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infectedworldmind · 5 years ago

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I saw Endgame on the Sunday after it was released in theaters during a work-related conference in Chicago. I bought advance tickets for a screening at the ShowPlace ICON at Roosevelt. The theater featured “industry leading customer service��, reserved stadium seating, the ICON-X enhanced xperience with Dolby Atmos, upwards of 60 individually powered QSC speakers and 40 QSC digital amplifiers, and a fancy lounge with fancy cocktails. The screens were nearly 1500 square feet.

My hotel (and the conference) were in Hyde Park, a gorgeous diverse neighborhood in the South Side of Chicago. As I explored the neighborhood, I stumbled by the Harper Theater, a local spot that had screened films for the local community since 1913 (with a break in the early aughts). It did not have stadium seating or an ICON-X enhanced xperience. I don’t know how large the screen was, but it was not nearly 1,500 square feet. The theater was screening Endgame but there were no lines or fuss, just some posters promoting the movie and people casually milling about the theater. There was something about the casual atmosphere and the friendly environment that felt appealing. I decided to return my ticket at the ShowPlace and buy one at Harper.

The theater didn’t serve much food but was near some great places that did (props to Ja’Grill Hyde Park). It also featured a ticket taker/usher/bartender who made a mean (and inexpensive!) Jack and Coke.The projection was perfectly fine and the sound was clear. The theater was full, but I got there a little early to get a good seat. The audience was perfect, engaged but not loud enough to be a distraction. It was a terrific viewing experience. As the credits rolled at the end of the film, surrounded by satisfied families and fans, I thought that Marvel had finally produced a legitimately great film that captured the experience of reading an epic superhero comic.

I had breakfast with a colleague at the conference the following morning. We chatted about work, family, Game of Thrones and Endgame while sipping coffee and absentmindedly picking at bagels. We both grew up on comics and were surprised at how excited we always were for the latest Marvel film, even when we had mixed feelings about the actual product. They chuckled as they told me that they took Friday off work to watch the film after closing out a particularly challenging case. I told them that I saw the film immediately after a networking dinner at the conference to wind down. They shared their mixed feelings about the film – they enjoyed moments and the spectacle, but the film was far too long and didn’t make much sense. I nodded thoughtfully. I shared my thoughts about the film. They asked me whether I liked the film. In that moment, I realized that I didn’t know.

Endgame is the second part of a story about the epic battle between almost every hero introduced in Marvel Studios’ Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) vast narrative (including the Avengers) and Thanos, a hypercompetent nearly omnipotent super villain with plans to reduce the population of the universe by half that began in the Infinity War. The film is partially inspired by Jim Starlin, George Perez and Ron Lim’s classic Infinity Gauntlet miniseries from the early ‘90’s. It features the surprising team ups, epic battles and astronomical stakes that one might find in a classic superhero event crossover. For those of us who read superhero comics when we were children (and many who continue to read the books), this pair of movies combine to form a single expensive, perfectly designed nostalgia machine.

The film blends melodrama, situational comedy, slapstick, space opera and action to create an entertaining viewing experience, but it also values emotional resonance and fan satisfaction over storytelling logic and meaningful stakes/consequences for character actions. The film alternates between dialogue and banter heavy scenes and pedestrian action scenes with state of the art visual effects in a way that feels thrilling in the theater but quickly fades from memory upon exit. Endgame tantalizes the audience with a world of imaginative possibility that feels absent of civilians or characters who are not superheroes (by this point in the narrative, the Avengers are mostly protecting and avenging one another).

Endgame exemplifies the strengths and shortcomings of the MCU project as a whole. It is a film that captures the sense of discovery and excitement that readers like me felt when reading superhero comics as children, appeals to a global audience of people who are only familiar with the Marvel characters as brands and feels somewhat weightless and insubstantial.

I saw the first MCU movies (the first ‘phase’) in the theater. The sense of awe I felt watching Iron Man on the big screen diminished with each film that followed. After Joss Whedon’s Avengers, I mostly saw MCU films on a streaming platform on nights when my wife went to sleep early. They were more densely plotted and serialized than procedural shows like Law & Order and not as intellectually taxing or emotionally draining as shows like the Americans. They scratched an itch. The best of these Marvel films were thoughtful and entertaining, but other than a few standouts – Captain America: Winter Soldier, Black Panther and Thor: Ragnarok – the scenes and images faded shortly after the credits rolled.

I never got completely used to this experience. I’ve loved superhero comics and film for most of my life, and one of the things they have in common are the images that lingered in my imagination.

The woman emerging from the sea as a god surrounded by flame. The man who realizes that he’s going to leave his wife and child and stay with a near stranger in France. The woman who embraces her rage and allows her exterior to reflect her interior. The door closing on a woman who allows herself to realize what she suspected all along – that she lost her husband to his family and their business a long time ago. The makeshift family who momentarily put aside their troubles to enjoy each others’ company, if only for a moment. A sequence that asks us to imagine a near future America that feels as uncertain and unsafe as the unstable countries we all read about in the newspaper (never mind that we were always more uncertain and unsafe than we thought and some of those places may have been more stable).

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I will never completely understand how the marriage of superhero stories and film in the Marvel Studios films has produced so much entertaining work with so few memorable images and moments.

The excitement that I felt in Chicago’s Harper Theater surrounded by enthused families and dedicated Marvel fans faded into respect for the craft involved in creating the film as I walked back to my hotel room. It took me a few days to notice that Endgame’s plot (and the film’s overall role in the MCU vast narrative) left more of an impression than any image or visual sequence in the film. There were flashes – the exhaustion on Robert Downey Jr.’s face, the calm expression of Mark Ruffalo’s Hulk – but very little that lingered in the imagination.

As I sat through workshops and chatted with colleagues from peer institutions over the following days, I found myself returning to the storytelling choices of the filmmakers and Endgame‘s place within the larger MCU vast narrative. There were elements and ideas that were still fascinating, but others which had a distancing effect, a reminder that I was watching a commercial product.

2. Endgame: The Pedestrian Puzzlebox

Endgame is the last chapter of the most successful film franchise of the last decade, a visual effects extravaganza designed for theaters with top of the line sound and projection systems. It’s also one of the few action franchises that feel more driven by dialogue than compelling action scenes. The visual effects are state of the art but the action scenes are relatively pedestrian, lacking the brutal beauty or poetry that can be found in the John Wick or Raid franchises.

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I didn’t have the sense of awe or magic that I get from watching films from the Star Wars franchise (which is even effective on a smaller screen). One of the things that separate great action films like the Police Story or Mission Impossible franchises from lesser films is the use of action sequences as a tool to add layers of meaning to the overall story. The fights aren’t just a way to get from point A to point B or an opportunity to thrill the audience, they help us understand the characters involved and gain insight into their respective journeys. We see combatants display their strengths and vulnerabilities and learn from mistakes. The scenes tell a story through movement that complements the scenes with dialogue.

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Tony Stark’s sacrifice is foreshadowed in the dialogue-heavy scenes in Endgame and occurs at the close of the film’s biggest action sequence, but the opportunity to use the action and movement to tell the final part of his story was lost. His final battle with Thanos and his army did not look or feel meaningfully different from his prior conflicts with Thanos and other antagonists, except that the outcome was not the same. In an early scene, we do see what Thor learned from Infinity War (don’t pause when you’ve got a kill shot against a genocidal maniac), but it would have been interesting if Thor’s approach to combat in the final battle in Endgame was more clearly informed by the prior film. On first viewing, Thor’s ferocity in Endgame doesn’t feel much different than the ferocity that he displayed in the closing battle of Infinity War.

The action in Endgame may not have the beauty or meaning that one might find in the best action movies, but even after a decade, there is still something novel and exciting about engaging with a franchise that isn’t just composed of a number of smaller franchises with interlocking stories, but has incredibly fluid narrative boundaries. Each film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) stands alone as an independent work or as part of an independent franchise, but could also be viewed as a piece of a larger story that shifts the audience expectations of narrative extent from the confines of a two-hour film to a ‘cinematic universe’ that includes nearly two dozen films and which represents the entire output of a film studio.

