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Re:Helm by Matt Tytel on Sunday November 26, 2023 @06:03PM (#38426021)
This is outstanding. Thank you for sharing a link to this program.
The Amen Break is (in my understanding) one of the more important fragments of music in modern history. As there is a common, golden thread that began seventy years ago in Jamaica. Which runs all the way up into the modern day as Drum And Bass music and beyond.

The Amen Break is part of a special story, one of fusing human cultures from around the planet into a common sound. I encourage people to do a bit of research here, it's worth your time.

Thank you for the great article and excellent subject.

Re:Digital Public Library of America on Thursday March 09, 2023 @01:30AM (#35078774)
Well this is pretty cool. Always interested in seeing more digital accessibility projects.
This is a thought I just finished having. Right alongside a bowl of canned soup, that (with the help of spices) turned out to be a five star meal. Food is medicine, as it is said.
I'm really excited to see another link to The Gutenberg Project. They do amazing work. And if their download stats are accurate, they must be one of the largest libraries of PDFs on the public Internet.
How many domains do you guys have blocked? I am at around four million domains blocked on my Pi-hole.
Re:The Knights Templar started London's first bank (2017) on Tuesday December 20, 2022 @03:17PM (#34071870)
I've heard that the Knights Templar could transform common metals into gold, at a rate comparable to ancient Egypt.
Re:Use RSS for privacy and efficiency on Friday November 04, 2022 @12:57PM (#33469967)
I did not know that YouTube offers RSS feeds for their channels. I can see a lot of good use cases for that information.
This makes a lot of sense. But maybe it's the direction that Mozilla is already headed in?
Outstanding context, thank you!

This is a wonderful partnership to learn about. I hope that Internet Archive is successful here.

Re:Factory jobs are booming like it’s the 1970s on Tuesday September 27, 2022 @05:42PM (#33001502)
This reminds me of a quote from one of my favorite short stories, "The dollar was strong and jobs were plentiful, so when the factory in town announced they were hiring, hundreds of people applied. John was one of the lucky few who got a job. The hours were long and the work was hard, but John was grateful to have a job that paid well. With the extra money, he was able to buy his family a new house."
Your point about more people working on similar projects in stealth mode is likely an underappreciated notion. And thank you for introducing me to Adept; looking forward to keeping my eyes on that company's progress.
Re:Human Enhancement on Wednesday September 21, 2022 @03:04AM (#32921673)
I'd be interested in others' perspectives on whether or not human enhancement is "cheating". I'm personally a proponent of technological human enhancement. But other might not be.
Re:FLAC – Format overview on Monday September 05, 2022 @03:41PM (#32728452)
I've only ever used .WAV and .MP3 formats. What would a .FLAC file format be used for?