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Comment on Apple names insider John Ternus as CEO, Tim Cook to become executive chairman in ~tech
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Comment on Apple names insider John Ternus as CEO, Tim Cook to become executive chairman in ~tech
babypuncher Link ParentPlease not flatter, I'm so sick of boring lifeless flat designs. Liquid Glass is a disaster for a number of reasons. but bringing back depth cues is not one of them.flatter
Please not flatter, I'm so sick of boring lifeless flat designs. Liquid Glass is a disaster for a number of reasons. but bringing back depth cues is not one of them.
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Comment on Apple names insider John Ternus as CEO, Tim Cook to become executive chairman in ~tech
babypuncher Link ParentWith the rumors of Apple looking to launch AI pins and glasses soon, I fear we are going to see more misses before they right the ship. I'm pretty thoroughly convinced that AR glasses will still...With the rumors of Apple looking to launch AI pins and glasses soon, I fear we are going to see more misses before they right the ship.
I'm pretty thoroughly convinced that AR glasses will still be a super niche product 5 years from now, and AI pins will be a footnote of recent tech history that garners little more than a chuckle any time they're mentioned.
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Comment on Inside Doug Liman’s $70 million AI-made movie starring Casey Affleck and Gal Gadot in ~movies
babypuncher Link ParentIt's probably going to look terrible. AI-generated video always has this uncanny look to it even when there aren't any immediately obvious mistakesIt's probably going to look terrible. AI-generated video always has this uncanny look to it even when there aren't any immediately obvious mistakes
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Comment on Inside Doug Liman’s $70 million AI-made movie starring Casey Affleck and Gal Gadot in ~movies
babypuncher Link... So which is it? Is the movie fully AI generated? Or was it shot by real people with physical cameras and sets?the first fully-generated, studio-quality AI feature film
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quietly wrapped principal photography in London last month
So which is it? Is the movie fully AI generated? Or was it shot by real people with physical cameras and sets?
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Comment on Allbirds announces pivot from running shoes to AI compute; stock surged over 700% in ~tech
babypuncher Link ParentDo you have any idea how much energy AI is consuming right now?Do you have any idea how much energy AI is consuming right now?
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Comment on 'Bloodborne' video game getting R-rated animated movie adaptation in ~movies
babypuncher Link ParentWith Sony's shifting stance on PC releases, I'm not expecting an official port anytime soon. However, PS4 emulation has come a long way recently and playing the game at high resolutions and...With Sony's shifting stance on PC releases, I'm not expecting an official port anytime soon. However, PS4 emulation has come a long way recently and playing the game at high resolutions and framerates is now very doable.
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Comment on Is new music dying? Everyone’s flopping. in ~music
babypuncher Link ParentHave they tried spreading their resources across more, smaller, more niche acts? It seems to me that the problem with most entertainment busiensses is that they've ruined their big products by...Have they tried spreading their resources across more, smaller, more niche acts? It seems to me that the problem with most entertainment busiensses is that they've ruined their big products by trying to make them appeal to as wide of a market as possible. People don't want to spend their hard earned dollars on bland soulless slop.
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Comment on ‘Metal Gear Solid’ movie in the works from ‘Final Destination: Bloodlines’ duo as they ink Sony first-look in ~movies
babypuncher Link ParentHe's dipping his toes into Hollywood with a film adaptation of Death Stranding at A24. I think he's probably done with Metal Gear as a whole, especially after how things ended at Konami.He's dipping his toes into Hollywood with a film adaptation of Death Stranding at A24. I think he's probably done with Metal Gear as a whole, especially after how things ended at Konami.
