underline960 @ underline960 @sh.itjust.works Posts 4Comments 45Joined 3 wk. ago
What movie is this from?
In our world.
I would consider Wheel of Time as an example of fantasy with reskinned real world cultures.
Andor is essentially a landlocked version of England, having a "Lion Throne" and ruled by a queen. Cairhien and Mayene bear similarities to France (Cairhien has the Sun Throne; Mayener names are reminiscent of French). Arad Doman resembles Arabic countries and Iran. (source: TV Tropes)
It's well-written, but by nature of being fantasy, it sidesteps the challenge of writing meaningful interactions between real world communities.
If I were to check him out, what book should I start with?
If they actually made that work... respect.
Tl;dr: The reform party depends on millionaire money, which make them look less "of the people".
Why would you torrent Wikipedia?
I remember reading an article a while ago arguing that WeChat is explicitly what Elon is trying to recreate.
A beta build of Android 16 contains an early version of Google’s new Android Desktop Mode that, in the future, could let users simply plug their smartphone into a monitor and use it like a laptop or desktop computer.
I don't know about distinct voices. The sample didn't cover dialogue. It's possible with AI, but I wouldn't expect it from low-effort AI-generation.
I listened to one of the Audible samples, labeled Virtual Voice. Apple had one labeled as "Madison," so who knows whether they're all going to be labeled so clearly.
It sounded like a TikTok narrator, passable but at the quality level I would expect from a Netflix second-screen show. The book was at the same quality level, too. (The author does "life and business coaching with innovative and adaptable strategies, transcending traditional boundaries.")
I consider these kinds of books and narration to be slop, so I'm definitely not the target market. My worry is that publishers will use AI narrators as virtual scabs to lowball actual creators.
The first few chapters seemed like someone took all their antisemitic conspiracy theory / murder fantasies and model-swapped aliens for Jews.
I can't unsee it, and I wish I could suspension-of-disbelief harder, because I was initially really interested in the premise.
Edit: Maybe xenophobic / immigrants is more apt.
Well that's a rude thing to say to your... girlfriend?
The reason that the rich were so rich, Vimes reasoned, was because they managed to spend less money. Take boots, for example. ... A really good pair of leather boots cost fifty dollars. But an affordable pair of boots, which were sort of OK for a season or two and then leaked like hell when the cardboard gave out, cost about ten dollars. ... But the thing was that good boots lasted for years and years. A man who could afford fifty dollars had a pair of boots that'd still be keeping his feet dry in ten years' time, while a poor man who could only afford cheap boots would have spent a hundred dollars on boots in the same time and would still have wet feet. This was the Captain Samuel Vimes 'Boots' theory of socio-economic unfairness. (Terry Pratchett, Men at Arms)
Culturally sensitive depiction of... what exactly? Knowing nothing, I see a person with a laser sword and a gargoyle.
Source: Solo Leveling(?)
I'm guessing based on the art style.
Fair enough. I get overwhelmed by all the ethical questions that come with being in the real world.
My partner outsourced most of that mental work and focused on trying to be a good person from moment to moment. I think she would've broadly agreed with you from a karma standpoint.
It looks you're coming at this in bad faith, so I'll ignore you.
For anyone else reading, the CIA version basically revises "brutal dictator" to "brutal 'captain of a team'."