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Comment on Nintendo Music | Announcement trailer in ~games
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Nintendo Music | Announcement trailer
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Comment on Meta Movie Gen in ~tech
adorac Link ParentI think right now the biggest hurdle for that is continuity. It doesn't matter how good an AI video looks if it doesn't make sense in the context of the larger work.I think right now the biggest hurdle for that is continuity. It doesn't matter how good an AI video looks if it doesn't make sense in the context of the larger work.
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Comment on The iPhones 16 in ~tech
adorac Link ParentHaptic Touch is still going strong, it's just that... well... it's just a long-press, which has been the "right click" idiom for touchscreens since the beginning.Haptic Touch is still going strong, it's just that... well... it's just a long-press, which has been the "right click" idiom for touchscreens since the beginning.
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Comment on iOS 18 is here with RCS and homepage customization features in ~tech
adorac Link ParentFWIW, Apple and Google are working on adding E2EE to the RCS standard.FWIW, Apple and Google are working on adding E2EE to the RCS standard.
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Comment on Microsoft Graveyard: a website for tracking dead and soon-to-be-dead Microsoft products in ~tech
adorac Link ParentIt's being replaced by a PWA version of Outlook with integrated adsIt's being replaced by a PWA version of Outlook with integrated ads
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Comment on Megalopolis | Official trailer in ~movies
adorac Link ParentYeah, they started doing that a while ago so they can get the title in before you hit the skip ad button.Yeah, they started doing that a while ago so they can get the title in before you hit the skip ad button.
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Comment on US athletes are taking full advantage of free healthcare in Olympic village in ~sports
adorac Link ParentAlso a lot of horror stories about wait times. Not sure how valid they are (plus I'd rather wait a bit longer for free healthcare than not be able to afford it at all...) but that's one of the big...Also a lot of horror stories about wait times. Not sure how valid they are (plus I'd rather wait a bit longer for free healthcare than not be able to afford it at all...) but that's one of the big things I hear opponents talk about.
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Comment on Young people should be banned from buying drinks with high levels of caffeine, say health and consumer groups in Denmark in ~food
adorac Link ParentIf it weren't so easy to make, alcohol would definitely be illegal and a scheduled drug.If it weren't so easy to make, alcohol would definitely be illegal and a scheduled drug.
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Comment on Windows 11 now shows a full-screen pop-up to use OneDrive and protect your PC in ~tech
adorac Link ParentMost of that stemmed from them rewriting the task bar entirely using XAML islands, and I guess they just ran out of time, because just last year they finally reimplemented that option! No way to...I am surprised at some of the design decisions they made to reduce features, like how everything on the task bar stays collapsed with no option to expand out for window names. Sure the names aren't as clean if that's what they're going for, but that felt like a big function loss to me.
Most of that stemmed from them rewriting the task bar entirely using XAML islands, and I guess they just ran out of time, because just last year they finally reimplemented that option! No way to move it to the edge or top yet, but I'm sure they're working on it and it'll be out in a measly 2-3 years.
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Comment on Windows 11 now shows a full-screen pop-up to use OneDrive and protect your PC in ~tech
adorac Link ParentYou and your family are eligible for Apple Arcade. You and your family are eligible for Apple Fitness+. You and your family are eligible for Apple News+.You and your family are eligible for Apple Arcade.
You and your family are eligible for Apple Fitness+.
You and your family are eligible for Apple News+.
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Comment on 'Skibidi Toilet' film & TV franchise in the works from Michael Bay in ~movies
adorac Link ParentFrom what I remember, Ohio has been around since like 2019 or 2020 (whenever "it's all Ohio?" took off). It just happened to still be around when "gen alpha brainrot" started to become a meme.From what I remember, Ohio has been around since like 2019 or 2020 (whenever "it's all Ohio?" took off). It just happened to still be around when "gen alpha brainrot" started to become a meme.
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Comment on Marvel announces 'Avengers: Secret Wars' and 'Avengers: Doomsday' directed by the Russo Brothers in ~movies
adorac Link ParentSo is that even Tony Stark anymore??Tony's mind is transferred to Doom's body with his memory erased.
So is that even Tony Stark anymore??
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Comment on Girl, so confusing: Will the “Brat” memes help or hurt Kamala Harris? in ~misc
adorac Link ParentBrat just means girlboss, or slay, or queen, but you're also not afraid to be a bit loud or messy sometimes.Brat just means girlboss, or slay, or queen, but you're also not afraid to be a bit loud or messy sometimes.
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Comment on Anora | Official trailer in ~movies
adorac Link ParentNo idea why it's pillarboxed (maybe the trailer is actually 16:9 with baked-in letterboxing?), but you can make the sides black by turning off ambient mode. Why did they decide to have ambient...No idea why it's pillarboxed (maybe the trailer is actually 16:9 with baked-in letterboxing?), but you can make the sides black by turning off ambient mode. Why did they decide to have ambient mode affect letterbox bars? No clue.
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Comment on Wikipedia’s mobile website finally gets a dark mode — here’s how to turn it on in ~tech
adorac LinkReally wish it defaulted to the system appearance for new users. I'm in a weird minority but I always browse incognito so it's kind of annoying to have to change that every time.Really wish it defaulted to the system appearance for new users. I'm in a weird minority but I always browse incognito so it's kind of annoying to have to change that every time.
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Comment on I tried ditching my vehicle and doing the no-car thing. It was awful. in ~transport
adorac Link ParentThey have solutions for large trips to other cities too (mostly high-speed rail) but yeah, most of the movement is about making in-city travel easier.They have solutions for large trips to other cities too (mostly high-speed rail) but yeah, most of the movement is about making in-city travel easier.
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Comment on Is serviceable CGI here to stay? in ~movies
adorac Link ParentI think it's just easier to suspend disbelief if there's something real to anchor to. Like, if I asked you to pretend a rock is a phone, it might not look like a phone, but it shares enough...I think it's just easier to suspend disbelief if there's something real to anchor to. Like, if I asked you to pretend a rock is a phone, it might not look like a phone, but it shares enough characteristics to make the pretense believable. But if I gave you a piece of paper with a photo of a phone on it, even though it looks like a phone, it wouldn't behave like one (physically or visually), so the illusion is broken. Your brain can pretend one thing is another, but it needs to recognize that the original object is real.
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Comment on Feature request: font override in ~tildes
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Comment on Apple Intelligence in ~tech
adorac (edited )Link ParentNah, they've been putting neural processors on their chips for a while. My old 12 was able to run LLaMA, but it was slow and took up all of its memory. Edit to add: the M1 has an equivalent neural...Nah, they've been putting neural processors on their chips for a while. My old 12 was able to run LLaMA, but it was slow and took up all of its memory.
Edit to add: the M1 has an equivalent neural engine to the A14 (which doesn't support Apple Intelligence), but all M1 devices have a base memory of 8GB.
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Very interesting announcement from Nintendo today. Looks like this is what they're doing instead of putting their music on streaming services, which is a very Nintendo thing to do. It being a NSO benefit is nice, though, as is the spoiler prevention and curated playlists.