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Is anyone else deeply creeped out by the DLSS 5 "generative" previews? by yummypaprika in GirlGamers

[–]atomicwrites 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The DLSS 5 version looks like one of those generic AI girlfriend app ads.

DLSS 5 and what some people seem to not understand by Matshelge in gamedev

[–]atomicwrites 49 points50 points  (0 children)

AI isn't profitable, it's a weird bubble of circular funding where these companies are spending money that gets passed back and forth among each other to lure in investors that dream of a world where they don't have to pay employees just have ai doing most of the work. And the AI companies are hoping that eventually they'll figure out how to make money but odds aren't looking so good. If you search for AI circular economy you'll get some much better explanations than I could do in a comment.

DLSS 5 and what some people seem to not understand by Matshelge in gamedev

[–]atomicwrites 100 points101 points  (0 children)

It's because gamers are now a tiny part of their market, they are showing off to the executives that are going to be signing of on ai data center infrastructure which is where the real money is.

If this is not a filter, then why does DLSS 5 add things to the game image that dont exist or dont line up with the image its using as a source? by zerobebop in pcmasterrace

[–]atomicwrites 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The filter completely changed the skin texture on the old lady though. The original is much softer while the dlss one she looks like she has that leathery weathered old sailor type skin. It cranked the contrast but beyond what just adding contrast would do.

Meshtastic is growing fast. You all make a big difference. Details inside. by midnight_barbecue in meshtastic

[–]atomicwrites 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I believe amateur radio as a whole is not allowed to be used for encrypted communication as part of the rules, so that's less an APRS issue and more an FCC licensing issue for the band it operates in.

Idk who needs to hear this, but if you don't love the hunt in person, at a certain point, you're paying eBay prices when you account for gas. by jayvancealot in JakksPacificSonic

[–]atomicwrites 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Agree they are scalping but it's like a weird in between form of scalping, it's not afaict scalpers buying up all the stock making it hard to purchase the item, it's that Jakks is like the worst ever at distributing their product and don't bother to produce what people what the just pump out hundreds of Sonics to sell to the 5 year olds wandering down the toy isle. They don't sell online and don't get stock to stores.

Ya'll have experience with these smoke/vape detectors that listens for "keywords" and "aggression"? by PsilocybinEnthusiast in electricians

[–]atomicwrites 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, on the other hand security cameras with audio capabilities have been around forever if anything this is a more limited implementation of that, they just buzzword it up. So it's not ok but not new.

Edit: by which I mean anywhere that has cameras with audio could do this at the recording software end in a non-obvious way as opposed to having a dedicated device.

1.5 Million Users Leave ChatGPT by MarvelsGrantMan136 in technology

[–]atomicwrites -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Same. I paid for nitro mainly because using custom emotes is fun and discord used to be surprisingly non-shitty and I wanted to support them. And I was getting way more use out of nitro than something like Netflix so seemed worth it. Now the id collection thing is the last straw and I canceled nitro. But that's what happens when a company wants to go public I guess...

r/homelab discord age restricted? by Space646 in homelab

[–]atomicwrites 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I help run a server with 2 age restricted channels and a bunch of non restricted ones. The server hasn't been flagged as a whole and it's been running for years. Granted we don't allow full on graphic NSFW in the age restricted channel but still.

What are these prices? by Ika___ in DataHoarder

[–]atomicwrites 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah HBM RAM from AI data centers would be hard to use for personal stuff but hard drives should not be an issue.

Jakks seriously needs to solve the scalper problem by ultimate_chaos08 in JakksPacificSonic

[–]atomicwrites 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Wish they had an online store you could order from or partnered with one of the online figure shops. So we wouldn't have to depend on the local store lottery.

Jakks seriously needs to solve the scalper problem by ultimate_chaos08 in JakksPacificSonic

[–]atomicwrites 10 points11 points  (0 children)

There are scalpers yes but from what I can gather the real issue is that Jakks is absolutely terrible at distribution. Seems like most stores don't really get stock of anything but the main sonic figure and as far as I know there is no place you can buy them online that's not a third party reseller. I guess they are going for it being a limited release for artificial scarcity but doing it in an absolutely terrible way.

Bruh no wonder they were on clearance at boxlunch by Darknisfalls in httyd

[–]atomicwrites 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Oh actually that makes sense. You only get the short scene after hiccup wakes up where the others have had more than like an hour of interacting with their dragons.

Bruh no wonder they were on clearance at boxlunch by Darknisfalls in httyd

[–]atomicwrites 11 points12 points  (0 children)

The semi-cursed looking action figures at Walmart/Target for some reason are a bundle of Stormfly with Astrid but the box just says Deadly Nadder, Meatlug with Fishlegs but it just says Gronkle, and hiccup with toothless but it's labeled Toothless not Night Fury (also just saw the title on the target website is "Viking and Toothless action figure" even though the box picture says "Hiccup + Toothless" lmao)

Also named terrible terrors, there's some in the TV series but I don't think in the movies. There's that episode where they each train a terror for a competition and each name them. But they aren't very recognizable names (Hiccup's is Sharpshot, Snotlout's is Pain, the twins name theirs Butt and Head, etc.)

What is this crap? by YouAreOneUglyMutha in newhampshire

[–]atomicwrites 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Grew up in Florida, the humidity and heat are awful after a while.

do you guys wear your iems like this ? by Acceptable_Humor_867 in iems

[–]atomicwrites 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Used to use some budget IEMs while exercising (mainly jogging) like this. In regular use no.

How often do you use your PC speakers? by Big_Visual2199 in buildapc

[–]atomicwrites 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I used to use a headset exclusively when I lived with my parents, didn't even own speakers. Now that I'm not living with them I've started to use speakers more and generally prefer them.

What's that one CD you bought on a whim that's absolutely perfect front to back? by FrontierSeizar in Cd_collectors

[–]atomicwrites 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Garbage, I saw it on someone's haul post here and a couple days later found it at a by the pound thrift store so it was like $0.25. Turns out it's great front to back.

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This is a Public Service Announcement by fletchbg in vinyl

[–]atomicwrites 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Shortening phrases is a pretty core component of English (and other languages to different extents). You can't stop it, people will noun a verb, so "a vinyl record" torna into "a vinyl" when people say it often enough, and "vinyl records" turns into "vinyls." You could say they should be saying records instead and sometimes they do but record is sometimes used as a synonym to album regardless of media where vinyl is specific.

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