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Comment on ‘Coyote vs. Acme’ snags no. 2 with $15.4m as ‘Spider-Man’ nears ‘Avatar 2’; ‘Dog Stars’ put to sleep in ~movies
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Comment on ‘Coyote vs. Acme’ snags no. 2 with $15.4m as ‘Spider-Man’ nears ‘Avatar 2’; ‘Dog Stars’ put to sleep in ~movies
raze2012 Link ParentBe careful. Last time we went down this route, we got Velma 2023. And that was vastly overhated. But I can't say I liked either. Shows like Mystery Incorporated show they don't need to be confined...Be careful. Last time we went down this route, we got Velma 2023.
And that was vastly overhated. But I can't say I liked either. Shows like Mystery Incorporated show they don't need to be confined to a certain type of show and make a good show. But we still seem to have this odd perception that Family Guy style humor is the only modern approach to "adult animation" (despite there being so many good examples of adult animation in the last decade).
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Comment on ‘Coyote vs. Acme’ snags no. 2 with $15.4m as ‘Spider-Man’ nears ‘Avatar 2’; ‘Dog Stars’ put to sleep in ~movies
raze2012 Link ParentSounds like an opportunity for Square Enix to revitalize the character in the modern age. Bugs can totally pull the look off. Like Mickey, Bugs has so many incarnations out there that he can be...It's a shame that Bugs may go down the Mickey Mouse route
Sounds like an opportunity for Square Enix to revitalize the character in the modern age. Bugs can totally pull the look off.
Like Mickey, Bugs has so many incarnations out there that he can be almost whatever you want. I grew up seeing Bugs in slapstick, as an edgy action hero, and as a sitcom protagonist. And those were all broadcast on the same channel at nearly the same time.
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Comment on ‘Coyote vs. Acme’ snags no. 2 with $15.4m as ‘Spider-Man’ nears ‘Avatar 2’; ‘Dog Stars’ put to sleep in ~movies
raze2012 Link ParentIts a problem with all their anination in general. Every now and then it can create a hit, but it feels like it's *despite * Warner Bros instead of because of them. its really like how they...Its a problem with all their anination in general. Every now and then it can create a hit, but it feels like it's *despite * Warner Bros instead of because of them. its really like how they treated the Acme settlements early in the film. "Cartoon? Basement"
Rick and Morty is their most recent animated juggernaut. How many really feel like that's a Warner Bros. Property rather than an Adult Swim property?
Hell, DC is a great distillation of what's going on. It has so many excellent animated series out right now and in the last 15 years in general. Meanwhile all the focus goes into trying its darndest to hoist up the DCAU in the movie space instead.
At least this angle is understandable when you follow the money. What's the most successful DC animated show? As much as it pains me to say this: Teen Titans Go. Ironic that injecting Looney Toons style of humor into what was once an earnest action series is the golden formula, somehow.
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Comment on ‘Coyote vs. Acme’ snags no. 2 with $15.4m as ‘Spider-Man’ nears ‘Avatar 2’; ‘Dog Stars’ put to sleep in ~movies
raze2012 Link ParentHard to say. This had a simiary limited release as The day the Earth blew up. It was in some 1000+ less thatres than a full release. There aren't any showings in my town and had to drive down some...This is a movie that cost 70M, and it'll make about half of that. So, from a business decision, it makes sense why WB canned it.
Hard to say. This had a simiary limited release as The day the Earth blew up. It was in some 1000+ less thatres than a full release. There aren't any showings in my town and had to drive down some 15 miles for the nearest viewing.
I can't say it would have done gangbusters (and honestly, while I enjoyed his performance I'm not sure if the budget warranted John Cena), but I feel a proper release cycle would have at least made its money back. The industry still seems to highly undervalue the power of natural buzz and word of mouth these days. It can save what looks to be blockbuster disasters (Elemental, as a recent ish example) and create tepid responses to the biggest marketing campaigns.
