Jonathan Downing
@jondowner.bsky.social
SF-based Dungeon Master moonlighting as a video game lawyer.
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A friend of mine works in AI and thinks bad things are about to happen. He sold his home and moved his family out the country. He said that if you own a home in a walkable San Francisco neighborhood near a taqueria with good veggie options, you should sell your home for super cheap right now.
September 15, 2026 at 7:01 AM
A friend of mine works in AI and thinks bad things are about to happen. He sold his home and moved his family out the country. He said that if you own a home in a walkable San Francisco neighborhood near a taqueria with good veggie options, you should sell your home for super cheap right now.
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Pretending the days after Sept. 11, 2001 were some kind of gauzy Hallmark special when we came together as a country is nauseating and ahistorical. The country went completely insane and has not recovered
September 11, 2026 at 2:49 PM
Pretending the days after Sept. 11, 2001 were some kind of gauzy Hallmark special when we came together as a country is nauseating and ahistorical. The country went completely insane and has not recovered
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i bet laying on a hot dog roller at the gas station feels amazing
September 11, 2026 at 3:03 AM
i bet laying on a hot dog roller at the gas station feels amazing
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You’ve gotta use AI because it’s the future. But also it’ll take your job. But also it’ll create a paradise on earth and solve most of our problems. But also it’ll end humanity soon. But also you’ll get left behind if you don’t use it right now.
September 9, 2026 at 4:52 PM
You’ve gotta use AI because it’s the future. But also it’ll take your job. But also it’ll create a paradise on earth and solve most of our problems. But also it’ll end humanity soon. But also you’ll get left behind if you don’t use it right now.
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werner herzog on AI filmmaking (from here www.indiewire.com/features/int...)
![Q: A couple years ago at IDFA, I saw this movie "About a Hero," which is this partly Al-generated hybrid documentary that tries to recreate the atmosphere of your films.
A: The intention of this young filmmaker was never to remake any [of my films], but making something in the spirit. And I immediately said, "You will fail. It is such a stupid idea. It's phenomenally, abysmally stupid. I will not take part in it." He wanted me to explain things and have my voice in it.
I said, "You are alone. There's such a thing as free speech, which I respect. So go ahead and fail." And it is a failure, period.
It's so standardized that Al can step in because there's not real storytelling. It's mimicry of something that has happened before. And I welcome Al to replace all the idiots who are into nothing but repeating, repeating, repeating until it's ad nauseam.
When it's ad nauseam, please, please, please let Al step in and do the job.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:v5vphilwcf6nunioeyrpxw6g/bafkreibeadpx66jtqlttglhgbgkew6g65haxqngz5yt6p3ybwyi5zney54)
September 8, 2026 at 8:17 PM
werner herzog on AI filmmaking (from here www.indiewire.com/features/int...)
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ShipShaper is a creative game about the simple joy of designing ships. Nothing more. Nothing less. Export to Bulwark, 3D print, or use in your own games with a free commercial license. Create everything from humble fishing vessels to tall ships.
#indiedev | @falconeerdev.bsky.social
#indiedev | @falconeerdev.bsky.social
September 8, 2026 at 4:35 PM
...uh oh
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Possibly the most American news of all time
Prison inmates donate more than $4,000 to pay children's school lunch debt
Residents at the prison contributed $3,810 of their own money, while Kansas Department of Corrections employees added another $457.
local12.com
September 7, 2026 at 12:10 AM
Possibly the most American news of all time
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Now in Gunmetal Grey!
September 4, 2026 at 8:18 PM
Now in Gunmetal Grey!
The phrase of the evening: hotbox coffin.
September 4, 2026 at 5:25 AM
The phrase of the evening: hotbox coffin.
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Just got outta the TERMINATOR 2: JUDGEMENT DAY 35th anniversary rerelease and Jesus Christ, man. What a movie. They had to do all that shit for real. They had to fly that helicopter under an overpass. They had to blow up that building. They had to find an actor who could turn into liquid metal.
September 3, 2026 at 1:48 AM
Just got outta the TERMINATOR 2: JUDGEMENT DAY 35th anniversary rerelease and Jesus Christ, man. What a movie. They had to do all that shit for real. They had to fly that helicopter under an overpass. They had to blow up that building. They had to find an actor who could turn into liquid metal.
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💔💔💔 I need to re-home my friend. Anyone in Seattle area?
September 1, 2026 at 5:28 AM
💔💔💔 I need to re-home my friend. Anyone in Seattle area?
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“Lost media” no longer! I finally got permission to upload “AL’S BRAIN,” an 11-minute educational 3-D film attraction which ran at the Orange County and Western Washington fairs, and hasn’t been seen publicly since 2009. You can watch the whole thing here: youtu.be/2xujU87ZHt4
August 31, 2026 at 4:19 PM
“Lost media” no longer! I finally got permission to upload “AL’S BRAIN,” an 11-minute educational 3-D film attraction which ran at the Orange County and Western Washington fairs, and hasn’t been seen publicly since 2009. You can watch the whole thing here: youtu.be/2xujU87ZHt4
Apropos of nothing, but a thing about fascist ideological movements is that they feature ever-shrinking circles of power and influence. When one first joins up they might be within that "in-group," but it usually doesn't take long before they inevitably find themselves outside, and so subjugated.
