{"id":3194,"date":"2023-05-07T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-05-07T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/networkeffects.ca\/?p=3194"},"modified":"2026-05-20T11:34:47","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T19:34:47","slug":"href-weekly-apr30-may06-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/networkeffects.ca\/?p=3194","title":{"rendered":"href weekly | Apr30-May06 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"
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This wasn\u2019t a decision driven by profit. It was a generous and enthusiastic vote of confidence in the global ambitions of the web. https:\/\/thehistoryoftheweb.com\/postscript\/the-webs-most-important-decision\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

TANGO is a latent diffusion model #ldm<\/a> for text-to-audio #tta<\/a> generation. TANGO can generate realistic audios including human sounds, animal sounds, natural and artificial sounds and sound effects from textual prompts. https:\/\/huggingface.co\/spaces\/declare-lab\/tango<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

#udl<\/a> #accessibility<\/a> bad closed captions can be entertaining, but they can be serious, too, because captions are a critical tool for lots of lots of people. There are the people learning a new language, the easily confused, and of course captions are essential for people who are Deaf or hard-of-hearing. In the US, that\u2019s about 15% of the population. https:\/\/99percentinvisible.org\/episode\/craptions\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The internet was supposed to have pockets, to have enchanting forests you could stumble into and dark ravines you knew better than to enter. The internet was supposed to be a place of opportunity, not just for profit but for surprise and connection and delight. https:\/\/defector.com\/the-internet-isnt-meant-to-be-so-small<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The companies that manufacture televisions call this \u201cpost-purchase monetization,\u201d and it means they can sell TVs almost at cost and still make money over the long term by sharing viewing data. https:\/\/archive.ph\/rKxOm<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sound & Music<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

All in this pleasant evening together come as we,
For the summer springs so fresh and green and gay,
We’ll tell you of a blossom and of buds on every tree,
Drawing near to the merry month of May.
#mayday<\/a>
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Politics & Economics<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

You Are Here<\/a> via: https:\/\/nitter.net\/LibertyCappy\/status\/1652919529339584512#m<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Metaverse in Janky Capitalism https:\/\/dis.art<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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