Futurology
AI Companies Running Out of Training Data After Burning Through Entire Internet
mPony 6 months ago • 92%
In other news, the world's wealthiest people are running out of money after burning through the entire planet. Sources say one of the world's multi-billionaires purchased a law firm that was in bed with the RIAA roughly 10-15 years ago when music piracy was supposedly costing more money than the GDP of all the peoples of the world, combined. "The Owners" (as they have recently rebranded) have decided to collect on this unpaid debt from every living soul, and from all the multinational companies who have been long-established as having no living souls whatsoever. A nameless, faceless, pitiless representative was quoted as saying: "Resistance... is futile. Your life, as it has been, is over. From this time forward, you will service... us."
mPony 6 months ago • 100%
true, but if it was on any other network it would probably have been cancelled after season 3.
Hello again Kbin! If you're here in the Microblog you're probably looking for something cool to listen to. I may have just the thing. Have a listen to my band: The Three Leonards. We do jazz-pop covers; familiar, yet novel. Sometimes cool and dark, sometimes even a bit silly. It's fun for the ears. [https://songwhip.com/thethreeleonards/the-three-leonards](https://songwhip.com/thethreeleonards/the-three-leonards) [https://open.spotify.com/album/6PeAKUuaWNsahiq5AmhC1t](https://open.spotify.com/album/6PeAKUuaWNsahiq5AmhC1t) [https://www.deezer.com/us/album/494424571](https://www.deezer.com/us/album/494424571) [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VRdLFYbjGFo&list=PLMCitWcK1SQmov5kkUO2lf8jdlCYd1GML](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VRdLFYbjGFo&list=PLMCitWcK1SQmov5kkUO2lf8jdlCYd1GML) [\#music](https://kbin.social/tag/music)
mPony 7 months ago • 100%
If you liked The Time Traveler's Wife then keep an eye out for Journeyman. It also only had one season, was also very Time-travely. Still worth watching.
mPony 7 months ago • 100%
Still worth watching, for sure. I really wish they'd done another season.
mPony 7 months ago • 100%
Oddly enough, Travelers was cancelled by ShowCase after 2 seasons. Netflix picked up the show and gave them another season, so they had a chance to wrap up the story.
Travelers is a gem. People should watch it.
mPony 7 months ago • 100%
Resident Alien is a delight. So much fun.
mPony 7 months ago • 100%
Dark Skies. Slow Horses. Scott Pilgrim.
mPony 7 months ago • 100%
Season 2 is SO MUCH better than season 1. I'm glad they ignored the bullying online and kept making the show.
mPony 7 months ago • 100%
Resident alien is so great
mPony 7 months ago • 100%
if you're thinking of music from diamond commercials, it might be Spring by Vivaldi
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Hello Beehaw. It's a beautiful Saturday morning. If your Saturday morning isn't beautiful yet, bring some beauty to your ears with our jazzy version of Rihanna's "Umbrella". Dan's voice is like butter on this one, and yes that's also him on his acoustic guitar. So much Dan: So much love. We hope this brings you a smile.
Television
The Truth Behind Max’s Cancellation Spree
mPony 8 months ago • 100%
yeah but the trashy faked reality nonsense isn't what they've been cancelling. They killed 2 of my favourite shows, the jerks.
mPony 8 months ago • 100%
Bob Jones called this out MONTHS ago. I guess now we know why the right wing keeps screaming for CBC to be de-funded.
Technology
*Permanently Deleted*
mPony 8 months ago • 100%
they seemed to be leaking in from one particular instance I was subbed to. I unsubbed from that instance before coffee this morning and now I can't even remember which one it was, so I'm seeing fewer of them, at least.
Technology
AI Companies Lose $190 Billion After Dismal Financial Reports
mPony 8 months ago • 100%
That nice lady is in the Beacon 23 show.
Technology
AI Companies Lose $190 Billion After Dismal Financial Reports
mPony 8 months ago • 100%
I thought the mood was that everything should be monopolized by the super rich.
