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27 votes
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Operation Napoleon / Napóleonsskjölin | Official trailer
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AI no Idenshi | Discussion thread - all episodes
Alternative title(s) The Gene of AI Genres Drama, Psychological, Sci-Fi No. Episodes 12 Information MyAnimeList AniList AniDB Synopsis This science fiction omnibus depicting a doctor who "treats"...
Alternative title(s) The Gene of AI
Genres Drama, Psychological, Sci-Fi
No. Episodes 12
Information MyAnimeList AniList AniDBSynopsis
This science fiction omnibus depicting a doctor who "treats" robot and humanoid problems takes place in the near future, when humanoids with artificial intelligence account for 10% of the population. The main character, Dr. Sudo Hikaru, also has the undercover name Moggadeet, under which he secretly takes on illegal medical procedures. For example, for a man who inadvertently infected his humanoid wife with a computer virus when illegally backing up her data, Sudo proposes an operation to rewrite her memory using backup data. Could an existence replaced by backup data truly be said to be the same as it was before?
(from MyAnimeList)
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11 votes -
Leaked images reveal Lenovo’s Steam Deck competitor with a hint of the Switch
39 votes -
Far right wing French billionaire takes over prestigious newspaper Journal du Dimanche
17 votes -
What did you do this week (and weekend)?
As part of a weekly series, these topics are a place for users to casually discuss the things they did — or didn't do — during their week. Did you accomplish any goals? Suffer a failure? Do...
As part of a weekly series, these topics are a place for users to casually discuss the things they did — or didn't do — during their week. Did you accomplish any goals? Suffer a failure? Do nothing at all? Tell us about it!
4 votes -
What happens to all the stuff we return?
39 votes -
Requiring ink to scan a document—yet another insult from the printer industry
62 votes -
The United States can't build infrastructure. The reason: it refuses to learn from other countries.
124 votes -
Naomi Wu and the silence that speaks volumes
32 votes -
It’s time to accept save scumming as the best way to play RPGs
48 votes -
Twitch will let streamers ban users from watching their streams
15 votes -
Mediocre Samurai describes real life in historical Japan
21 votes -
Ask Anime Recommendation thread
Same as before, if anyone want to look for some anime to watch but don't feel like making a full post, here's a place for everyone to ask each other for recommendations. Someone previously also...
Same as before, if anyone want to look for some anime to watch but don't feel like making a full post, here's a place for everyone to ask each other for recommendations.
Someone previously also asked for good anime "intro points" here and got lots of good recommendations. If anyone has any more to add feel free to also suggest here.
P/S: You can also ask for manga recommendation here or share about your current watch/read here.
11 votes -
Quake II Remaster
40 votes -
US Ninth circuit court of appeal upholds preliminary injunction against Idaho law banning transgender girls and women participation in women's sports
I haven't yet found a news article, but will add if I find one. Here is the ruling. https://cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/opinions/2023/08/17/20-35813.pdf
26 votes -
What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them?
What have you been playing lately? Discussion about video games and board games are both welcome. Please don't just make a list of titles, give some thoughts about the game(s) as well.
28 votes -
Fifteen years ago, Tom Cruise revived his career with an uncredited role in Tropic Thunder
11 votes -
National Ignition Facility fusion societal energy hype
19 votes -
Analysis - Financial Times article - Lex in depth: how investors are underpricing climate risks
10 votes -
How former US President Donald Trump benefits from an indictment effect
9 votes -
Cadillac reveals the 2025 Escalade IQ, one excessive EV
14 votes -
Capturing the spirit of ancient seafaring, the reconstructed Viking sailboat "Saga Farmann" has successfully completed an epic journey from Norway's Tønsberg to Istanbul
16 votes -
Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of August 14
This thread is posted weekly - please try to post all relevant US political content in here, such as news, updates, opinion articles, etc. Extremely significant events may warrant a separate...
This thread is posted weekly - please try to post all relevant US political content in here, such as news, updates, opinion articles, etc. Extremely significant events may warrant a separate topic, but almost all should be posted in here.
This is an inherently political thread; please try to avoid antagonistic arguments and bickering matches. Comment threads that devolve into unproductive arguments may be removed so that the overall topic is able to continue.
12 votes -
The player who broke competitive yo-yo
20 votes -
LÉON - Lost Time (2019)
5 votes -
A new weapon in the war against robocalls
42 votes -
Talking Heads - Stop Making Sense | Official trailer (40th anniversary, 4K restoration)
15 votes -
Australian petition against bank actions cutting branch locations and restricting access to cash gains more than 120,000 signatures
12 votes -
MEUTE x Henrik Schwarz - The Coup (2023)
3 votes -
Turning milk into clothing
8 votes -
Fellow Tildes origami enthusiasts. What are you folding? What are you proud of at this moment?
