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Comment on ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ powers to amazing second-best global opening at box office with $927m worldwide (355m domestic / 572m international) in ~movies
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Comment on American Red Cross declares second-ever national blood supply crisis, urges immediate blood donations in ~health
redwall_hp Link ParentGot my appointment scheduled for the eighth, a few days ago. I'm being a little less frequent this year, based on feedback from my doctor on iron levels, but I usually am in fairly often.Got my appointment scheduled for the eighth, a few days ago. I'm being a little less frequent this year, based on feedback from my doctor on iron levels, but I usually am in fairly often.
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Comment on US schools are adding pepper-spraying drones to help combat active shooters in ~society
redwall_hp Link ParentSome of the deadliest school shootings were also perpetrated by people who weren't even in the school. Sandy Hook was a 20-year-old who walked into an elementary school. Uvalde was a former...Some of the deadliest school shootings were also perpetrated by people who weren't even in the school. Sandy Hook was a 20-year-old who walked into an elementary school. Uvalde was a former student.
The time when my university had a credible threat, it was a student at a college in another state who made threats online, disappeared and had his car spotted in our state. Police were actively on the lookout for the vehicle and were staking out all of the roads to the school. If he had said nothing and just shown up, there would have been zero awareness.
The Columbine stereotype is outdated.
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Comment on What am I supposed to say to my coworker who says that there has basically been no impact from USAID being cut because "the black lady...the nurse at the health place" said so? in ~talk
redwall_hp Link ParentIn simple trolley problem terms, he took a deliberate action with forewarning of what would happen, setting into motion the death of a hard to visualize number of people. That's a crime against...In simple trolley problem terms, he took a deliberate action with forewarning of what would happen, setting into motion the death of a hard to visualize number of people. That's a crime against humanity. He murdered tens of thousands of people, for political grandstanding, essentially.
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Comment on From millionaires to Muslims, small subgroups of the population seem much larger to many Americans in ~society
redwall_hp Link ParentI mean, we can do illiteracy too. If you use the more specific definitions of literacy, rather than simply being able to recognize words, it's not a great picture. [...] So in the US, we're close...I mean, we can do illiteracy too. If you use the more specific definitions of literacy, rather than simply being able to recognize words, it's not a great picture.
In 2023, 28% of adults scored at or below Level 1, 29% at Level 2, and 44% at Level 3 or above.
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Adults scoring at Level 3 or above are considered "proficient at working with information and ideas in texts"[3] (see also § Definitions below). Adults scoring below Level 1 can comprehend simple sentences and short paragraphs with minimal structure but will struggle with multi-step instructions or complex sentences, while those at Level 1 can locate explicitly cued information in short texts, lists, or simple digital pages with minimal distractions but will struggle with multi-page texts and complex prose.[3] In general, both groups struggle reading complex sentences, texts requiring multiple-step processing, and texts with distractions.[3]
So in the US, we're close to 1/3 being what's considered not functionally literate.
This has a knock on effect of harming numeracy, since math education and comfortability with reasoning about the subjects are heavily contingent on literacy. I can't imagine making headway on improving general knowledge of statistics and proportions if people struggle with reading textbooks and interpreting homework problems to begin with.
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Comment on GOG confirm they are working towards GOG Galaxy on Linux in ~games
redwall_hp (edited )Link ParentMy speculation is that it was a rogue employee or two who thought they could get away with it. This denouncing of nazism is much better than the previous statements, but doesn't quite address what...My speculation is that it was a rogue employee or two who thought they could get away with it. This denouncing of nazism is much better than the previous statements, but doesn't quite address what specifically happened, other than vague "a mistake was made." Let's see them identify who did it, name it for what it is, and take action.
The initial statement that appeared in the Reddit thread was complete bullshit for a couple of reasons:
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Trying to blame Unicode rendering, when the specific encodings sent were different ones that look like the doppelrune instead of the sowilo rune values that wouldn't render that way. Plus pairing it with the Black Sun. It's not a technical issue, but an action made by a person.
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Said action is very suspicious, since the email was deliberately not sent in Germany, where using Nazi iconography is a more cut and dry crime.
The pattern of trying to slip Nazi symbolism into something, denying it is that, and then diffusing responsibility by claiming it was unintentional is textbook neonazi behavior. If it's not runes, it's 1488s or similar. The initial social media responses were very typical of that.
That new response is right about Nazi and Soviet crimes being something very visible that haunts Poland to this day...the company being based in a city that was meticulously razed to rubble as an exercise in deliberate cultural destruction is proof of that. But Poland also has had issues with visible neonazi groups since the fall of the Soviet Union. (Including 90s terrorist groups and currently operating political parties.) People with those beliefs are not nonexistent.
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Comment on YouTube Premium to come with Peacock, NBCSports to stream events on YouTube in ~tv
redwall_hp Link ParentBundling needs to be criminalized. It's anticompetitive. I might consider YouTube premium on its own, but I use Spotify for music and I certainly don't want to subsidize sportsball.Bundling needs to be criminalized. It's anticompetitive.
