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  • Entire 'Hunger Games' franchise available to stream on Apple TV+ for limited time

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    lighteningkid said:
    Is this a US-only feature? I don't see any such section in Canada, and searching for Hunger Games in the macOS app shows it's $7.99.
    Probably. Showing to rent in UK too.
    lolliverwatto_cobra

  • NFTs worth $1.7M stolen via OpenSea phishing attack

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    M68000 said:
    Time will tell with all this bitcoin and crypto stuff.  Some believe it is really just a big Ponzi scheme.  Warren Buffett has said he has no interest - he said it produces nothing therefore it has no value.  
    You may wish to change your opinion as it appears Warren Buffett has too:
    https://bitcoinist.com/warren-buffett-invested-1-billion-in-a-digital-bank/
    cornchip

  • Major websites may stop working soon for Firefox and Chrome users

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    cropr said:
    elijahg said:
    This wouldnt be an issue if they didn't use such ridiculous versioning.
    Do you know any versioning scheme that is less ridiculous that counting up: 1, 2, 3, ....   ?

    I'm not saying they deserve it, but maybe if they had used versioning numbers properly they wouldn't be in this mess :)
    There's nothing wrong with the versioning being used right now.  It's different, not wrong.

    This is a much better versioning system. It summarises to the end user what has changed since the last update: bug fix, new feature, or major upgrade 

    Google and Mozilla’s versioning is stupid as it has exacerbated the 3 digit issue and is not informative to the end user.
    elijahgwatto_cobradarkvader

  • Drake takes Apple Music record from Kanye for most-streamed album launch

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    urahara said:
    foregoneconclusion said:
    Japhey said: I completely agree, and said almost the same thing on here yesterday. Garbage pop and corporate rap. It’s never ending. AM’s predictive algorithms either completely ignore me, or are completely inaccurate. I find the whole experience frustrating. 
    In order to get better recommendations from Apple Music, you need to:

    A. Use AM to listen to music regularly
    B. Select the 'Love' or  'Suggest Less Like This' actions for songs/albums regularly

    Also, not everything you see in AM is based on an algorithm. There are standard promotions for new releases as well, and those are more likely to be centered around artists that have higher profiles in the industry. 
    So you are saying that AM requires me to additionally select something (tap a button)  and it can’t already track what I am listening to?
    and are you saying that promotions are not ads? I don’t want to see ads and that’s why I am paying. But it is still fine to show/advertise promotions?
    The algorithm doesn’t prioritise listening, as you may not be actively listening and if a song came on you didn’t like - AM would presume you would as you didn’t skip it.
    Manually saying you love or don’t helps to improve recommendations better as it’s true and accurate feedback to AM.
    watto_cobra

  • Apple execs say iPadOS 15 helps users to multitask with UI changes

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    referred to as spatial gymnastics.

    Spatial is Apple’s word of the year, isn’t it? 😂

    williamlondonmobird