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polarity, 1 day ago to apple

thoughts and prayers #apple

gerrymcgovern, 11 days ago to random

“Factual accuracy in large language models remains an area of active research”

In a normal world, with normal people, you'd fall about laughing if you read the above and heard that this is the Great AI everyone is gushing about. But AI is a grift, a con, a giant scam, so it doesn't play by normal rules. It plays by the rules of the grifter and the tech magician.

https://noyb.eu/en/chatgpt-provides-false-information-about-people-and-openai-cant-correct-it

polarity, 14 days ago to bitwig

I think Bitwig made Theming your DAW accidentally better than the competition. Tutorials will be visually wild in the future 😂

👉 https://youtu.be/z4wCmJWyADE

#bitwig #musodon #musicproduction

polarity, 25 days ago to bitwig

How to make Bitwig sound like it's from the 90ies!

👉 https://youtu.be/tY5dd07KM3g

#Bitwig #musodon #musicproduction #sampling #amiga #retro #akai

polarity, 1 month ago to Musicproduction

We all know how important it is to produce precise music. It's more important than anything else. Ideas, harmonies, and arrangement are overrated. If the kick drum doesn't bang precisely and the sidechain doesn't grab accurately, then all the effort is for nothing.

This new German plugin is very precise and therefore good.

👉 https://youtu.be/5OHAa1gmDnE

#musicproduction #musodon #plugins

polarity, 1 month ago to ai

#ai critic is a job now? 😂

roger_booth, 1 month ago to random

What if the Schrödinger's cat thing is fractal, and at some scale we are in a superposition? 🤔
#cosmikDebris

Famous animated gif of a cat looking at itself in a laptop monitor, then quickly looking at you with a shocked expression.

roger_booth, 1 month ago to jazz

Listen to the sweet alto sax in this 1962 classic from Two of a Mind by Paul Desmond and Jerry Mulligan

https://youtu.be/LUj2yEobuZw?feature=shared

#musodon
#saxduet
#jazz
#PaulDesmond

roger_booth, 2 months ago to random

Guess they don't make 'em like they used to.

Hard Rock Cafe, Myrtle Beach, SC.
1995-2016 CE

#modernpyramid
#pyramids
#HRC
#oldnews

roger_booth, 2 months ago to chess

I've long thought that chess would be the killer app for mixed reality.

This is not quite it:
https://mixed-news.com/en/meta-quest-3-mr-chess-hands-on/

Yeah, I know chess is mostly an abstract thing that you play in your head, but the aesthetic of moving real pieces, and seeing virtual pieces move in response would be cool too see for at least 5 minutes 😉

Hoping that a version will appear in my lifetime that doesn't have the "Big Zucker" mascot.

#mixedreality
#chess
#stillwaiting

roger_booth, 2 months ago to random

Now that programming has been declared dead by the AI pundits, we can go back to the days when programming was actually fun.
There's a game on Steam that lets you program like it's 1985 on a fictional computer called TIS-100
Trailer 👉 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HSg1qT2aNnw

My friends on Steam are all pinball players, but it turns out several have played TIS-100.
Every puzzle ranks my optimization skills against theirs.
This is like nerd-squared territory

#TIS-100
#zachtronics
#assembler
#puzzlegame
#nominal

polarity, 2 months ago to bitwig

One of the tracks I made for #FAWM 2024. It all came together within an hour. I took a bit more time for the mixdown. The recordings are from Berlin, Lichtenberg. I think the bleak apartment buildings and the industrial vibe really add something special to the track.

The project for #Bitwig will also be available here soon for Premium subscribers.

👉 https://youtu.be/srB1ZcEyFJg

#music #musodon #drumandbass

polarity, 2 months ago to llm

Because I keep reading that creativity supposedly comes out of nowhere and that you just "make up" stuff. Here's the new font for Berlin. It also includes research on everything that influenced the new font. You gather data, like a #LLM or #ml and combine the best elements into something new. This is how creativity works. You imitate, you remix and combine.

