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Can also be isochronic or monoaural beats. They are sounds that entrain to certain frequency ranges, those being (from lowest Hz to highest Hz ranges) delta, theta, alpha, beta, and gamma
I tend to prefer monoaural because I dont want to have to wear headphones if possible and monoaural works that way if I understand it correctly
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so like... there just isn't going to be a CC-NFAI (No Fucking AI) option? CC's idea of being proactive is helplessly embracing this shit and then asking the owners of AI scrapers to pretty please give credit and maybe some money based on *their* financial means? I wouldn't say this to a fellow human under normal circumstances but with respect to AI scrapers, how about fuck your financial means, you should have asked the price before you stole my shit?
Also, maybe I'm misunderstanding the whole thing, so feel free to clarify anything I stated incorrectly.
i need to re-read it with more scrutiny over the weekend and draft up some feedback, but yeah once you manage to get through all the fluff, that pretty much seems to be their big strategy. it’s not even really part of the licensing side of things (from what i can tell), it’s just a technical solution for asking the vultures to cackle your name while they devour the flesh from your bones. so much effort put into a thing that relies solely on good faith from an industry of bad-faith actors.
@brhfl Yeah exactly that's the salt in the wound. It doesn't even seem to serve as a legal mechanism, simply an advisory label that AI scraper can then decide to adhere to or not.
@brhfl My understanding is that the "signals" just aren't needed if you want no AI scraping at all, it's just an option for if you're ok with it. If not, you can just use "Content-Usage: ai=n" without any added "signals."
I cannot fathom why it apparently isn't included in this proposed standard to signal AI crawlers to sod off? Honestly, it would just be the case of adding a "no, go away" signal and implementing it...
@fstateaudio yeah… i don’t want to speak for anyone else but the problems i have are more that: they’re legitimizing ai by engaging with it in this way; the signals (and certainly the ‘content-usage’ mechanism, and robots.txt, etc.) are, to steal benda’s word, toothless; cc licenses are already so confusing to folks and branding this as a cc project feels dilutive; and what we really need are licenses from them that at least try to protect us from scrapers…
@fstateaudio …it’s obviously quite complicated and i truly don’t envy the ‘share your things with everyone!’ folks having to grapple with the giant monster that gobbles all the things we share. i don’t think a proper license would accomplish much either, but we have folks who’ve likely never even read a terms of service agreement attempting to roll their own license language to escape this beast and… it would be nice if someone bigger was in our corner. but alas…
@brhfl I totally get your feelings there. It does seem a bit naive to expect silicon valley slimeballs to respect these requests.
I've had the feeling for a while that the CC folks are basically the shitlibs of the copyright arena (if that makes sense), and this just helps confirm that.
@etherdiver yuppppppp. i mean historically, CC was a force for good, i think. Sure, some more radical folks prefer copyleft, and i was always open to the idea but I barely fell on the side of CC bc i want the right to tell nazis to fuck off. But this proposal isn't even a legal mechanism the way CC licenses were. It seems like just nicely requesting AI scrapers to respect your wishes. Toothless.
Israeli defense minister, Yisrael Katz, ordered the Israeli Air Force to come up with an "air superiority enforcement plan" in order achieve and keep full aerial supremacy over the skies of #Iran and bomb Iranian cities whenever they please just like #Israel has been doing to #Lebanon and #Syria for the past two years.
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I already talked about the /e/ Android ROM, a while ago, and while I really love this ultimate de-googled version of Android, there were also a few concerns about security, look and feel, how degoogled it all really is, and where the data is going. The /e/ project has also been updated quite a lot since my last video, so I think it's time to take another look at /e/.
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List of stuff /e/ removes from AOSP: https://e.foundation/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/e-state-of-degooglisation.pdf
Older Android version, looks and feels like older Android
Ok, so one of the main comments I got on the video is that /e/ is based on an old version of Android. It was Android 8 in my previous video. Of course, /e/ also has releases based on newer Android versions. On my Galaxy S9+, it goes up to Android Q (Android 10), which is also the case for a lot of phones out there.
Looks dated
One of my main problems with /e/ was that all the apps looked disjointed, using different accent colors, and sharing a kit-kat era look and feel.
I can happily report that with versions 0.15 and 0.16, this is no longer the case. The default apps, which are forks of open source android apps, now sport a nice white and blue color scheme, except for the email client and the maps app, which haven't been updated yet.
You're just giving your data to someone else
Another common comment I got on the previous video was that you were just giving your data to the /e/ project instead of giving it to Google.
While that, in itself, is a weird argument, as /e/ is a small nonprofit, and would really struggle to do anything with that data, it also doesn't apply here at all.
First, the account isn't mandatory: you can skip if if you'd prefer to use what you already have.
