@samw Hmm, I wonder if analogue audio will degrade less over twisted pair

@danderson licenses doesn't seem to matter all that much anymore. All you need to do is process it by any means, then you call that process an AI and then you just claim it's AI created. At least that's what the big corps are doing.

@jmtd @ttyS1 Same here, the problem with the Switch is, every time I switch it on it wants to do updates, and then when I launch my game, it wants to install updates for the game and then I just say fuck it and put it back in its case.

"Neuroscience herald a significant advance in brain-computer interface (BCI) technology, enabling speech by decoding electrical activity in the brain's sensorimotor cortex in real-time. ... Code and the dataset to replicate the main findings of this study are available in the Chang Lab's public GitHub repository"

Ooh wonder if I can use it to make my dog talk!

https://science.slashdot.org/story/25/04/02/0641259/brain-interface-speaks-your-thoughts-in-near-real-time

It's a tiny little laptop from the mid 2000s meant to be used by children. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Classmate_PC

A little bit of escapism for today... will NetBSD install on this old Classmate PC?

I have never seen such a thorough roasting of MAGA conservative self-loathing gay homophobes before, these ladies don't hold back!

(Content Warnings: NSFW language, sexual and religious references)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ye03wwtK3a4

@mattl I just can't manage to understand why a nation can tolerate having health care linked to employment, it's just so nonsensical.

@georgetakei They sign all their rights away willy nilly. And then bad things happen. There's a lesson to be learned there for everyone.

Israel killed more than 400 people overnight as part of their genocide in Gaza. Absolutely disgusting.

First time I ever get a recall on a vehicle. Also, I'm surprised that anyone out there cares about the safety on a 19 year old car.

I guess since it's so life threatening, I should be thankful that my airbag hasn't killed me yet.

@vkc I'm counting on it and ready to fight them. I'm not going to spend a single second making things more comfortable for those motherfuckers.

@bkuhn Eep this was from OSI!? Only saw this after my previous response lower in the thread. Well, I guess we all have our theories (and I think some hunches will be spot on)

@bkuhn @purpleidea @conservancy I'm stubborn like this too, and I'm often pleasantly surprised at how quick they go "ok, well then you can just do this then".

Many institutions are opportunistic in how they chip away at people's rights. People shouldn't give in so easily, there is still some choice.

@olasd @cwebber Sorry to crush your hopes, but there's no going back. It's only going to get more complicated from here on, and everyone needs to be aware and do whatever they can to prepare, resist and contribute wherever necessary.

@mntmn I wish I had the capital to help people for things like this!

@Lapizistik Activists should take a leaf out of Steve Biko's page. Go en mass to police stations and demand to be arrested, effectively DoS'ing the police system.