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Has Austin Wintory done anything you like lately?
It's been a while since I played so I might be misremembering but I'm pretty sure he did Tooth and Tail and I'm pretty sure I enjoyed the music there
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Has Austin Wintory done anything you like lately?
It's been a while since I played so I might be misremembering but I'm pretty sure he did Tooth and Tail and I'm pretty sure I enjoyed the music there
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Wolves roam into Finnish villages after Google destroys 1,300 acres of forest for AI data centers — forest where wolf packs used to live is now an expanse of mud
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It really depends on size of the team and equipment. Three guys with a hand saw, the trees will probably grow back as fast as they clear them. Three hundred guys each running an industrial feller, that's done by lunch and they've got time for some kebabs (maybe an exaggeration, but still).
If they snuck in a large enough team and clearcut, it's very plausible they could do that in a week or two without someone visiting and noticing.
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LAIKA Studios' "Wildwood" is now Certified Fresh with a perfect 100% on Rotten Tomatoes
Hoping to go see this Tuesday. I've had it on my calendar for ages
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While EA shuts down BioWare, developers of The Sims, Skate, and Battlefield say they've also lost their jobs
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Does he have a bridge to sell because I think now's the time
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HBO Max has really turned to shit since the Skydance takeover
All of those shows were made pre takeover and top 10 is usually either highest rated or most streamed or a combo of both. There's a lot of reasons to bash this merger but this isn't it. It's only been like a week, not even enough time to do much even in this fast paced modern world.
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EA is shutting down BioWare and the next Mass Effect has been canceled
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Booooo. You can't call yourself a Mass Effect spiritual successor unless there's an alien that makes me question how I feel and an alien bro I'm willing to take a grenade for
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Yo, I’m at the pizza place. Y’all want anything?
Barbeque chicken and a pizza plan to tax the rich
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Cheesy gordita crunch prices
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France doesn't have a large population of the country jerking off their gun and ammo collection every night praying for a chance to use it.
The same population that was out shooting people during BLM protests are the same ones opposing action now.
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EA is shutting down BioWare and the next Mass Effect has been canceled
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I've not looked into it at all but isn't Exodus selling itself as a Mass Effect spiritual successor?
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FTFY
It feels like every other bundle is AI slop books and honestly getting to the point of just nuking my account
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I've heard good things about Project Reclaimer at least
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Watchmen has been in my list to read for ages. I need to finally get to it. Feels like a good gloomy Halloween read
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Demands for AI Filter on Steam Grow as Next Fest Is Flooded with AI Slop
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No, it's a first pass filter. People against AI like myself know it's a publisher declared thing but that's still hundreds of results less I'd have to filter through. No virus scanner promises 100% accuracy, it promises to be part of a solution that still requires user diligence
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New Trekkie here! Which series are the best?
Honestly, as a sci-fi nerd who has watched The Original Series (and many others) and loved it, it is rough. It's very much a product of it's time and you can see and feel that in everything. Costumes, scripts, acting, sets, everything. For example, the below image is an actual alien from the original series, as it appeared in the show.
Now, if you can enjoy the camp and enjoy the show for what it is, then sure, give it a shot, but just know going in what you're getting into.
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Linux Foundation Estimates 25% Of New Pull Requests To Be Low-Quality AI Slop
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Several MIT studies have shown that while people feel more productive they are basically actually equal because of overhead. They have to spend more time managing the LLMs and designing prompts and reviewing output and it basically is a wash.
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What is skinny
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I think these people calling Taylor Swift not skinny are just imagining Victoria Secret models.
It's a range, just like all bodies are on a range, and they don't seem to get that
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I've heard good things about Project Reclaimer at least
Can still have it. I have semi regular Mario Kart and Smash Bros nights. Loads of fun, always stay up until way too late. Finish off with a dumb movie.
You're only chasing that high because you don't embrace whimsy
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Linux Foundation Estimates 25% Of New Pull Requests To Be Low-Quality AI Slop
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Yes, I'm a developer. And people point to studies because the scientific method and proper data gathering procedures have shown in the long run to be much more reliable and accurate than vague feelings.
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The four horsemen of never shutting the fuck up 🐎💀🙏
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They're culty them swifties but I swear I hear people complain about them more than I actually hear swifties talk about anything. I don't know what corners of the Internet people are on but maybe they should try some new ones
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New Trekkie here! Which series are the best?
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I haven't looked into it super deep but my impression is some of the antisemitism was more anti religion in general and that targeted the Jews because they are very central to American religion.
But whatever the truth about him, no, I don't think it really showed up in the show. It feels very inclusive and truly utopian dreaming in many ways. There's the classic sci-fi trope episodes about looking beyond physical characteristics or dogma and judging a person based on who they are.
If you like camp then for sure give it a shot, just don't feel bad about stopping part way through if you change your mind either.
On the plus side literal Nazis get punched in one episode
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Except this study is not peer reviewed from what I've seen and gathered data in very unscientific ways. There's no validation of answers and allowed users to just guess how much they feel they're being more productive. Like go read the questions, it's a person guessing at time saved. This study holds zero importance in the discussion in my mind because, as said, other MIT studies have shown people are actually incredibly bad at knowing how much time spent changed pre vs post LLM usage.