Reminds me of that scene from the dark tower movie.

Expensive (and now useless) potatoe. They probably put a note in the file to audit the device in a year or two when it’s turned into dust.

Meanwhile, it is screaming internally after catching the piercing gaze of a predator one thousand times its size…

Confusing perspective made me think she was hanging off the sofa, at first.

What does this do to a mind, I wonder…

It’s similar to the weeping angels, but they lose their color (rather than mobility) when observed.

I swear, your honor, I don’t even drink, I’m just like this!

With yadm, your dotfiles are in a git repo, so you can “host” them wherever you want (another machine, “the cloud”, usb drive, a bunch of floppies…)

You have to BET a third party that you WILL hit someone (they pay if you do).

“Real” estate…

Thanks for sharing. I appreciate the decensoring effort. Hang in there.

IIRC, grapes or candles make for a better light-show.

I think we need a new term that basically means “exhibits intelligent behavior without intelligence” to categorize things less than mindful but more than a rock.

I thought the last word was “gods” and got some weird “V” sci-fi vibes.

You might be talking about RMF (risk management framework).

I understand that it’s weird, and it sucks that they would lift this above a curated human dubs (I guess they have separate ongoing license fees?), but yeah… as best I can tell it would be watchable (which for me is better than subs-only). Though, I don’t know what it might do to my enjoyment (or brain) after a whole episode/season of ingesting this. :)

I think where I land on this issue is that this ought to be a third pole. We have subs, dubs, and this… and IMO it is misleading to call it a dub, or mix these in with wittingly-dubbed content, but I certainly see value in it.

Secondary effects may be another matter… part of me is afraid of a “raise to the bottom” effect, where we find ourselves in a position where nobody pays for high-quality dubs at some point. But in theory, lowering the barrier to dubbing does not necessarily need to bring everything down to trash level; if practically overnight everyone and their dog can auto-dub anime, there is no reason to have sub-only anime, pro-dub becomes a standout feature, and watchful streaming services could even see those autodubs that get high watch counts as a demand signal to pay for professional dubs.

Honestly… given the reaction seen here, I was expecting FAR worse. Assuming there is approximately zero human input/effort, I actually find it remarkable for a push-button auto-dubbing solution. In fact, if I had such a auto-dubbing “button”, I would most surely make heavy use of it, and maybe even pay extra for it as a service… but that might just be me.

I can’t seem to watch the example ATM, but I seem to be allergic to subs, so there are MANY shows that I would love to have even trash-quality dubs.

I’m not so sure… I could see a huge legitimate price range depending on its features, speed, and effectiveness. Consider the engineering difference between Billy-Bob’s “it squirts you with a hose” versus something that would clean even the body-surfacr you are reating on, and wash your face & eyelids without getting water in your nose & eyes.