I have a large local #musiclibrary—mostly #flac with some #m4a. I sync it between my #nas and four computers using #rsync.
Unfortunately, I recently discovered that some files appear to be corrupted, even though I've always checked the rsync logs. 🫢

I'll need to scan the entire library now to see how widespread the damage is. I first noticed something was wrong when a few tracks started skipping mid-song while playing via #mpd / #mpc.

I guess nothing lasts forever—not even music files. 😞

Healthcare isn’t just a moral argument.
It’s a systems argument.

Lower admin costs.
Negotiated pricing.
Better preventative care.
Fewer bankruptcies.

The Benefits of Single-Payer Healthcare: A Cost-Effective Approach to Health Outcomes https://blueribbonteam.com/blog/2024/10/31/the-benefits-of-single-payer-healthcare-a-cost-effective-approach-to-health-outcomes/ #M4A

There's a lot to be done, eg,
#Resist via #GeneralStrike

until meaningful policies like
#AbolishICE
#SCOTUSpurge
#EpsteinTrials
#M4A
can happen (initially through state-by-state #SoftSuccession )

...but this (link below) is correct. Without enforcing #RedLionDecision by re-instituting the #FairnessDoctrine you cannot ever truly achieve #MediaLiteracy and reform in #USPolitics

And if you're #Ukraine #EU or #Canada , you should angle for this in the states, too.

https://sabrinahaake.substack.com/p/my-talk-w-thom-hartmann-about-the

My talk w Thom Hartmann about the FCC's equal time rule

From yesterday.

The Haake Take
@DeniseG because… audacity hope change yes-we-can Obama Biden sold US out, didn't fight for public option, never mind single-payer #MedicareForAll 😡; "starter home" #Obamacare was great gift to health insurance mafia extortionists 😡
ACA architect, former Iowa Sen. Tom Harkin, told The Hill that Democrats should have enacted a single-payer healthcare system or a public option; Dems "…had a huge majority in the House… 60 votes in the Senate… and we blew it…" #M4A
На древнем мобильнике с 9-м Android'ом использование Conversations оказалось несколько затруднено. Всё дело в голосовых сообщения, записываемых в m4a-контейнеры и сжатием AAC-кодеком. Минимальный размер любого аудио-сообщения получался четыреста килобайт, если открыть в hex-редакторе эти 400Кб, то есть заголовок, есть окончание, а между ними сплошные нули.
В целом оно и ясно, Conversations обращается через API SDK к системе, таковая как умеет так и работает с m4a-контейнерами. На момент 9-го ведройда поддержка m4a была не повсеместно (лишь на устройствах отдельных вендоров).
Пришлось накатить на мобильник 16-й Android, благо что 23-я LineageOS это предоставляет. Минимальные голосовые сообщения в Conversations стали теперь порядка семи килобайт.
И как бы с одной стороны 400Кб, с другой 7Кб ... ну как-то разница ощутима. На родных вендоровских прошивках других производителей других мобильников в 16-м ведройде аудио-сообщения получаются таких же размеров.

И для сравнения, если взять 14-й Android в варианте от LineageOS или же crDroid, то минимальный размер аудио-сообщения выходит несколько больше, порядка 14Кб или 19Кб что ли. Хоть и в два раза, но однозначно это не тот выигрыш, чтобы ради него с 14-го ведройда переводить мобильник на 16-й :)

В любом случае, спасибо ребятам из LineageOS и crDroid, если бы не свежие версии Android для «устаревших» мобильников, но и не пришлось бы научиться менять аккумуляторы самостоятельно в домашних условиях. А так вот, получается иметь прямо даже запас из аппаратов, пусть и поношенных и устаревших (технически и морально). Не фиг свалки захламлять, планеты запасной ещё не обзавелись, пусть работает то, что может работать.

#aac #m4a #multimedia #android #mobile #Conversations #xmpp #jabber #LineageOS #crDroid #lang_ru
Hubzilla.de

Are there any decent tools for querying/setting #mp4 / #m4a tags? No, the answer isn't #AtomicParsley, it can't query individual tags. Also it has a stupid name.
Hospitals acquired by real estate investment trusts associated with greater risk of bankruptcy, closure | Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

REIT acquisition of hospitals had no significant impacts on quality of clinical care or patient outcomes—but had a significant negative impact on hospital finances, according to a new Harvard Chan School study.

Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Editorial Fail: Jeff Bezos's Wapo Denies Reality On Medicare For All

The Washington Post editorial (published on Christmas, no less!) predictably ignores research showing that a single-payer system would save hundreds of billions of dollars—and tens of thousands of lives—each year.

Crooks and Liars

It’s Obvious the #US Healthcare System Isn’t Working, So Why Not Try Medicare for All?
In a moment when the boundaries of what is “reasonable” or “possible” have been completely blown open, universal #HealthCare no longer seems so unrealistic.

https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/us-healthcare-for-all

from #CommonDreams
Helena Addison
Dec 18, 2025

Between the (likely) expiration of the Affordable Care Act enhanced subsidies, cuts to Medicaid and Medicare, and the decade-long efforts to undermine and dismantle the ACA, the casualties and costs of our current healthcare system continue to grow as Americans continue to wait for a better option. Nearly 45,000 Americans aged 17-65 die each year due to lack of insurance, a number that could rise to over 51,000 preventable deaths in the coming years.

#MedicareForAll #Medicare4All #M4A #HealthcareIsAHumanRight

#news #politics #USpol

It's Obvious the US Healthcare System Isn't Working, So Why Not Try Medicare for All? | Common Dreams

In a moment when the boundaries of what is “reasonable” or “possible” have been completely blown open, universal healthcare no longer seems so unrealistic.

Common Dreams
Before I back Medicare for All, Medicare/caid needs to start paying the full cost of care.
Not underpaying by 31% to 87% of the providers cost.
Example: a unit of blood costs $650. Medicare only allows $400 billing and only pays $150.
The provider eats the cost or charges others more.
#MedicareForAll #M4A