MeekerThanBeaker
@MeekerThanBeaker@lemmy.world
- Comment on Why are fake laughs added to sitcoms? 21 hours ago:
I am not a fan of The Big Bang Theory by any means, but removing the laugh track on any show will make the jokes less funny due to the pacing for edits. They hold on shots longer to add in laughs… this makes for long uncomfortable silences when laughter is removed. And timing is very important in comedy.
If someone removes the laugh track, they should also remove the long silences to give it a better chance. I don’t think it would help TBBT much for me, but comedy is subjective.
- Comment on Beyond Good & Evil remaster arrives next week with "improved graphics", new in-game content, and more 1 week ago:
I never had an issue with other games at the time… just this one. Played many Mario and Zelda games and the camera was fine on those.
On a side note, what’s weird is that I used to always invert my vertical camera for every game, but all of a sudden, my brain changed on some game I was playing and now I no longer need to do that for anything else.
- Comment on Beyond Good & Evil remaster arrives next week with "improved graphics", new in-game content, and more 1 week ago:
The last time I played this game I felt like the controls were off. Like the camera moving left and right were going in the wrong direction compared to other games. I couldn’t change them in options. Hope they make that change because it was very awkward to play.
- Comment on Linux Inventor Says He Doesn’t Believe in Crypto 5 weeks ago:
And crypto is more stable than some governments’ real currency. It’s been a life saver for some people.
It’s also a lot faster for transactions than normal banking when sending money to people in other countries.
It’s still in the early days… like email in the late 80s / early 90s. It should get better, but there’s so much crap and scams out there right now. It’s still very much the wild west. It’s like Wall Street on acid.
- Comment on Robert F. Kennedy Jr. sues Meta, citing chatbot’s reply as evidence of shadowban 1 month ago:
On the one hand, I hope he loses.
On the other hand, I hope Meta also loses.
Something tells me we are the ones who lose.
- Comment on Comcast Unveils Peacock, Netflix, Apple TV+ Streaming Bundle 1 month ago:
Use JustWatch.com or their app.
It doesn’t solve the multiple services issue, but it at least helps you find what you’re looking for.
- Comment on The End of an Era: Women Who Code Closing - Women Who Code 2 months ago:
To beach off.
- Comment on Microsoft’s VASA-1 can deepfake a person with one photo and one audio track 2 months ago:
This is why I don’t post my picture online and I never talk to anyone ever, while hiding my head inside a nylon stocking (unrelated).
- Comment on AI now beats humans at basic tasks — new benchmarks are needed, says major report 2 months ago:
If I dash upstairs 100 meters with ChatGPT open on my phone, does it make a sound?
- Comment on "Permission is Hereby Granted" -- MIT License text becomes viral “sad girl” piano ballad generated by AI 2 months ago:
This was a triumph.
I’m making a note here: huge success.
It’s hard to overstate my satisfaction.
🎂
- Comment on Spec Analysis: PlayStation 5 Pro - the most powerful console yet 3 months ago:
Um… Of course it would be. Why wouldn’t it be? It’s not going to be less powerful than the current systems. What a stupid headline.
- Comment on McDonald’s stores hit by global IT failure 3 months ago:
- Comment on Finland detects more GPS jammers as drivers increasingly try to hide their tracks | Yle News | Yle 3 months ago:
I’m no GPSjamologist, but if a jammer was running in your car, wouldn’t the signal reach other nearby cars while in traffic or does it do it all within the confines of your automobile?
- Comment on A top auto safety group tested 14 partial automated systems — only one passed 3 months ago:
And the name of the one that passed?
Albert Einstein.
Also, “Only one was found to be acceptable: Lexus’ Teammate with Advanced Drive.”
Thank you, rich people, for testing out these features until they are ready for the normal cars.
- Comment on HP’s 'All-In' Printer Rental Watches Everything You Print, Tells HP All About It 3 months ago:
Good guy HP: Trying to save the planet by making their printers so bad no one wants to print anymore. 👍
- Comment on Vudu’s name is changing to “Fandango at Home” 4 months ago:
Vudu is a better name, but Fandango is a more recognizable name. I get it.
Still, they should just market Vudu more. Fandango at Home is a stupid name thought of by corporates. At least, it’s not Fandango+ or whatever… which I’m sure was on their list.
- Comment on Vudu’s name is changing to “Fandango at Home” 4 months ago:
It’s definitely US, but could be elsewhere. Used to be owned by Walmart before Fandango bought them.
What made it great is that you could take all your old DVD and Blu-Ray collections and convert them to digital streaming for like $2 each. If you did ten or more at a time then you’d get a 50% discount… so basically $1/disc. If you wanted to up-rez a DVD (SD to HDX) then it would be $5 per disc or $2.50/disc if you did ten or more.
This was great back in the day when converting movie discs to hard disk at home was time consuming and expensive and complicated. Getting a 1080p copy of my old DVDs for $2.50 each was a lot better option than paying $10-15 again.
