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  1. Comment on Sweden paying grandparents to babysit in ~finance

  2. Comment on Sweden paying grandparents to babysit in ~finance

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    Fair take, considering the outcome. Though I must say I didn't really hear about the problem first hand from friends living in Sweden, might've been just a sore subject though. But yeah I...

    Fair take, considering the outcome. Though I must say I didn't really hear about the problem first hand from friends living in Sweden, might've been just a sore subject though.

    But yeah I swallowed the official narrative and didn't really follow it too closely after the fact.

    1 vote

  3. Comment on Sweden paying grandparents to babysit in ~finance

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    Are you referring to their handling of covid? Wasn't the point that those who aren't in risk groups to be able to gather and get herd immunity without risking the more vulnerable? It failed but...

    Are you referring to their handling of covid? Wasn't the point that those who aren't in risk groups to be able to gather and get herd immunity without risking the more vulnerable?

    It failed but afaik it wasn't about throwing elderly under a train.

    7 votes

  4. Comment on Joe Biden's path to US re-election has all but vanished (gifted link) in ~misc

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    I have kinda different take. This is just voter activation. Trump won against Hillary partly because people thought it was a given that Hillary won (and they didn't like her enough to bother with...

    I have kinda different take. This is just voter activation. Trump won against Hillary partly because people thought it was a given that Hillary won (and they didn't like her enough to bother with voting). Same thing with Brexit.

    I suppose there's an argument for the exact opposite too. The dread of Trump's "inevitable" win will lower the voter turnout.

  5. Comment on Captain America: Brave New World | Official teaser in ~movies

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    Maybe my 2+ years off of Marvel plays a part in this but this seemed like an okay one of those to me? No idea what's the bigger plot in the movie, who's the villain etc. I guess we're past the...

    Maybe my 2+ years off of Marvel plays a part in this but this seemed like an okay one of those to me? No idea what's the bigger plot in the movie, who's the villain etc. I guess we're past the elevator pitch type of trailers or maybe this movie doesn't even know what it's supposed to be about.

    5 votes

  6. Comment on Gladiator II | Official trailer in ~movies

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    Now that I'm thinking about it, have any period pieces featured other modern music genres? Must have, obviously, but nothing springs to mind. Either way, this movie seems pretty far away from...

    Now that I'm thinking about it, have any period pieces featured other modern music genres? Must have, obviously, but nothing springs to mind.

    Either way, this movie seems pretty far away from historical accuracy so they have my blessing to put whatever in. This seriously seems like a popcorn epic, marketing is doing its job.

    2 votes

  7. Comment on Gladiator II | Official trailer in ~movies

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    Isn't it the most modern feeling and therefore easily identified as out of place? I guess something like 100 gecs would be even less fitting.

    Isn't it the most modern feeling and therefore easily identified as out of place? I guess something like 100 gecs would be even less fitting.

    5 votes

  8. Comment on Xbox Game Pass is getting major changes, with a new tier without day one games, and a range of price increases in ~games

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    After Sony fumbled with their three tier Playstation Plus thing (I'm still annoyed about that), I'd say customer confusion is just the name of the game now that everyone is raising prices.

    After Sony fumbled with their three tier Playstation Plus thing (I'm still annoyed about that), I'd say customer confusion is just the name of the game now that everyone is raising prices.

    19 votes

  9. Comment on Ghosting isn't as cold-hearted as it seems, say psychologists — but people still hate it in ~life

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    Yeah, when it's someone who's teetering on becoming a family member or is one, abandoning them is a different story. But ghosting is used so casually like the example of ghosting a thread or...

    Yeah, when it's someone who's teetering on becoming a family member or is one, abandoning them is a different story.

    But ghosting is used so casually like the example of ghosting a thread or someone you maybe once went on a date with or just chatted on a dating app it's not that big of a deal.

    And different personalities and whatnot, some people just get attached more easily than others. But it's healthy to remember that we're only the main characters in our own stories, we aren't owed an explanation for every missed connection.