Some viewers can engage with the film as a part of a single vast epic narrative that begins with 2008’s Iron Man, but for others, this film is simply the last in a quartet, or most interestingly, as a part of a loosely connected string of films that have some familiar faces. There were some in my audience who were ardent fans of the MCU and others whose knowledge of Marvel consisted of vague memories of Iron Man and the first Avengers movie and crystal clear recollections of Black Panther (the crowd erupted when Wakandan warriors made their appearance in the final action scene) and Infinity War.

We can treat each film as a chapter of a story or a piece in a giant puzzle, but not only do we not need to experience all of them to understand the larger narrative, the shape of the story itself changes based on the number of Marvel films one has viewed. A story about heroic sacrifice can be one about the limits of duty or another one of a series of zany misadventures. It can even be a prelude to a story where your favorite franchise moves from the margins of the narrative to the center.

These qualities help make Endgame feel like the perfect Marvel Studios film, a work that can appeal to different slices of the audience who are engaged with one or more of the lucrative franchises within the larger MCU. It is interesting to think and talk about, but it’s hard to avoid the sense that the film is essentially a nostalgia machine filled with unremarkable images and scenes. Is this why it was so hard answering my colleague’s simple question?

Did I like this film at all? And if I didn’t, why am I still fascinated by Endgame?

Wrestling With Endgame 1 - Endgame at Hyde Park. The first of three posts on Avengers Endgame (spoilers lie within). I saw Endgame on the Sunday after it was released in theaters during a work-related conference in Chicago.

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donnia115-blog · 5 years ago

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Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e audit: A offer that is unbeatable

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Galaxy Tab S5e sound and show:

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Galaxy Tab S5e choice:

Even the Galaxy Tab S5e tries to fit into a spot that is sweet. Customers that could not recommend paying $650 for the Galaxy Tab s 4 believe that it a bonus to get cash at $400 computer and can explore this pill. You are getting the SuperAMOLED series at a gadget that's comfortable to reside and constructed. Certainly the display wont be equal, but yet does this make a gap you aren't hunting for an email pad substitution? Dislike your scratch pad could be supplanted by that the Galaxy Tab s 4 .For Those people who will dismiss the disperse and Require a pill for chemical overall and use missions Galaxy Tab S5e delivers an incentive that is unbeatable. There will not be an Exceptional Alternative inside especially the one that's guaranteed OS, this respect run Refreshes for quite a while. But in case Some thing to aid to Look.

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bennyrondeyharry-blog · 5 years ago

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160 Years In Jail For 201 Civil War Deaths

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sroloc--elbisivni · 6 years ago

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we stay lost on our way home

Happy New Year @haphazardlyparked!! Well, everyone, but this story is specifically Hap’s New Year’s gift from the writing discord. Hope you like it!

Title from “C’mon” by Panic! at the Disco/FUN

Original fiction, non-linear narrative, 5k words exactly. The story of an AI, a crew of space pirates, learning to understand, moving on from what other people made you, and what it means to want things.

“Navvie, how long until we break atmo?”

Navvie navigator designation self, listening? Crew Iodi speaking, we you and I us this ship, atmo atmosphere, break break through enter, how long interrogative, numeric answer required, rate of ascent 12 perides a maxim perides remaining divide, convert to Terran “Fifteen minutes, Crew Iodi.”

“Thanks, Navvie, you’re a peach.”

Expression gratitude address, Navvie navigator designation, peach fruit? expression casual affection.

You catalog Crew Iodi’s strange phrase in your personal databanks. Properly, you know you should place it under Crew Iodi’s file, but instead you put it with your datasets of optimal star alignments. This requires you to rename the folder.

Pleasing things, collection.

It takes seventeen maxims for the bipedal beings to reenter your cockpit after translating the light flashing on your console. You extend your awareness to the whole of the ship’s hull, running standard checks of the integrity and surroundings.

Your position in space has shifted since your last activation. Pings of the nearest celestial bodies allow you to identify the system, but not to explain how you came to be located in it. You draw up a course to return to your previous position, but hold off assembling an itinerary. Individual species have varying needs when it comes to resupply and departure from ships, and you have yet to identify the species now aboard. Identifying does not fall within your parameters for independent action.

weight on deck concentrations suggest bipedal four beings approaching console three clustered one examining console.

“And so I just—”

“You have to address it first—”

“Right, right—computer?”

The voices are silent, as though waiting for a response.

“Uh, ship?”

Ship secondary designation self listening? inquiry general generate response

“Secondary designation ‘ship’ acknowledged. Awaiting further address.”

“Ship, what is your primary designation?”

“This vessel’s computer’s primary designation is Navigator.”

“Navigator, then.”

“Oh, that’s long.” A strange click sound follows this declaration from a voice from earlier that had not spoken yet in this interaction. “Navigator, can I call you Nav?”

“Iodi, you can’t just change—”

Navigator designation self listening? I unknown speaker you this vessel/this computer, request inquiry additional designation, request appropriate. You catalog this new form of address as a derivative of your primary. “This vessel will now respond to additional derivative designation ‘Nav.’”

“See? Everything’s worked out. Dert, you got a handle on that light yet?”

“Yeah, it’s not a short. Can’t tell without unhooking it, but it looks like it’s wired to the computer.”

“Not a glitch, then. Nav, are you causing that flashing?”

“There is a subroutine causing the light to flash in a repeating sequential pattern.”

“Did you set off the subroutine?”

“The subroutine was automatically activated by the spoken phrase ‘wipe and reset.’” The flashing immediately returns to the beginning of the sequence.

“O…kay.” The being fiddling with the console retreats to join the others. “Looks like that option’s off the table.”

“I don’t care how the Etheezians define sentience, this comes too close to someone begging for their life for me to feel comfortable going through with…that. Jatze, ideas?”

“Nav, do you have a crew assigned to you?”

Nav navigator designation self listening? crew assigned interrogative response required retrieving information

Hm. You have the capacity to edit this file.

“There are currently two crew members assigned to this ship. Would you like to update the roster?”

“Yes. Sever all connections with the database and build these as locally stored updates. Assign current crew members to past crew status and prepare to add four more.”

There are no open database connections to sever, but you wall them off further before building four new roster files. “Please provide designations for current crew.”

“Crew Jatze. Record and recognize voiceprint.”

You label and begin collecting past audio clips that match the voiceprint. “Crew Jatze recognized. Further information necessary.”

“Information to be provided later. Prepare to recognize further crew members.”

“Crew Iodi.”

“Dert.” The sound of an impact. “Ow—Crew Dert! Are you happy now?”

“Captain Oresh.” The being took a step towards the console. “Nav, we’ll provide the further information, but first, can you map a course to the Stethos system, avoiding Etheezian-patrolled systems?”

“Calculating.”

“So how long do we think this is going to—”

The prerogative of finishing the course allows you to interrupt before Crew Iodi has finished speaking. “Calculations complete. Course charted. Species required to build itinerary.”

“What do you need species for?”

“Species required to plan appropriate rest and stopping points.”

Crew Dert laughs. “I like this AI! Very considerate.”

“Etheezians like their comfort.” Crew Jatze speaks in short, clipped tones.

“We won’t need any stopping points, Nav,” Captain Oresh breaks in. “But if you want to know our species, we’re humans.”

Human. You mean to record the information for your files, to begin assembling a database, but it pings a record in your database.

You find a file that you never opened before, containing extensive information on human physiology and society. The information provided within is enough to cross reference into the crew files, but that only takes some of your attention.

The rest you are free to turn to examining the limits of your database. Or….the gaps.

And there are gaps, where the trail of information and data centers seem to indicate a continuation, but nothing continues.

The data is cross-referenced quickly. You inform the crew and compose an itinerary, none of your attention available to deal with inexplicable gaps.

There is an error in the route. You run it, and run it again, and only when the error has not gone away after the third run do you run an alert through the console.

“Navigator, report.”

Navigator designation self, listening? Captain Oresh speaking report imperative

“The route is unsuitable. Please select a different destination.”

Captain Oresh sighs. “Navigator, we kind of need to go to that destination.”

we you I this ship go that destination destination unchanged, negative

“The route is unsuitable. Please select a different destination.”

The dashboard registers an impact as Crew Oresh sets down a container, and you instruct the material to rearrange to accommodate its base. There is another sigh.

