Ducus
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Time for the better bird app!
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Schrödinger's cat is commonly brought up in visual novels. However, you can never truly know if the VN references Schrödinger's cat until you play it (or it is revealed to you through other means).
Until then, a VN can both reference and not reference Schrödinger's cat.
Until then, a VN can both reference and not reference Schrödinger's cat.
April 13, 2025 at 5:41 AM
Schrödinger's cat is commonly brought up in visual novels. However, you can never truly know if the VN references Schrödinger's cat until you play it (or it is revealed to you through other means).
Until then, a VN can both reference and not reference Schrödinger's cat.
Until then, a VN can both reference and not reference Schrödinger's cat.
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First impressions of the Zelda movie from the set leaks are positive. I think the actors are all looking great and the costumes work.
Of course having some good costume and casting work does not make a good movie, but first impressions are good.
Of course having some good costume and casting work does not make a good movie, but first impressions are good.
November 15, 2025 at 11:32 AM
First impressions of the Zelda movie from the set leaks are positive. I think the actors are all looking great and the costumes work.
Of course having some good costume and casting work does not make a good movie, but first impressions are good.
Of course having some good costume and casting work does not make a good movie, but first impressions are good.
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Movie Rosalina
November 13, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Movie Rosalina
In a recent interview, Shigeru Miyamoto spoke on the Super Mario Galaxy Movie. "One thing I insisted on, though unfortunately it was cut from the final movie, is a graphic sex scene between Luigi and Bowser. I've never been more proud of what the animation team at Illumination accomplished."
November 14, 2025 at 10:44 AM
In a recent interview, Shigeru Miyamoto spoke on the Super Mario Galaxy Movie. "One thing I insisted on, though unfortunately it was cut from the final movie, is a graphic sex scene between Luigi and Bowser. I've never been more proud of what the animation team at Illumination accomplished."
Incredibly based. I've never seen this show but I really should.
‘The Owl House’ creator Dana Terrace responds to Disney+ funding AI-generated short form content in new tweet:
“Unsubscribe from Disney+. Pirate Owl House. I don’t care. Fuck gen AI.”
“Unsubscribe from Disney+. Pirate Owl House. I don’t care. Fuck gen AI.”
November 14, 2025 at 8:38 AM
Incredibly based. I've never seen this show but I really should.
Crazy how I would've bought Arc Raiders by now if the devs had just recorded themselves saying the lines rather than resorting to AI.
November 13, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Crazy how I would've bought Arc Raiders by now if the devs had just recorded themselves saying the lines rather than resorting to AI.
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Despite my continued annoyance of these movies using celebrities for the cast, I am actually happy with the choice of Brie Larson as Rosalina.
1. She actually fits the part
2. I know this is going to ruin the days of every right wing chud ever.
1. She actually fits the part
2. I know this is going to ruin the days of every right wing chud ever.
November 12, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Despite my continued annoyance of these movies using celebrities for the cast, I am actually happy with the choice of Brie Larson as Rosalina.
1. She actually fits the part
2. I know this is going to ruin the days of every right wing chud ever.
1. She actually fits the part
2. I know this is going to ruin the days of every right wing chud ever.
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Dropping cosmetics prices and refunding players who already bought them is a fun distraction from all the negative talk about not using human voice actors for your NPCs
But it also follows that if you can afford to cut prices and do refunds, you could afford to pay human actors to voice your NPCs.
But it also follows that if you can afford to cut prices and do refunds, you could afford to pay human actors to voice your NPCs.
Arc Raiders Lowering Skin Prices & Issuing Refunds After Backlash
While Arc Raiders certainly isn’t alone in featuring paid cosmetics and, soon, battle passes, the game has come under fire from fans since launch for its pricey skins and concerns that some items in the upcoming premium battle…
While Arc Raiders certainly isn’t alone in featuring paid cosmetics and, soon, battle passes, the game has come under fire from fans since launch for its pricey skins and concerns that some items in the upcoming premium battle…
Arc Raiders Lowering Skin Prices & Issuing Refunds After Backlash
While Arc Raiders certainly isn’t alone in featuring paid cosmetics and, soon, battle passes, the game has come under fire from fans since launch for its pricey skins and concerns that some items in the upcoming premium battle passes will be “pay-to-win.” In a blog post outlining some pricing changes, however, developer Embark Studios is responding to player feedback and concern, lowering prices on existing cosmetics and clarifying what fans can expect when premium battle passes arrive.