    7 votes

  10. Comment on Ghosting isn't as cold-hearted as it seems, say psychologists — but people still hate it in ~life

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    I don't see what's the big deal. Sure it's disrespectful and so on, and increasingly so depending on how deep your relationship is but at the end of the day we all are free to disengage. Before...

    I don't see what's the big deal. Sure it's disrespectful and so on, and increasingly so depending on how deep your relationship is but at the end of the day we all are free to disengage. Before everyone was available 247 it was a lot easier and there definitely were people who just "disappeared".

    16 votes

  11. Comment on Germany's Kai Havertz and Jamal Musiala shrug off storm delay to sink furious Denmark and head through to the UEFA Euro 2024 quarter-finals in ~sports.football

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    As someone who casually follows football as well as other sports, I think it's fair to leave room for human error. Not for cheating nor negligence, an honest error. Now, how we define the line...

    As someone who casually follows football as well as other sports, I think it's fair to leave room for human error. Not for cheating nor negligence, an honest error.

    Now, how we define the line between negligence and error is up for debate and situation dependent.

    2 votes

  12. Comment on Microsoft CEO of AI claims online content is 'freeware' [and can be used to train LLMs in the absence of a specific directives from the author against this] in ~tech

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    I'm not really talking about what I see as the ideal (it would be something resembling Star Trek) but how I see our reality currently working. If we were to improve the current system I'd say...

    I'm not really talking about what I see as the ideal (it would be something resembling Star Trek) but how I see our reality currently working. If we were to improve the current system I'd say starting with creators' works should be free, a group that under capitalism has been taken advantage of, isn't the place to start.

    It's always the musician that's the victim, not the LP printing media mogul.

    4 votes

  13. Comment on Microsoft CEO of AI claims online content is 'freeware' [and can be used to train LLMs in the absence of a specific directives from the author against this] in ~tech

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    That seems like a total fantasy. Are there enough "factory jobs" in this increasingly automated world? What's the system to organize the next Divinity? Divinity 2 had 500 names in its credits....

    That seems like a total fantasy. Are there enough "factory jobs" in this increasingly automated world?

    What's the system to organize the next Divinity? Divinity 2 had 500 names in its credits. Games can take multiple years to complete and crunch is sadly a fact that exists in that industry.

    How do you get the collective will to push a project that size forward if there aren't hierarchical roles and everyone can just go at their will (as it isn't their job)? Valve sounds like one of the coolest companies to work for in the gaming space but there seems to be this clear inefficiency because of their loose organizational model -- which is cool! But imagine that with everyone just using their free time instead as a job. The same type of stuff applies to movies and tv.

    Stardew Valley took the solo dev to work 10 hours a day 7 days a week for 4 years (according to Wikipedia). That sounds like a creative effort that required a lot of work. Even if they were able to keep up the 10 hour pace with the three day weekend, it would've taken him almost close to 10 years to finish that game to 1.0.

    There are so many holes in your admittedly nice idea (who wouldn't want to live a fulfilling life with a decent work-life balance) that it's exhausting to breakdown.

    14 votes

  14. Comment on The Lakers select Bronny James in the second round of the NBA draft in ~sports.basketball

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    And that's the comparison they were going for. That he's useless. Maybe that's unnecessarily harsh, I don't know. But I'd be really surprised if anyone after reading that comment was really...

    "Cannot play basketball at any level" is like what you'd call your 5'5 coworker who can't run for more than 5 minutes.

    And that's the comparison they were going for. That he's useless. Maybe that's unnecessarily harsh, I don't know. But I'd be really surprised if anyone after reading that comment was really convinced that Bronny literally can't play basketball.

  15. Is serviceable CGI here to stay?

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    I'm here watching Furiosa which has noticeable CGI. So noticeable in fact that my partner, who doesn't give a second thought to the technicalities of movie making commented on it. Painted...

