Jacob Star
@jacobstar.me
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Jacob Star
@jacobstar.me
· Oct 17
📌 Hi, I'm Jacob! I run @caption.plus, making those responsibly rich-text closed captions you like, and I talk about pop culture stuff that you probably don't remember.
I also coach many creator friends and help start their initiatives. Keep an eye out for those!
I also coach many creator friends and help start their initiatives. Keep an eye out for those!
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We are doing our part to repair cultural ties to Canada.
September 22, 2026 at 3:18 PM
We are doing our part to repair cultural ties to Canada.
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Calling it a game is debatable (it at least contains a game) but I'm so much in Microsoft 3D Movie Maker that I'm mentioned in its Wikipedia page for two separate reasons.
What's your "origin" video game?
Most gamers have a lot of favorite games, sure, but there's always one that basically 𝘥𝘦𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴 you.
I'm talking about the game that flipped that little switch in your brain and made into a life-long gamer.
So, which game is 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙨?
Most gamers have a lot of favorite games, sure, but there's always one that basically 𝘥𝘦𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴 you.
I'm talking about the game that flipped that little switch in your brain and made into a life-long gamer.
So, which game is 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙨?
September 20, 2026 at 9:55 PM
Calling it a game is debatable (it at least contains a game) but I'm so much in Microsoft 3D Movie Maker that I'm mentioned in its Wikipedia page for two separate reasons.
Now we know how many holes it takes to fill 50 Albert Halls
September 19, 2026 at 2:31 PM
Now we know how many holes it takes to fill 50 Albert Halls
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Keep getting emails from private equity firms trying to buy OCR.
Fuck off.
Fuck off.
September 19, 2026 at 12:26 AM
Keep getting emails from private equity firms trying to buy OCR.
Fuck off.
Fuck off.
Everyone's invoking MrBeast, but there's a reason the most extreme logical endpoint of this roleplaying exercise is jailbreak maps from like Counter-Strike.
Netflix has announced a new reality series titled ‘THE NEW STANFORD PRISON EXPERIMENT’.
The series follows 30 participants who enter a real prison and are randomly assigned as guards or prisoners. They must see if they conform to the roles or if morality wins.
The series follows 30 participants who enter a real prison and are randomly assigned as guards or prisoners. They must see if they conform to the roles or if morality wins.
September 16, 2026 at 2:18 AM
Everyone's invoking MrBeast, but there's a reason the most extreme logical endpoint of this roleplaying exercise is jailbreak maps from like Counter-Strike.
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Don't fall for astroterfing,
Seeing a lots of obvious bad takes on animation, especially indie animation, to gin up "debate" that reads more like angry hornets nest stirrings. The impact will be less indie animation from anybody and less interesting animation coming out period.
youtu.be/UBXo2x_qeTc
Seeing a lots of obvious bad takes on animation, especially indie animation, to gin up "debate" that reads more like angry hornets nest stirrings. The impact will be less indie animation from anybody and less interesting animation coming out period.
youtu.be/UBXo2x_qeTc
Why Are Animation Fans More Bigoted in 2026 Than 1996?
YouTube video by Anthony Gramuglia
youtu.be
September 15, 2026 at 10:03 AM
Don't fall for astroterfing,
Seeing a lots of obvious bad takes on animation, especially indie animation, to gin up "debate" that reads more like angry hornets nest stirrings. The impact will be less indie animation from anybody and less interesting animation coming out period.
youtu.be/UBXo2x_qeTc
Seeing a lots of obvious bad takes on animation, especially indie animation, to gin up "debate" that reads more like angry hornets nest stirrings. The impact will be less indie animation from anybody and less interesting animation coming out period.
youtu.be/UBXo2x_qeTc
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The only reason I know of this thing is because one of Machinima dot com's top creators was making a fit that one of his collaborators from that time managed to get on the show before him.
They're both midwest stoner types who got really into MAGA memes.
They're both midwest stoner types who got really into MAGA memes.
Y'all in nyc please be careful. Fishtank is trying to bait y'all.
September 14, 2026 at 7:04 PM
The only reason I know of this thing is because one of Machinima dot com's top creators was making a fit that one of his collaborators from that time managed to get on the show before him.
