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krustyburger··on Funimation End of Services
You have the two mixed up. Funimation was not a “piracy product” the way Crunchy Roll was.
krustyburger··on Raiders of the Lost Ark Story Conference (1978)
That’s a fancy word that doesn’t mean what you think it does. If you were serious that would “seem to be” a libelous thing to write about someone. Also, it’s fantastic that you think the world is reading this HN thread. Good thing you were here!
krustyburger··on Details emerge of surprise board coup that ousted CEO Sam Altman at OpenAI
The comment you’re replying to wasn’t claiming that Romero designed Deus Ex, but that his leaving id led to the game getting made. It absolutely did.

From Wikipedia:

>After Spector and his team were laid off from Looking Glass, John Romero of Ion Storm offered him the chance to make his "dream game" without any restrictions.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deus_Ex_(video_game)

krustyburger··on Apple's Tim Cook was among Chinese President Xi's dinner guests
Some people secrete vanilla custard tart when approached.
krustyburger··on Lost "Doctor Who" episodes found but owner is reluctant to hand them to BBC
>>As others have said this article is poorly written with the person interviewed saying he was misquoted so nothing in it can be taken as true.

I’m not finding this claim being made elsewhere in the comments here. Do you have a link?

krustyburger··on Lost "Doctor Who" episodes found but owner is reluctant to hand them to BBC
Excuse my ignorance, but why exactly would the copyright belong to the royal family?
krustyburger··on Apollo astronaut Frank Borman has died
Newspapers used to cost a lot less than $0.25 and the ones still printed today tend to cost more than $2.
krustyburger··on Sam Bankman-Fried Convicted
It was literally just his parents’ house. And now it’s come out that those same parents were collecting large payments from FTX in the boom times for their supposed services. We’ll see if they ever face any charges themselves.
krustyburger··on One Year into Musk, X Monthly Users Are Down 15% and Ad Revenue Has Slumped 54%
https://morbotron.com/caption/S02E07/121811
krustyburger··on The history of Rob 'CmdrTaco' Malda [audio]
No video. Less running time than many podcasts. Lame.
krustyburger··on Jon Stewart's Show on Apple Is Ending
In another timeline, Conan kept the Tonight Show and is still doing it, instead of all of his podcasting stuff.

For me, he’s the funniest one since Letterman and probably actually funnier than Dave was.

krustyburger··on Barnes and Noble Sets Itself Free
Barnes and Noble is privately held, so I’m not sure how it would be in anyone’s 401k.
krustyburger··on Dollar Tree is the latest retailer to say shoplifting is squeezing margins
Come again? Starbucks products sold at Dollar Tree are as real as those sold in other food stores. The Starbucks grocery business is owned by Nestle.
krustyburger··on Big Tobacco knew radioactive Po210 in cigarettes posed cancer risk, kept quiet
*emphysema
krustyburger··on Twitter destroys its brand by renaming itself X, Mastodon user numbers soar
Yum! doesn’t own Burger King. They own Taco Bell, KFC and others.
krustyburger··on SF's Anchor Brewing Company shutting down after 127 years
It’s important to note that Anchor as a division is being shut down as a cost-saving measure by its owner Sapporo, a transnational, publicly-traded corporation.

Sapporo says they have tried to find a buyer for Anchor, but to no avail. Meanwhile Sapporo recently purchased Stone Brewing in San Diego and are beginning Sapporo production there while still making Stone beers. If Sapporo hadn’t also bought Stone, presumably their plan was to brew Sapporo at Anchor in a similar way. In that scenario, they probably would have continued producing Anchor beers in some quantity too.

krustyburger··on Twitter now requires an account to view tweets
Reddit is under no obligation to continue supporting the old site.
krustyburger··on The FBI has formed a national database to track swatting incidents
The funny thing is even in that sort of hostage scenario, they’re much better off sending Jack Slater in instead of a SWAT team.
krustyburger··on Sergei Brin sold Tesla stock near its peak for new giving vehicle
Geek Chic: Billionaire Brin Sold Tesla Near Peak for New Giving Vehicle
krustyburger··on SVB in talks to sell itself after attempts to raise capital fail
They’re still supposed to have swimsuits on, to continue the metaphor. If anything, their customers are relying on trusting them more during turbulence.
krustyburger··on Mario Kart Tour Triggers You into Gambling Your Money
I somehow doubt Nintendo would be moving in this direction if Satoru Iwata was still at the helm.
krustyburger··on Record-Breaking Egg Profits Prompt Accusation of Price Gouging
Their costs are higher as it is more expensive to raise chickens using their methods. So one would expect these eggs to be more expensive.
krustyburger··on Who pays for your rewards? Redistribution in the credit card market [pdf]
I love the idea but it seems like you’d have to be quite a minimalist when it comes to personal belongings. Do you keep stuff in storage when you’re not occupying the condo?
krustyburger··on Amounts of Bonds by SBF's Two Non-Parent Bail Sureties Made Public [pdf]
And his parents put up, what, their house? And what again was the supposed bail amount?

It’s absolutely wild the special treatment he’s getting.

krustyburger··on ADHD traits more reliably predict mental health issues than autistic traits
Yes, and I’m sure according to phrenologists the Venn diagram of criminals and people with unusual head shapes shared an enormous and obvious trait. And the same sort of thinking has led to horrible injustice around the world when applied toward other human traits.

Caution is advisable when drawing glib connections between criminality and really anything else at all.

krustyburger··on ChatGPT Can't Kill Anything Worth Preserving
I apologize for suggesting insincerity on your part. It’s just that I think there is such a thing as artificial intelligence and something simply being a more complex machine doesn’t qualify. Your definition is idiosyncratic but I recognize your earnestness.
krustyburger··on ChatGPT Can't Kill Anything Worth Preserving
You’re being insincere. Let me guess, you’d say a can opener is artificial intelligence compared to a pocket knife?

That’s not the way anyone uses the term.

krustyburger··on ChatGPT Can't Kill Anything Worth Preserving
By that logic a sprinkler system is “artificial intelligence” when compared to a garden hose. That’s not what the term means.
krustyburger··on ChatGPT Can't Kill Anything Worth Preserving
Wow, that is a significant improvement. I’m a native English speaker and I may start using ChatGPT for this purpose too.
krustyburger··on Want a Viking funeral? Only state that allows it is Colorado
ahem

“In the former film, the deceased Sith lord, still in his full black armor, is set ablaze atop a funeral pyre on land.“

Anakin appears as a force ghost at the end of the film alongside fellow Jedi Obi-Wan and Yoda. In the case of the others, we saw in the films that their bodies vanished as they died. There is every reason to think that Anakin’s body similarly vanished off-screen and the funeral pyre was just to burn the Darth Vader armor.

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