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I've also seen people say it's disingenuous because "there's already an ambient track playing in the desert!"
I love to be generous, but it's just the sound of wind. And this studio has a great history of ambient tracks! I'd be bopping my head if we had this!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gNM8...
I love to be generous, but it's just the sound of wind. And this studio has a great history of ambient tracks! I'd be bopping my head if we had this!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gNM8...
Metroid Prime Music - Chozo Ruins Main Theme
YouTube video by Metroid Music Channel
www.youtube.com
December 6, 2025 at 8:40 PM
I've also seen people say it's disingenuous because "there's already an ambient track playing in the desert!"
I love to be generous, but it's just the sound of wind. And this studio has a great history of ambient tracks! I'd be bopping my head if we had this!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gNM8...
I love to be generous, but it's just the sound of wind. And this studio has a great history of ambient tracks! I'd be bopping my head if we had this!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gNM8...
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bringing back this classic
December 6, 2025 at 2:02 AM
bringing back this classic
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the original version of this post says "wonderful news for your penis" which is so load-bearingly crucial in my mind. it feels naked without it
December 6, 2025 at 7:25 PM
the original version of this post says "wonderful news for your penis" which is so load-bearingly crucial in my mind. it feels naked without it
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That much money financing games by actual game developers would have financed 150+ of the highest budget AAA games, and the several orders of magnitude more jobs to produce them. Instead it was burned failing to produce advertiser-safe Second Life.
Mark Zuckerberg’s gamble on the "Metaverse" has lost his company more than $77 billion.
December 6, 2025 at 2:09 AM
That much money financing games by actual game developers would have financed 150+ of the highest budget AAA games, and the several orders of magnitude more jobs to produce them. Instead it was burned failing to produce advertiser-safe Second Life.
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Light it up, let's go! 🔥
A new song by award-winning guitarist Tom Morello, featuring Beartooth, is making its way onto the Arcadion stage in #FFXIV!
Here's a message from Tom and a preview of the upcoming track, Everything Burns!
A new song by award-winning guitarist Tom Morello, featuring Beartooth, is making its way onto the Arcadion stage in #FFXIV!
Here's a message from Tom and a preview of the upcoming track, Everything Burns!
December 5, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Light it up, let's go! 🔥
A new song by award-winning guitarist Tom Morello, featuring Beartooth, is making its way onto the Arcadion stage in #FFXIV!
Here's a message from Tom and a preview of the upcoming track, Everything Burns!
A new song by award-winning guitarist Tom Morello, featuring Beartooth, is making its way onto the Arcadion stage in #FFXIV!
Here's a message from Tom and a preview of the upcoming track, Everything Burns!
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Guys, do not use the Discord Checkpoint thing (Discord's attempt at Spotify Wrapped).
It requires enabling them access to scrape your data, and has an alarming amount of private data being used for it.
Make sure you have these disabled.
It requires enabling them access to scrape your data, and has an alarming amount of private data being used for it.
Make sure you have these disabled.
December 4, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Guys, do not use the Discord Checkpoint thing (Discord's attempt at Spotify Wrapped).
It requires enabling them access to scrape your data, and has an alarming amount of private data being used for it.
Make sure you have these disabled.
It requires enabling them access to scrape your data, and has an alarming amount of private data being used for it.
Make sure you have these disabled.
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There are lots of other ways to address the very real harms that kids experience online:
✅ Strict privacy laws that make it illegal to harvest data and use it to recommend content
✅ Antitrust laws so we have real choices for where to go online
✅ Regulate features like autoplay & infinite scroll
✅ Strict privacy laws that make it illegal to harvest data and use it to recommend content
✅ Antitrust laws so we have real choices for where to go online
✅ Regulate features like autoplay & infinite scroll
December 4, 2025 at 9:37 PM
There are lots of other ways to address the very real harms that kids experience online:
✅ Strict privacy laws that make it illegal to harvest data and use it to recommend content
✅ Antitrust laws so we have real choices for where to go online
✅ Regulate features like autoplay & infinite scroll
✅ Strict privacy laws that make it illegal to harvest data and use it to recommend content
✅ Antitrust laws so we have real choices for where to go online
✅ Regulate features like autoplay & infinite scroll
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The thing to understand about "age verification" laws is that they are not just for kids
The only way to "stop kids from doing xyz online" using age-gating is to demand a government ID (or invasive biometric face scan) from EVERYONE.
