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Sugar – Your Favorite Thing (1994) (www.youtube.com)
 

Taken off their second full length ‘File Under: Easy Listening’, the official music video for the Sugar track ‘Your Favorite Thing’ released in 1994.

The case for piracy on Android in c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com
[–] 9limmer@lemmy.zip 4 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

He's recently stepped down as CEO but apparently still remains heavily involved in the business.

Spotify’s stock price has taken a bit of a tumble since Ek’s announcement on September 30, dropping around 7.5% as of mid-day trading on the NYSE on October 9. That may be a reflection of the confidence that investors have in Ek as the driving force behind Spotify, and why Ek has gone to pains to stress that he is not leaving the company, and will continue to have an active hand in the business as a “European”-style Executive Chairman.

“Most investors may come at it from a US perspective, where [Chairman is] mostly a ceremonial role. In Europe, it isn’t. In fact, a Chairman is someone who’s quite active in the business, sometimes even represents the business externally to different stakeholders, like, for instance, governments or key partners,” Ek said on a recent investor call.

Ek walks away from the CEO role as one of the 10 richest people in Sweden, with Forbes estimating his fortune at $9.6 billion. Amid a massive run-up in Spotify’s stock over the past few years (at around $673 per share, it’s gone up about 8.5-fold since a bottom below $80 in late 2022), Ek has cashed in a significant amount of Spotify shares. By MBW’s estimates, he had sold nearly $808 million in Spotify stock as of this past May.

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But some of Ek’s investments have proven controversial, most notably Prima Materia’s leading role in a €600 million ($700 million) Series D funding round into German defense firm Helsing. The company has sparked concerns over its joint project with Swedish aerospace company Saab to build an AI “combat agent” that can operate fighter jets.

That left a bitter taste in the mouths of many artists on Spotify, especially those who already considered the streaming service to be paying out what they see as low royalty rates on streams, cutting corners on mechanical royalties in the US, and (particularly irksome for some) paying Joe Rogan a huge sum for his podcast.

For some artists, it was the last straw. A number of them, including Sylvan Esso, Godspeed! You Black Emperor, Deerhoof and King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard have announced they’re pulling their music from Spotify.

...Spotify’s Chief Executive Daniel Ek announced that he’d led a funding round of nearly $700 million (through his personal investment firm, Prima Materia) into the European defense firm Helsing. That company, which Ek now chairs, specializes in AI software integrated into fighter aircraft like its HX-2 AI Strike Drone. “Helsing is uniquely positioned with its AI leadership to deliver these critical capabilities in all-domain defence innovation,” Ek said in a statement about the funding round.

Why does markdown treat linefeeds as spaces? in c/nostupidquestions@lemmy.world
[–] 9limmer@lemmy.zip 2 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

Yeah, had a brain fart. I mean your second case. This seems trivial when typing short comments as you've done, but it's incredible tedious when copying and pasting long lists and articles.

Why does markdown treat linefeeds as spaces? in c/nostupidquestions@lemmy.world
[–] 9limmer@lemmy.zip 0 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (2 children)

That's an entirely different issue. I think what you're talking about is just a shortcut for typing quickly. Even then a double space is replaced with a period and single space.

~~I'm talking about two paragraphs with two linefeeds in between will be displayed as a single paragraph unless there are two spaces before the linefeeds.~~

Question for people running default Androids in c/android@lemdro.id
[–] 9limmer@lemmy.zip 40 points 6 days ago (2 children)

It's tough because I absolutely do care about privacy. But I find attempting a mobile experience free from Apple and Google to be technically challenging with problems that aren't solved currently. It seems much more difficult than installing desktop Linux today, and akin to what it was like 20 years ago.

Why does markdown treat linefeeds as spaces? in c/nostupidquestions@lemmy.world
[–] 9limmer@lemmy.zip 6 points 6 days ago (4 children)

I kind of understand what you're saying. But in an age of smartphones, I have to manually add double spaces at the end of every line for the end product to display as it appears when editing it. This probably seems trivial and stupid for folks on desktop, but even Discord has this figured out. Is this something that needs to be added at the app level?

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Why does markdown treat linefeeds as spaces? (lemmy.zip)
 

I know there's probably a good technical or historical explanation, but it's very irritating to copy/paste text into Lemmy to have it looking like poo after posting. Is there an Android editor that will add double spaces to ends of lines so it's wysiwyg? Bonus if it will also insert "> " at the beginning of lines for quoting selected blocks of text. Maybe this can be done with a JavaScript webpage?

What is a good substitute for tomato? in c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml
[–] 9limmer@lemmy.zip 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

If texture is your problem, try sun-dried tomatoes. Get good ones that aren't dried into fruit leather and you can slice thinly and use as you would raw. Otherwise, they can reconstituted in warm water in a few minutes. Remember they're dried and have very concentrated flavor so don't use the same amount by volume as you would raw.

The case for piracy on Android in c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com
[–] 9limmer@lemmy.zip 8 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (7 children)

I imagine there would be several YouTube front ends for Linux, but I'm out of the loop as I've not had a Linux box in ages. On Android, I use NewPipe and others like Revanced (haven't tried). You might also want to check out self-hosting comms. Those folks are very knowledgeable about going completely independent.

