Rod Faulkner

Hi! I’m Rod, a Blerd (Black + nerd) who loves science fiction, fantasy and related media. Host of EYE ON SCI-FI Podcast + founder of The 7th Matrix dot com. Chocoholic.

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EYE ON SCI-FI /The 7th Matrix Links: https://bio.site/eyeonscifi

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2026-02-04 04:58:39 UTC

Fascinating read about the future of #AI
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2026/jan/18/tech-ai-bubble-burst-reverse-centaur
#Tech

2026-02-01 04:10:55 UTC

Make it make sense.
#uspol
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2026-01-19 06:50:12 UTC

$77 billion down the toilet.
But we can’t have universal healthcare and universal basic income in the U.S.
I DETEST tech billionaires.
#Tech
https://futurism.com/future-society/meta-reality-vr-layoffs

2025-12-27 00:11:59 UTC

I refused to join Bluesky and Threads because unlike Mastodon, they are operated by for-profit entities.
Bluesky was founded by Jack Dorsey, who co-founded Twitter and advocated for Muskrat to buy it.
Threads is a Meta company.
No. Way. In. Hell. was I signing up.
I've never regretted joining Mastodon in the years since I left Twitter.
I've had more meaningful engagement here than I ever did after spending over 12 years on the bird site.
https://mastodon.social/@IDoodle/115788604155077730
#Mastodon #bluesky

2025-10-29 09:00:52 UTC

Color me surprised [Not]:
https://live-allworkspace.pantheonsite.io/2025/05/u-s-federal-report-finds-rto-fails-when-compared-to-remote-work/

2025-10-27 03:05:12 UTC

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GORGEOUS!

2025-08-21 10:16:07 UTC

I’ve been saying when the #AI bubble pops, it’s going to be so disastrous it will make the dot com bust pale in comparison.
Almost every online platform and SAAS I use has gone all-in on “integrating” AI in some form.
https://futurism.com/ai-agents-failing-companies
#technology

2025-08-09 04:45:15 UTC

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Firefly had the misfortune of being on FOX, which killed A LOT of promising genre shows over the years.

2025-08-07 10:15:27 UTC

Interesting list. I agree with most entries except… number 1. And the fact Stargate SG-1 didn’t make the list just for its longevity alone is notable:
10 Best Sci-Fi TV Shows of the 21st Century (So Far) - ComicBook.com https://comicbook.com/tv-shows/news/10-best-sci-fi-tv-shows-of-the-21st-century-so-far/
#scifi #media

2025-08-06 02:24:25 UTC

Books are vital period. In the current crazed political environment in the United States, Black American history is under seige.
Building and growing one’s own personal library is an effective way to combat book bans, misinformation, and outright lies
“Black Fortunes” is a sensational book chronicling the lives of remarkable Black American men and women who amassed great wealth despite seemingly insurmountable odds between 1830 - 1927.
Books also make perfect gifts - especially for students going back to school.
Get your copy of “Black Fortunes”
here: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTHs2vWE7YmHX-1rJaF/
#history #books #AD
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2025-06-12 16:54:47 UTC

"The bottom line from Apple’s research is stark: we’re not witnessing the birth of AI reasoning.
We’re seeing the limits of very expensive autocomplete that breaks when it matters most."
Damning proof from Apple researchers that the hype from big tech surrounding #AI is an expensive illusion.
https://medium.com/@ninza7/apple-just-pulled-the-plug-on-the-ai-hype-heres-what-their-shocking-study-found-24ad42c234a0
#tech

2025-05-17 00:54:16 UTC

Exhibit A of how white America wants to whitewash United States history.
The Nottaway Plantation burns down (Yay!):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6asx1UK3yp4
#racism #history

2025-05-09 06:07:14 UTC

This may piss off a lot of non-United States citizens.
Good.
Then maybe a serious conversation about how global #racism is can begin.
Because racism just isn't "An American problem."
https://medium.com/@fazer4541/white-people-are-white-people-the-global-lie-about-racism-06a354863163
#antiracism #imperialism #colonialism

2025-04-27 14:44:38 UTC

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I hear the "pop" of a bubble bursting soon.
#AI #tech

2025-04-27 03:21:15 UTC

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It's such a shame, because there is no reason Skype shouldn't be as major a communications platform now as it was in the early 2000's. It being acquired by Microsoft was the death knell.
It should've remained independent.