This means associating your gov ID with EVERYTHING YOU DO ONLINE
The only way to "stop kids from doing xyz online" using age-gating is to demand a government ID (or invasive biometric face scan) from EVERYONE.
This means associating your gov ID with EVERYTHING YOU DO ONLINE
December 4, 2025 at 9:20 PM
The thing to understand about "age verification" laws is that they are not just for kids
The only way to "stop kids from doing xyz online" using age-gating is to demand a government ID (or invasive biometric face scan) from EVERYONE.
This means associating your gov ID with EVERYTHING YOU DO ONLINE
The only way to "stop kids from doing xyz online" using age-gating is to demand a government ID (or invasive biometric face scan) from EVERYONE.
This means associating your gov ID with EVERYTHING YOU DO ONLINE
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Glad to see all the love for Paul Dano in the wake of Tarantino being a stupid fuck. If this has led you to crave more Dano, his role as the Caspian, one of the two MC's in Pantheon, one of the greatest animated shows ever and his performance is superb and wildly underappreciated. Hope on it.
December 5, 2025 at 6:22 AM
Glad to see all the love for Paul Dano in the wake of Tarantino being a stupid fuck. If this has led you to crave more Dano, his role as the Caspian, one of the two MC's in Pantheon, one of the greatest animated shows ever and his performance is superb and wildly underappreciated. Hope on it.
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After publishing this article, I've heard from many that CR seems to be using AI to produce dub CCs. Now, thanks to a slip-up CR had with episode 6 dub of The Banished Court Magician, we can say that with 100% certainty: Crunchyroll is using the AI service Ollang.com for its dub closed captions!
November 26, 2025 at 8:27 AM
After publishing this article, I've heard from many that CR seems to be using AI to produce dub CCs. Now, thanks to a slip-up CR had with episode 6 dub of The Banished Court Magician, we can say that with 100% certainty: Crunchyroll is using the AI service Ollang.com for its dub closed captions!
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here me out, Jase, I can be mad at both
We need to stop getting mad at companies and start getting mad at government. Digital communication and services have exploded exactly when our government is the most useless, and we’re all living the consequences
When I say Spotify is Surveillance, I don’t just mean it’s creepy that they are tracking what music you listen to and using that data to serve ads.
I mean your Spotify data is deeply intimate and can be used to glean information about you like your daily habits, your moods, and more.
I mean your Spotify data is deeply intimate and can be used to glean information about you like your daily habits, your moods, and more.
December 3, 2025 at 6:09 PM
here me out, Jase, I can be mad at both
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Here's the important thing: mandatory online age verification is a major threat, but it's not a done deal.
We saw major disagreement in Congress during the House hearing yesterday, and there is rising opposition to these misguided policies.
We need to get louder.
www.teenvogue.com/story/some-d...
We saw major disagreement in Congress during the House hearing yesterday, and there is rising opposition to these misguided policies.
We need to get louder.
www.teenvogue.com/story/some-d...
Why Are Some Democrats Backing MAGA's Anti-LGBTQ+ Censorship?
From late-night host cancellations to removing LGBTQ+ history from government sites, politicians in both parties are contributing to the overwriting of the internet — a place where lots of queer and t...
www.teenvogue.com
December 3, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Here's the important thing: mandatory online age verification is a major threat, but it's not a done deal.
We saw major disagreement in Congress during the House hearing yesterday, and there is rising opposition to these misguided policies.
We need to get louder.
www.teenvogue.com/story/some-d...
We saw major disagreement in Congress during the House hearing yesterday, and there is rising opposition to these misguided policies.
We need to get louder.
www.teenvogue.com/story/some-d...
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🚨 EVERYONE PLEASE RESKEET THIS FOR VISIBILITY!!! 🚨
A big coalition of LGBTQ+, abortion access, and human rights groups led by @fightforthefuture.org are organizing a WEEK OF ACTION this week against online ID checks, aka "age verification" laws.
Join us: www.fightforthefuture.org/actions/stop...
A big coalition of LGBTQ+, abortion access, and human rights groups led by @fightforthefuture.org are organizing a WEEK OF ACTION this week against online ID checks, aka "age verification" laws.
Join us: www.fightforthefuture.org/actions/stop...
December 3, 2025 at 6:58 PM
🚨 EVERYONE PLEASE RESKEET THIS FOR VISIBILITY!!! 🚨
A big coalition of LGBTQ+, abortion access, and human rights groups led by @fightforthefuture.org are organizing a WEEK OF ACTION this week against online ID checks, aka "age verification" laws.
