I have been following the work of #japanese #pianist Hiromi Uehara for years, but I have never come across a real time transcription of her improvisation.
If you can read only a bit of sheet music, this video will help you appreciate Hiromi's incredible #artistry
I'm having a blast with the #Emacs Bedrock starter kit [1] available on Codeberg.
It strikes a great balance between features and simplicity. The configuration is transparent and digging into the included packages is very educational.
Highly recommended!
I read "The Colonization of Confidence" [1] tonight. A beautiful story by @WeirdWriter about art and artists in the age of machines.
It's been a while since a piece of writing has brought me to tears ... Highly recommended.
Shoutout to @acidiclight for the recommendation [2].
[1] https://sightlessscribbles.com/posts/the-colonization-of-confidence/
[2] https://ritchie.page/blog/i-reject-artificial-intelligence/
Irish singer Glen Hansard always impressed me with his music. Raw emotions paired with a keen look on life, delivered with passion and honesty.
He passed away in an accident today, and I am currently having some difficulties processing this news ...
Here is one my favourite songs of his, "There's no mountain":
I am as horrified by the raging #fires in #France and #Spain as everyone else, but for the record I would like to state that #fediverse posts along the line of "This is only the beginning!", "It will get much worse in the future!" and "We are all doomed!" aren't helping.
While these statements may or may not be true technically (who can really know?), do we really want people in fear of their own future? Fear easily turns to overwhelm, which turns to apathy, which results in inaction.
All of us have agency. We can still turn things around to avoid the doomsday scenarios. If I were a #climatechange denier bent on eliminating voices advocating for change, inducing apathy in them would be the first approach.
So do we really want to play into the hands of fossil fuel companies by using #fedi to drive their agenda, even if it is unwittingly?
I think we can do better. Change will not be driven by fear and apathy, but by hope and determination. Let's spread these instead.
Codeberg e.V. asking members to vote on various topics is such a breath of fresh air.
At a time when commercial services seem to a) only make their services worse and b) put their own interests above those of their customers, Codeberg a) takes a stand on important topics such as vibe-coding and discrimination and b) asks members if they agree with the proposed changes before they are implemented.
Feels almost too good to be true.
Thank you @Codeberg for continuing to be a force for good. Much appreciated.
@bert_hubert delivers a very thoughful discussion of what really needs to happen to achieve digital autonomy in Europe:
https://berthub.eu/articles/posts/eu-civil-society-need-progress-digital-autonomy/
There is a long way ahead, but I am more hopeful than ever. Public opinion is finally changing and that makes it easier to argue in favour of change.
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Hello world,
my name is Hardy, software developer and consultant working in systems integration and web development. Small business owner.
Fascinated by languages as a means of expression for programming computers and for talking to humans - challenging at times, but so much fun, too. Like #art and #music, which have been with me all my life (I'm old enough to have witnessed Miles Davis perform).
Fueled by green tea and lots of curiosity. Thanks for having me here.