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Comment on Ahead of an all-digital future for PlayStation, Sony needs to prove in courts that players know they don't own digitally purchased games in ~games
raze2012 Link ParentGood thing legal precedent is rarely set by the apathetic majorityGood thing legal precedent is rarely set by the apathetic majority
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Comment on Ahead of an all-digital future for PlayStation, Sony needs to prove in courts that players know they don't own digitally purchased games in ~games
raze2012 Link ParentAnd money is fake as well, going by that logic. At least, as of 1973 in my country. They get a license to grab zeroes and ones from a server. So yes, it has value in that utility. I wouldn't call...All video games are digital.
And money is fake as well, going by that logic. At least, as of 1973 in my country.
do people think BluRays have a range of values that can be "zeroish" or "almost one?"
They get a license to grab zeroes and ones from a server. So yes, it has value in that utility.
find it obnoxious that this has been the norm in the Steam-monopoly world for twenty years, and suddenly people only care when Sony makes a symbolic change
I wouldn't call myself a PC gamer per se. I have a PC collection, but it's "only" maybe a few hundred games spread throughout a dozen vendors over the course of 15 years. My physcial collection is not far off in size from my digital one.
So it's not "symbolic" for me. Being able to own a disc for media I cared about was a large draw in how I shaped my shopping habits.
the vast majority of game sales are sold online through PSN.
Okay. I'm not really here because I'm "the vast majority of people".
but the recent framing smells like childish anti-console stuff.
I can only speak for myself on the matter.
But I think it goes beyond childish when it's up in courts and we regularly use "reasonable person standard" worldwide. It's what makes court systems ones run by humans, not strict legal definitions (which are made by humans).
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Comment on We surveyed 6,000 Americans. Here is the winning message for Democrats - Opinion, Dustin Guastella and Erica Etelson in ~society
raze2012 Link ParentGood ol' gaslighting. Same shit, different day. I don't really know if there's a viable solution to this kind of menatlity. The only solace is its cowardice; You see the narrative and toxicity...clearly they can't do that, even if they wanted to!
Good ol' gaslighting.
He's not REALLY going to do all these things
He's only going after the bad guy!
You must have Trump Derangement Syndrome!Same shit, different day.
I don't really know if there's a viable solution to this kind of menatlity. The only solace is its cowardice; You see the narrative and toxicity really ramp up during Trump 1, then Biden comes in and a lot of that narrative flees to the dark corners of the internet, like cockroaches. Not as far back as it was in 2015, but a noticeable retreat. And then Trump 2 comes and it's back in full swing.
The mitigating factor is trust and empathy. But increasing wealth inequality makes that harder to do. And that's more of a preventative factor than a curative one. It's extremely hard to change mind in general, and it gets harder as people age.
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Comment on Meta agrees to heavy restrictions on teen users in major lawsuit settlement in ~tech
raze2012 Link ParentIt has to do with 1) many high profile cases against Meta having them lose, which is creating an avalanche effect, 2) that even among addictive social media, FB's algorithms are especially bad,...It's a little strange it's only Facebook, though. There's plenty of other websites that are equally, if not, more harmful.
It has to do with 1) many high profile cases against Meta having them lose, which is creating an avalanche effect, 2) that even among addictive social media, FB's algorithms are especially bad, and 3) how studies have broken down FB's ad space being home to significantly higher instances of fraud, with less punishment (early punishment is just charging fraudulent ads more... So FB profits off of fraud).
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Comment on X corp is taking down Nitter instances and demands takedown of project repository in ~tech
raze2012 Link ParentTried that some decade and a half ago, in the FB era. Turns out I don't actually have that many "friends". I don't know if that speaks more to my character, theirs, or the nature of social...stop using it at all, instead go and meet your friends in real life. Not easy, by doable
Tried that some decade and a half ago, in the FB era.
Turns out I don't actually have that many "friends". I don't know if that speaks more to my character, theirs, or the nature of social networks. I've grown acquainted with loneliness, but I understand that this isn't a road everyone wants to take.
You choose to walk your own road in a digital age, and you'll be sobered by how few follow. But you also might be uplifted by who you meet along the new road.
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Comment on X corp is taking down Nitter instances and demands takedown of project repository in ~tech
raze2012 Link ParentI'm not even sure if you can fully block Elon Musk these days with the built-in tools.I'm not even sure if you can fully block Elon Musk these days with the built-in tools.
