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On 9/21/2018 at 4:22 PM, EternallDarkness said:

big brother watching/listening always!

The thing is, we can have this and privacy. The audio has to be processed server side because of the low-powered devices which is why the devices are connected, and they do skim aggregate data off the top for testing and tracking, but they don't need to do the latter part. Most of this data is dumped because it's not worth storing. I worked on a project that uses voice recognition from one of the big three, and it wasn't something we needed or wanted to keep.

We can create smart laws that prevent micro level data tracking and still allows these devices to work just fine, with opt-in requirements for data storing that are hard capped at 15% of the userbase being asked. That allows the companies to get the quantitative data they need to make improvements while preventing them from making "opt in" essentially a mandatory requirement by locking out features.

9 hours ago, skillzdadirecta said:

Well when your first impulse is to go negative you're bound to be right at some point. The internet's track record of overreacting and being wrong far outweighs it's track record of calling shit right based on a few images.

 

And I remember when the internet thought Zack Snyder was the second coming despite him fucking up Watchmen and shooting an airball with Sucker Punch.

Well, again, I'm not trying to focus on what "the internet" thought about these things, but what I think about it. And I think this one looks like a misstep so far. We'll see. It's not like DC has earned a Marvel level benefit of the doubt. Nolan's trilogy looks more like a lucky fluke with every new film they put out. We're not making these judgments in a vacuum.

3 minutes ago, skillzdadirecta said:

You're in the minority then because I can legit remember dudes on the boards freaking out about how Ledger looked as the Joker. I can even remember what scene was shown early. I can also remember how the internet said Gal Gadot was too skinny to be Wonder Woman and how the freaked our about Spiderman' white Spider emblem in the new game... my point? The internet often reacts with little to no information or context and is more often wrong than right.

Well, the internet also called Batman v Superman being shit, and Leto's Joker, so it's kind of a mixed bag on what pans out. But I'm not overly concerned with what others think. For me, I saw what they were going for with Ledger immediately, and it had an intrigue that I had to know more about. This leaves me feeling like I am looking at a remake of Quick Change. I don't feel compelled to know more.

But again, maybe the trailer will show something that changes my mind.

22 hours ago, skillzdadirecta said:

Hey 'member how the internet overreacted to Heath Ledger's Joker makeup? I 'member!

What I remember is how much I liked what Ledger looked like, and I was able to immediately see something in it I wanted to know more about. What I see here reminds me more of when I saw Leto's make-up, and the feeling in my stomach that what I originally thought of as great casting was starting to go down a road that I didn't want to follow.

 I mean, we'll see when we know more and have a trailer to get a better idea of their angle, but I get the shaky reception of this one.

It’s welcome news they are going all fresh. I’m very excited to see what Whitaker can do. She’s a talented performer and should bring some fun wrinkles to the role. It’ll be nice that she can do so without constantly being compared to every male Doctor and how they handled the same monsters.

Only seen a few episodes of the Animated, so sure, I’m in for this.

Looks fantastic.

4 hours ago, Emblazon said:

Face ID is a HUGE improvement over Touch ID. It works better, and doesn't require dry fingers to get into your phone. 

It also requires me to pick up my phone or awkwardly hover over it to unlock it. My fingers are dry before I use my phone, so that's not an issue. Fingerprint works great, and my face is not something I want to use as an ID.

No thank you on wireless headphones.

The way Apple is headed they'll have to pry my SE out of my cold, dead hands. Fingerprint and a headphone jack are critical features for me, and both the notch and the Face ID are permanent deal breakers.

Looks like a solid show, and could be the Buffy for a new generation.

Man, the Coen Bros doing another Western is exciting enough, but doing it closer to the bone of a typical Coen Bros movie is even extra hype worthy.

4 hours ago, skillzdadirecta said:

One name being floated to to replace Cavilll, Killmonger

 

 

NO WAY this happens with the current fanboy climate... Seriously, I don't even want it to happen. Just cast him as ICON.

This would b the greatest fanboy freak out of all time. I hope it happens.

I wondered how his Witcher casting would impact his Superman duties. Guess now we know what he was thinking.

On 9/8/2018 at 4:32 PM, ALIEN-gunner said:

None of this nonsense matters, thse show was doomed to fail from the beginning. 

It was definitely going to mine salt from fanboys that made Witcher into their Twilight, but the rest of us should be able to enjoy it just fine.

10 hours ago, Jason said:

 

Oh, well, that's not going to be an upgrade.

2 hours ago, brucoe said:

It's an industry that rewards itself for its own accomplishments.

That's every industry. Movie awards just have famous people at them so we care.

20 hours ago, skillzdadirecta said:

Damn I'm so far behind on the Marvel shows... I still need to watch the second seasons of Jessica Jones, Luke Cage and now this. 

Feeling that fatigue, huh?

Apparently we're going to have to deal with another fanboy freak out about how "Slavic means white" when Ciri's announcement is cast. They're looking for a minority actress.

I hadn't heard of it until I filled out the FML sheet tonight. But it's tracking around $40mil+.

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3 hours ago, GeneticBlueprint said:

 

 

All the stuff mentioned in the article might be played for horrific or played for funny. Or anything in between. I don't think we can know without seeing the movie. 

Right, thats what I am getting at. Need to see more takes on it. Other reviews describe it as his usual brutalness (and actually scaled back a bit). This is the only one I ca find that seems to think it's a "right wing fantasy" and that the main characters are somehow played for heroes.

Is that a 6.5 minute trailer?

1 hour ago, Greatoneshere said:

I don't believe the movie could be right wing? Writer/director S. Craig Zahler did the excellent Bone Tomahawk and Brawl in Cell Block 99. Am I missing something here? Is Zahler an alt-right racist now?

Yea, I feel like the author has a specific bone with Gibson, and I get how his past kinda makes him deserve it, but Zahler doesn't strike me that way. Maybe he is, I don't know. The article ends with this:

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Defenders of Dragged will argue that its general sense of nihilism—or its ending—will justify such hate. They’ll be wrong. This is one ugly film. And at 158 minutes, with a script that shoehorns words like “assuage” and “lament” into its tough-guy banter, it’s a chore to get through. 

Maybe he was trying to make a point about police brutality and show the underbelly of American society, but either missed or the author missed it? I would like to read more impressions.

13 hours ago, Jason said:

I saw somewhere else that he was actively lobbying for the role.

Yea, but iit's a bit murky on the timing. Those comments were a few weeks ago and he has been in negotiations for months. Could be that his interview statements were gauging fan reactions, or trying to prime the audience with some credibility before the announcement after the previous casting announcement fiasco with the leaked audition tape. I find it hard to believe they cast Geralt after everyone else.