Restricting VPNs? That’s like trying to restrict the internet completely. China’s tried that and failed.

Yuse MPV.

I see how there is a beauty in that animism we apply to objects that are not alive; Essentially applying essences to objects that run counter to those essences. I think AI culture is currently the closest thing to a mass cargo cult in modern society and cargo cults are beautiful. The lesson that can be learned is that humans and human society is not just some lonesome star on the horizon of life, but too an oscillation of its context or the ecosystem it exists in.

Just sucks that the object has gotta be something so inefficient and frankly stupid. Well, it kind of needs to be stupid at least. If it was smart it could talk back and then it loses its usefulness for the purpose of idolatry.

Computers have finally caught up with humanity. This is good.

A famous Jazz artist said something to the effect of there being no wrong chords, what is important is what

I thought it’ll never happen that they are finally a part of human magical thinking. This is as terrifying as it’s inspiring.

chords follow.

I wouldn’t place too much trust in Bandcamp. It was acquired by Epic Games and then sold to Songtradr shortly after, it’s waiting to enshittify. It might also be better to buy off of labels and artists directly if you want to “support” an artists or a label. Used CDs and vinyls are great too.

I’ve been using it for nearly a decade, it’s changed a lot.

Same. I just simply don’t agree. If you consider tiny features not a soul needs like yearly reviews of one’s listening habits and the roll out of podcasts as things worth mentioning, ok, they were not exactly doing anything radically new at that point anyway.

I don’t know why you’d be leaving ux out.

Because UX 90% adds nothing and chiefly serves to suggest innovation.

You must be trolling come on now.

I am. I want Spotify employees to read this and get steamingly mad. They are complicit in ruining music.

+edited for formatting

Spiralling

Spotify’s functions have not changed a bit since 2016. It is literally the same application, what has changed are the tiny things they’re doing for compatibility but that is not really worth mentioning. Intentionally leaving UX out.

Honestly what code is there to write for this glorified web browser? They’re probably also outsourcing most of their data collection and recommendation algorithms.

Buy physical media, rip CDs, share shit and that’s it

USB C is awesome for the electrics but mechanically mid range

Those lawsuits work only short term

lol, lmao even

Either they think they’re evil 1337 h4xx0r overlords that are gonna enslave the planet or they genuinely think their statistical apparati do anything worthwile outside of making statistics on by now 70% other statistical machines.

+just wait until AI bros about Zip compression being more efficient at classifying than “AIs”.

Not to mention that real high quality astrophotography by NASA and ESA is more often than not under free licenses. Literally the last case where it’s necessary to generate something.

It’s ok though. Using MPV to watch YouTube is a good way to stick it to the man

Everything is written in typescript.

Companies are an awful trend.

Most of the time cheaper products are better for the environment when they’re durable. A very simple whistle has hardly any parts that could fail easily and is therefore durable.

See the cost of veganism, prefab buildings or electric cars. If local production and local distribution of objects saves transport and handling expenses, which come from people expending time, keep in mind those people need to be fed and have to get to work somehow, then that is a fact.

This is incorrect, the author says that he prints whistles for 5c a pop, which is cheaper than dropshipping from China. This also implies that 3D printing whistles at home in that fashion is more productive when one doesn’t live in China (or next to a whistle factory).