Second, the data you send to your /e/ account is encrypted, the /e/ project can't access it.
And third, /e/ doesn't sell ads, so they wouldn't even have any use for your data in the first place.
Now, speaking of the /e/ account, they only offered 1Gb of free storage, which was a meager amount, and you couldn't really upgrade that.
They now announced that, while the free tier is still only 1Gb, you can up that to 20Gb for 2 euros per month, all the way up to 1Tb for 13 euros per month. It's pricier than what the "big tech" companies offer, but it's still not a terrible deal, especially as this data isn't shared or accessed. If I didn't already have my own Nextcloud server, that's definitely something I'd be interested in, even if I didn't use /e/ on my phone.
The only issue is that this ecloud is basically access to a Nextcloud account, but you don't get to install your own apps on it
Not completely degoogled, or as de-googled as Lineage OS
Now another common comment I got was "just use Lineage OS instead". While /e/ is a fork of Lineage, it's also going a lot further to remove Google stuff from AOSP.
Lineage still uses the Google DNS servers, so they know what your device is trying to access, and they also use Google to connect to captive portals, like airport wifi. It also uses Google services to aid GPS positioning, and as the Android Open Source Project webview, which calls to Google as well.
/e/ removes the connectivity check to Google, replacing it with their own servers, they removed calls to the Google time servers and replaced them with the standard provider for internet time, and while the DNS servers aren't changed automatically, you can change them in the settings as well.
So, in short, Lienage OS is great, but if you want to remove every bit of Google from your phone, /e/ is a better option.
Now some people were also saying that /e/ has "stolen" code from Lineage OS and other apps, without giving credit. This has been proven to be completely false, as they are clearly stating what they based their stuff on in their FAQ: https://e.foundation/get-started/
Other concerns
Smartphones preinstalled with /e/ weren't available in the US or Canada when I made my previous video, now they are.
Some concerns were raised about security, especially since /e/ doesn't use the Play store, so how could we be sure that apps were unaltered binaries? the /e/ store uses the CleanAPK repositories.
Discord is great for playing games and chilling with friends, or even building a worldwide community. Customize your own space to talk, play, and hang out.
We have here on Mastodon several amazing candidates for this EU panel about AI...
----------------------- EU Commission seeks experts for AI Scientific Panel
The European Commission is setting up a scientific panel of independent experts to support the implementation and enforcement of the AI Act.
The panel will focus on general-purpose AI (GPAI) models and systems, advising the EU AI Office and national authorities on systemic risks, model classification, evaluation methodologies, and cross-border market surveillance. It will also alert the AI Office of emerging risks.
The Commission looking for 60 members for a renewable 24-month term.
Candidates should have expertise in GPAI models and systems, AI impacts, or related fields, such as model evaluation, risk assessment and mitigations, cybersecurity, emerging systemic risks, and compute measurements and thresholds. Experts must have a PhD or equivalent experience and remain independent of any AI provider.
The selection process will ensure gender balance and representation across EU Member States and EEA/EFTA countries. While *EU citizenship is not a requirement*, 80% of the experts must be from the EU or EFTA Member States.
A dark fantasy city builder where you must rebuild civilization in the face of apocalyptic rains. As the Queen’s Viceroy, lead humans, beavers, lizards, foxes, and harpies to reclaim the wilderness and secure a future for civilization's last survivor…
Well, I received my Lumina Probiotic and used it. There are many brow beating nerds on Orange Site that were convinced it would hurt people because... ~reasons~
"No One's Ready For What's Coming in Iran..." | Yanis Varoufakis
Yanis Varoufakis is a Greek economist, author, and former finance minister of Greece, known for his outspoken critiques of austerity and neoliberal economic policies. A prominent vo…
Yesterday, RFK jr announced it was a major part of the “Make America Healthy Again” plan that everybody should be monitoring their health using digital wearables within the next four ye…
@davidallengreen points out that when we think about how international law is faring in the current global political situation, there's a big difference between compliance & enforcement.... while (as Harold Koh famously pointed out) most countries follow international law most of the time, when a state chooses not to (or even to acknowledge its salience) we find ourselves in a world where sovereign self-restraint has (dangerously) evaporated!
If you're wondering why you are separating the lids from yoghurt cups to recycle them properly, while in a parallel universe nearly 100 private jets arrive for the Bezos wedding, here's why:
Because you are better person than each and every one of these massive cunts.
So my mom discovered that the local SPCA has a "dog library"--where you can "check out" a dog and take them for a walk or a hike and then bring them back. She's been doing this on hikes with a friend of hers. She really is making the most of her retirement.
British MP Rupert Lowe has suggested the Palestine Action activists who recently infiltrated a military base to spray-paint planes should have expected to be fired at.
