Lisa Vaugeois uses "terminal naivety" to describe this kind of disinterestedness in politics, power relations, and other societal structures in the context of classical music education. I'd argue that her term has potential for broader application.
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EA officially goes private tonight, meaning: - EA will no longer trade on the NASDAQ for the first time in 36 years - All stockholders of EA (including many employees) will receive $210/share - EA will take on $18 billion (!) in debt, putting it on the hook to pay ~$1.8 billion/year in interest
the oscilloscope can produce mind-boggling effects 💀
i don't like to police genre, but it's not dark academia unless somebody gets squished in one of these bad boys
If any anglophone country properly funded culture in the next 2-3 years they would instantly become the english arts epicenter of the creative vacuum they call austerity
there are definitely downsides to the nuclear block but the reason I keep coming back to it as necessary and good is that it completely ruined the whole MAGA engagement model to the point that they prefer to mock us from the nazi bar rather than come here to troll us directly
John Scalzi@scalzi.com · 2d agoBluesky oldheads will remember that brief period of time when the conservative trolls tried to storm the place and were flummoxed by the idea they would have to organically grow an audience and that someone who didn't want to talk to them could nuke every interaction they ever had from orbit
nerd recommendation: kill six billion demons is pretty fucking great. taught as a bowstring. binged the entire thing over three days. I'm gonna need therapy now
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Announcing: Tools for Creativity at the School For Poetic Computation
I'm running a class for the School of Poetic Computation! It's about making creative tools. Nick Murray is going to be my assistant teacher. Applications are open til Monday 10th August! Let me expl...
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Bluesky is a "liberal bubble" because fascist chuds can't get traction without algorithmic assistance and because people here trained themselves to block "debate me" trybois the instant they roll up
The Verge@theverge.com · 2d agoBluesky's new CEO Toni Schneider on the platform's reputation for being a liberal bubble: "Yes, we definitely want that to change. It is already changing. It certainly wasn’t designed to attract one specific group of people."
The point of the famous "drunk driving" dril tweet is still true without the word "drunk", but you guys aren't ready for this conversation.
It's a small thing, I know, but there really is a difference between "palate cleanser" and "palette cleanser," and also, while we are on the subject, "pallet cleanser," and it is worth making the distinction
An old friend cautioned against advice-giving for several reasons, but a favorite was "Nothing is impossible for the person who doesn't have to do it."
Was thinking about renting this new apartment above a convenience store. Good price and comes with a green formica table, but there’s old cans of creamed corn in the cupboard and the landlord’s got bad vibes. What do y’all think?
Our Suren Seneviratne in conversation with Leafcutter John on their shared history with Max and retro Mac music software cdm.link/vintage-max-...
Vintage Max patches revived: free downloads, Leafcutter John and Suren - CDM Create Digital Music
Suren Seneviratne (My Panda Shall Fly) has been painstakingly cataloging lost software, oldschool patches, and retro musical practices, reviving old machines and software and breathing new life into t...
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When you slow down and think about it you realize it's ten times worse than it seems. Sure it's farcical, but it's also a brutal legal attack on a man they knew to be innocent, done to distract from their own thievery and incompetence and as a flex to terrify anyone who might make them look bad.
Brendel@brendelbored.bsky.social · 5d agoIt is very weird that they just lie about normal people and then it’s not a scandal when they admit it
This is about a worst case scenario that you can imagine for Spokane. Level 3 GO NOW evacs extend all the way to Division. Absolutely heartbreaking. #wawx #wawildfire #OldTrailsFire
Today, while at the pool trying to beat the intense CA heat wave, I decided to rekindle my former career and played the finale of the Haydn Trumpet Concerto on natural pool noodle.
I remember hearing somewhere that apparently John Woo put some extra Fire sauce on the hospital explosions in Hard Boiled because he wanted juuuuust a bit of earnest fear out of Chow-Yun Fat www.youtube.com/watch?v=n3Be...
Hard Boiled 1992 - Escape from the Hospital scene | John Woo | Chow Yun Fat | Tony Leung (1080p)
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ok I guess I'm falling down the kill six billion demons rabbit hole now
Believe it or not we have addressed this! Here you go: single gar = gar multiple gars, same species = garrison multiple gars, different species = garmada
Frank Hogan@charleyphogg.bsky.social · 5d agoA group of Gar can not be called a school it’s not tough enough