2025-04-26 04:12:31 UTC

I remember for a time Skype was the main way I used to communicate when I traveled away from home and conducted podcast interviews with filmmakers based all over the world.
The service is shutting down in May.
It truly is the end of an era in #tech
https://restofworld.org/2025/skype-shutting-down/
#skype #technology

2025-04-02 03:22:36 UTC

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Silicon Valley is hyping up AI mainly to keep Wall Street and investors excited.
This is what happened with other supposedly "game-changing" technologies such as the metaverse, cryptocurrency/the blockchain, the internet of things, etc.
But the amount of money being poured into AI is mind-numbing. It will never be profitable enough to recoup the billions of investment dollars flowing into it.
That gravy train is going to run out of track soon.
And Wall Street is not known for its patience.

2025-04-01 15:14:36 UTC

Yeah, so what this means is the “POP!” of the #AI bubble when it bursts is going to be deafening, much louder than the dot com crash.
Folks, we need to buckle up…
#ech #technology
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/03/31/openai-closes-40-billion-in-funding-the-largest-private-fundraise-in-history-softbank-chatgpt.html

2025-03-29 09:55:54 UTC

Please take 10 minutes out of your day to watch this remarkable short film about the power of hope and human connection.
You won't regret watching:
"SPIRAL"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sqr1fyQTZN8
#scifi #sciencefiction #media

2025-02-16 00:33:04 UTC

Apple isn't the only advertiser to resume advertising on the former bird site. These companies have also returned:
* Comcast
* Disney (Its Marvel Studios
just released a new Captain
America film this weekend)
* Warner Brothers (Its DC
Comics brand is releasing a
new Superman film this
summer)
* Amazon (Plans to
'significantly
increase ad spending)
* IBM
* Lionsgate Entertainment
Trump was re-elected. Musk is his co-President, so now U.S. businesses have deemed fascism in vogue and popular.
Capitalism has always only cared about profits and greed.
Always.
https://techstartups.com/2024/11/15/major-advertisers-including-ibm-disney-and-comcast-return-to-x-amid-fcc-scrutiny-of-newsguard/
#uspol #capitalism

2025-02-11 14:01:41 UTC

Black history IS American History.
https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZT2BwP4GR/
#BlackHistory #BlackHistory365

2025-01-22 14:52:58 UTC

Still gives me chills even after 47 years...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iXDnFYu91vY
#starwars #scifi #media

2025-01-19 19:36:29 UTC

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My bet is BlueSky is going to follow in-step with the other centralized social media platforms because it is controlled by a for-profit corporate entity.

2024-12-10 03:45:00 UTC

So law enforcement wants us to believe 'The Adjuster' went from being professionally-trained and calculating (even leaving a haunting message on inscribed on shell casings) to someone who would be caught in a McDonald's with incriminating evidence on his person.
I'm not buying it.
Not one bit.
#unitedhealthcare

2024-12-04 11:04:05 UTC

LOVE this movie!
https://www.space.com/entertainment/galaxy-quest-blasts-back-onto-our-screens-with-25th-anniversary-blu-ray-release
#scifi #media #film

2024-12-03 06:33:05 UTC

So folk are clutching their pearls because President Biden pardoned his son. 🙄🙄🙄
I have NO problem with it. Especially in light of the U. S. (other than Black Americans) voting to re-elect a CONVICTED felon, pathological liar, CONVICTED sexual predator, con artist, and aspiring dictator.
The hypocrisy is off the damn charts.
#uspol #biden #hunterbiden

2024-11-30 18:36:03 UTC

What the creator of #The1619Project is working on next.
An informative, sobering interview:
https://www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/art-books-music/a61073695/nikole-hannah-jones-black-salon/
#media #BlackFedi #BlackMastodon

2024-11-30 03:30:18 UTC

Didn't spend one dime today on #BlackFriday - same as I've done for years now.
#anticapitalism

2024-11-26 00:26:18 UTC

To all users living outside of the U.S., those of us who voted against the convicted felon being president KNOW it's a dire time for the country.
Receiving self-righteous moralizing from you doesn't serve any meaningful purpose.
#uspol

