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From: Andrzej Matuch <andrzej@matu.ch>
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Subject: Re: Do Microsoft?sCopilot+ PCs Require Linux?
Date: Sat, 25 May 2024 18:11:24 -0400
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On 2024-05-25 10:18 a.m., RonB wrote:
> On 2024-05-25, Andrzej Matuch <andrzej@matu.ch> wrote:
>> On 2024-05-24 7:51 p.m., RonB wrote:
>>> On 2024-05-24, Andrzej Matuch <andrzej@matu.ch> wrote:
>>>> On 2024-05-24 11:32 a.m., Chris Ahlstrom wrote:
>>>>> Andrzej Matuch wrote this copyrighted missive and expects royalties:
>>>>>
>>>>>> On 2024-05-24 8:30 a.m., Chris Ahlstrom wrote:
>>>>>>> Andrzej Matuch wrote this copyrighted missive and expects royalties:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On 2024-05-24 3:00 a.m., RonB wrote:
>>>>>>>>> On 2024-05-24, Andrzej Matuch <andrzej@matu.ch> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> <brevsnip>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Probably because some people think that Apple Music also requires Apple
>>>>>>>>>> hardware. Even without Apple hardware, the sound quality is superior as
>>>>>>>>>> is the selection.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> You would have better ears than I have to tell the difference.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> The ears are one thing, but even if you only know about the
>>>>>>>> specifications, you would know that what Spotify offers can't compete.
>>>>>>>> Apple's lossy codec is the best there is, so a song encoded at 256kbps
>>>>>>>> using it will sound magnificent no matter what kind of speakers you use.
>>>>>>>> If that is not sufficient for you, it also offers lossless at no extra
>>>>>>>> charge. Meanwhile, the default for Spotify is AAC at 128kbps, using an
>>>>>>>> inferior codec that is probably the one offered by Nero. High quality
>>>>>>>> there is 256kbps, more or less on par with what Apple Music offers at
>>>>>>>> the low end but, again, with a worse encoder. There is no lossless option.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> But is the "loss" noticeable to human ears?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> It is. There is an additional punch to the Apple AAC encoder that is
>>>>>> lacking in Nero's. Nero's does a good job, but it isn't as good. It's
>>>>>> better than MP3 though.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> And if so, does it matter? I enjoy a tune the same whether I listen to it
>>>>>>> through earbuds, $15 logitech speakers, whether in quiet or a bit of
>>>>>>> background noise. Most of musical information is low frequency (under 5 kHz),
>>>>>>> though the harmonics increase that up to maybe 16 kHz.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> For people who aren't audiophiles, there isn't a difference in audio
>>>>>> quality, but they will likely notice the greater selection from Apple. I
>>>>>> also think that Apple has an excellent interface, with YouTube's being
>>>>>> the absolute worst.
>>>>>
>>>>> I stopped listening to YouTube while walking. Sick of commerials in the middle
>>>>> of a 10-minute tune. Also the slightest accidental touch of the phone screen
>>>>> can stop the playback.
>>>>>
>>>>> Switched to SomaFM... their Secret Agent channel has some good walkin' tunes.
>>>>
>>>> YouTube Music doesn't have commercials if you pay for it. It also
>>>> removes ads from YouTube itself, making for a much more pleasant viewing
>>>> experience there too.
>>>
>>> It doesn't have ads if you use uBlock Origin either.
>>
>> True, but my being a Catholic makes me reluctant to use services in a
>> way that doesn't benefit the provider. I stopped blocking ads a while
>> back and pay to support the sites I most often frequent. If I am not
>> interested in paying and a site becomes needlessly annoying to use, I
>> simply check out an alternative.
> 
> I look at it differently. The site is available. uBlock Origin is available.
> I'm not shedding any tears for Google. If there is a small site I do unblock
> ads on it. If it's a huge corporate site, I don't care. I especially despise
> ads on a site where I buy something.

For me, the ads are only fair. I've used Brave for a while and blocked a 
bunch of ads, but it eventually became clear that if the webmaster 
didn't mind my not seeing the ads, they would have removed them 
themselves. The fact that the site is often bombarded with that crap 
means that they do rely on the income they receive from it, and I have 
no right to use their content without their source of income without 
their permission. I'm trying to be a better person with age.

-- 
Andrzej (Andre) Matuch
TG: @AndrzejMatuch
Catholic, paleoconservative, Christ is king.