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NBJack commented on Physically Based Rendering in Filament google.github.io/filament... · Posted by u/indigo945

I'm not sure how it's confusing. Is it any more confusing than "v8" also being a type of internal combustion engine or blender also being a kitchen appliance?

NBJack · 4 days ago

Yes.

v8 as a drink and as an engine.

blender as a piece of software and as an appliance

filament as a physical building material and as a physical rendering material.

One of these things is not like the other (or rather, one of these things sounds very much like the other).

NBJack commented on My AI-driven identity crisis dusty.phillips.codes/2025... · Posted by u/wonger_

canistel · 10 days ago

This can be compared with fine art (as against photography or digital art), theatre (as against films), handmade (as against factory produced) etc. In all these cases, the originals occupy an expensive niche, usually beyond the reach of the common-folk.

NBJack · 10 days ago

You are probably right. That would track well with prior behavior.

I suppose it will also depend on how affordable/accessible these models will be.

NBJack commented on My AI-driven identity crisis dusty.phillips.codes/2025... · Posted by u/wonger_

NBJack · 10 days ago

Strangely enough, I suspect that if AI truly becomes prevalent, in about 5-10 years there will be a counter culture of those seeking things they strongly believe are human made, tangible, and genuine. I believe folks will yearn for in person shows and performances, seek respected authors and artists, getting out of the AI slop bubble at least for a time.

I don't think it will ever counter the change, but I suspect there will be some interesting developments in culture worldwide caused by this.

NBJack commented on Pebble Time 2 Design Reveal [video] youtube.com/watch?v=pcPzm... · Posted by u/net01

deanc · 11 days ago

What is the use-case now in 2025 for an e-ink watch? I have a Garmin Epix pro gen 2 which gets about a month of battery life and has a gorgeous AMOLED, has profiles for pretty much every sport ever invented, incredibly accurate GPS tracking, all day HR-tracking, ECG etc.

I understand it's about 4x the price, but there's also lower-end Garmin's that are about 2x the price with the same screen, slightly less features and similar battery life

NBJack · 11 days ago

Citation needed; that Garmin watch cited claims about 30 hours of life unless the screen is mostly off and you severely hamper the features (i.e. "smartwatch mode"). I wont doubt you can get it to last weeks like that.

These devices are able to always show the display, don't need to turn off features, can still show notifications, etc.

NBJack commented on Abogen – Generate audiobooks from EPUBs, PDFs and text github.com/denizsafak/abo... · Posted by u/mzehrer

gman83 · 14 days ago

I love audiobooks, but I'm a stickler for good narration. I've stopped listening to plenty of audiobooks because I didn't like the narrator. I guess it will be a long time before I can use something like this.

NBJack · 14 days ago

I recall one series where R. C. Bray had been doing the narration for several books, then for undisclosed reasons they replaced him with another narrator. The drop in quality was so bad I eventually gave up trying to finish the series (though admittedly the author(s) didn't seem to be helping much with the content).

Some narrators, like Wil Wheaton, are so entertaining to me I actively search by what they have voiced.

In general, I have to agree the narrator can make or break a series.

NBJack commented on Eleven Music elevenlabs.io/blog/eleven... · Posted by u/meetpateltech

NBJack · 18 days ago

I've been using Suno for a relatively short time, and I regret to say this isn't close yet. Maybe beyond v1, but the quality I've become accustomed to, in stereo, and at relatively high fidelity (sounds a bit like over-compressed MP3s at times) makes this sound a few years old.

NBJack commented on Apple lacks strategic vision unherd.com/2025/08/time-i... · Posted by u/retskrad

tracerbulletx · 21 days ago

There are a few hiccups, but everyone'e acting like Apple Silicon wasn't one of the most wildly successful overnight improvements in laptops in the last 50 years and that airpods aren't so popular that even Android phone users buy them.

NBJack · 20 days ago

But has Apple Silicon justified the investment? I don't doubt it's good tech, but the market share hasn't necessarily reflected it. In 2024, total shipped units dropped quite a bit. Judging by the available data, I wouldn't use the term "wildly successful" just yet (particularly if we account for pre/post pandemic sales).

NBJack commented on OpenAI raises $8.3B at $300B valuation nytimes.com/2025/08/01/bu... · Posted by u/mfiguiere

LZ_Khan · 23 days ago

Counterexample- Facebook made Threads which has similar # users as Twitter now.

NBJack · 22 days ago

Meta really, really likes to game their numbers. Take claims of that with a hefty grain of salt.

NBJack commented on Death by AI davebarry.substack.com/p/... · Posted by u/ano-ther

0xDEAFBEAD · a month ago

Obvious solution: start serving po' boys and buy a jukebox/pool/electronic darts.

NBJack · a month ago

Great. That's how it always starts when we 'listen' to the AI. First, we make a few adjustments to the menu. Next, we get told there's a dancing floor, and now we have to install that. A few steps later? Automated factory for killer robots (with a jukebox).

I should probably admire the AI for showing a lot of restraint on its first steps to global domination and/or wiping out humanity.

NBJack commented on LLM Inevitabilism tomrenner.com/posts/llm-i... · Posted by u/SwoopsFromAbove

delichon · a month ago

If in 2009 you claimed that the dominance of the smartphone was inevitable, it would have been because you were using one and understood its power, not because you were reframing away our free choice for some agenda. In 2025 I don't think you can really be taking advantage of AI to do real work and still see its mass adaptation as evitable. It's coming faster and harder than any tech in history. As scary as that is we can't wish it away.

NBJack · a month ago

Ironically, this is exactly the technique for arguing that the blog mentions.

Remember the revolutionary, seemingly inevitable tech that was poised to rewrite how humans thought about transportation? The incredible amounts of hype, the secretive meetings disclosing the device, etc.? That turned out to be the self-balancing scooter known as a Segway?

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KarmaCake day1870August 15, 2020View Original