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Comment Time and place? (Score 5, Insightful) 59

I would have thought this was the perfect time for a bit of levity and humour. Why else are all the COVID self-isolation cat memes, people singing from their balconies, and god knows what other weird shit's going on on Twitch right now? Because a good laugh helps reduce stress.

Having said that, Google's April fool "jokes" have always been terrible, so it's probably for the best.

Comment Well he's half right... (Score 1, Interesting) 279

"The problem with 8K and even 4K is that all it is doing is bringing us closer to a video game aesthetic. It just looks more and more 'not real.' I can't watch any Marvel movies because none of the visual effects look real."

This is the same tired old argument that the frame rate luddites have been using forever, and is simply nonsense.

And both Sonnenfeld and Patrick Warburton believe that subscribers to streaming services should be able to watch first-run movies at home the same day the films are released in theaters.

This bit is right, however. There's no reason to delay streaming any more. If the movie's released, let people stream it at home, watch it in a cinema, or view it on their iPhone on the bus if they want.

Comment Re:Why don't they compete with Tesla for range? (Score 1) 215

when the Model Y comes out next year at around half the cost of the e-Tron and runs rings around it range-wise, it will become quite clear that it's mostly about the engineering, not the cos

Perhaps, but rental companies aren't sending back poorly built Audis by the boatload like they are with Teslas...

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