Technology
AI Companies Lose $190 Billion After Dismal Financial Reports
mPony 8 months ago • 66%
23 skidoo
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Hello fellow Fediverse people. I am in a band called The Three Leonards. We perform pop songs (familiar and obscure) in a cool jazzy style that might remind you of artists like Leonard Cohen, Nick Cave, and/or Tom Waits. Why do we do this? Because we are passionate about music, but mostly because it's super fun to do. I mean, who hasn't thought: "Gee I wonder what [Toxic](https://songwhip.com/thethreeleonards/toxic) would sound like if Leonard Cohen did a version of it?" I know I have. Doesn't that sound fun?
LGBTQ+
Ncuti Gatwa’s Doctor is queer and other things we learned in Doctor Who’s Christmas special
mPony 8 months ago • 100%
kilts are awesome
World News
Clean coal to play key role in decarbonisation
mPony 8 months ago • 100%
Lead is 100% natural. so is Cadmium! it's a part of this nutritious breakfast.
Technology
Florida House of Representatives approves bill to ban social media for kids under 16
mPony 8 months ago • 75%
spot-on observation. always follow the money
mPony 8 months ago • 100%
they used the phrase "freeze in the dark" again, eh? Man they know how to hold on to a grudge for well over a generation.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Energy_Program#Legacy_and_Western_alienation
Television
2024 Critics Choice Awards: 'The Bear' & 'Succession' Win Best Comedy & Drama Series; 'Beef' Wins Best Limited Series
mPony 8 months ago • 100%
The Bear is not a comedy. It's been nominated as a comedy because it would lose to Succession.
Technology
None of these people exist, but you can buy their books on Amazon anyway
mPony 8 months ago • 100%
I keep waiting for Amazon to start generating AI-driven online profiles spouting Ai-driven selling points for AI-generated media.
It's the AI version of "Flood the zone with shit" except the entire internet is The Zone.
Technology
Hackers can infect network-connected wrenches to install ransomware
mPony 8 months ago • 100%
this is the "can it run DOOM" of manufacturing
mPony 8 months ago • 100%
Those jerks. This show had such heart, characters you could personally invest in, gentle pacing, a real throwback to classic TV. Why do they keep doing this?
Technology
Elon Musk’s ironic bot army exposed
mPony 8 months ago • 90%
well the artwork undeniably is.
but the point stands: obvious Xitter bot army is obvious.
Technology
"Did you realize that we live in a reality where SciHub is illegal, and OpenAI is not?"
mPony 8 months ago • 100%
what's this? an anti-corporate message that sneers at cable TV companies??? CANCEL THAT SHOW!!!
that show was so amazingly prescient: the theme of the first episode was how advertising literally kills its viewers and the news covers things up. No wonder they didn't get renewed. ;)
Television
Jeremy Allen White Wins Best Comedy Actor for ‘The Bear’ at the Golden Globes
mPony 9 months ago • 100%
If they'd nominated the show as a Drama it would have lost everything to Succession.
Television
Jeremy Allen White Wins Best Comedy Actor for ‘The Bear’ at the Golden Globes
mPony 9 months ago • 100%
well at least now we know what it takes to find The Bear funny.
Technology
Apple pays out over claims it deliberately slowed down iPhones - BBC News
mPony 9 months ago • 60%
allow me to rebut:
It feels like in most cases Apple is saying "I can do whatever the fuck I want and you won't remember a goddamn thing", like the lovely lady in that movie Memento.
Apple had a new phone out, they pushed a software update to slow down the old phones, and didn't tell anyone they did it: end of story. I remember the very day this happened, no word of a lie. For it to take this goddamn long to actually be financially accountable for doing this is a crime unto itself.
Technology
How to Use Social Media as an Artist Without Destroying Your Soul - StayGrounded.online
mPony 9 months ago • 86%
I wish I'd read this article before Social Media destroyed my soul. Oh well.
and hey, seeing as the soulless need music now more than ever: go listen to my band's second album! https://songwhip.com/thethreeleonards Even if your soul has also been lost to Social Media I'm sure there will be something you enjoy.