Hello, everyone! I've been back into it for a little over a year. I started at an art camp when I was roughly 12 or so. I had someone I saw doing it show me a couple things and I still to this day...
Hello, everyone!
I've been back into it for a little over a year. I started at an art camp when I was roughly 12 or so. I had someone I saw doing it show me a couple things and I still to this day remember every model he taught me. Unfortunately it didn't advance much further than that for another 16 years or so, but here we are.
There are so many communities out there for it, but I never seem to find one that's terribly active that isn't Reddit. I've found a discord that has some interesting challenges and prompts to stir up some discussions, except they usually are just individual answers. Hopefully I can drum something up here.
Currently I have two projects in the works that I still need to get myself to finish. I'm roughly "half-way" through Satoshi's Bahamut and working on a Saku B Monster Hunter Saltas Queen model that is nearly finished.(Just needs shaped)
So far my proudest is LQD's modular phoenix. (https://imgur.com/a/L527otB) It took me roughly 6 or 7 hours to make and put together, I think. I actually ended up having to fold 3 wings as I forgot to reverse the instructions to make the other. >.>
34 votes -
Madison Reeve explains why she quit Linus Tech Tips (CW: self harm, slurs, sexual harassment)
167 votes -
2,400-year-old baskets still filled with fruit found in submerged Egyptian city
26 votes -
The US tech industry has largely co-opted the once-dreaded “patchwork” of state rules through effective lobbying— and its success is sapping momentum for federal legislation
7 votes -
‘Death Glitch’ looks at what happens after we’ve logged off for good
13 votes -
This is how we finally kill TurboTax
51 votes -
Advice on setting up home ethernet (with unused cable already in the walls)
I live in a townhouse (built in 2002, if it matters for context) it has ethernet cables in the walls, that have apparently never been hooked up (yay futureproofing) they’re cat 5e cables (I...
I live in a townhouse (built in 2002, if it matters for context)
it has ethernet cables in the walls, that have apparently never been hooked up (yay futureproofing)
they’re cat 5e cables (I checked on the cable sleeve, because I wanted to make sure it would support gigabit ethernet and not just 100mbit)
behind each wall plate, the ethernet cable is just coiled there, not terminated in a connector and not connected to anything (along with coax cable and telephone wires which are hooked up to the wall plate, but which I’m not currently using at all)
the cables run to a wiring box in one of the bedroom closets. here they are also just hanging around, unterminated and unconnected to anything.
I have a rough idea of how to DIY this, but I've never done it before - the extent of my networking knowledge is layer 2 and above. so I'm looking for any protips of the sort that you figure out after doing it several times but that aren't obvious the first time you do it.
right now, my shopping list is:
- a patch panel (I’m eyeing this one) which will terminate the cables in the wiring box
- a punch down tool (maybe like this one) for…umm…punching the wires, it seems like?
- a gigabit switch (I have a spare 8 port one that I’ll use, there's only 6 runs of cable total) to go in the wiring box
- a wall plate (like this) for each of the 6 endpoints
I really only care about 2 of the 6 - the motivation behind this project is that my modem & router are downstairs, my home office is upstairs, and currently I run powerline ethernet between them. powerline ethernet isn't great, but it sucks especially hard when something like a portable AC unit is running on the same circuit, and that's currently making the internet speeds in my home office suffer. but the 6 cable ends in the wiring box are unlabeled, and so it seems easier to just wire them all up rather than play guessing games to figure out which of them are the 2 I care about.
the main thing I'm unsure about is the termination of the cables with the punch-down tool. I've crimped ethernet cables, years ago, and hated it, due to having clumsy hands and large, ungainly fingers. this doesn't seem quite as bad, but I'm still cautious about having to do all this in the fairly cramped closet space, and with limited ability for "do-overs" due to the finite amount of cable installed in the walls. I'm thinking I may buy a cheap ethernet cable and sacrifice it for some test runs of the punch-down tool.
26 votes -
How to win friends and caffeinate people
12 votes -
US consumer protection agency announces plans to regulate sale of personal data
35 votes -
San Franciscans are taking the opportunity to have sex in robotaxis and it's not part of the conversation about driverless vehicles
50 votes -
The Toxhards - Ængus, The Prize-Winning Hog (2022)
5 votes -
How often do cook/order out/ eat pre-made food/ throw together food
For cooking I mean like making it largely from scratch. Eating out (or dining in) is hopefully self-explanatory. By premade meals I mean like ramen bowls, cans of soup, Stoufers or Banquet meals,...
For cooking I mean like making it largely from scratch. Eating out (or dining in) is hopefully self-explanatory. By premade meals I mean like ramen bowls, cans of soup, Stoufers or Banquet meals, frozen pizzas, etc. Throwing something together is like a sandwich, cereal, a box of Mac and cheese/ hamburger helper or a ramen packet where you add a boiled egg, leftover pork and some chives, etc-- stuff where it's mostly finished food that just requires a little bit of work.