I might consider YouTube premium on its own, but I use Spotify for music and I certainly don't want to subsidize sportsball.
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Comment on Ryan Gosling to star in Ghost Rider movie for Marvel Studios, director Shawn Levy in ~movies
redwall_hp Link ParentSame for Blade. Any film with less techno or less Nic Cage might as well not exist.Same for Blade. Any film with less techno or less Nic Cage might as well not exist.
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Comment on Final Fantasy XIV: Evercold | Extended teaser trailer in ~games
redwall_hp (edited )Link ParentMy fiancée has a wireless Logitech keyboard plugged in when she plays (I use my Mac, she plays on PS5), and that seems to be the norm for console players, but I don't have any way of knowing what...My fiancée has a wireless Logitech keyboard plugged in when she plays (I use my Mac, she plays on PS5), and that seems to be the norm for console players, but I don't have any way of knowing what percentage of them that represents.
The Switch 2 is probably even less likely to have a physical keyboard...but its onscreen keyboard is a touch screen, at least.
I doubt Square Enix is making an oversight though...PS5 users are approximately half of the game population in Japan, IIRC. (Plus like 10% for PS4. Windows is like 35-40%.)
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Comment on Final Fantasy XIV: Evercold | Extended teaser trailer in ~games
redwall_hp LinkI was not expecting the Gold Saucer to get a Typing of the Dead clone, that's for sure. Console players (at least, the ones who don't plug in a keyboard) are going to hate this, especially locking...I was not expecting the Gold Saucer to get a Typing of the Dead clone, that's for sure. Console players (at least, the ones who don't plug in a keyboard) are going to hate this, especially locking those particular cosmetic items behind it.
Chocobird dungeoneering is also pretty wild. I'm hoping that works for unsynced runs.
I'm still anxious about what they're going to do to the Black Mage rotation, but that will be demoed somewhere other than a keynote.
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Comment on What’s a must-buy item you get when traveling internationally? in ~travel
redwall_hp Link ParentThat's interesting, because Salonpas are Japanese. (The patches being made in Saga by Hisamitsu is a joke in the anime Zombieland Saga.) So I Googled that, and I guess it's for regulatory reasons?...That's interesting, because Salonpas are Japanese. (The patches being made in Saga by Hisamitsu is a joke in the anime Zombieland Saga.) So I Googled that, and I guess it's for regulatory reasons? The US is an outlier in allowing OTC lidocaine in lower concentrations.
I've never used the lidocaine ones, but the classic ones are way better than Icy Hot's competing product.
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Comment on Framework cuts memory on Laptop 13 Pro preorders after LPCAMM2 costs more than double in ~tech
redwall_hp Link ParentI would be more outraged about getting a surprise spec cut to something I'd already ordered than the relatively common case of a price increasing. It's more aggravating to have to take extra steps...I would be more outraged about getting a surprise spec cut to something I'd already ordered than the relatively common case of a price increasing. It's more aggravating to have to take extra steps to not pay for something that doesn't suit your needs.
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Comment on A hacker's arrest reveals Microsoft can track users via a Windows device ID in ~tech
redwall_hp Link ParentI've been a Mac user since 2008, but interested since earlier on (long enough to have some idea about OS9). Basically, they're the last standing/most successful turnkey Unix workstation. Imagine...I've been a Mac user since 2008, but interested since earlier on (long enough to have some idea about OS9). Basically, they're the last standing/most successful turnkey Unix workstation. Imagine being able to walk into a mall and buy a Solaris or SGI box.
You get zsh out of the box, and can install the Homebrew package manager and get whatever CLI tools you need with little friction. MacOS also (correctly) uses the meta key for most of its UI actions (cmd+c, cmd+w, etc) so the ctrl key doesn't have obnoxious collisions with its expected job of sending signals in your terminal.
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Comment on ‘The Odyssey’ conquers $264m+ around the world, best ever for Christopher Nolan ahead of ‘Dark Knight Rises’ in ~movies
redwall_hp (edited )Link ParentIt probably comes down to the speakers. When things are bassy, the low end energy robs the midrange (where dialogue is and where human hearing is most sensitive). Better speakers tend to be able...It probably comes down to the speakers. When things are bassy, the low end energy robs the midrange (where dialogue is and where human hearing is most sensitive). Better speakers tend to be able to deal with more low end energy better...which Atmos and IMAX places are going to have an advantage.
Some places turn the gain up too much also, and that has its own issues.
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Comment on Avengers: Doomsday | Official trailer in ~movies
redwall_hp Link ParentMarvel movie construction committee: Starfox is now in Avengers Doomsday.Marvel movie construction committee: Starfox is now in Avengers Doomsday.
