Stubsack: weekly thread for sneers not worth an entire post, week ending 7th September 2025
Need to let loose a primal scream without collecting footnotes first? Have a sneer percolating in your system but not enough time/energy to make a whole post about it? Go forth and be mid: Welcome to the Stubsack, your first port of call for learning fresh Awful you’ll near-instantly regret.
Any awful.systems sub may be subsneered in this subthread, techtakes or no.
If your sneer seems higher quality than you thought, feel free to cut’n’paste it into its own post — there’s no quota for posting and the bar really isn’t that high.
The post Xitter web has spawned soo many “esoteric” right wing freaks, but there’s no appropriate sneer-space for them. I’m talking redscare-ish, reality challenged “culture critics” who write about everything but understand nothing. I’m talking about reply-guys who make the same 6 tweets about the same 3 subjects. They’re inescapable at this point, yet I don’t see them mocked (as much as they should be)Like, there was one dude a while back who insisted that women couldn’t be surgeons because they didn’t believe in the moon or in stars? I think each and every one of these guys is uniquely fucked up and if I can’t escape them, I would love to sneer at them.
(Credit and/or blame to David Gerard for starting this.)
Stubsack: weekly thread for sneers not worth an entire post, week ending 31st August 2025 - awful.systems
Need to let loose a primal scream without collecting footnotes first? Have a sneer percolating in your system but not enough time/energy to make a whole post about it? Go forth and be mid: Welcome to the Stubsack, your first port of call for learning fresh Awful you’ll near-instantly regret.Any awful.systems sub may be subsneered in this subthread, techtakes or no.
If your sneer seems higher quality than you thought, feel free to cut’n’paste it into its own post — there’s no quota for posting and the bar really isn’t that high.
The post Xitter web has spawned soo many “esoteric” right wing freaks, but there’s no appropriate sneer-space for them. I’m talking redscare-ish, reality challenged “culture critics” who write about everything but understand nothing. I’m talking about reply-guys who make the same 6 tweets about the same 3 subjects. They’re inescapable at this point, yet I don’t see them mocked (as much as they should be)Like, there was one dude a while back who insisted that women couldn’t be surgeons because they didn’t believe in the moon or in stars? I think each and every one of these guys is uniquely fucked up and if I can’t escape them, I would love to sneer at them.
(Credit and/or blame to David Gerard for starting this.)
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I hate these kind of memes, the punchline is always just 'girls stupid, boys interesting' every fucking time.
Literal kindergarten behavior.
China Is Rapidly Becoming a Leading Innovator in Advanced Industries
China Is Rapidly Becoming a Leading Innovator in Advanced Industries
There may be no more important question for the West’s competitive position in advanced industries than whether China is becoming a rival innovator.Robert D. Atkinson (Information Technology and Innovation Foundation | ITIF)
Facebook is trying to make ‘pokes’ happen again
Facebook on Instagram: "It’s time to start poking again 👉"
1,707 likes, 144 comments - facebook on September 4, 2025: "It’s time to start poking again 👉".Instagram
Night owls drive highest online shopping revenue despite minimal browsing share
- Night owls spend the most: Just 9% of shoppers browse late at night (10pm–3:59am) — but they spend more per year than any other group, averaging $3,684 annually.
- Gen Z acts on impulse 25% more often than older generations.
- Saturdays see the most browsing, but Sundays drive the highest spending.
- New Yorkers spend nearly 9% of their income online each month, more than any other state.
- Millennials spend more online per month than any other age group ($282/month), while boomers spend $216.
- Apple users spend 87% more time shopping online than Android users.
- PC users spend 23% more time shopping than Mac users.
- Early birds are 31% more likely to impulse buy than wind-down shoppers.
- Nearly 1 in 10 shoppers make purchases on payday.
- Night owls are the most likely to respond to urgent, limited-time offers and to shop right after being paid.
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Threats against MP Benjamin Doyle referred to police - Greens
Threats against MP Benjamin Doyle referred to police - Greens
The Greens say Benjamin Doyle is feeling "scared and worried about their whānau".Anneke Smith (RNZ)
Green MP Benjamin Doyle resigns from Parliament
Green MP Benjamin Doyle resigns from Parliament
They said they had been on a "journey of healing" which could not be done while in Parliament.Craig Mcculloch (RNZ)
AI not affecting job market much so far
- Hacker News.