👉 https://www.hvdfonts.com/custom-cases/berlin-type

polarity, 2 months ago to bitwig

today I wanted to dive into the super important and interesting topic of sidechain compression. I'll use this video to do some tests, compare values, and maybe even bust a few myths. I also found a Bug!

👉 https://youtu.be/BVC54x5Snd4

#bitwig #musicproduction #musodon

polarity, 2 months ago to internet

Being active on Twitter means supporting the right-wing agenda. Right-wing trolling doesn't work without the left taking the bait. That's the engine behind political social media platforms. That's why right-wing sites like Parler, Gab, or Truth Social don't take off. There aren't any lefties there jumping through hoops, angrily reposting headlines and nonsense, confirming they've struck a nerve. #socialmedia #politics

polarity, 2 months ago to music

Am I the only one feeling like there's a big shift happening in art, music, movies, and gaming? It's like we're moving towards more underground, indie, and smaller platforms. Big Social Media is crumbling, people are flocking back to forums or tiny networks.

#music #art #socialmedia #cinema

polarity, 2 months ago to bitwig

In the video, I use the free plugin PaulXStretch 23 times. In each instance, I've recorded one note and a unique sound from the Korg Triton. Each instance also has a different recording length, different panning and stretches the sample differently. It's always great to see and hear how you can create soundscapes with such simple workflows.

👉 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ihWeQ6w2A6s

#bitwig #ambient #music

roger_booth, 2 months ago to random

I recently fell into the zachtronics rabbit hole.

https://social.bitwig.community/@rwmpelstilzchen@toot.wales/108653132037105283

https://www.zachtronics.com/

The puzzles are described as "crack for engineers".

Imagine trying to solve problems using alien technology with weird constraints.

#zachtronics
#spacechem
#puzzlegame

polarity, 2 months ago to drumandbass

Just snagged a new DenonSC Live console. Used to spin real vinyl years ago, but ended up selling it all. Now, I'm diving back in, and honestly, it's a blast without the hassle of lugging around records and dealing with turntables. Been playing around with some mixes in the evenings. Decided to record a little DnB mix I'm into. Check it out and enjoy!

👉 https://youtu.be/Ey1hsUpdF6M

#musodon #drumandbass #mix

roger_booth, 2 months ago to VisionPro

Here's a video that sufficiently demystifies the Apple VR thing.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dtp6b76pMak

The pass through features sound impressive. But how much of our brain's bandwidth do we need to spend on visual experience?
After we experience the novelty of a particular space, we tend to let it fade into the background.

There are reasons we close our eyes to experience something profound.

Let's check on the state of Unreal Engine support for Vision Pro
https://forums.developer.apple.com/forums/thread/740306
(not good)

#visionPro

roger_booth, 3 months ago to random

ChatGPT knows more about slavery in my home town than I do:

The salt industry played a significant role in Kanawha County's economy during the 19th century. Salt production was labor-intensive, and enslaved individuals were often employed in the salt furnaces and mines. Salt was a crucial commodity for preserving food, and the industry thrived in the Kanawha Valley.

A more detailed account involving Booker T. Washington
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lewis_Ruffner

#KanawhaCounty
#bookertwashington
#blackhistory

roger_booth, 3 months ago to random

Good advice from [looks both ways before saying it] ChatGPT.

Remember, the goal is to infuse a sense of wonder and creativity into your routine, transforming the ordinary into the extraordinary. ... and let your imagination guide you on a daily quest through the realms of inspiration.

#dailyroutine

roger_booth, 3 months ago to random

It might come as a surprise that the Pentagon had an art gallery that included a painting of the Buffalo Soldiers.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Stivers

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

#bobMarley
#musodon

roger_booth, 3 months ago to random

In case you were wondering if the starlink satellites were potentially a bad thing, one of their features is the ability to control weaponized drones.
https://www.c4isrnet.com/battlefield-tech/space/2023/02/14/musks-starlink-satellites-accelerating-development-of-drone-warfare/

#dronewars
#climatemigration

roger_booth, 3 months ago to random

New release of Philip Glass' solo piano works performed in his home studio during the COVID years.

https://philipglass.bandcamp.com/album/philip-glass-solo

#philipGlass
#piano
#newRelease