As long as they start with the AI researchers

One size does not fit all. Any time somebody tries to bash an entire discussion group, you gotta wonder...

Did alcohol consumption increase to match the increased cancer rates? I thought that in general, alcohol consumption was down.

Agreed. It's a no-nonsense way to do basic audio tasks. I use other DAWs (Reaper at the moment) for more complicated things, but Audacity has one killer feature which is loopback recording -- allows easy recording from online sources, videos, etc., anything that goes through your computer speakers.

I just tried the new version, and the UI is clean and friendly, and the loopback feature is still there!

"The yeast feasts on these stripped-down plastic bits..." I hope at least the yeast doesn't turn into a beast, or my fears would be increased...

'They were against AI, and I'm like, 'OK, you sound like the person that would have been against the drum machine when it came out.' Or synthesizers, right?"'

Yup. I prefer music made by humans, preferably with analog instruments mostly made out of wood and metal.

Nothing wrong with music made by machines if you like that sort of thing, and if you're trancing out on the dance floor it might be perfect. But that's the problem for me, it's too perfect.

Humans on analog instruments make tiny variations in rhythm, pitch, timbre, etc., that usually correspond to the emotion or intent behind the music. This creates music that breathes, that hits you on more levels than just the beat and the melody.

Yes, you can imitate that with programming or AI, but a real musician gives you a sense of the personality and mood of the performer. To me that's the good stuff.

Tech bros are a plague on the Bay Area. Let 'em ruin someplace else for a change

I agree. AI may or may not be wonderful, but it's becoming a buzzword that's used to automatically label something (or someone) as fraudulent. Whatever use the author may have made of AI, the article should be critiqued on its merits, not on how it was created.

I get the privacy objections, but it also looks like the process to get it set up is cumbersome and annoying, and it's only accepted in a few places, so you have to carry your plastic license anyway. So what's the point?

"Your honor, this totally appropriate and less than deserved consequence of my own misbehavior is quite unfair, and anyway, look at the interesting conversation I've started..."

But it actually seems like a good idea. Like a stopped clock, this administration is accidentally correct every once in a while, but it's definitely a lot less than twice a day.

The entire entertainment industry provides about 1.4% of California's tax revenues. Paramount is only a small fraction of that. Not much leverage against the 4th largest economy in the world.

tl;dr: Not an excuse. "Because a computer told me to do it" doesn't cut it. Cops (and everybody else) need to be held responsible for their own actions.

You missed some use cases. For me, I'm knowledgeable enough to eliminate ads, telemetry, etc. (with the aid of some excellent 3rd party utilities), and I use some expensive audio hardware that only has Windows drivers, as well as the extensive ecosystem of audio apps that Linux can't match.

I could go to Mac, but both hardware and software are substantially more expensive, and I don't like the Apple walled garden. For me, a properly tweaked Windows is the best alternative.

Clippy: "It looks like you're trying to deshittify Windows. Can I help?"