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Ross Grady

@rossgrady.dood.net.ap.brid.gy

I live in #DurhamNC & I spend a lot of time thinking about #synthdiy / #eurorack -- my dayjob is in tech because I'm a walking stereotype. I'm leftist, anti-fascist […] 🌉 bridged from ⁂ https://dood.net/users/rossgrady, follow @ap.brid.gy to interact

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Ross Grady@rossgrady.dood.net.ap.brid.gy · 16h ago

I have this weird, presumably false memory of a sequence from the late-60s Spider Man cartoon, in which the city is somehow viewed from below, pipes and other underground infrastructure dangling, like an island floating in space.

Ross Grady@rossgrady.dood.net.ap.brid.gy · 20h ago

Life in America: Clinging to a job specifically for access to the employer-provided healthcare that is the only way to afford the medication you need to treat the symptoms of your job-induced stress and anxiety disorders.

toot.community Support@support.toot.community.ap.brid.gy · last wk.

Today, I am announcing that toot.community will permanently close on 28 October 2026. I posted an explanation and next steps here: https://social.jorijn.com/@jorijn/statuses/01KYN00AP3NCZXCFB96KQB8GN2

Jorijn Schrijvershof (@jorijn@jorijn.com)

Today, I’m letting you know that toot.community will close permanently on 28 October 2026. This decision is final, and the server won’t be handed over to anyone else. When I started running toot.community, I really enjoyed it. Over time, it became more stressful and less rewarding. Every day, I deal with spam, bots, technical issues, abuse reports, and user conflicts. Much of the moderation ends up being about personal disagreements rather than actual rule-breaking. More importantly, I don’t enjoy how people interact on social media anymore. Too often, conversations turn hostile or confrontational. A small amount of conflict and bad actors takes up a disproportionate amount of time and energy. I find myself feeling more angry or discouraged after spending time as an admin, and that’s not what I want from social media or a volunteer project. There’s also the financial side. I’m very grateful to everyone who donated, but donations haven’t covered costs for a long time. I’ve had to shoulder most of the expenses, time, and responsibility myself. The server is now closed to new registrations and will remain online until 28 October 2026, so you’ll have three months to find another Mastodon or Fediverse server and move your account. You can find Mastodon’s official migration guide here: https://docs.joinmastodon.org/user/moving/ Please note that Mastodon can move your followers, but it can’t transfer your old posts or uploaded media to your new account. If you want to keep a copy, download an archive. If you’d like to stay in touch, you can follow my personal account here (@jorijn).

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Ross Grady@rossgrady.dood.net.ap.brid.gy · last wk.

I don’t know who needs to hear this, but a huge chunk of the Mighty Sparrow (the Calypso King) discography is up on Bandcamp (officially), all for like $7 an album: https://mightysparrow.bandcamp.com/

The Mighty Sparrow

He's not the Elvis of Calypso. He's not the Sinatra of Calypso. He's not the Beatles, Dylan, James Brown, or Brian Wilson of Calypso. He's the MIGHTY SPARROW. Often categorized as "World Music," for Sparrow the classification "World" is simply too small. We're working with Slinger Francisco (Sparrow) to preserve his recorded legacy. All releases digitally restored from best available sources.

mightysparrow.bandcamp.com

Ross Grady@rossgrady.dood.net.ap.brid.gy · last wk.

A friend was fessing about which Chris Nolan films they had seen (not that many) and I’d rather list the ones I saw and enjoyed and would ever want to watch again: Dunkirk Memento (maybe, I guess? No idea if it holds up in general, especially to repeat viewings)