I’m a tech-savvy person who probably contributed to this trend. For stuff where I wanted the hardcover, I still want the hardcover. For stuff where I used to get the MMPB, I get the ebook.

I’m also more likely to grab an ebook now than MMPB then, no physical space cost to have a large library.

Even worse is that Apple brought this to the Mac and enabled it by default. So you get this same auto-typo behavior on their laptops and desktops. I had to turn off the auto-replacement everywhere for my sanity because it would correct jargon constantly.

I’d even argue that folks thinking they get spam language at a model and get intelligence as an emergent property misses the reality that language is the emergent property of intelligence in a social species. It exists to let us communicate abstract ideas our brains cook up to our peers.

The evidence is this:

“The average American now holds onto their smartphone for 29 months” (up from 22)

Still pretty short average lifespan. All it means is that we’re approaching the sweet spot where devices don’t “age” super quick. I see this as the market reaching maturity (good), not doom.

Manger tells their report to go investigate something and report back. It isn’t the manager doing the learning, and people seem to intuitively get this. So it’s surprising that people seemingly forget this principle when it’s a machine doing the “research” instead.

As usual for these blockbusters, the movie adaptation guts the more somber, poignant ending of the novel in favor of a more “palatable” mass-market ending.

The book ain’t high art, but left a bigger mark than the movie ever will on me.

If only someone with a good sense of style was involved. They failed at that part too, IMO.

I mean, at the very least seeing the tours has gotten me to remember to grab copies of books from authors I like, even if they don’t have a stop near me or I’m sick and can’t go to the local stop.

It means I’m buying more books at the launch price and more hardcovers. And I can’t be the only one.

Unforced errors are the most entertaining errors.

The funny thing here is that ASUS wants to say “It plays all Windows games, unlike SteamOS”. But good luck making a hashtag or tag line outta that, once the context is stripped away.

Noooo, I am still recovering from some sort of flu/covid thing, otherwise I’d go.

One in a million. Not sure I’ll ever get lucky enough to adopt one like her again.

I can offer up a cat. Can’t help much with the rest, but I’ve had to unplug for a bit myself.

I restarted my CD collecting after dabbling to see what the fuss with Vinyl’s revival was about. CD is still the superior format, IMO.

I do wish there was more large booklets with CDs though. The cheap CD packaging isn’t nearly as fun as a big booklet with a record.

Yup, and I’m seeing it autocorrect legitimate words into other, probably more common, words. Changing the meaning as you say.

I’ll be honest, I’ll take the wet cat option over whatever the hell this is.

Now I’m curious. I have been playing with a “Cosmo-like” drink that uses rum as the base at home.

We are the richest country because of the disgustingly rich people… and corporations. Hoarding by corpos means less money going to employees and being spent/circulated.

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I’d say it’s worse than that. SV has convinced local governments they are a jobs powerhouse and need to be subsidized as they come in and “disrupt”. Amazon tax breaks, etc.

SV is being paid tribute at this point.

And as someone who worked in tech on early smartphones (pre-Google/Apple duopoly), it’s the outcome of the tech I am disappointed in the most.