MSids

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[–] MSids@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 2 years ago

Vimeo is not for the same purpose. It's more B2B. I read somewhere that after a certain threshold they start billing you for views.

[–] MSids@lemmy.sdf.org 9 points 2 years ago

I'm into it. All of the news is bad news for him and I love it. It's like a house burning for a year and I just like checking in on it every few days.

[–] MSids@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 2 years ago

Version 4 has been a decent upgrade. I still have some gripes with the overall behavior and interface, but it's very capable software.

With the exception of AI Denoise the AI stuff is of little interest to me. I got in on the Kickstarter for Abode and am hoping that will be a suitable paid alternative.

[–] MSids@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Just curious, what are the biggest features that you feel Darktable lacks? I use it occasionally but haven't noticed any huge gaps from LR.

[–] MSids@lemmy.sdf.org 7 points 2 years ago

I heard about the bill a few weeks ago on The Daily. Shortly after I was on LinkedIn and noticed that some of the devs from my company and a company that mine contracts with would only list a last initial. It made me wonder if the reason for that was because of caste discrimination.

[–] MSids@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 2 years ago

I have no complaints. It's nearly perfect device to me.

[–] MSids@lemmy.sdf.org 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Sorry, but Elon is about 40 billion in the red compared to this guy so I think he's got Unity bosses beat by a lot.

[–] MSids@lemmy.sdf.org 4 points 2 years ago

I agree with the other commenter that it sounds a bit like the Fediverse. It's interesting to think about. I think part of what draws people to any messaging platform is continuity with the other services on the platform. The actual messaging experience can be duplicated or exceeded by anyone, like how RCS has made the humble text message more powerful and compatible than anyone at Apple could comprehend.

With this idea, would any messaging platform that became ultra successful be then required to allow other platforms to message their users? Which platforms are allowed? How is spam managed? What about special privacy features like what's built in to Signal or Telegram? How do the platforms manage linking to content embedded in other parts of the platform (think Instagram posts/reels/messenger).

There are a lot of difficult issues to work out.

[–] MSids@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 2 years ago

Well, all sewer water requires treatment before it's used again but this water doesn't go into the sewer, it's evaporative cooling so it goes into the air.

[–] MSids@lemmy.sdf.org 12 points 2 years ago

No shit, it's the monopoly game all over again. I worked for a local provider for 4 years in engineering. I would personally like to see greater restrictions on ISP M&As, investor ownership of communication providers, and media company owners of communication providers.

At my company, we were purchased by another provider that had mismanaged themselves to the brink of bankruptcy only to be saved by some investors at the last second. Our staff was cut by about half. A year or so after that we were bought by the biggest bunch of soulless monsters I've ever worked with. From there the company went growth-by-acquisition crazy, purchasing every Mom and Pop provider they could get their hands on.

Years later I was working an IP address consolidation project when I came across an FCC filing from the late 90s written by former management at my original company asking the FCC to reject the GTE purchases that resulted in Verizon as we know it today. I was amazed, and also saddened. It was all coming true.

[–] MSids@lemmy.sdf.org 28 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Although I agree with you that the headphone jack should be brought back, I dont think it's fair to say they're forcing you into their ecosystem.

Apple making apple watches only work with iPhones is forcing you into their ecosystem, but with this phone you can use any Bluetooth headphones.

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