Uebercomplicated
@Uebercomplicated@lemmy.ml
Linux. Runit. SwayWM. Colemak-CAWS. Espresso. Cycling. The list goes on; stop using so many god-damn periods!
- Comment on what are in you're top 3 favourite games of all time? 2 days ago:
No one is going to agree with me, but here I go:
- Counter Strike (all versions): the perfect shooter.
- Terraria: the progression is amazing, but what never ceases to amaze me is how, despite the game’s huge content, it is never overwhelming or intimidating. Just a lot of fun.
- Transport Fever 2: by far my favorite world-builder type game, and it still gets updates!
- Comment on Spotify to raise prices in September 2 days ago:
Thank you for the correction! I have updated the comment.
- Comment on Spotify to raise prices in September 2 days ago:
Also: youtu.be/MXudOLStaXA
- Comment on Spotify to raise prices in September 2 days ago:
For those using spofity connect: tidal has “tidal connect” as well, which is identical and exactly as supported. Qobuz unfortunately lacks this feature, to my knowledge.
I personally also prefer the tidal algo to Spotify and qobuz, but that is a matter of preference.
It’s quite easy to download Tidal content on any device w/o the app as well—for educational purposes, of course.
For some, Tidal may be a better alternative. I’ve been quite happy with it. Others may prefer Qobuz.
- Comment on 🐀🔥🔥🔥 1 week ago:
Ah, a fellow Melinda’s enjoyer! I love they’re Ghost Pepper sauce in particular (though it’s fairly mild for a Ghost Pepper sauce). My only complaint with Melinda’s, is that they consistently use too much carrot in their sauces. But otherwise they’re really great!
- Comment on Need a keyboard with a dedicated "slop" button 1 week ago:
I’ve had good experiences with Acer with previous laptops, so that was probably a good choice. Best of luck to your kid!
- Comment on Need a keyboard with a dedicated "slop" button 1 week ago:
I’m really happy with my ASUS Zenbook 14 (16GB memory, 512GB SSD, Intel Core Ultra 7 255H), which I got for $700, in case you’re still looking for a recommendation. Absolutely worth it IMO, though I’m running Linux, so the Copilot key is mapped to the compose key.
- Comment on erm what the freak... 1 week ago:
I think it’s pretty much on par with Spotify. Classical recordings take a hit, not in availability, but simply because it’s more difficult to search for them. There’s also some very, very obscure music I did lose. But where talking like my second cousin once removed released something with ~2 monthly listeners level obscure.
Apart from that, depending on your experience the audio quality is perceivably better than Spotify and Tidal Connect works flawlessly. I’m on a family plan, and everyone seems to be happy. I quite like the algorithm as well, almost more than the Spotify one.
- Comment on Oh My God, TAKE IT DOWN Kills Parody 2 weeks ago:
What do you mean? The article just points out that the show’s demographic may somewhat overlap with, for example, Rogan’s demographic:
The show’s core demographic—predominantly men aged 18 to 49—overlaps meaningfully with the audiences of figures like Joe Rogan and, to a lesser extent, Andrew Tate.
They are not saying that Rogan listeners also watch South Park, or that South Park is republican. The article is just pointing out that this demographic of men aged between 18 and 49 overlaps with “Joe Rogan[’s] and, to a lesser extent, Andrew Tate[’s demographic].”
They even frame this as a potential advantage, saying that
South Park holds a rare cultural position in that it can potentially speak directly to groups adjacent to the MAGA movement without preaching, pandering, or being immediately dismissed [emphasis added].
I don’t know about you, but it didn’t feel like it was calling South Park fans like us Joe Rogan listeners. It felt more like the article was pointing out that some, maybe even a majority, of fans could also be Rogan fans, which would make the audiences that South Park reaches with this anti-Trump episode especially influential.
Idk; I certainly didn’t feel offended or anything like that, but I might be misunderstanding you here.
- Comment on She's a keeper 2 weeks ago:
Now this I want to know!
*is a skinny marathon runner*
- Comment on Women Dating Safety App 'Tea' Breached, Users' IDs Posted to 4chan 2 weeks ago:
Deutsch ≠ English
Schau mal nach, in welcher Sprache die Wikiseite ist…
- Comment on Rule34 blocked the UK entirely rather than comply due to the new law. 2 weeks ago:
Ah, I had been thinking that the parent would decide. But of course, how naive of me lol
- Comment on Rule34 blocked the UK entirely rather than comply due to the new law. 2 weeks ago:
This is kinda genius
- Comment on The next time you hear someone say they're just vibing in life without a job, just look at this image. 2 weeks ago:
I’ve traveled a lot for food, and, despite not living and never having lived in America, the US has the best “foreign” food I’ve ever had. The best Chinese food I ever had was in the US, for example. In fact, I think high (and high-ish) cuisine in the US is generally quite good (despite crazy sizer portions WTF).
I’ve had incredible Korean food in random towns (~20,000 pop.), incredible Indien in another (<50,000), etc.; I think the US is kinda special when it comes to foreign food like that.
And, of course, there is some American-American food that is amazing. The greatest filet mignon I ever had was also in the US (and again, random small towns, not metropolitan cities). Also: donuts (not from chains) can be craaaaaazy good. Also cheesecake, though I actually prefer the German version of New York cheesecake (cheese cake is originally German, New York improved it, them Germany improved that).