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Are Businesses Scaling Back Hiring Due to AI? - Liberty Street Economics
A look at the present and future effects of artificial intelligence (AI) on employment, according to the authors’ regional business surveys.Liberty Street Economics
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La Tua Infiammazione: Amica o Nemica? La Verità Che Non Ti Aspetti!
Quando è eccessiva, interveniamo con FANS o corticosteroidi, ma non senza effetti collaterali. E se ti dicessi che esiste un "ingegnere" naturale, la** curcumina,** che agisce in modo mirato? Scopri nel nostro articolo completo come funziona l'infiammazione e come gestirla al meglio, senza ignorare i suoi preziosi segnali!
Infiammazione: Ciao, sono la tua Infiammazione! E non sono sempre cattiva...
Ciao a tutti, s ono io, l'Infiammazione. Sì, lo so, basta che alziate lo sguardo su e vedrete bene che non ho un aspetto del tutto r...Giuliano (Blogger)
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WiFi signals can measure heart rate—no wearables needed
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WiFi signals can measure heart rate—no wearables needed
WiFi signals can measure heart rate—no wearables needed - News
Engineers prove their technique is effective even with the lowest-cost WiFi devicesEmily Cerf (News)
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[Article] Bathroom doomscrolling may increase your risk of hemorrhoids
‘If it’s taking longer, ask yourself why.’
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Warner Bros. Discovery Sues AI Giant Midjourney for Copyright Infringement In Major Legal Battle
The lawsuit was filed as a growing contingent of Hollywood steps into the fight over generative artificial intelligence.
Case file: scribd.com/embeds/911515490/co…
Mark Zuckerberg sues Mark Zuckerberg
Mark S. Zuckerberg, an attorney, says that he's losing business because his Facebook business profile keeps getting disabled.
Case file: scribd.com/embeds/911510640/co…
[Article] First brain-wide map of decision-making charted in mice
Mice turning tiny steering wheels to move shapes on a screen have helped scientists produce the first brain-wide map of decision-making at single-cell resolution in a mammal. In two Nature papers published Sept. 3, an international team of 22 groups, co-led by three Princeton University neuroscience labs, charted the activity of more than 600,000 neurons as mice performed a decision-making task. The resulting dataset offers an unprecedented view of how distributed neural networks work together across the brain to guide behavior.
Israel | Netanyahu removes West Bank annexation plan from meeting agenda after UAE warned it would cross “red lines”
The move came one day after Smotrich revealed that the plan stipulates imposing Israel’s sovereignty over 82% of the occupied West Bank, and replacing the Palestinian Authority with “regional alternatives”.
Archived version: archive.is/newest/peoplesdispa…
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In Rubio-Sheinbaum meeting, US agrees to restrict security enforcement to respective borders
Although no major security agreement was reached, Mexico and Washington highlighted their good relationship. The meeting comes after a US attack on a small boat in the Caribbean Sea.
Archived version: archive.is/newest/peoplesdispa…
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Far-right Alternative for Germany candidates' deaths spark conspiracies
Police have ruled out any foul play in relation to the recent deaths of seven AfD candidates, but prominent public figures are sowing unfounded theories online.
Worst drought in decades threatens Syria's fragile recovery from years of civil war
Experts say rainfall has been declining for decades in Syria, where a fledgling government is trying to stitch the country back together following 14 years of civil war.
Archived version: archive.is/newest/euronews.com…
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[Announcement] PAX West Recap - Path of Exile 2 Boss Rush Event at Tokyo Game Show 2025
Over the weekend, PAX West attendees tried out the Path of Exile 2 Boss Rush Event! Watch the recap video below!
Video: Path of Exile 2: Boss Rush Event at PAX West 2025
The Path of Exile 2 Boss Rush Event will also be making an appearance at Tokyo Game Show 2025! If you're attending the expo, be sure to visit our booth and challenge yourself against a gauntlet of bosses.
Choose between 7 preconstructed character builds, one for each class, then see how many bosses you can kill. Before each boss are a few packs of monsters so you can test out your skills, before getting to the main event. Then throw yourself at the boss for as many attempts as it takes to bring it down.
After you kill the boss, a portal will open up to the next arena, and the level of all subsequent bosses will increase. There are 15 bosses in all, many of which are from the recent Third Edict content update. We highly doubt you can kill them all!
Above the booth will be a live leaderboard featuring the top Exiles able to kill the most bosses in the shortest period of time.
If you're planning to attend the exhibition, make sure to check out our booth! All visitors will have the chance to earn Path of Exile 2 merchandise prizes depending on how many bosses you can kill.
