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It's already here. Or didn't you notice them pushing Bing AI?
Of course they are. Netflix's password-sharing crackdown was a success and raised their subscriber numbers. They've proven that people will by and large put up with it despite the backlash.
Cat's out of the bag. Expect all other platforms to follow suit.
tl;dr: He regrets not directing it. Easy thing to say after the fact, but considering what he did with Alien: Covenant, there's no saying how good 2049 would have been with Scott at the helm.
I personally think 2049 was amazing largely due to the strength of Villeneuve's direction and script. Covenant tells me Scott's 2049 would most likely have been middling.
I personally make sure I stay in a good neighborhood and check Wikivoyage for details like transportation and safety, but that's pretty much it. If I land in a good neighborhood (not touristy, lots of amenities and restaurants around, easy connection on foot or by public transport to the major areas), then I'm pretty much golden.
It's a bit counter-intuitive, but I think not enough research is much better than too much. Any tourist information will draw you to overpriced and/or overhyped places. The desire, say, to "eat the best X" or "visit the most famous Y" is making your travels crappier.
Instead, I recommend cultivating normalcy. Visit your neighborhood by foot, and take chances on unknown places. You can check Google Maps to get the sense of a place, but if the reviews are good and they're mostly local reviewers, and the place is crowded, you're in good hands. Check out what other people are eating and order that. (Just point if needed.)
My partner and I have what we call our "grounding ritual." We set out by foot in our neighborhood and spot what we'll need: a convenience store for late-night snack runs, a supermarket or fresh market for food, etc. We check out public transportation options nearby. Then we find a nice, no-frills local restaurant and have a meal there. If the place is good, we make a point of returning there over the next few days. Doesn't matter if we're there for a weekend.
We just returned from a few days in Warsaw, a city I had never been before. Besides the Old Town, none of the places we visited were stuff I had read about online. We just let our feet, eyes, and noses lead us to interesting places.
"Infinity for Lemmy" doesn't bother me at all. The name is clean, and it's probably good SEO because you'll catch searches for "Lemmy" this way. "LemmInfinity" sounds honestly too clever for its own good.
The icon, though, could use a simpler, more iconic design. The current version is a bit too crowded and hard to make out on a home screen. You want something simple but that's immediately recognizable.
My two cents!
I watched it last month and it's telling that I can't quite remember what it was about. They're trying to save Rocket for a big part of it, and there's a lot of flashbacks to how Rocket came to be. But then that gets resolved and it becomes about... the High Evolutionary, who wants... something? He wants Rocket because he's smart, and he's gonna go do... something? And Adam Warlock is there, except he's a joke character?
I enjoyed it overall, but I have a much clearer recall of the overall dramatic arc of the Christmas Special.
It's still in early development so you have to download it manually for now. Definitely usable, though!
Here's the latest version:
https://codeberg.org/Bazsalanszky/Infinity-For-Lemmy/releases/tag/v0.0.8
I was really excited about Sync coming out for Lemmy since that was my client of choice on Reddit. I was looking for the same ease of use and app logic that I had been using for years.
The issue I quickly ran into was the revenue model. Pushing ads on a Reddit app made sense, but it feels inappropriate on the Fediverse. I would have gladly paid just to support the developer, but when I see features being locked behind a $100 lifetime subscription, my willingness to contribute sours quickly.
So I checked other clients like Voyager and Infinity, and I discovered I don't mind the change. Infinity is really good right now, for instance, and that's FOSS all the way. So I figure, I just changed social networks, why not make an app switch too?
I think the Sync fan base is largely looking for some sort of continuity from their Reddit days. They feel the dev was slighted by the Reddit move to kill third-party apps and they want them to find a new home in the Fediverse. I certainly wish that as well, but I think the dev has some adjusting to do. Fortunately for us, there's plenty of alternatives if Sync doesn't do it. And no, Sync isn't better than a lot of other apps; just more familiar, maybe.