They're both midwest stoner types who got really into MAGA memes.
They're both midwest stoner types who got really into MAGA memes.
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for anyone curious about the Valve Index's price at launch in 2019:
Headset: $499
Controllers: $279
Base Station: $149/each
Full Kit: $999
Headset: $499
Controllers: $279
Base Station: $149/each
Full Kit: $999
September 14, 2026 at 4:58 PM
for anyone curious about the Valve Index's price at launch in 2019:
Headset: $499
Controllers: $279
Base Station: $149/each
Full Kit: $999
Headset: $499
Controllers: $279
Base Station: $149/each
Full Kit: $999
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hey why is no one talking about the licensing situation with this A24/SCP thing? are they releasing it under the same cc-by-sa license every SCP project is required to have? are they betting creative commons won't hold up in court?
seems like the kind of question a journalist should look into idk
seems like the kind of question a journalist should look into idk
SCP Foundation Movie Coming To Theaters In 2027 With A24 Distributing
An SCP Foundation movie is coming to theaters in 2027 via A24. Spooky Pictures and Image Nation Studios announced the project earlier this year.
deadline.com
September 11, 2026 at 11:28 PM
hey why is no one talking about the licensing situation with this A24/SCP thing? are they releasing it under the same cc-by-sa license every SCP project is required to have? are they betting creative commons won't hold up in court?
seems like the kind of question a journalist should look into idk
seems like the kind of question a journalist should look into idk
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An AI flyer is a brown M&M test. If your event or business is cutting corners by using an AI flyer, where else are you cutting corners? What else are you cheating out on? Why should I be bothered to go somewhere you couldn't be bothered to promote with a little of your own personality?
September 13, 2026 at 12:30 AM
An AI flyer is a brown M&M test. If your event or business is cutting corners by using an AI flyer, where else are you cutting corners? What else are you cheating out on? Why should I be bothered to go somewhere you couldn't be bothered to promote with a little of your own personality?
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It's Bunlith: The Witch Upstairs 🪄🐇 EPISODE 2
📅 Releasing October 16th! 📅
Can't wait to show off what we've been working on so hard for these past 9 months!
📅 Releasing October 16th! 📅
Can't wait to show off what we've been working on so hard for these past 9 months!
September 12, 2026 at 8:39 PM
It's Bunlith: The Witch Upstairs 🪄🐇 EPISODE 2
📅 Releasing October 16th! 📅
Can't wait to show off what we've been working on so hard for these past 9 months!
📅 Releasing October 16th! 📅
Can't wait to show off what we've been working on so hard for these past 9 months!
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*explaining to the kids*
"I'm older than chicken nuggets."
*eyes glowing, rising upward*
"I am older than Happy Meals"
*lightning arcs while funnel clouds form in the sky*
"I AM OLDER THAN RANCH DRESSING"
"I'm older than chicken nuggets."
*eyes glowing, rising upward*
"I am older than Happy Meals"
*lightning arcs while funnel clouds form in the sky*
"I AM OLDER THAN RANCH DRESSING"
September 12, 2026 at 5:11 AM
*explaining to the kids*
"I'm older than chicken nuggets."
*eyes glowing, rising upward*
"I am older than Happy Meals"
*lightning arcs while funnel clouds form in the sky*
"I AM OLDER THAN RANCH DRESSING"
"I'm older than chicken nuggets."
*eyes glowing, rising upward*
"I am older than Happy Meals"
*lightning arcs while funnel clouds form in the sky*
"I AM OLDER THAN RANCH DRESSING"
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Imagine this being said during peak Bayformers.
"The Transformers do not endorse the views of the President" okay, great, yeah, it's very normal that you had to say that. This is an ordinary world where things make sense. It's normal that I'd wake up to an official statement from cartoon robots denouncing the man who has the nuclear codes.
September 10, 2026 at 7:47 PM
Imagine this being said during peak Bayformers.
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I love how the word "Ravenous" seems to have activated something in everyone's brain. Absolutely insane fanart coming out right now.