Tokyo Game Show 2025
- When - 25th - 28th of September
- Where - Makuhari Messe, Hall 2 Booth S03
We hope you have lots of fun!
Early Access Announcements - PAX West Recap - Path of Exile 2 Boss Rush Event at Tokyo Game Show 2025 - Forum - Path of Exile
Path of Exile is a free online-only action RPG under development by Grinding Gear Games in New Zealand.Path of Exile
Conservative news network Newsmax files antitrust lawsuit against Fox News
The conservative news network Newsmax has filed an antitrust lawsuit against Fox News. It said Fox has sought to maintain its market dominance through intimidation and exclusionary business practices designed to stifle competition.
Case file: newsmax.com/Newsmax/media/PDFs…
https://apnews.com/article/newsmax-fox-network-sued-antitrust-bc4f7f3eb4132225abb64672678a48f8
L'Oro Giallo della Salute: La Curcuma Tra Tradizione e Scienza
La curcuma non è solo una spezia millenaria, ma un potente alleato per il benessere, grazie al suo principio attivo: la curcumina. **Riscoperta dalla scienza moderna, si è rivelata un eccellente **antinfiammatorio e antiossidante **naturale. Studi scientifici hanno dimostrato che la sua efficacia, in particolare contro l'infiammazione, può essere paragonabile a quella di farmaci comuni come **l'ibuprofene, ma con un profilo di sicurezza superiore.
Tuttavia, il suo assorbimento da parte del corpo è spesso limitato. Per questo, la ricerca ha sviluppato strategie innovative come la combinazione con la piperina o formulazioni avanzate, che ne potenziano l'efficacia.
Vuoi scoprire come integrare al meglio questo "oro giallo" nella tua routine?
La Curcuma e la Curcumina: L'Antinfiammatorio Naturale Millenario Riscoperto e Potenziato dalla Scienza Moderna
La curcuma , questa radice dallo sgargiante colore giallo-arancione, è emersa come una delle protagoniste indiscusse nel dibattito sulla sal...Giuliano (Blogger)
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Trump rebrands Department of Defense as 'Department of War'
Washington (AFP) – President Donald Trump is changing the name of the Department of Defense to the Department of War, the White House announced Thursday, insisting the rebrand will project a more powerful image.While the department's official name is set in law, Trump in an executive order is authorizing use of the new label as a "secondary title" by his administration, a White House document said.
Defense officials are permitted to use to use "secondary titles such as 'Secretary of War,'...in official correspondence, public communications, ceremonial contexts, and non-statutory documents within the executive branch," according to the document.
It was not immediately clear when Trump planned to sign the order, but his public schedule for Friday said he would be signing executive orders in the afternoon as well as making an announcement in the Oval Office.
The president, a marketing-savvy real estate developer, has repeatedly said in recent weeks that he was mulling such a change.
Late last month, the 79-year-old Republican claimed the Defense Department's title was too "defensive."
The Department of War "was the name when we won World War I, we won World War II, we won everything," he told reporters on August 25.
According to the White House document, the name change "conveys a stronger message of readiness and resolve."
Established in the early days of US independence, the Department of War historically oversaw American land forces.
A government reorganization after World War II brought it along with the US Navy and Air Force under the unified National Military Establishment, which in 1949 was retitled to the Department of Defense.
"Restoring the name 'Department of War' will sharpen the focus of this Department on our national interest and signal to adversaries America's readiness to wage war to secure its interests," the White House document said.
The move is the latest overhaul at the Pentagon since Trump took office in January and appointed former Fox News host Pete Hegseth to lead the sprawling department.
Hegseth, a combat veteran, has repeatedly touted the push to restore a "warrior ethos" in the department, and has lambasted prior administrations for policies he and Trump have derided as "woke."
Hegseth notably has sought to expel transgender troops from the military and change the names of bases that honored Confederate troops back to their original titles, after they were renamed under former president Joe Biden.
While Trump's order could potentially be rescinded by a future president, it "instructs the Secretary of War to recommend actions, to include legislative and executive actions, required to permanently rename" the department, the White House document said.
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6 Settembre: Luca Blindo esce con “Slow Down”, in anteprima al Premio Lucio Dalla
Scritto e interpretato da Luca Blindo, con la produzione di Lord Bart, sempre sull’etichetta casertana Hopeland, “Slow Down” è un viaggio introspettivo che affronta il tema della resilienza e della necessità di fermarsi per ritrovare equilibrio e senso. Il testo alterna dialetto napoletano e italiano, creando una narrazione emotiva che si intreccia con sonorità urban e influenze cantautorali, per un’identità musicale originale e personale.
