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Kevin Humdrum
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BirchtreeIn the 6 years weāve been making these TV+-on-TV-on-TV jokes, I havenāt seen any evidence that this has caused any actual pain for users. Maybe itās out there and Iām just blind to it, but I just havenāt
The VergeHonestly⦠this is probably going to work extremely well. Just like the article mentions, Lingo is an obvious comp for how this can work, but I also think something like Chain Reaction could provide some inspiration for keeping it engaging and entertaining.
Eye to the TelescopeCyberpunk demands that we find the human in the face of oppression. It is a glimpse into the future we can experience inside the present. It is what happens when a world loses touch with its own humanity and asks us how we will survive in
KlimBecause every creative endeavour has a small part of your soul and spirit, it would be too vulnerable and unbearable to admit the real cost and fear involved in making something new and offering it up to the world, to our customers and savage imaginary contempt of our peers.
BirchtreeI think people who are high on Sora 2 as The Next Great Thing are giving the same energy as those who thought Clubhouse was going to kill podcasts a few years ago or that NFTs were actually a great idea and were totally not just a bubble that
The OatmealArtists hate using it. Consumers hate consuming it And yet it thrives, like an Arbyās built inside a protected forest.This whole comic nails itāespecially that line. The only people excited about AI art are those who see it as some sort of tech
The BeatWhelp⦠I went and dropped $250 bucks on comics from here⦠Go support indie comic creators now! Tons of these are huge inspirations for what I hope to eventually be able to do with Foofaraw.
VarietyThe film is āconceived to celebrate the poetic and dreamlike language of great European cinemaā and directed āby an AI agentā called āFellinAI,ā according to a statement.This is gross. And not just because itās removing the humanityāan essential
APAll travelers to New Zealand are required to declare any guns or gun parts when entering the country, New Zealandās border security agency confirmed Wednesday. The agency, Customs, wouldnāt disclose what declarations Patel made on arrival.Visitors must seek a license to possess a pistol
PlatformerOn Tuesday, OpenAI introduced Sora, an iOS app that lets you create and share 10-second, AI-generated video clips in a feed. It was designed to look familiar, OpenAI employees said in a live broadcast on Tuesday morning, and indeed Sora closely resembles TikTok, Reels, and YouTube Shorts.Honestly, bring
DelishLate last week, Mountain Dew confirmed a ādistinctive and indulgentā new flavor arriving in 2026: Dirty Mountain Dew Cream Soda, a creamy spin on the already popular citrus-flavored soft drink.As a Mountain Dew and cream soda lover, Iām all for this. But why are
ElectekTesla charged between $50,000 and $250,000 in deposits for the Roadster, depending on whether customers opted for the āFounders Seriesā or not. Some people had placed that money in Teslaās hands for eight years without the automaker delivering anything.Wild that they can
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