I think this might be worth some sort of mini-celebration. I never thought I'd live to see the day.

"the MP3 technology became patent-free in the United States on 16 April 2017 when U.S. Patent 6,009,399, ...administered by Technicolor, expired"

**Anthony** · Apr 28, 2017, 14:21

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**Serazard** @Serazard@twingyeo.kr · Apr 28, 2017, 14:21

"Everything You Need to Know About Mastodon's New Privacy Settings" https://marrus-sh.github.io/mastodon-info/everything-you-need-to-know-about-privacy-v1.3-020170427.html

**Anthony** @theant · Apr 28, 2017, 20:12

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**Anthony** · Apr 28, 2017, 19:20

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**Danie van der Merwe ✅** @danie10@mastodon.social · Apr 28, 2017, 19:20

Trekkies rejoice, you can now pilot a 'Starfleet' ship in #VR

#StarTrek fans, this is the game you've been waiting for. Ubisoft has created a virtual reality, cooperative multiplayer experience that let's players work together to command a Federation star ship.

Bridge Crew will be available for PlayStation VR, Oculus Rift and HTC Vive and expected launch date is 30 May 2017.

See http://on.mash.to/2pu5DuN

**Anthony** · Apr 27, 2017, 03:13

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**Jeff Terrell, Ph.D.** @jeff_terrell@functional.cafe · Apr 27, 2017, 03:13

I really enjoyed this essay. It analyzes the idea of a "superhuman" #AI and finds some beliefs that the idea rests upon that lack evidence to support them. Pretty insightful and thought-provoking stuff about intelligence and cognition.

Although I'm skeptical at a couple of points, this seems largely to be on the right track, unlike Stephen Hawking, Elon Musk, Ray Kurzweil, and others.

https://backchannel.com/the-myth-of-a-superhuman-ai-59282b686c62

**Anthony** · Apr 20, 2017, 09:30

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**Nextclouders** @nextclouders@gnusocial.de · Apr 20, 2017, 09:30

A major new version: Nextcloud for iOS 2.17 is here! - https://nextcloud.com/blog/a-major-new-version-nextcloud-for-ios-2.17-is-here/