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szmatheson.bsky.social
Semi-disgruntled ballet and film director/producer, writer, reluctant construction professional. The quickest way to my heart is through the gaps in my ribcage.
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Wish I were one of Elon's kids so I'd never see him again

submitted 1 day ago • 141 comments

My hill is that Titanfall 2 was better than any CoD

submitted 14 days ago • 13 comments

Can we start making USB-C mice now? I'm ready to never see a USB-A port ever again.

submitted 7 days ago • 0 comments

Making some progress on an underlit Malekith.

submitted 7 days ago • 0 comments

Canada has a reputation for being polite and friendly and not engaging in nearly as many war-crimes as the US. That last bit is more a testament to Canadian creativity than pacifism. Canada does it first, and then after the fact the world says "yeah... that should be a war crime."

submitted 8 days ago • 1 comment

Oh. They are *PISSED* pissed.

submitted 8 days ago • 34 comments

The shitty wraparound sunglasses crew is real mad about Kendrick's performance, but I find it telling that all the old white classical theater and ballet people in my network LOVED it. They recognize good performing when they see it.

submitted 14 days ago • 1 comment

I didn't know they made a 7-row GNX

submitted 15 days ago • 0 comments

Every photo of Ulysses S Grant looks like it's from a $220M Ridley Scott film about Ulysses S grant, starring Russell Crowe.

submitted 15 days ago • 0 comments

Millard Fillmore looks like Alec Baldwin playing the role of Millard Fillmore.

submitted 22 days ago • 0 comments

Does anyone else think Nancy Cartwright should do a whole Trump speech, word for word, in the Ralph Wiggum voice?

submitted 24 days ago • 0 comments

OpenAI's work being stolen and used for profit by a third party tech company is abjectly hilarious.

submitted 27 days ago • 0 comments

I'm not teaching my grad course 'Civil Resistance: How It Works' this semester. But here is an abridged version of the course schedule, readings, and films I used the last time I taught it (in 2022). Just in case it's useful. drive.google.com/file/d/14RRJ...

submitted 30 days ago • 902 comments

the best thing about having dealt with addiction in the past is i have no illusions about social media: it is a drug. we are all addicted. the people who deny this are rationalizing the way people with addictions do that. no shame, but that's what all this is.

submitted 30 days ago • 83 comments

Apparently you're supposed to leave your clothes on when you get in the showers at the home show.

submitted 36 days ago • 0 comments

AccuWeather: between LA fires, hurricanes & other weather disasters, the US has suffered $693 to $799 billion in total economic damages over the past 12 mos, equaling nearly 3% of GDP. But remember, it’s the energy transition that’s expensive

submitted 37 days ago • 13 comments

I like that it's illegal for Chinese tech companies to manipulate the public via social media, but I don't like that it's fine for American billionaires to do it.

submitted 38 days ago • 0 comments

The stock market has tumbled today. Why? Because the jobs report was strong, with over 250,000 jobs added. (So investors are worried that interest rates will remain high.) It illustrates that the interests of investors and working people are often very different.

submitted 46 days ago • 142 comments

Goddamn man he absolutely nailed it. It is entirely possible.

submitted 50 days ago • 28 comments