Bob_Robertson_IX
@Bob_Robertson_IX@discuss.tchncs.de
- Comment on The Sandman Showrunner on Decision to End Series, Neil Gaiman Factor 12 hours ago:
I agree… I hate that we can still get flooded with new Harry Potter content, but Neil Gaiman IP is now off limits.
I want to live in a world where people aren’t shit.
- Comment on ‘Elden Ring’ Movie in the Works From ’Civil War’ Director Alex Garland, A24 5 days ago:
I don’t think I’d consider Detective Pikachu or Sonic to be animated. Just like I wouldn’t consider Fallout or Last of Us to be movies.
- Comment on ‘Elden Ring’ Movie in the Works From ’Civil War’ Director Alex Garland, A24 6 days ago:
I don’t know, just because the video game isn’t real doesn’t mean that the movie isn’t based off of a video game. I think it just shows that the reason most video game movies fail isn’t because the movie is bad, but because the fans are too harsh. If Wreck It Ralph replaced the main characters with characters from Mario but still had the same basic plot I don’t think it would have been as well received.
- Comment on ‘Elden Ring’ Movie in the Works From ’Civil War’ Director Alex Garland, A24 6 days ago:
First, it’s A24 and they put out amazing movies .
Second, Detective Pikachu, Sonic the Hedgehog, Super Mario Bros Movie, and I’m not sure if it would count, but Wreck It Ralph are all good video game movies.
- Comment on 'Sesame Street' Streaming Rights Head to PBS Kids, Netflix 1 week ago:
I was being a bit hyperbolic, but my point was that Apple has put out some incredible shows and it seems that no one ever talks about Apple TV.
- Comment on 'Sesame Street' Streaming Rights Head to PBS Kids, Netflix 1 week ago:
If it was on Apple TV no one would ever know about it.
I just don’t understand Apple TV… they put out some AMAZING shows, but there’s hardly ever any buzz about them.
- Comment on 7 for me 1 week ago:
They wear magic underwear. It’s a whole thing.
- Comment on Yabba-dabba-doo! 1 week ago:
Now I need to go reread it. I have the original comics, so time to go on a hunt!
I’m glad you enjoyed it.
- Comment on Yabba-dabba-doo! 1 week ago:
I felt that Snagglepuss was even better. I don’t want to give any of the story away, but he’s a counterculture playwright in LA Hollywood during the McCarthy era red scare of the early 50s.
It’s an amazingly beautiful book and story.
- Comment on What was she thinking when she did this? 2 weeks ago:
Money, meet mouth.
Do it!
- Comment on Bob Iger Says Disney’s Film Slate in Next 18 Months Is Its Best Since 2019 3 weeks ago:
I have to say that the Mulan movie was pretty great, it just shouldn’t have been marketed as a ‘live action remake’ but instead just another version.
Onward, Soul and Frozen II were also solid. Onward and Soul being released in covid and dealing with death/missing loved ones, was difficult though.
- Comment on Why do people insist on not answering ALL the questions in an email or text message? 1 month ago:
Try being more direct, you can still write out your whole email with the full description, but put in a section somewhere that’s easy to see that’s labeled as “QUESTIONS” and then enumerate the questions you want answered. I often will have the whole section bold and further highlight important words in red. This makes it easier for people to answer inline on the reply and helps ensure questions weren’t missed.
The truth is, most people don’t like the ‘email’ part of the job and may only check it once or twice a day and I’d most likely just skimming through several messages and not fully devoting much time to each message. By making it easier for them to reply you end up with a better result.
You can also use this when you expect someone to take action from your email. Let them know precisely what you want them to do, and make it very easy to find ‘The Ask’.
- Comment on How likely is it that Trump will be the first President assassinated since Kennedy? 1 month ago:
who the fuck just stands there like an idiot after a gunman supposedly tried to kill you
The idiot who looked into an eclipse?
