Notices by Anthony Dean (dtgeek@mastodon.social)

Why not hire a voice actor to imitate Wilder's version of Wonka?! 😒

Netflix Recreates Gene Wilder's Voice With AI for 'Willy Wonka' Competition Series
https://www.thewrap.com/creative-content/tv-shows/netflix-ai-gene-wilder-willy-wonka-show/

'I don’t like that he made this donation' — Mullvad CEO reacts to co-founder’s donation to controversial Swedish populist party | TechRadar
https://www.techradar.com/vpn/vpn-privacy-security/i-dont-like-that-he-made-this-donation-mullvad-ceo-reacts-to-co-founders-donation-to-controversial-swedish-populist-party

*Sigh* *smacks head after looking up this party on Wikipedia*

Is it too much for any tech or media to not be owned or created by bigots, cartoonishly greedy people, AI slop promotion, authoritarian bootlickers, or outright Looney Tunes?! 😒

Per online remarks, much of Europe doesn't have air conditioning because they traditionally didn't *need* it---at least until climate change kicked in. Similar to parts of the US like Seattle...

The Neo now starts at $700, while the base iPad now starts at $450. On top of the previous Mac Mini hike to $800.

Thanks for nothing, AI...

Brace yourself, Apple's price hikes are here, and they're brutal | Macworld
https://www.macworld.com/article/3176418/ugh-apples-price-hikes-are-brutal.html

#Apple

Fox Is Buying Roku For $22 Billion

https://www.engadget.com/2194058/fox-is-buying-roku-for-22-billion/#Echobox=1781525413

@inthehands that's it!

The station's also using it as a pledge drive ("Doctor Who" related merchandise at various pledge levels, plus access to their streaming service PBS Passport.)

On PBS here: a classic Doctor Who marathon. The Tom Baker Doctor vs a Dalek in some generic rock quarry?

Paramount+ Used AI To Make The Ugliest Star Trek Thumbnail Ever

https://www.engadget.com/2183719/paramount-used-ai-to-make-the-ugliest-star-trek-thumbnail-ever/

#Paramount #ParamountPlus #StarTrek

Director Jorge Gutierrez Drops Out of Generative AI Series for Amazon

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/jorge-gutierrez-drops-generative-ai-series-amazon-1236608671/

‘This is fine’ creator says AI startup stole his art | TechCrunch

https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/03/this-is-fine-creator-says-ai-startup-stole-his-art/

@silver_huskey @damagecontrolblog MakeMKV is what I use to rip Blu-rays (it also handles DVDs), with Handbrake to convert/compress them to smaller files. It's free with a monthly key code the creator provides on their site.

US falls below Ukraine in press freedom as global autocracy takes hold - Ars Technica

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/04/us-falls-below-ukraine-in-press-freedom-as-global-autocracy-takes-hold/

Claude-powered AI coding agent deletes entire company database in 9 seconds — backups zapped, after Cursor tool powered by Anthropic's Claude goes rogue | Tom's Hardware

https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/claude-powered-ai-coding-agent-deletes-entire-company-database-in-9-seconds-backups-zapped-after-cursor-tool-powered-by-anthropics-claude-goes-rogue

How to de-Gemini your Google apps

https://www.engadget.com/ai/how-to-de-gemini-your-google-apps-170000462.html

ProPublica Union Launches 24-Hour Walkout Over AI Contract Talks

https://www.thewrap.com/media-platforms/journalism/propublica-union-walkout-ai-contract-negotiations/

Analysis Finds That Google's AI Overviews Are Providing Misinformation at a Scale Possibly Unprecedented in the History of Human Civilization

https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/google-ai-overviews-misinformation

From June 2024: Noteworthy asexual characters in cartoons

https://www.diversetechgeek.com/noteworthy-asexual-characters-cartoons/

#asexual #LGBTQ #InternationalAsexualityDay #animation #comics

At this point, it feels like Count Dracula could run for president and get votes, as long as people felt they'd save a few dollars/"it's about jobs"/"the government's staying out of XYZ"/<insert minority group here> are "taken care of", etc.

There's plenty of people who approve of what Trump's doing, or don't care as long as they get something out of it (a tax break, deregulation, "Handmaid's Tale"-esque social policies, some form of bigotry satisfied, etc.). Also, as LBJ noted, plenty of people are stupid, easy racist marks.

Stephen Colbert Outraged Over Americans Who Still Approve Donald Trump

https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/stephen-colbert-outraged-americans-approve-donald-trump-1236704349/