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virtualbri

@virtualbri@mastodon.online

Emergency VFX Hologram
VFX Supervisor for Star Trek
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This is what I'm thinking at any given moment

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artemis, to random
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Oh dear me. I just visited the Mandela Effect subreddit to read a post and comments about how "the sun used to be yellow, and now it's white," and I think a lot of these folks are not doing well.

If someone describes feeling like everyone, including their family and friends, is avoiding a topic and trying to deceive them, well... "scientists replaced the sun, and it's a conspiracy" is not the most obvious conclusion.

virtualbri,
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@artemis Wow...that is a conspiracy theory I did not know about one bit. And...it's a doozy.

virtualbri, to StarTrek
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Nice to see Disco cracking the top 10 of original streaming shows. I like to think the powers that be pay attention to that.

#StarTrek #StarTrekDiscovery

virtualbri, to random
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@TonyCliff Congrats on the Eisner Nomination! Well deserved

virtualbri, to random
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https://wapo.st/3WJ4sqO

Must be great to Zoom with the mayor and give him money to do your bidding. Probably gets a lot done for you.

#USPol #Protests #Corruption

lauren, to random
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BREAKING: In 7-2 decision, Supreme Court upholds funding structure of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, in win for Biden administration.

virtualbri,
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@lauren Oh, wow. Good news!

virtualbri, (edited ) to random
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https://www.bluebrixx.com/en/star-trek/107247/Star-Trek-Tricorder-2260s-BlueBrixx-Pro

Woah, how cool is this BlueBrixx TOS tricorder?

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@mikey Yeah I don't know the details or whatever, but it's amazing what these folks are doing.

virtualbri,
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@mikey @Painter_Local I am, dangerously tempted by all of it. I just wish I had the room (and money) for all of it :)

virtualbri,
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@Painter_Local @mikey They look amazing. Just great designs, which are hard to do in bricks often, especially if you're not doing thousands of them.

virtualbri, to StarTrek
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https://www.goldderby.com/feature/jason-zimmerman-star-trek-visuall-effects-supervisor-video-interview-1205829545/

My boss is awesome, and I work with such amazing people.

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@Daedalus LOL. If I did that I couldn't learn all the great skills he has. :)

virtualbri,
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@andrewortwein I'm super lucky

virtualbri, to pcgames
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https://youtu.be/vovkzbtYBC8

I'm not buying games on release, and a trailer isn't a game, but I love what they are setting up here.

#PCGames #AssassinsCreed #Japan

virtualbri, to random
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As bad as the last ones have been just from a format and neutrality standpoint, regardless of the personalities involved: Do we really want Biden/Trump debates?

Still say they're not going to happen. But I don't think we should even bother with the circus. I think we're pretty good on where each stand policy-wise.

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@FeralRobots I think Trump is more likely to bail on them because they wont come to his crazy terms for debate.

potus, to random

I just imposed a series of tariffs on goods made in China:

25% on steel and aluminum,
50% on semiconductors,
100% on EVs,
And 50% on solar panels.

China is determined to dominate these industries.

I'm determined to ensure America leads the world in them.

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@potus Cool, I'll never get an affordable EV this way!

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@troy @potus Yep. We'll be bailing out the auto industry for what, the 3rd time, any moment now?

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@GreenFire @troy @potus If the administration was really interested in that, they'd be preventing all the factories in Mexico, including BYD and Tesla, who are building there.

And in the mean time, the US car industry after making EVs most of us can't afford is wondering why sales are dipping, and instead of making those cars, is pulling back. They'll be blaming US regulations and Union workers next.

I don't know that tariffs ever actually work, except to burn the consumer.

virtualbri,
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@monorailtimes

I agree that the subsidies are terrible.

It's just they're subsidizing Chinese companies working with European auto manufacturers and we're fine with that, they're subsidizing parts makers for US manufacturers and we're fine with that, all because that helps the profits of those car companies.

But then for this instance because it's not helping the profits of those same companies we're against it. It's not about the workers, not about the environment, just who profits.

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@monorailtimes I just want to see a strategy that actually helps consumers and workers in the long run, and tariffs never seem like they are.

virtualbri, to random
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Regarding the last RT of Google's I/O event: I do take exception to the idea that this is getting us towards the future of the Star Trek computer, as the "Library Computer Access and Retrieval System" is providing facts, not hallucinations of answers. If it doesn't have the data on a thing, it tells you.

You never had the feeling it was trying to think for you. It was just looking things up quickly. As it should be.

virtualbri, to random
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https://apnews.com/article/boeing-justice-department-737-max-82145b25ed988cd8cae0bce3de79ce9d

Some bodies need to go to jail....

#Boeing #Fraud

virtualbri, to scifi
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https://youtu.be/RU1QyAYa60g

Any sci-fi trying to do something different gets my attention. Francis Ford Coppola self-financing his story for sure gets my attention.

I'm intrigued.

virtualbri,
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@tsturm Yes, absolutely.

virtualbri, to tarot
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https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/kgaz/tarot-card-design?ref=thanks-copy

This is a cool artist working on a Tarot Card set. People should check it out.

#Tarot #Art #Illustration

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