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    Comment #47671278

    It's because the dataset is all algorithmically lossy compressed music, and not the real source Basically made with pirated mp3s

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    Comment #47447415

    Comes and goes? Webmin would like a word

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    Comment #47146985

    I am so over reinventing the wheel in tech, I feel as if that's 99% of where the money and time goes

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    Comment #46485053

    I have pro edition on multiple home systems, definitely have had more issues with my corporate issued Win11 laptop, but it's also many major versions behind what I have at home.

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    Comment #46472367

    I really don't understand what is different about my installs of Windows 11 compared to what I read in all these types of articles. I have zero issues with the platform day in and …

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    Comment #45795921

    Windows is still very present in the Enterprise, for many more reasons than AD/Exchange.

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    Comment #45795918

    This 100%. These threads are the same shit I was reading on Slashdot in 1999

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    Comment #45401038

    In the last 25 years I have never gotten this vibe from devs, DirectX likely enabled a ton of games that would have never seen the light without it.

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    Comment #45393789

    Getting chills from a recording/generated sound isn't indicative of talent in any way.

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    Comment #45393773

    Personally for me I wouldn't be able to reconcile the fact that these generated stems are basically the same as generated AI images--built from the digital bits of existing tracks/…

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    Comment #44751514

    I mean they would provide it--you would think this is something the AI coding businesses would be highlighting. "Here's an app tends of thousands use every day built with our AI to…

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    Comment #44750851

    >While established developers debate whether AI will replace them, these kids are shipping. Developers who learned their craft in the age of pull requests and sprint planning sneer…

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    Comment #44691392

    The quote assumes that "good looking" wood is inherently "good" which is not always the case. You could have a very ugly piece of wood facing the wall but it could be the most stru…

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    Comment #44165435

    Midi is used heavily for guitar patch and lighting automation as well as triggering backing tracks in a DAW running on stage. The use of MIDI (over USB) has only increased on stage…

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    Comment #44156094

    > A trained musician can feel time difference as small as 1 ms No they cannot.

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    Comment #44156087

    > because Windows is unusable for MIDI This is simply not true. Many performers use Windows laptops and MIDI to control their stage equipment without issue.