taivlam

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taivlam1d ago

It's not surprising to me that OpenAI is loosing money to ChatGPT, according to this news article, as it reminds me how Twitter had never been truly profitable from a strict/traditional business POV.

Well, at least until Elon Musk acquired Twitter and rebranded it into X - now I don't really know how that's going post-2023, since AI chatbots became readily available.

OpenAI to test ads in ChatGPT as it burns through billions

Ads coming to free tier and new $8/month ChatGPT Go plan in US.

Ars Technica
taivlam1d ago
Getting caught up with news on Graphite the spyware platform and finding out it is made by Paragon Solutions is being used like Pegasus from NSO Group, but domestically, on US citizens is indeed not a great way to start 2026.
Lawmakers Demand Information About Potential Use of Paragon Spyware by ICE

The lawmakers warned that allowing ICE to use spyware “threatens Americans’ freedom of movement and freedom of speech.”…

Truthout
taivlam1d ago
The Plume affair feels like something that could be background research for the Axiom's End book series.
Plame affair - Wikipedia

Show threadtaivlam3d ago
  • This track is usually curated to accompany narration describing events that are grand, epic, and/or horrifying - but events that are not necessarily thriller/action-movie oriented.
    • This is because I really like the slow deep synth "sting" at 1:22 through 1:47, which was used throughout the "Drumming in the Clouds" episode.
Drumming In The Clouds | Creep Cast

YouTube
Show threadtaivlam3d ago

Some important qualities I observed:

  • This music track "loops" well, because from the POV of an A/V editor, the music's looping shouldn't be (significantly) noticeable. Often, there is relatively frequent, sudden jump cuts from the narration to the reaction of Isiah and/or Hunter making a joke or spontaneous comment.
taivlam3d ago
This is the background music used in some of the more recent Creepcast episodes, called "keep up" by "Giorgi ジオ" in late 2025 (timestamped for reasons described below):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YHinvqboSXw?t=82
keep up

Provided to YouTube by DistroKidkeep up · Giorgi ジオ · Giorgi ジオfall again℗ 8985749 Records DKReleased on: 2025-09-01Auto-generated by YouTube.

YouTube
taivlam3d ago
loops3d ago
Hello Dark Mode. Now available, spread the word! ✨

https://github.com/joinloops/loops-expo/releases/tag/v1.0.1.21
Show threadtaivlam6d ago
@system76 Ok, thanks! I figured that was the answer, but I was overcomplicating things.
taivlamJan 15

SCP-9001 was interesting:
https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/scp-9001

I felt that it was similar to the origin story of Phillip Carvel and Milner Utopia.

The comments of the YT channel Exploring Series reading the story also indicated this is somewhat similar to the premise of what's been shown so far in the trailer for Control Resonant.

SCP-9001 - SCP Foundation

The SCP Foundation's 'top-secret' archives, declassified for your enjoyment.

The SCP Foundation
Show threadtaivlamJan 15

@system76 I have a question, since I've been using the COSMIC-based install of Pop!_OS 24.04 since the alpha stage on a spare laptop.

Do I simply update the laptop with $ sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade to get to the stable release version; or do I have to reinstall Pop!_OS to get to the Epoch 1 update?