If it's impossible to consistently make good songs. Even an artist whom a person loves will at best make 20% of their songs worth listening to. In a 1 hour set, usually 1-2 songs are worth saving into the library. Anyone who says stuff like "I love this artist's album" is full of crap.
My city of 3000 people certainly appreciates us buying locally. Some other city that's 100x the size? They're gonna be fine. Is the real estate price really so important business would rather make us buy goods from nearby places?
I genuinely refuse to believe that it is more profitable for them to pay for AC, water and electricity that RTO would require. There has to be something else I am missing. Is it all just managers justifying their stupid decisions to other managers?
It bugs me when people say "the thing is is that" (if you listen for it, you'll start hearing it... or maybe that's something that people only do in my area.) ("What the thing is is that..." is fine. But "the thing is is that..." bugs me.)...
The letter w. Absolutely unjustified existence vhen v can be used instead. Also referring to people as pupil. Nothing else in English sounds as bad. Like, there isn't even anything fundamentally vrong with it. It's just bad.
That's vhere yoo are vrong. Replacing u vith v overemphasizes the letter vhen it doesn't deserve it. I propose oosing dooble o as a replacement instead.
The battery is kind of important so any place that could be used for a gimmick is better used for a bigger battery. Back then I don't think anyone cared about battery size. I just charged my phone when it ran out.
Statcounter reports that Windows 11 continues to lose its market share for the second month in a row. Windows 10, meanwhile, is gaining more users and is now back above the 70% mark.
A new report has shown that Amazon’s “Just Walk Out” AI checkout process is actually processed by 1,000 staff in India.Tech companies are under pressure to d…
But of course we all know that the big manufacturers don’t do this not because they can’t but because they don’t want to. Planned obsolescence is still very much the name of the game, despite all the bullshit they spout about sustainability.
I don’t like Biden either, but anyone with half a brain knows there are two choices in the 2020 election. If we had a sane voting system, voting third party might be worth it, but as it stands, no one but you knows your favorite candidate exists and unless you want to become their campaign manager that will still be true in...
I see posts talking about good BIFL items but I don’t hear much about the other side of products that are bad or products you bought but don’t even use.
Each bar is wrapped in cellophane, which are then wrapped in the normal outer packaging. To make the 4 pack, they simply took 2x two packs and put them on a cardboard tray,and then wrapped those....
I mean, every irrational number used in computation is reliable to a certain level of precision. Just because the current (heh) methods aren’t precise enough doesn’t mean they’ll never be.
OpenAI strikes Reddit deal to train its AI on your posts ( www.theverge.com )
"Thought-Terminating Cliches" ( lemmy.world )
The state of things ( i.imgur.com )
W for Water ( lemmy.world )
Nearly all major car companies are sabotaging EV transition, and Japan is worst, study finds ( thedriven.io )
What's your most unpopular opinion about music ?
For me : Trippie Redd's "!" Is actually a great album
Switzerland’s Nemo is first nonbinary singer to win Eurovision Song Contest ( www.lgbtqnation.com )
rule ( i.imgflip.com )
Peter Jackson Working on New ‘Lord of the Rings’ Films for Warner Bros., Targeting 2026 Debut ( www.hollywoodreporter.com )
Dell responds to return-to-office resistance with VPN, badge tracking ( arstechnica.com )
Surely the clearest path to retaining only the best.
Types of OS ( file.coffee )
What linguistic constructions do you hate that no one else seems to mind?
It bugs me when people say "the thing is is that" (if you listen for it, you'll start hearing it... or maybe that's something that people only do in my area.) ("What the thing is is that..." is fine. But "the thing is is that..." bugs me.)...
The retro Nokia phone everyone owned 25 years ago will get a reboot soon – and yes, it has Snake ( www.techradar.com )
A Cool Guide To Red Bull Energy Drink Sales Vs. Everyone Else ( i.redd.it )
cross-posted from: https://lemmit.online/post/2822172...
Windows 10 reaches 70% market share as Windows 11 keeps declining ( www.neowin.net )
Statcounter reports that Windows 11 continues to lose its market share for the second month in a row. Windows 10, meanwhile, is gaining more users and is now back above the 70% mark.
Americans Are Open To Cheap Chinese Cars. That’s 'Scary' For The Rest Of The Auto Industry ( insideevs.com )
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/15089465...
What is Windows 11 'AI Explorer'? Everything you need to know about Microsoft's upcoming defining AI PC feature (including it always watching you) ( www.windowscentral.com )
Getting philosophical ( lemmy.world )
Spotify CEO Daniel Ek surprised at negative impact of laying off 1,500 Spotify employees ( fortune.com )
Ek said Spotify employees were doing too much “work around the work” as he laid off 17% of the group’s workforce in December.
Big Tech Is Faking AI ( www.youtube.com )
A new report has shown that Amazon’s “Just Walk Out” AI checkout process is actually processed by 1,000 staff in India.Tech companies are under pressure to d…
Breaking the law for real ( lemmy.world )
Data tests out his new material ( lemmy.world )
Me in the pic ( lemmy.sdf.org )
Fairbuds are Fairphone’s proof that we really could make better tiny gadgets ( arstechnica.com )
But of course we all know that the big manufacturers don’t do this not because they can’t but because they don’t want to. Planned obsolescence is still very much the name of the game, despite all the bullshit they spout about sustainability.
Ask ChatGPT to pick a number between 1 and 100 ( jlai.lu )
Chechnya bans all music deemed too fast or too slow ( edition.cnn.com )
Authorities in the Russian Republic of Chechnya have announced a ban on music that they consider too fast or slow.
Please, for the love of God, VOTE! ( pawb.social )
I don’t like Biden either, but anyone with half a brain knows there are two choices in the 2020 election. If we had a sane voting system, voting third party might be worth it, but as it stands, no one but you knows your favorite candidate exists and unless you want to become their campaign manager that will still be true in...
We're building a search engine to compete with DuckDuckGo. No JS, no WASM, no spying. Just a statically generated results page.
We’re (a group of friends) building a search engine from scratch to compete with DuckDuckGo. It still needs a name and logo....
Lemmy, what's your internet speed in mbps?
If a person from 1700 asked you your job, would they understand your answer, and if not, how would you explain it to them?
Mozilla Firefox is Working on a Tab Grouping Feature ( news.itsfoss.com )
what's your favorite thing about Lemmy?
I saw this question at ask lemmy and the answers were'nt much satisfactory or serious for my taste . So what stops admins from doxxing its users ?
Like even if they have nothing else they could just leak IP is there any law against it ? Or any technical aspect stopping them ?
Telcos are barely done rolling out 5G networks — and they're already talking about '5.5G' ( www.cnbc.com )
What Are Some Things You Regret Buying or Bought but Never Used?
I see posts talking about good BIFL items but I don’t hear much about the other side of products that are bad or products you bought but don’t even use.
Google is silently blocking RCS messages on rooted Android phones and custom ROMs ( www.androidauthority.com )
TL;DR...
The amount of plastic from a Kinder Bueno 4 pack ( lemmy.world )
Each bar is wrapped in cellophane, which are then wrapped in the normal outer packaging. To make the 4 pack, they simply took 2x two packs and put them on a cardboard tray,and then wrapped those....
Stop using floats ( lemmy.world )