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Liz Ohanesian
@lizohanesian
Arts & culture journalist by day, DJ by night. Recent bylines:
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@discoverLA
@hifructosemag
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Since people are actually seeing a tweet I sent this morning, I should probably re-introduce myself. I'm Liz Ohanesian, Liz O. to anyone who has known me IRL for most my life. I'm a writer and a DJ in L.A. I usually have a song stuck in my head.
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“Tech companies and manufacturers have been making it harder and harder for consumers to undertake the simple act of fixing their own stuff,” writes columnist
@bcmerchant
. “This sounds like predatory behavior…but so far, it’s mostly worked.”
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Column: Californians deserve the right to repair their electronics — even if Big Tech hates it
A state bill would require device manufacturers to make it easier for consumers to get their gadgets fixed. It has strong support from voters — but not tech companies.
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I think the prevalence of self-checkout stations that almost always need actual human assistance is proof enough that corporations don't care, so long as they can cut jobs.
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Ryan Broderick
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Fast food drive-thru AI only sorta kinda has to work for it to immediately be deployed everywhere. I genuinely don’t think people realize how low the bar is for these companies. Without large scale federal regulations we are going to lose a lot of jobs. wsj.com/articles/wendy
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Tania Malik
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Thank you so much
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@erikpedersen
for the chance to talk about the Dubai I knew and the impact of the first Gulf War on the region and the world. Check out my conversation with
@lizohanesian
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Erik Pedersen
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Novelist @taniamalik talks about HOPE YOU ARE SATISFIED, out now from @unnamedpress, with @lizohanesian. “War seems to be relevant no matter when you write about it, which is very sad and strange,” says Malik, who'll be at @zibbysbookshop tonight. ocregister.com/2023/05/04/how
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Also, part of the problem for everyone in creative fields is that the demand for a constant stream of new shit is so intense that it forces everyone to work *a lot* more for *a lot* less. Maybe it's time for us to rethink our consumption habits.
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Are people really complaining about not watching new episodes of X, Y or Z because of the strike? Maybe watch reruns or old movies like we did back in the Stone Age when there wasn't a new show dropping every other week.
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This is the thing, Corporate America has repeatedly proven that they'll use any excuse to screw regular people out of a livable income. Why on earth should any of us trust them with unregulated AI?
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the funny thing about this example is that typing sucks on touchscreen. everyone hates it. It's just convenient in the sense that the phone can have a larger display.
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Ken Kocienda
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I remember how some people laughed at the idea that you could type on a touchscreen keyboard. Now it’s commonplace. The right design in the right product made the difference. That opportunity now exists for AI.
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This sounds awful. Truly, awful.
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Film Updates
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Joe Russo says AI will be used to “engineer storytelling” in movies. “You could save the AI on your streaming platform. ‘I want a rom-com starring my avatar and Marilyn Monroe's avatar,’ and it renders a story with dialogue that mimics your voice.” (collider.com/joe-russo-dona)
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Ah, the days when we actually knew who was playing in L.A. and which clubs were happening because the ads and listings were in the paper every week.
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Jeremy Gordon
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Imagine going to college, and there's a box on every other corner that contains a 50+ page publication with original art and writing that summarizes the culture and counterculture of the day, and it comes out every week. We really did used to live in a society.
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