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Comment on X corp is taking down Nitter instances and demands takedown of project repository in ~tech
raze2012 Link ParentI'm upset the Nazi app seems to be the only way to check for announcements of my town burning down. This is more an inconvenience of my attempt to compromise between getting said news of town...a lot of people upset that they can no longer use the Nazi app in the way in which they feel comfortable
I'm upset the Nazi app seems to be the only way to check for announcements of my town burning down. This is more an inconvenience of my attempt to compromise between getting said news of town burning down and actually using Nazi app.
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Comment on ‘This is crazy. This is insane’: Bill Gates has changed his mind about AI and jobs in ~comp
raze2012 Link ParentAll part of the plan. they want to recklessly increase profits until it can't and leave society to clean the train wreck. No, but the goal of business leaders is. And they pretty much bought out...The private sector, too, is ill-equipped to handle the problem on its own, Gates argued.
All part of the plan. they want to recklessly increase profits until it can't and leave society to clean the train wreck.
The goal of humanity is not economic optimization
No, but the goal of business leaders is. And they pretty much bought out the country. So how do we fix that? Maybe by admitting that capitalism isn't the best economic model ever, as a start?
Probably not.
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Comment on Software engineers / programmers: how’s it going? in ~comp
raze2012 Link ParentI've been struggling so long that I can't even really rant about it much anymore. I well past (outward) anger and bargaining and am just depressed. At the same time I also feel oddly privileged?...if you're struggling with the current landscape, I'd encourage you to talk to some folks about it. Everyone around here seems friendly enough. Heck, shoot me a PM if you just need to get something off your chest.
I've been struggling so long that I can't even really rant about it much anymore. I well past (outward) anger and bargaining and am just depressed.
At the same time I also feel oddly privileged? I'm not fully out of work and my current freelance gig has been much better than many possible alternatives. But it just only barely pays the bills (after major cuts to lifestyle) and I can't seem to find anything else. I feel frustrated but also guilty because I genuinely came into this gig with blind luck in its purest sense.
I just want some stability back in life.
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Comment on Japan tried to build an operating system for the entire world, then the US government intervened in ~tech
raze2012 Link ParentIt depends on if you think more room on the screen means A cleaner interface More room to jam in more UI elements I assume the higher information processing lead to Japanese UI to trend towards...It depends on if you think more room on the screen means
- A cleaner interface
- More room to jam in more UI elements
I assume the higher information processing lead to Japanese UI to trend towards the latter. More globalized sensibilities changed these patterns eventually, but we're talking in the last 7-8 years, so it's fairly recent.
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Comment on Japan tried to build an operating system for the entire world, then the US government intervened in ~tech
raze2012 Link ParentUltimately different philosophy. I read an interesting article about Japanese Web UI a few years back. The short of it is that Japanese people with their dens written language can quite literally...Ultimately different philosophy. I read an interesting article about Japanese Web UI a few years back.
The short of it is that Japanese people with their dens written language can quite literally process information 3 times faster than the average English speaker. So what ends up as clutter and overflowing UI text and information overload is nice and comfy for a Japanese speaker. Bonus fact: it's also why Twitter with its old 144 character limit was especially popular in Japan. You can fit a lot more with 144 Japanese characters than 144 arabic ones.
Another half of it is indeed cultural. It seems like Japanese UX simply prefers detailed breakdowns of a mechanic before going into practice. So if you ever thought tutorials were overly bearing and exhausting, there's your culprit.
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Comment on Young adults in the US are increasingly wary of AI, concerned it will take jobs in ~tech
raze2012 Link ParentLabor in general has been downplayed in larger political discussion since the great recession. Arguably since NAFTA. They'll say "we'll create jobs!" but rarely any details past that. They'll give...Labor in general has been downplayed in larger political discussion since the great recession. Arguably since NAFTA. They'll say "we'll create jobs!" but rarely any details past that. They'll give tax cuts/credits here and there, but nothing to really core address aspects like wages, overtime, unions, layoffs, etc.
As is with AI, politicians especially aren't touching that. Because I'm sure any economist worth their salt by now know that AI speculation is the only thing keeping the US out of an official recession. (and of course because they are getting their kickback in exchange for backroom deals on data centers, a bipartisan unpopular initiative).
