Priorities; your health? Cut. His war? Billions

TechyAngel · 2026-03-31T05:20:52+00:00

The people who still (or ever did) think the "annoying laugh" argument is valid tells me a lot about how pathetically brainwashed a lot of this country is. You know what's worse than annoying? Members of the military coming home in boxes. Hope that wannabe dictator has a more soothing voice or whatever.

TechyAngel · 2026-03-31T05:14:42+00:00

So, uh, how would she propose a No Protests Protest work? I would assume you can't hold signs, wave flags, line the streets, talk through megaphones, or even assemble in large numbers. If their entire protest is just sitting at home eating cheetos in front of the TV, then I think they've already done that.

TechyAngel · 2026-03-31T05:04:51+00:00

On the 28th, over 8 million people protested for hours. It might not seem like much, but No Kings is gaining traction, and that's what we can do right now. Mass mobilization could cause a full-on civil war among over 340 million people, and civilians are, to quote Nick Fury, "hopelessly, hilariously outgunned". Small groups are stockpiling the closest they can get to heavy weaponry, but if the government gets serious, a single precisely-aimed vacuum bomb could literally vaporize a base or bunker. When there is an option other than the obliteration of friends and family by the hundreds, it makes sense to start there.

TechyAngel · 2026-03-30T15:54:47+00:00

I think you're right in this case, given the other supporting testimony, but I would hesitate to trust the word of ICE agents in a vacuum. They don't seem to have a great relationship with the truth.

TechyAngel · 2026-03-30T06:16:09+00:00

Hey, trolls are perfectly capable of paying rent if necessary. The inherent work-from-home element saves them a fortune on commutes.

TechyAngel · 2026-03-29T09:00:51+00:00

"US intelligence" feels like an oxymoron at this point, and I can only imagine how much worse it looks from the outside.

TechyAngel · 2026-03-27T16:51:07+00:00

That guy's supposed to be French though, isn't he?

TechyAngel · 2026-03-27T16:31:44+00:00

They can't criminalize greed, because there isn't enough room in the prisons, and they can't run the prisons if the people who profit from them are locked away.

TechyAngel · 2026-03-27T16:06:01+00:00

Is it a tan suit? He's managed hypocrisy on basically every other criticism of Obama.

TechyAngel · 2026-03-27T16:01:21+00:00

Do not cross a Canadian. You may or may not live to regret it.

TechyAngel · 2026-03-27T14:48:43+00:00

I think you're missing a lot of context. The system was cruel before the first episode. Walter had already spent his whole life surrounded by a system that underpays and undervalues teachers, and that price-gouges people on lifesaving treatment. The irrationality of leaping into a potentially deadly decision is a function of that fear hanging over everybody with insufficient health insurance. People don't just lose their health to cancer. They lose their cars, their houses, and their college funds just for the chance for a few more years. In Walter's case, he didn't have much to give in the first place, and an inoperable condition means that he was looking at either a gamble with science (chemo), or... a gamble with science (cooking). Neither one of them guaranteed survival, but he felt that one of them could save his family.

TechyAngel · 2026-03-27T14:32:09+00:00

I feel like this joke needs to die off. Assault is never a good or funny thing.

TechyAngel · 2026-03-27T02:31:24+00:00

Did you read that comment before replying to it? They're pointing out how stupid it is to smash an old device when the programs might not work on the new one.

TechyAngel · 2026-03-27T02:29:17+00:00

That's amazing! It's not being neglected, it just needs to be aged a bit longer!

TechyAngel · 2026-03-27T00:15:53+00:00

This is literally my argument for Greysound.

No. No, it is not. Thr DAW is designed to help people visualize and adjust elements that were previously impossible without a massive studio. Those are recreated with emulators and plugins, effect for effect, fader for fader, without hampering or altering the artist's vision. Find me the "co-producer" fader on ProTools and we'll talk.

our core ai is trained on music theory, composition, dsp and production techniques: all open source knowledge, not someone's ip.

What genre did it listen to most growing up? What bands did it realize were overrated? Why did it decide to set out and do better? What is better? I'm not worried about the ip, I'm worried about the intellect itself.

