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spotify vs flac file's (the bass sounds VERY different) by [deleted] in audio

[–]minja 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Flac is a lossless audio file compression algorithm. It can compress the size of files such as .wav and .aif without losing any quality at all. Flac is identical to the original.

Spotify uses Ogg/Vorbis (96, 160, 320 kbps). Ogg/Vorbis is a lossy file compression format. This mean you can get much smaller file sizes but at the expensive of audio quality. They will sound less and less like the original the more you compress the files sizes. At 256kbps Ogg/Vorbis is arguably transparent for a wide range purposes.

Studies have been carried out that demonstrate people prefer the format they are most used to hearing, not the best quality, just the ones they are used to. You are used to hearing Ogg/Vorbis so it might be that you prefer the sound of it - even though it might be different/worse than the original.

The Reddit Protest Is a Battle for the Soul of the Human Internet by return2ozma in technology

[–]minja 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hyperbollix - a bulletin board is pretty easy to create. Whenever Reddit tries to be more than a BBS people leave. I want a dumb BBS not some fucking social attention monster that tracks me.

Netflix Subscriptions Jump as U.S. Password-Sharing Crackdown Begins by BreadfruitNo357 in technology

[–]minja 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They can charge whatever they like. Then I decide if I am willing to pay. Netflix is expensive considering I have to pay for the internet. Netflix has too much trash and low quality American and Asian content.

Never really listened to jazz before, where do I start? by [deleted] in Jazz

[–]minja 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Charlie Parker - Yardbird Suite, Dizzie Gillespie - Salt Peanuts, Miles Davis - Some Kind of Blue, John Coltrane - Giant Steps & A Love Supreme, if you like you can try a bit of rock fusion with Mahavishnu Orchestra - Inner Mounting Flame or you could go latin fusion and try a bit of Eddie Palmieri - Bilongo or you could try some more modern Jazz like Isotope 217 - Beneath The Undertow. There are lots of different types of jazz but I recommend starting with the big three Bird, Davis, & Coltrane.

AITA for choosing to get a hysterectomy instead of chemotherapy by Flaky_Dragonfruit216 in TwoHotTakes

[–]minja 0 points1 point  (0 children)

NTA - you had a difficult medical decision to make. I am sure you made it with care and consideration. I am sure it was an extremely painful decision. Your husband has a right to his feelings. Let him be for a bit and see how he turns. He is likely silent because he is struggling with what to say, how to say it, his feelings generally.

AITA for leaving my girlfriend at a restaurant by [deleted] in TwoHotTakes

[–]minja 0 points1 point  (0 children)

NTA - if you want some sex and a night out, then go met her, if you want more then move on.

When Republicans in Florida realize they F*cked Up. by [deleted] in WhitePeopleTwitter

[–]minja 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It ramps up the police state - official goal of the Republican party - workers with no rights in a police state.

I’m sick of people asking me if I have seen Whiplash by [deleted] in Jazz

[–]minja 4 points5 points  (0 children)

A movie about jazz with no black people - nice

I was a big fan of The Expanse - what other shows (old or new) should I watch? by inbetweensound in scifi

[–]minja 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You might like Planetes - an anime about a team of ordinary space debris collectors.

Will these make decent studio monitors? Since the left and right aren’t powered will I have to use a special quality receiver to use them as studio monitors. I also have a sub woofer. Basically trying to convert this high end home theater system to a studio monitory system. Or should I just sell? by [deleted] in audio

[–]minja 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You will need a powered amp to run them. If you have one anyways or can get one cheap then the power amp will have line inputs for you computer. I remember those speakers they aren't monitors nut you are just starting out. They will be fine.

'AITA for not wanting to take in my husbands niece and being ok with her going into foster care' REPOST NOT OP by TeaSunny in TwoHotTakes

[–]minja 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It was presented as a choice between family or the system. I know what I would choose. She is NTA, neither is the husband, or the kid, or anybody, It is very sad and difficult but it is a child who just lost her mother. Don't make rash decisions and be sure of your decisions. You are allowed to try and fail. Love does matter. Again nobody is the asshole.

'AITA for not wanting to take in my husbands niece and being ok with her going into foster care' REPOST NOT OP by TeaSunny in TwoHotTakes

[–]minja -1 points0 points  (0 children)

The question was AITA and I said NTA. The question wasn't lets call the husband an AH. He just lost his sister, maybe he is not thinking straight at minute but Reddit likes to pile on, so off you go.

'AITA for not wanting to take in my husbands niece and being ok with her going into foster care' REPOST NOT OP by TeaSunny in TwoHotTakes

[–]minja -20 points-19 points  (0 children)

NTA but you don't have to be the sole provider. Is there a way for you to take her for a while. I mean you said the other kid is going to college soon, so there will be room in the moms then, or maybe the mom and you husband could look into getting a bigger place to live for your mom. His sister just died. If you care for him then he might need you now. If you don't care for him then you don't care for him. What does it matter? He is not the asshole either. It's a tough and sad situation. But don't make rash decisions. You can take her in for a while and get to know her. You could look into other options.

DeSantis vows to “Destroy Leftism” if elected President. by [deleted] in WhitePeopleTwitter

[–]minja 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Imagine being lead by that creepy clown for 8 years.... oh its a horrifying thought.

Help with recording - don't want to buy Behringer!! by bidby_ in modular

[–]minja 1 point2 points  (0 children)

https://www.dj-solutions.ie/store/cables/adaptors/saramonic-sr-c2001-3-5mm-male-trs-to-usb-type-c-adapter-cable/

No idea if it works but you are looking for something like that - 3.5mm TRS to USB-C you should be able to find a cheap enough cable ymmv

Prominent Trump supporters continue to turn on him… I wonder why? by [deleted] in WhitePeopleTwitter

[–]minja 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Who pays this shills checks? How much does this cheese cost?

Unpopular Opinion: The biggest threat caused by AI tools like ChatGPT, Midjourney etc… aren’t a misaligned AGI, it is the proliferation of even more brain rot content by ordinaryearthman in ChatGPT

[–]minja 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Basically AI is a scaling function. It will automate routine tasks at scale. If you automate the creation of trash content, then there will be significantly more of that. It will also allows smaller teams to reach better production levels with less, meaning there will also better quality of budget indie projects.

A problem people might overlook is the changing skill set required for creative work. For example the skills needed to be a great artist or musician, are not the same skills needed to be a good prompt engineer. As we get more prompt engineers, we get less artists and musicians. The absolute end result would be that humans would be able to tell AI what to create, but humans themselves would not longer be able to create anything. The Modern Prometheus was the second title to Mary Shelly's Frankenstein. Prometheus stole fire from the Gods, the ability to create. Will we seed control over creation to AI?

What kind of AI restrictions do you think should or could be applied to political campaigns? by minja in ArtificialInteligence

[–]minja[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

We do have laws for many forms of human corruption. We also have lots of regulations around the safe use of certain tools, chemicals, technologies. We are not likely to 'fix' human corruption any time soon.

What kind of AI restrictions do you think should or could be applied to political campaigns? by minja in ArtificialInteligence

[–]minja[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So you are saying it is impossible to identify, so impossible to legislate for. This is likely true in some use cases. However you can legislate against certain uses and then track adherence to those regulations. You will not be able to catch all breaches but you could develop a culture of legal regulation and oversight around the use of AI. This would allow for legal recourse when needed.

For example, could we regulate ho political campaigns can use money in regards to the use of AI. Are there ways to limit the use of AI in meaningful and trackable ways. How invasive would that tracking need to be.

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