See? Only a soulless artist would plug their art this shamelessly. :)
mPony 9 months ago • 100%
"Space Doggity" by Jonathan Coulton still gets me. It's about Laika, the first dog in space. Also the first dog to not come back from space. Jonathan is a particularly genius songwriter and this one does not disappoint.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YEXqLkj9J10
mPony 9 months ago • 100%
Why Should I Cry For You is both beautiful and pleasant and ruinous
Our second album was released a week ago and we are already still not famous. Somehow. That will change once someone who picks songs for TV shows hears one of our mind-melting jazz-pop covers and is compelled to use it as an end-credit song. When that day comes, jeepers, it's gonna get wild. The Three Leonards (self-titled) (FFO Leonard Cohen, Nick Cave, Tom Waits) [https://songwhip.com/thethreeleonards/the-three-leonards](https://songwhip.com/thethreeleonards/the-three-leonards) [\#OC](https://kbin.social/tag/OC) [#music](https://kbin.social/tag/music) [#indie](https://kbin.social/tag/indie) [#BritneySpears](https://kbin.social/tag/BritneySpears) [#toxic](https://kbin.social/tag/toxic) [#yeswedidacoverofToxicanditrocks](https://kbin.social/tag/yeswedidacoverofToxicanditrocks)
Technology
With AI scraping everything, would it make sense to add copyright notices to comments on the fediverse? CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 Deed
mPony 9 months ago • 83%
This reminds me of the posts people used to make on FaceBook where they'd post a paragraph of text specifically denying FB/Meta the right to do anything with their personal data. It's well-intentioned, but it may not persuade a bot to ignore what you write.
Australia
Migrants scapegoated as cause of Australia’s housing crisis a ‘disturbing’ trend, advocates say
mPony 9 months ago • 100%
Articles mentioning immigrants and "the housing crisis" have been all over Canadian media for well over a year. And by Canadian media I mean "U.S. owned media outlets operating within Canada." The narrative has stuck.
Canada
Right-Wing Trolls Are Freaking Out After Learning They Can Get Sued For Calling People 'Groomers' On The Internet
mPony 9 months ago • 100%
about as inspiring as Canadians that WANT to be ruled by American laws.
Technology
None of these anchors are real: Channel 1 plans for AI to generate news, broadcasters
mPony 9 months ago • 100%
it changes things if you've ever wanted to become a new anchor
Technology
None of these anchors are real: Channel 1 plans for AI to generate news, broadcasters
mPony 9 months ago • 100%
pour one out for the kids in the back.
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Our second album of covers, featuring Bette Davis Eyes, Your Woman, Slave To Love, and Toxic by Britney Spears. Feel the love, feel the warmth, feel the fun. Feel The Len.
our second album is finally out! Thanks to all who've shown support to us along the way. Thank you for being cool. The Three Leonards (self-titled) listen here: [https://songwhip.com/thethreeleonards/the-three-leonards](https://songwhip.com/thethreeleonards/the-three-leonards) (FFO Leonard Cohen, Nick Cave, Tom Waits) [\#NewMusicFriday](https://kbin.social/tag/NewMusicFriday) [#indie](https://kbin.social/tag/indie) [#jazz](https://kbin.social/tag/jazz)-pop [#noir](https://kbin.social/tag/noir) [#retro](https://kbin.social/tag/retro) [#music](https://kbin.social/tag/music)
Television
Opinion: Amazon's 'The Tick' Deserves a Third Season
mPony 9 months ago • 100%
I'm looking for something to help with eating my soup. Any advice?
Technology
How many of you actually use the headphone jack on your phone?
mPony 9 months ago • 50%
yes, I use the headphone jack on my phone.
I can't abide the idea of paying extra money for a separate device to plug in headphones to use a phone. That's like forcing people to buy a straw to drink their coffee because they're not allowed to drink it from a cup anymore.
