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[–] aleph@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago

Saw this yesterday - really great retro horror movie that doesn't rely on jump scares. They nailed the late 70s feel of the whole thing.

[–] aleph@lemm.ee 10 points 1 year ago

And completely free of ads, microtransactions, and locked content of any description.

[–] aleph@lemm.ee 14 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I use FLAC for long-term storage, 256kbps Ogg when transcoding for mobile devices.

Opus is the best lossy codec in terms of efficiency, but many devices/apps don't properly support it.

[–] aleph@lemm.ee 86 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (5 children)

Why are we giving this odious little twerp the oxygen of publicity?

[–] aleph@lemm.ee 22 points 1 year ago

They make a good point. Mad Max is a relatively niche IP, compared to your usual Blockbuster action movies. Furiosa is a little overlong, and violent. All-in-all, offers a limited appeal unless you're already a fan of Fury Road.

[–] aleph@lemm.ee 22 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Most Catholics tend to lean much more towards an allegorical interpretation of the Bible when compared to, say, Evangelical Protestants. They also tend to quote scripture a lot less.

[–] aleph@lemm.ee 15 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Yeah, without evidence that Activision/CoD were intentionally in cahoots with arms manufacturers, this is pretty flimsy.

I do think the case against Daniel Defense is stronger, though. I can see a legitimate argument being made that guns should not be advertised directly at teenagers and young men, and that firearms shouldn't be advertised on social media in general.

[–] aleph@lemm.ee 13 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

Saw the new movie today. It's not as full of CGI as the trailer makes it look, but, granted, it's more noticeable than it was in Fury Road. There are still some great practical stunts in it, though, it was still an enjoyable experience. 75% as good as FR, for me at least.

[–] aleph@lemm.ee 16 points 1 year ago (2 children)

And that's an X with a Chinese pronunciation, no doubt.

[–] aleph@lemm.ee 13 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

In the video, the CEO specifically claims that the device contains a proprietary AI that can do all sorts of things, when in fact it appears to be ChatGPT with a bunch of hard-coded scripts slapped on top. If that's indeed the case, then it would be an obvious scam and most likely fraud.

[–] aleph@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Just got out of Furiosa. It's about 75% as good, I reckon.

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