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Comment on Christopher McQuarrie, Michael B. Jordan to tackle adaptation of ‘Battlefield’ video game in ~movies
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Comment on Brave Origin (Nightly), a paid, bloat-free version of Brave in ~tech
babypuncher Link ParentYou don't understand, anti-LGBT, COVID-denying cryptobro CEO millionaires have it real tough out there. They have to put up with reasonable people like ourselves making fun of them for being...You don't understand, anti-LGBT, COVID-denying cryptobro CEO millionaires have it real tough out there. They have to put up with reasonable people like ourselves making fun of them for being terrible human beings. I hear he has to wipe his tears every night with $100 bills because of all the mean things said about him on the internet. Surely, they are the most oppressed class of people on this planet.
Like, what do you even expect them to do? Stop being insufferable jackasses? That's too much I say!
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Comment on At long last, InfoWars is ours - The Onion in ~news
babypuncher Link ParentGlobal Tetrahedron was created a few years ago by Jeff Lawson and Tim Collins to purchase The Onion from its previous owner, G/O MediaGlobal Tetrahedron was created a few years ago by Jeff Lawson and Tim Collins to purchase The Onion from its previous owner, G/O Media
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Comment on For $700 a month, sleeping pods make San Francisco more affordable, but at what cost in ~life
babypuncher LinkWhy would anyone go for this instead of just living literally anywhere else?Why would anyone go for this instead of just living literally anywhere else?
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Comment on Apple names insider John Ternus as CEO, Tim Cook to become executive chairman in ~tech
babypuncher (edited )Link ParentI 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...Apple’s take on AR seems to be aiming more at being a Macintosh or iPad killer
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.
If there is a meta glasses type of competitor I can see it making sense as part of a personal cloud of wearables.
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.
I can see it making sense as part of a personal cloud of wearables. If anything replaces the smartphone that’s where I see things going where you’d have a compute unit in your pocket but your interface is done primarily through wearable devices connected to it that you interact with through hand gestures, voice commands, eye-tracking, head movements, etc.
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?
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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.
None of these games has a story even worth acknowledging, save for Bad Company 2.