Author Archives: David K.

You’ll Own Nothing, and Be Happy

Posted on March 13, 2024 by David K.

If you’re wondering why house prices have DOUBLED in the past few years, this is why: private equity. That is, large investment groups, like Blackrock and Vanguard, which own substantial stakes in nearly EVERY US corporation.   These firms are … Continue reading →

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Pluralistic: You can’t shop your way out of a monopoly (05 Mar 2024) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow

Posted on March 6, 2024 by David K.

That’s why the only serious competitor to Google is Bing, another Big Tech company (Bing is also the primary source of results on Duckduckgo, which is why DDG sometimes makes exceptions for Microsoft’s privacy-invading tracking): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DuckDuckGo#Controversies Google tells us that … Continue reading →

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An Extra 5 Weeks of Pain

Posted on March 1, 2024 by David K.

Jumping into the middle of the story, I tried cortisone injections to help with my chronic pain, but they only seem to have made things worse. A friend at church gave me a whole new approach to try, but I … Continue reading →

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Programming Language Gatekeeping

Posted on March 1, 2024 by David K.

Great. Just, great. Programming language gatekeeping, from the government. As if “the government” knows anything about anything, let alone technology created in the last 50 years, let alone programming languages specifically. This guy gets it. As usual, it’s governmental interference … Continue reading →

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Ex-Call of Duty Black Ops designer starts new studio BulletFarm – Polygon

Posted on February 29, 2024 by David K.

BulletFarm is developing a “new and ambitious AAA game, built in Unreal Engine 5 and set in an original universe with an emphasis on co-operative gameplay,” according to a news release. BulletFarm and parent company NetEase Games say the new … Continue reading →

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Reddit Knows Programmers

Posted on February 26, 2024 by David K.

I “use” Reddit to look at subs for ESO and Fallout 76. That’s it. When I’m bored, I sometimes click over to the “popular” tab, and just have a look. It’s more of an anthropological experiment than an interest in … Continue reading →

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AI can now master your music—and it does shockingly well | Ars Technica

Posted on February 24, 2024 by David K.

A few weeks after our conversation, Apple released version 10.8 of Logic Pro, its flagship digital audio workstation (DAW) and the big sibling to GarageBand. Stuffed inside the update was Mastering Assistant, Apple’s own take on AI-powered mastering. If you … Continue reading →

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A lone scientist descending into the radioactive darkness of Chernobyl in 1986

Posted on February 6, 2024 by David K.

This is him now. Feel old yet?

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EXCLUSIVE | Microsoft plans Starfield launch for PlayStation 5

Posted on February 5, 2024 by David K.

According to sources, we understand that currently Microsoft are planning a launch for Starfield on PlayStation 5 post the release of the already announced “Shattered Space” expansion for Xbox and PC, which is on target to arrive at some point … Continue reading →

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We Want Your Soul

Posted on February 2, 2024 by David K.

No notes. It definitely helps that the song itself is a banger.

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