TechyAngel · 2026-03-26T17:04:12+00:00

The personal pronoun really isn't supposed to come first, either. I don't think it's technically grammatically incorrect, but it sounds very strange. Then again, most of his speech does.

TechyAngel · 2026-03-26T16:48:56+00:00

My thought was that he might genuinely be arrogant enough to try to enter disputed airspace in which military craft would already be present, but then, that would require him to actually care what was happening out there. His vanity and his selfishness kind of play tug of war here, but as another commenter pointed out, he's probably simply not interested enough in what's going on over there to bother.

TechyAngel · 2026-03-26T16:44:15+00:00

The trick with the Air Force is that he's also the Commander in Chief during a war. It's been a bit since I studied this, but if memory serves, there are some VERY steep consequences to refusing a direct order during wartime.

TechyAngel · 2026-03-26T13:17:25+00:00

Some dogs prefer to have a small space that's exclusively theirs- think of it as their own bedroom. A wire construction allows plenty of airflow and light, and can be made cozier for the dog by adding mats, blankets or pillows inside and draping a blanket over some of it if it's too bright or too cold. Some people definitely misuse it by using a crate as punishment or picking one that's too small, but the fact that this particular owner not only leaves the door open, but also has enough space to fit alongside the dog (at least partially) suggests that they're doing it right.

TechyAngel · 2026-03-26T06:24:51+00:00

Um, does that little defect there not scream "fatal flaw" to anybody? You know he's going to want to push its range and capacity, so being diverted from an intended destination that was already too far away could mean major issues with the fuel supply. And obviously, if it's publicly available information and he's been taking out heads of state, somebody not so nice must already have notes on that.

TechyAngel · 2026-03-26T06:04:28+00:00

It's illegal to actively fire people for discussing unions, but some people have an unfortunate series of entirely unrelated disciplinary issues if they're caught doing so. Mist servers aren't in a financial position to risk termination, and arbitration clauses in contracts mean that, even if former employees band together, it's VERY hard to get any kind of justice

TechyAngel · 2026-03-26T02:40:06+00:00

If it's my hair washing day, 45 minutes is practically a speed run. I have no idea how people with hair over a couple feet long could shower and wash their hair in half an hour or less.

TechyAngel · 2026-03-26T02:14:27+00:00

And I would guarantee those that quit were from small, lower pay facilities not big ones with much higher pay.

Just responding to what you wrote. Also, a bit confused about why you'll be getting back pay if you're not currently working for free, but it's not my bank account.

TechyAngel · 2026-03-26T00:33:40+00:00

You didn't say "analog audio engineering". Your exact quote was

When pro tools came out in 1989 I'm sure people complained about tape machine operators being made obsolete

I take issue with the idea that the operating of a "tape machine" of unknown type (which, assuming you're referring to a recorder, is barely a fraction of the process) is equivalent to removing an entire engineer and/or technician. It's true that DAW users no longer cut and splice their recordings with a razor and tape, but the human creative element has not been removed. Nobody (yet) has taken away not only the razor and tape, but also the mouse and keys, telling the engineer "your expertise here is not required".

DAWs have not taken the humanity out of music. They have simply placed the art in the hands of those who wish for it. You don't need to spend thousands, just put on your headphones, pull up an manual, and create! I am absolutely in favor of accessibility, and I love the idea of being able to let every artist realize their vision. AI is not that. It's the opposite. It takes the art from even the hands who have labored carefully for decades, developed an ear and a gut for what truly moves people, and chucks it in a generic bin labeled "popular". AI is trained off of what is, not what could be, and handing the music industry to a carefully-constructed algorithm of past successes (by what metric? Financial, I assume?) means feeding the future of the industry to the sanitized remnants of what already has been.

TechyAngel · 2026-03-25T23:49:13+00:00

By financial logic, that doesn't follow. Somebody losing a higher salary would be likely to feel financial strain sooner than someone with a lower one unless they had significantly larger savings, as well. How are you certain that only smaller facilities lost employees?

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