L’anteprima live al Premio Lucio Dalla rappresenta il contesto ideale per il debutto del brano, che racconta una sensibilità contemporanea senza rinunciare alla forza della tradizione musicale italiana.
“Slow Down” accompagnato da un lyrics visual su YouTube, sarà disponibile dal 6 settembre su tutte le piattaforme digitali e in rotazione radiofonica.
Spoti-fire, Stop-ify edo Spoti-fair
Guztiok entzun nahi dugu musika: asko, merke, euskaraz eta gaizki sentitu gabe. Baina Spotify utziko badugu Israelen konplize izateagatik, agian beste enpresa eta tresnen inguruan ere hausnartu beharko dugu. Edo gure morala kontratatzen ditugun zerbitzuen arabera neurtzen hasiko gara? Non geratzen da artista? Eta kultura? Zer balio eraman nahi ditugu beste plataforma batera? Zertarako prest gaude? Galdera asko eta erantzun gutxi.
Testuingurua
Duela aste batzuk Whatsappeko mezu bat jaso nuen ekimen batera atxikitzeko gonbidapenarekin. “Musikariak Palestinarekin” egitasmoak Spotifyetik gure musika kendu eta boikota egitera animatu gaitu euskal artistoi. Daniel Ek Spotifyeko sortzaileak Israelek Palestina erasotzeko erabiltzen dituen droneak ekoizten dituen enpresa batean inbertsioak egin ostean sorturiko ekimena da. Oso hasieran dago kanpaina, eta oraindik lanean ari dira talde gehiago batu eta komunikazio kanal ofizial bat izateko.
Mezua entzuleari ere iritsi zaio, eta sareetan jendea galdezka antzematen da. “Non gehiago dago euskal musika?”, edo “Nola erraztu aldaketa nirekin plan familiarra partekatzen duen jendeari?”.
Gure musika kontsumo ohiturak, eta zehatzago, gure kultura kontsumitzeko eta sustatzeko ohiturak aldatuko baditugu, zein balio eramango ditugu beste plataforma batera? Zeren baitan aukeratuko dugu plataforma hori? Non jarriko dugu eskubideen neurgailua? Nahikoa zaigu plan familiarra izatea? Gure morala eta lasaitasun mentala kontratatzen ditugun zerbitzuetan neurtuko dugu? Edo euskal musikaren ekosistemari buruz hausnartzeko eta artistak babesteko baliatuko dugu? Spoti-fire emango diogu edo Stop-ify egingo dugu?
Kanpaina
Spotifyetik musika ateratzeko eta boikoteatzeko kanpainarekin bat egiten dugu, eta bertatik gure musika kentzeko lanean ari gara. Baina pertsonalki, baditut beste ezinegon eta zalantza batzuk.
Artistak erantzukizun guztia dauka bere musikarekiko, eta ahal duen neurrian non dagoen kontrolatu beharko luke. Agian, entzuleek ez dakite gaur egun distribuzio digital bidez automatikoki plataforma guztietara igotzen dela musika, baita euskal musika ere. Beraz, alternatiba bilatzea oso erraza da, edozein plataforma “mainstreamean” aurkitzen baita euskal musika.
Hala ere, ezin dugu guztia artistaren esku utzi. Plataformak mugitzen duen dirua erabiltzailearena eta iragarkiena da. Artistok katalogoa kentzen badugu ere, jendeak bertan jarraituko badu, ez dugu ezer lortuko. Aldaketa entzulean izatea behar dugu bereziki.
Artistaren papera
Ez dut eztabaida arazo ekonomikoetara eraman nahi, ez du zentzu askorik artistaren ikuspegitik, horrelako plataformek ez dutelako (normalean behintzat) diru sarrera handirik suposatzen. Baina sareetan eman diren eztabaidetan, jendeak artistaren irabazietan ere oinarritu du plataformaren aldaketa. Eta uste dut honi buruz hitz egiteak ikuspegia zabaldu dezakeela.
Artistak egitura juridiko bat behar du diru sarrerak jaso ahal izateko (edo diru laguntza bat eskatu ahal izateko). Musika konposatzea, letrak idaztea, kanta borobiltzea, estudioa kontratatzea, grabatzea, ekoiztea, nahastea, masterizatzea, euskarriak diseinatzea, bideoklipa egitea, diskoa euskarri fisikoan kaleratzea eta plataforma digitaletan jartzea. Prozesu horretan artista baten irabaziak 0€ dira, eta gastuak, berriz, 3000€ eta 10000€ artekoak gutxi gorabehera.