2024-11-24 14:19:04 UTC

This man is such a menace - and further proof multi-billionaires shouldn’t exist.
From: [@pinboard_pop](https://mstdn.social/@pinboard_pop )
https://mstdn.social/@pinboard_pop/113538289670559461

2024-11-18 15:24:22 UTC

First thing on a Monday morning, this is what I see.
As a Black man, the emotions of revulsion and anger I’m feeling can’t be articulated.
Again, humanity is proving it’s a failing experiment.
#racism #sports #AmeriKKKa
From: [@TheRoot](https://flipboard.com/@TheRoot )
https://flipboard.com/@theroot/latest.-e1cr885lz/-/a-AyDeil_WRfCLg5fKm_zuKA%3Aa%3A1779546199-%2F0

2024-11-06 18:28:48 UTC

My final thought for a while:
Many of us in the U.S.:
- live next to
- are Married to
- sleeping with
- related to
- work for/with
- and have "Friends" (ha!) who
are okay with YOUR rights being stripped away and you being dehumanized and oppressed.
Years ago, a college professor once told me she saw disturbing parallels between the U.S. and the Roman Empire before it fell.
I agreed with her then, and I find her words even more prophetic now.

2024-10-31 23:59:17 UTC

If you're a horror fan, you need this 5-plus-hour super-documentary from the team that brought you 'In Search Of Darkness!'
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sFBt7Km0RkA
#AD #Horror #Halloween

2024-10-31 13:56:00 UTC

https://bookriot.com/great-horror-sci-fi-novels/
#Halloween #Halloween2024 #Horror #SciFi #Goodreads

2024-10-30 19:44:54 UTC

If you're a horror fan, you need this super-documentary from the team that brought you 'In Search Of Darkness'
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sFBt7Km0RkA
#AD #Horror #90sHorror #90sHorrorDoc #Halloween

2024-10-29 21:39:24 UTC

Attention horror fans: the team that brought you the documentary series on '80s horror 'In Search Of Darkness' is now tackling the early '90s!
'In Search Of Darkness: 1990-1994'
Watch the trailer and make sure to pre-order your copy before midnight on Halloween to get your name listed in the credits!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sFBt7Km0RkA
#90sHorrorDoc #Horror #Halloween #Ad

2024-10-29 14:53:58 UTC

It sounds very ridiculous - and right on brand. The rich love telling everyone else to “budget, save and invest” their way into wealth.
But you can’t budget and save your way out of poverty and financial inequality.
Funny, these financial gurus NEVER target the ridiculous compensation of CEOs + C-suite executives while employee wages remain stagnant, the federal minimum wage remains $7.25 an hour, and the costs of living keeps skyrocketing.
No you need to just save, budget and invest your insufficient salary, stop eating avacado toast, bring your lunch to your job where you’re underpaid, and for god’s sake stop indulging in those lattes!
Get. The. Fuck. Outta. Here.
From: @npub123l…ye4p
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2024-10-28 12:23:10 UTC

It's spoooky season 👻🎃🧙🏾‍♀️ 🐈‍⬛, and my latest EYE ON SCI-FI podcast episode is our Halloween special!
Check it out: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xd40JL0KVl4
#Halloween #Horror #shortfilm #eosfpodcast

2024-10-18 22:32:28 UTC

#DefundBillionaires
From: @npub1gjr…fryu
https://kolektiva.social/@RustyBertrand/113328798403911066

2024-10-16 01:49:46 UTC

Stephen KIng and his son, Joe Hill are on the #ScareUpTheVote livestream now!!
Watch here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-CgHmnXRKdg
#Horror #VoteBlue #HarrisWalz #USPolitics
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2024-10-16 01:25:20 UTC

Acclaimed #horror author Victor LaValle is now on the #ScareUpTheVotre livestream!
Watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-CgHmnXRKdg
#VoteBlue #HarrisWalz
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2024-10-16 01:14:00 UTC

Mike Flanagan, Director of 'The Haunting of Hill House,' and 'Doctor Sleep' is on #ScareUpTheVote livestream now, among other notable #horror authors, directors, actors.
Watch now:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-CgHmnXRKdg
#VoteBlue #uspol #uspolitics
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2024-10-16 00:51:45 UTC