September 11, 2026 at 3:07 AM
I love how the word "Ravenous" seems to have activated something in everyone's brain. Absolutely insane fanart coming out right now.
Imagine this being said during peak Bayformers.
"The Transformers do not endorse the views of the President" okay, great, yeah, it's very normal that you had to say that. This is an ordinary world where things make sense. It's normal that I'd wake up to an official statement from cartoon robots denouncing the man who has the nuclear codes.
September 10, 2026 at 7:47 PM
Imagine this being said during peak Bayformers.
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I *would* say that, except that Shazam came out. And The Owl House. Refutations of such cliches for little children.
It's not the responsibility of individual creators and their shows to hit every beat if they're making other points instead. But neither can one ignore big media's effect on people.
It's not the responsibility of individual creators and their shows to hit every beat if they're making other points instead. But neither can one ignore big media's effect on people.
I saw a lot of discourse about Encanto that was mostly adults going 'why is the emotional abuse in the film get solved by an apology and a hug why doesn't it say you can cut off bad family members' because it's a disney film for little children. You're looking for adult media.
ATLA, Steven Universe, Gravity Falls-
Time and time again, people latch onto kids shows, and get so angry and possessive and *weird as hell* when children's characters don't a) murder, b) turn to the camera and say "I'm the same communist your are," and c) always act like perfect angels.
Time and time again, people latch onto kids shows, and get so angry and possessive and *weird as hell* when children's characters don't a) murder, b) turn to the camera and say "I'm the same communist your are," and c) always act like perfect angels.
September 9, 2026 at 12:07 PM
I *would* say that, except that Shazam came out. And The Owl House. Refutations of such cliches for little children.
It's not the responsibility of individual creators and their shows to hit every beat if they're making other points instead. But neither can one ignore big media's effect on people.
It's not the responsibility of individual creators and their shows to hit every beat if they're making other points instead. But neither can one ignore big media's effect on people.
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We sure have come a long way as a society since that Death Stranding trailer, huh?
September 9, 2026 at 5:40 PM
We sure have come a long way as a society since that Death Stranding trailer, huh?
We sure have come a long way as a society since that Death Stranding trailer, huh?
September 9, 2026 at 5:40 PM
We sure have come a long way as a society since that Death Stranding trailer, huh?
I *would* say that, except that Shazam came out. And The Owl House. Refutations of such cliches for little children.
It's not the responsibility of individual creators and their shows to hit every beat if they're making other points instead. But neither can one ignore big media's effect on people.
It's not the responsibility of individual creators and their shows to hit every beat if they're making other points instead. But neither can one ignore big media's effect on people.
I saw a lot of discourse about Encanto that was mostly adults going 'why is the emotional abuse in the film get solved by an apology and a hug why doesn't it say you can cut off bad family members' because it's a disney film for little children. You're looking for adult media.
ATLA, Steven Universe, Gravity Falls-
Time and time again, people latch onto kids shows, and get so angry and possessive and *weird as hell* when children's characters don't a) murder, b) turn to the camera and say "I'm the same communist your are," and c) always act like perfect angels.
Time and time again, people latch onto kids shows, and get so angry and possessive and *weird as hell* when children's characters don't a) murder, b) turn to the camera and say "I'm the same communist your are," and c) always act like perfect angels.
September 9, 2026 at 12:07 PM
I *would* say that, except that Shazam came out. And The Owl House. Refutations of such cliches for little children.
It's not the responsibility of individual creators and their shows to hit every beat if they're making other points instead. But neither can one ignore big media's effect on people.
It's not the responsibility of individual creators and their shows to hit every beat if they're making other points instead. But neither can one ignore big media's effect on people.
Describe your job but make it sound illegal:
I convert people's slander into libel.
I convert people's slander into libel.
September 6, 2026 at 12:18 PM
Describe your job but make it sound illegal:
I convert people's slander into libel.
I convert people's slander into libel.
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i think more trans girls should have cool toys to play with :D
September 5, 2026 at 8:52 PM
i think more trans girls should have cool toys to play with :D
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slop unfortunatley
September 5, 2026 at 1:14 PM
slop unfortunatley