markjgsmith

FFmpeg Lands CLI Multi-Threading As Its "Most Complex Refactoring" In Decades - If you are doing any type if video transcoding automation, ffmpeg is the cli tool you use, so it's pretty big news that it's gone through a big re-write. Discussion on HN with some interesting talk about, amoung other things, re-encoding workflows for generating versions with varying bit rates, resolutions, formats, and also device specific versions. phoronix.com #

AI’s big rift is like a religious schism - You know the AI carfuffle is going mainstream when it reaches the economist. I reckon this might start to expose what many have theorised for years, namely that much of religion is about controling people. Or at least that's the case for many, maybe even for people that seem genuine about what they believe. We might very well discover that this type of behaviour is very counter productive, blocking the free flow of information could very well lead to some form of inflation. It will become more obvious now. That's why I think it's notable to see an article like this in the economist. economist.com #

What Will Enter the Public Domain in 2024? - This yearly list is always quite interesting. They have some sort of advent calendar of people on the main page, but there are links to more detailed wikipedia pages. Each year I wonder whether we will see an outburst of creativity. I wish there was a way to see if they were having an impact. Culture is massively important, often we are too focussed on tech. We need a forum, but for artists, where you talk by creating and remixing art. publicdomainreview.org #