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Re:I don't want to "hack" the Y combinator application. by skrebbel on Wednesday October 31, 2012 @02:41AM (#4721532)
Are you sure this is a trend? Was it different some decades ago?

Also,

> -Autotuning in the music industry

Oh, come on. That's like not giving Tron an Oscar because they cheated their special effects scenes by using computers.

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Re:I don't want to "hack" the Y combinator application. by Qworg on Wednesday October 31, 2012 @07:58AM (#4722367)
That's different - special effects in movies make the impossible possible. A better actor couldn't conjure up the Grid.

A better musician COULD sing on tune. It is well within human capability. Autotuning is a quick hack to make up for not being able to sing.

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