Mihies
@Mihies@programming.dev
- Comment on ‘Death to Spotify’: the DIY movement to get artists and fans to quit the music app 2 weeks ago:
Somehow I’m not surprised. They simply don’t care, it seems.
- Comment on ‘Death to Spotify’: the DIY movement to get artists and fans to quit the music app 2 weeks ago:
Sorry, I have no idea, but I see there is a trial option, so I’d say yes to former at least.
- Comment on ‘Death to Spotify’: the DIY movement to get artists and fans to quit the music app 2 weeks ago:
My biggest grip with Tidal is that their catalogue is a mess - albums from same named artists grouped together.
- Comment on ‘Death to Spotify’: the DIY movement to get artists and fans to quit the music app 2 weeks ago:
Try Tidal. At least it pays artists more and has better sound quality. Allegedly. The downside is that their catalogue is more messed up like albums from different same named artists grouped together.
- Comment on Ethical alternatives to Spotify 1 month ago:
Read how the thread started: “Pirate and pay creators directly.” As per your label comment is interesting, it almost sounds like artists are forced to sign an evil label which entire purpose is to screw artists.
- Comment on Ethical alternatives to Spotify 1 month ago:
I have no idea, but if they aren’t, pirating their content is even worse based on criteria here.
- Comment on Ethical alternatives to Spotify 1 month ago:
That’s the standard, yes. And the solution is to pirate their music instead? But seriously, why do they even bother with labels then? Don’t get me wrong, I’d like for them to be better paid and for streaming services to allocate bigger cut to them, however, piracy doesn’t help with this at all. Usually it’s just an average Joe excuse to not pay anything at all.
- Comment on Ethical alternatives to Spotify 1 month ago:
I assume that depends on the contract they have with their label, but usually it’s a way for them to earn more.
- Comment on Ethical alternatives to Spotify 1 month ago:
It’s not theft obviously, information can be duplicated infinitely at no cost.
Yes it is cheaply duplicated, but you have no rights to duplicate it when this is not allowed. Do you think artists are not entitled to a wage though? Should the live by the mercy of fans?
- Comment on Ethical alternatives to Spotify 1 month ago:
Call it whatever you want, you don’t have rights to get it unless its through a legal way.
- Comment on Ethical alternatives to Spotify 1 month ago:
“I think that something has to be cheaper or have a different business model” doesn’t give me rights to steal it.
- Comment on Ethical alternatives to Spotify 1 month ago:
Sure, but that doesn’t give you rights to pirate their music, does it? There is also the problem who gets paid what when you buy their merch.
- Comment on Ethical alternatives to Spotify 1 month ago:
You realize that bands have by their choice a contract with a label which in turn provides services to them (bands without a label don’t count since they would sell their music themselves)? If the band sells their music directly is one thing, but what you’re suggesting is simply wrong. Also donations are not meant as a mean of purchasing stuff. 🤷♂️
- Comment on Ethical alternatives to Spotify 1 month ago:
Pirate and pay creators directly.
How does that even work?
- Comment on Massive Leak Shows How a Chinese Company Is Exporting the Great Firewall to the World 1 month ago:
I would be surprised if Western countries aren’t interested.
- Comment on Bluesky now platform of choice for science community 2 months ago:
That’s the usual excuse, but at what price? 🤷♂️
- Comment on Bluesky now platform of choice for science community 2 months ago:
But why? Of all people I’d expect scientists to have learned the lesson of Twitter and embrace fediverse 🤷♂️
- Comment on Ollama bug allows drive-by attacks - patch now 2 months ago:
It’s always ‘rising the bar’. I guess running it as non admin in a container shouldn’t be too shabby.
- Comment on China is about to launch SSDs so small you insert them like a SIM card 2 months ago:
SSDs have controllers that help mitigating storage issues whereas SD cards are dumb.
- Comment on Stellantis abandons hydrogen fuel cell development 3 months ago:
Theoretically one can slap a shit ton of solar panels to produce H2 with excess energy. Not very efficient, but still very green.
- Comment on Fairphone 6 Teardown: Proof Phones Don’t Have to Be Disposable 3 months ago:
Yep, I have a pixel 6a and will never buy a Pixel again because of this battery clusterfuck
- Comment on Discussion: Cybertruck involved in attempted bombing in Las Vegas auto-locked after explosion 9 months ago:
Yep, combine it with really resistant glasses to achieve even better trap.
- Comment on Why the Guardian is no longer posting on X 11 months ago:
I guess it does…but only when you’re two years late to quit 🤷♂️
- Comment on MacBook Air OLED's 2027 Upgrade Is Delayed Due to Concerns—Too Expensive for the Lineup? 11 months ago:
Like more than additional storage and memory prices?
- Comment on Passwords have problems, but passkeys have more 1 year ago:
Yeah, both feels like password manager issues. Which one do you use?
- Comment on Is Lemmy an effective alternative to Reddit? 1 year ago:
Mostly agree with what others said, it’s fine for me.
Perhaps just a subjective opinion that isn’t bound to technology - I find moderators much more trigger happy when it comes to deletion and even banning.
- Comment on Passwords have problems, but passkeys have more 1 year ago:
What’s the problem with combination of manager and passkeys?