When Bloomberg reported that Spotify would be upping the cost of its premium subscription from $9.99 to $10.99, and including 15 hours of audiobooks per month in the U.S., the change sounded like a win for songwriters and publishers. Higher subscription prices typically equate to a bump in U.S. mechanical royalties — but not...
I typically like to just buy my music but the appeal of spotify, to me, is the algorithm and being able to play random singles and one offs from artists I would probably not ever hear a single thing from otherwise.
Had someone contact me because a browser interface was 'down' and it was actually a cert issue. It surprised me that in an IT context, this person didn't have a basic understanding of SSL certs. They didn't even know how to add a cert exception....
I'm not a true mechanical keyboard enthusiast. I mean I like a good keyboard for typing code, so I rolled with model-Ms in the 80s and 90s, then some expensive Cherry keyboard I only recently retired because it was utterly spent (and it was PS/2), and now I happily use a Wooting Two HE....
" three researchers have crafted a long-sought version of private information retrieval and extended it to build a more general privacy strategy. The work, which received a Best Paper Award in June 2023 at the annual Symposium on Theory of Computing, topples a major theoretical barrier on the way to a truly private search."
Right now, dozens of domains linked to live football piracy sites are redirecting to the Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment. Domains began displaying the ACE seizure banner on Saturday and the list has been growing ever since.
The image, which has since been removed, doesn’t give away too much. However. Warner Bros. is clearly alarmed by the leak. The movie studio has a history of cracking down on the unauthorized distribution of leaked material and this is no exception.
I am doing a lot of work right now that requires day and year durations and I have to define those myself. I wonder why they didn't include those in the time package.
With a final score of 125-99, it is clear that White Faced Scops in your choice for the first ever SuperbOwl Owl of the Year! WFS will in the near future be our new community icon, and Snowy, Screech, and Buffy will share the banner. We'll come up with some good ideas and see what looks best and get that taken care of....
Noob question: When looking at the Seeds and Peers columns of qBittorrent, there are two numbers: one of which is outside the parenthesis and one is inside the parenthesis. Ex 0 (5)....
After announcing increased prices, Spotify to Pay Songwriters About $150 Million Less Next Year ( www.billboard.com )
When Bloomberg reported that Spotify would be upping the cost of its premium subscription from $9.99 to $10.99, and including 15 hours of audiobooks per month in the U.S., the change sounded like a win for songwriters and publishers. Higher subscription prices typically equate to a bump in U.S. mechanical royalties — but not...
Ghibli ass nature ( mander.xyz )
Windows 7 with Aero Glass, in my opinion, was the last version of windows that actually felt warm and comfortable to use. 8, 10 and 11 all feel so cold, sterile and boring. ( i.redd.it )
cross-posted from: https://lemmit.online/post/2823044...
If you or somebody you know ever fell for a romance scam, how did you or the person fall for it?
cross-posted from: https://linux.community/post/855011...
Police and public capture runaway zebras in Washington state, but one is still missing ( www.nbcnews.com )
The Millennial CAPTCHA ( www.jwz.org )
How do you Lemmings like your tea?
Winged cargo ship saves three tonnes of fuel per day on first voyage ( newatlas.com )
What song hits you hard whenever you listen to it?
For me it's "We won't be a alone" by Feint feat. Laura Brehm. I just have nostalgia attached to it and it brings back some nice summer memories....
Company forgets why they exist after 11-week migration to Kubernetes ( www.theolognion.com )
The site name's a play on "The Onion" so it's gotta be satire, right? I couldn't find an about page to confirm.
What things am I a dumbass about?
Had someone contact me because a browser interface was 'down' and it was actually a cert issue. It surprised me that in an IT context, this person didn't have a basic understanding of SSL certs. They didn't even know how to add a cert exception....
Airplane! is the perfect comedy ( lemmy.world )
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Satisfactory + Streaming = ( programming.dev )
Social media algorithms ‘amplifying misogynistic content’ ( www.theguardian.com )
Researchers say extreme content being pushed on young people and becoming normalised
Why are keyboards getting smaller?
I'm not a true mechanical keyboard enthusiast. I mean I like a good keyboard for typing code, so I rolled with model-Ms in the 80s and 90s, then some expensive Cherry keyboard I only recently retired because it was utterly spent (and it was PS/2), and now I happily use a Wooting Two HE....
Key & Peele in "Planning a Heist" - One of my favorite sketches from the show. What are yours? ( www.youtube.com )
cross-posted from: https://slrpnk.net/post/6202958...
Recommend me a programming language
I've been working with a Javascript (+ TypeScript) + Java + SQL stack for the last 10 years....
Cryptographers Just Got Closer to Enabling Fully Private Internet Searches ( www.wired.com )
" three researchers have crafted a long-sought version of private information retrieval and extended it to build a more general privacy strategy. The work, which received a Best Paper Award in June 2023 at the annual Symposium on Theory of Computing, topples a major theoretical barrier on the way to a truly private search."
ACE Shuts Down Huge Football Piracy Ring, Total Destruction TBC ( torrentfreak.com )
Right now, dozens of domains linked to live football piracy sites are redirecting to the Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment. Domains began displaying the ACE seizure banner on Saturday and the list has been growing ever since.
Warner Bros. Wants Tumblr to Identify Beetlejuice 2 ‘Leaker’ ( torrentfreak.com )
The image, which has since been removed, doesn’t give away too much. However. Warner Bros. is clearly alarmed by the leak. The movie studio has a history of cracking down on the unauthorized distribution of leaked material and this is no exception.
Why does the time package only define durations up to Hour?
I am doing a lot of work right now that requires day and year durations and I have to define those myself. I wonder why they didn't include those in the time package.
One thing I hope to see in the Fediverse is people engaging with old content
This is a thought I had mostly to do with Lemmy but I feel likes it's relevant elsewhere in Fediverse....
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A look back at every Google Nexus phone ever made ( www.androidpolice.com )
• Google Nexus phones had a rich history, with different manufacturers bringing Google's vision to life....
Spotify (un)wrapped: Unpacking recommender algorithms ( ubyssey.ca )
Only one of these window stickers I'd actually listen to ( lemmy.world )
2023 Owl of the Year Winner!!! White Faced Scops Owl!!!
With a final score of 125-99, it is clear that White Faced Scops in your choice for the first ever SuperbOwl Owl of the Year! WFS will in the near future be our new community icon, and Snowy, Screech, and Buffy will share the banner. We'll come up with some good ideas and see what looks best and get that taken care of....
Sometimes I hold his tail so he can clean it ( lemmy.world )
Scooter Bug cleaning his tail
Windows 11 scores dead last in gaming performance tests against 3 Linux gaming distros ( www.notebookcheck.net )
Too much detail in this error message from EA ( lemmy.ml )
Emerald beauties ( lemmy.world )
Japanese Institute breaks optical fiber speed record with 22.9 petabits per second — 1,000 times faster than existing cables ( www.tomshardware.com )
Speedy thing goes in, speedy thing comes out.
Windows 10 gets three more years of security updates, if you can afford them ( arstechnica.com )
expandn’t the list ( lemmy.sdf.org )
What number is in parentheses? ( lemmy.one )
Noob question: When looking at the Seeds and Peers columns of qBittorrent, there are two numbers: one of which is outside the parenthesis and one is inside the parenthesis. Ex 0 (5)....
High-income Americans rarely mix with poorer people. Restaurants like Applebee's and Olive Garden are the exception ( www.msn.com )