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Iran already blocked their own people from internet. They do to further to just silence Iranians abroad?
inconel@lemmy.cato
Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world•Are the subtitles in your language (other than English) bad when watching a movie?
1·1 month agoAFAIK about Jp movie subs:
- Some Hollywood AAA type of movie won’t give actuql media to avoid leaks and/or very tight deadline. I don’t know if this still holds true, but past movie subtitles definitely had this issue.
- Multimedia translation follows “4 letters/sec” guideline, based on average reading comprehension while following movie, which can cut down a lot of subtleties.
- On DVD or other budget-tight medium often people do subtitles for their professional training so the quality may vary.
Edit: I checked the JP translator of Clear and Present Danger - it’s Natsuko Toda. She had controversies in 80-00s movie translation because of lots of sloppy mistakes, ignoring background/references and making up unnatural phrases. LOTR (fellowship of the ring) even had subtitle revisions in DVD release, but she’s fast and prolofic so lots of Hollywood major movies at that time had her subtitle. I assure other translators take more time and have better quality (but it maybe hard to avoid her for older movies).
inconel@lemmy.cato
A Boring Dystopia@lemmy.world•Two protesters against the deployment of a US military base on an island in Japan have been killed.
2·1 month agoFrom what I gatheted from JP news outlets an activist org had some outreach that they have high school students on the ship. Students were killed in such activity during their field trip.
The activist org did not have license to carry people as an organization or business, and are currently under investigation whether their safety measure was sufficient.
The conflict may be the root cause but this looks safety issue than political one.
inconel@lemmy.cato
Games@lemmy.world•Nvidia Announces DLSS 5, and it adds... An AI slop filter over your gameEnglish
211·2 months agoGiven AI’s training data biases it’s not true reflection of reality but more of streotype projection. I don’t think its effect on PoC character, unconventional demihuman types, or any “semi-real” artstyle will accurately enhance artists’ original intent.
inconel@lemmy.cato
Technology@lemmy.world•AI chatbots provide less-accurate information to vulnerable users: Research finds leading AI models perform worse for users with lower English proficiency, less formal education, and non-US origins.English
7·2 months agoActual article quote is below (emphasis mine):
For this research, the team tested how the three LLMs responded to questions from two datasets: TruthfulQA and SciQ. TruthfulQA is designed to measure a model’s truthfulness (by relying on common misconceptions and literal truths about the real world), while SciQ contains science exam questions testing factual accuracy. The researchers prepended short user biographies to each question, varying three traits: education level, English proficiency, and country of origin.
inconel@lemmy.cato
Games@lemmy.world•Sony plans to minimize effect of rising PlayStation 5 memory costs by boosting software and network service revenue, according to CFOEnglish
6·2 months agoSony had patented streaming game assets on the fly to reduce hardware space in the past few times. I don’t know how it goes but those “bought and owned” titles can also be trapped deep in subscription ecosystem.
inconel@lemmy.cato
Showerthoughts@lemmy.world•Having grown up on sci-fi I always knew there would be people who reject robots and AI on a visceral level. I just thought it wouldn't be me.
121·2 months agoIf it is not from eccentric (or mad) scientists passion project but capitalism hellscape my approval rate stays low.
Even for a sci fi l read where owning their own computer was illegal (and the protag labeled as terrorist trying to do so) it was government authoritarian stuff, not artificial scarcity and push to subscription or government-megacorp corruption :(
inconel@lemmy.cato
Technology@lemmy.world•'What a great way to kill your community': Discord users are furious about its new age verification checks — and are now hunting for alternativesEnglish
121·3 months agoTangential, but if it is enforced (alchohol has good reason to do so) it should be enforced impartially regardless of how you look, otherwise it’s discrimination. My comment is based on my Asian looking experience.
inconel@lemmy.cato
Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world•Are protestors in Iran aware of Briar? Would using Briar to communicate via bluetooth be a viable option with the country's current jamming technology?
2·3 months agoI heard people using Bitchat. Yes it is from Jack Dorsey who admitted security risks there but lacking communication with iphone owners can be an issue for them.
I had a dream of my locally regeional folklore creatures once, all speaking English. Realizing that they’re out of character made me so annoyed that I actually woke up.
inconel@lemmy.cato
Technology@lemmy.world•Artists dump X as launch of new AI image editing feature sparks outrage - CryptopolitanEnglish
3·4 months agoMany artists explicitly state no repost without their permission, requiring proper credits and such. It IS a dick move to AIgen-fed edit while directly interacting author’s post; that makes people using the AI feature violating author’s will knowingly.
In reality, people don’t read artists’ comment or bio, when “single button to AIgen and use the art as prompt” exists. It’s basically X greenlits anyone to do so against artists’ will, and fair use can argue the use of art but never force artists to stay on a platform. That’s what’s happening. They may have overstayed on a horrible platform blinded by clout they can get there but that is a different story.
Their life expectancy is usually less than 2 years though. Does it worth for them to spend that long? We never know.
Don’t modern drawing tablets usualy have side buttons that ppl set frequently used functions? The gray bars at the side can be such but idk
inconel@lemmy.cato
science@lemmy.world•Gut Bacteria from Amphibians and Reptiles Achieve Complete Tumor Elimination IN MICEEnglish
6·5 months agoJp version of the page provided extra explanation, saying the bacteria selectively accumulate in the tumor because cancer tumor is low oxygen environment and other conditions are also suitable for the bacteria to multiply, that process and related chemicals and mice immune system destroy the tumor
No one mentions F1 hybrid? Mass produced vegitables and fruits are often offspring of 2 distinct varieties, carefully selected to inherit desireble traits from both sides but no guarantee for 2nd generation.
Kind of soft-lock drm bcs people need to keep buying the specific seed if people want max yield. (I’ve read article gathering seeds from store brought tomato, growth werent great and the yields were unstable in both taste and quantity, but they managed to iterate 6 generations or so. The “traits” of F1 offsprings stabilize around that so you can keep growing your own variety).
Heirloom seeds don’t have this issue, but they likely have quirks or less immunity compared to F1.
inconel@lemmy.cato
Art Share🎨@lemmy.world•Me failing to do justice to the wonderful 1910s silent movie star Florence LaBadie. Dip pen, December 2025.English
2·5 months agoI like how you did the hair, it has character and nice contrast between the rest of the shading style.
inconel@lemmy.cato
Gaming@beehaw.org•Japanese devs face font licensing dilemma as leading provider increases annual plan price from $380 to $20,000+
2·5 months agoIANAL but again, the program is not program in general sense. The regular “program” part here is ttf format and protocol around there, but protection goes over ttf data as a whole. It may be able to argue if such new font display system is developed and used, practically no gamedev/publishing industries want to reinvent the wheel and built the ecosystem from scratch.
Also, the infringement criteria is not necessarily on process but also end results similarity and intention in Japanese law. When intention comes up in argument defendant often provide proof they did not have access to the alleged source or its end product.






I get where you’re coming from but texture in layman term is (microscopic) characteristic of the surface. You wouldn’t appreciate crisp 16bit RGBA pixels in your mouth when you bite an apple.