MoonMelon

@MoonMelon@lemmy.ml

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Hellraiser: Revival set for launch on October 8⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  I like how they are going back to the original concept of “The Hellbound Heart”, namely that the cenobites are explorers of sensation. They are literally extra-dimensional monastics in a religion called “The Order of the Gash”, a term that could both mean a terrible wound or a coarse name for the vulva. These beings explore the extremes of sensation, a place where pleasure and pain are both indistinguishable and beyond comprehension. It’s also a “truer” dimension, closer to reality than what we think is the real world. Victims are lead to them out of boredom, not sin. It’s clearly inspired by Clive Barker’s experience with the BDSM scene, seeing people in those clubs at night that were bankers and businessmen by day.

  Over time the Hellraiser property completely drifted away from this concept and towards the more boring and generic notion that the cenobites are simply spooky demons from a Christian hell, torturing people for their sins. Yawn. The original story and first movie are way more interesting than that. The more recent Netflix version was a good step back to the source material as well.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I Used to Teach Students. Now I Catch ChatGPT Cheats.⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Most of the comments here appear that way. It’s kind of darkly humourous considering the essay.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Grubhub is laying off about 500 employees, or ~23% of its workforce, following its takeover by Wonder in November 2024.⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Speech and thought are bidirectional, meaning not only is there the obvious relationship of thought influencing language but there is a less obvious relationship where language actually changes how we think. Much like how the food you consume becomes your bones, muscles and nerves, you literally “are what you eat” when it comes to words, speech and thoughts. In that sense the language of a message gives us insight into the mind of the author beyond their literal intent.

  Which is scary when you consider people actually think in a manner that produces this ultra processed corporate diarrhea. It’s no wonder these people believe LLMs can replace humanity when their thoughts look like this. Shit is like reverse poetry. The only coherent message I see is that companies delivering ultra processed foods have ultra processed minds. Guessing that wasn’t their literal intent.

  I hope the people affected end up with something better.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Blizzard Co-Founder Reveals True Reason For Departure⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  I worked there during this time, and this pretty much confirms what everyone feared when the merger was announced. Part of me wants to read this book, but I know it will make me really mad.

  Just a little anecdote, we had a meeting shortly after where Frank Pierce told us that major changes would basically happen over Morhaime’s dead body. So when he left (and Pierce also) it was clear that it was over.