The #ScareUpTheVote livestream, featuring Stephen King, P. Djèlí Clark, Victor LaValle, Tananarive Due, Joe Hill, and other notable #horror authors supporting #HarrisWalz is live now!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-CgHmnXRKdg
#uspol #uspolitics

2024-10-06 13:05:24 UTC

Billionaires are real-life supervillains who need to be held accountable for the damage they’ve done to society + the world.
Zuckerberg, Bezos, and Musk top the long list.
https://disconnect.blog/mark-zuckerbergs-rebrand-is-a-master-class-in-distraction/
#socialmedia #facebook #meta

2024-09-20 18:10:39 UTC

Don't care what experts or anyone else says, the communities on #Mastodon and the #Fediverse are among the most engaged, compassionate + generous I've ever experienced on any other social media site. Period.

2024-09-20 02:14:22 UTC

What happened to this Black activist is horrible!
Please help by donating and/or boosting the signal.
#BlackFedi #BlackMastodon #BlackTwitter #socialjustice
From: @npub1yyr…lyn2
https://partyon.xyz/@nullagent/113167361563867068

2024-08-25 23:12:30 UTC

I was in my final year of junior high school when this epic miniseries debuted. There was no cable or streaming. No internet to "spoil" plot details.
There were only 3 broadcast networks. EVERY one was talking about this landmark miniseries.
It's theme song remains powerful and haunting - like the miniseries itself.
I'm so glad to have been alive during this era of TV.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v4aJsw-cAl0
#scifi #TV #entertainment

2024-08-22 23:01:38 UTC

Example No. 999 of the “failing up.” phenomenon due to white male privilege:
https://flip.it/.D4Bp_
#fintech #tech

2024-08-20 00:49:14 UTC

Black Women Sci-Fi & Fantasy Authors Are Changing The Game
https://theweek.com/culture-life/books/octavia-butler-tomi-adeyemi-nk-jemisin
#scifi #scififantasy #fantasy
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2024-08-19 00:01:39 UTC

I can't WAIT to see this!
(When it debuts on streaming, 'cuz I no longer do movie theaters.)
https://www.mediaplaynews.com/20th-century-studios-alien-romulus-global-weekend-box-office-debut/
#alienromulus #scifi #horror #movies

2024-08-18 16:23:35 UTC

FROM starring Harold Perrineau is one of the BEST shows on TV folk aren't watching (because it's on a small streamer: MGM+)
This sci-fi/horror thriller is what LOST and Wayward Pines should've been.
The 3rd season is coming 9/22/24
If you haven't checked this show out, I HIGHLY recommend it!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5fjdCu25Ac0
#scifi #horror #television #FROM

2024-08-08 10:03:40 UTC

Vice-President Kamala Harris deftly handles a heckler:
https://www.youtube.com/live/tq3ke-HvIug?si=L79Cw-Hx7Y-iO98Z&t=1951
Folks with Black mamas KNOW that stare.
💙💙💙
#KamalaHarris #HarrisWalz2024 #VoteBlue

2024-08-05 14:39:08 UTC

Dear white people: when Black people share our experiences with racism, don't ask us
"What can be done about it?"
We didn't invent racism.
And on some level, many of you know what needs to be done. It just sits outside of your comfort level.
Well, you need to learn to sit with that discomfort, then pose your questions about what needs to be done to other white people. You need to challenge racism within:
* YOUR family members who
are racist (The major holidays
are coming. Time to prepare!)
* Your friends and social
groups
* Your co-workers and
colleagues
* YOURself
Asking Black people to explain the dynamics of racism and to offer solutions, unless they volunteer that information, is asking for them to "educate you" by doing FREE emotional and intellectual labor - and most of us have enough on our plate trying to survive and thrive.
Thanks for coming to my TED talk.
#racism #antiracism

2022-12-05 09:30:55 UTC

Hi Everyone! My name is Rod and I’m a lifelong lover of sci-fi and fantasy. My website The7thMatrix.com contains a collection of indie, SFF short films. My podcast, EYE ON SCI-FI, is where I talk about indie sci-fi shorts, as well as interview indie creators of great speculative media! Looking forward to getting my feet wet in the community!