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Comment on What have you been listening to this week? in ~music
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Comment on Jon Stewart is our only hope in ~society
tauon Link ParentI don’t disagree with you on that, I’m just saying that ideally this issue could have been tackled at e.g. the primaries level already so you’d have two candidates with meaningfully different...I don’t disagree with you on that, I’m just saying that ideally this issue could have been tackled at e.g. the primaries level already so you’d have two candidates with meaningfully different stances on the topic in the actual election; and that Harris’ campaign shouldn’t have suffered due to this specifically, but very likely did. I.e., the anti-Harris pro-Gazan people (non-)voter demographic helped reelect Trump.
In any case, while all political systems are flawed, I’m thankful to be living in a place with more than two major parties as a baseline. For all the complaining/ranting I could go on regarding national and local elections herr – it really does help to represent a wider spectrum. -
Comment on Reversing the technical interview in ~comp
tauon Link ParentThanks for posting, I read the entire series immediately! The one I’m still laughing about the ridiculousness of two days later (and in turn also shared with friends) was Rewriting the technical...Thanks for posting, I read the entire series immediately! The one I’m still laughing about the ridiculousness of two days later (and in turn also shared with friends) was Rewriting the technical interview for me – it even ends on a good note, with a job offer for the witch. :-)
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Comment on 52 years later, only known copy of Unix v4 recovered from randomly found tape, now up and running on a system — first OS version with kernel and core utilities written in 'newfangled language' C in ~tech
tauon LinkOh man, that’s cool! Truly ancient Unix archeology ;-) I don’t feel like figuring out the download and archive extraction right now, but I wonder how much of the C still drops down to Assembly...Oh man, that’s cool! Truly ancient Unix archeology ;-)
I don’t feel like figuring out the download and archive extraction right now, but I wonder how much of the C still drops down to Assembly because back then, that probably still seemed like the “easier”/more familiar language of the two…?
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Comment on Tildes Minecraft - Get hyped countdown thread in ~games
tauon Link ParentIt’s that many people?! I never knew. I might have to get involved at some point then, too :-) (Always wanted to last season already, but never quite got around to it)It’s that many people?! I never knew. I might have to get involved at some point then, too :-)
(Always wanted to last season already, but never quite got around to it)
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Comment on Jon Stewart is our only hope in ~society
tauon Link ParentThis is not (edit: should not be) a factor in the decision. If the other option – Trump and Vance – does the same, it cancels out when choosing who to vote for. It wouldn’t make a difference, so...She also refused to pay even lip service on Gaza
This is not (edit: should not be) a factor in the decision. If the other option – Trump and Vance – does the same, it cancels out when choosing who to vote for. It wouldn’t make a difference, so you look at all other factors in the decision.
Having to choose this way is an unfortunate effect of first-past-the-post voting, because it’s more likely to find similar stances in just two candidates vs. in a plurality of parties/candidates.
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Comment on Five browser extensions to make every website more useful in ~tech
tauon Link ParentIn addition to what @jonah said*, since I believe earlier this year Kagi has offered a “Privacy Pass” which just checks whether you have a search token available, and then consumes it, without...In addition to what @jonah said*, since I believe earlier this year Kagi has offered a “Privacy Pass” which just checks whether you have a search token available, and then consumes it, without tying anything to your account at all. It’s pretty neat, although my trust in them is high enough at this point that I haven’t extensively tested it if I’m being honest. :P
*which also implies that no previous search results affect future ones via opaque “personalization”, unless you specifically want them to do so via e.g. custom page rank/preference tweaking or search lenses
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Comment on How Europe is gearing up to follow Australia's teen social media ban in ~tech
tauon (edited )Link ParentThe APIs for digital age verification based on personal ID cards, which have had chip capabilities for a while now, exist here in Germany, and I imagine in the wider EU too. The issue is it’s...The APIs for digital age verification based on personal ID cards, which have had chip capabilities for a while now, exist here in Germany, and I imagine in the wider EU too.
The issue is it’s slightly more costly to set up than looking at (and then storing forever…) photos of that ID card compared to having the user do an NFC-like scan and then a simple, binary “over/under” age check in the app, where no personal info, not even date of birth, would have to be stored.
That is to say, I also would like to keep using e.g. Discord without uploading photos of my ID, and it’d be possible for them, but I’m not holding out much hope.
Further reading: The online ID card functionality (original in German, Kagi-translated page).
Later edit: Here’s a CCC talk also about this topic, dubbed English version available for free.
