Yep, that's me now in my 40's. I'm not complaining, I like having a convenient way of keeping up with the world, it's just intriguing to me how our interests and thoughts change over one's lifetime.
Concussion Drums - The Crow Hill Company
Craft epic cinematic drums with Concussion, your go-to orchestral percussion VST library, and build your perfect drum combo with Kit Creator.The Crow Hill Company
#AndroidAppRain at apt.izzysoft.de/fdroid today with 14 updated and 2 added apps:
* Paperize: wallpaper changer application with a clean design
* Simple Song Collector: gather YouTube audio tracks from your song lists in other apps
Enjoy your #free #Android #apps with the #IzzyOnDroid repo 
IzzyOnDroid F-Droid Repository
This is a repository of apps to be used with F-Droid. Applications in this repository are official binaries built by the original application developers, taken from their resp. repositories (mostly Github, GitLab, Codeberg).IzzyOnDroid App Repo
NEW MUSICAL TERMS
ALLEREGRETTO: When you're 16 measures into the piece and suddenly realize you started way too fast
ANGUS DEI: Play with a divinely beefy tone
A PATELLA: Accompanied by knee-slapping
APOLOGGIATURA: A short flourish you immediately regret playing
APPROXIMENTO: A musical entrance that is mostly somewhere in the vicinity of the correct pitch
DIMINNUENDO: Gradually play quieter you sexy thing
FERMANTRA: A note held over and over and over and over and...
FRUGALHORN: A sensible and inexpensive alternative to a brand name brass instrument
GREGORIAN CHAMP: The title bestowed upon the best singing monk
SPRITZICATO: Play while spitting
VIVACHU: gotta catch them all, real fast
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"This is not a bug, but a feature." -MIcrosoft.
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Anyone can Access Deleted and Private Repository Data on GitHub ◆ Truffle Security Co.
You can access data from deleted forks, deleted repositories and even private repositories on GitHub. And it is available forever. This is known by GitHub, and intentionally designed that way.trufflesecurity.com
My Uncle Donald Trump Told Me Disabled Americans Like My Son ‘Should Just Die’
Fred Trump III describes conversations with his uncle about people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.Fred C. Trump III (Time)
It's OK, though. They attached an 11 megabyte recording of the letter as an MP3.
All blind people do audiobooks so that's them covered! Hurray!
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In case you needed further proof that the human race
is doomed through stupidity, here are some actual
label instructions on consumer goods.
On a Sear's hairdryer:
"Do not use while sleeping."
(Gee that's the only time I have to work on my hair.)
On a bag of Fritos:
"You could be a winner! No purchase necessary.
Details inside."
(The shoplifter special)
On a bar of Dial soap:
"Directions: Use like regular soap."
(And that would be how ...?)
On some Swanson frozen dinners:
"Serving suggestion: Defrost."
(But its "just" a suggestion)
On Tesco's Tiramisu dessert (printed on bottom):
"Do not turn upside down."
(Too late!)
Marks & Spencer Bread Pudding:
"Product will be hot after heating."
(As night follows day . . .)
On packaging for a Rowenta iron:
"Do not iron clothes on body."
(But wouldn't this save me more time?)
On Boot's Children Cough Medicine:
"Do not drive a car or operate machinery after
taking this medication."
(We could do a lot to reduce the rate of
construction accidents if we, could just get those
5-year-olds with head-colds off those forklifts.)
On Nytol Sleep Aid:
"Warning: May cause drowsiness."
(One would hope.)
On most brands of Christmas lights:
"For indoor or outdoor use only."
(As opposed to what?)
On a Japanese food processor:
"Not to be used for the other use."
(I gotta admit, I'm curious.)
On Sainsbury's peanuts:
"Warning: contains nuts."
(Talk about a news flash.)
On an American Airlines packet of nuts:
"Instructions: Open packet, eat nuts."
( Step 3: Fly Delta.)
On a child's superman costume:
"Wearing of this garment does not enable you to fly."
(I don't blame the company. I blame parents for this
one.)
On a Swedish chainsaw:
"Do not attempt to stop chain with your hands or
genitals."
(Was there a lot of this happening somewhere? My
God!)
