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Yes it would exist because netflix acted merley as the distributer for Eric Goode's docu series which he started filming in 2014. So not so much difference after all.
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i can see that software will also eat the fashion industry how ever not primarily with AI first but CGI+AI. I can imagine that there will be a transition from hollywood like VFX artists from film/gaming to fashion if the demand for CG models is there.

Putting real life actors in AAA games has been a thing for years at this point, but now the graphics are so advanced that it will look completely photo real within the next couple console generations. Those game companies put real life actors in their movies because of the audience recognizes them. Same thing will likely happen for fashion as well. If you buy famous models'/celebrities' digital model you can reuse and license that however you want.

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well chrome has won the browser wars in the long run and chrome is notorious for its memory hunger. So maybe RAM hogging is the key to success. Interestingly Teams uses >1.2GB of RAM via its 6 processes on my mac, same as Outlook.
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So this is another reboot of the browser wars but with messengers? Is this the new era of messenger wars?
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Ayn Rand: Atlas Shrugged
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I never understood their pitch in first place. Why pay for quick bites when I get decent content (~10min) for free on youtube? Generally, I would assume people watch netflix/amazon/disney content for entertainment and expect their originals to be of the usual or slight longer duration. That's content to enjoy watching over a longer period of time. People like this format, hence binge watching is a thing. I can't see why people would rather watch a highly produced quick bite while waiting in line for a coffee instead of watching a new upload from a subscribed creator on youtube for like 10 minutes. There are plenty of famous youtubers upload almost daily, with daily/weekly views much higher than the total app downloads quibi has so far. And they don't have a ~2B$ war chest.
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what signaling behavior?
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the numbers are from this source: https://ncses.nsf.gov/pubs/nsf19304/digest/field-of-degree-m...

it distinguishes between white (59.3), Asian (10.8), Black or African American (3.9), Hispanic or Latino (10.4), American Indian or Alaska Native (0.3) Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander (0.1) and Temporary visa holder (9.3) for Engineering

Edit: and More than one race, unknown, or other (5.9), adds up to 100

Comment · 6 years ago
I'm so hyped for this.

I still remember when I was very little and my dad took me to a launch once.

Hope manned rocket launches will get more regular again and seeing them will inspire a whole new generation.

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