I think the parent was referring to the Variax, which models guitars, not amps. That line has been discontinued, sadly for me who plays one. I hadn't thought of using AI to reverse engineer the modeling, implemented in firmware in the guitar. That could be interesting.
I really enjoy and appreciate how @yaxu does work in both textiles and live coding. I appreciate the abstractions he explores and I think it directly benefits the Tidal/Strudel projects.
Whether or not someone is allowed to distribute creative works without the permission of the author, the point of copyright, is and will contribute to be independent of the technology used to do the distribution.
I don’t disagree with the ruling. IA is not lending their copy that they purchased. They are lending a copy of their copy. While that copy is lent out, they are still free to, I.e. read the copy in their possession.
One of the main reasons I choose to shop at Aldi is that when I am in the store, I feel like the customer vs. feeling like the product at Kroger. Shopping at Kroger (or Walmart, etc.) feels like I am being assaulted.
It is indeed surprising to me that people can tolerate the low bitrate sound. I would consider subscribing but I can’t stand to actually listen. Do subscribers get a higher bitrate? My impression is that it’s a limitation of the satellite signal bandwidth and the number of channels they cram into it.
As a die hard Emacser, I’ve always been drawn to the idea of plain text productivity. What keeps me using apps like Todoist and Calendar.app is I am unaware of a way to have location-based reminders, collaborative to-do lists, and shared calendars. Is anyone doing this with plain text?