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November 12, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Dropping cosmetics prices and refunding players who already bought them is a fun distraction from all the negative talk about not using human voice actors for your NPCs
But it also follows that if you can afford to cut prices and do refunds, you could afford to pay human actors to voice your NPCs.
But it also follows that if you can afford to cut prices and do refunds, you could afford to pay human actors to voice your NPCs.
Chad has the lowest life expectancy of any country in the world at 53 years.
This is of course not natural, since if it was, it would be 30-40 years instead, which is what the US is aiming for.
This is of course not natural, since if it was, it would be 30-40 years instead, which is what the US is aiming for.
November 12, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Chad has the lowest life expectancy of any country in the world at 53 years.
This is of course not natural, since if it was, it would be 30-40 years instead, which is what the US is aiming for.
This is of course not natural, since if it was, it would be 30-40 years instead, which is what the US is aiming for.
I looked up at the sky to the North this evening and had an unforgettable luncheon.
November 12, 2025 at 6:32 AM
I looked up at the sky to the North this evening and had an unforgettable luncheon.
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My bestie @taki-wan-en.bsky.social said this last night and my body reacted on its own to make this.
November 11, 2025 at 5:43 PM
My bestie @taki-wan-en.bsky.social said this last night and my body reacted on its own to make this.
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Heads up for folx playing Arc Raiders: Embark has openly stated (in an interview with GamesRadar+), that the game uses the same AI voice tech as The Finals, and the CEO has talked about using AI to generate 3D models from YouTube rips.
If you're anti-AI you should not be playing Arc Raiders!
If you're anti-AI you should not be playing Arc Raiders!
Not to be the fun police but I do hope people know that Arc Raiders does use generative AI for voice acting, and by supporting the game you're letting higher-ups know that this is an okay practice.
They try to downplay this on the Steam store page by describing the AI usage as vaguely as possible.
They try to downplay this on the Steam store page by describing the AI usage as vaguely as possible.
November 9, 2025 at 5:05 AM
Heads up for folx playing Arc Raiders: Embark has openly stated (in an interview with GamesRadar+), that the game uses the same AI voice tech as The Finals, and the CEO has talked about using AI to generate 3D models from YouTube rips.
If you're anti-AI you should not be playing Arc Raiders!
If you're anti-AI you should not be playing Arc Raiders!
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"This use of GenAI is fine because VAs signed contracts to relinquish their rights".
Well yeah, have you seen what happens to those who don't want to sign off on this? Can you really call that consent when the alternative is losing (or never getting) a job?
Well yeah, have you seen what happens to those who don't want to sign off on this? Can you really call that consent when the alternative is losing (or never getting) a job?
November 11, 2025 at 8:22 AM
"This use of GenAI is fine because VAs signed contracts to relinquish their rights".
Well yeah, have you seen what happens to those who don't want to sign off on this? Can you really call that consent when the alternative is losing (or never getting) a job?
Well yeah, have you seen what happens to those who don't want to sign off on this? Can you really call that consent when the alternative is losing (or never getting) a job?
"We need to return life to its most natural state"
The natural state is 50% of children dying before the age of 15, and an average life expectancy of roughly 35 years.
RFK Jr. wants hundreds of millions of people to die and should be charged with attempted mass murder.
The natural state is 50% of children dying before the age of 15, and an average life expectancy of roughly 35 years.
RFK Jr. wants hundreds of millions of people to die and should be charged with attempted mass murder.
As predicted, they’re going after the entire childhood vaccination schedule (second slide, from WaPo).
November 10, 2025 at 11:30 PM
"We need to return life to its most natural state"
The natural state is 50% of children dying before the age of 15, and an average life expectancy of roughly 35 years.
RFK Jr. wants hundreds of millions of people to die and should be charged with attempted mass murder.
The natural state is 50% of children dying before the age of 15, and an average life expectancy of roughly 35 years.
