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256 Pi / The Wonky Angle
@256pi.bsky.social
Editor, Musician, Internet Reviewer, Random YouTube Person. Posts about electronic music, YTPs, various other stuff. (he/him, ace/aro, AuDHD)
Oh no. Exactly what everyone who knows literally *anything* about it said would happen did in fact happen. Wow. So now all the other know nothings in other governments around the world who are planning on giving away everyone's privacy will stop and think for a single second, right? Right??
Ben Schwarz@benschwarz.bsky.social · 3d agoAustralia’s eSafety commissioner buried a report (released Friday afternoon) that shows the under 16 social media ban didn’t tangibly reduce teen social media use, and also resulted in parents tuning out of kids usage. We traded our privacy for no reason. theconversation.com/more-than-80...
This will be the US if the SCREEN Act passes. Call your Senators before August 5 and tell them that you oppose the SCREEN Act, KOSA, and the KIDS Act. Use the official lookup tool at www.senate.gov/senators/sen... to find yours by state.
Wonky goes in in Feral Grace. www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Q1F...
The Black Dog - Feral Grace (Album Review)
Yep, they're still not slowing down. This is sort of their attempt at a "hauntological" album which delves into much sweeter and more nostalgic territory from them than the usual with more open-ended…
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best single to come out of this rollout so far www.youtube.com/watch?v=nyby... I liked the other two but they'll need full album context for me to fully pin down my feelings, this one already works out of context & sounds like a WWALY leftover that would've transitioned out of The Divine Chord
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YouTube video by The Avalanches - Topic
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Seriously artists, leave Twitter. You will NOT lose business. Your clients WILL follow you here. Most, if not all, have an account here anyways. They aren’t there because they love Twitter, they are only there because of you. Yesterday was the best day to do it. Today is the next best option.
Recharging Homos 🔋@hexhomos.bsky.social · 3w agoplease deprioritize twitter and use other social media
new Patreon text post for a small-time IDM artist who's developed a unique sound which combines very skeletal but lighthearted melodies with complex beat workouts, reminds me a little of Jlin but also very different from that too, hard to describe: www.patreon.com/TheWonkyAngl...
Polybird - GET BEAT (Album Review) [Patreon Request] | The Wonky Angle (256 Pi)
Listen: https://polybird.bandcamp.com/album/get-beat Alright, this is my second time checking out a project from this Utah-based IDM produce
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Please call, there's two more stops in the senate, and they're rumoured in trying to aim for the 29th of this month for a markup!!
Fight for the Future@fightforthefuture.org · 3w ago‼️ KOSA update: ICYMI Earlier this month, a bill package that incl this bill passed out of the House in a rushed vote. www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-ne... This is alarming BUT it isn't the end of the road. Here's what we know:
hey, today's the 11-year anniversary of The Wonky Angle, so I decided to go back and cover an old favorite of mine Future Loop Foundation - Memories From A Fading Room (Album Review & Catalog In Brief) [TWA Anniversary] youtu.be/iMrjZgjEtQ4
uBlock origin to the fucking rescue Add this to your custom filters to get around this bullshit gist.github.com/mary-ext/6e2...
Bluesky's age assurance sucks, here's how to work around it.
Bluesky's age assurance sucks, here's how to work around it. - bluesky-osa.md
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EU buddies i am Actually begging you to email the fuck out of your MEPs and tell them to vote no on this shit. this Cannot pass.
Tuta@tuta.com · 4w agoCHAT CONTROL IS BACK → Today the urgent procedure for Chat Control 1.0 was passed. Next up: EU Parliament is voting on Thursday. If Chat Control passes your messages, pictures, videos will all be scanned because the law will require it - this removes privacy & welcomes mass surveillance in the EU.
Discord needs to be bullied once again for not learning their lesson. Hit them where it hurts and end your Nitro
The Verge@theverge.com · 6mo agoDiscord will require a face scan or ID for full access next month
yeah sure why not. there was an attempt bsky.app/profile/nave...
@naveryw.bsky.social · last mo.Somebody please make a YTP of this ad from 2005
I keep seeing people thinking this is a bluesky problem. If you're seeing this it thinks you're in a state or country with age verification laws. This is what every social media site will do if KOSA and the KIDS Act succeeds. Running to another socmed won't fix it, we have to fight the source.
