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Terrence O'Brien

Terrence O'Brien

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    Google is issuing a $20 credit to YouTube TV subscribers.

    Now that the Disney blackout has dragged on for an “extended period of time,” Google will begin handing out the promised credits today. Customers should get an email explaining how to apply the one-time credit to their next bill. But, $20 probably won’t satisfy disgruntled customers who just want to watch SportsCenter.

    The algorithm failed music

    Music recommendation algorithms were supposed to help us cut through the noise, but they just served us up slop.

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    The FAA halts daytime space launches during the government shutdown.

    As the shutdown enters its second month, the FAA has decided to only allow commercial space launches and reentries from 10PM to 6AM, local time. The government has to clear significant swaths of airspace for SpaceX and others, and this is part of a broader order to ease stress on the air traffic control system.

    b. Prohibition on Commercial Space Launches and Reentries During Peak Hours
    Accordingly, with respect to commercial space launches and reentries, under the authority provided to the FAA Administrator by 49 U.S.C. §§ 40103, 40113, and 46105(c), and authority delegated to the FAA Administrator under 51 U.S.C. § 50909(a), it is hereby ordered that, beginning at 6:00 a.m. EST on November 10, 2025, and until this Order is cancelled, Commercial space launches and reentries will only be permitted between 10:00 p.m. and 6:00a.m. local time.

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    Stalwart DAW Cubase adds AI stem separation and a singing synth.

    There are a number of new effects and instruments in Cubase 15, plus a new pattern sequencer and a revamped Expression Maps system for creating natural-sounding performances. Stem separation for extracting drums or basslines is already available in other DAWs, but it will still be a welcome addition. One of the more interesting features is the beta release of Omnivocal, a powerful vocal synthesizer that appears to be built around the tech behind Hatsune Miku.

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    Is the White House still using Broderbund Print Shop?

    Only the finest sheets of copy paper held up with the best tape outside the Oval Office. Though judging from how mangled that piece with “The” printed on it, this might have been done by a 1st grader with a pair of safety scissors, so maybe we should cut them some slack.