RFK Jr. wants hundreds of millions of people to die and should be charged with attempted mass murder.
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this is literally never not accurate
November 10, 2025 at 6:32 PM
this is literally never not accurate
PLEASE LET DARKSEID APPEAR IN THIS SHOW IT WOULD BE SO FUNNY
New series 'DC Crime' is in the works
• Hosted by Jimmy Olsen and follows Daily Planet reporters tackling cases involving super-powered villains
• It's being developed by the creators of 'American Vandal'
• Gorilla Grodd will be a major character in the show
(via Variety)
• Hosted by Jimmy Olsen and follows Daily Planet reporters tackling cases involving super-powered villains
• It's being developed by the creators of 'American Vandal'
• Gorilla Grodd will be a major character in the show
(via Variety)
November 10, 2025 at 11:25 PM
PLEASE LET DARKSEID APPEAR IN THIS SHOW IT WOULD BE SO FUNNY
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Not to be the fun police but I do hope people know that Arc Raiders does use generative AI for voice acting, and by supporting the game you're letting higher-ups know that this is an okay practice.
They try to downplay this on the Steam store page by describing the AI usage as vaguely as possible.
They try to downplay this on the Steam store page by describing the AI usage as vaguely as possible.
November 8, 2025 at 6:51 AM
Not to be the fun police but I do hope people know that Arc Raiders does use generative AI for voice acting, and by supporting the game you're letting higher-ups know that this is an okay practice.
They try to downplay this on the Steam store page by describing the AI usage as vaguely as possible.
They try to downplay this on the Steam store page by describing the AI usage as vaguely as possible.
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as a computer scientist, i am BEGGING people to realize that there is no cognition inside of an LLM
no reasoning, no thought process, no self-awareness
I read a lot of arguments (for AND against) LLMs, and both sides seem to think there’s a consciousness or intentionality or even a moral alignment
no reasoning, no thought process, no self-awareness
I read a lot of arguments (for AND against) LLMs, and both sides seem to think there’s a consciousness or intentionality or even a moral alignment
November 7, 2025 at 12:53 PM
as a computer scientist, i am BEGGING people to realize that there is no cognition inside of an LLM
no reasoning, no thought process, no self-awareness
I read a lot of arguments (for AND against) LLMs, and both sides seem to think there’s a consciousness or intentionality or even a moral alignment
no reasoning, no thought process, no self-awareness
I read a lot of arguments (for AND against) LLMs, and both sides seem to think there’s a consciousness or intentionality or even a moral alignment
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Remember when Spider-Man 2 for PS5 came out and people realized the NPCs on the street all had dialogue with each other that you could eavesdrop on and then players in. A. SPIDER-MAN. Game. Took time out of swinging above the city just to follow people around on the street and listen to them? 🤔
The worst part as a writer is, like, NPC dialogue and barks and incidental text is the most fun stuff to write but takes the most time in terms of billable hours and has the least amount of screen-time, so for a corpo it just 'makes sense' to have an LLM pump it out
"Nobody reads this stuff anyway"
"Nobody reads this stuff anyway"
November 7, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Remember when Spider-Man 2 for PS5 came out and people realized the NPCs on the street all had dialogue with each other that you could eavesdrop on and then players in. A. SPIDER-MAN. Game. Took time out of swinging above the city just to follow people around on the street and listen to them? 🤔
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The animation change half way through is killing me
November 6, 2025 at 6:45 PM
The animation change half way through is killing me
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accessing gender affirming care in the UK
November 5, 2025 at 3:27 PM
accessing gender affirming care in the UK
Sliwa is completely insane and his weird vigilante group is questionable at best, but at least he still feels like a human being with a soul and some basic decency, and he clearly cares about the people of NYC.
Zohran Mamdani says on NY1 he didn't get a congratulatory call from either Andrew Cuomo or Eric Adams last night.
He says he got a congratulatory call from Curtis Sliwa, though.
He says he got a congratulatory call from Curtis Sliwa, though.
November 6, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Sliwa is completely insane and his weird vigilante group is questionable at best, but at least he still feels like a human being with a soul and some basic decency, and he clearly cares about the people of NYC.