16 votes -
Lawsuit over polychlorinated biphenyl contamination filed by Massachusetts mother of boy with leukemia. Lawsuit targets GE, Monsanto, Bayer and others.
28 votes -
Who/what are the local treasures in your city/region?
I'm curious to hear about the people or things in your city or region that add their own unique charm or character -- perhaps they're unknown or barely known to the rest of the world but are...
I'm curious to hear about the people or things in your city or region that add their own unique charm or character -- perhaps they're unknown or barely known to the rest of the world but are important culturally to your area.
I'll throw out a few of my picks for Dallas, Texas:
- The Ticket is a local sports radio station that's been around since 1995, which is an eternity when it comes to AM/FM radio. On the surface, this doesn't sound that interesting, but the station goes way deeper than just sports. Most of the listeners are loyal and almost cult-like in their dedication. People say that when they listen, it's as if they're just hearing some of their friends talk on the radio. I'd go as far as to say it has introduced some vernacular into the Dallas area lexicon that you don't typically find in other places (i.e. you can have a conversation with someone and they'll say a phrase in a way that instantly tips you off that they're a listener).
- Robert Wilonsky is a local writer/historian/everything Dallas guy. Not only is he passionate about Dallas, but he has a knack for writing and can turn a very boring civil matter into an exciting read.
18 votes -
Hydrogen, additionality, & Joe Manchin
5 votes -
US 5th Circuit Court of Appeal rejects challenge to Mifeprestone abortion pill’s approval, but upholds some restrictions
20 votes -
ProtonMail complied with 5,957 data requests in 2022 – still secure and private?
24 votes -
Skipping a step: Corridor Digital and AI anime
Almost 6 months ago Corridor Crew released an AI-drawn anime short (ANIME ROCK, PAPER, SCISSORS) with an accomppanying making-of video ( Did We Just Change Animation Forever?). It got... mixed...
Almost 6 months ago Corridor Crew released an AI-drawn anime short (ANIME ROCK, PAPER, SCISSORS) with an accomppanying making-of video ( Did We Just Change Animation Forever?). It got... mixed reception. Some loved the new era of "democratizing animation" (meaning you don't anymore need a team of hundreds of animators which in turn means it's possible for smaller creative teams to make their visions come to life), others really hated it for blatantly just ripping off an existing anime (Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust, 2000) and general disrespect over animation as a job and art form -- or at least that's how (some) animators felt. Having heard them talking about drawing each frame with such a passion (on Corridor's show!), I can understand the ire.
Now, almost half a year later, comes the sequel (ANIME ROCK, PAPER, SCISSORS 2) also with an accomppanying making-of (Did We Just Change Animation Forever... Again?). Things... have changed. Basically Corridor realized that stealing art is bad, so they hired a real artist to draw a model sheet as a base for the AI to draw from (instead of stealing others' work). They also hired a person to write a theme song and a team of online artists to touch up every frame of the anime (watch the making-of if you're interested in the details, they go through them very well).
Next, some personal opinions of mine, starting with the first anime. I liked it. It was a nice and funny short with an interesting, smooth style that comes with the territory when there are more frames crammed into a second. Overall, it was the goofy concept of rock paper scissors combined with the over-the-top life and death drama that was fun. Visual style on the other hand, nowhere near ready. The warping and "worming" between each frame were really distracting and it wasn't ready for more than a tech demo (or for some relatively out-there story where that stuff ties into the film, not as a distraction). But I was able to look past those problems because it was a pretty good video.
Most of all, I didn't like them using artists' work without permission (and not saying anything about it).
Now to the sequel. It's... basically same? Same problems, less warping but for example king's crown was changing its color like it was having some sort of multistage chemical burn, and the visual style wasn't as strong and at times more clunky than on the first one. Maybe that's due the fact that the AI style guidebook was a lot smaller or that they were only willing to spent X amount of hours and money working on this while aiming for the anime episode lenght -- I don't know. But the story and the writing were still the best parts. Interestingly also I think direction was a bit weaker and they used too many "cool moment" tricks which made it visually messy. It basically got in the way of the story.
(Also I really dislike that Niko still wasn't taking responsibility for stealing art from others, bit of a bummer since most of us knew better six months ago already.)
What they proved with the second anime is that AI is still not close to replacing actual artists and it's a lot of work to make them even this way -- even if the AI part worked smoothly! But most of all what matters is the content, the creativity and how it's translated to the screen. Not the AI. It's a tool, not a revolution.
Edit. For clarity and some additional thoughts.
28 votes -
White-nose syndrome in bats was detected in Texas in February 2020. Scientists are only now understanding the population loss.
9 votes