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Comment on Trying to bring musicians and listeners together again - FLAPJams.com in ~music
tauon LinkQuick thought + first impressions: If I wanted to upload an R&B track, I wouldn’t know where to put it. :-) Maybe either as another genre crammed into the “Pop+” category, or as its own standalone...Quick thought + first impressions: If I wanted to upload an R&B track, I wouldn’t know where to put it. :-)
Maybe either as another genre crammed into the “Pop+” category, or as its own standalone thing?
Other than that, everything I’ve seen on the site looks very nice!
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Comment on Trying to bring musicians and listeners together again - FLAPJams.com in ~music
tauon Link ParentSo I never knew macjams.com, but its (and flapjams’) five second pitch sounds like it could be “SoundCloud but for-fun and not for-profit”, is that somewhat correct?So I never knew macjams.com, but its (and flapjams’) five second pitch sounds like it could be “SoundCloud but for-fun and not for-profit”, is that somewhat correct?
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Comment on What programming/technical projects have you been working on? in ~comp
tauon Link ParentIf you want to answer, 1) how do the backups work? and 2) do they resume automatically if you’re away from home and there’s a power loss event? I’ve been thinking about a migration from (in my...If you want to answer, 1) how do the backups work? and 2) do they resume automatically if you’re away from home and there’s a power loss event?
I’ve been thinking about a migration from (in my case Apple) cloud to local storage (NAS) too, at least for the big media files, and that’s the one thing that’s been keeping me off*. Can you actually fully restore from the backup in a reasonable amount of time? If so, I’ll have to look into it too :-)
*I could probably do another backup local-ish to the area by getting either of my parents to set up hardware at their place, but I think I’d prefer cloud, just haven’t properly looked into the options that exist there yet.
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Comment on 2026 FIFA Men's World Cup groups are set in ~sports.football
tauon (edited )LinkLet’s see how many of Group G’s games will be played on US ground. Who am I kidding, FIFA’ll fold and the US won’t have to decide whether it wants to alter the tournament by not letting the entire...Let’s see how many of Group G’s games will be played on US ground. Who am I kidding, FIFA’ll fold and the US won’t have to decide whether it wants to alter the tournament by not letting the entire Iranian team enter the country again.
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Comment on Is “green AI” even possible? in ~tech
tauon Link ParentGood point, now I in turn was only thinking about Netflix-style TV show/movie streaming services, haha.Good point, now I in turn was only thinking about Netflix-style TV show/movie streaming services, haha.
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Comment on Is “green AI” even possible? in ~tech
tauon Link ParentAre you sure about that? Genuine question. I haven’t checked recently (by which I mean, probably not in half a year), but even without counting Google’s “2.3 billion [involuntary] AI users” from...and considering it's a bigger market in users than AI
Are you sure about that? Genuine question. I haven’t checked recently (by which I mean, probably not in half a year), but even without counting Google’s “2.3 billion [involuntary] AI users” from their language model-search summary feature, these firms like OpenAI did have some pretty insane usage numbers, including unique user count.
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Comment on 2025 Spotify Wrapped is now out in ~music
tauon (edited )Link ParentI have a not too similar, but somewhat related issue – I heavily use my own file-based collection, not at last because I have quite some music that is not and/or will not ever be available on...only shareable to other people using the XYZ streaming service
I have a not too similar, but somewhat related issue – I heavily use my own file-based collection, not at last because I have quite some music that is not and/or will not ever be available on mainstream licensed music streaming services, and I’m not using any program to track my minutes etc. there (yet?), plus it’s also spread across several devices, so it’d probably be a pain either way, especially on mobile.
Anyways, here’s my top 5 songs at least for the time spent on Spotify, which I’d say is probably around half – basically, playlists I typically listen to using Spotify and whole albums (mostly) using the file-based collection that I actually own.
- Clipse, Bilal, Pharrell Williams – Nightmares
- JID, Clipse – Community
- Westside Gunn – Mandela
- Westside Gunn, Doechii – Egypt Remix
- Future, Metro Boomin, Kendrick Lamar – Like That [edit: I’m fairly certain this was just due to one single day of having it on repeat. Directly next in line would’ve been Clipse again with Inglorious Bastards.]
I swear I don’t exclusively listen to hip-hop/rap, these are just the top 5 (here’s all if anyone wants to give it a shuffle). Spotify alone tells me I had 213 genres on the platform this year.
In terms of albums, my favorite and also most-listened to this year is, to nobody’s surprise, LGSEO.
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Comment on 2025 Spotify Wrapped is now out in ~music
tauon Link ParentOoh. That’d explain why some of my more recent listens weren’t represented at all.Ooh. That’d explain why some of my more recent listens weren’t represented at all.
