Rare Encounter

Beeping autistically, reinventing the Blackberry, and laying off everybody.

Executive producer: boo-bury

Show Notes

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you literally cannot make this shit up WHAT

Clicks is a $139 iPhone case for people who hate touchscreen typing | Ars Technica

Exploding toilet at Dunkin’ in Florida left customer filthy and injured, lawsuit says

Exploding toilet tank complaints leads to massive Flushmate recall

Flushmate® | Power Flush, Pressure Assist Toilet Systems

‘You make customers feel like criminals’, shoppers fume as Morrisons unleashes ‘robocop’ cameras in supermarket aisles | The US Sun

Expert: AI Girlfriends Should Have Capability to Reject Men - modernity

Or how to replace the Simp-Industrial Complex with an army of Elliot Rodgers.

Rabi-Ribi on Steam

Gaming voice actors blindsided by 'garbage' union AI deal

Voice actors just got seriously fucked over by SAG-AFTRA deal on AI voices, and so soon after the writers and live actors won in their strikes against AI in film and TV production. Most didn't even know that they were getting stabbed in the back until the deal was announced yesterday.

SAG-AFTRA and Replica Studios Introduce Groundbreaking AI Voice Agreement at CES | SAG-AFTRA

"Dear voice actors, FUCK YOU. Love, your union."

Member Message Regarding New Replica Studios Agreement | SAG-AFTRA

The union also publicly posted their attempt to gaslight voice actors.

Peter North - Biography - IMDb

He's a porn star, he's not involved in Iran-Contra.

Exclusive Interview With Ex-Wizards Employee On Layoffs | Commander's Herald

RIP Dungeons & Dragons.

Hasbro Employee SPILLS THE TEA on Wizards of the Coast Layoffs! - YouTube

Clownfish TV's analysis of the situation.