weaponizing llms into a denial-of-service attack on journalism via support requests is the most philipkdickian 2026 event so far

https://www.404media.co/chatgpt-says-404-media-is-tech-support-for-huge-corporations/?ref=daily-stories-newsletter

OMG, "Hidden Fortressing" Wildwood and adding a Tahei crow to a Matashichi coyote would have been so much fun!

I mean, are they somehow enchanted? Please make that clear! Give us an heroic crow to complement the comic relief coyote!

I wish we could somehow give Laika the narrative storytelling chops of Pixar because their visual skill deserves it. That battle scene has given me dreams.

On a less serious but thematically similar note, the libelling of crows and coyotes also set my teeth on edge. Every Portlander has a crow story to tell. Mine involves a murder which came to the defense of a nest of baby ospreys against a predatory eagle. Eagles are assholes. Make them the bad guys!

I loved the detail that Pru has the same birthmark near her left eye as her father.

That attention to visual detail informing character is everywhere, including the beautiful ragged city of Portland OR as a character. Locals, be ready for some gasps and laughs in scenes featuring our home.

Indigenous erasure is also a problem, though representation is otherwise fine.

Unanswered question: Was the Wildwood colonized? 🤷

#Wildwood was a bit too long, had some issues with the two main character journeys in the Wildwood*, but has one of the most astonishing battle scenes in movies, best since Children of Men.

The kinda imperial Russianness of the Wildwood characters and that battle scene made me want Laika to do an 18-hour War and Peace. Not sure I'd see it again, but glad I did. It is visually beautiful.

* eg, why does Prue not even MENTION that Curtis is still trapped in the Wildwood to her parents?!