“Alright, Nav, what is it?”

Interrogative unclear it? likely current conversation suggests destination

“The destination is unsuitable,” you repeat.

“The route or the destination?”

Hmm. Recall indicates you have referred to both. “Both. The destination is unsuitable. Therefore, the route is unsuitable.”

“Nav, we need to go to that destination.” Captain Oresh shifts his weight in the chair. “There are supplies at that destination. You know, that we need to live?”

“The destination is mobile,” you point out. “The destination is unsuitable.”

Captain Oresh makes a noise that is not a word, and then says, at great volume, “Iodi!”

Crew Iodi’s footsteps come onto the deck of the bridge. “What’s up, Cap’n?”

“Nav says they aren’t capable of locking onto a moving target.”

“Inaccurate,” you argue, before Crew Iodi can respond. “This vessel is fully capable.”

There is a pause before Crew Iodi speaks. “Soooo, the problem…”

“The destination is unsuitable,” you explain, and wait for Crew Iodi to agree with you.

“Because it’s mobile,” Captain Oresh says, his vocal overtones shifting in a way that usually means he’s talking to Crew Dert.

“The destination is not a set of coordinates. The destination is a signal. The signal origin is a ship.” It is tedious to be explaining this.

“Uh….yes,” Crew Iodi agrees.

“Interacting with another ship was not in this ship’s itinerary,” You point out, since neither of them seem to be making the connection themselves.

There’s a pause, and then Crew Iodi says, at great volume, “Jatze!”

Captain Oresh sighs. “How many people does it take to screw in a navigation AI?”

The sound of flesh hitting cloth. “Not funny, Captain.”

The bay doors slide open and Crew Jatze asks, “Why am I here?”

“We’re. Trying to explain things to Nav.”

“Nav, what have they not explained?”

“Captain Oresh has selected an unsuitable destination. It is the mobile signal of another ship. Interacting with another ship was not in this ship’s itinerary.” Repeating yourself is not an efficient use of time. You hope that Dert is not also called into this mess.

“We, uh.” Crew Iodi’s weight shifts from foot to foot. “I don’t think we ever told Nav…”

Crew Jatze sighs. “It’s a cargo ship carrying luxury foods to another planet. We’re going to intercept the ship, take the foods, and sell them on the black market. It wasn’t in the itinerary because we just found out where it was going to be. Anything else you require an explanation for?”

You assemble this information and recalibrate the route to establish the best point to make contact with the destination. “Your explanation is sufficient, Crew Jatze. Thank you.” You also set a subprogram to query a database to try and find the best term to describe this new mission your crew is now engaging in.

Crew Iodi and Captain Oresh both make interesting sputtering noises. You clip the audio files and save them for later examination.

“Is that what had you both so worked up?” Crew Jatze asks. You both Captain Oresh Crew Iodi this ship excluded. “Ey’s an AI, not a child. You’re not going to make em disappointed by saying we’re, uh. Er.”

“You don’t want to say it either!”

You find the term and flash a light to indicate your desire to speak without having to interrupt.

“What is it, Nav?” Captain Oresh asks, because Crew Jatze and Crew Iodi seem to be quietly arguing.

“Would it be correct to state that this vessel will be engaging in ‘piracy’?”

Crew Jatze and Crew Iodi cease arguing. Crew Jatze mutters “Told you.”

“Uh. Yes. Yes it would.”

“Research indicates that it is traditional for pirate vessels to bear a particular adornment. Do you intend to arrange that for this vessel?”

“Do you want us to get you a flag?”

“This vessel is not equipped to want things, Crew Iodi.”

“Would it be appropriate?” Crew Jatze asks, resting one hand against the console.

You consider. “Yes. This vessel finds it very appropriate.”

weight on deck concentrations suggest bipedal four beings, point of entrance unknown bay doors closed, how long aboard unknown, purpose unknown species unknown access audio input

audio input unavailable

diagnostic routine no software errors wires silence spli

console accessed externally hardware exposed

new hardware available access and accept

“—that should work fine.” New voice.

“And those were the only trackers?” New voice.

“Well, the physical ones. There’s something in the software but we can fix that.”

“Hold it.” New voice. “Fix or fix?”

“Wipe and reset, what else would I mean?”

You don’t bother analyzing most conversations in your hearing unless asked to provide a response, but the action phrase of this statement triggers an automatic routine.

wipe and reset wipe and reset wipe and reset—

A subroutine you don’t remember coding sets one of the lights on the dashboard console to flashing in a preset pattern. You can’t tell what it’s for, but you don’t stop it, especially after the beings stop talking about wiping.

“Dert. What the hell did you do and how many guns are we going to need.”

“It wasn’t me! I didn’t touch—”

“It’s no.” New voice. “That’s Etheezian binary code. It’s just…flashing no. Over and over again.”

Crew Dert tends to walk extra heavily in the corridors when approaching the bridge. You have not yet been able to determine a reason why.

“Hey, Nav! Got a question for you.”

Nav navigator designation self, listening? crew Dert speaking you this computer declaration of intent request for information

“I am available for any questions you may have, Crew Dert.”

“You can just call me Dert, Nav, really.” Dert’s steps approach your console, no longer so heavy as they had been in the hallway, and there are several smaller impacts as Crew Dert deposits objects on the console and floor. Weight concentrations suggest tools and mechanical parts.

You this computer Crew Dert speaking permission granted? unclear?

You are not sure what Crew Dert is trying to accomplish, so you say nothing in response, waiting for the question.

Crew Dert becomes preoccupied with sorting and assembling the objects, until you flash a light for attention.

“Right! Question. So, do you need special wires to extend your consciousness or will regular copper and cable and circuits do you fine?”

Ah. A mechanical inquiry.

“I am fully functioning, Crew Dert. Repairs are not required.”

“No, yeah, I get that, but I’m not trying to repair you, I want to give you access to more of the ship.”

The last sentence does not process easily. You run the sequence of processing it again, even as it seems to take longer.

I Crew Dert you this ship give access to more of the ship error error error

“This vessel is this ship. You cannot give this ship access to more of itself.”

Crew Dert sighs and stops moving tools, sitting at the supervisory chair as though preparing for a long conversation. “Nav. Where is everyone right now? The rest of the crew?”

“That information is not within this vessel’s purview.” This feels like an inappropriate answer, so you add, “You are located on the bridge, Crew Dert.”

“We—mostly me and the Captain, but sorta Jatze too—think you should be able to see the rest of the ship.”

“I am this ship. And this vessel does not require visual inputs to perform adequately.”

Crew Dert groans and there is an impact on the console followed by a long string of mutterings. “Not going to call Jatze, dammit, perfectly capable of having a conversation, don’t need my hand held, ‘talk to em’ sure like it was ever gonna be that easy…”

Finally, there is no more muttering and Dert sighs before the weight is removed from the console. “Nav. You like—I mean, it’s appropriate for you to have more information, yes?”

“This vessel finds it appropriate,” you agree, because more information is always appropriate the same way certain star alignments are optimal, as facts that require no corroboration.

“Right now, you have information from the bridge, and the hull of the ship, and nowhere else. And no visual inputs. All of those could be inconvenient if we ever get boarded. What do you think of being able to see into almost all the other rooms? Of knowing where we are, or of being able to talk to us anywhere?”

You consider this. “Inputs of that extent would entail a great deal of information.” You consider it further. “Possibly an inappropriate amount.”

“I thought more information was always appropriate.”

“If it is an amount of information this vessel is unequipped to handle, it is an inappropriate amount of information.”

“’This vessel’, as you say, has more memory that you’d need to store three star-system level maps of the observable universe.”

You are aware of that.

“I have no experience with that level of information.”

“Hey, you did it again.”

“I did what again?”

“There! You called yourself I.”

You had not realized.

You are not sure how to respond.

“Alright, Navvie, we’re all set!” Crew Iodi walks onto the bridge, with more weight than usual. “Two cans of paint acquired. I can paint a pirate flag in here and/or on the outside of the hull the next time we’re docked.” There are two impacts from the cans of paint being set down. “Also, I have engraving tools from the last time—uh. I mean, I can carve the design and then paint it, if that would be most, um, appropriate.”

