AI Music and the Dead Internet Theory
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AI Music and the Dead Internet Theory

A man was arrested for creating AI music and using bots to stream it, netting 10 million dollars from Spotify. https://www.forbes.com/sites/lesliekatz/2024/09/08/man-charged-with-10-million-streaming-scam-using-ai-generated-songs A few things to note here, and some thoughts on it in general. He was doing this for a while, since 2017 according to the article, so it wasn't like he made it in a month. Apparently, he was a music maker, he just wasn't getting anywhere with his produced music. As he has been doing it since 2017, this predates even ChatGPT by about 5 years. He was not using the current crop of "AI" tools. My guess,…
Blaugust 2024 – The End and What I Learned Week
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Blaugust 2024 – The End and What I Learned Week

I kind of let this one really fall off after a strong start. I've already kind of touched on the various whys of it all. Mostly just a combination of being busy and the usual lack of motivation. I can't say I learned anything new that varies from last year's wrap up. I wish I could be more positive. I'm still pining for the days of old I guess. Which also may be part of why I'm so jaded. I've been blogging for a long time. Like, a really long time. Since before Live Journal was a thing really, though…
On the Doing of the Things
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On the Doing of the Things

Long time no post, or, sort of, I have been posting on Lameazoid as part of Blaugust, but even that has sort of fallen apart completely. I wasn't planning to do the full 31 days, then it just started happening, but then it just... wasn't. I think mostly I have just still been in a weird funk lately and I was sort of shaking it for posting but not really. I have also been busy off and on with life stuff. My wife and daughter have rented a shop space. My daughter is opening a vintage shop in the front…
My Gaming Journey – Part 3 – 32/64bit Era
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My Gaming Journey – Part 3 – 32/64bit Era

This era of gaming is where things started to get a little more varied. This would essentially be the Playstation/Saturn/N64 era of gaming. Though I am not sure I have ever even seen a Saturn, much less played one. Playstation definitely dominated this era of games, but for my part, I stuck with Nintendo. I also started really pushing into PC gaming as well, but I covered all my PC history last year. The Nintendo 64 was the first console I bought with my own money. I was working by this time, and had plenty of free flowing cash. I…
Whoops, I Dropped the Blaugust Ball
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Whoops, I Dropped the Blaugust Ball

I'm skipping "Creator Appreciation Week" here for "Staying Motivated Week." There are no rules anyway, you can't stop me. Apparently I dropped the balloon Blaugust and have missed days. Which is fine, really. I mean it's 100% fine. I never intended to "post every day" to start with, it just sort of, started happening. My first "miss" was Saturday, which was a "What I've been playing" post. These are basically the only posts I can't pre write, and I was busy Saturday and tired, so I just, didn't. Plus it was just, "More Overwatch and Sky." My wife and daughter…