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Noises Off. There are some lines that I heard for the first time when I watched the movie recently and was finally able to rewind after I stopped laughing. I laugh so hard every single time I watch it.

Screenshot of Noises Off (1992). Jack Ritter's character is backstage at a play, raising an ax over his head. Carol Burnett's character is standing on the stairs behind him, taking the ax out of his hands.

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Chris @kodiak.app · 6h

It's weird how they made ten furious fast movies but only ever came up with one cool design for a car. (The LEGO set has some issues! The stickers aren't very well color matched to the bricks, and the whole cabin should be one or two pegs further back relative to the tires. Still cool, though.)

LEGO model of Suki and her pink S2000 from the movie 2 Fast 2 Furious

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Chris @kodiak.app · 28/09/2026

River (2023) (Most of my other favorites have been covered, including Koyaanisqatsi, for once!)

Image from the movie River. A woman stands on a walkway in between a building and a river, facing the river and looking thoughtful.

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Chris @kodiak.app · 25/09/2026

I have bought a few off-brand LEGO-style sets, and I find them fascinating. All the ones I've tried so far are REALLY good - and what's interesting to me is how inadequate that can be. Easily 98% of all the connections have clear instructions and are well-engineered...

An iambrick building toy model of a blue dragon.

An iambrick building toy model of an ice castle with a dragon attached to it.

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Chris @kodiak.app · 20/09/2026

Kangaroo. It didn't age as well as some other games from the era, to the point where it's no longer even my favorite game *from 1982* but at the time I was obsessed, to the point that I even started writing a text adventure based on the game in BASIC.

A screenshot from the arcade video game Kangaroo. An adult kangaroo wearing boxing gloves is at the bottom of the screen, ready to climb ladders to the top to rescue the blindfolded, kidnapped baby kangaroo. The monkeys climbing down the trees are going to try to prevent this. Player 1 has 0 points and two lives, and Player 2 also has 0 points.

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Chris @kodiak.app · 11/09/2026

Seeing this with no context I assumed that The Magnificent Seven reimagining had gotten much further along than I expected in under an hour.

A repost by Matt Zoller Seitz of a reply to Matt Zoller Seitz by Rich Ferrando. The original reply reads in its entirety "1,560 screens."

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Chris @kodiak.app · 10/09/2026

I am at a natural advantage here because this is the Link that lives in my mind. Looking weird is just what Link does!

A screenshot from Zelda II: The Adventures of Link. Link, a humanoid creature with pale skin and pointy ears, is standing in midair above some orange humanoid with a spear.

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Chris @kodiak.app · 08/09/2026

No stirrups to worry about, at least.

Screenshot from the Ocarina of Time remake trailer showing that Epona gets a saddle and basically nothing else.

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Chris @kodiak.app · 28/08/2026

No, I don't think I will.

There's a picture, and this is the alt text:
A stile in the middle of a field, surrounded by no fence of hedge, which, when you climb it, takes you to a nicer parallel dimension, containing no algorithms.
The picture is part of a post by ‪Tom Cox‬ :
I am often asked “What, if push came to shove, is your favourite stile you have ever climbed over on a walk in the countryside?” and it’s always an easy question to answer, since there can only ever be one winner.
A stile in the middle of a field, surrounded by no fence of hedge, which, when you climb it, takes you to a nicer parallel dimension, containing no algorithms.
That post is quoted in a post by John Oxley:
Found GK Chesterton's alt:

BUT all that is in a feed above the text:
There was an issue fetching posts. Tap here to try again.

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Chris @kodiak.app · 27/08/2026

Welcome to Bluesky. Please familiarize yourself with the following accounts to understand the range of opinions it is acceptable to express.

Two Muppets, Statler and Waldorf, who look like old white men, are in a balcony box at a theater.

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Chris @kodiak.app · 24/08/2026

Given this is a 3-lane road, I have... concerns.

Two consecutive bright orange temporary road construction signs. One reads "2 RIGHT LANE CLOSED" and the one immediately after it reads "2 LEFT LANE CLOSED".

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Chris @kodiak.app · 20/08/2026

Who's your favorite movie or TV character that shares your first name? It turns out that my name is actually MUCH rarer in TV/Movies than I'd think! I think it's because as a name, it actually doesn't sound very good. Also I refuse to go with anyone who doesn't SAY their name is "Chris."

Chris Parker from Adventures in Babysitting, portrayed by Elizabeth Shue. Her name is credited as Christina, but she's "Chris" throughout the film. Heck yeah.

