T. Williams

So I just got a statement from California AG Bonta's office:
"Paramount/Warner Bros is not a done deal. These two Hollywood titans have not cleared regulatory scrutiny — the California Department of Justice has an open investigation, and we intend to be vigorous in our review"

Everybody is really sleeping on the “Oracle gets destroyed by openai and data center debt” as a possibility

I'm so gonna miss that place. I often used that spot as my own personal WeWork with food & free refills. Got so much writing and focus work done there.

🚨BREAKING EXCLUSIVE🚨

The "Rightstuf" warehouse has been listed up for sale for about $5.7 Million

• This confirms that Crunchyroll has been leasing the building for $460,625 per year and never "acquired" the warehouse during the acquisition

• Their lease is up for renewal in 2030

People seem to not know that TMI Holdings, the company listed as selling the RightStuf Warehouse, appears to be Shawne Kleckner.

Homeland Security Wants Social Media Sites to Expose Anti-ICE Accounts

From the article:
"DHS is expanding its efforts to identify Americans who oppose Immigration and Customs Enforcement by sending tech companies legal requests for the names, email addresses, telephone numbers and other identifying data behind social media accounts that track or criticize the agency."

Hollywood isn't happy about the new Seedance 2.0 video generator | TechCrunch Hollywood organizations are pushing back against a new AI video model called Seedance 2.0, which they say has quickly become a tool for “blatant” copyright infringement.

Article cites a convincing fight scene involving Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt made via just a simple two line prompt.

Hollywood is kinda cooked.

Kino's Journey Complete Collection SD | Sentai Three days. Two nights. That's how much time Kino and Hermes allot to each new place they visit before drifting off again, crossing a mysterious land filled with mystical sights and strange customs...

Did anyone grab Sentai's re-release of Kino's Journey 2003 that came out last week? It's their first SD-BD in years, so I'm curious if it's just the same exact thing as the prior release in 2019 or if it's a new encode.

If you’re trying to install with net install you’re gonna get nowhere.

Try installing Mojave (10.14) with a USB installer and don’t connect it to WiFi or Ethernet until after you’ve completed the first time setup. Then incrementally upgrade to newer OS versions.

The company (if they're still operating) would need to go into Apple Business Manager (business.apple.com) and release the laptop.

If the laptop doesn't have a T2 chip you may be able to install an old version of MacOS if you keep it offline during first set-up, but otherwise it's bricked.

Anthony Bourdain sitting outdoors with a fancy coffee and little baguette, in a buttoned up jacket, scarf, and round sunglasses. Very cultured, so elevated.

Film students can't sit through movies, manga editors won't read widely, the rest of us drink deeply from the well of life and belch proudly.

How did they reach out? Any chance you could forward it to me? Just curious who contacted you.

I definitely know they don't have the participant rosters from 2012 through 2018, so they must've specifically sought you.

um wow. Anime Expo contacted me out of the blue asking if I was interested in entering the anime music video contest and if I knew anyone who was interested in entering.

I told them I retired back in 2012 from AMVs and to post a thread in the animemusicvideos.org forums.

@xstylus.bsky.social

hey wanna see 39 seconds of perfect video editing?

Gonna be real with ya.....
I have a soft spot for CGA

Hey, Texas! Very, very important. Please spread the word!

For those looking for alternatives to the Crunchyroll store, an eBay vendor called "pop.market" has been great for me, especially w/ Sentai titles.

They do an extra 20% off if buying 3 or more titles. Beats the hell out of CR's prices. Sadly they don't carry Discotek.

www.ebay.com/str/blowitou...

If one had Light's book and could only write one name in it, I think a case could be made that the Cheeto wouldn't be the most ideal choice of names to write in it. Just saying.

homer simpson is looking at a computer screen that says " to start press any key where 's the any key " ALT: homer simpson is looking at a computer screen that says " to start press any key where 's the any key "

MacOS: "The _________ app wants to do a thing. Allow? Don't Allow?"

Me: "NEITHER!" [smashes the ESC button]

I'm tired, grandpa.

Uploaded for the first time, here's the AMV I did for an Easter egg on the Noir Volume 7 DVD in 2003. With it being out of print and the company defunct for years, I probably could've put it up before now if I'd thought of it, but a Discord conversation w/ @kireblue.bsky.social reminded me of it.

Amazon Doubles Down on AI Dubs for Anime Despite Backlash: Creative Director Wanted - Anime Corner Despite backlash from anime fans, Amazon is seeking an AI dubbing Creative Director for its Prime Video streaming service for anime and other content.

Amazon doubling down on AI dubs despite taking steps to quietly pull the ones people noticed is pretty darn fucked

animecorner.me/amazon-doubl...

YouTube video by Katsura Sunshine 47 Ways to say Thank You in Japanese

This made me laugh, felt worthy of sharing. 🤣

www.youtube.com/watch?v=YSsN...

FBI bypasses "impenetrable" encryption using BitLocker keys supplied by Microsoft Microsoft provided BitLocker recovery keys to the FBI, bypassing AES encryption that HSI previously deemed impenetrable during a Guam fraud probe.

Microsoft provided BitLocker recovery keys to the FBI, bypassing AES encryption that HSI previously deemed impenetrable during a Guam fraud probe. #Microsoft #BitLocker

two men are talking to each other in a room and one of them is saying `` when you control the mail , you control information '' ALT: two men are talking to each other in a room and one of them is saying `` when you control the mail , you control information ''

Been hearing about a shitload of mailbox break-ins lately.

I suspect criminals are trying to intercept W-2s (often mailed out around this time of year) so that they can do identity theft shenanigans and pilfer tax refunds.

One of them days where nostalgia be hittin'!

May need to revisit Trixie Turnpike soon!