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Comment on Avengers: Doomsday | Official trailer in ~movies
redwall_hp (edited )Link ParentMy assumption is this film is meant to be a sendoff to the current MCU and the Sony X-Men universe so they can reboot it all and pivot into making some new X-Men and Spider-Man films, and let...My assumption is this film is meant to be a sendoff to the current MCU and the Sony X-Men universe so they can reboot it all and pivot into making some new X-Men and Spider-Man films, and let Avengers rest for awhile.
Since Secret Wars is supposed to be a sort of collision of universes, and they already have teased at something like that with Deadpool 3 and the last couple of Spider-Man films drawing attention to "Earth-616," I wouldn't be surprised if something cataclysmic happened.
I also wouldn't be surprised if the imminent new Spider-Man film had some important setup for this. Especially given it's the first in a planned trilogy of new Spider-Man films, and the previous one pushed a big old reset button on Spider-Man being connected in any way to the Avengers.
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Comment on The Odyssey - discussion thread in ~movies
redwall_hp Link ParentArrow shoots through the axes. "Why do I hear boss music?" Large health bar appears.Odysseus also struggled much more in the film. In the poem, he’s a god amongst men and just slaughters everyone.
Arrow shoots through the axes.
"Why do I hear boss music?"
Large health bar appears.
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Comment on The Odyssey - discussion thread in ~movies
redwall_hp Link ParentJust saw it at an IMAX GT, so digital with laser projection, but same 1.43:1 screen. Definitely worth the trip for the experience. Some typical Nolan audio balance problems, and I had to put ear...Just saw it at an IMAX GT, so digital with laser projection, but same 1.43:1 screen. Definitely worth the trip for the experience.
Some typical Nolan audio balance problems, and I had to put ear protection in because my watch was screaming at me. I'm rarely the first to want less bass...but the soundtrack is full of drones and 808s that are mixed higher than they need to be. (I, for one, am kind of tired of soundtracks that are full of ambient bwaaaa brrrrrrrr sounds.)
Other than that, it's cinematically stunning and the story is great. I also liked the focus on Odysseus's guilt over Troy and the concept of them being cursed by the gods.
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Comment on Apple sues OpenAI for stealing trade secrets to build AI hardware in ~tech
redwall_hp LinkSo this is like the case awhile back where the Waymo engineer joined Uber, brought a bunch of documents and got caught doin' a corporate espionage...but bigger. This is someone allegedly (with...So this is like the case awhile back where the Waymo engineer joined Uber, brought a bunch of documents and got caught doin' a corporate espionage...but bigger. This is someone allegedly (with evidence) orchestrating a whole ring to do it.
OpenAI also instructs new hires on how to avoid scrutiny when they leave Apple. For example, Mr. Tan warns them not to tell Apple that they have taken jobs at OpenAI, so they can stay at Apple as long as they can. After his own departure, Mr. Tan improperly retained or obtained an internal Apple managers' document marked "Need to Know" that describes security procedures for employee departures. Messages left on Apple-issued work devices show that Mr. Tan and his OpenAI colleagues have been sharing this document with new hires before they give notice to Apple of their departures, previewing Apple's security protocols. Unsurprisingly, Apple's investigation has found a pattern by employees who depart for OpenAI of taking steps to evade the security processes intended to protect Apple's confidential information.
There are more quotes from the filing in the article, which have more allegations. And Apple followed that up with legal preservation letters sent to 40 former employees, who are presumably implicated.
This probably explains why Apple is shifting to Gemini models for things...and discovery is going to be nuts. I bet it'll make software companies start asking some questions about using OpenAI tools on their code bases.
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Apple sues OpenAI for stealing trade secrets to build AI hardware
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The Alamo was packed when I went to see it on Thursday, and the app has shown most of the showings over the weekend (every half hour) as being mostly full, so if you're not reserving seats a few days in advance like I did, you might not be getting in.
I liked it, as someone who was growing up with 2000s Spider-Man before the MCU thing happened. It seemed like a return to what Spider-Man is supposed to be, with a reduction in some of the MCU baggage and an emphasis on him spending years becoming New York City's superhero. It's a necessarily more personal story after the events of No Way Home, though sadly it's missing any of Spider-Man's iconic rogue's gallery still...but what they're setting up is intriguing.
Let's just say it fits with my expectation that post Doomsday/Secret Wars we are going to see a hard pivot into X-Men taking center stage with the Avengers having run their course...and they're going to update them to be some timely political commentary. Anti-mutant sentiment that fits the times more, with some ICE flavored fascism.
I also realized we have a chance that could set this Peter up to be the unluckiest Parker. His Uncle Ben died further in the past, so that got doubled up with the change they made in Brand New Day. He disappeared for five years in high school due to Thanos, and then everyone including MJ and his best friend forgot about him for five years while they went to college and he just did Spider-Man stuff. The things that happened in this film were really rubbing salt in that wound too. So they just need to introduce Gwen Stacy before he can get back together with MJ...
Also, Zendaya's going to be in three of the biggest movies of the year, and Holland in two: The Odyssey, this one, and Dune Part III. (Too bad neither of them ended up in Super Mario Galaxy.)