Momentu horretan, kantu edo disko bat kaleratzean, hasi daiteke dirua “irabazten”. Normalean kontzertuetan altak eta bajak ematen dira, eta egun horiek dira kotizatzen direnak. Beraz, diru irabazi (edo galera ezak) izateko aurretik hilabete askotako lana egin behar du, eta diru kopuru handia inbertitu.
Baina ez dut gehiegi dramatizatu nahi. Talde edo bakarlari bakoitzaren egoera oso ezberdina izan daiteke, eta gure kasuan hau dena oso prozesu interesgarria izan da beti.
Egoera ekonomikotik haratago, musikariei edo pertsona esanguratsuei beti eskatu zaie publikoki posizionatzea. Beraien botere mediatikoa hitzez edo ekintzez erabiltzea aldarri bat edo beste babesteko. Maila ezberdinetan, baina ikusi dugu zer gertatu den KKRren udako jaialdi guztiekin. Inoiz baino gehiago, artista baten ekintzak bozgorailu politiko bilakatu dira.
Artista batek jaialdi batean ez jotzeak jaialdia kaltetzen du, bai. Baina artista batek plataforma batetik katalogoa kentzeak ez du apenas eragiten. Aldiz, erabiltzaile askok aldi berean eta koordinatuta plataforma bat utziko balute, enpresek sumatuko lukete diru sarrera horien falta. Oraingoan, artistek baino entzuleek eman beharko lukete pausoa benetan kalte eta boikot bat egiteko. Hala ere, uste dut artistek utzi egin behar dutela Spotify, entzuleek ere utzi dezaten.
Palestinan Israelek egiten duen genozidioa babesten duten enpresak boikoteatuko ditugu ahal dugun heinean. Baina, baliatu dezakegu boikota euskal musikaren osasunaren aldeko jarrera egokiak hartzeko? Entzuleak kontsumo egokira bideratu ditzakegu? Eta musika edo kulturaren kontsumotik haratago zer? Zerbait gehiago aldatuko dugu, edo Spotify uztea modan dagoen trend bat da?
Enpresei boikota
Horrelako kanpainen deialdiak Whatsappez jaso ohi dira, Instagrameko kontu batera bideratuta eta Gmail bat jarriz kontakturako helbide zuzen bezala. Jendeak ahal duena egiten du eskura dituen tresnekin —noski baietz eta eskerrak!— eta ez dugu zertan jakin behar guztiaren atzean zer dagoen. Baina enpresa batzuekin era batera jokatzeak edo ez, agerian uzten du teknologiaren munduan zein galduta gauden.
Googleen eta Amazonen azpiegitura teknologikoa erabili ohi du sistematikoki Israelek Palestina jazartzeko. El Salto hedabideak hau argitaratu zuen aurreko urtean. Eta 2023an METAren zentsurari buruz (Whatsapp, Facebook, Instagram, Threads…), hurrengo hau idatzi zuen Human Rights Watch GKEak, normalean “proyankia” izanik.
Beraz, Palestinak jasaten duen genozidioan kolaboratzen duten enpresen tresnak erabiltzen ditugu, Palestinaren genozidioa sustatzen duen beste enpresa bat kaltetzeko.
Eta koherenteagoak izan nahiko bagenu?
Gure kanpainaren komunikazioa sare libre eta kontrolatuetan egin dezakegu, eta euskaraz:
- Fedibertsoa.eus-en aurkitu ditzakegun Mastodon, Lemmy, Peertube edo Pixelfed sareak sortu eta horietan ere edukiak zabalduz.
- Liberaforms bidez atxikimenduak eskatuz edo iritzien horrela jasoz.
- Domeinu propioa erosiz eta webgune sinple bat eraikiz (WordPress edo bestelako CMS libreen bidez).
- Domeinu propioko eposta erabiliz.
Gero, Instagram, Whatsapp, Facebook, X, BlueSky eta gure datuekin jolastu nahi duten eta Israelen konplize diren sare guztietan zabaldu, erabiltzaileak gure komunikazio libre eta kontrolatuetara bideratuz. Ez ordaindu publizitatea eta ez sustatu sare hauen erabilera.
Baina gauza gehiago ere egin ditzakegu eguneroko teknologiekin:
- DuckDuckGo, SearXNG edo beste bilatzaile libre bat erabili nabigatzailean.
