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randulo

@randulo@mastodon.social

Latest release: https://ko-fi.com/s/1cb8e90003
Streaming profiles: https://ffm.bio/randulo

American-born, I was a build-it-in-the-basement with vacuum tubes and transistors geek. Spoke fluent solder. Older, became touring musician, composer, & Bluesbreaker. Dual national now, living in France.

Writing: https://strictlybeta.com

#OriginalMusic #food #cooking #tech #social #guitar #saxophone

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randulo, to random
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Degenerative AI!
Falling in love with ChatBots as virtual lovers...
"... Volar, which offers an AI chatbot version of you, which can then go and message on your behalf with another person’s AI chatbot"

https://www.theverge.com/24092638/ai-dating-chatbots-romance-replika-tinder-decoder

ai6yr, (edited ) to dating

"A 73-year-old man was a victim of a robbery after being lured on a romantic date... met with a woman... 34, at a bar in Daytona to talk about their romantic relationship. (she) suggested that the the man come back to her place to which he agreed..." https://cbs12.com/news/local/73-year-old-man-attacked-robbed-in-volusia-county-chelsea-wright-34-andrew-marks-33-plantation-pines-florida-march-3-2024

randulo,
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@ai6yr It matters how old someone who's been beaten is? That's discrimination!

randulo, to photography
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If you are into graphic design of any kind, what places might one shop for graphics for album covers (which are always square). The music I create has no chance of justifying $50 or more for a cover design. I'd consider buying existing work for small fees. Know that a track streamed 1,000 time might earn $3.50, so it's hard to pay for graphics.

I know about unsplash, of course.

randulo,
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@Traiken I appreciate this and don't want people to work for nothing. $20 is 10 times the return of a typical track.

randulo,
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@Traiken I love the title and the music is cool. What do you call the genre?

randulo, to random
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Every app on the Internet is a potential spam tool and security risk, plus a leaker of your personal data. It's always a compromise, whatever you do here.
-- HOWEVER
You're better off on Mastodon, than say, Facebook, Instagram, Threads (depending on the app, if you're mobile) for most of those risks.

randulo, to random
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Just got the email from Prime Video. Starting April 9th, there will be unlimited ads. I hear Netflix is also going to be putting ads, but with an option to pay more.

This may be the signal that video streaming business is going to die, or is already in the process.

randulo,
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@NatureMC @pluralistic I associate that more with the web, but sure, why not.

randulo, to random
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Night scene in Shanghai

randulo, to random
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Having trouble connecting your music to a label?

Here's a gem from Owen Husney's book "Famous People Who Have Met Me":

The rejection letter for a query about signing Prince.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07BH6HB3X

randulo, to random
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Does anyone know if double quote marks, i.e. these: "something" are read in alt text or text readers at all?

I guess what I'm asking is do they matter in alt texts? They're important sometimes in the post itself.

randulo, to random
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If streets could talk!

randulo, to random
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Tokyo's food trucks, lots of choice!

maxleibman, to random
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Customer service for my mortgage servicer: Would you be willing to take a brief survey after this call?

Me: Do I still have to make my mortgage payment this month?

Customer service: Yes, of course.

Me: Then no, you’re already getting what you’re owed.

randulo,
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@maxleibman I've always suspected that the agency that does the survey uses it to serve their own purpose of "see, what we did works!"
I will only do an email survey if it's a couple of minutes and some compensation. The ones that say it'll take 5 minutes are already over the line.

randulo, to random
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Has it really been 6 years since the first CommCon?

randulo, to random
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https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/21/world/asia/niue-nu-domain-sweden.html?unlocked_article_code=1.XE0.-Uge.manT2kRSwKwW&smid=url-share

@steely_glint

randulo, to random
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Have you heard about https://fediverse.fans ?
It's been a few days since I mentioned it.
Take a look, do a search, or add yourself. You can edit or delete your entry at any time.

randulo, to Spotify
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https://randulo.medium.com/spotify-sucks-redux-2e67a9c8e51a

Executive summary:
If you are not already famous, the only way to get people to listen on Spotify is through playlists. If you have fans, sell your music and merch on gigs and online.

randulo, to random
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Why don't more cities do this?
A power cabinet in Paris.
Portrait: http://favoritesroyales.canalblog.com/archives/2011/06/12/21376338.html

lauren, to twitter
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Elon Musk, meet the "Don't call it Twitter!" Streisand Effect!

TWITTER! TWITTER! TWITTER!

randulo,
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@lauren I'll never think of it as anything else.

randulo, to climate
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Climate? The weather here is mild and it is in no way normal to have so many flowers blooming in mid-February.

Graph shows that the mean temperature from 1979 to 2023 has gone up nearly 2° Celsius.

randulo, to jazz
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New album, "A & R" with my New Zealand saxophonist friend is out there now, with jazz, fusion, and funk instrumentals.
Collaborations have been a big part of what I've been producing since the pandemic, and those relationships continue to flourish.

Stream: https://ffm.to/alexrandy
Buy: https://ko-fi.com/s/1cb8e90003

lauren, to random
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Oh yeah, count me OUT! - What could go wrong? - Chrome devs working on automatic micropayments to websites without user interactions directly from wallets. - https://www.theregister.com/2024/02/13/google_micropayments_plan/ - Also, scroll down for the comments on Slashdot: https://tech.slashdot.org/story/24/02/13/2244212/chrome-engine-devs-experiment-with-automatic-browser-micropayments

randulo,
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@lauren Anyone know how Post.News micropayment system is doing?

randulo,
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@lauren I was serious, I have no idea?

randulo,
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@lauren So, do you have any idea if anyone is making micropayments on Post?

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