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i recently discovered what must be one of the most niche mods for vintage story ever - one that simulates a whole wet plate collodion photography process, from setting up the plates to manually exposing with the camera (leading to the varying exposure/contrast)

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Recorded music is cheaper and stronger than it's ever been, and it's far more likely to kill you. The government’s advice hasn’t changed much since Nancy Reagan, but music has. Now, scientists are writing their own rules and we have a guide here.

"know before you mix" infographic showing common interactions between instruments.

People mix music. A new wave of organizations like Palestrina Nova advocate harm reduction over abstinence-only messaging, arguing that clear information saves more lives than pretending common instrument combinations never happen. PN's adapted interaction chart, below, is one example of that approach.

Piano
Organ
Guitar
Bass
Strings
Brass
Woodwind
Orchestra Hit
Synth Lead
Synth Pad
Percussion
Percussion (Chromatic)
Sound Effects

DISCLAIMER: NO MUSIC IS COMPLETELY SAFE. THIS CHART IS A SIMPLIFIED HARM-REDUCTION TOOL AND SHOULD NOT BE INTERPRETED AS MUSICOLOGICAL ADVICE OR A GUARANTEE OF SAFETY.

© 2026 BY NADIRA RODIN INSTITUTE. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

Today in history, 1969: Neil Armstrong lands on the moon as part of the Apollo 11 mission. The flight was possible thanks to the work of women like Katherine Johnson (pictured) whose mathematical calculations were pivotal to the early success of the space program.

Today in history, 1969: Neil Armstrong lands on the moon as part of the Apollo 11 mission. The fligh

57 years ago today, humans first landed on the Moon. The source code that helped get them there? It’s on GitHub. Margaret Hamilton led the MIT team responsible for Apollo’s onboard flight software. (Image credit: Draper Laboratory; restoration by Adam Cuerden, via Wikimedia Commons.)

Black-and-white photo of Margaret Hamilton standing beside a nearly person-height stack of software listings produced by her and her MIT team for the Apollo program.