Investing in science does pay off almost always one way or another, as long as a bunch of rich dudes don't exploit researchers' job insecurity to get richer.

4 months since I changed to Tidal, very good alternative. Almost identical experience with two exceptions: no podcasts (I'm using another app for those), and offline mode is not good. Otherwise, I'm very happy with the change!

I used a Python script to transfer playlists:
github.com/spotify2tida...

If you want to try it out, you can install it from PyPi (python -m pip install mbrola). As a requirement, you will need to install MBROLA first (see my previous blog post):

gongcastro.github.io/blog/pymbrol...

I illustrate some use cases, modifying the duration of individual phonemes or modulating their pitch contours. Here's a simple example.

No hay una sola definición de Ciencia©️ que no deje un resquicio que una persona o institución de cuestionables intereses o incentivos pueda aprovechar. No existe una definición completa y especifica que nos pueda ser útil. Y esto lo sabemos desde hace casi cien años.

UN says the genocide in Gaza won't stop as it's profitable. Palestine is a training field to test weapons & surveillance tech that are now sold worldwide.
Those making billions?
Palantir, Lockheed Martin, Alphabet, Amazon, IBM, Caterpillar, Microsoft, MIT, Blackrock, insurers, real estate firms.

I wrote this post in preparation for an upcoming one, in which I'll present pymbrola, a Python package that allows calling MBROLA from the Python console. ⏩

If you can't be bothered using Linux or WSL, I also made a Docker image. 🐳
hub.docker.com/repository/d...

The blog post provides a walkthrough, as well as a bash script. It assumes you are using a Linux/Unix-based operative system, or a WSL instance (for Windows users).

gist.github.com/gongcastro/0...