@Toadsanime Not google but an example of real genuine ai slopification. Siri once could do this. How did it come up with this, what was its process
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Cat Guy
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I especially hate how Google no longer translates timezones for you.
Up until recently, I could type "2pm EST to BST" and ta-da. Now, nothing.
keysmashbandit@keysmashbandit
I cannot fucking tolerate this stupid model commentary. Why did you spend even a single token generating this. Give me the dictionary tool back @Google I'm at the end of my fucking rope with this shit
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@StarWarsChron @SpiderLynk @SirSnipeyy Yes because it was used sparingly to add to a scene rather than be basically the main focus. As a result it looks shockingly realistic in andor but in OWK those screenshots look super fake.
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@SpiderLynk @SirSnipeyy But OWK isn't allowed to use it as backgrounds in buildings, like in three of the screenshots above?
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Painfully obvious volume usage
Darth Thunder ⚡@XDarthThunderX
Stills from the Kenobi show look insanely good like wtf.
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@Aquilaeetus @sleepydoot “Child soldiers” except they don’t look or act like it.
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@sleepydoot “Child soldiers face the horrors of war” is a little different than “trains roll around the tracks”
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@Vihandu5Vihandu @Charliebro22840 @Nick_Marseil or that 5* is only reserved only for the "best" films of all time. If reviewers enjoyed mixtape, felt it did what it wanted to do, couldn't find any flaws, what else would you give it but 10? No one is saying it's the greatest game of all time, and it doesn't have to be.
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@Vihandu5Vihandu @Charliebro22840 @Nick_Marseil Mediocre is an opinion, and one they don't seem to share. No review is objective. And no, 10/10 scores aren't reserved for the "greatest" games of all time. Thats not how it works. People reviewed avengers endgame with 5*, but no one is saying that it is a ridiculous score
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@Vihandu5Vihandu @Charliebro22840 @Nick_Marseil The reviews are likely high because it’s a small game with a small scope which they think it does very well. No one is saying you will enjoy it more then elden ring (which has its own glaring flaws). If they played the game and thought it was good, why not high scores?
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@Charliebro22840 @Nick_Marseil hate is probably bcz the unnaturally high scores
among the best games ever like BG3, elden ring etc
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@gogmork @WhiteQueenNV @FearMongrel Ok? So steal the brainrot is the pinnacle of gaming for you? I haven’t played mixtape so idk if it’s worth a 10, but obviously it’s not going to sell as much as the latest fifa, doesn’t mean fifa is a better game
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@WhiteQueenNV @FearMongrel This is not going to be a cultural milestone. I think the player numbers will speak for themselves. Is this going to be played by tens of millions? I don't think so.
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the vitriolic discussion around this game has been insane, considering it's actually got this much style to it, and is ONLY 20$
aditya@adityafinal_psd
i think i’ve said this before, but the most inspiring design work is happening outside of consumer apps. and Mixtape’s pause menu is just one great example.
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@catgirlprostate Ok maybe not as large, but surely a land density similar to what it is now but oceans are always connected, not land. Surely that’s possible.
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People are so nostalgia blind when it comes to old Minecraft they genuinely want like 1/3 of their world to be oceans with nothing in them that are a pain to traverse because boats sucked and elytra didn't exist yet
A Hiding Person 🏳️⚧️🔞@a_hiding_person
The fact that oceans just straight-up don't exist anymore is a massive loss.
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@Pravinakajerry @driceroland Best way to do this is focus on the app, not the physical product, because functionally they are identical. What features can you add that foqos or brick don’t have? Then charge 10 for the app, or 20 for the app plus a pack of slightly better looking nfc tags, and you are golden.
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@Pravinakajerry @driceroland Yeah I mean good effort from him, but at the end of the day they are asking quite a lot for not much. The only real thing he is selling over alternatives is aesthetics, which is a mistake for a product that is all about utility. Stop trying to be the “apple” of this stuff.
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@DarkXiJinping @mil000 In all fairness it doesn’t just do that, it enables parental controls which is something. But there are open source alternatives that do the exact same thing.
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@mil000 And all it does is enable do not disturb, a task quicker to complete the normal way.
Pre-order today.
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every day we invent a new way to sell a 10¢ NFC chip for $50+
Drice@driceroland
first video with it
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@driceroland @Pravinakajerry Sure, you are also selling a metal enclosure and an app to go with it. But you could just download foqos for free and get a 50 pack of tags for 1/6th the price. It’s a difficult value proposition, I’m not sure the metal enclosure is adding enough to justify it.
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@Pravinakajerry right, because obviously I’m just selling a piece of NFC and absolutely nothing else
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@marten_sorby @Knightly_Hist I personally like them, but I feel even if you think they are ugly, they are still better than generic, especially in films so reluctant to escape the OT.
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@___firestar @Knightly_Hist I disagree, though I am not going to defend the Mando Praetorians very hard.
I think they're easily better than the FO ones, but they're not great. The body armour is sort of generic, and I agree the helmets are quite derivative.
I just think the FO helmets look awful.
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This is why I like the design of the praetorian guard in The Last Jedi.
I may not even like their fight scene but the armor is beautiful, and the bulky laminated sleeves reminds me a tad of landsknecht fashion.
The Late Knight Show@Knightly_Hist
I really like the image of fully laminated sleeves for arm armor. Shows up every now and then in history for different purposes.
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@marten_sorby @Knightly_Hist L take for the mando praetorians at least. The FO ones are far more unique and alien looking but still Star Wars. The mando ones look like a derivative, almost fan made design. Rare case of the sequels making armour/equipment that is meaningfully different and interesting.
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@Knightly_Hist I don't think the armour makes up for how bad the helmets look.
The absence of a true visor is... certainly a style, but I think it looks dreadful compared to the more elaborate Elite Praetorians and, of course, the immaculate, ominous simplicity of the original Royal Guards.
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@CaptainBehn @spinningjoe Maybe, maybe not. Most 13 year olds don’t NEED their phones, and a phone is more safe in a safe than on the playground. And schools should have the power to hold a phone etc until at least a parent can come and collect it, which seems a reasonable enough solution.
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@___firestar @spinningjoe Phones are too expensive and necessary for everyday life now for this to be the case. I also don’t believe public schools should have control over parents property.
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the problem with having a phone available for emergencies is it is easy for the concept of an emergency to be stretched very thin
BURN IT ALL 4 SUE STORM ᗢ | WNCel⚔️@haniimhome
Just ban them from classrooms. If I was a parent, I would need my child to have a phone for emergencies
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@CaptainBehn @spinningjoe Of course it’s a lot harder now, especially post Covid, but honestly I don’t mind it. Make sure they can get home, make sure homework doesn’t rely on it, and they can collect it on Friday.
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@CaptainBehn @spinningjoe My school did. I can’t remember why, perhaps if you took it out in lessons? But they could take it until the end of the week. No one I know actually had that happen, but it worked. Phones were not a problem in my school, at least in lesson.
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@Dealerrequiem @SkellyO_O @frayedform He’s best known for a comedy series that ended over a decade ago, and small appearances in big films and tv shows since. C list certainly.
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@___firestar @SkellyO_O @frayedform C list?! This man has been in the last of us, parks and rec, and other well-known comedy films. That man is farm from c list
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the lack of A-list actors genuinely gives me hope
ELDEN RING@ELDENRING
The live-action movie adaptation of #ELDENRING, produced by the studio A24 in partnership with Bandai Namco and filmed for IMAX, is slated for release on March 3, 2028. Production will begin in Spring 2026, and the full cast has been announced. Learn more: bnent.eu/EldenRingMovie
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