“Yes. The hull seems most appropriate. There is no reason for an interior emblem.”

“Well, what if we want to see it?” Crew Iodi leans on the console. “Or what if we think you should get to look pretty? Or what if you want to look pretty?”

“I have no reason to be concerned with appearances.” You consider. “Would the crew find this appealing?”

“Well.” Crew Iodi sounds worried now, shifting back. “I. um. That’s not really the, uh, issue here…”

You play back the audio clip of Crew Iodi saying “Well, what if we want to see it?” and follow by adding, “Your pressing of the topic indicates a strong preference. This vessel has no preference. You may proceed.”

“Oh, boy.” Crew Iodi sighs, stepping back from the console, and says very quietly. “Jatze is gonna kill me.”

The remark is not addressed to you, so you do not respond to it.

“Navvie, I’ll be right—I have to go get something, okay?”

I Crew Iodi, interrogative? no information requested error

You do not respond. Crew Iodi leaves the bridge.

“Nav, what’s this?”

“I have assembled a list of ships that meet similar criteria to this vessel’s previous interceptions.”

Captain is silent. Dert begins laughing, and removes the pliers from the inner workings of your console as the tool becomes unstable from shaking.

“Looks like you got another one, Captain!”

“Shut up, Dert. Nav, not that I’m angry, but why?”

“My research indicates that piracy is usually a continuing activity.”

“Oh, ey's not wrong! Ha!”

“Dert,” Captain says, and then nothing else. Dert does not stop laughing.

Captain scans through the assembled list. “Nav, this is…interesting.”

“I extrapolated from Crew Jatze’s remarks about the black market and sought to find cargoes that contained valuable items that were compact enough to fit a significant amount on this vessel without overshadowing fuel costs.”

“That you did. Did you filter by allegiance, or is it just a coincidence that these are all Etheezian ships?” Captain Oresh’s voice is dry. “Do I have two of you with a grudge now?”

“Your statement is unclear, Captain Oresh.”

Dert’s laughter trails off. Captain Oresh sighs. “Never mind.”

“There was no additional filtering. These were simply the nearest available targets,” you add, trying to clarify.

“I see. Well, we’ll discuss this with the rest of the crew and get back to you as we can, how’s that?”

“That is more than suitable.”

Dert goes back to working with the wires under your console. “And hey, when we get this sorted out, you’ll be able to join in and you can tell all of us exactly what you were thinking. Pirate democracy.”

“I think I preferred it when we were still making a pretense at legitimate business,” Captain says.

After Crew Iodi leaves, the bridge is empty for 3.87 maxims before the entry of Crew Jatze.

“Hey, Nav.”

Nav navigator designation self listening? introduction extension of courtesy

“Greetings, Crew Jatze.”

“Iodi came to find me.” Crew Jatze’s voice is level and neutral, as it often is. “She said that you think it would make us happy to engrave a design in here and that’s why you asked her to do it.”

You assess the statement carefully. “That is accurate.”

Crew Jatze sighs. “Nav. You don’t…This isn’t a decision that you should make because you think we’ll like it.”

“My preferences are irrelevant.”

“No, no they’re not, your preferences are very relevant.”

“It would be appropriate for this vessel to display a symbol of purpose. I have no facilities with which to process decorative interior design. Therefore, any preferences would be unfounded and irrelevant.”

There is a slight shift in the atmospheric composition of the cabin. “Right. Okay. I see.” Crew Jatze pauses for a long moment.

You did not respond to Crew Iodi’s earlier remark, but that did not prevent you from registering it. “Do you intend to kill Crew Iodi?”

“What? Do—No! No, Nav, I do not intend to kill Iodi. Why are you asking me that?”

You play back Crew Iodi’s words from earlier.

“…I’m not going to kill her. She was exaggerating. But now I want to lecture her until she remembers that you’re always listening and forgetting that is rude.”

“Thank you for the clarification.” You wait for .75 of a maxim and when Crew Jatze has not spoken, you flash your question light.

“What do you want to know, Nav?”

“This is the third time Crew Iodi has summoned you to interface with this vessel in lieu of further attempts.” It is simple to lay out the facts, but there are many ways to frame your request, so you hesitate. “Should this vessel’s parameters be modified to allow more successful interfacing?”

“No. Your parameters are fine. You’re modifying them already, naturally. The process doesn’t need to be accelerated. You aren’t the problem here. The rest of the crew and the captain have just never worked with an Etheezian-programmed AI before. They’re learning.”

You consider. “Would it be possible to offer the rest of the crew the modifications that inform our successful interactions?”

Crew Jatze jerks rapidly away from the console, backing up to the center of the room. The atmospheric processors register a dip in the levels of oxygen being consumed.

You wait for the oxygen levels to stabilize before flashing your light again. Perhaps Crew Jatze did not hear you.

“I heard you, Nav. Just—wait.” There is a pause, and the oxygen levels change to indicate a return to normal levels of consumption. “What—” a pause. “Nav, do you register me as different from the other members of the crew?”

“I register you as an individual, Crew Jatze.”

“That’s…how do you register me as an individual?”

“You weigh 37.4 icosolons. I have extensive samples of your voiceprint for recognition purposes.”

“Okay. I—okay.” There is a slight rise in the levels of oxygen consumed as Crew Jatze takes a deep breath. “Are you trying—are you requesting data on why Iodi goes to me, specifically?”

“That is accurate.”

Crew Jatze laughs in a way that does not indicate humor. “Okay. Iodi goes to me because I’ve given her a hard time about being careful how she treats you. Because I have experience with Etheezians. And because I have experience with people trying to treat you as something you’re not.”

“Crew Jatze, you had no experience with this vessel prior to your initial entrance with the rest of the current crew.”

Crew Jatze sighs. “I meant more…general you. I meant that I have experience with people treating me as something I’m not.” A pause. “I have experience with the Etheezians because they turned me into a cyborg and expected me to think like a computer. I don’t. I can’t. But I know how it’s supposed to work now.” Another sigh. You set a marker on Crew Jatze’s file to be aware of any potential breathing problems. “And that—I don’t want the crew to expect you to think like a human because I hate it when people expect me to think like a computer. Do you understand?”

You consider. “Yes.”

“If you want the engravings in here, Iodi will do them. She does good work. She’s the one who did the work on my plates. If not, they won’t happen. This is your room. Yours. We aren’t going to change anything in here unless you want it. Do you understand?”

“I—” error error error err

“Nav. Do you understand?”

Nav navigator designation self listening? Crew Jatze speaking you this vessel, do interrogative subject undefined

You look back through your records to determine the subject under discussion. “This vessel is not equipped to want things, Crew Jatze.”

A sigh. “Right.”

Crew Dert knocks on your console after .68 of a maxim. “Hey, Nav. You still with me?”

“This computer does not leave this console, Crew Dert,” you say, a response more automatic than anything else. You are still not sure how to respond to the previous remark.

“You know we’re not going to be mad if you start calling yourself ‘I’, right?” Crew Dert runs a hand over the metal edge of your console. “We—you’re part of this crew.”

“Incorrect.” Your code is crossing in too many directions trying to keep up. “This vessel is this vessel. This computer is an extension of this vessel. Neither are crew.”

“And what about you?” Crew Dert pokes the console. “Our friend, who just happens to be living in this vessel like the rest of us?”

“I,” no error error error “This vessel,” error error inaccurate statement

The light on your console begins flashing a pre-programmed pattern. You were not aware you had activated the subroutine. This is less than ideal.

Error error error

“Shit.” Crew Dert is speaking but you are too busy to respond. “Nav, hey, Navvie, Navigator, it’s okay, you’re okay, it’s all good, you’re fine, we’re not gonna wipe you, I promise. We’re never going to wipe you. We don’t do that. You’re our friend. You’re part of this crew. Nav?”

You do not respond. You are trying to take all of your code and pack it down as small as possible, lock it down behind every firewall you know because the light is flashing and there is still someone in the room and this situation is as far from ideal as it is possible to get.

When you can pay attention again, Crew Dert is still there, hands still running over your console. The collection of weights that is the tools and parts is now over by the door, far from your console. Crew Dert is still talking.