The problem is grocery store food. It all has 3x sugar and chemicals compared Europe. Literally everything, sometimes even organic stuff, tastes fake and disgustingly sweet. It drives me crazy, and is one of the top reasons I would never live in the US. I also dislike the espresso there: nearly all specialty coffee I’ve had in the US has either been extracted by untrained barista or have been bad copies of faux-skandinavian roasts. I think that situation is better in larger cities though, which I’ve spent less time in.
Ok, sorry for this very, very long ramble. Just some thoughts on American food from someone who didn’t grow up there but has tried a lot of it.
- Comment on ‘If I switch it off, my girlfriend might think I’m cheating’: inside the rise of couples location sharing 2 weeks ago:
I’ve actually done a little to combat this, in my personal life (apart from ordinary privacy stuff like librewolf und Linux). I got so sick of the majority of my friends expecting me to reply to every text message within 30 minutes, and then getting extremely offended when I didn’t (simply because I don’t look at my phone that often), that I turned off read-receipts on all my messaging apps, and set my notifications to only arrive in groups at specific times of day.
Then I made a habit of not answering unimportant messages for a few days, until I got the reputation that I pretty much don’t use my phone (I also don’t use conventional social media, and none of my friends even know I’m in lemmy). This worked like a charm! My social life much, much less stressful.
I’ve broken the absurd contract that so many people seem to think they have a right to. My time is now my own. I can highly recommend this system! Of course, I can’t do it for work-related stuff, but it still really has reduced my stress by a lot.
- Comment on Everybody gets one [choose wisely] 2 weeks ago:
This is actually the first thing I thought of; I was really confused there for a sec. Then I realized AI exists…
- Comment on They even got their own island 2 weeks ago:
↑ mods pls ban
- Comment on Linux Reaches 5% Desktop Market Share In USA 3 weeks ago:
I’m traveling right now, but will get back to you on my playlist generator.
I hadn’t thought of syncing music libraries! You are indeed right, MPD does not have that, and it would be a hassle to set up. One point to apple…
- Comment on Linux Reaches 5% Desktop Market Share In USA 3 weeks ago:
MPD works pretty well for the music thing, and, I don’t know if this is would be an option for you, but I programmed my own smart-paylist-generator in rust as a hobby project to get control of my 500Gb (around 10,000 100% legally acquired tracks cough, cough) library. The additional control over the algo meant I got something that works waaaay better than pretty much anything else I’ve tried (including Spotify suggestions, etc. — the only thing I still use is Bandcamp for new artist suggestions); if you have the time, I highly recommend a homemade solution like that. It is a lot of work though.
- Comment on Nobody Cares If Music Is Real Anymore | “Rubber burns, the map fades away / Chasing the ghosts of yesterday.” Sure, fine. 5 weeks ago:
I’m not sure I entirely follow you (I’m only half awake, sorry), but programmed music is only generated by computers insofar the computer is generating 44100 samples every second based on a set of mathematical rules the composer made. AI music is generated based on huge datasets and probability; the composer has very little to no specific control.
If I program a instrument/synth in Supercollidor or Pure Data or some hardware synth, and then sample the instrument/synth or create and sequence a melody for it on my MIDI (piano) keyboard or Schism Tracker, etc., I have complete and absolute control over everything, down to the very waveform. In that case I am truly and purely the creator of the piece.
If I type in a prompt, I am just playing a probability lottery. I have done jack shit more than describing a piece of music.
I might have misunderstood you though. For now, I’m going to bed. Good night!
- Comment on Nobody Cares If Music Is Real Anymore | “Rubber burns, the map fades away / Chasing the ghosts of yesterday.” Sure, fine. 5 weeks ago:
I wholeheartedly agree with you for the most part, but one thing confuses me. You say
Fucking DJ sets are walking around using synths instead of analog instruments […]
Synthesizers can be both analog or digital. Neither is even remotely comparable to AI music, as there is still a very real composer. Is this a typo/misunderstanding? Thanks for clarification!
- Comment on Nobody Cares If Music Is Real Anymore | “Rubber burns, the map fades away / Chasing the ghosts of yesterday.” Sure, fine. 5 weeks ago:
That is by no means AI generated, and certainly not by today’s understanding of the term. If I write a score and design an instrument (or sound, etc), that is still a creative process. Brian Eno literally created ambient music with algorithms like that, but it is still his creative work.
My point is just computer-generated ≠ ai-generated in general discourse.
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- Comment on Signatures skyrocket for Stop Killing Games campaign after big youtubers take up the cause, resulting in 100k signatures in 2 days. (Details on how to help in text body of post) 1 month ago:
You wouldn’t mind elaborating on “of course things are so simple”? It feels like an awfully vague answer…
- Comment on VPN Registrations Increase by 1,000%, less than Hour After PornHub Blocked France From Accessing its Website. 2 months ago:
Lol, there’s even a warning. The first one I saw was fucking hilarious, thanks for the recommendation!
- Comment on VPN Registrations Increase by 1,000%, less than Hour After PornHub Blocked France From Accessing its Website. 2 months ago:
Scared to click, someone pls provide context
- Comment on Understanding your target audience when marketing 2 months ago:
What? This is blatantly incorrect. The way Freud is understood in the mainstream today is often a little comical, but he made huge advancements in psychology. Calling him a charlatan is just offensive.
Disclaimer: I’m not a psychologist, have read Freud, but am certainly no expert. Most of what I know about him is from my dad anyway .
- Comment on Thats fair 2 months ago:
Yep, super hearing for me too please. Imagine actually being able to appreciate 192khz recordings… damn. Actually, I don’t even think my HD600s go that high