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Comment on “No one asked for this reboot”: ‘Tron’ may mark end of Jared Leto’s franchise-leading days in ~movies
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Comment on OpenAI’s H1 2025: $4.3b in income, $13.5b in loss in ~tech
Minori Link ParentPer usual, Apple are a bit behind the curve on that. Google Translate has supported live conversation translations for a few years. They're okay.Per usual, Apple are a bit behind the curve on that. Google Translate has supported live conversation translations for a few years. They're okay.
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Comment on OpenAI’s H1 2025: $4.3b in income, $13.5b in loss in ~tech
Minori Link ParentI'm unconvinced these are "early results" considering GPT4 was released a couple years ago. Professionals have had plenty of time to integrate LLMs.I'm unconvinced these are "early results" considering GPT4 was released a couple years ago. Professionals have had plenty of time to integrate LLMs.
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Comment on OpenAI’s H1 2025: $4.3b in income, $13.5b in loss in ~tech
Minori Link ParentCitation needed. Most modern advertising is subtle mind tricks to make you associate products with good things or develop addictive habits. Depending on your definition of ad, most packaging is an...and advertising undermines trust in that product. So there is a built in social force for people to protect the investment they have made in their product and their brand's credibility by ensuring the consumer can differentiate between the product and advertising related to that product.
Citation needed. Most modern advertising is subtle mind tricks to make you associate products with good things or develop addictive habits. Depending on your definition of ad, most packaging is an advertisement.
Take Coke's campaigns that are designed to make people associate happy times with friends and family with Coca-Cola products.
For subtle advertising, consider all of the product placements in major movies. Maybe you don't notice it, but the protagonist puts on a jacket from a specific brand before her coolest scene. The bartender only stocks one brand of beer or all the liquor comes from one conglomerate. It's subtle, yet it works.
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Comment on OpenAI’s H1 2025: $4.3b in income, $13.5b in loss in ~tech
Minori Link ParentIn my experience, the LLM generated docs are subtly wrong in ways that are really annoying to discover. I don't feel great about feeding LLM docs into another LLM to generate increasingly...In my experience, the LLM generated docs are subtly wrong in ways that are really annoying to discover. I don't feel great about feeding LLM docs into another LLM to generate increasingly inaccurate summaries...
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Comment on OpenAI’s H1 2025: $4.3b in income, $13.5b in loss in ~tech
Minori Link ParentIf all the tools have a search interface, wiring them into an LLM as tools for MCP usage can be extremely useful. I'd still prefer a good search engine, but we take what we can get.If all the tools have a search interface, wiring them into an LLM as tools for MCP usage can be extremely useful. I'd still prefer a good search engine, but we take what we can get.
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Comment on White House in a bind as soybean sales to China plummet to zero in ~society
Minori Link ParentMost US farmers aren't poor sharecroppers anymore. Even "small" farmers run huge mechanized operations if they want to make any serious profit. By and large, farm subsidies are a vote buying...Most US farmers aren't poor sharecroppers anymore. Even "small" farmers run huge mechanized operations if they want to make any serious profit.
By and large, farm subsidies are a vote buying scheme. Governments tax productive workers in cities then turn around and give millions of dollars to multi-millionaire farmers with plenty of generational wealth.
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Oktoberfest in Munich closed due to bomb threat
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Comment on Updates to Xbox Game Pass: Introducing Essential, Premium, and Ultimate plans in ~games
Minori Link ParentWell Spotify isn't $35/month last I checked...Well Spotify isn't $35/month last I checked...
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Comment on Monsanto products potentially cause cancer in ~health
Minori Link ParentTbh, I prefer that alternate title you mentioned. Less clickbaity.Tbh, I prefer that alternate title you mentioned. Less clickbaity.
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Comment on The video-game industry has a problem: there are too many games in ~games
Minori Link ParentThe problem is that kind of platform will always become pay-to-play if it's run by industry giants. If I'm Ubisoft, Balatro is a threat to my releases. If I'm Epic, I want my players grinding...The problem is that kind of platform will always become pay-to-play if it's run by industry giants.
