What Streaming TV Could Learn from ‘Mad Men’ - The New York Times

kept by eddie dec 10, 25

Classic TV shows like 'Mad Men' suffer from rushed remastering errors on streaming platforms, despite their enduring creative quality.

The "Mad Men" in 4K on HBO Max Debacle
Hacker News commenters criticize HBO's 4K remaster of Mad Men for cropping to 16:9 and failing to redo CGI, calling it lazy and profit-driven.
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Netflix to Buy Warner Bros in $83 Billion Deal - The New York Times
Netflix agreed to acquire Warner Bros' TV/film studios and HBO Max for $83 billion, becoming a dominant streaming and production force.
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Inside Thinking Machines’ Interaction Models
Thinking Machines argues current turn-based AI voice systems have a scalability ceiling and proposes interaction models using time-aligned micro-turns and a two-model architecture for true real-time collaboration.
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Video Conferencing with Postgres — PlanetScale
A developer demonstrates live video calls over PostgreSQL using logical replication, achieving 15fps with a $5 database.
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