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  1. Comment on In streaming milestone, Disney and Warner Bros. Discovery team on bundle featuring Disney+, Hulu and Max in ~tv

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    The one streaming service a month method has served me well for years. Though I'm someone that doesn't care about watching things right when they come out. It also makes the price increases less...

    The one streaming service a month method has served me well for years. Though I'm someone that doesn't care about watching things right when they come out. It also makes the price increases less of an issue and the few extra dollars a month for ad free not a big deal. Sign up, immediately cancel, then when the month is up decide if you want to continue it move on to another service. It's a bit more effort, but it's well worth it and cheaper in the long run.

    2 votes

  2. Comment on Let’s go whaling: Tricks for monetising mobile game players with free-to-play in ~games

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    The whole time I was waiting for him to accidentally refer to the player as "the mark". What a sad little industry.

    The whole time I was waiting for him to accidentally refer to the player as "the mark". What a sad little industry.

    10 votes

  3. Comment on Waymo can now charge for robotaxi rides in LA and on San Francisco freeways in ~transport

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    This is surprising since it has a really bad reputation in SF. This article gives some good examples of the dangerous things they still do. It has driven people to mess with and even destroy them.

    This is surprising since it has a really bad reputation in SF. This article gives some good examples of the dangerous things they still do. It has driven people to mess with and even destroy them.

    7 votes

  4. Comment on Air Canada successfully sued after its AI chatbot gave BC passenger incorrect information: airline claimed it wasn't liable for what its own AI told customers in ~tech

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    "In effect, Air Canada suggests the chatbot is a separate legal entity that is responsible for its own actions." This is laughable now, but it won't be long until AI starts entering that uncanny...

    "In effect, Air Canada suggests the chatbot is a separate legal entity that is responsible for its own actions."

    This is laughable now, but it won't be long until AI starts entering that uncanny valley where they seem real enough that legal arguments like this might hold up.

    42 votes

  5. Comment on Road House | Official trailer in ~movies

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    He keeps trying but I just can't see him as a tough guy. Maybe I've watched Donnie Darko too many times.

    He keeps trying but I just can't see him as a tough guy. Maybe I've watched Donnie Darko too many times.

    1 vote

  6. Comment on Without saying where you live, where do you live? in ~talk

  7. Comment on Without saying where you live, where do you live? in ~talk

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    I can see the Rockies from my west facing window, but it's an hour north from the city that just came to mind.

    I can see the Rockies from my west facing window, but it's an hour north from the city that just came to mind.