Samsung Galaxy Ring review: great hardware, long battery life, and requires no subscription, but it's Android only and health tracking accuracy is a mixed bag (Victoria Song/The Verge)
theverge.com/24205156/samsung-…
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Samsung Galaxy Ring review: keeping you in Samsung’s orbit
The $399.99 Samsung Galaxy Ring isn’t a revolutionary smart ring, but it does a good job of convincing you to stay within Samsung’s gadget ecosystem.Victoria Song (The Verge)
Despite all my experience, I am sometimes tempted to give certain #software vendors a second chance.
And I was curious to see what the new #AppleMaps could do. Unfortunately, my trial only lasted a few seconds, because neither one of my operating systems nor the browser I use for my daily work are supported.
And so I can say: negative prejudices confirmed, I don't need something like this.
#Apple #Firefox #interoperability #Linux
AI Video Generator Runway Trained on Thousands of YouTube Videos Without Permission
A leaked document obtained by 404 Media shows company-wide effort collected thousands of YouTube videos and pirated content for training data.Samantha Cole (404 Media)
Dear Fellow White People:
when you are called out for bigotry, especially by someone who is themselves Black/POC, you are being given a *gift*. it is a measure of respect and trust being extended to you in hopes that you can, and will, *do better*. it is an opportunity to reflect and learn. you will probably feel defensive in the moment, but you *must* resist the impulse to make a quick knee-jerk reply. instead, *think*:
1. what are you being told?
2. what is the context, both in this particular situation, and historically?
3. who is telling you this?
4. what experiences has that person likely had in similar situations?
5. can you do better? how?
do *not* reply until you have gone through that checklist and answered those questions for yourself, at the very least.
we can, and *must*, do better. we have so much to learn, so much to *unlearn*. all of us, every single one--and yes, that includes me.
Most people, of course, weren't educated in the detailed workings of government, as I was fortunate enough to be in Law School, thanks to the excellent constitutional and administrative law courses. Also, unless you study certain humanities disciplines, you're unlikely to discover, for example, feminist theory, contemporary ethics, disability studies, critical race theory, or other socially critical, intellectual movements that have much to offer in addressing the challenges of our era.
As I remember, poststructuralist deconstruction was occasionally mentioned on Australian radio when I was growing up, for example, but, in general, unless you were connected with the right scholarly sources, you would be oblivious to what was going on in humanities scholarship from which there's so much to learn, and which can be so transformative to one's perspective - genuinely consciousness-raising, in the sense in which the term is used in feminist theory.
#politics #CivisEducation #HumanitiesScholarship
It turns out a lot of return-to-office mandates were meant to make workers quit
Executives surveyed by Bamboo HR said they hoped return-to-office mandates would encourage "voluntary turnover"Ben Kesslen (Quartz)
I would attribute it to (1) an interest in social justice-related scholarship and social critique, which first emerged when I was a secondary school student and then flourished at university, (2) the experience of following international politics for a long time, and (3) the experience of having a disability and engaging in disability-related, technology advocacy.
#politics
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Spreading misinformation, a simple guide:
Make a Discord Guild and post there something you made up, possibly incredible claims without any proof.
Screenshot your own message and make sure you censored your username and profile picture.
Send the screenshot on social media with a message along the lines of "PLEASE SHARE TO PROTECT OTHERS".
Profit.
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Homestead Piano - Fracture Sounds
A vintage upright piano, recorded in a dry and intimate setting- ideal for composers or songwriters seeking inspiration for their next piece of music.Fracture Sounds
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Rust 1.80.0 is now available! 🦀🌈
This release brings you LazyCell, LazyLock, checked cfg names & values, exclusive ranges in patterns, IntoIterator for Box<[T]>, Option::take_if, split_at_checked, and more! ✨
Check out the announcement and release notes: blog.rust-lang.org/2024/07/25/…
Announcing Rust 1.80.0 | Rust Blog
Empowering everyone to build reliable and efficient software.blog.rust-lang.org
FYI Informed consent is an essential component of health care.
If you do NOT speak French and/or are NOT otherwise fluent in French, you cannot give informed consent in French. FULL STOP.
PS FUCK THE CAQ.
montrealgazette.com/news/local…
#assnat #polQC #languagepolice #caqastrophe #fuckthecaq #polcan #cdnpoli #healthcanada #informedconsent
Montreal Gazette
The visits are raising the ire of some hospital staff, who are upset that they are being taken away from their pressing medical duties to be grilled by the OQLF.Aaron Derfel, Montreal Gazette (Montreal Gazette)
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