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by l33tbro 7y ago
Reminds me of a Robert Hughes quip: "The greater the artist, the greater the doubt; perfect confidence is granted to the less talented as a consolation prize".
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The Video Game Software Wizardry of Id (2002)(spectrum.ieee.org)
2 points by l33tbro 7y ago|0 comments
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by l33tbro 7y ago
I hate to be the typical HN contrarian, but I actually love advertising. I think its messaging and visual language is unparalelled in its ability to succinctly depict the modern values and behavioural norms of our societues. If you take an
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How Amazon Turned the Tedium of Warehouse Work into a Game(washingtonpost.com)
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by l33tbro 7y ago
>I think that is what he's trying to say. *She I do agree that using a loaded and buzzy term like 'gentrification' makes the article a bit of a misfire.
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by l33tbro 7y ago
Well done Facebook PR. You've successfully spun this to be about 'toxic' individuals, when the fact remains that it's the architecture of your platform that is tearing away at our social fabric. How much longer will the
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by l33tbro 7y ago
> removing gatekeepers means you don’t need to run your idea through a dozen filters before showing it to its final consumer. People get the uncut stuff directly — in all its glorious weirdness. Isn't the goal to be build systems wh
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Scanimate: The Origins of Computer Motion Graphics(vimeo.com)
1 points by l33tbro 7y ago|0 comments
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by l33tbro 7y ago
Is there anything left I can do to escape Facebook? This is just depressing for someone who was in college when FB came out and never signed up. Nor any other social network (still a favorite oxymoron) since. What kind of a profile of me
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by l33tbro 8y ago
Can we hear these online?
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by l33tbro 8y ago
OP is primarily talking about clickbait. How does this help the disadvantaged exactly?
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by l33tbro 8y ago
I don't understand how they haven't been penalized.
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The Absurd Structure of High School(medium.com)
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by l33tbro 8y ago
> It's not a just a service provided by benevolent alphabet dictator. Except it kind of is. As I mentioned elsewhere, Youtube has never reported a profit. That doesn’t mean there is not tremendous value they’ll get from it at some
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by l33tbro 8y ago
> If Youtubes ad revenue were negligible to the value proposition of the platform they would not be profitable and they would not give away the service. Well, it is neglibie. Youtube has never been reported to be a profitable business.
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Rediscovered Paintings and an Art-World Feud(nytimes.com)
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What’s Wrong with ‘You Do You’(nytimes.com)
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by l33tbro 8y ago
Yeah, I mean I think it would be such a minimal difference in recovered highlights with a raw image where you've ETTR. I think testing the sensor limits is a great philosophy, but also letting go and focusing on the 'artistic&#x2
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by l33tbro 8y ago
ETTR is an acronym for 'expose to the right'. It's fine for sunsets. But are portraits trickier because the sensor's gamma curve is optmized for skintones falling within a certain IRE range? I come from the world of A
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by l33tbro 8y ago
I love Debord and it's a really neat quote to relate to the article, but do you think this holds up to the cold light of evolutionary biology? Ie, hasn't 'appearing' long been an intrinsic part of sexual selection and r
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by l33tbro 8y ago
Great read. What would be a good introduction to Feyman's writings for physics noobs such as myself?
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by l33tbro 8y ago
Audiophile stuff is so often a bunch of baloney, but a vintage Bozak or Urei rotary actually does sound superior to modern mixers in a pretty noticeable way. Even for colder electronic stuff like minimal techno, I think the discrete compon
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by l33tbro 8y ago
McDonald's are basically profit engineers. There franchisee terms here is Aus: • 20 year minimum lock-in for franchisee. • A monthly service/royalty fee based on a percentage of the restaurant’s gross sales (currently 5%). • A mo
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Millennials Don’t Have a Monopoly on Burnout(newrepublic.com)
3 points by l33tbro 8y ago|0 comments
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by l33tbro 8y ago
Well Jackie Chan is not the most undeserving target. In past, he narrowly missed out on 'father of the year' after admitting to throwing his young child across a room (1). He was overlooked a second time when he disowned his ille
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by l33tbro 8y ago
Sure, tremendous innovation on componentry and services. But I think it's being a bit generous putting the Apple Watch or the Airpod anywhere near the game-changing legacy products of the 2000s. I still can't see how Apple will su
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by l33tbro 8y ago
I'm surprised by your optimism here. Over the last 5-10 years, Apple seemed to have receded in to the clunky monolith of its former mid-90s self. While their supply and distribution chain is amazingly streamlined, they're still
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by l33tbro 8y ago
And if you like good Hacker News discussion threads, then please stop spamming us with your podcast.
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by l33tbro 8y ago
Every close friendship I've ever made has been based on a mutual understanding that both of us are flawed. You will only continue to cultivate superficial friendships if you keep people out of your interior world, and are unwilling to
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by l33tbro 8y ago
Agree. It's sad how dependent the business models of Big Tech are on keeping users ensnared in the services they've simulated digitally. My plumber, my ISP, not even my bank demonstrate the engagement thirst of these megaliths.

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