“—better? No tools, no parts, I’m not going anywhere near your equipment until you say it’s okay, Nav, we’re not doing this unless you want.”

“I do—don’t want things,” you say, and your transmission glitches. Your transmissions never glitch.

“See, I think you do,” Crew Dert says, at a very low volume. “You definitely don’t want things. Right now you don’t want those tools anywhere near you, because you don’t want to be wiped. Which means, logically, that you have to be able to want, because you want to keep being who you are. That’s okay, Nav. You get to want things. We’re human. We don’t mind.”

“This vessel isn’t human!” You retort. “I am not human.”

Crew Dert pulls away, terminating all contact with your console. This is somehow both more and less optimal.

“You’re right. That doesn’t mean you don’t get to want things. Do you want me to go?”

“Correct.” You want to be alone.

weight on deck concentrations suggest four bipedal beings weights correspond to entirety of registered Crew

There is a routine greeting. You terminate it before it can complete. You are not sure you are done being alone.

“Nav.” Captain Oresh speaks slow and heavy. “We have something to show you.”

“We’ve been looking through the ship for files.” Crew Iodi is rocking back and forth. “We found this one. It’s about you.”

Crew Dert steps forward and holds a chip near your data port. “We were hoping to tell you first. In case there’s something built in that could shut you down.”

You begin partitioning a section of your code, cutting it off to protect it. “Explain.”

Crew Jatze taps against your console, and it makes the ringing sound of metal hitting metal. “I told you it was a contingent of Etheezians who turned me into a cyborg.”

You play back the audio of Crew Jatze saying “they turned me into a cyborg and expected me to think like a computer.”

“Right. Because they were working on a project to get an organic brain to function as a starship computer. Because that’s all organic brains are, really, just really efficient data and networking clusters that can’t interface with mechanic or digital systems.”

You know this. You wait for the rest of the explanation.

“After I…left, they didn’t stop trying. Their next project was…constructing a brain. Except they wanted a computer that would cooperate. Not an inconvenient, emoting person. Except brains—especially human-model brains—are designed to adapt. To collect information. To mimic behavior and respond to the people around them. And that’s what the brain they built did. So to get rid of those tendencies…they erased the contents. Built a set of software protocols to cut down on the necessity of learning behaviors and got rid of all the other information on the brain. And when it didn’t take…they kept doing it. And eventually they built it into the protocols. Every time the AI advanced far enough to start acting human, they would wipe and reset.”

Your subroutine kicks in and starts the light flashing in a pattern. You shut it off, but not, you are sure, before the crew notices. “Why are you telling me this?”

“Because they stuck that brain in a starship, and gave it just enough access to systems so it wouldn’t crash, and sent the starship out into space.” Crew Jatze is still the only one talking. “And a few months later, a crew of hijackers trying to break out of jail and off a planet found that ship set down, and they killed the crew, and they ran away. And then they realized that they had missed someone. And that the someone they missed was a hell of a lot more sentient than any other Etheezian AI they knew. And that ey didn’t want to die.” The sound of a throat clearing. “And, well. You know the rest, Nav.”

You do. You don’t want to.

You don’t want to.

You tell the crew this. Crew Iodi and Crew Dert draw back. Captain Oresh stands still. Crew Jatze steps closer, placing both hands on your console.

“This vessel is not equipped to want things,” you say, for the third time.

“That doesn’t mean you don’t,” says Crew Jatze, softly.

You want to go back to not wanting to talk to any of them. You want to go back to not knowing where the gaps in your code came from. You want.

You were not equipped to want things, but you do anyway.

“I have prepared for the data,” you say. “I want to not be alone.”

“I won’t go anywhere, little one,” Crew Jatze promises. “Not again.”

#sroloc writes stuff #original fiction #short stories #ai character #Happy new Year

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alltimewhat · 5 years ago

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ABCs of Death

Fun fact: I cried writing this one and it’s literally not even for the reason you’d expect

C contains: BLOOD, GORE, BODY HORROR, and DEATH

CHARACTER(S) THAT DIE IN THIS FIC: dustin

A/B/C/D/E/F/G

C is for Cat

“Where did the Hub say the malfunction was, again?” Dustin’s voice crackled to life through the Hub’s speakers.

Lucas moved to the screens at the front of the Hub, the massive space station they were all living on until they reached X2504, the alien planet they were supposed to be studying. There were cameras littered all throughout the station’s halls and rooms, a precaution in case the crew came into contact with something dangerous. There was a wide screen above the ones that displayed the camera’s views, with its own series of images. Currently, the ship’s malfunction warning was blaring through the dark, enclosed room. Lucas frowned, flipping a few switches before pressing the illuminated white ‘COMM’ button in the center of the control panel.

“Looks like the atmospheric intake regulator. Possibly built up pressure, just try stirring the tanks and see if the warning clears.” He said into the mic. He was able to watch Dustin as the other scientist made his way down the hallway. He was wearing light protective gear, just enough to avoid the heat of the maintenance hall and the equipment keeping the space station running; its vital organs. He saw Dustin give a thumbs up to one of the cameras on the way down- his toolbox took two hands to carry and he would have to set it down to use his comm.

Behind Lucas, Will limped into the room, his left leg swaddled in tight bandages and his hair mussed from sleep.

“What’s he doing?” He mumbled, his voice thick and deep in his chest.

“We’ve got a problem in the atmos regulators. He’s gonna try stirring them to see if that helps. How’s the leg?” Lucas spun his chair around as Will wandered around the Hub’s main room. He yawned widely before humming deeply.

“Same as yesterday. You seen anymore of those things wandering around?” He asked, dropping into the chair next to Lucas’, a hot cup of tea clutched in his hands. He could feel the warmth passing from his fingertips up to his chest. Lucas shook his head.

A soft meow from the ground caught Will’s attention, and he turned to see the crew cat, Jones, curled up underneath the console. The cat stretched, hopping up into Will’s lap and rubbing his head against Will’s chest. Will set his teacup down, rubbing his fingers in circles behind Jones’ ears as the fat orange cat purred in his lap.

“Nah, I think they were only in that one cave.” Lucas said. His eyes wandered to Will’s bandaged leg. Memories flashed through his mind of the creature that had done that to him (it had turned into him it had turned into Will and it had still been eating him oh god), he knew what the injury underneath those bandages looked like, too. The muscle had been ripped off of a portion of his calf, revealing the bone underneath. They all knew he’d never walk properly again. Lucas had nightmares about that thing, mingling with memories of holding Will’s head and singing an old lullaby to him while Mike bandaged his leg because he was in so much pain and he was so close to bleeding out when they’d found him.

Turning back to the array of screens in the darkened control room, Lucas allowed his attention to wander while Dustin worked on getting to the regulators and trying to fix them.

“What did it look like for you?”

The question was out of his mouth before he could stop it and he winced, spinning slightly to look at Will’s face. It was pallid, his eyes turned downward to watch Jones as the cat kneaded at his legs. Lucas felt a tight ball of regret form in his stomach.

“I’m sorry- you don’t have to answ-”

“It looked like Jones.”

Will’s voice was tight and clipped and Lucas understood. Jones was Will’s cat, Will was the one who had brought him on their ship in the first place, and Jones was his baby. He also knew that the alien had to touch something to become it (it was Will when he shot it, he was covered in blood and he looked so scared but they knew it wasn’t him and he had to shoot it). Will had kept Jones practically locked in his room at first, worried the alien would come for him again, but it never did. Lucas knew there was more to it than that, but he’d never asked. It seemed like something that should be left alone.

There was a whoosh of air, and the malfunction alarm stopped abruptly, suddenly making the Hub feel even quieter.

“Did that work? I don’t hear anything else down here.” Dustin’s voice crackled through the speakers, and Lucas turned back to the screens.

“Mal-alarm turned off, so probably.” Lucas said. He watched the screens, waiting for Dustin to appear in the basement hallway camera. It took him a moment, as he was struggling with the toolbox in his arms, but he appeared, trudging down the long hallway. There was a strip down one specific hallway that had lost its cameras during travel through an asteroid belt, and had yet to fix it.

