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I_HALF_CATS
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About I_HALF_CATS
Architecture / Cinematography - http://voshart.com
Vice Media Criticism - http://notvice.com
Forensic 3D reconstruction of video - http://forensic-vr.com
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Comment #35957031
It wouldn't be beneath VICE to use sound editing to put bomb sounds into takes that didn't have them there to begin with. They quite literally have no journalism code of ethics.
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Comment #24183071
I think there is a grand misunderstanding around my use of machine learning. Your first two suggestions have an assumption that the images weren't heavily modified before going int…
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Comment #24177313
Creator here to answer: I have tried to make it clear in interviews these are not ground-truth representations. "each step towards realism is likely a step away from ground-truth."…
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Comment #24177275
As the creator I must say there is a lot of misunderstanding in all the comments above but people are making many valid points. On a side-note you might be interested to see that I…
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Comment #18046893
I think most people assumed that Elon was communicating with BuzzFeed in bad faith and the senior tech reporter was acting in good faith ... but consider the alternate perspective.…
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Comment #13226605
Vice has no journalism code of ethics. They have no official fact-checking process. I tried fact-checking Vice and it didn't go so well: https://notvice.com/fact-checking-vice-a-fi…
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Comment #12018600
Also check out the podcast by "99% Invisible" http://99percentinvisible.org/episode/children-of-the-magent...
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Comment #11965992
Yeah, personal morals are silly. Throw Snowden down the well.
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Comment #11965828
Uh, working 4am to 2:15pm has nothing to do with meal perks.
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Comment #11965822
I completely disagree. Someone who discloses things of this nature seems even more honest. In my opinion you seem like a bit of a square. :| edit: Goobye kharma.
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Comment #11943490
Many indie documentary companies are edgy. Just look at what plays at festivals like 'hotdocs'. Speaking more generally about journalism you can try The Intercept. But if you want …
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Comment #11943471
Sorry. Got side tracked. Will reply as long as the thread stays open.
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Comment #11943459
Companies that don't take creative liberties in the way you are suggesting: New York Times, Reuters, Washington Post, NPR, PBS Frontline, BBC, CBC Radio, ProPublica, Associated Pre…
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Comment #11943436
And to think they tried to hire me. I guess in some multiverse you're simultaneously trying to advocate and discredit me at the same time. Since I'm the author of the article and y…
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Comment #11940978
The other Vice parody link in the same article. https://vimeo.com/121639159 via: https://notvice.com/everyone-is-laughing-at-vice-a82a33228b0... P.S. I'm the author, will answer qu…
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Comment #11799314
Thanks for your reply. I almost didn't read it despite the publisher being Scientific American. can confirm the article seems to lean heavily towards a "Yea"
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Comment #11747354
Politicians and legislators should be the ones wearing body cameras.
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Comment #11559955
Details are kinda loose on what chrome extension the author is talking about.
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Comment #11539753
Made while writing a book on Vice media. My attempt to quantify low editorial standards in 'new media'. The methodology was rather crude. I compared Google search results for the w…
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Comment #11539699
While this article is a good exception... In writing a book on Vice media I had the idea to see which american media outlets issue more corrections and updates. Vice scored the abs…