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  1. Comment on ARIatHOME walks around NYC carrying a mobile production studio, freestyling with strangers on the streets. Every beat improvised on the spot. in ~music

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    This is one of just a few channels that keep me scrolling the hellscape that is Youtube Shorts. here are a couple of short ones for anyone that wants an even quicker intro:...

    This is one of just a few channels that keep me scrolling the hellscape that is Youtube Shorts.

    here are a couple of short ones for anyone that wants an even quicker intro:

    https://m.youtube.com/shorts/C6jlXbQx-IE

    https://m.youtube.com/shorts/VDBqR4FLNhY

    The first one I went to find myself happens to be the same one you linked šŸ˜

    5 votes

  2. Comment on After quitting antidepressants, some people suffer surprising, lingering symptoms in ~health.mental

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    Good to take the tapering seriously whenever you decide to discontinue duloxetine. I had brain zaps for a week or so following a cold turkey stop of it. I just didnā€™t take the need to taper...

    Good to take the tapering seriously whenever you decide to discontinue duloxetine. I had brain zaps for a week or so following a cold turkey stop of it. I just didnā€™t take the need to taper seriously / am a bad patient lol. Cheers

  3. Comment on Why are so many pedestrians killed by cars in the US? in ~transport

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    Wish we had a couple more pieces of data. Maybe something to indicate whether thereā€™s increased flouting of the road rules, more aggressive driver behavior. It had prevalence of speeding show no...

    Wish we had a couple more pieces of data. Maybe something to indicate whether thereā€™s increased flouting of the road rules, more aggressive driver behavior.

    It had prevalence of speeding show no increase, but what about magnitudes of speeding? Or numbers on red lights being ran?

    I saw a video recently of an intersection with unbelievable numbers of cars just running the light. lets see if i can find it

    2 votes

  4. Comment on OpenAI launches new AI video app spun from copyrighted content in ~tech

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    It loves to generate Pikachu. Surely landmark lawsuits will be coming if the app has any staying power after a week. note that you might have to pause and toggle sound on in the corner. Meta...

    It loves to generate Pikachu. Surely landmark lawsuits will be coming if the app has any staying power after a week.

    note that you might have to pause and toggle sound on in the corner.

    Meta Pikachu
    https://sora.chatgpt.com/p/s_68dc8544fa9881919d4d07e7a4878809

    Pikachu salaryman
    https://sora.chatgpt.com/p/s_68dcc9c460108191ab4fee4b21bba648

    Death Stranding Pikachu
    https://sora.chatgpt.com/p/s_68dc8b556fc88191840acb51e9956893
    https://sora.chatgpt.com/p/s_68dc920ce194819184af4ed98038f02c

    Pikachu Final Boss
    https://sora.chatgpt.com/p/s_68d908d7dc0481918b234597a7acedf0

    Pikachu cleaning natural gas pipeline
    https://sora.chatgpt.com/p/s_68dcdfa239fc8191ab222d740b66ab19

    Charizard costco
    https://sora.chatgpt.com/p/s_68dc6d74c7c08191bafdc3753ef20d82

    Pikachu La La Land
    https://sora.chatgpt.com/p/s_68dc075f12a081918522dd65ed362041

    4 votes

  5. Comment on Are touchscreens in cars dangerous? in ~transport

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    Does it typically try to stay in the center of the lane (thereby crowding you)? When I drive by bicyclists I usually will ride the left side of the lane. If itā€™s tight then maybe Iā€™ll just go a...

    Does it typically try to stay in the center of the lane (thereby crowding you)?

    When I drive by bicyclists I usually will ride the left side of the lane. If itā€™s tight then maybe Iā€™ll just go a tad over the line and let opposing traffic observe the situation and make room for us; I admit itā€™s a small pleasure when humans coordinate for each other.

    I have wondered about how good tesla/waymo are about opting to break laws when itā€™s the human thing to do.

    5 votes

  6. Comment on Are touchscreens in cars dangerous? in ~transport

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    whew, quite the controversial comment youā€™ve constructed here lol. I see your point about the temperature control. What about the defroster? thatā€™s probably a button I would miss if I have to...

    whew, quite the controversial comment youā€™ve constructed here lol.

