geraldhh

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by geraldhh 2y ago
though we monopolized physical violence and most of society runs on psychological warfare
32.
by geraldhh 2y ago
some ppl want to have good data, others are scrambling to get anything
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by geraldhh 2y ago
farmers
34.
by geraldhh 2y ago
thou, you are in a world of hurt if it takes a extra day
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by geraldhh 3y ago
idk but this seems usefull https://github.com/spotDL/spotify-downloader
36.
by geraldhh 3y ago
the going rate is probably what spotify pays for that 1000 plays, minus tax
37.
by geraldhh 3y ago
i guess the economics are not favorable because the music industry is already well positioned to extract wealth from populism and will give a hell of a legal/drm battle if threatened. the long-tail of indy artists doing essentially not
38.
by geraldhh 3y ago
just pirate and donate directly if you really mean it.
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by geraldhh 3y ago
acceptable as a reaction to the cost of tracking engagement and paying the long-tail of artists. then again this could probably be fixed with a minimum payout policy and a donation button in the app.
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by geraldhh 3y ago
> Spotify seems very happy to just break everybody's playlists continuously. definitely possible to avoid this, but given it would be a follow-up cost from the failing core business, it probably could not be done. hell, they didn&#x
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by geraldhh 3y ago
> And maybe open Internet access in schools isn't the best way to teach that? maybe not THE BEST, but pretty effective, cheap and scalable
42.
by geraldhh 3y ago
no, i am not saying that. sorry you misunderstood
43.
by geraldhh 3y ago
very wired, indeed; everytime i had to do it. but i think it's worth the effort because everytime someone refrains from making others responsible for their own problems, the world get's a bit better to live in for everyone.
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by geraldhh 3y ago
karens ruining it for everyone... maybe the best thing is laughing
45.
by geraldhh 3y ago
i agree there is a problem of differentiation among commoners, but i hope we can agree that net neutrality is a good thing and policing content should be left to clients
46.
by geraldhh 3y ago
because it only works in countries that have their international relations developed enough in order to be included
47.
by geraldhh 3y ago
> And they also have massive restrictions on its use due to all of those reasons. not sure if crippled institutional wifi offers any tangible benefit in the age of ubiquitous cellular internet access besides the usual incentive of resear
48.
by geraldhh 3y ago
username checks out "move fast and break things" was always a short-sighted fad in the context of infrastructure
49.
by geraldhh 3y ago
i venture a guess that there are still no online games that use more than one mbps for interactive traffic and seeing fully remote gaming using tens of mbps, i don't see any justification for complexities like asset streaming.
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by geraldhh 3y ago
sounds like you're getting cold feet from a sense of guilt for falling pray to fomo.
51.
by geraldhh 3y ago
money is liquid democracy - kinda sad, but here we are
52.
by geraldhh 3y ago
> Humans can tend towards liking more highly saturated colours, which would be a distortion of the original image. android with google photos did/does this whereas apple went with enhanced contrast. as far as i can tell, they'r
53.
by geraldhh 3y ago
please, back up this novel claim
54.
by geraldhh 3y ago
> Maybe air traffic controllers and similar professions need to be evidently clean. kinda obscure example. i expect most operators of heavy machinery, human transportation devices and some security professions to require some verificatio
55.
by geraldhh 3y ago
absolutist statements rarely help, i agree. specifically i was referring to the dropping of handles, not the association with real identities.
56.
by geraldhh 3y ago
> while being patient for almost a few years could have become bored, forgot and then "rediscovered" it
57.
by geraldhh 3y ago
nothing wrong here, thou imo (anti-)trust is an integral part of societal organization as almost every interaction requires some trust and can't handle too much.
58.
by geraldhh 3y ago
all energy will turn into (useless) information in the long term
59.
by geraldhh 3y ago
yea, nobody at the time bought it either.
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by geraldhh 3y ago
it's only ruined w/o the support; which usually is way cheaper than the alternatives. think "too big to fail"

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