August 28, 2026 at 8:51 PM
Apropos of nothing, but a thing about fascist ideological movements is that they feature ever-shrinking circles of power and influence. When one first joins up they might be within that "in-group," but it usually doesn't take long before they inevitably find themselves outside, and so subjugated.
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The “radical left” wants you to be able to eat a salad and go to the doctor.
Super scary stuff.
Super scary stuff.
August 28, 2026 at 6:13 PM
The “radical left” wants you to be able to eat a salad and go to the doctor.
Super scary stuff.
Super scary stuff.
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91.8% of players, having waited nearly 20 years for MGS4 to be playable on anything other than PS3, booted the game and immediately made a beeline for a statue's dick
August 27, 2026 at 6:13 PM
91.8% of players, having waited nearly 20 years for MGS4 to be playable on anything other than PS3, booted the game and immediately made a beeline for a statue's dick
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Sometimes, when someone dies, what helps me is thinking about how wonderful it is that they were even alive in the first place.
Dolly was the closest you could get to an American saint. We all loved her.
Dolly was the closest you could get to an American saint. We all loved her.
August 25, 2026 at 6:29 PM
Sometimes, when someone dies, what helps me is thinking about how wonderful it is that they were even alive in the first place.
Dolly was the closest you could get to an American saint. We all loved her.
Dolly was the closest you could get to an American saint. We all loved her.
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Dolly Parton's family asked that, in lieu of flowers, fans make a donation to the singer's Imagination Library.
Here's what the charity does ⬇️
www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
Here's what the charity does ⬇️
www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
Turning Pages: Inside Dolly Parton's Imagination Library
Core team of 15 staff and thousands of volunteers and partners help the country-music philanthropist deliver books to kids around the world.
www.rollingstone.com
August 25, 2026 at 7:35 PM
Dolly Parton's family asked that, in lieu of flowers, fans make a donation to the singer's Imagination Library.
Here's what the charity does ⬇️
www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
Here's what the charity does ⬇️
www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
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Tom Savini is a fucking legend. And he lost everything. His home. His beloved pets. His life's work - work that served as the foundation of the horror we hold most dear. There isn't the character count to list his legacy here. If you can, please consider donating.
www.gofundme.com/f/support-to...
www.gofundme.com/f/support-to...
Donate to Support Tom Savini After House Fire, organized by Jason Baker
Tom Savini, special makeup effects legend, is facing a heartbreaking loss after Tom’s … Jason Baker needs your support for Support Tom Savini After House Fire
www.gofundme.com
August 19, 2026 at 1:53 AM
Tom Savini is a fucking legend. And he lost everything. His home. His beloved pets. His life's work - work that served as the foundation of the horror we hold most dear. There isn't the character count to list his legacy here. If you can, please consider donating.
www.gofundme.com/f/support-to...
www.gofundme.com/f/support-to...
I feel personally attacked.
Man Doesn’t Like Who He Becomes When He’s Around Salsa https://theonion.com/man-doesnt-like-who-he-becomes-when-hes-around-salsa/
August 18, 2026 at 10:59 PM
I feel personally attacked.
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Any dog can be a guide dog if you don't care where you're going.
August 17, 2026 at 9:14 AM
Any dog can be a guide dog if you don't care where you're going.
The world needs more puppet spokesgoblins.
Reading the #MTGxTheHobbit card… explains the book?
We’re just happy Squen and Cragg haven’t eaten any cards (yet).
We’re just happy Squen and Cragg haven’t eaten any cards (yet).
August 13, 2026 at 5:32 PM
The world needs more puppet spokesgoblins.
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[James Stewart as Odysseus] now listen here, Agamemnon, I'm going home, y'see. You keep your fancy armour, I'm getting off this crummy ol' beach. [Spotting the Cyclops] now here's a curious fella, he's only got one peeper
July 27, 2026 at 11:47 AM
[James Stewart as Odysseus] now listen here, Agamemnon, I'm going home, y'see. You keep your fancy armour, I'm getting off this crummy ol' beach. [Spotting the Cyclops] now here's a curious fella, he's only got one peeper
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Bay Area friends: would you consider opening your home to these two cuddly cats? A friend found them behind a gas station. Their sibling, a black cat, got adopted, but it appears no one likes orange cats. They are being kept in a bathroom for the time being and need a home.
August 4, 2026 at 7:46 PM
Bay Area friends: would you consider opening your home to these two cuddly cats? A friend found them behind a gas station. Their sibling, a black cat, got adopted, but it appears no one likes orange cats. They are being kept in a bathroom for the time being and need a home.
The new Peter Spidersman movie is pretty darn good.
August 3, 2026 at 6:04 AM
The new Peter Spidersman movie is pretty darn good.