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For me, the biggest surprise was just how widespread the use of AI tools already is in the professional music industry.

Those on the frontlines who have to meet deadlines for commercial projects have mostly tested AI systems and have found them to be helpful.

There were many anecdotes about artists submitting AI-generated songs as their own and labels not being able to detect them.

#music #ai #control

entrepreneur.com/science-techn

Entrepreneur · Many Music Producers Are Secretly Using AI: New Study | EntrepreneurHelmuts Bems, CEO of Sonarworks, discusses the surprising findings of his company's survey of music industry professionals.

"Whether this is an AI band may not seem important," she told me.

"But increasingly, our collective grip on reality seems shaky. The Velvet Sundown story plays into the fears we have of losing control of AI and shows how important protecting online information is."

#music #ai #velvetsundown #control #skynet

bbc.com/news/articles/cp8mjnn7

Headshots of the four band members
www.bbc.comVelvet Sundown: Viral band success spawns AI claims and hoaxesVelvet Sundown has racked up hundreds of thousands of streams on Spotify - without anyone even being sure if it's real.

The Polis are taking liberties with the law - less than 3% of those arrested were postured and the article makes no mention of the percentage who were actually convicted. And this is with the full support of Westminster.

theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/j

The Guardian · Met police accused of ‘assault on right to protest’ after tenfold rise in nuisance law arrestsBy Damien Gayle

Danger 2 American #values comes not from #immigration itself but from immigration #control. U cannot control outsiders (immigrants or would-be immigrants) w/out controlling insiders (#citizens). More vigorously U try 2 control immigration more U end up limiting #freedom of your #citizens, violating #equality #ruleoflaw. Following WorldWarII 2M were forced 2 leave US. Astonishingly more than 1/2 were American citizens mostly people who were or thought to Be #Mexican nytimes.com/2025/07/01/opinion

The New York Times · Opinion | Trump’s Deportation Program Is About Control. Even if You Are a U.S. Citizen.By Chandran Kukathas

How fast does brake fluid dissolve certain tubing?

I have read that DOT 3 brake fluid will dissolve vinyl tubing, so I won't use it in my brake system.

But how fast does vinyl tubing dissolve in DOT 3? A couple days ago I put a piece of vinyl tubing in brake fluid. I also put a piece of Tygon tubing in fluid...as a control/comparison.

So far the vinyl has not turned into a pile of goo. Perhaps it's gotten a bit softer, but only a bit.

I'll run this experiment a bit longer, but not as long as the famous Pitch Drop Experiment:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pitch_dr

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@SecureOwl

Tech Bros weren't drafted into the fascist coup, they volunteered.

Delete windows, get a non google, non apple phone, drop twitter, delete Facebook, install linux, use blockers.

You may have ignored tech bro spying and control before, but now your life and family and country is at stake.

Traci Lords has been teasing some news about her ahead-of-its time 1995 album 1000 Fires this week on Instagram. It's a superb album. Mike Edwards of Jesus Jones co-produced it (Okey Dokey is awesome) and Iain Baker used to recount on FriendFeed and Facebook how much fun it was to hang out with Traci and some of the things they got up to in London when she was recording over here.

youtube.com/watch?v=yqhPxKEb0M

Everyone's talking about the #SteamSummerSale and the massive discounts. I see the prices, but my enthusiasm is, well, non-existent. The reason? The persistent issue of #DRM.

It's frustrating to know that even a game discounted to 5 Euros is ultimately nothing more than a #licence to use it. I don't truly "own" it; it's just #access that could be revoked at any time if #Steam ceases to exist or my account runs into issues.

I can't resell it, nor can I truly archive it. This fundamental lack of #control over my #digital #goods is an absolute deal-breaker for me.

#GOG #DRMFREE :mastosunglasses: Worth evey cent.

"…para las #institucionespúblicas…el origen de su mensaje debe estar bajo su completo #control. Es más trabajoso gestionar un servidor (una instancia), pero en él son las #instituciones las que ponen las reglas, son las que deciden qué mensajes pueden y no pueden poner, y de ahí transmitir a todas las redes del #Fediverso, que decidirán qué hacer con esos mensajes. Porque si una institución tiene vocación de #permanencia, no puede servir a señor que se pueda morir."
elpais.com/opinion/2025-06-25/

El País · El santo y el mastodonteEn las redes sociales públicas, los mensajes de las instituciones no dependen de la voluntad de una empresa. Allí es donde deben estar