    I see your point about the temperature control. What about the defroster? thatā€™s probably a button I would miss if I have to navigate at all; itā€™s one i have to press quickly on the go amidst worsening visibility usually, and if I have to stab at it on a touchscreen I might get irritated. I assume thereā€™s physical control on the steering wheel for volume at least.

    My friend has a tesla and I like that thereā€™s karaoke mode for music. I am guilty of enjoying lyrics occasionally for my karaoke playlist in the apple music app (on my dash-mounted phone). Apple left the feature out of their CarPlay app for safety reasons presumably (and thatā€™s reasonable enough). Itā€™s the only thing I really miss from CarPlay and I donā€™t think I would need any other ā€œfeaturesā€ā€” just music and maps. CarPlay and Android Auto have google maps and waze; iirc tesla doesnā€™t have those and that might be a dealbreaker for me.

    As for the autopilot, what is its behavior in the left lane? Does it left lane lurk? I swear we have an issue in the greater seattle area with teslas sitting in the left lane.

    4 votes

  7. Comment on Jet Lag Season 15 | Official trailer in ~hobbies

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    Ooh itā€™s Tibees. I see her content sometimes and itā€™s interesting. I also confess to loving her voice

    Ooh itā€™s Tibees. I see her content sometimes and itā€™s interesting. I also confess to loving her voice

    3 votes

  8. Comment on Two young women are set to become Finland's first same-sex ice dancing team after a landmark rule change by the country's skating federation in ~sports

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    My mind also went here immediately. Then I wondered if having two women could be an advantage of its own since ice skating is rather artistic and the beauty/grace/elegance of the performance is a...

    My mind also went here immediately. Then I wondered if having two women could be an advantage of its own since ice skating is rather artistic and the beauty/grace/elegance of the performance is a major part of the sport (and judging presumably).

    Itā€™s interesting and I actually think tradeoffs of team composition might exist for all the combinations, so it could become a point of strategy maybe.

    5 votes

  9. Comment on Glass bottles found to contain more microplastics than plastic bottles in ~enviro

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    ah yes I can see that properly now. Ty for the picture

    ah yes I can see that properly now. Ty for the picture

    3 votes

  10. Comment on Glass bottles found to contain more microplastics than plastic bottles in ~enviro

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    Interesting but itā€™s not clear to me how the paint on the exterior of the caps is contaminating the liquid inside. Maybe the automated capping process looses paint particles from scraped caps into...

    Interesting but itā€™s not clear to me how the paint on the exterior of the caps is contaminating the liquid inside.

    Maybe the automated capping process looses paint particles from scraped caps into the air and some fall into the bottle before the cap is pressed on? lol any other ideas?

    EDIT: wait I just realized the article might be talking about testing the containers/bottles themselves rather than the liquid inside? my reading comprehension may be waning

    11 votes

  11. Comment on Google's new AI video tool floods internet with real-looking clips in ~tech

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    I honestly was still seeing some uncanny valley in a lot of it but I thought it looked great for videogame cutscene stuff. Then I saw this other one on twitter this morning and itā€™s the first time...

    I honestly was still seeing some uncanny valley in a lot of it but I thought it looked great for videogame cutscene stuff. Then I saw this other one on twitter this morning and itā€™s the first time it feels real to me that some movies and media we connect with will (perhaps soon) be generated with AI:

    https://x.com/HashemGhaili/status/1925616536791760987

    23 votes

  12. Comment on Best daily sunscreens? in ~health

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    +1 for asian sunscreens. I like the Biore UV Watery Gel thatā€™s a hybrid of physical and chemical sunscreen iirc. I donā€™t use it that often and have been on the same bottle for years, but it seems...

    +1 for asian sunscreens. I like the Biore UV Watery Gel thatā€™s a hybrid of physical and chemical sunscreen iirc. I donā€™t use it that often and have been on the same bottle for years, but it seems to last pretty long when I do. I liked the skin aqua one too

    1 vote