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Comment on Alternative to Spotify? in ~music
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Comment on 2025 Spotify Wrapped is now out in ~music
VignuB LinkNot to hijack this thread, but so is Apple Music Replay. (Finally you can view it in the app — at least on iphone and ipad. On mac, you still need to access it on the web.)...Not to hijack this thread, but so is Apple Music Replay. (Finally you can view it in the app — at least on iphone and ipad. On mac, you still need to access it on the web.)
https://music.apple.com/replayAnd so is Youtube recap: https://blog.youtube/news-and-events/youtube-recap-2025/
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Comment on uBlock Origin Lite for Safari in ~tech
VignuB Link ParentAbsolutely. I would also add Adguard DNS and ControlD as the other alternatives.Absolutely.
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Comment on uBlock Origin Lite for Safari in ~tech
VignuB Link ParentNo, you can't install browser extensions on iOS/iPadOS other than on Safari. Closest solution for firefox with content blockers is firefox focus.No, you can't install browser extensions on iOS/iPadOS other than on Safari.
Closest solution for firefox with content blockers is firefox focus. -
Comment on uBlock Origin Lite for Safari in ~tech
VignuB LinkGreat to know that we have the option to use uBOL on Safari. uBO is arguably the best adblocker on Firefox (and on Chromium browsers still on manifest v2.) Not to be a downer, but why should I use...Great to know that we have the option to use uBOL on Safari. uBO is arguably the best adblocker on Firefox (and on Chromium browsers still on manifest v2.)
Not to be a downer, but why should I use this over existing well performing content blockers like Wipr 2 or Adguard? But yes, more the options for us users the merrier!
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Comment on What are you reading these days? in ~books
VignuB LinkPicked up The AI Con by Emily Bender and Alex Hanna. Also rereading Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë. The former is sharp witted and articulately barbed. While the latter has been one of my all time...Picked up The AI Con by Emily Bender and Alex Hanna. Also rereading Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë.
The former is sharp witted and articulately barbed. While the latter has been one of my all time favourite books.Had finished listening to the Empire of AI of Karen Hao before these. A sobering investigative journalism, exploration of the power dynamics of the AI industry, its ethics, environmental impact, & the dual possibilities of AI as either an equaliser, or a tool to perpetuate systemic inequality.
I highly recommend it for anyone working in, or simply interested in, AI and its impacts on society.
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Comment on Chicago Sun-Times prints summer reading list full of fake books in ~tech
VignuB Link ParentThanks for giving it a try. I totally get that video/audio formats don’t work for everyone, especially if the transcript isn’t great or the delivery style isn’t engaging. I just thought it might...Thanks for giving it a try. I totally get that video/audio formats don’t work for everyone, especially if the transcript isn’t great or the delivery style isn’t engaging. I just thought it might give some useful context.
You are absolutely right about them being the bylined author for that and some 30 other articles in that Heat Index section.
It is a pity that even print media is going down this route. -
Comment on Chicago Sun-Times prints summer reading list full of fake books in ~tech
VignuB Link ParentAh, I was logged in there. Didn't check. Probably this might help: AI Slop summer The journalists reporting on this talk about it starting from around the 1 minute mark.Ah, I was logged in there. Didn't check.
Probably this might help: AI Slop summer
The journalists reporting on this talk about it starting from around the 1 minute mark. -
Comment on Chicago Sun-Times prints summer reading list full of fake books in ~tech
VignuB Link ParentIt seems it was a syndicated article insert created by a subsidiary of the magazine giant Hearst. Again, doesn't mean that the Chicago Times journalist shouldn't have fact checked it before...It seems it was a syndicated article insert created by a subsidiary of the magazine giant Hearst. Again, doesn't mean that the Chicago Times journalist shouldn't have fact checked it before publishing it.
https://www.404media.co/viral-ai-generated-summer-guide-printed-by-chicago-sun-times-was-made-by-magazine-giant-hearst/404 Media's podcast discusses the whole issue in much greater detail.
I moved away from Spotify a couple of years ago due to multiple reasons. I've moved to a hybrid Apple music and Bandcamp combination.
Since, I am already deep in the Apple ecosystem, Apple music was a direct replacement to Spotify and works pretty well. It has lossless, dolby atmos at no extra cost. I use it as my daily "utility" streaming and access to major-label hits.
Bandcamp is when I want to buy the albums you truly love or want to support. It’s also great for discovery, especially for indie, metal, electronic, and experimental genres.
Something I've been doing recently is to download my Bandcamp purchases and drag them into the Music app on my Mac. They sync to all my Apple devices automatically, giving me a "clean" library that supports artists directly while staying within the Apple ecosystem.
Apple Music handles "smart downloads" better than Spotify, automatically keeping your favorites available without you having to think about it. It's search is strong, but can be literal. It doesn't always handle typos as gracefully as Spotify, but it excels at searching by lyrics or specific credits.
Bandcamp's offline capability is cached-based. You can listen to anything you’ve purchased offline, but you have to "stream" it once to cache it. You can listen to anything you’ve purchased offline. It's search is notoriously basic. It works best if you know exactly what you're looking for. However, I find searching by tags is arguable the best in the world for finding specific niche music.