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Re:NixOS just dropped Anduril as a NixCon sponsor on Thursday September 07, 2023 @02:32PM (#37423497)

Large defense contractors are almost never exclusive to one country. For instance, the F35 is being procured by 17 different NATO and non-NATO countries. Similarly, Anduril has a number of European customers.

Rooftop Drones for Autonomous Pigeon Harassment

Posted by awolnikowski on Tuesday February 01, 2022 @11:27AM
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https://spectrum.ieee.org/pigeon-drone

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The Lies That Powered the Invention of Pong

Posted by awolnikowski on Thursday January 20, 2022 @10:59AM
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https://spectrum.ieee.org/pong

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Re:Tesla opens a center on Native American land, selling cars straight... on Monday September 13, 2021 @04:20PM (#28516332)

That's basically New England; in college we would make the short drive from Connecticut to Massachusetts for legal weed all the time!

Re:Music Composition with Deep Learning: A Review on Monday August 30, 2021 @11:25AM (#28356535)

I disagree that there isn't already generative music that is enjoyed just for its aesthetic qualities. I'm a huge fan of Brian Eno's work, which is highly generative (and he's even published apps that will simply generate ambient music for you 24/7).

"Since I have always preferred making plans to executing them, I have gravitated towards situations and systems that, once set into operation, could create music with little or no intervention on my part. That is to say, I tend towards the roles of planner and programmer, and then become an audience to the results" - Brian Eno

I think generative music is particularly effective as ambient background or as part of a larger art installation. Also, if you're working on developing new synthesizers I'd highly recommend you get to know Eno's work.