Technology
What Improvements Would You Like To See In Free/Libre, Open Source Music Software?
mPony 9 months ago • 100%
well, as far as "proprietary vs free" software needs, there are very few free vocal tuning ("Auto-tune") VSTs out there. It turns out fixing vocals is pretty important to all kinds of production, it's not just for turning vocalists into robotic auditory paste.
Tuners are just super useful tools to begin with. The math behind recognizing pitch is, evidently, rather tricky. (I have more than one guitar tuner that will take about a half-second to decide that my E string is tuned a little bit low.) So the first step would be writing a pitch detector and getting it to work on a guitar, and a bass guitar, and then a voice.
Once you've got an algorithm for pitch detection working, then you'd need to get it to respond VERY quickly (which would take some next-level cleverness to do.) After that you'd have it analyze an input signal to graph what frequency the signal is at, and then choose which notes those frequencies correspond to. Those notes could probably be stored as MIDI data. By this point you've already achieved a "sing your own MIDI notes" VST, which I've already seen people asking for.
Lastly you'd need editable parameters for each note (or group of notes) to describe how to adjust the pitch from the detected frequency to the desired frequency. One parameter is how quickly it changes the note (which gives that characteristic "robotic" feel that is just pervasive in pop music these days.)
I think this could be a fantastically useful plug-in; it'd certainly be nice to have a useful free alternative for people who can't afford hundreds of dollars of software.
hey folks! The Three Leonards - (I could never be) Your Woman is now streaming on Spotify. [https://open.spotify.com/track/5qQ8IkQUKIns3grux2D3b3?si=8ca8bcb732314351](https://open.spotify.com/track/5qQ8IkQUKIns3grux2D3b3?si=8ca8bcb732314351) Here's to the first 1000 plays: take that, Spotify! Please give us some ear-love and bask in the 1990's glory. [\#OC](https://kbin.social/tag/OC) [\#1990s](https://kbin.social/tag/1990s) [\#EarLove](https://kbin.social/tag/EarLove) [\#3LEN](https://kbin.social/tag/3LEN) [\#playlist](https://kbin.social/tag/playlist) [#music](https://kbin.social/tag/music)
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Our smooth and cool cover of the timeless 90's classic "(I could never be) Your Woman", originally performed by White Town. Now give me back my wah-wah pedal!
The Three Leonards - Bette Davis Eyes [https://open.spotify.com/track/7iprQZWUQ7CmqJmfrSqGm1](https://open.spotify.com/track/7iprQZWUQ7CmqJmfrSqGm1) So if big mean Spotify doesn't want to pay indie artists unless we get 20 streams a month on each song, maybe you can help us get there. And maybe you'll find another favourite song along the way. [\#music](https://kbin.social/tag/music)
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One of our best-received jazz-pop covers so far. [The year ain't over yet, folks.] We hope this brings you a smile, and a swing to your hips if you are so inclined.
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More from our second album. This time it's the 80's pop classic, with a synth-pop twist. Also available on YouTube: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gf5iBmI5pJg](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gf5iBmI5pJg)
The Three Leonards - Bette Davis Eyes [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gf5iBmI5pJg](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gf5iBmI5pJg) [https://open.spotify.com/track/7iprQZWUQ7CmqJmfrSqGm1](https://open.spotify.com/track/7iprQZWUQ7CmqJmfrSqGm1) Another song from our from our second album. This time it's the 80's pop classic, with a synth-pop twist. [\#80s](https://kbin.social/tag/80s) [#Music](https://kbin.social/tag/Music) [#Baritone](https://kbin.social/tag/Baritone)
Here's some new music from (my band) The Three Leonards. It's about surrendering to love even when you know it's not going to be good for you. (Dark, mysterious, smoky, acoustic.) [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xA9Z3TaRdhw](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xA9Z3TaRdhw) [https://open.spotify.com/track/77PLESV4nsc7VDeZ7TaeM5](https://open.spotify.com/track/77PLESV4nsc7VDeZ7TaeM5) [\#music](https://kbin.social/tag/music)
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Surrendering to the darkness of love. I'm not strong enough.
