Calling Alexa users "geeks" is like calling McDonald's diners "foodies." Like, it might be true, but all current evidence to the contrary. Like if you wrote an article "Foodies are upset that McDonald's is adding HFCS to their barbeque sauce."
I don't know, but if I had to guess, I would say they probably have an algorithm that tells them what time of day people are most likely to buy premium. Like, they want you hooked so they play fewer ads while you're going to sleep or riding the bus, and you get comfortable with how convenient it all is. But then, you want to play a song for a friend or queue up a playlist for a party, and the AI recognizes that behavior and puts an ad between every song. It's frustrating and embarrassing and gets you thinking about why don't you just give them some money already.
I don't know that they do this. I know that they can do this, and I know that they would do this.
I'm indifferent to whether or not Disney can revive Star Wars (or Marvel for that matter). I've enjoyed the nostalgia and the excitement of it all, and the disappointment of watching a crappy movie (or four) doesn't outweight the fun of Star Wars for me. We've seen all the things we could have imagined when we were kids and full of imagination. Heroes fought villains. Characters matured and died. Villages were destroyed, universes saved.
The thrill of seeing those stories come to life is gone.
So the question remains, is there any point to Star Wars anymore? Are there stories worth telling beyond skweeyoosh fwoom fwoom kszzrt? Or is every new story a retread of the original? The sequels strongly suggested the latter, but Andor proves that it's still all about the writing. Good writing cab cover a lot of deficiencies. Andor would be a good show even if it wasn't connected to Star Wars, because it is made by people who want it to be good and know how to make it good.
But it is a Star Wars property, and it does add to the universe. It does make me want more shows like it, more Star Wars. As long as it's good.
Just to expand on the concept, Andor was a quality show that demonstrated the IP still has life. It is compelling and well-made, bringing viewers to Star Wars at a time when most enthusiasts are tired of terrible movies.
There are many parallels between Star Wars and the MCU.
Exactly, and that's your job. Like, people who think that doctors will murder them for organs also work at a job where they won't hold the elevator for anyone pushing a mail cart. How long would you keep a job where you intentionally suck at it to help someone else do their job?
3d printed material has a lower tensile strength than injection molded or stamped materials. Most prints are weakest between the layers, and it's not always immediately obvious where the weakened points are. Even the parts that don't get hot or explode are moving and rubbing against other parts.
Gun parts are subjected to rigorous testing and grading. Not only do they know roughly how many uses before a part will break, but also what to look for on a worn or breaking part.
3d printed guns, you never know which bullet will be the last.
I don't even know if they are alleging it anymore. The chain of custody is entirely fucked, and the fact that it even leaked is going to make it hard to include at trial.
Thats DnD, though. You're not the narrator, you're the benevolent god allowing the story to unfold.
I played recently with a newer DM who had written this complex story and kept trying to weave in obvious set pieces for us. At first, I played along, but when we started to go off track, he introduced an omnipotent NPC to help keep us on his path. I was done at that point. I'm not here to listen to a story.
If I find a clue early, I understand it might not make sense until later.
Sure, I can share non-confidential stuff of course.
Like one thing tv and movies always get wrong is how much information is shared about who gets what. Donor families wait years to send or receive anonymous communications through the org, because both parties need to approve even the anonymous letters. If both sides are interested after a few more years, they might be able to eventually meet. I don't remember the recommended waiting periods off the top of my head, but it was exceptionally rare for donor families to ever meet a recipient.
Another thing everyone gets wrong is who is in charge of care and when. You'd never have the same doctor treating the patient, declaring them brain dead, and then recovering and transplanting the organs. I understand tv shows can't have hundreds of actors, but any hospital will have a team of dedicated transplant surgeons, and there will be dozens of transplant hospitals involved in the organ allocation. Having one small group of people involved in both the care and the transplant is like having the farmer who grows corn also be the grocer who sells it, the chef who cooks it, and the busser who takes away your dishes. Those people barely communicate if they even know each other at all. They certainly aren't getting involved in each of the others' jobs.
Unfortunately that one spills into the real world. People will say "don't put Organ Donor on your license, or they won't try to save you." If you just think about that for even a moment, you realize how absurd it is.
There's plenty more, but those are the ones that tend to pop up every time.
I used to work in organ transplants, and like literally everything related to organ transplants in film or tv is entirely wrong. Every medical drama, even the ones that pride themselves on realism, always try to make transplants and donation more dramatic, which is absurd when you consider how dramatic the reality actually is.
Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it's the only thing that ever has.
We could go several rounds on the nature of government and the human condition, but that would take time and effort. Instead, I'll share a blind quote of dubious origin and hope you figure out the rest.
Meanwhile, some capitalist oligarch is paying a team of research psychologists to feed trillions of data points into a supercomputer to determine the exact font they need to use in their international astroturf advertising campaign designed to convince you that you already have the government you deserve.
Calling Alexa users "geeks" is like calling McDonald's diners "foodies." Like, it might be true, but all current evidence to the contrary. Like if you wrote an article "Foodies are upset that McDonald's is adding HFCS to their barbeque sauce."