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solrize

@ solrize @lemmy.ml

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  • Having a little trouble deciding on which path to go

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  • I don't use most of the software you mention, but converting FLAC to other formats is pretty easy. E.g. with ffmpeg you'd say

     
            ffmpeg -i somesong.flac -o somesong.mp3

    or similarly for other formats. There are more options to control the output bit rates and that sort of thing.

  • Gordon Ramsay one of the first celebrity chefs to bring US-style 20% service charge to London

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  • No idea who Gordon Ramsay is (web search says British celebrity chef) but why is this like the Onion? It just seems like regular enshittification.

  • What is your favourite moon(s) in the Solar System?

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  • They're all mine except Europa. That's the one place where I attempt no landings.

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  • If you're 23 you should be able to see whoever you want. If that's a problem, you need more independence. Can you move into some kind of student housing?

    Moving in with a guy who you've just started seeing could end up pretty badly, especially since the romantic entanglement can be even more disruptive than the dull grind of being with your parents.

    Ideally you want to have your own living space while you date the guy. If after some time that seems to be working out, then you can consider moving in with him. I'm guessing that financial constraints prevent that. But in that case, how are you going to pay your daily expenses if you move in with him? If you're broke and he's paying all the rent, and if you feel like you couldn't easily go back to your parents if you needed to get away from the guy, then you're under his control, not good. I'm not particularly addressing the possibility of the guy being evil. I just mean the type of relationship you're describing can be stressful even with the best of intentions from everyone involved.

    Is it feasible for you to take a pause from university so you can have a job for a while, get your own space and save up some funds? If you're 23 and not yet graduated, it sounds like you're taking the scenic route already, which is fine (I did that too).

  • US millionaire big-game hunter dies after being crushed by elephants

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  • smolfedi - A lightweight, no-JavaScript Fediverse client written in PHP by Adele at Codeberg

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  • smolfedi - A lightweight, no-JavaScript Fediverse client written in PHP by Adele at Codeberg

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  • Adele Codeberg? She was one of the designers of Smalltalk, I thought. So I'm surprised to hear that about PHP.

  • Trump slammed as "a wolf in sheep clothing" (IMHO, the "sheep clothing" looks pretty wolfy)

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  • Google Starts Scanning All Your Photos As New Update Goes Live

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  • It looks like I have Google Photos disabled in Settings. Maybe that helps.

  • Google Starts Scanning All Your Photos As New Update Goes Live

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  • I have Fossify Gallery as my default image viewer but I'm still using the pre-installed Google camera app. Am I affected by this scanning? I haven't gotten around to checking out other camera apps.

  • tech never works for long

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  • The Small Website Discoverability Crisis

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  • The password pages still have visitors. They just have to know the password.

  • The Small Website Discoverability Crisis

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  • If I want you to see my webpages I'll send you links or post them someplace relevant. That doesn't completely stop sloperators and other scrapers but it at least slows them down. The more private pages are password protected or whatnot.

  • Failed Companies Are Selling Old Slack Chats and Email Archives to Train AI

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  • My great startup idea is workable at last! Monetize your spam!!

  • Notifications from the server?

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  • Unified Push if you want to use the internet, though for important stuff I prefer to use SMS texts. For that you need a gateway. I'm still on vitelity.net and it's ok, but I'd look at alternatives if I were doing it again. Twilio has lately gotten all weird though.

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  • In the US, the cover (as long as it doesn't mess up the song too much) is automatically allowed, as long as you pay what is called a compulsory royalty (a certain amount per record sold, or per audience member in case of a live performance). ASCAP and/or the Harry Fox Agency (iirc) act among other things as clearinghouses for these payments. You have to notify them ahead of time of the cover you're releasing, and maybe pay something up front.

    Normally if you seek permission from the publisher of the song you want to cover, it's because you want to negotiate a lower royalty than the compulsory one. You can often do that if you can convince them that your record is going to sell a lot of copies. It's just a discussion about money and business people are used to that.

    If your performance copies from the original but is not a straightforward cover, then you do need permission ahead of time as the compulsory license doesn't apply, with some limited free-speech exceptions for parodies.

    IANAL bla bla bla.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compulsory_license#United_States

  • Budget, adjustable monitor for programming?

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  • Scrounge at flea market or thrift shop, $20 or so. Maybe no swivel, but if you want it vertical just rotate it or get two of them.

  • Investigative journalist John Carreyrou says he found the founder of Bitcoin

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  • Spoiler: Adam Back, one of the usual suspects. Wake me up when someone acknowledges being Satoshi and proves they can access the original Satoshi wallets. Otherwise this is more guesswork.

  • The FAA Wants To Recruit Gamers For Careers In Air Traffic Control

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  • Don't pilots already do that?