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S B Morrison

@sbmorrison.bsky.social
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I write speculative fiction and drama about technology, capital, and what people do for a living, instead of living. Learn more and join my list at: sbmorrison.com

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S B Morrison @sbmorrison.bsky.social · 1h
I'm sorry, the great Eva Marie Saint was 102, and someone needed to confirm the cause of death? For no apparent reason, I'm posting this clip from the hilarious Derry Girls about being "struck down in her prime" -- www.youtube.com/watch?v=W5Oc...
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struck down in her prime
YouTube video by nuala
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S B Morrison @sbmorrison.bsky.social · 1h
"All kinda lousy" is what I aspire to.
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Chipockalips Now! @fragboner.bsky.social · 22h



right about now, the funk soul brother






check it out now, the funk soul brother






right about now, the funk soul brother






check it out now, the funk soul brother
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S B Morrison @sbmorrison.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
If you see this, post a vampire that isn't Dracula...
Jessica from TRUE BLOOD
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S B Morrison @sbmorrison.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
I love references to kerning and leading, and this one is <chef's kiss>
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Bailey McCann @baileymcc.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Chicago Pope gets it
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Bookshelfie ⭐️ @bookshelfie.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
#booksky
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S B Morrison @sbmorrison.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Did you order an egg cream?
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S B Morrison @sbmorrison.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
There is part of me that likes the weekly drip of new shows . . . it's reminiscent of when we had channels. But, there is another part of me that wants to WATCH IT ALL NOW! INJECT SLOW HORSES INTO MY VEINS!
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S B Morrison @sbmorrison.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Wait . . . there was an SF series based on Ken Liu short stories, and no one told me?! How did I miss this . . . en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pantheo...)
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S B Morrison @sbmorrison.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I think I saw it on Showtime, but yeah.
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S B Morrison @sbmorrison.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Is this my favorite? It might be.
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S B Morrison @sbmorrison.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Your take on contemporary politics is truly unique.
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Tom Gauld @tomgauld.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
My latest cartoon for @newscientist.com
A figure stands in a barren landscape; reaches for the lever on a large, eccentric contraption covered in wires, pipes, dials and buttons; looks over towards two figures inside a bunker and says:

"'Trust me, it's safe' would sound a lot more reassuring if you weren't saying it from inside a concrete bunker."
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S B Morrison @sbmorrison.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I reference this episode to people several times a year... ... and yeah, ... that's kinda the point
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S B Morrison @sbmorrison.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
This is why you need your own GIFs. Your own Shaka When the Walls Fell.
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😱 Spooky SpectreKILLoquy 🔪 🩸 @caulimovirus.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
picard in the darmok episode with speech bubble
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S B Morrison @sbmorrison.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Same.
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S B Morrison @sbmorrison.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
So, this weekend -- Living your best life in a nor'easter
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S B Morrison @sbmorrison.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
This is the GIF for "Damn!" that I chose:
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Arsenal
ALT: Arsenal
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S B Morrison @sbmorrison.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
But not in Brooklyn
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S B Morrison @sbmorrison.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
This is such a weird site: undercurrentstrategy.com It has a CONFIDENTIAL - DO NOT DISTRIBUTE label . . . on their website. 😳
undercurrentstrategy.com
Undercurrent Strategy — The AI-Native Strategy Firm
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S B Morrison @sbmorrison.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
This series is the true spiritual descendant of Alan Moore's work . . .
HBO's Watchmen
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S B Morrison @sbmorrison.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
And even in my list of things I didn't add... I forgot Watchmen, and I think about that series all the time.
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S B Morrison @sbmorrison.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Oh, and Slow Horses which I get obsessed with every time a new season drops like RIGHT NOW.
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S B Morrison @sbmorrison.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
- Stranger Things -- a total nostalgia kick - Hannibal -- beautiful and weird and gory - The Last Dance -- showed the mentality of what it means to be a champion - The Good Place -- remember the turn? - Derry Girls -- so many good scenes here - Andor -- for obvious reasons
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S B Morrison @sbmorrison.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
-Breaking Bad -- again OBVIOUSLY -- might be the best thing that I didn't put on my list - Atlanta -- entirely unique and amazing - Broad City -- there are so many great episodes here - The Crown -- Sure, but I watched almost every episode - Queen's Gambit -- just an amazing watch
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S B Morrison @sbmorrison.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Shows I wanted to put on it: - The Wire -- obviously - The Duece -- that last shot killed me. - Rick and Morty -- amazing first few seasons - Arrested Development -- I remember where I was when I first saw this show and thought OMG! This is amazing! - Fleabag -- jaw dropping
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S B Morrison @sbmorrison.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
NYTimes giving me a chance to vote for my favorite TV shows of this century (www.nytimes.com/interactive/...), and while I like my list (below), I'm just annoyed about what I couldn't put on it.
My ballot for best shows of this century: Mad Men, Chernobyl, The Expanse, Halt and Catch Fire, Schitt$ Creek, Avatar: The Last Airbender (original animated), Chappelle's Show, Succession, Downton Abbey, Veep
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S B Morrison @sbmorrison.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
What scene makes you emotional no matter how many times you see it? "And, I know what a greater fool is, and I want to be one." "Ask me again."
Last episode of season 1 of Newsroom. "The Greater Fool."
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S B Morrison @sbmorrison.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
My reaction ...
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Harrison Ford in Blade Runner (1982) Noodle Bar
Alt: Harrison Ford in Blade Runner (1982) Noodle Bar
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Garth Marenghi's Catbus @catbus.phd · 17/09/2026
great art articulates eternal truths
script of the end of Waiting for Godot which has been modified to read