Dredgen Sale 🔜 Maybe? PAX West 🟪⬜️⬛️@destinythememe.bsky.social · last mo.Well i dont know how long this login session is gonna last but @bsky.app just asked me to do an age verification with personal information. If this happens again i will not attempt to log back in. If i dont post here again let bsky know that i prefer my privacy over this platform.
Some Requests I Missed, Vol. 1 (Fatboy Slim, Pole, Vitalic, Machine Girl... *sigh* Chainsmokers...) youtu.be/jZ-nkVVq7fY
Before anyone begins doomposting: There are still two stops it has to pass before it gets into law. And the senate doesn't like the House version of KOSA so there's a chance it doesn't pass. But don't just assume.
Dieselbrain@dieselbrain.bsky.social · last mo.The KIDS Act [containing KOSA] has passed the House This sucks, but its not the end. It still has to pass through the Senate committee and then be voted on by the Senate itself Please continue contactimg your Senators and demanding they oppose the KIDS Act & KOSA www.congress.gov/members/find...
patreon people get a very long-awaited thing early www.patreon.com/TheWonkyAngl... [note: requests are NOT open yet, they'll be open when this video goes public tomorrow]
Some Requests I Missed, Vol. 1 | The Wonky Angle (256 Pi)
Some Requests I Missed, Vol. 1 by The Wonky Angle (256 Pi) on Patreon. Join The Wonky Angle (256 Pi)'s community for exclusive content and updates.
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Call your Reps, even if they're not there right now you can leave a message, trust me, they do see those. You don't have to be eloquent, you don't have to make a good argument, this isn't debate club, just say "Vote No on this bill," and that's all you need.
Fight for the Future@fightforthefuture.org · last mo.‼️ Bad Internet Bills, disguised as “kids safety” bills, are moving through Congress again ‼️ It's time to get those phones in Congress ringing off the hooks again w/ one simple message: we refuse any bill that age restricts, censors & surveils the Internet. : www.politico.com/live-updates...
so... I've finally finished writing that promised Patreon request roundup. 20 segments, 3 and a half months of work, 38 pages in google docs (about the same length as my most recent SSIM roundup). stay tuned for that soon requests are NOT back open yet, but they will be once that video goes public
If you are an EU citizen, you need to contact your MEPs and demand that Chat Control be opposed
Patrick Breyer@echo-pbreyer.digitalcourage.social.ap.brid.gy · last mo.🇬🇧🚨DOUBLE THREAT: 🏛️EP President betrays democracy to force through #ChatControl 1.0. https://www.politico.eu/article/president-vs-parliament-roberta-metsola-overrides-meps-bid-force-child-abuse-law/ 👁️And Monday's trilogue threatens mass scanning & age checks! 🛡️Don't let them kill private […]
So I've observed more of this discourse on multiple sites, and there are a lot of fascinating elements that have popped out around music critic credentialism and poptimism... And what keeps rising to mind for me is... "If there were more critics at Fantano's size, so much of this just goes away."
Mark Grondin@spectrum-pulse.ca · last mo.I don't begrudge Halsey their right to clap back at Fantano for his review of 'The Great Impersonator' - wasn't one of his best reviews. But I question what it gains Halsey to do so. It's been two years, and we have more than one unique meme of them going at critics. I'm not sure it flatters them.
BREAKING: Wikipedia workers in Britain are setting a global first by becoming the first group of workers at the online encyclopaedia to seek union recognition.
went to a fun concert last night (Alison Moyet / Soft Cell / The Human League), I'd post a clip here but I discovered that every single clip I took had no audio no idea how tf that happened
just listened to that most recent Yes comeback against all my better judgment and actually found it to be something of a pleasant surprise, here's the update I added to the pinned comment of my old ranking
Listen we still dont have any concrete info on when or even IF Discord will actually implement Age verification, but the biggest reason theyre considering it at all is the looming threat of US legislation like KOSA and more Please contact your legislators and voice your opposition towards them
Dieselbrain@dieselbrain.bsky.social · 2mo agoPlease take the time to contact your representatives and demand that KOSA and other bills are OPPOSED You dont need a big script, you just need to say "i dont want this, oppose these bills" www.congress.gov/members/find...
Not gunna lie everyone bully discord about this again right now but moreso than last time so they stop it
Monique Barrow@moniquebarrow.bsky.social · 2mo agoAs early as next month, Discord could enable their global age verification measures. #privacy #ageverification theprivacycloud.substack.com/p/discord-wi...