<p>GIRTH. Detroit, MI. 4/2026<br>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<br><a href="/tags/grind/" rel="tag">#grind</a> <a href="/tags/metal/" rel="tag">#metal</a> <a href="/tags/punk/" rel="tag">#punk</a> <a href="/tags/film/" rel="tag">#film</a> <a href="/tags/photography/" rel="tag">#photography</a></p>
<p>Jail. Hamtramck, MI. 5/2026<br>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<br><a href="/tags/detroit/" rel="tag">#Detroit</a> <a href="/tags/punk/" rel="tag">#punk</a> <a href="/tags/metal/" rel="tag">#metal</a> <a href="/tags/film/" rel="tag">#film</a> <a href="/tags/photography/" rel="tag">#photography</a></p>
<p>2016 Film Poll - Elimination Round</p><p><a href="/tags/film/" rel="tag">#Film</a> <a href="/tags/movies/" rel="tag">#Movies</a> <a href="/tags/filmcommunity/" rel="tag">#FilmCommunity</a> <a href="/tags/cinema/" rel="tag">#Cinema</a> <a href="/tags/cinemastodon/" rel="tag">#CineMastodon</a> <a href="/tags/classicfilms/" rel="tag">#ClassicFilms</a> <a href="/tags/filmpoll/" rel="tag">#FilmPoll</a> <a href="/tags/filmtournament/" rel="tag">#FilmTournament</a></p>
<p>Worked from home. Got distracted by a favorite movie. Decided to write about it in order to salvage my distraction. It's about the prescience of the movie Hackers and how we can still make the world better with the tools at our disposal.</p><p><a href="https://catecheticconverter.com/on-hacking-the-planet" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="catecheticconverter.com/on-hacking-the-planet"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">catecheticconverter.com/on-hac</span><span class="invisible">king-the-planet</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/movies/" rel="tag">#Movies</a> <a href="/tags/film/" rel="tag">#Film</a> <a href="/tags/philosophy/" rel="tag">#Philosophy</a> <a href="/tags/theology/" rel="tag">#Theology</a></p>
<p>Teknokrat. Ypsilanti, MI. 5/2026<br>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<br><a href="/tags/crust/" rel="tag">#crust</a> <a href="/tags/punk/" rel="tag">#punk</a> <a href="/tags/film/" rel="tag">#film</a> <a href="/tags/photography/" rel="tag">#photography</a></p>
<p>Ossuary. Hamtramck, MI. 5/2026<br>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<br><a href="/tags/detroit/" rel="tag">#Detroit</a> <a href="/tags/metal/" rel="tag">#metal</a> <a href="/tags/film/" rel="tag">#film</a> <a href="/tags/photography/" rel="tag">#photography</a></p>
First try with film, even though it was 20 years old. <a href="/tags/film/" rel="tag">#film</a> <a href="/tags/pentax/" rel="tag">#pentax</a> <a href="/tags/k1000/" rel="tag">#k1000</a> <a href="/tags/blackandwhite/" rel="tag">#blackandwhite</a>
<p>‘"Project Hail Mary" demonstrates how intellectual humility can be a guiding force for scientists and astronauts.</p><p>From <span class="h-card"><a href="https://newsie.social/@TheConversationUS" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>TheConversationUS</span></a></span>: An anthropologist explores the hit film.</p><p><a href="https://flip.it/fBa0uM" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>flip.it/fBa0uM</a></p><p><a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#Science</a> <a href="/tags/space/" rel="tag">#Space</a> <a href="/tags/projecthailmary/" rel="tag">#ProjectHailMary</a> <a href="/tags/film/" rel="tag">#Film</a> <a href="/tags/anthropology/" rel="tag">#Anthropology</a></p>
<p>2010 Film Poll - Quarter-Final Round</p><p><a href="/tags/film/" rel="tag">#Film</a> <a href="/tags/movies/" rel="tag">#Movies</a> <a href="/tags/filmcommunity/" rel="tag">#FilmCommunity</a> <a href="/tags/cinema/" rel="tag">#Cinema</a> <a href="/tags/cinemastodon/" rel="tag">#CineMastodon</a> <a href="/tags/classicfilms/" rel="tag">#ClassicFilms</a> <a href="/tags/filmpoll/" rel="tag">#FilmPoll</a> <a href="/tags/filmtournament/" rel="tag">#FilmTournament</a></p>
