Rhaedas

Languages change over time. As long as the intent is clear, don’t get hung up on what is and isn’t “correct”. “You’re welcome” probably was seen as extreme at some point itself.

That feels like a privacy issue, maybe related to the topic of whether or not they can force you to unlock your phone? I don’t know where the current law is on that.

A very good “normal” example of body modification, just not as permanent. And there are degrees to that as well…I’ve seen lipstick colors that just enhance the lip color and give a sheen that I don’t think twice about, but even my favorite celebrities look off putting to me when made up “heavily”. I’m a bit on OP’s side as far as preferring the natural look, although minor studs or a small tattoo somewhere don’t catch my attention in a negative way, if I even notice.

I’ve seen this same suggestion years ago on Blender tutorials. Generating a scene isn’t about making it realistic, it’s about fooling the audience into thinking it’s real without making it too hard to create. Look at videos from Ian Hubert on how to fake it well.

There is a solution.

I remember when there was just one. I wrongly dismissed the cartoon as not real Star Trek for a very long time, I never realized how good they really were.

Uprising - Muse

Sprinkle a few drops of water in hot oil, or even just on a oven burner. See how it pops? Now imagine a lot more suddenly going from ice to vapor. It’s explosive, and some hot oil is going to be thrown out on anyone in range.

losing my Capri-Sun

The world may never know.

That orbit map shows it outside the Moon’s orbit. Maybe the actual lunar orbit is a lot more elliptical than represented here?

It’s also a stasis field generator. You can’t reverse time, but you can keep it stopped at that moment.

The greatest generation birthed the boomers, who did not live up to their parents’ reputation or expectation.

I’ve always been about kids getting out there early and getting a taste of working, but these days feel different. I wouldn’t want to go back into customer service now and I’ve got experience and age to back be up in dealing with customers.

I do think that people who cause the disruptive behavior that I’m referring to should be required to serve time doing those jobs, as I think part of their entitlement is ignorance of what’s it’s like behind the counter.

Close enough, it’s not blocking a space. Better to be secure, but got to take what wins we can get. It’s possible that when that cart was brought there the corral was full and the person retrieving them didn’t get the loner. It’s like the pictures of the car parked across several spots without the context that there was snowfall and no lines were visible then.

And the new President doesn’t necessarily have to pick a VP, it’s just expected to fill the vacancy.

Well, it would be pretty suspicious given he’s the world’s healthiest man. /s

AI notes: make face and body images more symmetrical, but not 100%. Got it.

The only reason it hasn’t done that yet is because it’s not really AI, but large model probability with training feedback, and so far the feedback has enforced the “close enough” aspect. The next versions will cross the lines that still let us sense something isn’t quite right.

It applies in many places. After all, H.R. stands for Human Resources, and that doesn’t mean Resources for the Human Workers.

I wonder if they had gone with an instrumental version instead it would have been accepted much better. The visuals are totally Star Trek and exploration/innovation. Not exactly classical music, but it was having lyrics/established song from a popular singer that hit the wrong way. Ironic that the TOS theme had lyrics as well, although I don’t think any episode that I recall ever played that version.