lsmarigo

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by lsmarigo 7y ago
reminds me of this fun little promo short https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TwK02wNVOy8
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by lsmarigo 8y ago
Seems unreasonable to me, who's to say which neighborhood deserves more or less noise pollution? Oh right, economic status and ability to file massive lawsuits. If that takeoff method was all around better they would just do it everywh
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by lsmarigo 8y ago
"California has empowered them in peculiar and powerful ways" Fun example of this is John Wayne airport in Orange County pilots do a special takooff involving cutting power to engines to reduce noise for Newport Beach neighborhood
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by lsmarigo 8y ago
> I blame myself. This is a narrative the game industry has been successfully pushing through organized PR campaigns and astroturfing online discussions, of course parents share some responsibility but this angle is disingenuous and lets
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by lsmarigo 8y ago
already multiple players in this space but last time I checked none were very reputable or well reviewed so hey still an opportunity.
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by lsmarigo 8y ago
Why is this not allowed to be discussed here dang? What's going on on reddit is something never before seen and has directly lead to the rise of extremism in the US. Every thread about reddit should be about this, nothing else matter
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by lsmarigo 8y ago
minor gripe the apt-x website under "Key Facts" "Your brain can’t tell the difference between a delay of 0 and 100ms"* Reminds me of the old "brain can't process more than 30fps" Marketing folks running wi
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by lsmarigo 8y ago
> there "Instant-availability of the secondary market" you're just talking bullshit https://steamcommunity.com/market/search?appid=730 https://steamcommunity.com/market/search?app
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by lsmarigo 8y ago
No, This is like going after murderers for being late on their taxes. Call me a cynic/skeptic but I don't see cracking down on tracking that's ubiquitous in big tech (google, fb) on some small devs as a positive. This is a di
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by lsmarigo 8y ago
> Games are designed to keep you interested and engaged-- that's just what a game is. Children's games have included gambling since toys have existed (dreidel, jacks, marbles, to name a few). You're not wrong, can also poi
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by lsmarigo 8y ago
> “The F.T.C. has made enforcement of the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act a high priority,” said Juliana Gruenwald, an agency spokeswoman. > “These sophisticated tech companies are not policing themselves,” the New Mexico att
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by lsmarigo 8y ago
As a content creator it's very quickly apparent the best route to driving views and subs is to push extreme/edgy content. Balanced content gets no engagement. It's really that simple, with the ADHD short attention span of the
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by lsmarigo 8y ago
Panda Express kicks this up a notch and has a little bell they ring whenever someone donates their change adding an element of social pressure/shame, super scummy
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by lsmarigo 8y ago
> The main argument seems to be that because we're not having forced arguments and considerations in meatspace, mano-a-mano, we're not challenged enough. In meatspace social pressure exists unlike on the internet. An example is
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by lsmarigo 8y ago
I have no source these are just my thoughts and observations. You bring up very good points. > Technocrats don't compromise well on social issues, they believe there is a best answer. You are absolutely correct. Algorithms and searc
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by lsmarigo 8y ago
this is at the core of why the fabric of our society is unraveling. We're heading deeper in this direction with no signs of slowing down. Algorithms that optimize for engagement metrics amplify this. why would anyone entertain let alon
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by lsmarigo 8y ago
> It's not a "this community" issue I disagree, by actively censoring and ninja burying important issues that don't reflect well on Silicon Valley the admins of Hn have cultivated an echo chamber of SV Brotopia, these
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by lsmarigo 8y ago
One of the most pervasive problems of modern tech - discouraging but at this point not surprising to see people dismissively brushing this off in this thread. This is the kind of community end up with when you phantom delete and 'ninja
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by lsmarigo 8y ago
correct, writers have the Writers Guild of America, VFX industry doesn't, they've tried with various initiatives to get one going but none have been successful yet.
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by lsmarigo 8y ago
I'm weary of anything that enhances studios ability to exploit talent - this seems like a great way to get writers by the balls the way they have they've got the VFX industry. The company that did the CGI for Life of Pi (won best
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by lsmarigo 8y ago
That's good to hear honestly. In most of America things are nothing like that. Can't speak to America at large but the game industry in California is absolutely like this, tech seems to be in a similar situation. It's a v c
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by lsmarigo 8y ago
Interesting that this one is doing well compared to the longer in-depth kotaku article a few days ago https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17710188 - fwiw that piece has since been corroborated by a ton of former riot emplo
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by lsmarigo 8y ago
There is almost no institution in the USA which actively publishes a broadsheet newspaper you could call left, let alone "far" left. Middle of the road looks pretty left from a ranty right view maybe. You are correct and G
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by lsmarigo 8y ago
they decided to doubled down on being another partisan rag like WaPo, feeding off the outrage culture is it really a decision when the other option is financial ruin? Thoughtful, calm, reasoned posts don't stand a chance in th
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by lsmarigo 8y ago
You think businesses are that forward thinking? Definitely. Adhering to new regulations costs man hours and $, companies understandably would rather not be forced to comply. No grand conspiracy just long term bus dev.
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by lsmarigo 8y ago
To offer a non-dev perspective on Hn, it feels like tech companies are really trying to annoy us users with GDPR updates in an effort to nurture opposition to similar proposed regulations in the future. I hope it doesn't work. I love G
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by lsmarigo 8y ago
Reddit has been overrun by extremists and special interest groups and has become a dangerous tool for indoctrination and misinformation. This interview feels disingenuous and a thinly veiled humble brag/promo for Imzy. Jailbait Really?
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by lsmarigo 9y ago
> We need law enforcement to be able to keep pace with advances in technology Agree, Kumail Nanjiani (comedian) has a great rant on twitter about exactly this, ethical implications of tech- > As a cast member on a show about tech, our
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by lsmarigo 9y ago
"actually executing on a rather ethical business model" artificial scarcity seasonal events with limited availability on loot boxes which are marketed to children, with fancy skins they want, there's nothing ethical about mar
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by lsmarigo 9y ago
This is good and long overdue, hopefully we can come up with something effective unlike the regulations in China/Korea which are skirted by publishers gifting the loot boxes with other purchases instead of outright selling them. The

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