Bits

A helpful look at some self-hosted #foss #saas alternatives https://tedium.co/2023/03/04/self-hosted-saas-app-alternatives/

“It’s unclear where the scammers got his voice, although Perkin has posted YouTube videos talking about his snowmobiling hobby. The family has filed a police report with Canada’s federal authorities, Perkin said, but that hasn’t brought the cash back.” https://archive.ph/P6GJP

“a series is made of dedicated games that let visitors freely roam Ancient Greece, Ancient Egypt and the Viking Age to learn more about their history and daily life. Students, teachers, non-gamers, and players can discover these eras at their own pace, or embark on guided tours and stories curated by historians and experts.” #videogames https://www.ubisoft.com/en-us/game/assassins-creed/discovery-tour

“Of course, authorship right may be the least of our worries.” #coding #ai https://hackaday.com/2023/03/08/will-a-i-steal-all-the-code-and-take-all-the-jobs/

“What they were using, instead, was cutting-edge #AI backed by PhDs in literature.” https://www.nplusonemag.com/issue-44/essays/human_fallback/

An open source tape echo effect for guitars/vocals built from a cheap portable cassette player and 3D printed parts. https://hackaday.io/project/181052-janky-tape-echo

Sound & Music

The magic of Eurorack and ChatGPT #synth https://medium.com/@gbraakman/the-magic-of-eurorack-and-chatgtp-8e8144a6a1d5

“Imagine, now, a world in which we can reconcile our conception of art so that the artists that we adore aren’t outlaws for making the music we love.” #hiphop #copyright https://slate.com/culture/2023/03/de-la-soul-streaming-legalize-sampling-rap.html

Am I gonna lose myself again?
Am I gonna lose myself again?
I quite like the person that I am
Am I gonna lose myself again?
https://juliajacklin.bandcamp.com/track/i-was-neon

Politics & Economics

..places with the highest drug addiction rates, highest severe mental illness rates, highest poverty rates, most generous welfare benefits, and the nicest weather don’t have the most homelessness. Places with the highest housing costs do. #housing https://archive.ph/iSael

“The primary reason for our stalled progress on poverty reduction has to do with the fact that we have not confronted the unrelenting exploitation of the poor in the labor, housing and financial markets.” https://archive.ph/UupBG