- Firefox, Brave, Chromium edo bestelako nabigatzaile libre bat erabili.
- Ez erosi Amazonen, ez erabili Instagram, ez erabili Whatsapp, ez erabili Gmail edo Google Appak; gure datuekin irabazten dute dirua.
- Baina batez ere, ez sustatu teknologia hauek hezkuntza zentroetan.
Koherentzia absolutua izatea oso zaila da. Janzten dugunak, jaten dugunak edo erabiltzen dugunak Israelekin zerikusirik ez duela jakitea ez da batere erraza.
Honela eztabaida handiagoa da, zailagoa, eta agian Spotify uzteko ekintza sinpletik haratago doanez, aldaketarako duen indarra lausotu egiten da. Baina probestu dezakegu Spotifyetik ateratzea beste tresna, enpresa edo ohitura batzuk aldatu eta boikoteatzeko ere. DeSpotify egitetik DeGoogle egitera.
Gure auzoko kanpainak beste era batera eta beste tresna batzuekin antolatzera. Agian zigilu bat asma dezakegu hori komunikatzeko: “Kanpaina honetan ez da genozidioa bultzatu duen enpresaren teknologiarik erabili”. Zer dakit… Hemen garrantzitsuena fokua non jarri erabakitzea da. Musikak zerbait gehiagorako balio badigu, probestu dezagun. Bestela, toki berean bukatuko dugu hasitako bidea.
Plataforma
Irakurri dut sareetan Tidal dela artistari hobekien ordaintzen dion plataforma, baina ez da horrela. Gainera, handia da beste plataforma batera migrazioa egin eta berriro toki berean bukatzeko arriskua. Ongi aukeratu, eta kontuan izan beharko genuke enpresa horrek zein inbertsio eta hornitzaile dituen.
Soluzio bateratu bat, hilabeteko harpidetza eta musika katalogo handia kontsumitzeko aukera eta merkea edo plan familiarrarekin gastuak partekatzeko plataforma bat bilatzen ari bazarete, ez dago artista babestuko duen aukera egokirik. Enpresa guztiek 0.002€ eta 0.02€ artean ordaintzen diote artistari erreprodukzio bakoitzeko. Eta irabazi horiek gero disketxe eta distribuzio digital lanak egiten dituzten enpresekin partekatu behar dira (%100 autoekoizpena denean). Normalean artistak %80 eta besteek %20 jasotzen badute ere, oso ohikoa da 50/50 formula.
Ez da nire intentzioa enpresa baten zerbitzuak edo bestearenak gomendatzea. Eta gainera, oso ondo azaltzen du dena hemen Zonafrankako Frankiek: Spootifyen kakaztea, SLOP musikala eta alternatiba posibleak kontsumitzailearen interesen arabera. Taula ederra sortu du:
Soinu ingeniaria den lagun batekin hitz egin nuen honi buruz. Berak aipatu zidan nola duela 15 urte jada pentsatu zuen zer izan zitekeen Spoti-fair bat, edo justuagoa den plataforma bat. Bere klaseetan antzeko eztabaidak izaten zituzten. Garai hartan ere enpresek musika behar zuten, musikarekin zerikusirik ez zuen helburu bat lortzeko. Beraz, artistari xoxik ez. Ez da asko aldatu.
Aipatuko nukeen plataformetako bat da Bandcamp. Denda baten azpiegitura teknologikoa ematen dio artistari, eta orrialde propio bat diseinatzeko aukera irabazien %20/25aren truke. Pare bat aldiz saldu dute plataforma, eta horrekin ere arazoak izan ditzakegu etorkizunean. Ez baitakigu nork erosi dezakeen.
Nik imajinatzen dut tresna publiko bat izango dugula noizbait kultura sostengatzen laguntzeko. Orain Europako diru-laguntzekin sortutako bideo eta podcast plataforma publikoez betetzen ari gara internet. Momenturen batean iritsiko zaigu musikara ere. Baina ez bada iristen?
Jabetza kolektiboan edo pribatu federatuan bilatuko nuke irtenbidea. Adibide ederra dugu Funkwhale instantzia euskaldunarekin: BaleaFunk. Proiektua fedibertsoan dago eta zure musika igo dezakezu.
Badaude proiektu interesgarriak martxan, Subvert bezalakoa. Bandcamp plataformaren alternatiba kooperatibo bezala saltzen dute. Eta funtsean hori da, kooperatiba bat bazkidetza irekiak dituena eta momentuz sortze prozesuan dagoena. Bazkideentzako itxitako foroetan hartzen ari dira erabakiak, eta beraien roadmap edo aurreikusitako ibilbidea publikoa da.