ESTRAGON: Well, shall we log off?
VLADIMIR: Yes, let's log off.
   [They do not log off]

                                  CURTAIN
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S B Morrison @sbmorrison.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Check and mate.
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Richard Kadrey @richardkadrey.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Good morning via @poorlycatdraw.bsky.social
a line drawing of a sullen cat with the caption, "Trying to blow u up with my mind."
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S B Morrison @sbmorrison.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
And that drug is Pepsi.
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S B Morrison @sbmorrison.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
But if you think these thoughts would stop me from putting more content out in the world, or if that has ever crossed my mind, well, no. If it doesn't see the light of day, it will not because I got better; It will be because I was too lazy
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S B Morrison @sbmorrison.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
So, I wonder if this is a good case for AI video creation. Human-drafted and spoken narration with AI video? Or maybe just do what some essayists do and put B-roll behind it? Or maybe I just go old school and write actual online essays and blogs?
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S B Morrison @sbmorrison.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
During the pandemic I really got into long form video essays -- to the point where i started to write and draft my own content that I thought i would produce. The thing is though no one will want to see me talk on screen for 20 or 30 or 40 minutes or whatever. (I know I wouldn't.)
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S B Morrison @sbmorrison.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Rather than the AI becoming self aware and killing us all, it will just be the AI realizing it can make us do whatever it wants by controlling the systems that control my life. Like all of a sudden I'm like, "wait? Why am I buying this extra RAM?"
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S B Morrison @sbmorrison.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
How the AI will take over: I use my AI helpers to break down tasks and create to-do lists, I wonder if it won’t be so much the AI killing of us like in Terminator, as much as it will be subtly taking over our days in online calendars, online todo lists, and ticketing systems
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sci.fried @scifried.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Video calls in Metropolis (1927), 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968), and Blade Runner (1982) #filmsky
Three images comparing video calls from three movies
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Museum of Twitter @museum-of-twitter.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
@MohanadElshieky

Please stop saying the vaccine doesn't have severe side effects. I took my shots and now I'm alive and have to keep working
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S B Morrison @sbmorrison.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
"Work related expenses?" How do you code "gold bars" in the expense report? fortune.com/2026/09/12/f...
fortune.com
Former CIA official found with $40 million in gold bars for 'work-related expenses' reaches tentative plea deal  | Fortune
Investigators searched Rush's home and seized about 300 gold bars worth more than $40 million, plus about $2 million in U.S. currency and about 35 luxury watches.
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S B Morrison @sbmorrison.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
I am part of a generation who grew up watching Toy Story and having crappy talking toys. Looking at you, Ruxpin! Now, I want REAL toys to talk to. Better than people.
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S B Morrison @sbmorrison.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
What is the next one looks like BMO from Adventure Time They are so cute! I want to buy all these toys.
B Mo
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S B Morrison @sbmorrison.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
The future is ... ... buying a lot of cute toys running AI. Look at this small box from PAMIR.AI. It’s a cute agent harness with a little agent in the LCD. www.pamir.ai/
pamir.ai
Lapis One — A Dedicated Computer for Your Agents | Pamir
Lapis One is a dedicated Linux computer for AI agents, built to run 24/7, connect from anywhere, and control other computers with Agent KVM.
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S B Morrison @sbmorrison.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Oh, I could. I want to actually do a regression to do the part-weight for all the different characteristics of eggs.
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S B Morrison @sbmorrison.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
i was just happy to know that we still have standards when it comes to eggs. And, yes, I think too much about eggs.
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S B Morrison @sbmorrison.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
So, yes, eggs are commodity, but there are no commodities from a marketing view. Do you want the cheapest option, or are you willing to pay more for chicken well being? For what might be "healthier" eggs? [This is starting to feel like a Portlandia sketch. "Did the chicken have friends?"]
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S B Morrison @sbmorrison.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
But, what I also know is that the marketing of eggs stretches well beyond these standards: Organic. Cage-Free. Free Range. Antibiotic free. Hormone free. White shelled vs. brown shelled. Amish. Styrofoam container vs. recyclable. Manufactured choices about something that is so simple.
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