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  • From Bing originally. It carries a CC license.

    I prompted, edited (like extra ears, strange helmet accessories, logos being off), printed, assembled, and added/changed details once it was glued to a board.

    I've given up on trying to decide if AI images are mine. Otherwise, have at it.

  • I didn't need a study to tell me that. See, back in 'nam there were no studies, no lettuce, no cars. We did what we did and we knew what we knew.

  • To be pedantic, all other things being equal, like quantity sold. Riiiiiight?

  • hahaha - I'm following the FAFO method to musical education right now, and this advice is reassuring.

  • No Stupid Questions @lemmy.world
    ilex @lemmy.world

    What does "D M F# m/5+" mean?

    I'm fooling around with notation software that will label chords. I input a D major chord, and it offers to also label it also as F# m/5+. F# minor but then /5+?

  • Well, its most of the normal music and then a bunch of pirated music. It's like YT music but with a better "Start Radio" button.

  • Soundcloud might be an alternative worth looking into. For the music I tend to search for, I find I'm more likely to find it on Soundcloud, and it can take years to migrate from SC to YTM.

    While YTM and SC were both $10, putting up with the worse platform was a reasonable price for no YT ads. Now that the grandfathering is ending and the price is jumping to $14, for US folks, I'm feeling the pressure to migrate.

  • Spotify has invested significant $$ in upgrading their platform.

    YTM lets you access user-uploaded content. With that comes more in the way of remixes and Indy artists. The platform itself is pretty dogshit, though.

  • Your mileage may vary coming up in December. The $10 crew in the US will see a 40% increase at or near the end of the year. Grandfathering is going away.

    This brings the cost of Google's video/music service to match Amazon's video/music service. Are those services of the same quality?

    Soundcloud ($10) Is the real competitor to YT-Music in my book. Both benefit from user-generated and user-uploaded content. While there is crossover, I have found more tracks on Soundcloud that aren't on YT than the other way around.

  • The article became increasingly redundant as it continued. The crux seems to be Google isn't their employer. These workers work for a subcontractor, Cognizant. Cognizant performs services for YouTube Music.

    Cognizant is refusing to bargain citing the ongoing relevant litigation* between its employees and Google.

    • I'm not sure what the legal process is called for union claims.

    Some of the employees are striking for 1 day.

  • I don't understand your comment. To put it another way, vaccine was less bad than covid. Or Covid was worse than the vaccine. Do you still object with the simplified phrasing?

  • Agreed. I misremembered what the issue was. It's been a second.

    The issue was balancing risk of serious side effect versus risk of serious complication.

  • There were side effects that were serious. The vaccines and boosters effected different age groups differently. Some age groups were more likely to develop serious side effects.

    Covid effected different age groups differently. Some age groups were more likely to develop serious complications.

    In the instances where the risk of serious side effect was more likely than the risk of serious complication, at least one of the boosters was more likely to be bad for the patient.

    If it is more likely to cause harm, I can understand not wanting to take that version.

    My point is it's ok to refuse medicine based on medical evidence.

  • Forgive my ignorance on the subject. Instead of reading studies directly, I used the opinions of doctors quoting studies to inform my opinions. If memory serves, for the first booster, it was more likely that young men would develop serious complications from the vaccine booster than if they developed covid instead. I think they were heart complications.

    So if a drug is shown to be more detrimental than helpful, why is it bad to refuse it, or ask for a different drug, or for more investigation?

  • I didn't refuse the vaccine. Get the fuck out of here.

    E: And all evidence didn't show it was safe. There were risks. In the case of the vaccine itself, iirc, the risks of serious side effect were less than the risk of serious complication from covid. The primary 2-stage vaccine is a good call.

    I did refuse a particular booster because the available data on it showed for my demographic the risks outweighed the potential gains; it was more likely to harm me than help me.

  • No Stupid Questions @lemmy.world
    ilex @lemmy.world

    ELI5: What is scat? The internet one.

    I have a feeling it isn't related to a fun musical style or animal poo. I also get the feeling I don't want to Google it. Can I get an explanation fit for a 5 year old, in tone and verbiage.

    E: Answered. Gross.

    No Stupid Questions @lemmy.world
    ilex @lemmy.world

    What's good in small concentrations, but lethal in higher? What's a glaring red flag you're encroaching on a lethal concentration?

    Like Fluoride or Oxygen.

    No Stupid Questions @lemmy.world
    ilex @lemmy.world

    What is a wandering minstrel-cum-clown? Does Russia still have them?

    No Stupid Questions @lemmy.world
    ilex @lemmy.world

    Fellow Motörheads, what are we called as a group?

    Lemmy.world Support @lemmy.world
    ilex @lemmy.world

    Did everything just taste purple for a second? (lemmy.world - 404)

    Did we do the thing?

    Showerthoughts @lemmy.world
    ilex @lemmy.world

    *****'s API change talk feels similar to the Y2K scare.

    I think we can defederate that company's name from our personal vocabulary instances.

    New Communities @lemmy.world
    ilex @lemmy.world

    Lemmy'rotica - A sensual and erotic page dedicated to the Lemmy doodle ( The com isNSFW, this post is not)

    Link 1: Lemmy'rotica

    Link 2: Lemmy'rotica

    No Stupid Questions @lemmy.world
    ilex @lemmy.world

    How do we talk about the Lemmy Doodle? Is it a mascot? Is it a lemming or a rat or a lemur? Does it have a name?

    Lemmy's search widget isn't working for me. Google produced these questions, but asked a year ago. No consensus was reached then.

    Mildly Infuriating @lemmy.world
    ilex @lemmy.world

    Whatever Lemmy glitch is gaslighting me on what numbers I just read.

    Top 1-4, the score would change when I stopped looking at it. Either by scrolling to the comments or tabbing between windows.

    5 is a refresh.

    This thing where Lemmy has me second guess myself is maddening.

    No Stupid Questions @lemmy.world
    ilex @lemmy.world

    What are websockets and how did Lemmy .17 use them to keep me up-to-date on the latest in sports entertainment?

    y'know with the whole random sports redirects

    Mildly Infuriating @lemmy.world
    ilex @lemmy.world

    Whatever Lemmy glitch is sending me to random sports posts

    Just so happens to have been for a Mildly Infuriating post this time.

    I hit back and then forward, and I was directed to the right post.

    I went searching. Apparently it's getting patched in the next update "real soon." https://lemmy.world/post/15786

    No Stupid Questions @lemmy.world
    ilex @lemmy.world

    Is Lemmy more likely to succeed than Voat? Why or why not?

    I don't remember what caused the Voat's origin, except it involved Reddit HQ. And then it went under in 2020.

    What's different about this time and with Lemmy to make it a feasible alternative to Reddit? Is it random chance?