Yarmouth gits wot Yarmouth voted for. When not advocating summary military execution for non-violent protest, he patrols the streets of Yarmouth looking for turkish barbours to harrass. He enthusiastically greeted the MV Ruby carrying contaminated Russian ammonium nitrate 200 tonnes of which was dumped in the North Sea just outslde our 12 mile limit. He's the County sewage outlet straight onto Yarmouth beach. #greatyarmouth #RupertLoweMP
ESA Living Planet Symposium concludes today, having brought together more than 6500 people across the Earth observation community. The takeaways include new connections, collaborations, not to mention the revelation of pioneering mission images. As a picture is worth a thousand words, here’s a selection that captures just a few of the many highlights.
- Action Against Hunger names two aid workers killed by Israel in Gaza - Israel kills Red Crescent medic in central Gaza - Netanyahu submits fresh request to delay corruption trial hearings - Toddler burned alive in ongoing attacks in Gaza today - Gaza’s civil defence says 62 Palestinians killed by Israeli forces since dawn
Zohran Mamdani’s victory in New York not only upended the political establishment, but it also repudiated the Islamophobia of U.S. politics since 9/11.
@rumilyrics The lives of people who are meant to heal each other often cross paths suddenly, and they feel as if they've known each other for a long time. Some souls are familiar with each other from long ago.
Trump officials plan to resettle 1,000 Afrikaners while blocking other refugees - The Washington Post archive.ph/i3nAi
"Refugees that a federal judge had ordered the Trump administration to admit are being barred from entry under the president’s travel ban even as Afrikaners are allowed in."
Public schools in Maryland must allow parents with religious objections to withdraw their children from classes in which storybooks with L.G.B.T.Q. themes are discussed, the Supreme Court ruled on Friday.
The vote was 6 to 3, with the court’s liberal members in dissent.
The case extended a winning streak for claims of religious freedom at the court, gains that have often come at the expense of other values, notably gay rights.
The case concerned a new curriculum adopted in 2022 for prekindergarten through the fifth grade by the Montgomery County Public Schools, Maryland’s largest school system.
The storybooks included “Pride Puppy,” an alphabet primer about a family whose puppy gets lost at a Pride parade; “Love, Violet,” about a girl who develops a crush on her female classmate; “Born Ready,” about a transgender boy; and “Uncle Bobby’s Wedding,” about a same-sex union.
At first, the school system gave parents notice when the storybooks were to be discussed, along with the opportunity to have their children excused. But school administrators soon eliminated the advance notice and opt-out policy, saying it was hard to administer, led to absenteeism and risked “exposing students who believe the storybooks represent them and their families to social stigma and isolation.”
Israelis getting creative: "Reports have said that Oxycodone – the controversial drug behind the opioid epidemic in the US – is not only being smuggled in flour bags, but also crushed into powder and mixed into the flour itself" Before Oct 7th, I probably would have dismissed this article as BS. Not now. I now see this as entirely possible.
Well that is what they want. And this is why we should educate people who "blame the jews" to tell them they are wrong. I always explain things in "zionists" terms. Never jews. Always explaining that actually Jewish people are against zionism normally. Etc... Ziomonsters need antisemitism and we should never give them that.
Astrophysics Science Video Producer – Goddard Space Flight Center Growing up in Detroit with a camera in her hand, Sophia Roberts — now an award-winning astrophysics science video producer—never imagined that one day her path would wind through clean rooms, vacuum chambers, and even a beryllium mine. But framing the final frontier sometimes requires traveling […]
Greens candidate Hannah Thomas was injured by police while peacefully protesting on public land outside a company that provides weapon parts to Israel.
A brutal use of excessive force has left Hannah seriously injured - needing surgery and risks losing sight in her eye.
The police and Minns government choose to protect weapons companies over people. SHAME
I can’t remember now what novel it is, but there’s a novel written during the 20th century but set after it where everyone calls the 20th century the “Hell Century.” Seems to fit the data.
In 1989, William Eckhardt studied casualties of conflicts from 1700 to 1987 and found that "the civilian percentage share of war-related deaths remained at about 50% from century to century." He noted the civilian casualty ratio remained consisted despite the fact that number of deaths from wars increased four times faster than the increase in world population, when comparing the 18th century to the 20th century.
because its a proxy search engine same like duckduckgo (using bing), they do the search for you so google can't track you. if you want a private search engine with its own index use brave search
Not exactly morons, but as with calculators, blindly and constantly relying on them reduces personal capabilities. Which will lead to "interesting" situations when such software becomes more common.
It’s unrealistic to expect the US to maintain 500% tariffs on China and India for their purchase of Russian oil, which would also ruin its trade talks with them and derail the Ukrainian peace process.
