ajsadauskas

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Vale Tito Jackson.

Really sad news about a talented musician who was far too often overlooked in favour of his more famous siblings: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c2kddp5x5zno

Here's a performance by Tito from earlier this year, with Austin Brown and BLVK CVSTLE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BBobSF68Tdk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=65eEHAMZMSo

#TitoJackson #music #Pop #PopMusic #MichaelJackson #JanetJackson #Jackson5 @music

 

Up! Up! Coles' annual profits are up to $1.1 billion.

And to think the Reserve Bank still acts as though inflation and the cost of living crisis is due to wages (below the rate of inflation) or consumer spending, rather than corporate profiteering.

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/article/2024/aug/27/coles-reports-8-surge-in-annual-profit-to-11bn-amid-cost-of-living-crisis

@australia #news #politics #finance #business #auspol #coles #woolworths #capitalism #auspol

[–] ajsadauskas@aus.social 8 points 1 month ago (1 children)

@CEOofmyhouse56 @PeelerSheila Reminds me of a few years ago, when I had to go along to a friend's kids' birthday party.

I really didn't know what to get as a prezzie. I ended up picking a stuffed pink unicorn toy that cost maybe $10.

Fast forward to the party.

The kids parents and grandparents absolutely spoiled this kid.

I'm talking hundreds of dollars worth of toys. It was just obscene!

The living room of their house ended up filled with them. A Barbie doll house that was taller than this kid. A ride-on toy car. Half a dozen battery-powered things that made annoying noises.

Anyway. Eventually the kid opened my present.

Hrr eyes lit up. She grabbed it, cuddled that unicorn, and left all the other toys on the ground.

Her grandma and grandpa were visibly miffed.

So yeah. Sometimes a cheap, fun toy trumps hundreds of dollars of overpriced plastic crap. πŸ§ΈπŸ¦„πŸŽ

[–] ajsadauskas@aus.social 6 points 1 month ago (2 children)

@Duenan @Bottom_racer And people wonder why I'm scared of ladders!

[–] ajsadauskas@aus.social 2 points 1 month ago

@melbaboutown @Seagoon_ I've definitely noticed a decline in their quality, especially with their elastics, stitching, and fabric quality.

Also, any "lace" trims will begin to fray in a wash or two, even if you handle it carefully.

It's very frustrating.

[–] ajsadauskas@aus.social 2 points 1 month ago

@underwatermagpies @Seagoon_ The only thing about Uniqlo is that their sizes all tend to run a *lot* smaller than most other stores.

Normally wear a medium?

Okay, at Uniqlo you'll want to try a large and an extra large.

[–] ajsadauskas@aus.social 1 points 1 month ago

@RustyRaven @dumblederp @Baku There's a whole thread about these guys over on the Choice website: https://choice.community/t/online-websites-that-appear-australian-but-are-not/29603/9

The short answer is that NineLife is not owned by or affiliated with Channel Nine, or its TV channels 9Life or 9Now.

NineLife looks like it's based overseas, possibly in the UK or the US.

[–] ajsadauskas@aus.social 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

@Seagoon_ Let's get the ball rolling...

Much on over the weekend for everyone?

At my end, some of it will be spent planning last minute anniversary surprises for wifey. It's on the 12th of August, so I've really left it to the last minute πŸ˜”

Suggestions welcome...

[–] ajsadauskas@aus.social 2 points 1 month ago

@LowExperience2368 No wukkas, hope thd lessons go well 😊🎹🎸

[–] ajsadauskas@aus.social 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

@Duenan Leave for the snowfields?

Just 16,246 showed up for their game last week against the Giants.

So safe to say most have already been hitting Mt Hotham and Falls Creek for a few weeks already...

[–] ajsadauskas@aus.social 2 points 1 month ago (3 children)

@Duenan A few years ago all their players wanted to return to the southern states.

Well, they fixed that problem.

Unfortunately, now none of their players want to play footy outside Queensland 😁

[–] ajsadauskas@aus.social 2 points 1 month ago (2 children)

@LowExperience2368 @Seagoon_ If rock songs on piano are your thing, you might want to check out VKGoesWild on YouTube: https://youtube.com/@vkgoeswildofficial?si=k5IGWqsX27rU_AKE

She's a classically-trained pianist from Ukraine who's built a career doing cover of rock songs.

Here's her doing Bohemian Rhapsody. Seriously talented: https://youtu.be/rptV6K7nqu0?si=pRIGbSF5j8dwOoz8

[–] ajsadauskas@aus.social 2 points 1 month ago (5 children)

@Duenan @Seagoon_ With Gold Coast's track record away from homethis year, they have a lot to look forward to in September.

I mean, there's DreamWorld, Wet N' Wild, Movie World, surfing at Broadbeach...

[–] ajsadauskas@aus.social 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

@CEOofmyhouse56 Haha You've got great taste πŸ‘πŸ˜

A couple to add:

Theme song to the film Boronia Boys: https://youtu.be/yRebOoCvBAg?si=BppkmDhO9Hci0XXC

And worth checking out if you like '80s-style Aussie rock: My bestie's partner's band Kandy Kobras: https://youtu.be/OMmA_j_9cwA?si=bzoRMWC7IdaaiK2C

 

And another one bites the dust β€” this time it's Rex.

