mintone
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Comment · 1 month ago
I don’t want to dive into Reddit like territory but this is not a fair representation of the place. It is a shopping centre, yes, in the same vein as Westfield or any other created in the past twenty years. There is a Lego store, Uniqlo and many other normal high street stores [1] alongside higher end places but Sloane Street this is not. Throughout the year there are events in the riverside space with stalls from local traders and various other free events, especially for children.
I would argue that it is one of the more successful new developments in terms of “placemaking”, certainly in that part of London. It is very clearly targeted at the residents of the local area who are normal London middle class wealth. The little shop no doubt has bottles of expensive wine but it also has £10 ones.
For clarity; I’m not a resident of the area but have visited a bunch of times, especially with kids.
Making new places is hard and I think they’ve made a decent go of the place.
[1] https://batterseapowerstation.co.uk/retailers/?retailertype=...
Comment · 1 year ago
I wrote this a year or so ago: https://www.technicalchops.com/articles/ai-goes-to-hollywood...
"The studios and creators who thrive in this new landscape will be those who can effectively harness AI’s capabilities while maintaining the human creativity and vision that ultimately drives the art of cinema."
It is in many ways thrilling to see this come to life, and I couldn't agree with you more.
Comment · 1 year ago
The lede is buried at the end of this article.
> Later iOS 26 beta releases show Apple reducing transparency and adding blur effects for better readability.
This is a beta release. It is a work in progress. When iOS 7’s betas came out the reaction was similarly negative. I would suggest we wait and see what the system evolves into; by the time we get to iOS 27 I am quite sure that Apple will have found the right balance.
Comment · 1 year ago
A fascinating situation is facing polymarket - Zelenskyy was pictured wearing a suit (as described by the media) at the NATO summit on June 25th but this market is still unresolved. It appears there’s lots of argument here and that this market is set to be test of the platform.
Comment · 2 years ago
When I tested, you can also screenshot disney+, netflix etc. so DRM is also broken by it!
Comment · 2 years ago
WhatsApp was the one I tested it on