> They are just everywhere, the web was never like this in the beginning.

Maybe briefly. I've been on the web since the late 90s and horrible banner ads (and for a while, shudder, flash ads) have been a thing for as long as I can remember. At least now we have good content blockers!

>John Smith hits you -> you seek relief from John's insurance company. John's insurance premium goes up. He can't afford that. Thus, effective financial feedback loop. Real skin in the game.

Ah great, so there's a lower chance of that specific John Smith hitting me again in the future!

Yes, that is the specific deterrence effect.

The general deterrence effect we observe in society is that punishment of one person has an effect on others who observe it, making them more cautious and less likely to offend.

An all-TTS audiobook offering is just about as appealing as an all-stable-diffusion picture gallery (that is, not at all).

Isn’t it more like an art gallery of prints of paintings? The primary art is the text of the book (like the painting in the gallery), TTS (and printing a copy) are just methods of making the art available.

I think it can be argued that audiobook's add to the art by adding tone and inflection by the reader.

To me, what you're saying is the same as saying the art of a movie is in the script, the video is just the method of making it available. And I don't think that's a valid take

No, that's an incorrect analogy. The script of a movie is an intermediate step in the production process of a movie. It's generally not meant to be seen by any audiences. The script for example doesn't contain any cinematography or any soundtrack or any performances by actors. Meanwhile, a written work is a complete expressive work ready for consumption. It doesn't contain a voice, but that's because the intention is for the reader to interpret the voice into it. A voice actor can do that, but that's just an interpretation of the work. It's not one-to-one, but it's not unlike someone sitting next to you in the theater and telling you what they think a scene means.

So yes, I mostly agree with GP. An audiobook is a different rendering of the same subject. The content is in the text, regardless of whether it's delivered in written or oral form.

There already are audiobooks on audible that are 100% TTS, while it's playable, it's no substitute (yet) for a real human.

It's just too flat/dead compared to a human reader.

This bug isn't that. It's the frontmost app losing focus to nothing.

You are using it wrong.

Just install the SuperTyping app. It's sooo good and intuitive. Totally worth the $189, if you consider how often you need to type something.

I also recommend Little Snitch as firewall and Parallels for virtualization.

Does anyone have a recommendation for bootloader or filesystem app? Preferably subscription model for intuitive accounting.

Are you suggesting they carry around a Starlink dish in a backpack and deploy it on the go whenever they want to stream some music?

It's a pop sci magazine, of course they use language like that. Actual academic papers are different.

He's the Stephen Wolfram of game dev.

They did well to get acquired before the AI bubble pops.

Schild's Ladder is my personal favourite.

thank you

This is on the order of the "descartes before the whores" joke on reddit years ago. Generational stuff