Keep on fighting!
SAG-AFTRA actors' strike set to continue, as union warns of "alarming loopholes" for "AI abuse" in latest proposal
Keep on fighting!
SAG-AFTRA actors' strike set to continue, as union warns of "alarming loopholes" for "AI abuse" in latest proposal
♬️ Just announced: Sun May 11, 8pm: ACTORS
https://www.dnalounge.com/calendar/2025/05-11d.html?utm_source=sp_ma
#dnalounge #actors #ashesfallen #postpunk #newwave #synthpop #livemusic #concert #sanfrancisco
Bonus #DadJoke :
Q: What do you do if your boyfriend hates fruit jokes?
A: You let the mango.
(It's #HootinTootinTuesday again! Post some jokes or funny memes under this hashtag today, and bring lots of smiles to #Mastodon.)
Blog Questions Challenge – TV Shows Edition
As most of know, the blog questions challenge has been making the round in different editions. First there was the one that asked about how you got into blogging, then the one I started about technology and then of course the music edition. Today, thanks to jcrabapple I have been tagged in the latest edition of the challenge and this time it’s all about TV Shows.
Before I dive in, let me also mention the blog questions bot that Jason setup for us on Mastodon yesterday. It’s a bot that will post several questions about a specific topic and then we can take those questions and make our own blog questions challenge post. You can find it here if you’re interested: Blog Questions Challenge Bot.
Now, let’s get started on this next round of the questions as this should be an interesting one as I’m one who has watched a lot of TV shows over the years.
What TV Character From A Beloved Show Do You Wish You Could Be Best Friends With In Real Life?
Tough question starting right from the get go I see. But after a bit of thought, I think I’ve decided to go with Jack Bauer from 24 who was played by Kiefer Sutherland. This was a show that I absolutely fell in love with and have watched every season of several times. I just love the action and the concept of the show and what Jack stood for in the show. Just something about Kiefer’s role really grabbed me and has always stuck with me.
If You Could Binge-Watch An Entire Series Again For The First Time, Which One Would You Choose And Why?
Easy question right here! Sons of Anarchy and Mayans M.C. Yes, I’m choosing two because one is a prequel to the other and are likely my two favorite shows of all time. Sons of Anarchy grabbed me from the very first second of the show back in 2008 when it premiered and I was hooked for life. Mayans M.C. was a follow up show from Kurt Sutter and was just as amazing as SoA was, if not better. I have watched both of these shows in full numerous times and will do so many more times to come. If you like biker gang stuff, these two shows are the ones for you to watch and I highly recommend you do it ASAP!
Name A TV Show That Changed Your Perspective On The World Or Taught You Something Valuable.
Oh wow! This is a tough one and by far the hardest one of this challenge. I’m not even sure where to begin with this. But after sitting and thinking for about 30 minutes, I’ve come up with my answer, and that is yet another FOX/FX show, as the first two answers I provided above were both from FOX/FX. This time around it’s Prison Break.
First let me give you this information as to what the show is about: A structural engineer installs himself in a prison he helped design, in order to save his falsely accused brother from a death sentence by breaking themselves out from the inside.
So what did it teach me you ask? It taught me that no matter the circumstances you face in life, if you need or want to do something, never give up. If you set your mind to something, you can accomplish anything you want or need to accomplish. It’s often not going to be easy, not going to happen overnight or whatever, but it’s always possible if there’s a will. I’ve carried through life after watching this show and so far the things I’ve set out to achieve I’ve done. Just takes determination and will power!
As with all other blog challenges, the point is to tag others that will do the challenge and answer the questions as well. Therefore I’m tagging BeardedTechGuy, CountableNewt, Tols and BinaryDigit.
Timothee Chalamet has been bogged something fierce. Not quite as bad as Zac I-fell-chin-first-on-a-marble-floor Efron, who was unrecognisable in that recent Iron Claw movie.
Someone needs to let these actors (not just the men) that they are making huge mistakes. Especially the buccal fat removal operation that mimics the natural process where your face becomes more gaunt in your 50s. The Substance has turned out to be a documentary.
Would thread-based #actors be a better abstraction and perhaps a better way how to go further instead of single-thread await/async?
What if they all just said "No!" and AI just dies in a fire?
Actors' union SAG-AFTRA's agreement with AI service aims to safeguard performers
My sun artwork is on CBS News Sunday Morning today, after a segment about Ralph Fiennes. It's online here - https://www.cbs.com/shows/video/N8Sz2BnG_fzjn9P2IXhhqtIDlutDmRLf/
ARTWORK - https://peggy-collins.pixels.com/featured/sun-mosaic-stained-glass-peggy-collins.html
@Cdespinosa
No! Nobody wants that! Which is the #reason why this #restaurant was closed to the public and filled with professional #actors at that time!
I wonder how this affects the current strike.
California passes landmark law requiring actors' permission for AI likenesses
"As Arab actors in the West, there are a number of challenges that we face. My first year auditioning, I had 16 auditions for terrorist roles, so I'm trying to get outside this box." - Mostafa Shaker, Egyptian Actor
Film: One Day This Kid
Pretty annoying to see how this profile got mutilated into a #love #devotion and #surrender #platform for well funded #actors performing yet another edition of the democracy #deception US folks have accepted as core of their #religious notion.
As they should!
Video game actors call for better transparency around "disgusting" mocap work not disclosed in advance
Any #Boston area #improv #actors out there want to join some really nerdy ensembles? Two shows that I'm a part of are holding auditions on August 12th!
Improvised History is a US history based show performing monthly down in #Roslindale
Junebug is an improvised space western, loosely based on Firefly and Cowboy Bebop, with heavy borrowing from other sci-fi properties as well. It will be performing at the #Somerville Armory Cafe.
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