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[Star Wars]

That new Star Wars thing, The Acolyte, set a century ago - jolly good first episode!

Thanks, guys :-)

Nightbook, I'd seriously consider buying a graphics tablet. All my stuff is through a low-end Wacom that cost around a hundred quid. It's seriously useful.

Also, what PJ said - scan in each image individually and them add them to your graphics software (I use the GIMP) as separate layers in a new file.

I hesitate to post my poor effort at the old Apex Condom after Nightbook's superb rendering - but here it is...

[Interview with the Vampire]

I'm enjoying season 2 of Interview with the Vampire - episode one of which has a rather cool Fiends of the Eastern Front vibe about it. (Now there's something that would make a cool mini-series...)

Okay, I nearly enjoyed that one.

Maybe John Burdis over at the Cellar of Dredd might be a good custodian.

but they're not trying to manipulate our perceptions, oh no, they'd never do that...

PR departments, spin doctors, careful messaging - of course politicians, governments, media organizations, advertisers and corporations are trying to manipulate our perceptions. It's not a secret.

No, it's not a secret, and from the standpoint of freedom of speech everyone has the right to lie. If this is the case, then everyone also has the right to question those lies, or even question truths. However, we are currently enduring an age where questioning official narratives, bucking against the manipulation of our perceptions, has become socially unacceptable and borderline illegal. I find this situation intolerable - freedom of speech for them but not for us is fundamentally unjust - especially when the liars claim the power to weave those lies into legislation.

That's not surprising. A lot of these bots belong to governments - but they're not trying to manipulate our perceptions, oh no, they'd never do that...

I think that in recognising the state of Palestine, along with Spain and Norway, Ireland's government will upset those crazy Yankee senators even more. Good! And good on Ireland's government (and the rest) for doing so. The cynic in me thinks that these governments couldn't really care less (it took them months to do this, after all) and are only doing it because they have that politician's sense of which way the wind is blowing. Still, it's a small step in the right direction.

Now if only we could encourage our own shitty governments that genocide is wrong and not a business opportunity. I won't hold my breath.

Thanks for all your kind words, guys - very much appreciated 

Thanks for all the constructive criticism, guys. This any better...?

I think maybe the bio-chip stands out too much, now. *sigh* Why are these things never finished?

Thought I'd have a go at the blue guy. Seven hours and it still looks like I painted it with a (digital) chisel...

I haven't watched live t.v. for nearly a decade, driven away by incessant propaganda and infinities of drivel. In fact, Infinities of Drivel may become my pet name for Doctor Who if things don't improve soon.

I keep watching Who because every now and then we're treated to a Midnight or a Blink. 

Another frustrating disappointment this week. A good idea that fails to properly ignite.

[Atlas]

Atlas. A.I. v. Humanity in this sci-fi thriller. I didn't expect much here but I was pleasantly surprised. It ain't Trek or Wars but still well worth a watch.