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GNOME Apps

Ever wanted to lay down a sick beat but lacked the kit or know-how to do so? Drum Machine is an app that makes rhythm creation easy! It lets you program your own drum patterns on an intuitive grid, with sounds including kick, snare, hi-hat, and more. You're free to change the BPM of your track, then save the pattern to a file. Jam away with Drum Machine!

You can follow the app's author here: @revisto

You can get the app on Flathub here: flathub.org/apps/io.github.rev

A screenshot of Drum Machine, showing an empty grid at 120 BPM
A screenshot of Drum Machine, showing an simple pattern, using kick, snare, and hihat, programmed into the grid at 120 BPM
A screenshot of Drum Machine, showing an complex pattern, using all sounds, programmed into the grid at 60 BPM
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Daniel Andrews

I’m So Tired

Recently I was shopping for a water gun for my son’s birthday, and to my surprise, it was hard to find a simple, sturdy one that didn’t have some kind of battery-powered feature. Not only is that one more thing to break, but I really don’t want to add yet another device to the list of things in our house that require charging. It got me thinking: nearly every purchase these days feels like a negotiation between joy and technology.

That’s not to say they’re always at odds. But finding the sweet spot is getting harder.

There was a time when the march of “smarter” items was a net positive. It made things smoother, smarter, simpler and generally more joyful or interesting to use. These days, that optimism is harder to summon. I know I sound like the aging guy yelling at clouds, but I don’t think it’s just nostalgia. The balance really does seem to have shifted over the past decade, and the trend line isn’t encouraging.

Sure, there’s still plenty to like. I can check the weather, unlock my front door, and queue up music from the same screen. But the magic wears off fast. What starts as convenience often ends in clutter. Every small problem now has an app, gadget, or subscription that fixes one issue and quietly creates three new ones.

Streaming music feels less intimate than owning a few beloved albums. Delivery apps bring cold fries, surge pricing, and mystery fees. Social media promised connection but mostly delivers outrage. Smart homes? Great until the WiFi blinks and nothing works or your fridge needs a firmware update. Even the web is a mess of pop-ups, autoplay videos, cookie banners, newsletter traps, and paywalls. Every click has a privacy cost as well.

You can never possibly watch all of the amazing entertainment that on YouTube and every streaming service out there. And yet, it’s more frustrating than ever to navigate subscription costs while fighting the algorithm that recommends more and more ragebait on YouTube. Toys for toddlers need firmware updates. Cars have become rolling iPads. Your heated seats might already be installed, but unless you pay a monthly fee, they stay cold — taunting you with unearned luxury. Most products require an account. They harvest data. They nag for upgrades. When they break, you’re not allowed to fix them. The tools don’t serve us — they serve their makers. And it’s exhausting.

Even Apple, a company I’ve long admired, feels less like a craftsman and more like a casino. Their stuff still (mostly) works great, but it no longer feels entirely yours. Most of the apps I use are rented. Let a subscription lapse and the functionality vanishes. Not all subscriptions are bad, but when everything is a subscription, it dulls the entire experience. Even products that don’t have a subscription (yet) associated with them loom over us. We’re just waiting for the shoe to drop.

I don’t know what to do about this, really. I have tried to be more intentional about my purchases in general, limiting my exposure to subscriptions, overly complicated features, and “smart” tech in general. I fully appreciate that this makes me sound like the old man I’m increasingly turning into. But my optimism around any consumer purchase has been replaced by cynicism and even a bit of dread. It makes me sad but hopeful that a turning point looms as more folks tire of the state of “smart” everything and looks for something a bit simpler.

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Rad Web Hosting

How to Debug Critical Error on your #WordPress Website

There will be times when you will face serious downtime on your WordPress website due to a plugin causing an issue or the active theme preventing the site to load. You might be getting the below error.

Now how do you debug this? If only there was an exact error, you would have been able to resolve it.

No need to panic, Softaculous has ...
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RadWeb, LLC · How To Debug Critical Error On Your WordPress Website - VPS Hosting Blog | Dedicated Servers | Reseller HostingThere will be times when you will face serious downtime on your WordPress website due to a plugin causing an issue or the active theme preventing the site to
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heise online

Monatsblutungs-App: Datenschutz besser, aber selten optimal

Apps, mit denen viele Frauen ihren Zyklus kontrollieren, verraten weniger Daten an Facebook und andere Firmen. Die meisten könnten nachbessern.

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heise online · Monatsblutungs-App: Datenschutz besser, aber selten optimal
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