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Spotify and several major record labels, including UMG, Sony, and Warner, secured a $322 million default judgment against the unknown operators of Anna's Archive. The shadow library failed to appear in court and briefly released millions of tracks that were scraped from Spotify via BitTorrent. In addition to the monetary penalty, a permanent injunction required domain registrars and other parties to suspend the site's domain names.

The one who may not have gotten his seat at all if it wasn't for progress, blasts progress.

Clarence "Steven Candie" Thomas, raper of Anita Hill...

Wie es zu so einer ungewöhnlichen Entwicklung kommt? Nun, in der Druckindustrie häufen sich offenbar Insolvenzen (Warum eigentlich?)

Aber offensichtlich können nicht nur amerikanische Big Tech Unternehmen, sondern auch deutsche Maschinenbauer Kursfeuerwerke zünden...

We open sourced Voiden a few months ago: an offline API tool where API requests live as executable Markdown and are versioned in Git. We wanted to build something that combines the power and flexibility of Obsidian-style files with the simplicity of curl.

The basic idea of Voiden is that instead of being static forms, API requests are composed by using blocks (endpoint, auth, params, body). Blocks that you can add, reuse, override, and stitch together across files (more like functions than requests).

Most of the feedback, requests and contributions that we have gotten since Open Sourcing, have been around defining workflows, chaining requests, scripting them, and structuring everything in reusable .void files.

These are some of the key highlights that I wanted to share:

-- Real scripting, (instead of sandboxes): In most API tools scripting lives in a constrained JS sandbox, an environment that doesn't take advantage of powerful runtimes that might be available locally for a developer. The biggest limitation here is the assumption that the tool should define the runtime. Voiden runs fully locally, so this allows you to just run your scripts with actual runtimes (JS, Python, shell, with support for others being added).

-- Multiple requests per file (mini workflows): Allowing multiple requests in a single .void file turned out to be surprisingly useful. Instead of scattering related requests, you can group them naturally: an order flow (create - pay - confirm), or a full CRUD cycle in one place. The file effectively becomes an executable flow: run one request, or the entire sequence end-to-end. And since Voiden is executable Markdown, docs and tests are in the same .void file that can be organised better, preventing duplication and drift.

-- Stitch (composable workflows across files): Instead of a single large collection, workflows (“Stitch”) are built from .void files that you can combine across scenarios. You define small flows (auth, setup, CRUD, etc.) and stitch them together into larger workflows, without duplication. This is just the first version of this capability, we still have a lot to do here.

-- Agents :The file-based, local-first model also works well with agents. Since Voiden has a built-in terminal and uses Markdown, we added “skills” so that Claude and Codex agents can work directly with .void files (using your own subscriptions).

We also published an SDK for community plugins, and made improvements to performance, reliability, and DX (keyboard-first), with careful attention to performance given the Electron base

Looking for feedback and suggestions.

Github : https://github.com/VoidenHQ/voiden

Download : https://voiden.md/download

Latest Lemmy discussion : https://lemmy.world/post/43922166

Washington (United States) (AFP) – YouTube has terminated a channel belonging to a pro-Iran group producing viral Lego-themed AI videos that ridicule US President Donald Trump, the Google-owned platform said Wednesday, sparking online criticism.

Explosive Media, a group of pro-Tehran creators that describes itself as independent but is widely suspected of ties to the Iranian government, has gained internet notoriety during the US-Iran war for animation videos that have racked up millions of views.

"We terminated the channel for violating our spam, deceptive practices and scams policies," a YouTube spokesman told AFP, without elaborating.

The channel was suspended on March 27, he added.

Explosive Media was still posting videos mocking the US war effort on other tech platforms, including the Elon Musk-owned X and Telegram.

Meta-owned Instagram also took down the group's account, US media reported, but another account under its name was still active on Wednesday.

Meta did not respond to AFP's request for comment.

Lashing out at YouTube, Explosive Media wrote on X: "Seriously! Are our LEGO-style animations actually violent?"

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Great news! hat a relief!

Today's game is Halo 2. All my friends have been busy with their fancy shmancy Tomodachi Life 2 that they bought. So i've been left alone. So what better to do when left alone than play Halo 2? I played the first 3 levels, and when i got too the 3rd one i decided too take the Gauss Hog up too the roof and ramp off it too get on the Scarab with it. It ended up taking multiple attempt but i pulled it off. I ended up getting it all the way too that T-Shaped hallway before getting stuck. Leaving Sgt. Stacker behind i went on my own and killed the last Elite that was blocking my way.

If you notice i'm playing at a low resolution, that's because i decided too play at the OG xbox resolution. I even went in and limited the FPS too 30 FPS. I have a old VGA monitor i would have even hooked it up too but currently i don't have a GPU that can do VGA nor do i have an adapter. I do think i want too see if it's possible too get an ancient one on my system though just too use with that monitor for retro games.

I'm gonna keep this short because it's Halo 2 and i've said lots about it before, but it really is a pretty game. It feels like a balance between CE and 3. CE is stellar gameplay, while 3 is all hype epic moments. This strikes a nice balance of both. It does feel as if it loses a bit of CE's "Acid trip" feel, but i think that serves too accentuate CE's vibe more and make it unique. 2 Feels as if it's trying to be an epic movie and i love it for that. It embodies what i think of when i think Xbox.

ETSI’s Response to the EuropeanCommission’s Proposal for theCybersecurity Act 2

European standardisation should continue to foster a level playing field based on the merit of technical contributions. Any restriction should only be assessed on a case-by-case basis, subject to adequate coordination and applied in a proportionate manner and without prejudice to the WTO/TBT principles. Governing principles such as openness, impartiality, consensus and independence from special interests, must be preserved in order to maintain the integrity of the European Standardisation System. Unrestricted participation would safeguard the neutrality and trustworthiness of the European standardisation system, while ensuring the global relevance of standards developed in Europe

Hopefully this is readable. This is my favorite episode of this comic; it has a followup, which I'll link below, if you're interested.

Source

Followup 'Big Jack 2'

cross-posted from : https://lemmy.zip/post/62636561

Das Wichtigste:
🟢 Orbáns Rücktritt lässt Janša ohne seinen wichtigsten europäischen Verbündeten zurück.
🟢 Den ungarischen EVP-Abgeordneten bleibt das Rederecht weiterhin verwehrt.
🟢 Exklusiv: Geheimdienstbericht deckt Hisbollah-Finanzierung über den Iran und geheime Netzwerke auf

Ground News as a Concept I've always found Great! In Execution it has always been subpar tho, especially in regards to European Coverage. Understandable given that its American based and thusly Caters to Americans first and foremost.

Then there is also their Annoying and hidden use of AI. Those Bullet Point that give a quick run down of a Story? AI, even if they seemingly intentionally don't mention it. Issues and Obvious errors are Abundant there, making Ground News for Quick look ups of storys Simply Unreliable and Untrustworthy. In general thier AI Coverage seems to be quite Biased to Positivity, though at this point I may just be Gaslighting myself on that...

So what European Alternative are there to Ground News, if any at all?

cross-posted from : https://lemmy.zip/post/62636561