Good morning KBin! Here's our cover of Lovesong, originally by The Cure, performed here by The Three Leonards. We're getting some really positive feedback on this one so far. LMK what you think. [OC] [https://open.spotify.com/track/3RDJKSBD70PZpXY8KS0gsT](https://open.spotify.com/track/3RDJKSBD70PZpXY8KS0gsT) [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g-YeIkNQTM8](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g-YeIkNQTM8) [\#music](https://kbin.social/tag/music)
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Hello Beehaw! We reimagined the classic pop song by The Cure with gentle acoustic instrumentation, and wrapped the whole thing in a velvety cup of warm cocoa. Please listen and enjoy.
The Three Leonards - Lovesong [https://open.spotify.com/track/3RDJKSBD70PZpXY8KS0gsT](https://open.spotify.com/track/3RDJKSBD70PZpXY8KS0gsT) We reimagined The Cure's beautiful pop song into an acoustic downtempo dedication. We hope you have a listen and enjoy what you hear. [\#music](https://kbin.social/tag/music)
My band makes covers of pop songs in a vaguely Leonard Cohen style. It was a fun idea we first had back in 2007 or so. We are The Three Leonards. Results are... unpredictable at best - as they should be :) For example: Died In Your Arms (Tonight) [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x30ox5ZwtS4](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x30ox5ZwtS4) [https://open.spotify.com/track/2ooObDXLNwS6FgGoJCeGkR](https://open.spotify.com/track/2ooObDXLNwS6FgGoJCeGkR) Have a listen, let me know what you think.
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Here's a question you don't hear often: what if Leonard Cohen had performed a cover of (I Just) Died In Your Arms (Tonight) in the 1980's? What would it sound like? Would it have a bunch of parentheses in the title? These are questions that do not have to remain unanswered. Believe me: you haven't heard anything quite like this before.
I haven't done much with this Microblog section but I kinda like the look of it. so here goes: Hey folks! I make music! It's a bit... different? Come on, all music is supposed to be different. I guess that changed on me over the past 20 years when I wasn't paying attention. Anyway, the music I make is part of A BAND. We are **The Three Leonards** and we are devilishly handsome *and* make pretty decent stuff. Our music is easily ignorable on all major platforms: [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMCitWcK1SQmov5kkUO2lf8jdlCYd1GML](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMCitWcK1SQmov5kkUO2lf8jdlCYd1GML) [https://open.spotify.com/artist/053K3FawaKitN7c4ik6Dfa](https://open.spotify.com/artist/053K3FawaKitN7c4ik6Dfa) [https://www.deezer.com/us/album/350161227](https://www.deezer.com/us/album/350161227) and also a bunch of other places that Soundrop puts it, like Tidal, and Amazon Music (which is evidently still a thing). The music you love is awesome. Maybe we can be a part of your awesomeness. [\#music](https://kbin.social/tag/music)
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Posting our cover of the classic 1980's tune over here on Beehaw. It was pretty challenging to re-imagine this one. The original's a classic. I hope this brings a smile to your day.
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our cover of the classic 1980's tune. This one was a real challenge but I think it turned out really great.
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A moody, noir-flavoured take on the timeless "Black Velvet", from the second half of our second album. Tracks are releasing monthly-ish until December. Also available on Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/track/45nI2AeeCsni7Nx0LBxviM](https://open.spotify.com/track/45nI2AeeCsni7Nx0LBxviM)
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For all the 90's kids out there. For the record : there is NO "AI" on our tracks.
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Provided to YouTube by Anthem Entertainment (Masters) Bastille Day · Rush Caress of Steel℗ 1975 Anthem Entertainment LP Released on: 1975-09-24
cuz it's not "the future" because the future is **now**.
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some sincere Bond vibes for your weekend. Watch out for the triangle solo in the middle.