David Friedman

I'm a #filmmaker, #videoproducer, #photographer, and #writer of newsletter about culture, popular and otherwise.

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2024-11-08 17:19:02

For all the new X escapees, I'm re-sharing my Chrome plug-in SkipX. Inevitably you're going to click a link to X and find yourself bombarded by whatever crap has bubbled up that day. SkipX intercepts and just embeds the post on a blank page. Instructions in the zip: https://ironicsans.com/SkipX.zip
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2024-11-08 00:59:49

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@npub15x4…3p3l Not long ago, it was Air America Radio vs right-wing AM talk radio. Liberals just can't figure out how to get people to listen to them talking.

2024-10-07 21:38:33

This guy built his own version of Walt Disney's multiplane camera, and somehow this only has 209 views. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=avdn7Mg8Zrw

2024-09-27 23:07:22

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@npub1w9a…04m0 But then the rest of the ad doesn't elaborate on that at all!?

2024-09-27 23:01:37

What on earth is this ad trying to tell me? I don't even understand the message.
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2024-09-05 20:47:34

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@npub1nk4…us2w This is the opposite of what the bin men want you to do. The wheels and handle should face the home.

2024-09-01 19:19:28

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@npub1w9a…04m0
Mu r der Sh e W r o te

2024-08-08 15:18:34

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@npub1w9a…04m0 Apparently, Nicholas Braun is playing both Jim Henson and Andy Kaufman.

2024-08-08 15:08:45

I don't know if this will be any good but I love the look of it https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZ9O_tl5Npk

2024-07-10 17:46:05

Tim Chambers has been responding to this tweet for 10 years
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2024-07-03 17:00:29

I guess the scary AI in the new movie AFRAID terrifies everyone by using Kai’s Power Goo? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LE5QzD_qtxs
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2024-06-21 20:34:54

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@npub1utv…87lr OMG THANK YOU

2024-05-17 17:17:25

Watch this classic SNL skit to the end. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fPPDyBJWFdw

2024-05-16 13:46:44

My newest practical use-case for ChatGPT is using it as a plain-language bulk image editor. “Take these 20 images of varying sizes, and make them all 400 pixels tall. If any of them are wider than 16x9, crop the sides evenly so it's 16x9. Then give me one link to download them all.”
Works like a charm.

2024-05-02 21:04:23

I can't stop thinking about how "Please Stop Emailing Us Harriet" gives away the punchline at the beginning, even before the setup, and somehow this makes the rest even more delightful because you know what's coming. It's not an argument for spoilers, but it's a very crafty bit of storytelling that I may have to borrow sometime. https://www.instagram.com/p/C6ZN_Y_i2KX/

2024-04-13 00:14:20

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@npub1eee…e209 Adobe’s Creative Cloud app does something similar when you quit, suggests you leave it running in the background instead (At least it used to. Can’t confirm it still does)

2024-03-23 13:54:20

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@npub1efv…4jx2 Nice piece. I would have liked to see some more specific examples of how you used it!
I wrote this last week about how I used ChatGPT to aid in research for a video I was working on: https://ironicsans.beehiiv.com/p/researching-old-sitcom-ai

2024-01-18 18:49:28

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@npub1utv…87lr @npub1eee…e209 The 3 is a much better video player. The pancake lenses make everything crisp and halo-free edge to edge, so watching in a virtual environment or theater is finally a pretty neat experience. But I still only get 10 minutes into a movie before asking myself why I'm watching it with a cumbersome thing on my face and turn it off.
That said, the social movie app Bigscreen can actually be a fun way to watch movies with friends, or audience-participation movies like Rocky Horror.
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2024-01-18 18:36:08

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@npub1utv…87lr @npub1eee…e209 Netflix is only barely on the Quest. The Quest app hasn't had an update in years and may even still be streaming 480p. https://www.meta.com/experiences/2184912004923042/

2024-01-16 21:12:38

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@npub1eee…e209 I still have questions about mixed-lighting situations. Any idea how well it works in a space with a big window? If the afternoon sunlight is streaming in across half the room, does that disrupt tracking? Do the cameras have enough dynamic range to show "outside" and "inside" at the same time or does it darken/lighten what you see depending on where you're looking? Sitting on a couch in direct sunlight like in the demo video would definitely mess up some other devices.
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2023-12-28 19:18:34

I haven’t said anything about Substack since I’ve been on vacation, but since I’ve gotten a few emails about it, I figure I should make clear that I will be leaving Substack after the holidays. I don’t want to make a too-quick decision about where I land so I don’t have to move again if I don’t like it but expect the Ironic Sans newsletter to have a new home in the next few weeks.