If I'm Ubisoft, Balatro is a threat to my releases. If I'm Epic, I want my players grinding their battle pass. Selling new games isn't the whole story anymore, and attention is a limited commodity.
Arguably, Discord is the closest thing we have to an organic discovery platform, and even they're starting to increase ads via quests because major publishers would love it if more status messages mentioned their game.
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Comment on The video-game industry has a problem: there are too many games in ~games
Minori Link ParentHow would you like discoverability to improve? Discord, Steam, trusted reviewers (like NintendoLife), and best-of lists have always worked for me.How would you like discoverability to improve? Discord, Steam, trusted reviewers (like NintendoLife), and best-of lists have always worked for me.
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Comment on Starship was doomed from the beginning in ~space
Minori Link ParentCompletely ignoring whether or not the rocket is feasible, the construction funds themselves are earmarked to fund specific congress member's districts. It's classic pork that leads to ballooning...That is the real reason why Starship was doomed to fail from the beginning. It’s not trying to revolutionise the space industry; if it were, its concept, design, and testing plan would be totally different. Instead, the entire project is optimised to fleece as much money from the US taxpayer as possible, and as such, that is all it will ever do.
Completely ignoring whether or not the rocket is feasible, the construction funds themselves are earmarked to fund specific congress member's districts. It's classic pork that leads to ballooning costs due to inefficient procurement.
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Comment on My take on Apple's Liquid Glass in ~tech
Minori Link ParentI usually have light/dark sync with sunrise/sunset to ease eye strain.I usually have light/dark sync with sunrise/sunset to ease eye strain.
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Comment on The reports of UBI’s death are greatly exaggerated in ~finance
Minori Link ParentYeah, child tax credits are fantastic for this reason.Yeah, child tax credits are fantastic for this reason.
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Comment on Amazon to end commingling program after years of complaints from brands and sellers in ~finance
Minori Link ParentI can't blame you. I've bought counterfeit products on Amazon too. Amazon has decided to make it really easy for sellers to move units. They've focused on getting the largest possible number of...I can't blame you. I've bought counterfeit products on Amazon too.
Amazon has decided to make it really easy for sellers to move units. They've focused on getting the largest possible number of sellers, and that has let more fraudsters in. Other storefronts like NewEgg and even Walmart have had the same issues as they increase marketplace sellers.
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Comment on Shopify, pulling strings at Ruby Central, forces Bundler and RubyGems takeover in ~comp
Minori (edited )Link ParentI imagine they only do that if an account is hacked or there's a court order? I don't know of any cases where GitHub has stepped in to override permissions on a major repo.I imagine they only do that if an account is hacked or there's a court order? I don't know of any cases where GitHub has stepped in to override permissions on a major repo.
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Comment on The reports of UBI’s death are greatly exaggerated in ~finance
Minori Link ParentIf the cost of giving the program to everyone is significantly greater than the costs of adding barriers, it can make sense to add barriers. Most of the studies I've seen show that admin costs are...If the cost of giving the program to everyone is significantly greater than the costs of adding barriers, it can make sense to add barriers. Most of the studies I've seen show that admin costs are cheaper than making some allowances universal.
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Comment on The reports of UBI’s death are greatly exaggerated in ~finance
Minori Link ParentI totally agree that fighting child poverty is one of the most important things governments can do. Child allowances and tax credits for families are incredible tools for supporting the next...I totally agree that fighting child poverty is one of the most important things governments can do. Child allowances and tax credits for families are incredible tools for supporting the next generation.
There's some overlap with UBI, but I feel like it's a bit different? If the payments are minimally effective for most people, why not target families and people that benefit the most?
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Comment on Amazon to end commingling program after years of complaints from brands and sellers in ~finance
Minori Link ParentThey wouldn't have it because all the barcodes are the same. The products are seemingly identical.Amazon might keep that data anyway.
They wouldn't have it because all the barcodes are the same. The products are seemingly identical.
My memory is that he had more screen time in suicide squad, but his Joker polled very poorly with screening audiences causing his runtime to be cut down. I believe this is why there was also such a mismatch between how much he appeared in marketing versus the film.