And perhaps one of our states leaves the country.

It’d be the Gategate. It would only be called Billgate if Bill was a woman.

Even worse: They are hoping that LLMs in training don’t realize that it’s an ad

Hosting with close allies shouldn’t be a problem.

Within the EU, I still don’t care in which country the data is hosted

I wouldn’t say forever. But it will take a long time to rebuild.

Food is at the bottom. With all the other physiological needs that form the foundation for the other, less important, needs.

That’s how pyramids work.

Then even a well stocked instrument library probably wouldn’t have it

Ants farm. So farming is a hobby?

Imagine all the terrible music we were spared because talentless randoms couldn’t just pick up an instrument for free.

Have you installed bugs at all of your neighbors houses or something?

Probably not, because if you did you’d be more annoyed at people who play their instruments well. That requires hours of boring exercise that don’t sound well at all. And even when they practice a piece, they’ll usually practice 4 bars on repeat, for an hour.

Self actualization might be at the very top of the pyramid of needs. But that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t have it.

With most woodwinds, you probably have to get your own reed for ~3,50€. But the rest can be cleaned well enough.

When my concert band lends out instruments they have to get a professional service at the local music store when you return them. They’ll replace any consumable parts that are missing, if you haven’t already.

Of course that would probably be a bit more difficult in a library setting, where the lease lasts only a very short time.

I added the link just seconds ago. Apparently looking up new terms is too difficult.

I have the feeling the voters in this tread have no idea what a company union is. There’s a reason they are banned by international labor law!

And company unions do as well.

Company unions don’t work.

And if union busting is encouraged by the government, being part of a regular union might not be worth the sacrifice.

Not really. Teenagers and young adults used to party a lot, and those parties used to have a lot of alcohol

I actually rather like the taste. Although it’s certainly an acquired taste. Like salminak

My concert band does that. You can borrow an instrument and we arrange for cheaper tutoring. You just have to promise to play in our band a year later.

The local music school (the place where you go to get a tutor. Not a school for general education) and the local instrument store also lend out instruments.

That would be a reason for more alcohol

Because alcohol is bad for you?

Our parents were still told that a glass of wine a day was healthy.