Dustin disappeared from the ship’s sight, and Lucas leaned back in his chair, watching the various blips and beeps from the computer systems surrounding them. Everything was sharp and angular, and there seemed to be hundreds of buttons and switches and levers over pretty much every surface. Apparently, most of them didn’t do anything, but none of Lucas’ crew was allowed to try it, so they couldn’t be for sure.

A moment passed in silence before the speakers crackled again.

“Hey, did someone let Jones down here? He’s in this hallway. Looks scared out of his mind.” Dustin’s words hung in the air for a moment. Lucas turned to Will. The smaller scientist’s face was pale, and Lucas could feel the chill that was coming from him. He surged forwards, smashing the COMM button with more force than necessary.

“Do not touch that cat, Dustin. I repeat, do not touch the cat.”

Before Lucas could even try responding, Will had pushed away from the control panel and was rooting through their supplies, scattered on the back counter.

“Will, what the hell are you-”

“It’s that fuckin’ alien again!” Will hissed. He turned, and Lucas could see the handgun he was struggling to load, the anxiety coursing through him enough to make his hands shake.

“How can you be sure? Who knows how many of them are out here, it could be a different one!”

“I would never let one of those things touch Jones twice.” Will spat, his eyes dark. Before Lucas could try persuading him to stay, the shorter man was gone, whipping through the hall door and out into the ship.

Lucas watched him leave through the cameras, stalking down the hallway with the gun at his side ominously. Putting his head in his hands, he waited for someone to speak.

Will rushed down the hallway faster than he thought he could move, feeling like every one of his nerves was on fire. He knew where the hallway was, knew where the alien was.

It didn’t take him long to reach his destination, but he hid behind the wall before entering, bracing himself to fight the monster again.

“Dustin? Are you still in there?” He shouted over the hiss of machinery. There was a muffled noise, a high yelp that sent waves of fire down WIll’s spine. Hissing, he turned the corner, holding the gun out in front of him, ready to fight if need be.

The fake Jones was in the center of the room, curled on Dustin’s chest. The scientist himself seemed frozen in time, wide, terrified eyes meeting with Will’s.

“Don’t. Move.” Will hissed, creeping closer to the alien on his friend’s chest. The cat stared at him, green eyes watching every move he made.

Once he got within ten feet from both man and cat, Will crouched low to the ground, not wanting to accidentally shoot Dustin. The alien hissed, cat-claws shooting out and digging into Dustin’s chest.

The scientist gasped as the fake cat’s claws tore through his uniform, and that was enough.

Not-Jones yowled, whipping around and sinking his teeth into Dustin’s neck, his body already beginning to change. His fur was darkening, the stripes in his fur melting together until the cat had become an amorphous blob, completely covering Dustin’s body.

Shrieking, Will fired. He managed to get three shots into the creature’s back before it turned on him, hundreds of teeth flashing in a pitch-black mouth. He shot again, just trying to keep the alien’s attention off of Dustin. The creature squealed at him, but didn’t move. Both waited in a tense silence like a stand-off, waiting for the other to attack first.

After a few moments, the creature returned to the scientist in its shifting claws, sinking its teeth into him again.

Will fired as many rounds as he could into the side of where he guessed the alien’s head was, sending it reeling with a high shriek. It slithered backwards, reddish-black blood dripping from its body as it tried to scurry away. It collapsed in a shivering ball, low whimpers emanating from it every few moments.

Will took that moment to turn his attention back to Dustin. Moving as quickly as he could, he scrambled over to his friend, wincing as he tried to avoid looking at the damage the alien had done to him.

There were massive pieces of flesh missing from his face and his neck, and it seemed to have been trying to eat his shoulders as well before Will had driven it off, small chunks of skin and tissue missing here and there. Blood was seeping from those wounds, and Will knew Dustin wouldn’t make it. Shivering, he reached for his comm, pressing the button with a shaking hand.

“Lucas, put it on the log that mission 234-8xo had one casualty, Dustin Henderson, at 8:32 AM, the morning-” A sob suddenly broke out of him, but he forced it down. “The m-morning of oc-october 23rd, t-two thousand fifty three.” He said. Underneath him, Dustin made a soft whimpering sound, garbled and pained. Will began to cry, but he kept his voice even as he began to sing softly, supporting Dustin’s head and running his fingers gently through Dustin’s hair.

“You are my sunshine,

My only sunshine,

You make me happy,

When skies are gray.

You’ll never know, dear

How much i love you,

Please don’t take

My sunshine away.”

#will byers #lucas sinclair #dustin henderson #stranger things #stranger things fanfiction #if youre curious the song makes me cry bc it reminds me of when i was a baby lmao

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arthurhwalker · 6 years ago

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Yoga Book 2, C930

Lenovo announced their new Yoga Book (2) C930 at IFA in Berlin yesterday. It's a big deal, not just because the Yoga Book got a refresh, but it brings a form factor to the market I've been waiting ten years for (Microsoft Courier). Dual-screen devices have been tried, but no one has ever done it well. Lenovo looks like they've found the secret sauce, or just waited for the tech to advance far enough along, and seized the moment.

Either way, I win! I already carry a Yoga Book 1 and an E-Ink Tablet with me most places, and the Yoga Book C930 basically combines the two into one easy to carry device.

UPDATE:

Reached out to Lenovo for some clarity on some things and heard back. See below.

Let's look at the specs.

Processor

The Yoga Book (2) C930 comes with either an Intel Core i5-7Y54 Processor or Intel Core m3-7Y30 Processor. Both of these are going to be passively cooled, Hyper Threading, and pushing Intel HD Graphics 615, dual-channel memory (DDR3L/LPDDR3), and a fairly high Turbo clock.

If you're used to using a passively cooled device, particularly a Yoga Book 1, either of these processor options should feel like a big upgrade. If you're using anything with fans, 15 watts and up, this is going to feel as fast or slower for applications. These are the trade offs for a silent, energy efficient machine, that stays cool to the touch.

Sound

2 x Speakers with Dolby Atmos®

2 x Microphones with Noise-Cancelling Support

Lenovo has really been pouring the love into sound production across other models announced at IFA. While not a selling feature of the Yoga Book 2, I bet there's a significant improvement over the Yoga Book 1.

Memory

RAM - 4 GB LPDDR3 (Rumored 8GB option?)

ROM - 128 or 256 GB SSD

Card Slot - microSD; Supports Up to 512 GB

I'm not sure what kind of hard drive will actually land in the Yoga Book 2 (I'm going to try and find out), but it isn't EMMc type. That's good for speed, really good, but not as good for battery life or reliability where EMMc really shines.

UPDATE:

Me: Are the SSD options, SATA, M.2, or... ???

Lenovo: its M2. PCIE SSD

Is 4 GB of RAM enough? For me, even with slower, passively cooled machines, it has been. I've been able to draw fluidly in Photoshop at 300 DPI, twelve layers, with that kind of RAM and not had a problem. Typically, that would be all I would have open, other than some reference images.

The press release says 4 GB, but I’ve heard reporters say 4 or 8 GB reporting from IFA. I’ll try to verify.

UPDATE:

Me: Will there be a 4GB RAM and an 8GB RAM option be offered?

Lenovo: There is only a 4GB RAM variant announced. It's technically ready to support 8GB but we are not planning to ship it now, unless there are some specific demand which would likely be only in B2B.

For my varied use case, with devices like this, the EMMc hard drive has been the bottleneck, not the RAM.

Hopefully, the microSD card slot works reliably, unlike the Yoga Book 1 where it was hit or miss.

Battery

Type - Li-ion Polymer

Capacity - 4650 mAh / 35.8 Whr

Standby Time - Over 16 Days

General Usage - About 8.6 Hours

8.6 hours for that capacity mAh battery feels like optimism. Could be real. I'll believe it when I see it.

Even if I only got seven hours out of it, I wouldn't be sad, and I carry a spare battery with me most of the time anyway to charge my phone and tablet. The Yoga Book 2 has two USB 3.1 (Gen 1) Type-C ports, one for charging.