You just had to put the disc in a tray for Vudu to scan it. That’s it. You could technically borrow other people’s collections as well. Now, I think they have you scan a barcode with their app. Once 4K versions came out, I don’t think they allow for upgrading your collection to that which is a shame. I also don’t think they do the 50% discount for converting 10 or more discs.
Still, Vudu always seems to have them best sales. Just wish there was a better upgrade process from SD or HDX to 4K. Right now, it seems like it’s the same price as everyone else.
- Comment on 700 Ubisoft workers strike in France over failed salary negotiations 4 months ago:
I still buy their games… when they are like 80% off. I would’ve maybe bought Skull and Bones new given how much I liked Black Flag, but after the reviews… I’ll wait until a big sale or wait for it to be on GamePass.
- Comment on Xbox Next-Gen Console Confirmed, Will be 'Largest Technical Leap in a Hardware Generation' 4 months ago:
I don’t know why you were being downvoted. It’s true. FPS is the developers decision. If a game had like 9 pixels on screen, they could make that game do ultra high framerate.
Developers usually prefer better graphics over framerate however. I just hope that more games allow the choice between graphics, framerate, and a balance between the two… like with Hogwarts Legacy.
- Comment on 4 months ago:
I don’t see as many Vizios as I used to. I recommend Hisense now for better bang-for-your-buck TVs.
I still prefer Sony or Samsung, but you’d be paying more to get similar picture quality.
- Comment on Windows 11 24H2 to enforce hardware requirement - gHacks Tech News 4 months ago:
From what I’ve read, it only affects AMD processors from 2011 and earlier, and Intel processors from 2008 and earlier.
So… just people who bypassed the earlier TPM requirement and installed Windows 11 on those older CPUs for some reason.
Who would do this, like three people in the world?
- Comment on Amazon Prime Video won't offer Dolby Vision and Atmos on its ad-supported plan | The company is now facing a lawsuit over its decision to charge $3 more for ad-free viewing. 4 months ago:
I mean, yeah. I signed up for a year of Prime last summer. They just decide to put in ads? At least wait for the subscription to expire before pulling this crap.
Every time they do something like this, I wait longer and longer to resubscribe. It’s just been getting worse, not better.
Bezos, just go to Mars already with the rest of the billionaires. Guess how much taxes you’ll save up there. We don’t need you.
- Comment on Skull And Bones Open Beta Review: It’s Meh, Matey 4 months ago:
All they needed to do was make a Black Flag type game with more pirating stuff to do. That’s it.
- Comment on FCC bans AI-generated voices in robocalls that can deceive voters 4 months ago:
Here’s an idea… why not ban all robo-calls?
- Comment on Doors: Paradox free on Epic Games 4 months ago:
Fun game. Not terribly difficult, but relaxing. Got 100% achievements on it last year.
- Comment on Commercials Are Streaming’s New Norm, and Creators Aren’t Happy: “It’s Almost Worse Than Broadcast” 4 months ago:
What pisses me off is that I signed up for a year last summer. This change should not have happened for people who already paid for Prime.
With shipping getting worse, yeah … I’m cancelling that.
Guess Bezos doesn’t have enough money.
- Comment on Cable firms to FTC: We shouldn’t have to let users cancel service with a click — Customers may “misunderstand the consequences of canceling,” say lobbyists 5 months ago:
But maw-maw will miss the latest episode of NCIS: Des Moines.
- Comment on Cable firms to FTC: We shouldn’t have to let users cancel service with a click — Customers may “misunderstand the consequences of canceling,” say lobbyists 5 months ago:
Wait… but I always drink plenty of… (checks label) …Malk?
- Comment on ‘Don’t Mess With Us’: WebMD Parent Company Demands Return to Office in Bizarre Video 5 months ago:
People who haven’t come in to the office yet do it for a reason. They like it. They are happier. Happier employees are better employees.
They get more sleep so they are more alert or more have more time for hobbies and recreation. They don’t have to spend as much on gas or childcare. They don’t use the office’s electricity, water, facilities, coffee/snacks.
Make it a choice. For the betterment of humanity and the planet.
When someone makes videos like this, you don’t get the best people to come work for your company, you get the most desperate.
But then again, maybe that’s what they want. Idiots.
- Comment on As Disney pushes towards streaming profitability, Pixar to undergo layoffs in 2024 5 months ago:
There’s only been Lightyear, which I haven’t finished, and Elemental for Pixar movies since Turning Red… so not that many.
Elemental was actually a lot better than I thought it would be. From the trailers, it looked like it was something I’ve seen before… but it had that Pixar heart and charm. I recommend it.
Turning Red wasn’t one of my favorites, but it’s coming to theaters in early February if you want to see it on the big screen. Soul (which was fantastic) is out now in theaters and Luca is releasing near the end of March.