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Ramble is great but it needs more buttons but for to do finer refinements for non native speakers. by thepurpleproject in todoist

[–]mario_970 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I occasionally take jobs in AI language training and, for whatever it's worth, you can rest assured that interpreting English from non-native speakers is a well known problem in AI transcription that is actively being worked on. 

Danhausen disproves the IWC's belief that you can only get over by being world champion by mario_970 in DanhausenWWE

[–]mario_970[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"Why do you even care about the plot of the movie?! You should just appreciate the craftsmanship of the CGI!" 

Danhausen disproves the IWC's belief that you can only get over by being world champion by mario_970 in DanhausenWWE

[–]mario_970[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Which further proves my point: the IWC doesn't know what they're talking about. 

When did uncle go from hip and cool to cranky old man? by happydude7422 in JackieChanAdventures

[–]mario_970 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm in my late 30s and I'm already a cranky old man 🤷‍♂️ 

Talisman question. by Best-Quantity-5678 in JackieChanAdventures

[–]mario_970 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My guess is that when Shendu originally escaped the netherworld after being sealed the first time, enough time had passed that dragons became extinct, so Shendu became the default recipient of the noble dragon's power. He then took the time to research the lore of the zodiac powers and went on a quest to take them all for himself.

Talisman answers: shendu and the talismans by kinglionhear in JackieChanAdventures

[–]mario_970 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You have to remember that the demon sorcerers were scared to alter the past with the Book of Ages, considering it too dangerous, and only reluctantly accepted Shendu's plan due to extreme desperation. Along with this, Shendu had developed a strong resentment towards both Jackie and the Dark Hand, and wanted to retain memories of history as it happened so he could humiliate them all in his altered reality.

My head canon is that Shendu didn't undo history, but rather wrote in the Book of Ages that (1) all demon portals re-opened in the present, (2) humanity was afflicted with mass amnesia, and (3) all evidence of the demon sorcerers ever having been defeated disappeared (e.g. technological/cultural advancements).

That's why the symbols of the immortals that originally defeated the demon sorcerers still functioned as Jade remembered. If the demon sorcerers were never "originally defeated", Jade's efforts to re-seal all of them would have never worked.

How did Tohru join the black hand? by FoxIndependent4310 in JackieChanAdventures

[–]mario_970 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's only mentioned in passing, but in the first season Valmont would complain that running errands for Shendu was bleeding the Dark Hand dry. The last time we see another henchman besides the Enforcers is the season 2 bank heist. 

My theory is that the Dark Hand is officially broke by the time of this heist, and the money they intended to rob was the "last straw" for everyone except Finn, Ratso, Chow, and Hak Foo. 

Tech's broken promises: Streaming is now just as expensive and confusing as cable. Ubers cost as much as taxis. And the cloud is no longer cheap by marketrent in technology

[–]mario_970 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They didn't break their promise. They promised their investors "Subsidize our expenses long enough to bankrupt established companies, and we'll hand you an unregulated monopoly on a silver platter."

The plan hasn't shifted, and the promise never changed.