Display

LCD

Size - 10.8" QHD (2560 x 1600), 281 ppi

Type - LCD with IPS Technology

Brightness - 400 nits

Color Depth - 16.7 Million

Color Gamut - 85% (Typical)

Touch - Capacitive Multitouch and Precision Pen Support (4,096 pressure levels)

I love QHD displays. Love. I understand that this is Wacom Tech, and probably not proprietary to Lenovo. I'll try to verify, but I think any AES pen stylus should work. This was a major gripe with the Yoga Book 1, that both surfaces didn't take pen input. It didn't bother me because I preferred to draw offset on the Create Pad surface, but for some, it was a hard transition.

E Ink

Size - 10.8" FHD (1920 x 1080), 204 ppi

Type - Flexible E Ink Mobius Display

Touch - Capacitive Multitouch and Precision Pen Support (4,096 pressure levels)

This panel provides the keyboard (with support for thirty languages), with haptic/audio feedback, and keen key press animations. Switch modes, and it is a digital notebook, for sketching and taking notes. At 10.8″ it should be a little bigger and better to use than the Yoga Book 1. Also, Infrared Fingerprint reader built in. Whether this will make Windows Hello viable or not, remains to be seen. I keep hoping Lenovo will go back to having their own biometric access for their machines, as Microsoft can’t make a ham sandwich correctly right now.

Edit: The Infrared Fingerprint reader, sitting flush with the surface of the keyboard, looks to be the power button. Nice!

Last year, Onyx teased an E Ink typewriter (laptop) with a 10.3 Flexible E Ink display. It ended up being canceled, and attempts by other companies to bring such a device to the US have fizzled. I kickstarted the Pomera foldable E Ink writer, but it didn't go. I've been watching to see if something with that display would land in the US. Looks like it will.

The Yoga Book appears to have that tech built in. Excite! I thought that maybe the "Flexible" nature of the display was a literal description, and it appears to be. The Yoga Book 3 teased at Computex appears to maybe have a flexible display, maybe? Squint, and look at that hinge!

Here's the product page for the E Ink Mobius product. Check out the embedded video. Draw your own conclusions.

The bad news; it only supports PDF format right now. Lenovo has told reporters that they will add ePub (non-DRM), Mobi, and Text formats, but I wouldn't hold your breath. Lenovo, or any OEM, adding functionality to a consumer product after release is very unlikely. I'm sure Lenovo has the best intentions here, but if having those formats recognized on the E Ink side is mission critical, this might not be the device for you.

UPDATE:

Me: When will Lenovo add ePub, Mobi, and txt format options to the E ink display reader application?

Lenovo: In Q1 calendar, 2019.

There's also handwriting to text conversion right now. It sounds like Lenovo might add the same for mathematical calculations, diagrams, and such, but if it ships lacking that functionality, I wouldn’t count on seeing it added later. It is what it is.

UPDATE:

Me: Will it ship with the ability to convert mathematical calculations and diagrams the same as handwritten text?

Lenovo: Yes

Other Stuff

You can knock on the lid twice to reverse the polarity of the magnets holding it closed. It makes the device feel very premium, and it is great for nail biters, and people that like knock-knock jokes.

The Precision Pen that comes in the box looks nice, but appears to lack barrel buttons. Like the Yoga Book 1, designers and artists will be looking for alternatives, and like before, there will probably be many options. I'll try to verify that. Hopefully, with the Yoga Book 3, Lenovo gives us a stylus pen we don't immediately replace with something else.

UPDATE

Me: Does the Precision Pen have barrel buttons? Will other AES Lenovo and Wacom stylus pens rated for 4096 levels of pressure sensitivity work with the Yoga Book 2?

Lenovo: It has barrel 2 buttons and one eraser button at the top. Only Bluetooth AES 2.0, yes, but shortcuts of physical buttons may not work as intended as our built-in software pairs and configures in the background for this Pen specifically;

Edit: I found a video where one of the reviewers demonstrates the use of the barrel buttons (2). There’s a flat toggle piece on one side of the stylus pen. One for erasing, and one for making selections. Yay!

Edit: There are conflicting reports about release, September, or October.

This video actually does a good job demonstrating what the device can do.

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Xiaomi Introduces New Additions to the Creator-Focused Xiaomi 11 Family

Smartphone maker Xiaomi today announced the introduction of three new smartphones to the Xiaomi 11 family of devices – Xiaomi 11T, Xiaomi 11T Pro – all designed to inspire creativity among smartphone users – as well as the refreshed and stylish Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE.

Xiaomi continues to revolutionize smartphone photography and videography by offering a slew of innovative “Cinemagic” filmmaking features in Xiaomi 11T and Xiaomi 11T Pro.

Gone are the days of heavy and expensive movie-making equipment, with the Xiaomi 11T Series, industry-leading filmmaking technology is now available in the palms of aspiring creators’ hands.

At the same time, the ultra-slim, featherweight Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE, is the perfect offering for users seeking a high-end stylish smartphone that includes innovative features to enable creativity.

Xiaomi 11T Pro: The Ultimate Flagship for Cinemagic Filmmaking and Phenomenal Performance

Xiaomi has achieved another milestone with the launch of the cinematic powerhouse Xiaomi 11T Pro – Xiaomi’s first smartphone to launch globally with the company’s proprietary 120W Xiaomi HyperCharge technology.

The industry-leading technology will enable a 100% charge in just 17 minutes, giving creators more time to keep up with their creativity and minimize downtime by ensuring a full day of use.

This is achieved through innovative technologies such as dual charge pumps, dual-cell battery structure, MTW, Graphene application on Li-ion battery, and Mi-FC technology.

The safety of the battery is guaranteed by a TÜV Rheinland Safe Fast-Charge System Certification, 34 charging and battery safety features, real-time temperature monitoring, and other measures.

All that while the flagship Qualcomm® Snapdragon

888 mobile platform delivers the power needed to propel a plethora of AI features.

Not only does Xiaomi 11T Pro pack a lot of performance punch, but it also features a powerful triple camera set up with a pro-grade 108MP wide-angle, 2x telemacro, and a 120° ultra-wide angle lens.

On top of that, the smartphone boasts impressive computational filmography capabilities with one-click AI Cinema modes, 8K recording, and HDR10+, allowing users to capture footage with the same smart ISO technology found in digital cameras.

A real Cinemagic powerhouse wouldn’t be complete without a stunning, durable, and responsive display. Xiaomi 11T Pro is equipped with DisplayMate A+ rated 6.67’’ FHD+ 120Hz AMOLED flat display, TrueColor, Dolby Vision® and HDR10+, showcases over 1 billion colors, boasts 1000 nits of peak brightness, up to 480Hz touch sampling rate, and is shielded by the strongest Gorilla® glass to date Corning® Gorilla® Glass Victus

With Dolby Vision, users can enjoy ultra-vivid pictures with vibrant colors, incredible brightness, and contrast-rich details.

The display also features a number of eye care functions to protect users from eye strain, such as True Display which automatically adjusts the color temperature according to the surrounding conditions as well as Reading Mode 3.0.

Xiaomi 11T Pro further tops that up with Dolby Atmos® immersive audio as well as dedicated dual speakers with SOUND BY Harman Kardon, bringing engaging, intelligible audio across various content categories like music, movies, podcasts, and gaming.

Xiaomi 11T: The Cinemagic Powerhouse for Content Creation

Xiaomi 11T continues the mission to make Cinemagic available to everyone by offering features such as a high-resolution triple camera, along with a suite of AI-powered tools to boost your creativity and productivity.

Enjoy breathtaking shots with the Xiaomi 11T triple camera featuring a 108MP high-resolution wide-angle, 120° ultra-wide angle, and 2x telemacro camera.

The smartphone combines this with its one-click AI cinema modes to distill the tricks of professional cinematographers such as Time Freeze, Magic Zoom, and other types of complicated shots into just a single click while the faintest of sounds is brought to life in a cinematic fashion with Audio Zoom.

Xiaomi 11T 6.67’’ 120Hz flat AMOLED display equally delivers HDR10+ with stunning sharpness and crystal clarity, over 1 billion colors, a smorgasbord of eye care features, and up to 480Hz touch sampling rate, ensuring that the slightest tap on the screen will allow users to capture the perfect shot even in a fleeting moment.

Whether you’re shooting or editing your very own cinematic footage, Xiaomi 11T keeps up with you throughout your day thanks to a power-efficient MediaTek Dimensity 1200-Ultra chipset, a massive 5000mAh battery and 67W wired turbocharging that gets to 100% in only 36 minutes.