Edo Resonate, erreprodukzioen arabera ordaintzen duzu, harpidetzarik gabe. Eta parte hartzen duten artista, erabiltzaile eta langileen proiektua da. Pribatutasuna bermatzen dute, eta algoritmoaren gomendioen aurkakoak dira.
Laburbilduz, plataformek ez dute artista babesten. Artista batek diru gehiago irabaziko du bere musika irratiak edo telebistak erabiltzen badu, edo SGAE edo EKKI bezalako erakunde publikoek egiten duten musika erabiltzen duten negozioen rekaudaziotik (tristea bada ere). Eta argi dagoen gauza bakarra hurrengoa da:
Artista bat babesteko era zuzenena, bere kontzertuetara joatea eta bere diskoak erostea da.
Eta gero zer?
Ekintza indibidualetik haratago, ez goaz inora ekintza edo konponbide kolektiborik gabe. Zein soluzio ikusten diogu euskal musikari internet bidez kontsumitu eta partekatzeko, ahalik eta koherentzia digital eta kultural handiena mantenduz, non artistak babestuko diren eta Palestinaren aurkako sarraskia (edo besteren bat) babesten duten enpresei boikota egingo zaien?
Eta testuinguru horretan etorkizun hurbil batean… Zein da imajinatzen dugun kultura eta horrentzako sostengu bizigarri posiblea? Behar dugu? Nahi dugu? Nola nahi dugu? Ordainduko dugu? Edo beste era batera babestuko dugu? Edo zuzenean AA bati eskatuko diogu Esanezin edo MICEren hurrengo kanta asmatzeko?
Agian azken aukera euskal musikariak nolabait batzea izango da. Eskubideak lortzeko sindikatuak edo kooperatiba kulturalak eraikiz. Edo zuzenean Palestinaren aldeko aldarri kolektibo eta kultural baten bitartez. Zeinek daki etzi etorriko dena?
Lehen pausoa behintzat argi dugu: Spotifyetik irten.
#AAEZ #Alternatibak #DeGoogle #Genozidioa #Google #Israel #Meta #Musikariak #Palestina #Spotify
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The Ideal Disinformation Weapon: AI Companion Apps are being weaponized for hybrid warfare and stochastic terrorism
The Ideal Disinformation Weapon - TDHJ.org
AI companions are not just synthetic friends—they are fast becoming ideal disinformation delivery systems.Blair Maddock-Ferrie (The Defence Horizon Journal)
The Ideal Disinformation Weapon: AI Companion Apps are being weaponized for hybrid warfare and stochastic terrorism
The Ideal Disinformation Weapon - TDHJ.org
AI companions are not just synthetic friends—they are fast becoming ideal disinformation delivery systems.Blair Maddock-Ferrie (The Defence Horizon Journal)
The Ideal Disinformation Weapon: AI Companion Apps are being weaponized for hybrid warfare and stochastic terrorism
The Ideal Disinformation Weapon - TDHJ.org
AI companions are not just synthetic friends—they are fast becoming ideal disinformation delivery systems.Blair Maddock-Ferrie (The Defence Horizon Journal)
Italian Dockworkers Threaten to ‘Shut Down All of Europe’ If Gaza Aid Flotilla Is Blocked
Italian dockworkers have threatened to “shut down all of Europe” and block all shipments to Israel if communication with the latest aid flotilla bound for Gaza is lost. The threat marks a significant escalation in dockworkers’ long history of industrial action in solidarity with Palestine.
Speaking at a procession in the port of Genoa – one of Italy’s two largest commercial ports – on behalf of the Unione Sindacale di Base (USB), a syndicate of various grassroots unions in Italy and thought to be the largest of its kind, the dockworker said: “If we lose contact with our boats, with our comrades – even for just 20 minutes – we will shut down all of Europe.”
“Our young women and men must come back without a scratch, and all this cargo, which belongs to the people and is going to the people, must reach its destination, down to the very last box.”
“13,000-14,000 containers leave this region every year for Israel. Not a single nail will leave anymore,” he continued.
