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[–] umbraroze@slrpnk.net 1 points 6 hours ago

I'm fed up with the streaming services, so I'm getting back to my big pile of DVDs and Blu-Ray discs.

I was randomly reminded of the "BD-Live" thing that I tried long ago. One of the most janky joyless things I had ever seen. Some marketing person had decided to do a marketing thing for movie promos and trailers and had forgotten that the thing was to be visited by actual people.

This sounds like it was cooked up by the same people. Looks like marketing people building a Thing.

[–] null_dot@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 11 hours ago

Seems like a real can / should problem to me.

Hard to believe this would entice anyone to purchase where a sexy lady couldn't.

[–] abbiistabbii@lemmy.blahaj.zone 14 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

This is going to be an absolute nightmare for schizophrenics.

[–] Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works 1 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

Imagine someone gets back at their ex and puts a dispenser with LSD in it programmed to dispense a bit every like 15 liters poured out of their Samsung Fridge... Which will probably also play adds with your face on it.

[–] abbiistabbii@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 4 hours ago

was....was this you?

[–] muusemuuse@sh.itjust.works 13 points 16 hours ago (3 children)

Ah yes, that’s what will get me to engage with ads all they needed to do was put my face in them.

Business majors are so fucking stupid.

[–] echodot@feddit.uk 4 points 12 hours ago

Ads are much more likely to be effective on me if they have attractive people in them.

[–] toiletobserver@lemmy.world 3 points 13 hours ago

I was taught none of that during my undergrad. Instead, i say that people who are greedy just happened to get business degrees as a tool to help them be greedy.

[–] Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works 5 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

It will engage me to turn it off.

[–] Snowpix@lemmy.ca 1 points 13 hours ago

It's certainly engaged me to never, ever invest in their services. Ever.

[–] HubertManne@piefed.social 4 points 14 hours ago

looking pretty gay in that pullover hoodie. thats why you need a bearskin hoodie that makes you look like a real man.

[–] percent@infosec.pub 1 points 11 hours ago

I haven't heard DirecTV mentioned in such a long time, I'm a little surprised it still exists

[–] lightsblinken@lemmy.world 1 points 11 hours ago
[–] sfxrlz@lemmy.dbzer0.com 32 points 1 day ago

Maan, I‘d rather have proper self lacing shoes. This version of the future sucks.

[–] Dasus@lemmy.world 11 points 1 day ago

You misspelled "shove"

[–] myfunnyaccountname@lemmy.zip 14 points 1 day ago (1 children)

How long before someone uses this feature to create a feature length porno?

[–] null_dot@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 11 hours ago

So, ah ... yeah.

[–] floquant@lemmy.dbzer0.com 15 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Who in their right mind would think this is a good idea? Are managers so caught up in the "just add AI bro it will make us cool" hype train that no one stops to think "yeah I would never want this in my living room"?

[–] cheesorist@lemmy.world 4 points 17 hours ago

they know what they're doing, they're just disgusting humanoids.

[–] DarthAstrius@slrpnk.net 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Its like that one Black Ops 2 mission

[–] VerilyFemme@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Salazar: We're all going to hell, man.

[–] DarthAstrius@slrpnk.net 3 points 15 hours ago

I’m so glad someone on this platform got that reference

[–] Typhoon@lemmy.ca 50 points 1 day ago

That's creepy as fuck and would guarantee I never buy that product.

[–] SlippiHUD@lemmy.world 12 points 1 day ago

Literal nightmare fuel

[–] oh_@lemmy.world 85 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Humanity could do many great things in this world with AI. Instead we are coming up with innovative new ways to give you ads. Get me out of this timeline.

[–] Bebopalouie@lemmy.ca 23 points 1 day ago

Nope, nope and nope.

[–] chillpanzee@lemmy.ml 23 points 1 day ago (2 children)

These remaining DirecTV subscribers are gonna be pissed when AT&T swaps out the dial-tone on their landline for an ad stream.

[–] pewgar_seemsimandroid@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

does at&t still own direc tv?

[–] chillpanzee@lemmy.ml 2 points 22 hours ago

I don't know. Maybe not. Last I worked with them they were still Hughes, but the ATT acquisition had been announced.

Fun story... it once took a bit over an hour to get from their building on Imperial Hwy to the passenger terminal at LAX, and you can see LAX out the uber window on the other side of the street the entire ride. Lol.

[–] PattyMcB@lemmy.world 9 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Most of them are probably boomers and will be dead soon, anyway

[–] BD89@lemmy.sdf.org 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

If it means they will finally stop fucking voting then good deal all around!

[–] ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca 3 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

We have zoomers for the nazi vote.

[–] BD89@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 16 hours ago

Sadly you might be right

[–] beejjorgensen@lemmy.sdf.org 32 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I can't wait for this shit to become so pervasive that I only read paper books.

[–] Darkenfolk@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 day ago

Paper books and comparable are now prohibited under the konzom act, your daily advertisement quota has been increased until morale improves or your mind breaks, whichever comes first.

[–] WhatGodIsMadeOf@feddit.org 13 points 1 day ago

I hate what humanity chose to do with its "God given" gifts.

[–] black_flag@lemmy.dbzer0.com 38 points 2 days ago (6 children)

Death to AI, death to capitalism

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[–] palordrolap@fedia.io 22 points 2 days ago

Hahaha, that's not dystopian at all, hahahaha.

[–] altphoto@lemmy.today 12 points 1 day ago

OK so that's the set we shouldn't buy. OK noted.

[–] ieGod@lemmy.zip 8 points 1 day ago

TIL DirecTV is still around.

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