<p>Been a while, new <a href="/tags/introduction/" rel="tag">#introduction</a>!</p><p>I'm a game designer and writer. Born and raised in <a href="/tags/lasvegas/" rel="tag">#LasVegas</a>, I grew up on bikes, desert forts, <a href="/tags/atari/" rel="tag">#Atari</a> <a href="/tags/8bit/" rel="tag">#8bit</a> computers, and BBSes. I'm always working on some sort of project, and I’ve got a couple decades of words at driph.com. </p><p>Tags to help us find each other:</p><p>I do <a href="/tags/gamedesign/" rel="tag">#gamedesign</a>. I restore <a href="/tags/arcade/" rel="tag">#arcade</a> games, watch weird <a href="/tags/film/" rel="tag">#film</a>, play <a href="/tags/pinball/" rel="tag">#pinball</a>, <a href="/tags/ttrpg/" rel="tag">#TTRPG</a>, <a href="/tags/boardgames/" rel="tag">#boardgames</a>, and <a href="/tags/baduk/" rel="tag">#baduk</a>, buy & shelve <a href="/tags/plamo/" rel="tag">#plamo</a> kits, muck with <a href="/tags/retrocomputing/" rel="tag">#retrocomputing</a>, and live with a flock of broken <a href="/tags/birds/" rel="tag">#birds</a>.</p>
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<p>I've published a new essay on my website.</p><p>"The Stars Are God's Eyes: A Video Essay on To Live and Die in L.A."</p><p>William Friedkin, Los Angeles, and why To Live and Die in L.A. is more than just a 1980s crime film.</p><p>Video:<br><a href="https://ominous.net/To_Live_and_Die_in_LA_x_Sonoio.html" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="ominous.net/To_Live_and_Die_in_LA_x_Sonoio.html"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">ominous.net/To_Live_and_Die_in</span><span class="invisible">_LA_x_Sonoio.html</span></a></p><p>Essay:<br><a href="https://ominous.net/To_Live_and_Die_in_L.A..html" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="ominous.net/To_Live_and_Die_in_L.A..html"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">ominous.net/To_Live_and_Die_in</span><span class="invisible">_L.A..html</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/williamfriedkin/" rel="tag">#WilliamFriedkin</a> <a href="/tags/toliveanddieinla/" rel="tag">#ToLiveAndDieInLA</a> <a href="/tags/videoessay/" rel="tag">#VideoEssay</a> <a href="/tags/neonoir/" rel="tag">#NeoNoir</a> <a href="/tags/cinema/" rel="tag">#Cinema</a> <a href="/tags/film/" rel="tag">#Film</a> <a href="/tags/movies/" rel="tag">#Movies</a> <a href="/tags/losangeles/" rel="tag">#LosAngeles</a></p>
<p>2017 Film Poll - Elimination Round</p><p><a href="/tags/film/" rel="tag">#Film</a> <a href="/tags/movies/" rel="tag">#Movies</a> <a href="/tags/filmcommunity/" rel="tag">#FilmCommunity</a> <a href="/tags/cinema/" rel="tag">#Cinema</a> <a href="/tags/cinemastodon/" rel="tag">#CineMastodon</a> <a href="/tags/classicfilms/" rel="tag">#ClassicFilms</a> <a href="/tags/filmpoll/" rel="tag">#FilmPoll</a> <a href="/tags/filmtournament/" rel="tag">#FilmTournament</a></p>
New film scan setup with macro lens <a href="/tags/film/" rel="tag">#film</a> <a href="/tags/pentax/" rel="tag">#pentax</a> <a href="/tags/k1000/" rel="tag">#k1000</a> <a href="/tags/blackandwhite/" rel="tag">#blackandwhite</a>
<p>2011 Film Poll - Semi-Final Round</p><p><a href="/tags/film/" rel="tag">#Film</a> <a href="/tags/movies/" rel="tag">#Movies</a> <a href="/tags/filmcommunity/" rel="tag">#FilmCommunity</a> <a href="/tags/cinema/" rel="tag">#Cinema</a> <a href="/tags/cinemastodon/" rel="tag">#CineMastodon</a> <a href="/tags/classicfilms/" rel="tag">#ClassicFilms</a> <a href="/tags/filmpoll/" rel="tag">#FilmPoll</a> <a href="/tags/filmtournament/" rel="tag">#FilmTournament</a></p>
