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Windows 11 to add an AI agent that runs in background with access to personal folders, warns of security risk (www.windowslatest.com)
submitted 10 months ago by to c/technology@lemmy.world
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[+] 242 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (27 children)
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  • [–] 110 points 10 months ago (22 children)

    You need to renounce your wicked lifestyle and follow the teachings of our Lord and Saviour, Linus Torvalds!

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  • [–] 25 points 10 months ago (6 children)
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  • [+] 25 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (3 children)
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  • [–] 5 points 10 months ago (1 child)

    Do this test and come to the dark, white and beak side ;)

    virustotal URL scan for the link

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  • [–] 1 point 10 months ago

    I did the tidal ABX test, which I prefer since it's comparing FLAC, and the difference is almost negligible. I do hear a slight difference >15k, and I can only year up to 18.5k, but on most tracks it's not noticeable. Also slightly worse transients, but again, only noticable on a few tracks. I also can only hear any of this on HD600s with very, very high volume, which is not how I usually listen to music. I really like this test :)

    Lossless is still nice to have though, mostly because I can then rip FLAC files to do good remasters, which is why I happily use tidal (also for a number of other reasons).

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  • [–] 10 points 10 months ago (2 children)

    I am not using Apple Music, but have you tried the Windows client via Proton? I used Amazon Music installed through Heroic Launcher in the past and it worked fine. Though I had to configure the audio to go above 48kHz.

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  • [–] 3 points 10 months ago (1 child)

    I'm not the one you're asking, but I'm in a similar situation. I've attemped to get this working and the problem is that their Windows client must be downloaded and installed through the Microsoft Store and it's packaged in a way you can't run in standalone after extracting it. Some apps published through the MS Store do work fine this way, but I could not get it working for the Apple Music client.

    Apple Music does have a web player, but it is also limited to lossy streaming like alternative clients like Cider is.

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  • [–] 1 point 10 months ago

    Ah, I see, that's a shame. Amazon had/has an alternative installer. I am trying Tidal now, which has several Linux apps that provide full quality, though even the browser version goes up to 16bit/44.1kHz I think.

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  • [–] 4 points 10 months ago

    Do you mean lossless audio in general or specifically Apple Music?

    I've definitely listened to flac files on Linux but a lot of the finer points of high quality audio are lost on me so my input may not be useful.

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  • [–] 2 points 10 months ago

    Hey there! What I do on Linux is use the Thorium browser to make the Apple Music an app in the OS. It works really well, but does have some weird visual glitches every now and then. I chalk that up to me having an NVIDIA GPU and using Wayland though, so it could work better for you!

    As for lossless, I am not sure on that as I don't have ears that can tell the difference so it has never been something I focused on!

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  • [–] 2 points 10 months ago (2 children)

    there’s no Linux client that supports lossless

    Do you mean ALAC files? I downloaded a sample at https://getsamplefiles.com/sample-audio-files/alac and played it in VLC under Linux. There are several players that can play libavcodec FFmpeg.

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  • [–] 23 points 10 months ago (3 children)

    Many people need to use computers and Windows for 8 hours a day, every working day + AI shoved into personal apps. I wouldn't expect even the world's best escort to be giving head continuously for 8+ hours a day, 5 days a week.

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  • [–] 10 points 10 months ago (2 children)

    I am a system admin and decided to just use Windows Server on my desktop to avoid the bullshit Windows 11 changes

    Server has its own set of problems but at least the tools to deal with them are prepackaged

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  • [–] 5 points 10 months ago (1 child)

    Why not use LTSC instead? It shouldn't include many of these changes it has done or will do. I know since windows 10 the separation between workstation and server has deepened and I believe app compatability is less due to it. I even remember a few apps I wanted to install on server wouldnt let me unless I buy a business license because it detected I was using server and assumed I was a business because of the OS.

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  • [–] 3 points 10 months ago

    I'm working in server all day anyway. Licences are not a issue with most desktop software that we use. We have almost unlimited access to the Microsoft catalog with a combination of our subscriptions. As a system administrator doing what I do, it's not much different from ltsc except I have to use a couple of local group policies so I'm not badgered by system prompts

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