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  • Apple TV+ workplace thriller 'Severance' returns to production

    The television industry still hasn’t grasped the amazing concept that if you wait too long between seasons, you will lose a significant portion of viewership that will never be regained.  

    On top of that, a complex series like Severance isn’t something you can easily jump into by watching season two.

    This happens time and time again on television when there are multiple years between seasons and yet the industry still seems shocked by the viewer loss.  When they finally return, they end up having like six episodes which can be binged in one sitting, and that’s it for another 2-3 years.  And then before you know it, the series is canceled due to low ratings.
    I dunno. Society has progressed beyond linear television. 

    When the second season of Foundation came out, I rewatched the first. 

    When the second season of Severance comes out, we'll kick it off with a re-watching of Season One. 

    For Stranger Things, we'll probably re-watch the last season. 
    watto_cobra
  • iPhone automatically summons rescuers after terrible Canada crash

    When this story uses the word "automatic", I think of the iPhone calling responders and providing location information without the input of the user? 
    Good question. How does "automatic" work when you have to actively point the phone at a satellite? 
    watto_cobra
  • EU hits international big tech with new wave of user safety effort data requests

    igorsky said:
    My only hope is that the EU holds the European tech industry to the same standards that they hold the American tech industry to. 

    Hahaha just kidding. You can tell I was joking because I used the term “European tech industry”. 
    Zalando is a German shopping platform with more than 10 billion € revenue, and Booking.com is a Dutch company (though now owned by an American holding). 

    TikTok is Chinese. 

    Those are the three non-US entities on the list. 

    Yeah, the US is at the forefront of certain tech industries. Obviously, that means that any regulation is explicitly anti-American and must be motivated by protectionism. 

    Because Americans cannot fathom democratically elected politicians actually working in their constituents’ interest, apparently. 
    avon b7muthuk_vanalingamAlex_V
  • Apple has big and cartoonish plans for Vision Pro's EyeSight

    They may just have patented this to prevent others from doing it, not to implement it themselves. 
    damn_its_hotwatto_cobra
  • Netflix says use Safari on Apple Vision Pro, because you aren't getting an app

    So…they're treating Vision Pro just like the Mac? 

    Makes sense to me. 
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