2026-11-02T20:09:47Z https://njump.me Hardy Erlinger https://njump.me/npub1jedwdr2gjla2yyw6ymvvnxa39utrt7l0jd8gxtzcxqv77ggtch8q2plfjt https://social.netspectrum.de/system/accounts/avatars/116/551/818/241/854/458/original/fbb0d6aaac4b5d84.png https://social.netspectrum.de/system/accounts/avatars/116/551/818/241/854/458/original/fbb0d6aaac4b5d84.png https://njump.me/nevent1qqs2rtfszzjl62vtrznxpvjx98wehy8yx0dutpv5v3373lyklrxm9ngzyzt94e5dfztl4gs3mgnd3jvmkyh3vd0ma7f5aqevtqcpnmepp0zuul9v0ll 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.<br/><br/>If you can read only a bit of sheet music, this video will help you appreciate Hiromi&#39;s incredible #artistry <br/><br/><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lpc1lEJ-SRc">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lpc1lEJ-SRc</a><br/><br/>#jazz #improvisation 2026-10-24T16:37:53Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsgnnejkw6gqfezetkzr2gr3s5srtskm05ju3wqj9u99w86ewvkacszyzt94e5dfztl4gs3mgnd3jvmkyh3vd0ma7f5aqevtqcpnmepp0zuup3lepz In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswvn3smevy9yx6zsrrztapnqne67wturnvl7xkr7jh3rpj99f9mrgjeh8wc'>nevent1q…h8wc</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Can we please remember that KDE contributors and maintainers don&#39;t owe **anything** to their users? And that they are free to decide to take the project in any direction they like, whether or not we agree with it? [1]<br/><br/>And can we also remember that the project is run by humans? You know, those humans that we don&#39;t want #AI to replace? That humans can make mistakes, especially when under duress? And that hurling insults at exhausted maintainers and volunteers is **not** the way to convince them of your superior moral stance?<br/><br/>There has to be a better way. I share the anxiety of watching way too many brilliant minds and projects subjugate themselves to the machine. But I am also convinced that insulting well-meaning people will not change their minds. Short of becoming contributors and maintainers ourselves, we will only affect change if we stay respectful of the people running the project.<br/><br/>[1] <a href="https://gist.github.com/richhickey/1563cddea1002958f96e7ba9519972d9">https://gist.github.com/richhickey/1563cddea1002958f96e7ba9519972d9</a><br/><br/>2/2 2026-09-25T16:01:50Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqswvn3smevy9yx6zsrrztapnqne67wturnvl7xkr7jh3rpj99f9mrgzyzt94e5dfztl4gs3mgnd3jvmkyh3vd0ma7f5aqevtqcpnmepp0zuu6ncrqc Yesterday I witnessed some of the most aggressive mud-slinging at an #opensource project I have ever observed (which admittedly may not mean much as I tend to stay away from conflicts like this).<br/><br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1ncyt83v7dhf4u0lec6r0jt93a4rqwauec5eu6wa2azem8ss8w7ls5h3x0q" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>KDE</span> (<span class="italic">npub1ncy…3x0q</span>)</a></span> came under fire for a supposedly weak stance on #AI in the project and for accepting a weird talk for #Akademy2026 on an &#34;AI-powered desktop that loves you back&#34;.<br/><br/>Despite repeated clarifications that the talk was nothing but a thought experiment that in no way represents the project&#39;s future direction, the pitch forks stayed up and the KDE account was eventually accused of being &#34;fascist&#34;, among other things.<br/><br/>I dislike AI as much as anyone else around here and I would like to see #kde stay free of it, but I am also aware that this is not my decision to make. <br/><br/>The project provides its software free of charge to its users, which is an incredible gift to receive. 30 years of sophisticated development work, for free! (cont.)<br/><br/>#foss #freesoftware <br/><br/>1/2 2026-09-25T16:01:11Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs2r5gmdzck50tvkmxk0vw4v4q7pwf9a8y7dda80jnwz85lqm4dj2czyzt94e5dfztl4gs3mgnd3jvmkyh3vd0ma7f5aqevtqcpnmepp0zuu60ss3f In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvse63nva9h5wcyjddunyhlca4nem8u7q2az744n5kg0nrls8hdfgjdkfhj'>nevent1q…kfhj</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Well done! And nice phrasing: &#34;current generation&#34; vs. &#34;legacy from the 1980s&#34; protocols. So true. 2026-08-05T19:58:02Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsp6kwm8h3qryj7m64n90nu3j07smrz5tccnpf6vjqcqtp53k4xs9czyzt94e5dfztl4gs3mgnd3jvmkyh3vd0ma7f5aqevtqcpnmepp0zuuv0uc0g In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs28j0dvqhwqegxqw9nl7unn37f7l59lq97r5tkptjvlp9axllp0dsz3h535'>nevent1q…h535</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Thank you for this very apt piece of social commentary.<br/><br/>Nothing to laugh or smile about this time. Beautiful drawings, as always.<br/><br/>&#34;But ... don&#39;t you see it?&#34; hit hard. 2026-07-29T17:44:30Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqspkan0af2x4fnsymjc93z5ppwa5f0npz0ucm9dnafjprg0hemyg4czyzt94e5dfztl4gs3mgnd3jvmkyh3vd0ma7f5aqevtqcpnmepp0zuu5ht8ch In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9v3e2hzzqfhrdwewqc7qwsj4juf2agtdvsdm4qhc7n7k0ts96hdqj553nr'>nevent1q…53nr</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub16ysp0f6v3zsumep5jeacdq6qe5uzj358ucmscl9567rpef7kkpksjusjae" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>David Revoy</span> (<span class="italic">npub16ys…sjae</span>)</a></span> has quite a few reviews of graphics tablets and other hardware for digital artists using Linux. Maybe have a look: <a href="https://www.davidrevoy.com/tag/hardware">https://www.davidrevoy.com/tag/hardware</a> 2026-05-16T20:38:29Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsp8sghhl6zalrqczjzvq57e7a4avdzmjavxv425ez2ne86vh6adwszyzt94e5dfztl4gs3mgnd3jvmkyh3vd0ma7f5aqevtqcpnmepp0zuu3yg97q In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqf9hel2krvcl724s3jcstjcp32xru4zwe39xyqm55ht6dzx957qqkmwk33'>nevent1q…wk33</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>This sounds great. Well done!<br/><br/>We will have to do the same for one of our clients soon (Vimeo -&gt; PeerTube). Any tips you would be willing to share? Problems to be aware of?<br/><br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub17gpggzugvgzurngs7gxl2kkw4kd7mlrqj4qvklhjxdlexp0yev2s6x7p4g" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>PeerTube</span> (<span class="italic">npub17gp…7p4g</span>)</a></span> <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1t5slregeqw0h2ejvry3uex4erhcvddq7z2p5pdz544qvfretf3vsdye28c" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>BLAG Videos</span> (<span class="italic">npub1t5s…e28c</span>)</a></span> <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1c36hjne58cstmvgnaz2cpvgwyy2vn4ca0ajcna89se50vy3p9amsdqt8sz" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>FediHost</span> (<span class="italic">npub1c36…t8sz</span>)</a></span> 2026-05-15T15:31:49Z