Can be from any genre. Mine is when an acoustic guitar comes in towards the end of a song and totally changes or reframes the mood/energy (see “Money” by Widowspeak)
Russian authorities on Friday designated Nobel Prize-winning journalist Dmitry Muratov as a "foreign agent," a move often aimed at critics of Kremlin policies.
He received it 9 months into his term. Some argue that it was not for his achievements up until that point, but for the hope that it would be different than Bush’s
Granted I’m not someone who uses AI assistants a lot, but I’ve never seen anyone use any other voices than the default one (Red). There are 10 voices for Google Assistant, apparently. Do you or someone you know use them?
8 healthy habits linked to living decades longer: A study of more than 700,000 people found that adopting eight healthy habits by age 40 could extend life expectancy by more than two decades. https://archive.is/nxwDC
My understanding of the word banger is it's reserved for good songs. There are many good slow songs as well, but the word banger seems to imply something more intense and bombastic. So, is it appropriate to describe slow songs as a banger?
The more they kick users out, the more biased towards Musk fans the feeds will be. I’d dare to say that a vast majority are American right-wingers. If they’re losing advertising revenue now, imagine when it starts looking exactly like Truth Social or Parler…
…with the James Web Telescope looking for sources of artificial light to identify potential intelligent life, and the news this week of Perseverance searching for microbial life on Mars it feels like we are getting closer to a major discovery. But what - if anything - would it mean for the religions on Earth if life is proven...
I think OP picked ‘aliens’ because it would be an event where the whole world has to acknowledge that they exist and it would also contradict probably most of the current religions
In addition to the possible business threat, forcing OpenAI to identify its use of copyrighted data would expose the company to potential lawsuits. Generative AI systems like ChatGPT and DALL-E are trained using large amounts of data scraped from the web, much of it copyright protected. When companies disclose these data sources...
You never deserved me (startrek.website)
What's your favorite music trope?
Can be from any genre. Mine is when an acoustic guitar comes in towards the end of a song and totally changes or reframes the mood/energy (see “Money” by Widowspeak)
India launches space mission to the sun a week after moon landing (www.theguardian.com)
Russia labels Nobel-winning journalist 'foreign agent' (www.reuters.com)
Russian authorities on Friday designated Nobel Prize-winning journalist Dmitry Muratov as a "foreign agent," a move often aimed at critics of Kremlin policies.
Sleep can be most restful for older adults when nighttime temperature range is between 68 to 77°F, study finds (medicalxpress.com)
New research finds that sleep can be most efficient and restful for older adults when nighttime bedroom ambient temperature ranges between 68 to 77°F.
It's too late, mommy (lemmy.ml)
Does anyone use a non-default voice for the Google Assistant? (Same for Siri, Alexa etc.)
Granted I’m not someone who uses AI assistants a lot, but I’ve never seen anyone use any other voices than the default one (Red). There are 10 voices for Google Assistant, apparently. Do you or someone you know use them?
Those of you who shower barehanded: Do you lather and then use your hand, or just shove the soap wherever it needs to go? (lemmy.dbzer0.com)
Meta cancels Quest Pro, stops development of Quest Pro 2 (www.zdnet.com)
Could this be a cautionary tale for another recently turned VR-maker tech giant?
Sign from work that's always bothered me (programming.dev)
Meta is told to hand over Threads moderation documents as part of previous subpoena. (www.theverge.com)
https://www.theverge.com/2023/7/17/23797621/meta-is-told-to-hand-over-threads-moderation-documents-as-part-of-previous-subpoena
Can slow songs be a banger?
My understanding of the word banger is it's reserved for good songs. There are many good slow songs as well, but the word banger seems to imply something more intense and bombastic. So, is it appropriate to describe slow songs as a banger?
Twitter changed DM settings so users who don't pay for Twitter Blue can't message you (mashable.com)
Elon Musk just turned your DMs into an ad for Twitter Blue. But you can change it back. Here's how.
Random internet people explaining math better then math teacher (i.imgur.com)
If intelligent life is found in the universe will it change religion(s)?
…with the James Web Telescope looking for sources of artificial light to identify potential intelligent life, and the news this week of Perseverance searching for microbial life on Mars it feels like we are getting closer to a major discovery. But what - if anything - would it mean for the religions on Earth if life is proven...
Lizard wizard (sh.itjust.works)
OpenAI says it could ‘cease operating’ in the EU if it can’t comply with future regulation (www.theverge.com)
In addition to the possible business threat, forcing OpenAI to identify its use of copyrighted data would expose the company to potential lawsuits. Generative AI systems like ChatGPT and DALL-E are trained using large amounts of data scraped from the web, much of it copyright protected. When companies disclose these data sources...