Could the UI and App devs please make it more clear that URL and image options when making a post are mutually exclusive? in c/lemmy@lemmy.ml
[–] 9limmer@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 week ago

I think the developer is fairly active on the Lemmy.world instance if I remember correctly.

The case for piracy on Android in c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com
[–] 9limmer@lemmy.zip 35 points 1 week ago (13 children)

Spotify is killing the music business and the CEO invests in military tech to kill people. It's evil. Don't do it.

"We need to go beyond Signal" – How today's AWS outage shows the weaknesses of centralized apps in c/privacy@programming.dev
[–] 9limmer@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Has it been pushed out yet? I've been waiting for this since seeing it in original Element.

i felt this one in c/memes@sopuli.xyz
"We need to go beyond Signal" – How today's AWS outage shows the weaknesses of centralized apps in c/privacy@programming.dev
[–] 9limmer@lemmy.zip 16 points 1 week ago (5 children)

This is why folks use Matrix. But it still needs a lot of work.

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How First Wap's Surveillance Tool Called Altamides Tracks Phones Around the World (www.lighthousereports.com)
 

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/51061126

Trove of surveillance data challenges what we thought we knew about location tracking tools, who they target and how far they have spread

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Most countries have a legal mandate to carry out domestic phone network surveillance. The First Wap archive demonstrates, however, how phone network connections can be leveraged to allow tracking all over the world, without authorisation from the targeted networks.

In recent years, a number of investigations have explored the ways in which surveillance companies gain access to phone networks to enable this type of tracking. Lighthouse and its partners have previously written about how SS7 abuses were linked to the murder of a reporter in Mexico and a crackdown on an activist in Congo, and how they were enabled via leasing of Global Titles.

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How First Wap's Surveillance Tool Called Altamides Tracks Phones Around the World (www.lighthousereports.com)
 

Trove of surveillance data challenges what we thought we knew about location tracking tools, who they target and how far they have spread

...

Most countries have a legal mandate to carry out domestic phone network surveillance. The First Wap archive demonstrates, however, how phone network connections can be leveraged to allow tracking all over the world, without authorisation from the targeted networks.

In recent years, a number of investigations have explored the ways in which surveillance companies gain access to phone networks to enable this type of tracking. Lighthouse and its partners have previously written about how SS7 abuses were linked to the murder of a reporter in Mexico and a crackdown on an activist in Congo, and how they were enabled via leasing of Global Titles.

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Grammy-winning R&B singer D’Angelo dies at 51 (www.pbs.org)
 

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The singer’s family confirmed in a statement Tuesday that he died after a prolonged battle with cancer. They called him “a shining star of our family and has dimmed his light for us in this life,” adding that they are “eternally grateful for the legacy of extraordinarily moving music he leaves behind.”
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😢

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Overly aggressive refreshing (lemmy.zip)
 

Wish the app maintained state better. For example, making a post and popping out to browser to copy some text. Often when I return, the Voyager intro screen appears like a cold app start and I'm thrown out onto Home feed, losing my post draft.

Also when momentarily popping out, feed position is lost with forced refresh. This also occurs if I'm in a post and return.

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[FRESH] Slightly Stoopid with B-Real & Chali 2na - The Upside Down (Official Music Video) (www.youtube.com)
submitted 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) by 9limmer@lemmy.zip to c/hiphopheads@sopuli.xyz
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LYRICS:
Upside down
Stuck in the middle
Where the world needs some
More love inside it
Cause we’re all still one
It’s time to stand not walk away

As it is above
so it is below
We are closer to the sun
Than we are to snow
And we have just begun
To feel the ebb and flow
Yin and Yang
We Give and go
As we live and grow
& As we search and secure
The cup of patience is full
Hardships we’ve endured
Can Mold and
Shape us for sure
Opinions of fools
Have gravitational pull
Their Gratification and fuel
Can be vicious and cruel
But
Unification’s the cure
Patient and pure at heart
With love straight from the core
Cards on the table up front straight from the door
Intentions are pure
Keepin’ the balance before the world is turning

Upside down
Stuck in the middle
Where the world needs some
More love inside it
Cause we’re all still one
It’s time to stand not walk away

They said it’s time for sum action
It’s time for compassion
Time for some love
And I need a reaction
I guess I’m askin too much
And I’m pushin too hard
Gettin thru life and I’m scarred
Cruisin down the boulevard

It’s odd going thru life
Feelin lost
Knowing in life there’s a cost
See it we baring a cross
We’re never knowing the cause
We keep it movin along
struggle will never be gone
Give you our lives in a song
Whether I’m right or I’m wrong

Living in crazy days
Division is venom for all
Pick a brother up
If you’re seeing another fall
Easy to look away
When you’re seeing another suffer
Watchin the times get harder
and rougher because the world
Is flippin

Upside down
Stuck in the middle
Where the world needs some
More love inside it
Cause we’re all still one
It’s time to stand not walk away

When every day it is high tide
And I can’t find no reason just for livin seems it’s hard to get by
Why should I try
Why should I still climb
It’s only gettin steeper see the mountain so high
Thats when I’ll fly that’s when I can see my dreams and all my visions comin reality
Thats when I’ll find that we all can be the people that we wanted if we set ourselves free   We feelin Upside Down

Upside down
Stuck in the middle
Where the world needs some
More love inside it
Cause we’re all still one
It’s time to stand not walk away

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