- Comment on What open-world games on Steam have satisfying movement, like Arkham Knight or Spider-Man? 1 month ago:
Steep (snowboarding, skiing, paragliding, wingsuiting) and Red Dead Redemption 2 (fast travel is an option, but come on, enjoy that ride!) are the two that I really enjoy.
- Comment on Teachers warn AI is impacting students' critical thinking 1 month ago:
I never said that it was a new thing, what I’m saying is that the introduction of AI in the classroom is the perfect way to bring critical thinking back to the classroom. That’s one thing that AI is good at… getting people to realize that something they’ve just been told might not be 100% true.
- Comment on Teachers warn AI is impacting students' critical thinking 1 month ago:
It is impacting their critical thinking because the teachers aren’t teaching the kids how to use AI!
My kids came home talking about an interview she did with one of her heroes. She knew all kinds of facts, including what type of dogs her hero has. I had to explain to my 8 year old that an AI doesn’t know very much, but it will never tell you that it doesn’t know something.
I don’t mind that my kid’s school uses AI for learning, but I am pissed at how they are using it the exact wrong way. It should go side by side with learning critical thinking.
- Comment on FOREX is not for the faint hearted 2 months ago:
I’ve found that going into a casino is a great way to exchange money when going to Canada.
- Comment on You better say "Thank You"! 2 months ago:
What’s the point in labeling something that’s obvious?
- Comment on You better say "Thank You"! 2 months ago:
Here in the Midwest we generally have our family egg for lunch on Sunday. Ever since Grandad passed we’ve been able to make thicker slices, but Sissy’s little one is getting to the age that we’re going to have to go back to thinner slices soon. We’re just fortunate that we’re able to get our weekly egg, so we’re not complaining.
- Comment on I'll care when I work for a co-op that is equally owned by all the workers. 2 months ago:
Today I was given a 1.3% raise and my 10% bonus was funded at 6%. Immediately after I was told that someone told me they were about to do something that could end up costing the company around $50k. I didn’t stop them.
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- Comment on My Honest Opinion 3 months ago:
Is it? Or did I make it in Gimp?
- Comment on My Honest Opinion 3 months ago:
so if I use an AI engine to do in-painting on an existing image, then that’s fine? This image is AI enhanced: Image
Would it need to be tagged? (obviously should be tagged NSFL)
- Comment on My Honest Opinion 3 months ago:
Most photos taken or edited on a cell phone are enhanced with AI. Where do you draw the line?
- Comment on WSJ: Trump Is Right on H-1B Visas 4 months ago:
He is right that the H-1B visas are good for businesses and shareholders. But they aren’t good for American workers since it lowers the wages for everyone, and they can be bad for the foreign workers since it makes it very difficult for them to leave a bad job.
- Comment on Related to the recent question: A family member has told me that my inheritance after they're gone is for becoming a live-with landlord. Is that ethical? 5 months ago:
She.
- Comment on The Prisoner's Trolley Problemma 5 months ago:
But then your loved one (mom, dad, sister,child) dies.
- Comment on what should one archive in a fascist regime? 6 months ago:
This looks really interesting, so if I have a folder on a computer and I have it setup to share, then any time something gets added to that folder then is it automatically updated for anyone with the link?
Also, where should people go to help, or find out how to help?
- Comment on Why do some men dis other men who sit to pee? (& follow-up questions) 7 months ago:
Do you guys often miss while standing and, if you do, not clean up after? Yes… and, sadly, not always. Just take a look around a urinal (which shouldn’t be difficult at all to miss) and I don’t think this is just a ‘me’ issue.
When you’re sitting do you not have an issue with the pee splashing UP the side of the bowl onto the seat? I have this happen often. The biggest issue I typically have is the toilet water is really cold if I accidentally hang down into it, but I normally don’t have a problem with pee hitting the sides of the bowl.
- Comment on Why do some men dis other men who sit to pee? (& follow-up questions) 7 months ago:
Yeah, sorry… someone else had riled me up, and I didn’t do a cache flush before seeing your comment.