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Comment on Is there any interest in building a Tildes successor? in ~tildes
raze2012 Link ParentYeah, it's hard to really put into words. Reddit was always pedantic and aggressive, but it was put into overdrive around 2016. I was never someone who got moderated (except once on r/news) but...so would it just be an issue of growth and becoming bigger?
Yeah, it's hard to really put into words. Reddit was always pedantic and aggressive, but it was put into overdrive around 2016. I was never someone who got moderated (except once on r/news) but moderation felt like it responded in kind with more aggression and less nuance as well. Then ofc COVID cranked it up yet another notch
The changes to how blocking worked on Reddit (from a "mute" to this very aggressive block) in 2022 or so really seem to up things a notch as well. Conversation overtime ended up a lot more "circlejerky" than usual. Add in the influence coming more from Tiktok (which Reddit always did; aggregate from other popular sites) so now discussion feels like it was starting to really dumb down. Both in comprehension of the topic and in discussions within threads.
Then the Reddit blackout events in 2023. It didn't change much of the larger site habits, but it did seem to particularly hit smaller communities I was apart of. Some of them began to stagnate, and a few outright collapsed as mods either left or simply gave up enforcing anymore than the most basic rules.
Maybe AI was another final phase, but by that point I more withdrew to using Reddit for a few specific communities only.
I don't know if these "phases" are just coincidental with "Reddit kept getting bigger", but yes. There was a difference of reddit c. 2014 vs. 2025/6. I wanted a relatively bustling community with a themed, steady newsfeed/discussion forum hybrid where you can have varied opinions without tearing off people's heads (which still happens, but moderation discourages that).
I suppose the issue is that many communities I try don't quite have the community size to truly be that "themed newsfeed". Which isn't a dealbreaker; it just means I subscribe to several communities.
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Comment on Is there any interest in building a Tildes successor? in ~tildes
raze2012 Link ParentI hang out in several places. But I feel in all ways they haven't truly given me that mid 2010's Reddit experience I'm seeking. It's not like I'm planning to leave Tildes, but I will likely still...This mindset that there has to be one place that’s where you hang out I feel makes sure whatever that place is will always be dissatisfying.
I hang out in several places. But I feel in all ways they haven't truly given me that mid 2010's Reddit experience I'm seeking. It's not like I'm planning to leave Tildes, but I will likely still continue trying to seek out such a community all the while.
The technology here is indeed solid. But I don't think it's the tech that's held Tildes back from what I feel is its full potential. It needs a mix of serious funding/advertising in addition to disciplined leadership (which I feel this community certainly has). So I suppose in that regard I'm looking more for a potential "who" than a "what".
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Comment on Is there any interest in building a Tildes successor? in ~tildes
raze2012 Link ParentI could flesh it out. But I don't see much point in pie in the sky thinking as the world around us stagnates anyway. And my own thoughts are based on my own philosophy to social media anyway, so...No one has really provided any indications about how such a feature would be implemented in a way that isn't obviously bad.
I could flesh it out. But I don't see much point in pie in the sky thinking as the world around us stagnates anyway. And my own thoughts are based on my own philosophy to social media anyway, so it's not like they are the best ideas for everyone.
The other thing for me is as simple as "I don't think one or two small features is my primary issue with Tildes". Any serious social media initiative would need to fix the balance between gaining a community but also moderating a community against obvious bad actors. Not necessarily a mass amount of users to compete with Reddit or whatnot. Just a more realistic goal of "a community large enough that we obviously can't all fit into one group/sub/community". Features like how we block/ignore/mute is minutiae in comparison.
Why do you mean? The Mickey Mouse shorts on D+ were excellent little bits of classic slapstick and that ran for 6 years. And to this day there's still some preschool aged Mickey Mouse animation. The mouse never stopped, he just changed audience.
Would he carry a theatrical release? Hard to say. He was made in a time where he pioneered the idea of the format. But if they can keep finding ways to make Spider-Man fresh to every new audience, it's not impossible for a good director to do the same for Mickey.
On the other side of the spectrum, I'm genuinely wondering who is cinematically funding Tom and Jerry at this point. Must be the same person keeping the Smurfs alive.