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nperrier commented on Jellyfin as a Spotify alternative   coppolaemilio.com/entries... · Posted by u/coppolaemilio
hyperbovine · 10 months ago
For $15 a month I get access to (as far as my tastes are concerned) all the music ever recorded, instantly accessible from anywhere in the world on any device I own.

I recall a commercial from the 90s that sort of poked fun at this exact idea, as being laughably farfetched and "sci-fi".

You're damn right I'm happy.

nperrier · 10 months ago
Fan of Mazzy Star's music? Try playing one of their hit songs. Oh you can't because their music is not on the platform.
nperrier commented on Apple Intelligence for iPhone, iPad, and Mac   apple.com/newsroom/2024/0... · Posted by u/terramex
Nition · 2 years ago
Aside from the search and Siri improvements, I'm really not sure about the usefulness of all the generative stuff Apple is suggesting we might use here.

If you spend an hour drawing a picture for someone for their birthday and send it to them, a great deal of the value to them is not in the quality of the picture but in the fact that you went to the effort, and that it's something unique only you could produce for them by giving your time. The work is more satisfying to the creator as well - if you've ever used something you built yourself that you're proud of vs. something you bought you must have felt this. The AI image that Tania generated in a few seconds might be fun the first time, but quickly becomes just spam filling most of a page of conversation, adding nothing.

If you make up a bedtime story for your child, starring them, with the things they're interested in, a great deal of the value to them is not in the quality of the story but... same thing as above. I don't think Apple's idea of reading an AI story off your phone instead is going to have the same impact.

In a world where you can have anything the value of everything is nothing.

nperrier · 2 years ago
I would argue the same thing applies when you buy a card from Hallmark
nperrier commented on Joe Rogan Issues Warning After AI-Generated Version of His Podcast Surfaces   zerohedge.com/political/j... · Posted by u/uberdru
bg24 · 3 years ago
I hope that we can reach a point where "trusted internet" becomes more popular . Trusted internet where you are dealing with identities (people) you know. And every hyperscale apps has a toggle to switch from noisy place to a familiar place.
nperrier · 3 years ago
I doubt that's possible. How do you know for certain it's not an AI on the other end impersonating a human? Clever people will find ways to game it.
nperrier commented on Arrest made in SF killing of Bob Lee – alleged killer also worked in tech   missionlocal.org/2023/04/... · Posted by u/cemerick
nperrier · 3 years ago
This seems to me to be the most likely case, but waiting to hear facts first. Random homeless person killing seems less plausible.
nperrier commented on I don't want streaming music, I just want to stream my music   coryd.dev/posts/2023/i-do... · Posted by u/cdme
danwee · 3 years ago
I have a small mp3 (sandisk). About 16GB, around 4000 songs. I carry it with all the time (when travelling, when doing sports, when running, etc). The best thing is that it's small, so I can just hang it anywhere on my clothes and call it a day. I still download mp3s from here and there like in the old days (and have backups as well).

Why not using my smartphone? I don't carry it when doing sports, for instance (it's so uncomfortable).

nperrier · 3 years ago
Same. I keep a small playlist of mp3 files in Google Drive and sync when I update it. SanDisk is cheap and great for exercising. I hate lugging around my phone and letting it distract me.

u/nperrier

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