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reminds me of this fun little promo short https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TwK02wNVOy8

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 met…

"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 engi…

> 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 so…

already multiple players in this space but last time I checked none were very reputable or well reviewed so hey still an opportunity.

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 a…

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" M…

> there "Instant-availability of the secondary market" you're just talking bullshit https://steamcommunity.com/market/search?appid=730 https://steamcommunity.com/market/search?appi…

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) o…

> 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 n…

> “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 comp…

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 simp…

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

> 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 pressu…

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 answ…

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 me…

> 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 …

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 c…

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.

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 …

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 see…

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…

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 ran…

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, c…