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mknepprath

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Staff Software Engineer @ Walmart and builder of bots.

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daringfireball, to random
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Publishing AI Slop Is a Choice
https://daringfireball.net/linked/2024/05/24/publishing-ai-slop-is-a-choice

mknepprath,
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@daringfireball 👏

nixCraft, to random
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DuckDuckGo, Microsoft Copilot, ChatGPT's web search, Ecosia, and Qwant all stopped working this morning because of Bing API. 😂 And they want Microsoft Copilot deeply integrated with Windows OS. Imagine someone is unable to book emergency medical appointments because Microsoft Copilot is down or you can't withdraw money or transfer funds through netbanking because AI and screenshot services are down. This is a good example of why we must not trust someone like Microsoft for anything serious.

mknepprath,
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@nixCraft @igb i hope they push it so far that my employer stops trying to push Teams on me

rafa, to random
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Today I soldered some electronics… I feel invincible.

mknepprath,
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@rafa how was it? I want to do this to replace some batteries in some old gameboy cartridges, but I’m scared

rodhilton, to random
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I dont know how we reached a point as a society where a man can stand in front of a crowd with this picture behind him and utter the phrase "the difference is striking" without being driven out of the village by someone playing a flute or something but we've taken a wrong turn somewhere.

mknepprath,
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@rodhilton I assume the comparison has been made, but this photo - wow

siracusa, to random
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If only, Kevin. If only…

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mknepprath,
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@siracusa Such a good episode

rodhilton, to random
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Today Chris Stuckmann released a review of The Fall Guy where he laments the lack of a Best Stunt category at the Oscars, going so far as to say the phrase "for some reason" as though it's a mystery.

This guy fancies himself a filmmaker and doesn't know that the oft-repeated reason is that rewarding the best stunt with an Oscar will result in productions pushing for bigger and bigger stunts to win the award, which will cause people to die.

Is this not obvious to someone "in the industry"?

mknepprath,
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@rodhilton I’m sure some have. The argument is reductive imo. The award would mainly be about how it contributes to the artistry of the film. This does not correlate 1:1 with how dangerous it is. It’s already a category in some award shows, too

mknepprath,
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@rodhilton Solved by measuring stunts by their execution and not scale; execution includes safety precautions that were put in place. Assuming it’s voted on by a body of their peers, it will not result in the people laying down their lives every year for posthumous Oscar. Don’t think professionals in the field would appreciate being referred to as a bunch of death-obsessed danger junkies, either

Meyerweb, to random
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Reality is being written by a malfunctioning Markov chain generator.

(Hat tip: @cstross)

mknepprath,
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@Meyerweb feels like the subtitle should be the title, no?

daringfireball, to random
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AltStore PAL Launches in the EU
https://daringfireball.net/linked/2024/04/17/altstore-pal

mknepprath,
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@daringfireball also https://apps.apple.com/app/id1048524688

daringfireball, to random
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The Verge’s Review Scale
https://daringfireball.net/linked/2024/04/11/the-verge-review-scale

mknepprath,
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@daringfireball 3 seems right, guessing 2 is for products they deem legitimately dangerous

Meyerweb, to random
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You know how COVID suppresses the sense of smell? Based on what I’ve seen while driving over last several weeks, there’s a new variant running rampant that removes people’s ability to perceive the color red. Stop lights, stop signs, all just gone from their perception. The result is damn near tragicomic.

mknepprath,
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@Meyerweb been seeing this in cle as well 😵‍💫

mknepprath,
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@Meyerweb At this point I just have to sit at green lights until I'm sure cross traffic is actually going to stop. Scary!

rodhilton, to random
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Go home NYT Connections, you're drunk.

mknepprath,
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@rodhilton it was great

christianselig, to random
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The real issue the EU needs to tackle is the awkward period when a movie is neither in theaters, nor available to rent/buy. Looking at you, Boy and the Heron

mknepprath,
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@christianselig Godzilla Minus One, too! I want to rewatch both asap

taylorlorenz, to random
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“Hollywood is now kind of similar to the VC mind-set of scale at all costs. Where everything has to be the biggest thing or it’s not worth doing. Actually, I kind of like the small businesses that are self-sustaining and not trying to go public. And I like the small movies that are for specific people, not everybody on the planet. I hope that a business model reemerges to support that” https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/movies/2024/03/12/disruptors-adam-frucci-silicon-valley/

mknepprath,
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@taylorlorenz great take

stroughtonsmith, to random

Installed 17.4 just to see what the European experience is like. Default browser flow!

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mknepprath,
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@stroughtonsmith safari not at the top??

mknepprath, to random
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Watched First Reformed. Confident, bold, and brave; I’m having a hard time coming up with a contemporary equal. One truly does have to reach back to Dreyer to find work this contemplative.

I think I’d love to watch a cut of this that slices the entirety of Koyaanisqatsi into That One Scene. https://letterboxd.com/mknepprath/film/first-reformed/?i=flletterboxd-review-542681599

mknepprath, to random
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Watched The Holdovers. Oozes charm. Knocks you down right when you’re feeling a bit too good, and makes you cheer right when you’re at your lowest, on repeat. Quite shocking how easily this could’ve played like some corny schlock but never does. https://letterboxd.com/mknepprath/film/the-holdovers/?i=flletterboxd-review-518316950

mknepprath, to random
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did a virtual movie club secret santa. had fun. I received the Criterion edition of Drunken Angel!

mknepprath, to random
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Watched Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans. Marriage any% glitchless speedrun [1:33:32] (World Record) https://letterboxd.com/mknepprath/film/sunrise-a-song-of-two-humans/?i=flletterboxd-review-492001823

mknepprath, to random
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Watched Cane Toads: An Unnatural History. Contains an incredible number of twists for the 50 minute runtime. I will be watching more Mark Lewis docs. https://letterboxd.com/mknepprath/film/cane-toads-an-unnatural-history/?i=flletterboxd-review-486249825

mknepprath, to random
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Rewatched Godzilla Minus One. The big action scenes are counterbalanced by such small, quiet ones. Really taken with the sound design this time. When Godzilla powers up, it’s paced almost musically in how it crescendos to the big moment… https://letterboxd.com/mknepprath/film/godzilla-minus-one/1/?i=flletterboxd-review-485973901

mknepprath, to random
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so @beep has inspired me to write tonight.

My latest: It’s Not AI, and It Wasn’t Built to Be Accurate https://mknepprath.com/writing/large-language-mayhem

mknepprath, to random
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Watched Day of the Dead. ❤️ Bub https://letterboxd.com/mknepprath/film/day-of-the-dead/?i=flletterboxd-review-460326133

mknepprath, to random
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I watched True Lies. Second movie I’ve watched today with a chase scene involving motorcycles and horses. What’s up with that?Bill Paxton is the best. https://letterboxd.com/mknepprath/film/true-lies/?i=flletterboxd-review-381326434

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