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Written and performed by Hallie Haas
Introduced as "A Singer-Songwriter"

Performed on Characters Welcome Live in LA on 4/17/25

A half hour essay about exactly what it says on the tin: thought terminating clichés (it's not that deep, it can't be helped,...) anti-intellectualism (they were blue) and propaganda (shutting someone off rebutting you, realigning cognitive dissonance)

I don't know how I missed this when it came out: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stoner_Cats

Stoner Cats is a cartoon that stars Mila Kunis, Ashton Kutcher and Chris Rock as cats that use medical marijuana.[1] The show also stars Jane Fonda, Seth MacFarlane, and Vitalik Buterin with guests Dax Shepard, Gary Vaynerchuk, and Michael Bublé. The producers were fined by the US Securities and Exchange Commission because they sold unregistered NFTs as a means towards a pass to view the show

Filmed within central Myanmar – March 28, 2025 (M7.9 Myanmar Earthquake)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earthquake_rupture

Thought this was interesting. A little gaming history intermixed with a bunch of other things.

High in the hills of Hawaii’s Big Island, Henk Rogers—best known for bringing Tetris to the world—is taking on a new kind of challenge: building a fully off-grid life. On his 32-acre Pu‛uwa‛awa‛a Ranch, he’s growing his own food, producing his own energy, and working to protect Hawaii’s future.

Quinn and Chris take some friends and a small film crew with them to play Bridge Command, a "highly interactive theatre experience" set aboard the bridge of an elaborate starship.

From the video's description:

Shared May 13, 2025

The Colorless Man (AI-Assisted Short Film)

I’m happy to share my new AI-assisted short film, “The Colorless Man.” This film took 2 weeks to complete during my free time, with a budget of $600 USD. I used various AI tools to explore how far AI-assisted film production has come.

Based on estimates from other producers and filmmakers, a film like this would typically cost between $300K and $500K without AI, depending on the scale of production. It would also require around 70 people and at least 2 months of work. Thanks to AI, this was reduced to just 1 person, $600 USD, and 2 weeks of non-continuous work.

First, I wrote the story and screenplay, then I used various AI tools to turn my script into visuals. I used ChatGPT, MidJourney, and Dreamina for images; Kling AI for videos; ElevenLabs for voices; Dreamina AI for lip sync; Suno AI for music; and MMAudio or ElevenLabs for sound effects.

Thank you for watching!

~ Hashem

The undated video shows two workers on a factory floor near a robot resembling Unitree's H1 model. After a few seconds, the robot begins wildly flailing its arms while walking forward. The workers are forced to dodge the machine until one of them manages to grab the harness restraining it.

Unitree has not commented on the authenticity of the video or the cause of the malfunction, though a software error is suspected. If so, the incident may offer a glimpse into the potential dangers of robotics programming.

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