Join us: www.fightforthefuture.org/actions/stop...
A big coalition of LGBTQ+, abortion access, and human rights groups led by @fightforthefuture.org are organizing a WEEK OF ACTION this week against online ID checks, aka "age verification" laws.
Join us: www.fightforthefuture.org/actions/stop...
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Before you twirl open this post, don’t harass this guy, but let’s play a fun little game.
Guess what Overwhelmingly Positive, award-winning title they’re responding to, you’re not going to guess it. It’s going to be really funny.
Guess what Overwhelmingly Positive, award-winning title they’re responding to, you’re not going to guess it. It’s going to be really funny.
December 4, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Before you twirl open this post, don’t harass this guy, but let’s play a fun little game.
Guess what Overwhelmingly Positive, award-winning title they’re responding to, you’re not going to guess it. It’s going to be really funny.
Guess what Overwhelmingly Positive, award-winning title they’re responding to, you’re not going to guess it. It’s going to be really funny.
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Your response matters.
I guarantee you there is a whole department of people at Prime Video who is quietly celebrating today.
Keep up the good fight, everyone.
I guarantee you there is a whole department of people at Prime Video who is quietly celebrating today.
Keep up the good fight, everyone.
BANANA FISH no longer has an English dub on Amazon
December 1, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Your response matters.
I guarantee you there is a whole department of people at Prime Video who is quietly celebrating today.
Keep up the good fight, everyone.
I guarantee you there is a whole department of people at Prime Video who is quietly celebrating today.
Keep up the good fight, everyone.
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Yes, flood CR's feedback line too with requests to
- stop using AI to closed caption dubs
- keep their current subtitling software (Aegisub. Not the one they are switching to)
Please!
- stop using AI to closed caption dubs
- keep their current subtitling software (Aegisub. Not the one they are switching to)
Please!
Good job, guys. See if you can't make similar results happen for No Game, No Life and Vinland Saga.
Getting close to time to start asking for the same kind of fervor for AI generated closed captions as well. You can fight this, it CAN work.
Getting close to time to start asking for the same kind of fervor for AI generated closed captions as well. You can fight this, it CAN work.
BANANA FISH no longer has an English dub on Amazon
December 1, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Yes, flood CR's feedback line too with requests to
- stop using AI to closed caption dubs
- keep their current subtitling software (Aegisub. Not the one they are switching to)
Please!
- stop using AI to closed caption dubs
- keep their current subtitling software (Aegisub. Not the one they are switching to)
Please!
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I'd love for more complaints towards crunchy roll, who has been doing this to its subtitles too
I watched Wolf's Rain with friends, and the AI garbage that was used to make the subtitles made them horribly distracting and disrespectful with how wrong they were.
Get this AI slop out of here!
I watched Wolf's Rain with friends, and the AI garbage that was used to make the subtitles made them horribly distracting and disrespectful with how wrong they were.
Get this AI slop out of here!
Your response matters.
I guarantee you there is a whole department of people at Prime Video who is quietly celebrating today.
Keep up the good fight, everyone.
I guarantee you there is a whole department of people at Prime Video who is quietly celebrating today.
Keep up the good fight, everyone.
BANANA FISH no longer has an English dub on Amazon
December 2, 2025 at 3:58 AM
I'd love for more complaints towards crunchy roll, who has been doing this to its subtitles too
I watched Wolf's Rain with friends, and the AI garbage that was used to make the subtitles made them horribly distracting and disrespectful with how wrong they were.
Get this AI slop out of here!
I watched Wolf's Rain with friends, and the AI garbage that was used to make the subtitles made them horribly distracting and disrespectful with how wrong they were.
Get this AI slop out of here!
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Please tag me if you see any anime that appears to plainly be using AI transcriptions for closed captions. That's CLOSED CAPTIONS (SDH) for ENGLISH DUBS, not subtitles for Japanese audio. I wanna publicly keep track of some of these and start holding platforms accountable.
December 2, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Please tag me if you see any anime that appears to plainly be using AI transcriptions for closed captions. That's CLOSED CAPTIONS (SDH) for ENGLISH DUBS, not subtitles for Japanese audio. I wanna publicly keep track of some of these and start holding platforms accountable.
