Today on the 5: It feels like there have been a lot of stories lately around Adobe's market dominance being under threat. None of this should be much of a surprise, and the alternatives are only going to keep getting better. Even as a virtually lifelong Adobe fan, it's hard to deny that Adobe has brought this upon themselves.

Today on the 5: You may have seen something about Bluesky having an outage last week due to a reported DDoS attack. This led many to criticize the problem of having a service that isn't decentralized. While those critiques are valid, the idea of decentralization is itself a myth in the world we currently live in.

This week we're talking about Shadowrun, Shobijin, Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!, and Obex. Show music by HeartBeatHero and OGRE. Support the show!

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Today on the 5: I finished the second season of Fallout a little while ago, but just now realized I never reviewed it! You might remember that I really enjoyed the first season, and so it may not be a massive shock to hear that I had a blast with the second season as well.

Today on the 5: For one of our commentary films this week, we watched 2025's Obex. While this microbudget film won't be for everyone, I think it's a wonderfully unique story that is a rare case where the writer/director/star combination actually worked out!

Today on the 5: Tim Cain of Fallout fame has a YouTube channel where he talks about various subjects. Recently he focused on the future of generative AI, and the hellscape of a future he envisions is truly horrific to contemplate.

Today on the 5: Recently a sports grill in Santa Cruz got a ton of hate directed at it over the use of AI in redesigning their logo. While I'm no fan of generative AI, review bombing a small business is not the right way to proest this technology.

This week we're talking about Black Canary: Best Of The Best, Divinity: Original Sin II, Nothing Underneath, and Delirium. Show music by HeartBeatHero and OGRE. Support the show!

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