    I'm here watching Furiosa which has noticeable CGI. So noticeable in fact that my partner, who doesn't give a second thought to the technicalities of movie making commented on it. Painted backgrounds, obvious green screen and so on.

    What is also noticeable is that the movie wasn't cheap to make. It has also excellent, energetic direction, camera work and action set pieces and the character design has the same care as Mad Max Fury Road.

    The movie also has this cooky, kinda goofy tone from the get go. Stylistically the CGI doesn't really get in the way because there's a real distinct step between our reality and this crazy world on screen. It serves its purpose.

    So what's y'all's thoughts about this? I think with money and time (I guess they're the same thing) the movie could've looked a lot better and avoided the paintbrushly fogginess that comes with the green screen -- but would've that actually been worth it?

    (There's also a lot of stunts, real handcrafted care and crazy, inspired camera movement. The movie's good, you should probably consider seeing it.)

    10 votes

  16. Comment on The Lakers select Bronny James in the second round of the NBA draft in ~sports.basketball

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    Unnecessary pedantry, it's obvious he can play basketball and it's also obvious that they're exaggerating for effect. Though if you disagree with the assessment that he's bad (doesn't seem to be...

    Unnecessary pedantry, it's obvious he can play basketball and it's also obvious that they're exaggerating for effect. Though if you disagree with the assessment that he's bad (doesn't seem to be the case), that's a different argument.

    2 votes

  17. Comment on Microsoft CEO of AI claims online content is 'freeware' [and can be used to train LLMs in the absence of a specific directives from the author against this] in ~tech

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    Would you mind explaining your opinion? Because the way I see it, freedom of information doesn't equal freedom to use that information anyway you see fit. Does it only concern written information...

    Would you mind explaining your opinion?

    Because the way I see it, freedom of information doesn't equal freedom to use that information anyway you see fit. Does it only concern written information or does it also include stuff like movies, music, games?

    Should I be able to make a carbon copy Fortnite and fill it with Taylor Swift songs and show the new Deadpool movie in it? What's the incentive to be a creative if you aren't getting paid in this world that revolves around money? Because like you must know, it takes time, it is a job. And if the next person can just pick up the shit I spent time making and do their own thing with it, sell it or whatever, isn't it obvious that I'm getting fucked? My investment in time and talent is stolen without getting anything back. Should anything but material stuff and physical services cost money if access and use should be free?

    19 votes

  18. Comment on Microsoft CEO of AI claims online content is 'freeware' [and can be used to train LLMs in the absence of a specific directives from the author against this] in ~tech

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    Sure but I'd say it's only fair that the tools using that are also free as well as the content generated using it.

    Sure but I'd say it's only fair that the tools using that are also free as well as the content generated using it.

    12 votes

  19. Comment on The real-life ‘Fall Guys’: How a tight-knit stunt team pulled off Ryan Gosling’s death-defying scenes in ~movies

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    Tbf, if this was true it would be a great argument against stunt work, especially the dangerous ones. Personally I don't believe that to be the case but I was also underwhelmed by the stunts in...

    people are so used to seeing cheap CG, they might not

    Tbf, if this was true it would be a great argument against stunt work, especially the dangerous ones.

    Personally I don't believe that to be the case but I was also underwhelmed by the stunts in the movie. Maybe I was just tired when watching (a real possibility!) but the way the stunts were set-up in the movie they felt super safe and well managed as most of them were part of the movie making set within the movie. Or maybe it was the humor that undercut it, I don't know.

    But compared to John Wicks or Mad Max Fury Road, the feeling of danger was lacking here. Maybe a raw reality show like camera would've sold the stunts for me.

    Anyway, I liked the movie well, I'd say it's not a waste of time but a good popcorn movie. Not really memorable personally and marketing dropped the ball on this one.

    2 votes

  20. Comment on Why didn't Chris and Dan get into Berghain? - Search Engine with PJ Vogt in ~music

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    Sure, I'll form my own opinion. Thanks for the context.

    Sure, I'll form my own opinion. Thanks for the context.

    1 vote