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The post Xitter web has spawned soo many “esoteric” right wing freaks, but there’s no appropriate sneer-space for them. I’m talking redscare-ish, reality challenged “culture critics” who write about everything but understand nothing. I’m talking about reply-guys who make the same 6 tweets about the same 3 subjects. They’re inescapable at this point, yet I don’t see them mocked (as much as they should be)

Like, there was one dude a while back who insisted that women couldn’t be surgeons because they didn’t believe in the moon or in stars? I think each and every one of these guys is uniquely fucked up and if I can’t escape them, I would love to sneer at them.

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[–] blakestacey@awful.systems 9 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Idea: a Pivot to AI video series hosted by an avatar that's, like, a talking polyhedron in the style of Mind's Eye/Body Wars era CGI.

This would require effort and thus is a terrible idea, but I find the mental image amusing.

[–] dgerard@awful.systems 13 points 4 months ago (1 children)

using Hatsune Miku but with my voice would save on having to maintain a video setup

[–] V0ldek@awful.systems 5 points 4 months ago

Hatsune Miku but with my voice

Thanks, this will be my dreams now for the rest of the month

[–] self@awful.systems 7 points 4 months ago

we need to bring back machinima

I call dibs on being represented by the left pong paddle, lovingly recorded from the analog output of an Atari Pong TTL standup (or FPGA equivalent)