Comment Daylight (Score 1) 90
I like the Daylight Computer DC-1 for its very fast, e-ink like display which is easy on the eyes. Granted I am not using it daily and my daily computer is a Mac.
Comment Re:Not quite (Score 1) 53
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Submission + - AI-generated song tops country music chart (go.com)
Tablizer writes: A song created through artificial intelligence has made history topping a Billboard country music chart, but it has also sent shockwaves through the music industry, with artists getting vocal about the AI-generated hit.
The new country tune, "Walk my Walk" by Breaking Rust, recently hit No. 1 on Billboard's Country Digital Song Sales chart, reaching over 3 million streams on Spotify in less than a month. That success has garnered mixed reactions from music fans and artists alike, particularly on TikTok, where hundreds of users have posted videos addressing the tune and others discussing the music in the comments.
Billboard has acknowledged Breaking Rust is an AI act and said it is one of at least six to chart in the past few months alone. "Ultimately, this feels like an experiment to see just how far something like this can go and what happens in the future and in other disciplines of art as well," senior entertainment reporter Kelley L. Carter told ABC News.
"AI artists won't require things that a real human artist will require, and once companies start considering it and looking at bottom lines, I think that's when artists should rightly be concerned about it," she added. ABC News attempted to reach out to Breaking Rust's creator for comment but did not receive a response.
The new country tune, "Walk my Walk" by Breaking Rust, recently hit No. 1 on Billboard's Country Digital Song Sales chart, reaching over 3 million streams on Spotify in less than a month. That success has garnered mixed reactions from music fans and artists alike, particularly on TikTok, where hundreds of users have posted videos addressing the tune and others discussing the music in the comments.
Billboard has acknowledged Breaking Rust is an AI act and said it is one of at least six to chart in the past few months alone. "Ultimately, this feels like an experiment to see just how far something like this can go and what happens in the future and in other disciplines of art as well," senior entertainment reporter Kelley L. Carter told ABC News.
"AI artists won't require things that a real human artist will require, and once companies start considering it and looking at bottom lines, I think that's when artists should rightly be concerned about it," she added. ABC News attempted to reach out to Breaking Rust's creator for comment but did not receive a response.
Comment Possible factors (Score 1) 119
Could it be that since university enrollment is down in general, more marginal kids applied, thinking their odds are better now? Also because of AI fears, those choosing STEM majors are down, and thus more of the applicants may be for "squishier" degrees that don't need as much math.
Comment Re:I Blame... (Score 1) 119
I blame Excel, AI, Republicans, and climate change.
All 4 are merging into the Bigly Annoyance Party.
Comment Re:Full cashless (Score 1) 143
Like Jiiiihna. The upside is it makes commerce more efficient, as vendors don't need to deal with cash and related security.
If there comes a time where a centrally managed economy, population distribution, and perhaps genetic engineering becomes more efficient than ours, we may be SOL.
Comment Re:They almost stopped in the 1960s (Score 1) 143
[60's idea] got canned when the John Bircher Society came out claiming it was Communist influence
They were somewhat right: Donald is a dictator-wannabe who has already stuck his fingers into multiple industries.
But I myself won't miss the penny, nor Donald.
Comment Re:What about the "clean room" approach? (Score 1) 63
> all notes are subject to scrutiny
Clarification: subject to judicial scrutiny to make sure they don't contain personal info or info irrelevant to the case.
Comment What about the "clean room" approach? (Score 1) 63
In the clean-room approach, the other party or examiners are required to be strip-searched and to wear simple prison-like clothing as they go into a room without internet connections to examine the info in question? They can take written notes, but all notes are subject to scrutiny before being handed back.
Comment Re:All I can say is... (Score 1) 83
I'm sure it will be the exact same experience as a Steam Deck, just slightly cheaper since it doesn't need a display or dock to connect to your TV.
Comment Microsoft Walgreens(tm) (Score 1) 50
I simply refuse to use an OS that leans so hard on trying to modify my behavior. It would be like living in a house that constantly tried to control what toilet paper I used or if my fridge started "awarding" me "points" based on what I eat.
Fuck every last bit of that.
Comment All I can say is... (Score 3, Informative) 83
Shut up and take my money!
Comment Re: Make them occasionally? (Score 1) 143
"Bend over and I'll show ya" -Clark W. Griswold
Comment Covid Chaos (Score 1) 119
This lines up with school disruptions.
I'm sure that's not the only contributing factor, but I'm also pretty sure you don't upend kids' lives (don't forget the impact on parents - lots of people lost jobs, which also disrupts kids schooling) across multiple years without disrupting their math training.
Oh, also, the shitbag trolls here are funny. Now that they can't pretend the white kids aren't pig-ignorant, this is suddenly all about testing.
Comment Re:Approval voting or Run-off voting. (Score 1) 167
I will argue that it [run-off voting] may be better, but still has problems (e.g., a centrist candidate who would beat either of two opposite wing candidates on a one-on-one election could be eliminated in the first round).
This happened twice in Alaska's congressional race with ranked choice voting.
If you want to do something about the current voting system give everybody a $500 refundable tax credit for voting so we have almost 100% turnout of eligible voters. Campaigns would need to persuade people instead of focusing on turning out their supporters.
Interesting, but tends to make a different problem worse. There is no actual individual incentive for voters to devote time and energy to becoming knowledgeable about candidates and issues. This would tend to increase the number of apathetic voters, rather than knowledgable voters.
If you want to do something about our unrepresentative house of representatives ratify the original proposed First amendment that was never ratified. It limited house districts to 50,000 people.
You want six thousand representatives?!?
I would have said that the problem with the House of Representatives is exactly the opposite: it has too many members, not too few. As for the original constitution, the first congress with all 13 states had 65 representatives. That's already a large number for an organization to debate rationally, but way better than what we now have, 435. That's unmanageable.
We need to drop the number of representatives, not increase it. (Likewise senate).
If passed there would be a group of over 6000 citizens whose approval would be required on legislation. They would not only represent us, they would be far more representative. As it is, every person in congress is part of a wealthy elite. The base salary in congress is almost three times the median household income. They aren't remotely connected to the typical American's lifestyle. And the typical citizen has no real access to them when they each represent almost a million people.
A congress of 6,800 members would mean each member would have pretty close to zero weight. And you wouldn't be able to pay them, so this would be a volunteer congress of part-timers who can afford to be not paid. They would never meet together, but that's ok, since there's no way 6,800 people could have a reasonable discussion.
I'd think this a worst case solution.
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