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  1. sfoster

    Most useful book

    The most useful book I've ever read was Dale Carnegie's "How to win friends and influence people." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/How_to_Win_Friends_and_Influence_People Implementing the techniques in this book many years ago, I talked my way into a FREE transmission repair at Aamco. Those...
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    actors Jake from State Farm

    This dude Jake from State Farm became a viral sensation a decade ago. I saw they replaced him with a younger hotter fitter Jake, that made me a bit curious so I looked up why -- This is the official word from State Farm. OMG They burned him!?! they implied he's talentless and...
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    hollywood Oscars 2024 Films

    Emilia Perez, The Brutalist, and Anora got all the attention
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    news RIP Gene Hackman & Wife Betsy

    TMZ Reports https://www.tmz.com/2025/02/27/gene-hackman-death-investigation-suspicious/ My favorite Gene Hackman films are French Connection and Unforgiven
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    ai Pika Labs - Very useful AI tool

    This video contains very impressive AI techniques in film production that are actually useful! If you're hungry for more examples
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    movies 33 FREE Warner Bros Films

    https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7Eup7JXScZyvRftA2Q5hv69XiegDm6tQ Stream 33 FREE Films starring Tom Hanks, DeNrio, Eddie Murphy, Jackie Chan, Sean Connery, Ralph Fiennes, Mel Gibson, Leonardo DeCaprio, the list goes on Whats your favorite movie in this warner bros playlist? I haven't...
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    music If ya got it flaunt it - 2025 Grammys

    https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-14353133/bianca-censori-naked-grammys-2025-red-carpet-kanye-west.html
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    software Find Clips by Describing Them

    This reminds me of what @Nate North was describing a month ago. https://www.theverge.com/2025/1/22/24349299/adobe-premiere-pro-after-effects-media-intelligence-search Yet I cannot yell at my iphone in plain english to stop asking me to accept goddamn icloud terms and conditions, so AI is...
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    actors Release the Hound

    Ray Stevenson (1964-2023) known for his starring role in Kill the Irishman (2011) passed away in 2023. Ray's performance in season 1 of Ahsoka (2023) was extraordinary, his character Baylan became an instant fan favorite as one of the most fascinating Jedis ever put to screen. After a long...
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    Tales from the Net

    Long long ago I joined an internet forum with ~100 active daily posters. One of them announced a pregnancy, a week later she was in a car accident and lost the baby, with unconvincing makeup in place of bruises. A bit of sleuthing unraveled the whole plot - she was never pregnant, there was no...
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    industry MoviePass CEO Admits Fraud

    Can you believe it? That someone would use 'artificial intelligence' as a buzzword to mislead investors? https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/chairman-and-ceo-moviepass-parent-company-pleads-guilty-securities-fraud-scheme-and We all knew this was happening 😆 "unlimited" movies was a lie. It's...
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    streaming MGM+ is Foolish

    Yesterday I tried for an hour to purchase a HD version of Face/Off to stream Due to something called HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection) to "prevent piracy" it would only stream SD for me. I paid for an HD film and it's delivered in 480P... Yes this is a real thing that MGM is...
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    Not a creature was stirring...

    Not a creature was stirring.... Except this mouse in VR on a trackball https://phys.org/news/2024-12-mice-headsets-easier-brain-response.html It's equal parts adorable and disturbing.
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    ai Sora (Video Generator) Now Available to Public

    We've been waiting since Feburary, the wait is over. https://sora.com/ I'm looking forward to the wacky videos that get created. ChatGPT Plus: $20 per month. This plan allows you to generate up to 50 videos per month at a resolution of 480p. ChatGPT Pro: $200 per month. This plan offers 500...
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    ai Google's Game Genie

    Turn any movie screen grab into an explorable video game world - even works for VR!! What movie's world or environment would you like to explore in virtual reality? Graphics will be improved in the next couple years.
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    industry Movie Theater revenue dropped 15%

    https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/business/story/2024-12-02/the-casual-moviegoer-is-a-thing-of-the-past-thats-a-big-problem-for-hollywood I mean, yeah... if they're in theaters for 50 fewer days they're gonna make less profit.
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    tv Season 2 Sucked

    Is there a TV show was great season one, but a massive disappointment for season 2? Let's call them out :pop: I'll kick things off Legion season one was a banger, and my favorite Aubrey Plaza performance, she was unhinged and unpredictable. It's based off a Marvel comic, so I thought they...
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    movies Joker 2: Fooly à Flop

    Joker 2 has made cinemascore history First superhero movie with D rating First 100,000+ million budget movie with D rating This rolling stones review says the central message of the movie is that... fans of the first movie can go fuck themselves. omg...
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    news 'Super Hero' no longer trademarked

    https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/us-trademark-office-cancels-marvel-dcs-super-hero-marks-2024-09-26/ Now we can refer to characters as "Super Heroes" without fear of being sued.
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    news The Return of the MCU King

    If you haven't heard the news --- Robert Downey Jr is returning to the MCU as Dr. Doom. Place your bets here. How much did they pay RDJ to make this happen :censored: I think 20 million + a return
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