andromedusgalacticus

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Meta may offer paid ad-free Facebook and Instagram in Europe in c/technology@lemmy.world
[–] andromedusgalacticus@lemm.ee 14 points 10 months ago (3 children)

From the text you replied to:

Admittedly, this isn’t always the case

I believe you're looking for a debate, where I was wanting discussion. Take care.

Meta may offer paid ad-free Facebook and Instagram in Europe in c/technology@lemmy.world
[–] andromedusgalacticus@lemm.ee 17 points 10 months ago (5 children)

I love open source in an ethical sense, and I use it to meet all of my media and storage needs. Even my operating system is open source. However, as a consumer, I also value having the best possible experience. Companies can provide better and more refined experiences in many ways, often by leveraging their deep pockets.

I don't mind paying for services that offer great value or save me time. The problem that most companies face, though, is that I expect them to respect both me and my privacy.

If we were to eliminate privacy infringements from proprietary software and make it open source, it would often become best-in-class within the open source community (e.g., Photoshop, Microsoft Office, etc.). Admittedly, this isn't always the case, but all of this is to say that there can be arguments in favor of providing a service that respects the end user and their privacy, which warrants further discussion.

Meta may offer paid ad-free Facebook and Instagram in Europe in c/technology@lemmy.world
[–] andromedusgalacticus@lemm.ee 64 points 10 months ago (11 children)

If it wasn't Meta, I would almost be okay with this. If I genuinely believed that my privacy was being preserved, I think it'd be a fair trade.

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[Archive] - A Guide to Internet Piracy in 2004: 2600 Magazine Hacker Quarterly Summer 2004 (opentrackers.org)
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Xbox has reportedly started suspending players who run emulators in retail mode - Wrong community every! Being deleted! (www.videogameschronicle.com)
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Missing Communities? in c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml
[–] andromedusgalacticus@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago

Yep, it’s how many are subscribed from your instance.

is there a simple way to determine who is federated with/defederated from who? in c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml
[–] andromedusgalacticus@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

You need to be on a web browser, and at the instance you want to check. Scroll all the way to the bottom, and click instances. That example is from your home instance.

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I will buy it whenever you put it out! Thank you for making this! (lemm.ee)
 
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Microsoft on major Outlook and OneDrive outages: We were hacked (fortune.com)
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Okay, be honest everyone, is there really anything that is as powerful as plexamp's sonic analysis, and track radios? I'm using Navidrome, but it is not even remotely the same thing. (lemm.ee)
 

cross-posted from: https://lemm.ee/post/141024

cross-posted from: https://lemm.ee/post/138906

I'm happy that I have navidrome setup, and it even forced me to make sure all my tags were beautiful and setup how I like them, but it's undeniable that Plex had the upper hand on open sourced music projects.

I don't feel entirely okay with letting Plex have my data with no backup options, but at the same time it's discovery options and ease of use to find "moods radios" and "track radios" are undeniable creature comforts ported from modern streaming services.

If there isn't anything currently, then just let me know. I know the community is growing and with time some of these features may come to be, but since I can't find anything, I'm just curious if I just missed something great and can begin to fully ditch Plex for music.

For those not in the know: here's what I'm talking about.

And for the lazy that just want the gist: "Metadata for music is great and it can be fun to browse or play music based on genre, style, or mood. But maybe you have some obscure artists from Bandcamp or even your high school band in your collection. Those may well not have any real metadata available at all on MusicBrainz, All Music, etc. If there’s no metadata for the genre/style/mood, then that content gets left out of some of the fun.

Your Plex Media Server can perform a “sonic analysis” of your local music files to catalog detailed characteristics about the actual music itself. That data can then be used in a variety of ways, allowing you to see sonically similar artists/albums/tracks, play a Track Radio, or even suggest specific mixes for you, based on what you’ve already listened to.

It’s a powerful tool, allowing you to explore your music library in Plex like never before!"

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Okay, be honest everyone, is there really anything that is as powerful as plexamp's sonic analysis, and track radios? I'm using Navidrome, but it is not even remotely the same thing. (lemm.ee)
 

cross-posted from: https://lemm.ee/post/138906

I'm happy that I have navidrome setup, and it even forced me to make sure all my tags were beautiful and setup how I like them, but it's undeniable that Plex had the upper hand on open sourced music projects.

I don't feel entirely okay with letting Plex have my data with no backup options, but at the same time it's discovery options and ease of use to find "moods radios" and "track radios" are undeniable creature comforts ported from modern streaming services.

If there isn't anything currently, then just let me know. I know the community is growing and with time some of these features may come to be, but since I can't find anything, I'm just curious if I just missed something great and can begin to fully ditch Plex for music.

For those not in the know: here's what I'm talking about.

And for the lazy that just want the gist: "Metadata for music is great and it can be fun to browse or play music based on genre, style, or mood. But maybe you have some obscure artists from Bandcamp or even your high school band in your collection. Those may well not have any real metadata available at all on MusicBrainz, All Music, etc. If there’s no metadata for the genre/style/mood, then that content gets left out of some of the fun.

Your Plex Media Server can perform a “sonic analysis” of your local music files to catalog detailed characteristics about the actual music itself. That data can then be used in a variety of ways, allowing you to see sonically similar artists/albums/tracks, play a Track Radio, or even suggest specific mixes for you, based on what you’ve already listened to.

It’s a powerful tool, allowing you to explore your music library in Plex like never before!"

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Okay, be honest everyone, is there really anything that is as powerful as plexamp's sonic analysis, and track radios? I'm using Navidrome, but it is not even remotely the same thing. (lemm.ee)
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I'm happy that I have navidrome setup, and it even forced me to make sure all my tags were beautiful and setup how I like them, but it's undeniable that Plex had the upper hand on open sourced music projects.

I don't feel entirely okay with letting Plex have my data with no backup options, but at the same time it's discovery options and ease of use to find "moods radios" and "track radios" are undeniable creature comforts ported from modern streaming services.

If there isn't anything currently, then just let me know. I know the community is growing and with time some of these features may come to be, but since I can't find anything, I'm just curious if I just missed something great and can begin to fully ditch Plex for music.

For those not in the know: here's what I'm talking about.

And for the lazy that just want the gist: "Metadata for music is great and it can be fun to browse or play music based on genre, style, or mood. But maybe you have some obscure artists from Bandcamp or even your high school band in your collection. Those may well not have any real metadata available at all on MusicBrainz, All Music, etc. If there’s no metadata for the genre/style/mood, then that content gets left out of some of the fun.

Your Plex Media Server can perform a “sonic analysis” of your local music files to catalog detailed characteristics about the actual music itself. That data can then be used in a variety of ways, allowing you to see sonically similar artists/albums/tracks, play a Track Radio, or even suggest specific mixes for you, based on what you’ve already listened to.

It’s a powerful tool, allowing you to explore your music library in Plex like never before!"

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[–] andromedusgalacticus@lemm.ee 0 points 1 year ago

I've used Plex, Jellyfin, and Navidrome. I'm currently using Navidrome, but Plexamp is a massively better product for discovering/interacting with your library. The sonic analysis really takes it to another level.