<p>2017 Film Poll - Semi-Final Round</p><p><a href="/tags/film/" rel="tag">#Film</a> <a href="/tags/movies/" rel="tag">#Movies</a> <a href="/tags/filmcommunity/" rel="tag">#FilmCommunity</a> <a href="/tags/cinema/" rel="tag">#Cinema</a> <a href="/tags/cinemastodon/" rel="tag">#CineMastodon</a> <a href="/tags/classicfilms/" rel="tag">#ClassicFilms</a> <a href="/tags/filmpoll/" rel="tag">#FilmPoll</a> <a href="/tags/filmtournament/" rel="tag">#FilmTournament</a></p>
<p>Cloud Rat. Detroit, MI. 5/2026<br>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<br><a href="/tags/grind/" rel="tag">#grind</a> <a href="/tags/metal/" rel="tag">#metal</a> <a href="/tags/film/" rel="tag">#film</a> <a href="/tags/photography/" rel="tag">#photography</a></p>
<p>Intercourse. Detroit, MI. 6/2026<br>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<br><a href="/tags/punk/" rel="tag">#punk</a> <a href="/tags/metal/" rel="tag">#metal</a> <a href="/tags/noise/" rel="tag">#noise</a> <a href="/tags/film/" rel="tag">#film</a> <a href="/tags/photography/" rel="tag">#photography</a></p>
<p>Oggi al mio solito corso sulla sicurezza organizzato dalla <a href="/tags/cgil/" rel="tag">#CGIL</a> si parlava di <a href="/tags/rider/" rel="tag">#Rider</a> e <a href="/tags/driver/" rel="tag">#Driver</a>.<br>Il relatore ci ha consigliato di vedere "Sorry We Missed You" di Ken Loach.<br><a href="/tags/mastofilm/" rel="tag">#MastoFilm</a> <a href="/tags/film/" rel="tag">#Film</a> <a href="/tags/lavoro/" rel="tag">#Lavoro</a> <a href="/tags/sicurezza/" rel="tag">#Sicurezza</a></p>
<p>RE: <a href="https://wandering.shop/@mythologymonday/116474997038344612" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="wandering.shop/@mythologymonday/116474997038344612"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">wandering.shop/@mythologymonda</span><span class="invisible">y/116474997038344612</span></a></p><p>I made a film based on dance in mythology, after one of the most popular characters in the myths of people around East Africa, the night dancer, who come to your house at night and dance around to bewitch you, or just to be a nuisance. </p><p><a href="https://tv.dilstories.com/w/pvjR9o3oNJMBLHHUm9kpqW" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="tv.dilstories.com/w/pvjR9o3oNJMBLHHUm9kpqW"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">tv.dilstories.com/w/pvjR9o3oNJ</span><span class="invisible">MBLHHUm9kpqW</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/mythology/" rel="tag">#Mythology</a> <a href="/tags/mythologymonday/" rel="tag">#MythologyMonday</a> <a href="/tags/film/" rel="tag">#film</a> <a href="/tags/dance/" rel="tag">#dance</a> <a href="/tags/horror/" rel="tag">#horror</a> <a href="/tags/sff/" rel="tag">#sff</a></p>
<p>In 1964, Buster Keaton came to Canada to make his final silent film. It was The Railrodder, a 25 min comedic travelogue produced by the National Film Board. </p><p>NFB filmmaker Gerald Potterton had the idea of making a film about a man going across Canada in a motorized rail cart. </p><p>Keaton agreed to be in the film because he loved trains and wanted to experience riding the rails in Canada.</p><p>Production began in the late-summer of 1964, and the movie was filmed in chronological order from east to west. Keaton turned 69 during filming and did all of his own stunts. </p><p>Various towns across the country held celebrations and screenings of Keaton's films, and he was treated to dinners nearly every single day. </p><p>The film was released in October 1965. Audiences loved the film, which became a beloved classic. The NFB sold the TV and film rights to 43 international markets.</p><p>Keaton died on Feb. 1, 1966.</p><p><a href="https://www.nfb.ca/film/railrodder/" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>www.nfb.ca/film/railrodder/</a></p><p><a href="/tags/film/" rel="tag">#Film</a> <a href="/tags/canada/" rel="tag">#Canada</a> <a href="/tags/nfb/" rel="tag">#NFB</a> <a href="/tags/busterkeaton/" rel="tag">#BusterKeaton</a> <a href="/tags/trains/" rel="tag">#Trains</a></p>
