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** TODO Wikipedia is a problem
French Wiki bans contributors based on their opposition to trans people naming (https://eldritch.cafe/@Pandora/111980158155555456)
Wikpedia has a list of /controvesion subjecs/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:List_of_controversial_issues
+** DONE Audio formats
+CLOSED: [2024-02-26 Mon 19:31]
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+:EXPORT_FILE_NAME: audio-formats
+:EXPORT_HUGO_CUSTOM_FRONT_MATTER: abstract Why I stopped caring and loved the digital files
+:EXPORT_HUGO_PAIRED_SHORTCODES: img-r
+:END:
+I, like many others, like to romanticize useless things.
+One of those things, up to recently, were /Vinyl records/.
+
+#+begin_quote
+The two things that really drew me to vinyl are the expense and inconvenience.
+
+-- unkown, some Reddit most likely
+#+end_quote
+
+Now, I still fully get why people invest in Vinyl, as those are /sexy/ as hell.
+It is one of the sexiest formats out there.
+The spinning disc certainly does have its magic.
+
+It is also expensive, annoying to use and - as it turns out - dangerous.
+There is a semi-recent vlog about it on [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=az2czfuiymq][YouTube]].
+
+My collection is very small (less than 20 records) and I currently have no record player.
+But I was planning on investing in having more.
+In hindsight, it was mostly a result to exposure on =/r/jazzvinyl= and similar.
+One of the worst things Reddit did to me, is to convince me to invest is some expensive things i never needed... nor I have a huge joy of having.
+
+But I still refuse to listen to /streaming/.
+Spotify can go destroy itself - like it is doing with music.
+But I still want to enjoy music.
+Where does this leave me?
+
+Files!
+Files are all that matter.
+I can listen to files on my computer, and on the go.
+I can have my files on every machine, I can even get them remotely (using programs like =rsync (1)=).
+And, what is also important, I can play music files inside Emacs.
+
+How do I get them?
+Except of the /alternative means/, there are still legit and good ways to aquire music.
+Contrary to the movie business, which is deep in the DMR hell, music is still /purchbsable/[fn:purchase].
+We've got lots of stores selling music files - some so detailed, that only a 75-year-old audiophile can fully appreciate the fidelity[fn:hq].
+
+#+attr_shortcode: "23-haul-jan-haul.jpg"
+#+begin_img-r
+A small CD haul from last year.
+#+end_img-r
+And (up till recently), you could get anything on CDs, and then simply rip it.
+Funny, that CDs cost about the same as they did 30 years ago, at least in Poland.
+I am sure that USA, with their Good Will will get great prices.
+But you can use those CDs after 30 years, without any problems.
+No clicks, pops or speck of dust ruining your audio.
+
+Here comes the great part - there is a /lot/ of music that was never, nor will ever be on streaming services.
+You can get them on CDs and on YouTube[fn:yt] (which is the biggest source of music right now).
+
+We also have great new formats.
+There is FLAC for all you nerds, but almost anyone will be more than happy with an OGG file.
+MP3 is no longer the golden standard.
+
+I am also thinking of the social aspect of music sharing that was completely lost with that autogenerated playlists, but this is an orthogonal subject.
+
+Therefore, I am doubling down on getting my own, local music collection.
+I will not only help to /not/ destroy the environment[fn:bb], but also I will not feed the data-gathering machine[fn:lastfm], and not kill myself with the pollution.
+I fail to see any downside!
+
+[fn:purchase] Vide my article on [[https://michal.sapka.me/articles/digital-ownership/][Digital Ownership]].
+[fn:hq] I get HQ music.
+I hear no difference, but I get it.
+But investing into DSP is nothing short of madness.
+How much drive space do you have?!
+[fn:bb] [[https://brainbaking.com/post/2024/02/the-environmental-impact-of-cloud-computing/][The Environmental Impact of Cloud Computing]]
+[fn:yt] Yes, YT is a streaming service.
+But it's what we call "music streaming", as it's closer to pirate paradise than to a music businessman.
+[fn:lastfm] If I'd want it, I'd rather feed [[https://last.fm][last.fm.]]
+
** DONE Lawmower Man 2: Beyond Cyberspace (1996)
CLOSED: [2024-02-23 Fri 20:29]
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