It's a real shame, because (at least from my experience) their staff were far friendlier and more accommodating. And their prices were reasonable.

(They also never seemed to sell all their business class seats, so a seat up the front could be yours for $50 extra if you wanted it.)

I wonder whether Qantas or Virgin will pick up the regional routes?

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-07-30/rex-airlines-enters-voluntary-administration/104155898

#airlines #Rex @australia #business #auspol #airline #bankrupt

 

The new Alessia Cara single "Dead Man" is finally out today, and it officially slaps!

Also, I'm all for the return of a good brass solo breakdown in popular music!

https://youtu.be/IXjYdcYX7qk?si=xjXwAqJY_0BCZFUe

Full links to the track on Spotify, Apple Music, and other streaming apps here: https://alessiacara.lnk.to/DeadMan

#music #Top40 #pop #PopMusic #MusicVideo #NewRelease #news #Alessia #AlessiaCara #Spotify @popheads #musica #MusicSocial #NewMusic #Song

 

Looks like a new Alessia Cara album is finally on its way πŸ₯³

Dead Man is coming 19 July 😸😸😸

Via Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/C9QLlFSvQiu/?igsh=MWV2azZsdng0cDhleA==

#music #AlessiaCara #IndiePop #Pop #PopMusic #Canada #Spotify #Song #Album @popheads #Brampton #Toronto #Ontario

 

Adam Neely makes a really insightful point about the limitations of "generative AIs"/LLMs and music.

LLMs can mimic the output of music, but they can't handle the process of making music.

I think his insight applies to many other creative fields as well. LLMs mimic the output, but not the process:

https://youtu.be/N8NyEjB_XeA?si=sUgCV6aeITBqas5E

@music #LLM #music #GenAI #generativeAI #tech #technology #chatGPT

 

It's time to call a spade a spade. ChatGPT isn't just hallucinating. It's a bullshit machine.

From TFA (thanks @mxtiffanyleigh for sharing):

"Bullshit is 'any utterance produced where a speaker has indifference towards the truth of the utterance'. That explanation, in turn, is divided into two "species": hard bullshit, which occurs when there is an agenda to mislead, or soft bullshit, which is uttered without agenda.

"ChatGPT is at minimum a soft bullshitter or a bullshit machine, because if it is not an agent then it can neither hold any attitudes towards truth nor towards deceiving hearers about its (or, perhaps more properly, its users') agenda."

https://futurism.com/the-byte/researchers-ai-chatgpt-hallucinations-terminology

@technology #technology #chatGPT #LLM #LargeLanguageModels

 

Time for an ICQ for the Fediverse?

Looks like ICQ is finally shutting down, just as interest in retro internet tools is growing.

https://www.theverge.com/2024/5/25/24164579/icq-shut-down-june

@fediverse #ICQ #Fediverse

 

A vital step forward for Parramatta as Sydney's second CBD.

The old Riverside Theatre is frankly starting to show its age.

Having a modern venue for theatre, concerts, and live music in Western Sydney is an important investment for the arts.

https://www.smh.com.au/culture/theatre/broadway-comes-to-parramatta-new-188-million-theatre-for-western-sydney-20240522-p5jfoh.html

@sydney #Parramatta #Art #concerts #theatre #nsw #nswpol #sydney

 

I'm thinking seriously about getting Google out of my life, and trying NextCloud.

Looking to get a personal account through a managed provider.

Does anyone have any experience with it?

How does it compare to ownCloud?

Any hosts I should look at or avoid?

Any apps I should get for it, or avoid?

Any issues I should be aware of before I switch?

@asklemmy #NextCloud #OpenSource #Linux #Cloud

 

A huge congratulations to @philipthalis on his well-deserved award.

Philip is undeniably both one of Australia's most respected architects and a tireless advocate for good urban design.

More importantly, he's not afraid to speak up publicly against bad state government planning decisions, as he did with Barangaroo, even when there's a personal cost.

https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/architect-philip-thalis-paid-the-price-for-being-outspoken-now-he-s-won-the-profession-s-gold-medal-20240510-p5jcjb.html

@urbanism #Planning #UrbanPlanning #Cities #Urbanism #Buildings #Architecture #Transport #Architect #Walking #Walkability

 

So despite climate change, Australia's federal government has just committed an extra $3.25 billion into building a toll road and a 20-lane freeway widening.

For those who wonder why Aussies think toll roads are a scam (https://aus.social/@LesserAbe@lemmy.world/112405373613706682), here's a great example of why.

"Pouring an extra $3.25 billion worth of federal funds into Melbourne’s North East Link is a good use of taxpayer money, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has insisted, despite the project’s cost doubling just a few months ago.

...

"The North East Link – which includes 6Β½ kilometres of tunnels – will stretch from Bulleen to Greensborough. It will widen the Eastern Freeway by up to 20 lanes.

"Allan revealed in December that the 10-kilometre toll road had more than doubled in cost since it was first announced.

"The toll road was initially budgeted at $10 billion and reassessed in 2019 at $15 billion. But the government revealed last year that the updated cost estimate was $26 billion."

https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/federal-funding-to-boost-victorian-road-link-by-3-25-billion-20240509-p5ii7b.html

@fuck_cars #Urbanism #Auspol #Vicpol #roads #UrbanPlanning #transport #cities #Melbourne #Naarm #Victoria #Australia

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