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Comment on When $1.4 billion isn’t enough: ‘Avatar’ sequels under the microscope as Disney weighs franchise’s future in ~movies
babypuncher Link ParentFor me the 2nd one really feels like the high point of the series. It did a lot to expand on the first movie's worldbuilding while telling a story that felt a lot less derivative. All the...For me the 2nd one really feels like the high point of the series. It did a lot to expand on the first movie's worldbuilding while telling a story that felt a lot less derivative. All the underwater sequences also really impressed, to the point that other movies with underwater scenes look cheap and lazy by comparison (looking at you, Aquaman movies).
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Comment on When $1.4 billion isn’t enough: ‘Avatar’ sequels under the microscope as Disney weighs franchise’s future in ~movies
babypuncher Link ParentThat $1.4b number is the gross box office receipts for Avatar: Fire and Ash. That's the total before the exhibitor's cut and any backend points owed to the people who made the film. That number is...That $1.4b number is the gross box office receipts for Avatar: Fire and Ash. That's the total before the exhibitor's cut and any backend points owed to the people who made the film. That number is also up against the film's $400m budget, which notably does not include the cost of all the marketing done for the movie, which itself was likely another $200m.
All these factors are why the general rule of thumb is that a movie needs to make 2.5x its budget at the box office to break even.
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Comment on Can we talk about rice cookers? in ~food
babypuncher Link ParentYou, sir, just cost me $250. I hope you're happy.You, sir, just cost me $250. I hope you're happy.
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Comment on Disney reportedly keen on buying Fortnite developer Epic Games in ~games
babypuncher Link ParentUnreal is all over Hollywood, especially at Disney. It powers all those LED volumes/walls that are replacing green screens.Unreal is all over Hollywood, especially at Disney. It powers all those LED volumes/walls that are replacing green screens.
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Comment on ‘Supergirl’: Over eight test screenings so far, three different composers, multiple endings and more Superman in ~movies
babypuncher Link ParentThis isn't Superman, this is Supergirl, and the "teenager who likes to drink and party" portrayal is right in line with the Supergirl story they are adapting.This isn't Superman, this is Supergirl, and the "teenager who likes to drink and party" portrayal is right in line with the Supergirl story they are adapting.
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Comment on Reddit will implement human verification to tag and combat bots in ~tech
babypuncher Link ParentEven if you go full privacy invasion, I just don't see how you truly verify that actions being taken are not done so by a bot. A human can instruct a bot to act on their behalf, and the bot can...Even if you go full privacy invasion, I just don't see how you truly verify that actions being taken are not done so by a bot. A human can instruct a bot to act on their behalf, and the bot can pass any verification checks back to the human when needed.
I think long term, large, broadly anonymous online communities are going to go extinct and real people will move to much smaller communities primarily populated with people they actually know in some capacity (like Discord servers)
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Comment on I hope you don't use generative AI - an essay about my experience offering an open-source tool in ~tech
babypuncher Link ParentI don't think that's a meaningful distinction. I see exploitative assholes misusing this technology, and I see sycophantic assholes all over social media shilling its use while offering no...I don't think that's a meaningful distinction. I see exploitative assholes misusing this technology, and I see sycophantic assholes all over social media shilling its use while offering no solutions to the problem at best, and claiming it's not a real problem at all at worst.
The people defending the billionaire class have positioned themselves on the wrong side of the class war.
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Comment on I hope you don't use generative AI - an essay about my experience offering an open-source tool in ~tech
babypuncher (edited )Link ParentIt was the foundation of modern prosperity. The last 40 years or so of productivity improvements have lead to a steadily declining middle class. We faced this problem during the 2nd Industrial...Skepticism about who profits is understandable, but I find it strange to hear people arguing against higher productivity, as such. Getting more work done with less labor is basically the foundation of modern prosperity.
It was the foundation of modern prosperity. The last 40 years or so of productivity improvements have lead to a steadily declining middle class.
We faced this problem during the 2nd Industrial Revolution (known as the Gilded Age in American history). Productivity skyrocketed, as did GDP. But so did poverty rates in the US, and we even had an extensive period of high unemployment called the Long Depression. All of this driven by the rapid rise of automation. This trend did not reverse until we artificially constrained the supply of productivity by banning child labor, standardizing 40 hour work weeks, and empowering labor unions.