2023-12-14 19:44:25

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@npub15x4…3p3l Looks like Curio has the Trademark for Grok in "Electronic learning toys; Plush dolls; Talking dolls; Talking toys; Novelty toy items in the nature of artificial intelligence conversational stuffed dolls; Stuffed and plush toys.”
But X has the Trademark on Grok for "Providing online non-downloadable software for the artificial production of information..." etc.
Both are pending.
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2023-11-27 18:19:35

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@npub1eee…e209 Do you have a preferred travel-size keyboard for this purpose? Or just the usual?

2023-11-13 01:05:42

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@npub1hvd…9sq9 @npub1dal…yxq7 I second Simply Piano. In fact, here’s a 30 Day Gift Pass! https://joytunes.onelink.me/2834563531/ppig83nh

2023-11-10 18:40:02

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@npub1p9k…865w Oh wait I've seen this movie. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hmo212J_NzQ

2023-11-09 19:06:58

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@npub185t…pwlf It's also inaccurate. This is wrong. The April 8th, 2024 eclipse will be best visible from North America. The next total eclipse in Australia isn't until 2028.
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2023-08-25 03:18:33

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@npub1utv…87lr Chris Gaines vibes
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2023-08-20 16:39:55

McDonald’s buying positive reviews
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2023-08-19 12:51:16

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@npub1hvd…9sq9 Wow I've only been aware of corpse flowers because they have them at some botanic gardens. Never occurred to me that they are something someone would have at home!

2023-08-19 02:38:08

I had a slice of pie tonight the crust of which was accidentally made with flour so old that it had gone bad. It was immediately obvious that something was wrong. It was rancid and tasted awful. But also, this rancid awful crust was a flavor I had never before experienced in my life. Terrible, yes, but totally new and not comparable to anything else I know. It was like seeing a new color that I never want to see again but still marvel at the novelty of. Gross and kind of beautiful.

2023-07-19 19:05:39

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@npub1qrt…acaq They're all so good in different ways, I almost didn't vote. Then I realized there was nothing stopping me from voting for them all!
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2023-07-19 19:05:39

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2023-07-14 18:01:22

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@npub1k7c…duns Hershey Chocolate Factory in Hershey Pennsylvania.

2023-07-14 17:56:25

♫ There's no earthly way of knowing
Which direction we are going
There's no knowing where we're rowing
Or which way the river's flowing ♫
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2023-07-14 01:19:20

I did a fun creative thinking experiment with my kids. I told them to imagine that scientists discovered a new color, and it’s up to them to name it. They came up with lots of great names for the new color!
Turned out they were just listing Pokemon.

2023-06-06 20:58:39

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@npub1eee…e209 How was the dynamic range? If I have an open window nearby, will the view out the window be blown out? And any sense of whether working in a bright sunlit room, or a partially-sunlit room with strong shadows will affect tracking?

2023-06-06 17:38:54

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@npub1utv…87lr I liked this line from that video: "The fact that this is open source is literally a game changer."

2023-06-06 17:38:54

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@npub1utv…87lr I liked this line from that video: "The fact that this is open source is literally a game changer."

2023-05-29 12:24:51

This might be the best major movie behind-the-scenes video I’ve seen in a long time, maybe ever. I would watch two more hours of this. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yWQC0sy-rPQ

2023-04-12 18:54:21

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#[0] #[1] Typo in the training set. Is that column the model's response? I wonder where it pulled the misspelled name from.
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