Seth Lukas Hynes

Trump has antagonised so many countries and individuals by now, but how does Norway factor into this mess?

It’s okay to use the term “clock” in the context of neurodivergence, right?
I’ve heard “clock” used for recognising a person as gay or queer, so surely it’s okay for recognising a person’s autism.

The only way we have a “look” is in how easily other autistics or autism-adjacent people can “clock” us.
Most people I know tell me they never would have guessed I’m autistic if I hadn’t mentioned it, but my friend Jules (whose sister is autistic) knew I was autistic long before I said so.

I hope so, too.
I thought you might have been referring to the National Guard deployments across states, which effectively constitute states invading each other at Trump's direction.

That's a scary thought.
Why do you think this might be the day? I'm on the other side of the world, and while I follow a fair amount of news coming out of America, you are, of course, much more privy than me.

Still, while Mark Kermode's opinions on Tron: Ares are broadly similar to mine, it seems like severe hyperbole to call it the worst film of the year.
Looking at my running list, it's ninth-worst. 🤷‍♀️
Hurry Up Tomorrow, The Old Guard 2, Emilia Perez and War Of The Worlds (among others) are way worse.

Tron: Ares is pretty poor: Jared Leto is flat and unconvincing, the plot is flimsy and impersonal, and the action is bright and loud but has little sense of threat, and unlike most people, I didn't like NIN's droning, abrasive score.

I would say that 'Silent Hill F isn't real Silent Hill because it doesn't take place in the town Silent Hill' is the new 'Arthur Fleck isn't the Joker' absolutist media fallacy... but then I remembered that as of Joker: Folie A Deux, Arthur Fleck ISN'T the Joker. 😒

I used to confuse Nicole Kidman with Naomi Watts, to the point that for a while I thought the Peter Jackson King Kong remake starred Kidman.
But then, it's not such a strange mistake, as they're both beautiful blonde Australian women.

While in hindsight it doesn’t make sense, as the gestation would be impossibly quick, I always assumed that the Alien Queen in Resurrection was impregnated by Ripley after she falls and is captured by the xenomorphs, meaning that the Newborn is literally Ripley’s offspring and has two mothers.

I gave Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person a very positive review last year in my column for the local paper, and while it didn’t reach my year-end top ten, it was still a high honourable mention. :)

Do you and T like Death Stranding?
The narrative is actually very well-paced and the many threads come together really well by the end, but it’s a non-linear, surreal, extremely weird game.
I LOVE it. Death Stranding is my fourth-favourite game (between Life Is Strange and Hollow Knight).

I had a good day today. :)
Tron: Ares was kinda crap, but I found a twentieth anniversary volume of Matrix comics at the local Cashies, a minor health problem I’ve had for the past couple of weeks seems to be clearing up, and I met another Seth!

YouTube video by Dropout Just Let The World Die

Collegehumor made a clever sketch about this perspective in 2017. :)

youtu.be/3x1zcnKtDHg?...

Have you seen Him yet?
It’s basically Football Suspiria, and it’s pretty solid. :)

Is The Changeling that Clint Eastwood movie starring Angelina Jolie?

I don’t like sexuality that entails a loss of agency (even as roleplay), and so the idea of BDSM is unsettling to me.
But I know that plenty of people engage in healthy, respectful, completely consensual BDSM relationships. I know there’s nothing wrong with this; it’s just not for me.

Fallout 3 was my introduction to the franchise, but my favourite is New Vegas.
I thoroughly enjoy New Vegas and 4: New Vegas has a far better narrative, characters and world-building, but 4 looks, sounds and plays much better.
I haven’t played much of 1 and 2, but I really should.

For many Whovians, their first Doctor is their favourite.
My first was the Ninth Doctor (Christopher Eccleston) in 2005, but my favourite is the Twelfth Doctor (Peter Capaldi). However, my favourite Classic Doctor does happen to be my first Classic Doctor: the Seventh Doctor (Sylvester McCoy).

Good luck. :)

Did I invite you to write for my upcoming book of sci-fi short fiction?
If not, I’ll do it now: would you like to write for my book about human society on Mars?
This is a paid, legally-protected gig. I’ll send the detailed terms if you’re interested. :)

Does Second Life have paranormal creatures such as vampires, ghosts and werewolves?
If so, that’s something else it has in common with the Matrix.

It occurred to me recently that plenty of straight people obviously find their own bodies sexy/arousing, but their brains aren’t wired or socialised to extend that attraction to other bodies like theirs.
🤷‍♀️Their loss. I’m happily attracted to people with bodies both like and unlike mine.

There’s no theft if I fully grant permission, and I hereby do so. :)

As someone who had power and esteem in a virtual world, with their influence derived from knowledge/information, you’re like the Merovingian without the sleaze. ;)
Will you write a book about your Second Life experiences? This sounds fascinating.

As a card-carrying AFCA member, I get Media Comp tickets and so won't pay for Tron: Ares, but still, my review could potentially cause my readers to see the film.
A House Of Dynamite is full of actors I like and doesn't have a problematic star. :)

@katwatchesfilms.bsky.social
I'm now torn on whether to see Tron: Ares or A House Of Dynamite tomorrow.
It's sad that this year's new Aronofsky, Coen, PTA and Boyle films were all well-promoted, but I'd never even heard of this new Kathryn Bigelow film until I checked the Village website tonight. :(

That reminds me — I once saw an exciting ad about taking charge of your life, using reason and rejecting superstition, and being confident and assertive. 'This is cool,' I thought, 'What's it for?'... aaaaand it was a Scientology ad. :(

Some people accused Asimov of being anti-feminist when this interview surfaced recently, but Asimov identified very early as a feminist, and he considered lower population growth as a great side-effect of women's rights.

Isaac Asimov once attributed the reduced population growth in Western countries to better rights for women, and how women are entering fields such as science and politics in greater numbers and so no longer feel compelled (or forced) to have many children. Asimov viewed this as a VERY GOOD thing.

But unlike Silksong (or even Hollow Knight), Hades 1 and 2 are not that punishing. Sure, you die a lot, but you never, like, lose all your money or break your items in the process. Plus, you can collect your thoughts at home, bond with fascinating characters and head out again when you feel like it.

This was Genesis’s final Peter Gabriel-led album, right?