We're in another gilded age today, and I reserve my right to be outright disdainful of anything that I see benefits the 1% more than the rest of us. Because even though I'm a top 20% earner, I'm smart enough to know I have more in common with someone living paycheck to paycheck than I do with Jeff Bezos or Elon Musk.
I will say, I don't think the solution is "no AI", I think the solution is "AI makes us productive enough that we can move to 30 hour work weeks". However, the class of billionaire pedophiles that run this country aren't going to give that to us without a fight. They aren't sinking trillions of dollars into AI just so we can live more comfortable lives. Their only goal is reducing headcount.
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Comment on Subnautica 2 publisher Krafton's CEO asked ChatGPT how to void $250 million contract, ignores lawyers, loses in court in ~games
babypuncher Link ParentLittle of column A, little of column B. Self-made billionaires tend to be just as grotesquely shitty as trust fund nepo babies. At the end of the day, all of these people add negative value to...Little of column A, little of column B. Self-made billionaires tend to be just as grotesquely shitty as trust fund nepo babies.
At the end of the day, all of these people add negative value to society and should be treated as such.
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Comment on I hope you don't use generative AI - an essay about my experience offering an open-source tool in ~tech
babypuncher (edited )Link ParentI don't hate generative AI for development because it's another abstraction, I hate it because I'm expected to be more productive for less money. All the benefit of the tech is going to the people...I don't hate generative AI for development because it's another abstraction, I hate it because I'm expected to be more productive for less money. All the benefit of the tech is going to the people at the top. All of us should hate this. All of us should passionately hate the billionaire class shoving this down our throats and calling us luddites when we point out obvious problems (like "where are future senior devs going to come from if we stop hiring and training juniors?")
I will also point out that generative AI, unlike every other abstraction layer in software development, is fundamentally non-deterministic. I can prove that the same C code will produce identical assembly every time. I can feed Claude the same promp 10 times and get 10 different results.
I keep seeing my peers submit awful AI-generated code and we have to spend so much more time reviewing it, and people just want to pass it off "because it works" even though it will be a maintenance nightmare. I hate all of this, and it's disheartening seeing people just accept it blindly.
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Comment on Subnautica 2 publisher Krafton's CEO asked ChatGPT how to void $250 million contract, ignores lawyers, loses in court in ~games
babypuncher Link ParentI've come to view it as a negative correlation. "Oh, this guy is filthy stinking rich? He must be a total fucknugget who can barely tie his own shoes". Am I just making a value judgement based on...having worked in proximity to CEOs and rich people, just because they're rich and in-charge means absolutely nothing about their capabilities and critical thinking skills
I've come to view it as a negative correlation. "Oh, this guy is filthy stinking rich? He must be a total fucknugget who can barely tie his own shoes". Am I just making a value judgement based on a stereotype? Yes. Is it still accurate 99.9% of the time? Also yes, because there's something about having unimaginable wealth that completely ruins ones ability to exhibit basic human decency.
I genuinely don't see that happening with a pair of glasses.
The Vision Pro seems more positioned for that, and I can see it working like that for a niche user base. However, a headset will always bee less convenient than an iPad or a laptop. A headset is too burdensome and too limiting for daily casual use.
Maybe this is just my social circles, but I don't know anyone who thinks positively of the Facebook glasses. The response to these things seems to range from "ehhh" to "anyone wearing these things in public gives me instant creep vibes". It probably doesn't help that Zuckerfuck looks like a total doofus wearing them.
This is all neat technology, but it needs to solve every day problems in such a manner that living without it seems like a pain. This is what smartphones did. They put the internet in your pocket, giving you instant access to any information you need wherever you need it, including stuff like GPS navigation. What everyday problem do smart glasses solve that my smartphone doesn't?