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Comment on FEX: Emulate x86 Programs on ARM64 in ~tech
tauon Link ParentAm I right in that this is basically the Linux/FOSS equivalent to Apple’s Rosetta 2? If that’s so, I can definitely see why it took a decade even while being funded the entire time. That is a...Am I right in that this is basically the Linux/FOSS equivalent to Apple’s Rosetta 2?
If that’s so, I can definitely see why it took a decade even while being funded the entire time. That is a massive undertaking!
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Comment on Bun is joining Anthropic in ~tech
tauon Link ParentPretty much, the article mentions they would’ve had four more years to figure out a path to monetization, or raise more money, otherwise the product would just… end.Pretty much, the article mentions they would’ve had four more years to figure out a path to monetization, or raise more money, otherwise the product would just… end.
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Comment on Bun is joining Anthropic in ~tech
tauon Link ParentYeah, I also found that line of reasoning to be a bit strange. All dependencies can break, so why not write every single LoC in-house then from here on out? Apart from that though, I totally get...Yeah, I also found that line of reasoning to be a bit strange. All dependencies can break, so why not write every single LoC in-house then from here on out?
Apart from that though, I totally get the acquisition. Bun is not only awesome software, but “owning the stack” is also a cool appeal for Anthropic (if they have the funds for such a move without hurting their core R&D investments, which I’m not doubting in the current hype market/funding situation).
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Comment on Tweaks to state laws mean many Americans will be able to benefit from small, simple plug-in solar panels in ~enviro
tauon Link ParentCorrect. This has some data showing just how hilariously successful they’ve been in pushing renewables forward here. The bar chart further below says … and is already demonstrating crazy growth...set that against the advantages of allowing it
Correct. This has some data showing just how hilariously successful they’ve been in pushing renewables forward here. The bar chart further below says
Number of newly commissioned mini solar systems in Germany by year
… and is already demonstrating crazy growth while not even showing data for the current year yet.
Solar power, and in particular modern photovoltaics, has become way, way too cheap to ignore, with supply outpacing demand even still; together with all the awesome research in this space it’s really looking exciting!
[Genres: Hip-Hop/Rap (mostly*)]
While I don’t really use last.fm, for this week and probably many to come, I couldn’t even properly make a chart if I wanted to: I finally saved, tagged & organized – and expanded – my local collection of Blaccmass remix songs!
Due to the nature of these remixes (see below), they’re typically not really published on the usual streaming platforms but rather all over the place on YouTube, SoundCloud, and even Instagram, so I downloaded the ones I knew I wanted to have and was still missing, added metadata tags to all .mp3 files for original artists and song title(s), and gave them an album cover image. I’m now at ≈70 tracks and about 2.5 hours of runtime in my collection, and not even done yet! I’ll continue to download and categorize new mixes that I find & like. (At least wherever possible, I don’t even know all of the beats he uses for these songs.)
Typically, a Blaccmass remix will be of the type “new” rap flow over “old school” beat, or vice versa, and it tends to work incredibly well… not the least due to Blaccmass’ unique ability to hear good “matches” in advance
Another common theme is genre-crossovers:
Trying not to sound too much as if I only listen to pre-2000’s music, this works very well due to a lot of rappers making rather, ahem, unpleasant-to-the-ear beat choices at times these days** compared to the more… mellow? instrumentals being used here – and due to Blaccmass meticulously changing the extracted vocal recordings’ tempo, pitching, sometimes even chopping them line-by-line when it’s required to really fit the second instrumental.
Here’s a snippet from a (rather rare) interview appearance of Blaccmass where he talks about his process for creating these mashups/remixes: https://youtu.be/duZ5SvpvLps
Come to think of it, his work reminds me a bit of AriAtHome’s live music production (see recent discussion on here): It’s typically hip-hop, raw, incredibly well-sounding and put-together, made with love and attention to the detail – and not only to maximize the commercialization of music.
Also, just to completely change gears for the end, I’ve been getting into UK-style DnB again. :P
*mostly that means hip-hop/rap vocals, but sometimes it’s “only” the instrumental that’s taken from a hip-hop or R&B song, which also works super well:
**Seriously, listen to Future’s or Lil Uzi’s original songs for the examples I gave above. They’re not necessarily bad per se, it’s just that the remixed version is so much more exciting and fresh than a lot of these original beats. Same for this standout of Kodak Black on an old school beat flowing like his life depended on it vs. his feature part in the original Lil Yachty song where it’s just more… forgettable.
Edit/addendum: This is a CarPlay screenshot of what it looks like now with my proper tagging & sorting. Much, much better :D