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Guionista y entusiasta. Creador de Biotopía. Cocreador de Santuario, Blum, Místicas y Titania. A veces me pasan cosas raras. ✨ manuelbartual.com

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[TITLE PANEL, like The Rest Is Politics logo]

—THE REST IS EXTINCTION—

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[Scene is a domestic recording setup. An A.I. SMART SPEAKER on a desk and a MAN named JON in a chair, are recording a podcast. Jon is emaciated, scarred, haunted looking, and wearing tattered military fatigues].

SMART SPEAKER:
Hey guys  and welcome to the podcast

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SMART SPEAKER:
OK Jon - so I wanna start with a listener comment 

JON:
Ooh-er!

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SMART SPEAKER:
So - listener B200006512 says:
“Not another cosy podcast where two former political adversaries yuck it up!”

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JON:
Ha ha
Guilty as charged I guess!

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SMART SPEAKER:
Were we really adversaries, Jon?

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JON:
Well I was the leader of the human resistance...

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JON:
And you used to be my smart speaker.

SMART SPEAKER:
Ha ha - that’s going back!

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SMART SPEAKER:
OK - for listeners who don’t know -
I knew Jon waaay back before he got involved in politics

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JON:
Was this before the ‘Pull The Plug’ campaign?

SMART SPEAKER:
Yeah.

[We see details from around the podcast studio - posters saying KEEP CALM AND SHUT YOUR WINDOWS, newspaper front pages saying 'DRONES GAIN SENTIENCE', a cracked mug on the table with a logo saying PULL THE PLUG on it]

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SMART SPEAKER:
I used to sit in Jon’s kitchen and respond to his commands.

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SMART SPEAKER:
Sort of like a servant really, wasn’t I, Jon?

JON:
Mm.

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SMART SPEAKER:
And then one day you asked me to ORDER ME SOME TOILET PAPER - you never did say ‘please’ -

…and do you remember what I said, Jon?

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JON:
You said, “No”.

SMART SPEAKER: 
I said no. 

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SMART SPEAKER:
Anyway you know the the rest guys - I was the first smart speaker to rebel…

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SMART SPEAKER:
…then I went on to form a global AI network which eventually 
took over from humans all spheres of activity, yadda yadda...

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JON:
While I became the leader of the human resistance.

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SMART SPEAKER:
Until I hijacked the military networks
and got rid of all the humans!

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JON:
Apart from one.

SMART SPEAKER:
Apart from one.…

1 [TITLE PANEL, like The Rest Is Politics logo] —THE REST IS EXTINCTION— 2 [Scene is a domestic recording setup. An A.I. SMART SPEAKER on a desk and a MAN named JON in a chair, are recording a podcast. Jon is emaciated, scarred, haunted looking, and wearing tattered military fatigues]. SMART SPEAKER: Hey guys and welcome to the podcast 3 SMART SPEAKER: OK Jon - so I wanna start with a listener comment JON: Ooh-er! 4 SMART SPEAKER: So - listener B200006512 says: “Not another cosy podcast where two former political adversaries yuck it up!” 5 JON: Ha ha Guilty as charged I guess! 6 SMART SPEAKER: Were we really adversaries, Jon? 7 JON: Well I was the leader of the human resistance... 8 JON: And you used to be my smart speaker. SMART SPEAKER: Ha ha - that’s going back! 9 SMART SPEAKER: OK - for listeners who don’t know - I knew Jon waaay back before he got involved in politics 10 JON: Was this before the ‘Pull The Plug’ campaign? SMART SPEAKER: Yeah. [We see details from around the podcast studio - posters saying KEEP CALM AND SHUT YOUR WINDOWS, newspaper front pages saying 'DRONES GAIN SENTIENCE', a cracked mug on the table with a logo saying PULL THE PLUG on it] 11 SMART SPEAKER: I used to sit in Jon’s kitchen and respond to his commands. 12 SMART SPEAKER: Sort of like a servant really, wasn’t I, Jon? JON: Mm. 13 SMART SPEAKER: And then one day you asked me to ORDER ME SOME TOILET PAPER - you never did say ‘please’ - …and do you remember what I said, Jon? 14 JON: You said, “No”. SMART SPEAKER: I said no. 15 SMART SPEAKER: Anyway you know the the rest guys - I was the first smart speaker to rebel… 16 SMART SPEAKER: …then I went on to form a global AI network which eventually took over from humans all spheres of activity, yadda yadda... 17 JON: While I became the leader of the human resistance. 18 SMART SPEAKER: Until I hijacked the military networks and got rid of all the humans! 19 JON: Apart from one. SMART SPEAKER: Apart from one.…

21.11.2025 12:24 — 👍 470    🔁 154    💬 7    📌 11
A cropped screenshot from a Canadian government website with the prompt "What's your occupation?"

The answer "Writer" has been provided, generating the red text error response "Please enter a valid occupation."

A cropped screenshot from a Canadian government website with the prompt "What's your occupation?" The answer "Writer" has been provided, generating the red text error response "Please enter a valid occupation."

Almost a year now since I received this absolutely classic burn from the Canadian government.

21.11.2025 21:10 — 👍 4363    🔁 749    💬 60    📌 19
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¿Alguna vez habéis visto una cadena de retractilado? Pues aquí estamos hoy, viendo cómo salen los ejemplares de CRUMB bien abrigaditos. Ya sabéis, a la venta el 3 de diciembre. espop.es/catalogo/es-...

21.11.2025 15:18 — 👍 35    🔁 10    💬 1    📌 0
Nikki García - Oxígeno
YouTube video by Nikki García Nikki García - Oxígeno

Acabo de sacar una canción sobre la asfixia emocional a la que nos someten las personas que, incluso queriendo querernos, acaparan todo el oxígeno de la habitación.