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Allegedly Shudder is dubbing foreign films into English with AI as well. Don’t have an account to check, just a post on the Reddit.
December 2, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Allegedly Shudder is dubbing foreign films into English with AI as well. Don’t have an account to check, just a post on the Reddit.
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I know Banana Fish wasn't the only series with an AI dub slapped onto it, but part of me wonders if the reason why they selected Banana Fish specifically as one of the test beds was because Banana Fish is early foundational gay media and thought it would have fewer viewers and no one would catch it.
December 2, 2025 at 8:42 PM
I know Banana Fish wasn't the only series with an AI dub slapped onto it, but part of me wonders if the reason why they selected Banana Fish specifically as one of the test beds was because Banana Fish is early foundational gay media and thought it would have fewer viewers and no one would catch it.
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One evil has been slain - but I hear the LATAM Spanish AI dub is still up. This needs to be fixed also.
BANANA FISH no longer has an English dub on Amazon
December 2, 2025 at 10:30 PM
One evil has been slain - but I hear the LATAM Spanish AI dub is still up. This needs to be fixed also.
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AMA on Online ID Checks is now live! Where the Redditors at?
Our policy counsel team will be answering questions about the dangers of online ID checks alongside policy experts at @eff.org and the ACLU.
www.reddit.com/r/pcgaming/c...
Our policy counsel team will be answering questions about the dangers of online ID checks alongside policy experts at @eff.org and the ACLU.
www.reddit.com/r/pcgaming/c...
From the pcgaming community on Reddit
Explore this post and more from the pcgaming community
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December 1, 2025 at 4:52 PM
AMA on Online ID Checks is now live! Where the Redditors at?
Our policy counsel team will be answering questions about the dangers of online ID checks alongside policy experts at @eff.org and the ACLU.
www.reddit.com/r/pcgaming/c...
Our policy counsel team will be answering questions about the dangers of online ID checks alongside policy experts at @eff.org and the ACLU.
www.reddit.com/r/pcgaming/c...
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Amazon has seemingly removed the Banana Fish AI dub, likely in response to the vocal outcry
It should be noted that they can remove this AI dub, or all of their AI dubs
But they can’t remove the fact that they chose to try to do it in the first place.
It should be noted that they can remove this AI dub, or all of their AI dubs
But they can’t remove the fact that they chose to try to do it in the first place.
The only thing less human than these AI dub performances is the decision to sign off on them
A company this big can pay human actors a decent wage, not produce slop that intentionally removes the human element.
A company this big can pay human actors a decent wage, not produce slop that intentionally removes the human element.
December 1, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Amazon has seemingly removed the Banana Fish AI dub, likely in response to the vocal outcry
It should be noted that they can remove this AI dub, or all of their AI dubs
But they can’t remove the fact that they chose to try to do it in the first place.
It should be noted that they can remove this AI dub, or all of their AI dubs
But they can’t remove the fact that they chose to try to do it in the first place.
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As someone who works in the tech industry--absolutely.
They are testing the waters. These are top-down orders. The ONLY way to stop it is a visceral negative reaction. Write articles. Post your rage. Email. Post. @. All those things.
Only you have the power to kill it.
They are testing the waters. These are top-down orders. The ONLY way to stop it is a visceral negative reaction. Write articles. Post your rage. Email. Post. @. All those things.
Only you have the power to kill it.
Let me give some insight on this, as a producer in the dub industry who worked with major streamers, who's witnessed first-hand where this push for AI is coming from.
tl;dr: Only CEOs want this. Tell them how much you hate it. Be loud, email, call, @, post. You will kill this.
🧵⬇️
tl;dr: Only CEOs want this. Tell them how much you hate it. Be loud, email, call, @, post. You will kill this.
🧵⬇️
The only thing less human than these AI dub performances is the decision to sign off on them
A company this big can pay human actors a decent wage, not produce slop that intentionally removes the human element.
A company this big can pay human actors a decent wage, not produce slop that intentionally removes the human element.
November 30, 2025 at 5:07 AM
As someone who works in the tech industry--absolutely.
They are testing the waters. These are top-down orders. The ONLY way to stop it is a visceral negative reaction. Write articles. Post your rage. Email. Post. @. All those things.
Only you have the power to kill it.
They are testing the waters. These are top-down orders. The ONLY way to stop it is a visceral negative reaction. Write articles. Post your rage. Email. Post. @. All those things.
Only you have the power to kill it.