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Chris @kodiak.app · 15/08/2026

Last Four Friday! I do not believe I have ever in my life watched four consecutive films that were so strongly connected, both in terms of the subject matter and in how they focus on the different ways people react to impending tragedy. #LetterboxdFriday #LastFourWatched

Letterboxd movie posters for:
War Machine (2 stars)
Aniara (4 stars, liked)
Melancholia (4 stars, liked)
Project Hail Mary (4 stars, liked)

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Chris @kodiak.app · 03/08/2026

That will go great with my baked beans.

A can of Bush's Best Bluey Baked Beans, featuring cartoon dog-creatures Bluey and Bingo in a way that is not really clear from the packaging.

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Chris @kodiak.app · 25/07/2026

There are so many great answers in the thread and quotes but for me it's Hale Appleman as scruffy Eliot.

Hale Appleman playing Eliot in Season 5 Episode 3 of The Magicians. He's scruffy, he's got a little curl in front of his face, and he's looking upward. It's fetching.

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Chris @kodiak.app · 20/07/2026

I cannot help with the website but I can definitely share some cute pictures of my aussiedoodle in case that helps.

Molly, a black and white aussiedoodle shortly before a haircut

Molly, a black and white aussiedoodle getting ready to go get a haircut

Molly the black and white aussiedoodle fresh from a haircut

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Chris @kodiak.app · 18/07/2026

Stop scrolling and post two characters who bring you happiness.

A still from Doctor Who - Clara and Me (fka Ashildr) are about to take off in a stolen Tardis. They're both immortal (kind of)! It's going to be awesome!

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Chris @kodiak.app · 11/07/2026

I got this picture of my dog!

Roux, a Maltese-terrier mix dog with white and brown fur, is lying on his back on a brown couch. He is looking directly at the camera and sticking his tongue out.

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Chris @kodiak.app · 09/07/2026

Your last saved celebrity pic is your therapist. (Turns out I do not save a lot of pictures of celebrities!)

Screenshot of a skeet from Sebastián Píriz, quoting a skeet from public health guy. The quoted skeet has a picture of the Artemis crew with a jar of Nutella floating in front of them, captioned "THE NUTELLA HAS COME LOOSE". The quoting skeet shows seven or so people celebrating in an office environment, and is captioned "Nutella marketing team".

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Chris @kodiak.app · 04/07/2026

I think there's just too much missing, unfortunately. Here it is with a bit more contrast and in the proper orientation (assuming it hasn't been mirrored.)

A QR code that is very blurry in the bottom right corner.

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Chris @kodiak.app · 19/06/2026

Oh! I took a picture from that POV recently!

A jackdaw's tail on some stone paving. The remainder of the bird is entirely out-of-frame.

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Chris @kodiak.app · 05/06/2026

I love not even being sure if these are talking about the same thing.

Two consecutive posts:
Megan Fox
‪@glassbottommeg.bsky.social‬
I have no idea what this is about and frankly I refuse to establish context

This is a perfect artifact

‪Rin (Alexis Barta) -> Workin' On Things!‬
‪@serpentworks-games.itch.io‬
· 6m
WAIT THAT IS A WHOLE ASS GUNDAM GAME HOLY FUCK

AND

the haver of it🔞
‪@taylortitmouse.bsky.social‬
that's not gundam

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Chris @kodiak.app · 28/05/2026

On Safari, copy to clipboard seems to always fail, but download works. I somehow ended up in a state where the letter spacing was too wide on Safari, and I think that's the wrong font. And then I hit reload and got a weird 3D effect. Reloading again fixed it.

Twelfth Doctor title card reading "A An The But And For Or Nor In Out" but it was generated in Safari so the letters are a bit more spaced out.

Twelfth Doctor title card but for some reason the font has a weird 3D effect. It reads "What Is Happening To My Font"

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Chris @kodiak.app · 28/05/2026

If I adjust the font and/or height settings on one title card, then change to another title card, it resets the visual settings but doesn't reset the UI to reflect that. It would be nice to be able to force uncapital letters at the beginning of words, or use a title case rule.

Twelfth Doctor title card reading "A An The But And For Or Nor In Out"

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Chris @kodiak.app · 28/05/2026

Tourtière if I know I'll be able to warm it up in an oven, otherwise Cincinnati chili - both things that I can make accurately enough and I know many people will never have tried before. Also deviled eggs and Guy Fieri-flavored Waterloo, but those are defensive just to make sure I have some

A slice of tourtière on a plate. It's basically a meat pie.

A whole tourtière with two bottles of chili sauce next to it. It's a lot prettier before you slice it.

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Chris @kodiak.app · 14/05/2026

Oh hey I have pictures of my pets! About once a day, they decide that it's time to play. And it's so sweet the way the bigger dog stays down at the little dog's level, plays so gently with him, and even lets him win. And then they spend the rest of the day napping.

