set and a concert, it will be very disappointing.

Wario64@wario64.bsky.social

CHRONO TRIGGER Original Soundtrack Vinyl LP Box (4XLP) up for preorder at Cartridge Thunder ($159) buff.ly/RwfWcLX

Wondering "did Shaq ever release an album?" turned up this find: "The discography of former professional basketball player, rapper, and DJ Shaquille O'Neal consists of five studio albums, two compilation albums, two soundtracks, one unreleased album, and 19 singles."

Finally upgraded to iOS 26. The whole ethos of the system feels like a kid cleaning their room by pushing everything into a closet to clean their room. So many familiar interactions are now one or two clicks deeper. There are some impressive visual effects but I hope this doesn’t stay long.

I truly think Meta had an Xbox and tried to sell it as an iPhone but didn’t know how to do either very well. They also have the baggage of…being Meta. I can’t tell you how many people I know who tried a Quest, loved it, but didn’t want to monetarily support “Facebook” 🤷

I mean, I get why, but this is such a bummer. I wish they would have stuck to their commitment and made the land more interesting. This is a dizzying direction with timelines of *certain areas* in the land shifting and them acting like it was kinda the vision all along. #themeparks #disneyland

IGN@ign.com

Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge at Disneyland is set to expand its timeline to include the original trilogy era, complete with appearances by Darth Vader, Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, and Princess Leia. Check out all the new details here: https://bit.ly/3NqgHWH

I still think the vision of making a sort of blank slate Star Wars area for people to have their own adventures was a great idea…but they robbed so much from the land that it barely materialized. The Potter lands are a good template for giving people little interactive moments. #StarWars #ThemeParks

I mean, I get why, but this is such a bummer. I wish they would have stuck to their commitment and made the land more interesting. This is a dizzying direction with timelines of *certain areas* in the land shifting and them acting like it was kinda the vision all along. #themeparks #disneyland

IGN@ign.com

Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge at Disneyland is set to expand its timeline to include the original trilogy era, complete with appearances by Darth Vader, Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, and Princess Leia. Check out all the new details here: https://bit.ly/3NqgHWH

For the life of me I don't know why they didn't make a "Tales from the Galaxy's Edge: Black Spire Outpost" #DisneyPlus anthology show fleshing out the characters and locations in the land. A real miss of corporate synergy. #Disney #StarWars

I love the approach #Descript attempts, but their video editing is so poorly done that after two days I finally just exported a recording to edit it in another program. Some bewildering choices and glitches and an AI companion that fully destroyed my video several times.

I love how Siri calendar suggestions are just clones of meetings you've already dealt with through Calendar, making your calendar needlessly crammed 👍

Josiah reposted

All these stories about AI destroying humanity but nothing about humanity destroying itself arguing over how, whether, and when to use AI