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@thor Even putting the MIDI output through a speaker designed for analog will add character to the sound.

A digital signal is pure and that's a big problem. Guitarists will sometimes use active pickups because of the digital signal which sounds terrible. That pure signal is run through audio processors for different effects and sound. It's a system set up for easy replication. The result is that different guitars sound the same and characteristic nuances are lost. They are impurities and inefficiencies are where the character lies.

@PawelK The most patriotic activity is questioning one's own government and its poor choices.

Democrats: Trump is responsible for the recession

Republicans: Biden is responsible for the recession

Reality: Trump started the recession with excessive quantitative easing reaching a record 7% inflation by the end of his term. Biden made the recession worse with excessive spending and taxes bringing it to the highest level in the last half a century at over 9%.

When people view the source and materials included with the release, they will likely question my sanity.

I think there's merit in pursuing this goal. It's more about the challenge and what will be learned.

@hopland 962 server racks. Inert atmosphere gas cylinder. Cooling that takes up the walls. There are many interesting things about this.

@thendrix We live in a humid subtropical climate apparently. Should be close enough.

I use the term FLOSS (Free Licensed Open Source Software) because it points out the license and it is a preexisting word.

In theory, as well as reality, the code running is possibly not the same as what is stated. The GPLV3 makes an appearance here as it requires AGPLV3 code for legal use. Supply line and obfuscation attacks don't mind either way.

Signal is the best way to use a smartphone.

@AmpBenzScientist You can't know if open source (for the sake of pedanticism, I use that term for all OSS, FOSS, FLOSS etc) servers really are running the code they say they are; it's more like source available, at best.

Metadata can cause issues in some situations and threat models, but most people won't need that level of metadata stripping, especially at the cost of authentication/verification of their contacts.

I do think Briar's local connections via same network or Bluetooth are quite good, but it certainly doesn't impress me in any security or privacy aspect over Signal or other Signal protocol-based messengers (I'm an advocate for per-session keys, which allow you to see if an app has been tampered with or an account has been logged into from a different device or device state, such as after a factory reset or app reinstall; things which are impossible with Briar, Session, and Tox).

It does have its use cases, along with Session and Tox, but it's more of a when needed service for me, not a go-to daily driver for everyday use.
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