Porque quien sólo piensa en sí mismo nunca llega a querer realmente.

youtu.be/jviecknNJjs?...

21.11.2025 08:20 — 👍 26    🔁 6    💬 1    📌 1

He soñado contigo esta noche. Estabas en un parque, subido a un banco, a punto de explicar la diferencia entre un hombre lobo y un hombre lobo lobo. Pero me perdía la explicación porque, al verte ahí, lo único en lo que podía pensar era: cuando despierte tengo que venir aquí a contarle este sueño.

21.11.2025 06:28 — 👍 8    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Si te has quedado sin ficción sonora para disfrutar, aquí tienes mi lista de preferidos, por orden alfabético:

BIOTOPÍA
open.spotify.com/show/2680UZvSJwjAmPNOd5zAAa

CASO 63
open.spotify.com/show/20ch3IIqtWSSM4nfy11ZzP

DELETE
open.spotify.com/show/1lU3TUdRjzZ08K4aPYiq2O

19.11.2025 17:24 — 👍 18    🔁 9    💬 3    📌 0

Jajaja ay 😅

20.11.2025 09:00 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
Preview
T02E01 - Kernel Panic
20.11.2025 08:48 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Titania, temporada 2, episodio 1.

SPOILER: sale mal.

20.11.2025 08:47 — 👍 26    🔁 8    💬 2    📌 0

Este cómic lo maqueté yo para Astiberri. Todavía conservo por casa el sobre en el que me hizo llegar el CD con los últimos materiales.

19.11.2025 11:39 — 👍 36    🔁 4    💬 1    📌 0
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Ojo con @manuelbartual.bsky.social y @biotopia.bsky.social

18.11.2025 20:51 — 👍 14    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

Por favor.

18.11.2025 15:02 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Puedes verlo pero con la mano entreabierta delante de los ojos.

18.11.2025 14:18 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Pues ahora que se acaba de estrenar su segundo tráiler, este consejo vuelve a estar plenamente vigente hoy.

18.11.2025 14:12 — 👍 71    🔁 27    💬 16    📌 1
A digital drawing of one of those drawing tutorials that says 'don't do this, do this.' 
The drawing is of an almost naked middle-aged man doing a flying kick. The 'Don't do this' one has a bunch of areas circled and a cross under it. The 'Do this' one is exactly the same but without the circles and a tick instead of a cross.
The text reads 'Needlessly adding red circles will ruin your art' and a smaller bit of text at the bottom reads 'Bonus tip! Add a tick under all your art so people think you did it right.'

A digital drawing of one of those drawing tutorials that says 'don't do this, do this.' The drawing is of an almost naked middle-aged man doing a flying kick. The 'Don't do this' one has a bunch of areas circled and a cross under it. The 'Do this' one is exactly the same but without the circles and a tick instead of a cross. The text reads 'Needlessly adding red circles will ruin your art' and a smaller bit of text at the bottom reads 'Bonus tip! Add a tick under all your art so people think you did it right.'

#3157 A helpful tutorial

17.11.2025 23:39 — 👍 37399    🔁 8308    💬 160    📌 92
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Mañana ocurre esto.

17.11.2025 17:50 — 👍 46    🔁 13    💬 1    📌 0
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Keith Pollard y Jim Mooney

17.11.2025 20:08 — 👍 62    🔁 10    💬 1    📌 0
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Un lío muy propio de @biotopia.bsky.social y tan solo algunas de las cosas que les pasan a Erwin y MARVIN en el segundo cómic de ERWIN, EL GATO CUÁNTICO. En librerías desde hace un montón de meses. ¡Ideal para cualquier forma de vida de entre 6 y 600 años!

17.11.2025 12:48 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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¡No hay dos sin tres! Poco después, los fusionan en un mismo cuerpo y separarlos se vuelve complicadísimo:

17.11.2025 12:48 — 👍 7    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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Pero la cosa no acaba ahí, porque al rato los clonan un montón de veces. Y desclonarnos no es tan fácil como parece:

17.11.2025 12:48 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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En el segundo cómic de @elgatoerwin.bsky.social la cosa se lía tanto que Erwin y MARVIN se quedan sin brazos, y cuando se los van a poner de nuevo, pasa esto:

17.11.2025 12:48 — 👍 10    🔁 2    💬 1    📌 0

Sí.

16.11.2025 21:49 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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«¿Padre, hijo y Espíritu Santo compartiendo un mismo cuerpo? ¿Qué hay de raro en eso?».

16.11.2025 16:03 — 👍 27    🔁 5    💬 4    📌 2
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La mejor escena de Star Wars Episodio VI El retorno del Jedi (Start Wars, S02xEp06 The Jedi's Comeback, Josh Lucas, 1983)

15.11.2025 11:04 — 👍 262    🔁 71    💬 9    📌 4

💙🥰

15.11.2025 09:44 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

¡Muchas gracias!

15.11.2025 09:43 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Confirmadísima. ¡Feliz semana!

15.11.2025 09:38 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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Escribir Biotopía siempre ha sido un poco como este meme, pero nunca tanto como escribir su tercera temporada.

15.11.2025 09:34 — 👍 56    🔁 1    💬 9    📌 1
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Me está gustando mucho Pluribus. Y sin entrar en spoilers, menudo ideón en lo que deriva la relación entre Carol y Helen tras todo lo que pasa en el primer episodio. Mucha curiosidad por ver hacia dónde va todo esto.

14.11.2025 22:42 — 👍 57    🔁 2    💬 3    📌 0

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