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shimmeringleaf

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    Oh dear, that does not sound very promising. Seems like the simulation results mentioned in this article might not be so outlandish, and rather a relevant potential worst-case scen…

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    Comment #37353972

    The part of them being "almost two miles below the surface" might be one of the reasons they mention it so brazenly, totally in agreement with you, but someone at two miles depth w…

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    Comment #31957604

    Seconded, it would be lovely to have cross platform. Simple and just works without fuss. Now, if only more websites would have RSS feeds these days.. it's been a steady decline.

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    Comment #31476253

    No idea regarding format, but tape is famously quite hardy if stored well from what I've been led to understand. Not to mention datahoarders are way more common than one thinks, so…

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    Comment #31457221

    Totally, performance for actual useful training etc. is at least a couple of hardware generations away. This is super useful however for people like me who like to use an m1 Mac as…

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    Comment #31456244

    Fascinating write up! Curious how piracy seems half the time to be the best form of archival for older software that was abandoned (most older software is no longer available to do…

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    Comment #29427982

    I'd say, be an artist first and focus on building a community engaged in your art first, just becoming an "NFT artist" (shudder) probably won't do much for her, but if she can shar…

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    Comment #29427948

    So, I know personally about 5-7 artists (closer circle), who have managed to pull through thanks to being able to sell works via NFTs (as all normal income sources like exhibitions…

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    Comment #29427905

    Yeah, this is the sadder "it isn't a silver bullet" part, I've found it's a lot more productive to have the same mental expectations as selling a physical print: you need to have a…

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    Comment #29415635

    As an artist who has been able to survive the pandemic in part due to NFTs, honestly, nothing is that bad about them per se. That said there are a couple of points worth noting: - …

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    Comment #27378824

    Welp, tried the experimental ARM build of this one (for M1 mac) and am pretty impressed by the boost, really quite something that they already have a decent jab at native support i…