Italian Dockworkers Threaten to ‘Shut Down All of Europe’ If Gaza Aid Flotilla Is Blocked
A union representing dockworkers at one of the largest ports in the Mediterranean - a key stopping point for Israeli goods - has said it will ‘block everything’ if Israel stops the inbound aid flotilla. Polly Smythe reports.Novara Media
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Google deletes net-zero pledge from sustainability website
Google deletes net-zero pledge from sustainability website
Five years ago, Google’s climate action ambitions were the gold standard for Big Tech. Then, with power demand spikes from AI data centres, in July it scrubbed its sustainability website of its 2030 net zero pledge.Canada's National Observer
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Don't be evil*
*definition of evil may be changed at any point and has no relation to the official dictionary.
New Lloyd’s boss signals shift on insuring fossil fuels | Patrick Tiernan says market will no longer discourage underwriting of such projects
New Lloyd’s boss signals shift on insuring fossil fuels
Patrick Tiernan says market will no longer discourage underwriting of such projects, stressing ‘apolitical’ stanceJulia Kollewe (The Guardian)
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Debate Over Key Climate Change Program Continues In Sacramento [California state capital]
Debate Over Key Climate Change Program Continues In Sacramento | KQED
Lawmakers are debating how to extend the state's cap and trade program amid rising energy costs.www.kqed.org
UK government trial of Microsoft's M365 Copilot finds no clear productivity boost
cross-posted from: programming.dev/post/36865760
UK government trial of Microsoft's M365 Copilot finds no clear productivity boost
UK government trial of M365 Copilot finds no clear productivity boost
: AI tech shows promise writing emails or summarizing meetings. Don't bother with anything more complexPaul Kunert (The Register)
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England Trials Smartphone Rail Payment System with Real-Time Phone Location Tracking
cross-posted from: programming.dev/post/36878714
England Trials Smartphone Rail Payment System with Real-Time Phone Location Tracking
Cutting-edge rail ticket technology to be trialled across the Midlands and North
Passengers can sign up for digital rail ticket trials on East Midlands Rail and Northern trains.Department for Transport (GOV.UK)
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England Trials Smartphone Rail Payment System with Real-Time Phone Location Tracking
cross-posted from: programming.dev/post/36878714
England Trials Smartphone Rail Payment System with Real-Time Phone Location Tracking
Cutting-edge rail ticket technology to be trialled across the Midlands and North
Passengers can sign up for digital rail ticket trials on East Midlands Rail and Northern trains.Department for Transport (GOV.UK)
Addressing the unauthorized issuance of multiple TLS certificates for 1.1.1.1
cross-posted from: programming.dev/post/36881324
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- Hacker News.
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Addressing the unauthorized issuance of multiple TLS certificates for 1.1.1.1
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- Hacker News.
:::Addressing the unauthorized issuance of multiple TLS certificates for 1.1.1.1
Unauthorized TLS certificates were issued for 1.1.1.1 by a Certification Authority without permission from Cloudflare. These rogue certificates have now been revoked. Read our blog to see how this could affect you.The Cloudflare Blog
People prefer chatbots when buying embarrassing stuff
cross-posted from: programming.dev/post/36882952
People prefer chatbots when buying embarrassing stuff
Consumers prefer dealing with chatbots over humans when buying ‘embarrassing’ products online
When purchasing “embarrassing” products, consumers would rather engage with a chatbot over another human, even when they are shopping alone ...Notre Dame News
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..... What are they?
At this stage I need to ask a chatbot about what is expensive, but emberassing to buy.
I’m a very anxious person and I kinda liked the Taco Bell AI drive thru thing specifically because it was way less pressure even if it was annoying. There’s plenty of other stuff I simply won’t buy because I don’t want it enough to overcome my anxiety.
If the chatbots are reliable, I’d much prefer them in most shopping scenarios. So this makes sense to me.
Scattered Lapsus$ Hunters Demand Google Fire Security Experts or Face Data Leak
cross-posted from: programming.dev/post/36864966
Scattered Lapsus$ Hunters Demand Google Fire Security Experts or Face Data Leak
Scattered Lapsus$ Hunters Demand Google Fire Security Experts or Face Data Leak
Scattered Lapsus$ Hunters threaten Google, demanding two security experts be fired or they will leak alleged data from ongoing investigations.Waqas (Hack Read)
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Architeuthis
in reply to BlueMonday1984 • • •The common clay of the new west:
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ChatGPT has become worthless
[Business & Professional]
I’m a paid member and asked it to help me research a topic and write a guide and it said it needed days to complete it. That’s a first. Usually it could do this task on the spot.
It missed the first deadline and missed 5 more. 3 weeks went by and it couldn’t get the task done. Went to Claude and it did it in 10 minutes. No idea what is going on with ChatGpt but I cancelled the pay plan.
Anyone else having this kind of issue?
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