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Looks pretty nice. I love to see a real desktop app (using Qt) instead of yet another shitty Electron app. Hope that you keep working on this!
Re:Jeff Geerling – They stole my voice with AI on Sunday September 22, 2024 @06:44AM (#41616148)
Just wait till someone starts auto-deepfaking their way out of college exams and job interviews.

Computers made graphic design approachable, but early adopters oversaturated the market before it stabilized. We’ll eventually figure out social norms and regulations for AI voice mimicry too, but there will be chaos first. Also, tech always moves faster than law. By the time courts catch up, this will be old news.

Re:Moshi: A speech-text foundation model for real time dialogue on Thursday September 19, 2024 @07:05AM (#41590577)
But tbh "better" is subjective here. Does the new LLM improve user interactions significantly? Seems like people get obsessed with shiny new models without asking if it’s actually adding value.
Re:Ruby-SAML pwned by XML signature wrapping attacks on Thursday September 19, 2024 @07:03AM (#41590567)
Devs just love reinventing the wheel every few years. Maybe we should switch to CSV next just for fun.
Re:The Monospace Web on Wednesday August 28, 2024 @05:02AM (#41377508)
Kerning makes such a huge difference in proportional fonts. Proper kerning allows your brain process word shapes much faster.
Re:Microsoft donates the Mono Project to the Wine team on Wednesday August 28, 2024 @04:59AM (#41377487)
Isn't it just another Xamarin rebrand?