Asking a question and then pre-emptively responding to the answer you haven’t been given is not effective communication from my perspective... but that could certainly be a fault in my perspective. O_o

Coleman Hughes most recent podcast touches on this a little bit. We’re already at the point where some of the software is spitting out stuff that can easily pass for original artwork from a human (quantity somewhat making up for quality). These technologies are slowly but rather inevitably gaining ground in virtually…

When Gucci starts calling up these folks to loan them astronomically expensive outfits we can start being critical of their wardrobe choices... until then... come on... this is *not* the Oscars.

1. “taking advantage” is subjective in this context. Epic’s profits, from my perspective, have no bearing on what the market dictates the art is worth. The real question is “Is Epic low-balling here, relative to the market for this type of art?” and no one has actually managed to answer this question (so far as I can…

They are giving up the copyright, but are they also not going to be credited? They may not be able to sell that specific piece... but if the work is truly creative (unique, special) then people will flock to them for their other work too. The $3k paycheck may be the least of the compensation on offer in the deal.…

On the other hand... once they are established they can (increasingly) live anywhere... probably at a fraction of the cost of people that actually need to show up to an office or a warehouse every day (probably in or very near an expensive city).

Ultimately... the details are important so it’s tough to say much of…

It would probably be a fantastic deal if Epic actually credits the artists in these situations. I understand wanting to control the specific works... but a simple credit could far outstrip the $3k paycheck.

The scare quotes around “real” should have tipped you off that the OP probably already knows all of this.

I would argue that cost of living can vary wildly, so it’s somewhat silly to say “seems reasonable in my context!”, but freelance artwork seems to be one of those jobs where you have almost complete control over where you choose to live. If $3k for a couple weeks work (probably not long work days) is below a living…

I think Fortnite is one of those games that builds its shader cache on the fly (???)... I have to play at least 3-4 matches before I stop seeing frequent stutters after a big update... and it can be many more matches before they are almost entirely gone. I turned on Nanite and disabled Lumen/Ray-Tracing and the game…

I gather resources from their cold dead bodies.

I’ve read the same when celebrities died from all sorts of things... stroke... heart attack... drug overdose. Sudden death in the family is, generically, a private matter... at least for a while after the death.

In a rare fit of journalistic moderation they are not commenting on that, I think, because it hasn’t been confirmed.

We’re having this exchange because you incorrectly called something hypocrisy.

But in this case who the fuck cares if AOC is a gamer or not?

I can copy-paste a definition for you if it helps. It’s possible there is some sort of miscommunication here. In this context. they are clearly applying two different set of rules according to personal preference under the pretense of defending a person based on their age, gender or ethnicity (none of which were…

I mean... wow... the number of folks apparently upset because someone dared to tepidly imply that a career politician may not be entirely authentic in their public-facing life. The hypocrisy is palpable.

Tidy. Have a star.

As for comedians, I’m a fan of Bo Burnham. He treads in dangerous waters but he neurotically hedges his jokes and is very careful to make sure the overall messaging aligns well with the prevailing sensibilities (you can look at the sets by the year, it’s all explicitly pandering to the prevailing moral trends of that…

The big risk now isn’t “being cancelled” - that just means you get more contracts, more money, more guaranteed views unless you’re a TOTAL creep (like you repeatedly admit to being a paedo like Milo Y), but perhaps from different people/organisations.