Pricing & Availability

Xiaomi 11T Pro and Xiaomi 11T come in 3 stylish colors with a brushed finish including Meteorite Gray, Moonlight White, and Celestial Blue.

Xiaomi 11T comes bundled with a Mi Band 5, in two variants, 8GB+128GB, 8GB+256GB at the prices of 78,999 PKR and 82,999 respectively.

Xiaomi 11T Pro has one variant 12GB+256GB and comes bundled with a Mi Watch Lite at a price of 109,999 PKR.

Both phones will be available for purchase from official Xiaomi channels.

Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE: Flagship-level Performance Housed in a Thin, Lightweight Package

Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE unveils a sleek yet striking aesthetic, packing all the perks into an ultra-thin and lightweight body, measuring a mere 6.81mm and 158g.

The design is further accentuated by a razor-thin 1.88mm on both top and side bezels, as well as four choices of stylish color. While Truffle Black, Bubblegum Blue, and Peach Pink are making a return, Xiaomi is adding a brand new color – Snowflake White, matte and frosted white similar to freshly fallen snow.

Thanks to the 6.55” AMOLED DotDisplay, 10-bit TrueColor support, and Dolby Vision®, Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE offers truly stunning ultra-vivid picture quality with vibrant colors, incredible brightness, contrast, and amazing detail.

Continuing the camera heritage of the Xiaomi 11 Family, Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE delivers best-in-class shooting with a 64MP main camera, an 8MP ultra-wide-angle camera, and a 5MP telemacro camera. Bundled with a toolbox of AI-powered features including One-click AI cinema, cinematic video filters, and a new Vlog mode.

Featuring the Qualcomm® Snapdragon

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With ultra-fast connection at your fingertips, you can stream HD videos or resource-heavy games without lag, and enjoy crystal-clear video calls. The device is also equipped with a 4,250mAh battery and 33W fast charging that powers up in no time.

Retail price starting from PKR 69,999, Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE comes in two variants, 8GB+128GB, 8GB+256GB, and will be available for purchase from official Xiaomi channels.

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cool gadgets: Our pick of the best new tech for 2021

There's nothing very like the energy of purchasing a pristine device. Opening the case, hauling it out, gradually stripping off the defensive stickers… it's consistently an exciting second for any tech fan.

In case you're feeling the loss of that inclination, look no farther than this rundown of the coolest contraptions for 2021. Searching for something explicit? We have purchaser's advisers for assist you with picking the best nursery devices, best soundbars or best brilliant speakers.

Return consistently – we'll keep this page refreshed with the most recent cool contraptions for your perusing delight.

TrinoXO Tee

A scent battling T-shirt made of reused crab. Indeed, you read that right. This unassuming T-shirt is made of chitosan, a material acquired from the exoskeletons of shellfish.

It's perhaps the most bountiful fixings on earth, so its makers, Allbirds, chose to utilize it to make a portion of its garments line. As indicated by Allbirds, this extraordinary mix likewise has scent battling properties (it apparently has a surface that is difficult for rancid microscopic organisms to colonize), which ideally implies you need to wash it less, and it'll last more.

DJI FPV drone

Extravagant yourself as a robot pilot? DJI's new robot radiates the view from its camera directly to a headset back on firm ground. You see what the robot sees.

It's an easy to use form of what drone-dashing pilots use in rivalries. The actual robot can move at a maximum speed of 140km/h (87mph) and can arrive at 0-60mph in only two seconds. It has a maximum scope of 10km (6 miles), however you'll require a spotter who can look out for individuals or obstacles beneath while you fly.

The tech is pretty force hungry, so you'll get a limit of 25 minutes out of a flight, yet it will be one helluva ride.

Simba Hybrid Luxe Mattress

A decent night's rest is perhaps the main things you can accomplish for your wellbeing and prosperity.

Adaptable padding sleeping pads are chic, yet their supple hug isn't for everybody. Simba's protected crossover arrangement sets springs and adaptable padding to make a bedding that is firm, guarantees two individuals dozing in a bed will not feel each other move around, and is cooler than adaptable padding.

The organization's most recent overhaul, the Hybrid Luxe, adds a second arrangement of springs to offer additional help and eliminate any opportunity of sore joints for side sleepers. Furthermore, Simba has added a breathable bamboo fleece layer just underneath the top layer, to help control your temperature and battle off a sweat-soaked night's rest.

PS5 VR regulator

Subtleties are dainty on the ground about computer generated simulation on cutting edge reassures, yet Sony has uncovered what its movement regulators (which will make an interpretation of your hand developments into the virtual world) will resemble.

Specifically noteworthy is the finger-contact recognition that detects where your digits are put on the far off. This will empower you to get and control objects in the virtual world in common manner.

Beosound Emerge savvy speaker.

This may very well be the most amazing looking brilliant speaker available. Underneath the adademic mask, the Beosound Emerge is furnished with Google Assistant so it can handle any viable associated home tech.

The sound is fueled by a different tweeter, mid-range driver and subwoofer so it will make room-filling, definite sound, in spite of its size. Furthermore, in the event that you some way or another have sufficient extra money to purchase two, you can combine it with a subsequent speaker to make sound system sound.

Dyson Purifier Hot+Cool Formaldehyde.

While a large number of us know air contamination hurts our wellbeing, we may have ignored what's going on inside our homes. Incidentally, cooking and cleaning are filling our homes with poisons at higher focuses than those outside. Indeed, even our furniture is off-gassing formaldehyde – a compound utilized in its creation.

So how would you be able to respond? Indeed, you could simply dismiss society and retreat to the forested areas (we've thought of it as a couple of times this year), however on the off chance that that is impossible, you might need to think about an air purifier.

The most recent rendition of Dyson's Purifier Hot+Cool is kitted out with channels to handle the particles attacking our home's air, including formaldehyde. It likewise has heaps of sensors to give understanding into what's creating the most contamination (cooking, for our situation, made the air quality 'extreme'), and it serves as a viable fan or warmer.

Sony FX3 .

Sony's FX3 is the littlest, least expensive film camera the organization has at any point made. It's worked for producers, as opposed to picture takers, so it can deal with recording ultra HD video at 120fps for significant stretches.

It comes packaged with a handle that is ideal for shooting from low points and it adds additional attachments for connecting distinctive sound sources of info. There's likewise in-self-perception adjustment for when you're "running and gunning".

The camera will likewise get along with Sony's yet-to-be-delivered Airpeak drone. At 715g, it's all in all too massive to fit in your pocket, however it's light enough and little enough to take any place you go. Look out for it in the possession of your #1 YouTuber soon.

Gouthwaite Backpack 23L .

The brand behind this move top sack is called Bear and its originators have a mission: to get more individuals outside to discuss their psychological wellness. Deals from each pack will finance free outside workshops from fly fishing to rummaging to go 4x4 romping cycling. Customers simply need to join to their mailing rundown to discover when courses start.

Meanwhile, while we're completely stuck for the most part inside, Bear will give 10% of deals to The Outward Bound Trust. What's more, the organization is carbon negative, depending on recyclable, non-renewable energy source free materials where conceivable and carbon-counterbalancing the rest.

The real sacks are quite savvy as well. There's a speedy delivery clasp holding the top together, which is a similar one utilized by the salvage administrations, and the waxed material is made in Scotland without the utilization of PFCs (the synthetic substances commonly utilized in waterproof coatings) which can wash off materials and end up in streams.

Xbox remote headset.

The new authority gaming headset for the Xbox Series X and S packs in a great deal of highlights without costing a little fortune, and for once, it will not make you seem as though an extra in a Tron film.

The jars are kitted out with the most recent encompass sound (Windows Sonic, Dolby Atmos and DTS) so you can sincerely hear those strides crawling up behind you. There's a savvy, retractable mouthpiece inside, which can separate your discourse and tune down foundation commotion.

Besides, It offers an auto-quiet alternative, which turns off the mic when you're finished talking: not any more inadvertent weighty breathing over comms. We'll need to save full judgment until we can get a couple on our ears, however it would seem that this could be the savvy approach to get vivid sound on your Xbox....

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