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Thomas Adam

#libucl #configuration #formats

libucl -- a universal configuration library:

github.com/vstakhov/libucl

A really interesting project, and a premise which really works for different configurations.

This Is BSD-based, and is used in a lot of FreeBSD projects: #hikari. #pkg from #freebsd, etc.

I'm trying to give it some love as it needs it.

To that end, I have created the #libucl #irc channel on irc.libera.chat

Those of you interested, come by, say "hello".

I hope the maintainer(s) of #libucl do likewise. :)

GitHubGitHub - vstakhov/libucl: Universal configuration library parserUniversal configuration library parser. Contribute to vstakhov/libucl development by creating an account on GitHub.
fuuma

Morning Fedi! Opinions on the DSD music format? I hear about it from places like this: qobuz.com/us-en/shop

But one of my friends say it's a pointless format because you can't really hear the difference, so it's better to get FLAC.

QobuzStreaming and music Downloads in 24-Bit Hi-Res - QobuzQobuz is the world leader in 24-bit Hi-Res downloads, offering more than 100 million tracks for streaming in unequalled sound quality (FLAC 16 Bits / 44.1kHz)
#dsd#qobuz#music
Børge

With jpg xl, can you choose how high quality you want to see the image, that is can you serve one file and different people can choose how they want to see it, according to how much data they are willing to download?

Could we do the same with video? Could we have just one torrent with one video file, and everyone could choose how much they want to download and still see the whole thing? 4k, 1080p, 720p, etc all in the same file, just choose how much you're willing to download?

#formats#jpgxl
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petersuber

Update. I've had similar experiences with PDFs. Some search committees insist that letters be signed printouts on letterhead stationery scanned into PDFs. Now that I'm semi-retired and do all my work remotely, I explain that I don't have a printer or scanner. Some committees forgive this deficiency. But one didn't, and I had to do some back-and-forth emailing with a supportive colleague to get the letter in the right format.
fediscience.org/@petersuber/11

FediScience.orgpetersuber (@petersuber@fediscience.org)Search committees: Please don't require letters of recommendation to be signed printouts on letterhead stationery scanned into PDFs. Many of us work remotely without letterhead, printers, or scanners. Most of us lack clerical assistance. Virtually all of us find this format arbitrary and onerous. As one who has served on about 20 search committees, I can add that this format is completely unnecessary. #Academia @academicchatter@a.gup.pe
#Formats#PDF
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petersuber

Update. I just remembered a related peeve, this time about Microsoft Word. Grown ups with PhDs employed by a major university once asked me to re-submit a letter of recommendation I wrote for a colleague because it wasn't in MS Word. It had to be in Word to be "official" (their word).
web.archive.org/web/2019031620

web.archive.orgThe last Word. I recently wrote a letter of recommendation for a colleague w...The last Word. I recently wrote a letter of recommendation for a colleague who was applying for a senior position at a major public university in the U... - Peter Suber - Google+
#Formats#MSWord
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petersuber

2/ I only post this because the misuse of "PDF" is a pet peeve.

Sorry to spell out the obvious. PDF is a file format, not a paywall. It has nothing to do with paywalls. PDFs can be #OpenAccess.

A related mistake is to use "the PDF" as a synonym for the version of record, as opposed to some other version, like a preprint or accepted author manuscript. Sorry. Any version can be a PDF, and the version of record can be any file format.

#Diction#Formats#PDF
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petersuber

Update. #ArXiv will use a new #NIST tool to make mathematical notation easier to read for users with visual impairments.
nist.gov/news-events/news/2024

"ArXiv…will begin using the tool to make its papers available in #HTML. More than a quarter of the world’s population has a diagnosed vision impairment, and users of assistive technology indicate that #PDF formatting is their biggest barrier to arXiv use…For years there was no effective way to convert #LaTeX into #HTML."

NIST · NIST Tool Will Make Math-Heavy Research Papers Easier to View OnlineA tool developed by a NIST scientist will help arXiv preprints become more accessible.
#A11y#Formats#Mathematics
petersuber

From the Digital Public Library of America (#DPLA, @dpla):
dp.la/news/toward-a-digital-li

"In the model we are developing, #libraries would own [digital #books], just as they do with physical books. Libraries would be able to both transfer their books to other libraries and to update books as needed for #preservation or to adapt to new #formats. Rights holders would retain #copyright to their works…Lending would be restricted to one reader at a time."

Digital Public Library of AmericaToward a digital library ownership modelSince 2017, DPLA has been helping libraries meet the growing demand from readers for ebooks and audiobooks by working with publishers to provide licensing terms that help libraries maximize access and get the most out of their dollar. While the variety of options and licensing terms we have developed have been well received by our partners, they still do not allow libraries to own digital content outright, the way they do physical books.
#CDL#Licensing#RightsRetention
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petersuber

#NISO just announced a new #standard "enabling the combination of arbitrary portions of content, data, semantics, & other resources from separate sources [e.g. articles, books, data sets, metadata schemes] into a single, standards-based format optimized for interchange, search, & display."
niso.org/publications/z39105-2

The new standard supports "machine-actionable #FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Reusable) materials."
niso.org/standards-committees/

#Formats#ScholComm#Publishing
Paolo Melchiorre

I just updated my article "Resize a video with FFmpeg for Mastodon" with new parameters for #FFmpeg to convert a #video to a #WebM #container using the #VP9 #codec for #video and the #Opus codec for #audio which are all #open, #royaltyfree and well-supported #formats.

This way you can easily convert very heavy videos before uploading them to #Mastodon while remaining within the strict limits.

paulox.net/2022/11/17/resize-a

Paolo Melchiorre Paolo Melchiorre - Resize a video with FFmpeg for Mastodon How to resize a video with FFmpeg before uploading it to Mastodon to comply its resolution and size restrictions.
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