Questions over terms as Rwanda and DRC prepare to sign peace deal in US | Democratic Republic of the Congo | The Guardian theguardian.com/world/2025/jun…
"Agreement draws scrutiny for its vagueness, with Trump administration eyeing mineral wealth in eastern DRC"
@MadhatterMatador no, it was just a blood test. I haven't talked to my doctor about it. I requested it because people in super chats kept bugging me to get my levels checked
that SHBG number is astronomically high and you gotta bring it down if you want your body to bind all that T to your tissues. Don’t know why your numbers are like that but there’s something more going on there.
I had similar numbers to yours a few years ago. Total T was high, SHGB was high but my FREE T was on the lower side and according to my doctor the FREE T number is more important than your Total T because it’s the form of T that your body actually USES, as I understood it. SHGB is a protein that keeps T bound in the blood so the higher presence of that in your body, the less effective your body can utilize T. It’s an inverse relationship. You just gotta find what’s striking this
imbalance. For me it was high cortisol but the cause might be different you. Best to figure this out with a doctor, I suppose! But I feel like I’m my mid 20s now…
oh JFC I just realized i didn’t even answer your answer in that giant diatribe. Besides medical intervention there’s a supplement called “Boron” you can buy which supposedly lowers the SHBG and frees up that testosterone. There’s other stuff too but that’s the main thing people recommend for this issue. Maybe experiment with that until you find a new doctor…
too much testosterone AKA too alpha? LOL you mogged the dr and he jelly. But fr for a man in his 40s that's impressive, you must have been some kind of supersoldier looking dude in your 20s.
What "ideology"? And I would never touch any project or distribution that tried to control what packages or functionality existed based off "ideological" disagreements.
It's all kinda dumb. I use both X11 and Wayland. Both work fine. I mostly use Wayland but I otherwise don't really care. Still don't want people telling me what I can or cannot do. I thought Alpine Linux was mostly for servers and would be headless anyway? So, what's the point of the bickering? @istvan
>I thought Alpine Linux was mostly for servers and would be headless anyway? I thought it was mostly for containers, and, since containers are retarded, retarded. I ran it on my laptop for a little while, put xfce on it, it was fine, but you might as well just >gentoo
alpine is ok as a desktop os, they package tons of stuff. i used it as my main os for a while. but it is mostly just for containers, everything is compiled size optimized
wrong think in all it's forms must be prohibited. Redhat has deemed x dead, and the xlibre attempt to resurrect it is not letting dei cripple it which is "problematic"
@adiz Not wanting DEI is probably an ideology for them. They likely associate a distaste for progressivism, marxism, socialism, communism, etc., with conservatism (which in their view is fascism of course). So for them not liking DEI=fascist. That's the ideology they proclaim to oppose.
Jeff Bozo, is wealthy because he owns a good portion of Amazon. If he were to "pay his fair share" he would have to give up his ownership and put people out of work, shut down operations, and discontinue many services.
Look at the 1.1% you claim is his tax rate, which is pure bullshit by the way, and figure out how much money that is. Do you pay that on your total wealth?
"If people arrive early and approach the checkpoints, they get shot. If they arrive on time but there is an overflow and they jump over the mounds and the wires, they get shot. If they arrive late, they shouldn't be there because it is an 'evacuated zone' – they get shot."
A court ruling in Australia, an election result in New York and a military setback for Israel, all coming on Tuesday this week, signaled a serious turn of events for Zionism and its supporters, writes Joe Lauria.
Gens de Mastodon, j'ai besoin de vous. Ou plutôt, ma fille a besoin de vous. Dans le cadre de son master en sociologie, son groupe de travail propose une enquête sur “les effets des différents modèles éducatifs sur les individus”. Ce n'est pas très long, et elles ont besoin de 500 réponses (270 atteintes pour l'heure). Si en plus vous vous genrez plutôt au masculin et êtes à la retraite, vous êtes le plein cœur de cible : c'est la population qui leur manque le plus. lsurvey-pedago.univ-st-etienne…
Comme soulevé plus haut, il y a des problème de cohérence entre les réponses, mais surtout, des thèmes qui nécessiteraient des content warnings. On ne balance pas comme ça, sans prévenir, des questions sur les violences sexuelles subies dans l'enfance, c'est mettre les personnes qui viennent aimablement répondre en danger psychologique.
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in reply to rickdg • • •Can also be isochronic or monoaural beats. They are sounds that entrain to certain frequency ranges, those being (from lowest Hz to highest Hz ranges) delta, theta, alpha, beta, and gamma
I tend to prefer monoaural because I dont want to have to wear headphones if possible and monoaural works that way if I understand it correctly
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in reply to Oberyn • • •Listen to this on a good speaker and tell me your impression of it, no wrong or specific answers. Just the data
'Balance' Delta Binaural Beat - 1Hz (1h Pure)
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