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Surprised that nobody asked about their recent purchase of an advertising company.

Google Researchers Now Also Say We All Should Use Their Shit AI Search That Tells Us To Eat Glue

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Belgian Shepherd - Staffordshire Terrier cross would be my guess.

Depends in what field. Proton, at least, doesn’t scan your email contents and metadata to sell it on to advertisers.

https://github.com/vndee/local-talking-llm

Hi. So, not all of the software you use will work on Linux (which btw isn’t a company but to put it simply a family of open source operating systems sharing a common core):

• Affinity don’t offer a Linux version so you will need to try something like WINE to run the Windows versions.

• Blender will defo work, not sure about the others

• Davinci will work, has a Linux version

• VSCode has a Linux version

• File explorers work.

Ubuntu sadly is not what it was.

I’d suggest Pop_OS or Fedora- I think Fedora used to have a media oriented “Fedora Design Suite” version.

Honestly I don’t mind the price hikes as much as the enshittification of being forced to watch ads again.

Yes. I was wondering about the raw milk issue - if there is an upsurge of H5N1 in cows, possibly without farmers sometimes realising, other times fully knowing but ignoring it for whatever reason, then there will be a surge of H5N1 infections among those drinking unpasteurised milk.

So basically “pasteurisation was found to have worked”.

Well, take your pick: the neighbour’s truck or some light rain

I think the only answer is “Doom”

I am hosting stuff on OVH at the moment. Entry level package is around £1 / mo in the first year.

Why past tense? These remain far more useful than answer phones; or visual voicemail with AI transcription, or whatever. All the info you need, right there. The more I pay for digital services the more I am learning to appreciate how effective these are. Basically we are spending a fortune in development to replicate exactly these.

And here was I thinking locking up a murderer is for the protection of the public…

Slightly misleading title, I was surprised that the Russians advanced to Kyiv with 36 tanks.

Well? Did it work?

Here’s what they wrote to users in an email:

To our amazing Affinity community,

Today marks a momentous new chapter in our journey together.

I am thrilled to announce that Affinity is joining the Canva family.

This is a moment of great excitement, anticipation, and profound gratitude for all of you who have been part of our story so far.

We know that those of you who’ve put your faith in Affinity, some since we launched our very first Mac app, will have questions about what this means for the future of our products. Since the inception of Affinity, our mission has been to empower creatives with tools that unleash their full potential, fostering a community where innovation and artistry flourish. We’ve worked tirelessly to challenge the status quo, delivering professional-grade creative software that is both accessible and affordable.

None of that changes today.

Etc.

The last word is what I am really worried about: today. It doesn’t change today, but what about 6 months from now?

This is a really really worrying development. The best selling point of Affinity products was the lack of subscription. I am convinced this will be the end of owning or software. I abandoned Adobe for a reason, I will be sad to abandon this excellent piece of software when the subscription model comes in.

Now you put it that way… 😃