Roux, a brown-and-white Maltese-terrier mix, and Molly, a blue merle Australian Shepherd-poodle mix, are facing each other on the floor, their mouths open. They are play-fighting.

Roux, a brown-and-white Maltese-terrier mix, and Molly, a blue merle Australian Shepherd-poodle mix, are wrestling on the floor. Despite being three times Roux's size, Molly has allowed Roux to roll her over onto her back and stand over her.

Roux, a brown-and-white Maltese-terrier mix, and Molly, a blue merle Australian Shepherd-poodle mix, are napping on the couch. Molly is on the seat cushions, and Roux is perched on the back cushions.

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Chris @kodiak.app · 12/05/2026

So there are a lot of fun answers to this, but tangentially, you know who didn't get a fair shake at being extremely hot on screen and it really pisses me off? Donald O'Connor. "I will do a whole goddamned musical number with wild stunts to cheer you up" is Extremely Hot Actually.

Donald O'Connor in Singin' in the Rain, sitting at a piano trying to cheer up Gene Kelly.

Donald O'Connor in Singin' in the Rain, doing an amazing wallflip off a painted backdrop because his friend is sad.

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Chris @kodiak.app · 08/05/2026

10 movies to display the breadth of cinema: THE PASSION OF JOAN OF ARC SINGIN' IN THE RAIN LA JETÉE CLÉO FROM 5 TO 7 BLACK GIRL STALKER KIKI'S DELIVERY SERVICE THE LIVING END LA CIÉNAGA SINNERS

Movie posters for:
The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928)
Singin' in the Rain (1952)
La Jetée (1962)
Cléo from 5 to 7 (1962)
Black Girl (1966)
Stalker (1979)
Kiki's Delivery Service (1989)
The Living End (1992)
La Ciénaga (2001)
Sinners (2025)

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Chris @kodiak.app · 08/05/2026

I saw this image converted to black and white, and it was striking, but I wanted to make it look more like what we would have seen if the same event had been photographed 70 years ago...

The Sergeant at Arms, a white man in a suit with a badge, blocking House Representative Justin Pearson, a black man in a suit with a thoughtful expression, from entering a door. Image has been converted to look more like an indoor black and white photo from seventy years ago.

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Chris @kodiak.app · 30/04/2026

It's one mac and cheese, Michael. What could it cost, $100? www.dallasnews.com/news/crime/a...

Authorities said the individual rang up about 800 orders of mac and cheese trays and then issued refunds to personal credit cards, resulting in losses of just over $80,000.

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Chris @kodiak.app · 25/04/2026

I had this post on my mind today as I was listening to the audiobook of How Black Music Took Over the World, and this passage was a great summary of my thoughts. I may not be able to quiet the part of me that picks apart and analyzes the art I experience, but all I can do is learn to keep...

Listening to a masterful piece of music is sort of a microcosm of an apprenticeship. You’re drawn to concentrate on that particular piece of music for the same reason you’re drawn to learn from a master of an art. You’re drawn because of their superlative nature. As you invest time, the initial dazzle of their artistry wears off. Rather than experiencing that as a loss, however, you can seize it as an opportunity to discover their deeper layers. New listening, new understanding reveals itself. Your mental map starts to change. The novice recedes and the scientist starts to reveal himself. Becoming a masterful listener is an indispensable part of the process of becoming a great musician. Listening is what reveals the science of music. Similarly, invested listeners, fans of great music become adepts of musical science themselves.

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Chris @kodiak.app · 24/04/2026

These unnamed beauties from Dragon Force.

A screenshot from the Sega Saturn game Dragon Force showing a bunch of armored cavalry mounted on grey-ish horse-type-things. Galam and Rock are fighting, and Rock is about to get smashed by Galam's cavalry.

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Chris @kodiak.app · 21/04/2026

Every single word from "some would argue" on was like slamming my head into a brick wall. Every time 404 reports on the law it makes me regret ever clicking through to a 404 link.

software that is identical in function to existing open source projects, and that, some would argue, are built from scratch and are therefore original work that can bypass existing copyright licenses. Others would say that software produced by large language models is inherently derivative, because like any LLM output, it is trained on the collective output of humans scraped from the internet, including specific open source projects.

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Chris @kodiak.app · 20/04/2026

The retirement so important, it trended twice!

Trending:
1. Tim Cook
2. Political Commentary
3. Amazon Collusion
4. [TFG]
5. Tim Cook

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Chris @kodiak.app · 18/04/2026

If you insulate the cubes well enough that they are only freezing from one direction, they can come out crystal clear. You do end up "making more ice than you need" but only because you need that reservoir of water to still be there when your cubes finish freezing.