I need an audio engineer to tell me how this is anything new without actual new hardware. I know it’s magic sound processing, but it’s still just driving small earcans with one speaker per ear?

I could definitely see (hear) the benefit of 3 small speakers designed to output from different angles close to your ears, and…

I think the big issue is the amount of work it would take to maintain that while ensuring adverts don’t go on the wrong channels, especially, you know, when the streamers make multiple channels and others attempt to game the ratings.

How is hottubbing not included in “Swim and beaches”? Shove your concern trolling straight up your ass. Thanks.

There’s a shit ton of stuff on Twitch that has nothing to do with being related to gaming. It stopped being a purely gaming-related space a looong, long time ago.

In fact, they are specifically taking advantage of one of the changes to Twitch’s dress code policies from just over a year ago (posted April 2020)

This is already how Twitch and, indeed, most paid media runs.

I’m not going to pretend to be an expert on Twitch, but right now it still seems like a place where independent creators could turn up, and if they have a neat idea, take, or gimmick, they could make a living. In a way similar to how Youtube was ten years ago.

The barrier of entry has certainly gotten higher, but it’s…

Call me crazy, but I would, through tools and/or by hand, put channels in different buckets based on their content and the profile of their viewers and then have people who buy advertisement space on Twitch chose in what bucket / combination of buckets they want their ads to go.

Regardless of ones thoughts on twitch and its ‘thots’, this is a chilling move that is another step into turning twitch into a soulless, rotting abomination that is a shadow of its former self like Youtube today.

Quick, somebody check on the Tweed sisters

Yeah, I remember Kitaen as Deianeira in the Hercules: Legendary Journey’s TV movies and TV show. She had good chemistry with Sorbo.

Aside from the music videos, I mostly remember her for playing Hercules’ wife in Kevin Sorbo’s TV movies. I know he’s a shit nowadays, but those were pretty fun flicks back in the day.

After careful consideration, I have de-chipped Melinda Gates and released her into the woods to make her fortune for herself with nothing but a guide on foraging mushrooms. May Manon have mercy on her...

Y’all are so busy going back and forth on whether Bill Gates is a decent guy or an asshole, and on just how big of a hack Joan is. Meanwhile, you’re missing the most important part of this story: Apparently Bill and Melinda Gates have no prenup. This could get verrrryyyyy interesting.

I’m at a loss for words here. This is a weird take.

My boss told me about them splitting up while his stepdaughter was in the store, and the 13 year old was like “Oh, isn’t Bill Gates the charity guy?”

And then I shriveled up and died because I am ancient and apparently his rebranding effort worked