Sunday Post Wrangling – 04-10-23

Every Sunday (or, in this case, not on Sunday), I pull all of my posts from my Mastodon account into a blog post here.

03-20-23

Mix procrastination achieved: I just designed and priced out a new, very sturdy Jaspers keyboard stand to replace my mediocre Standtastic stand, on which everything moves when I play with any force.

Bad news: it has room for a couple more items.

Good news: I’m forcing myself to wait to buy it until I’m done mixing.

Or, wait, do I have the “good” and “bad” news mixed up?!? Oh, let’s face it, it’s all good news.

Also good news: It has a 6U rack at the bottom, which is not shown. So my AKAI EWI3020m will have a real home!!

My mockup of a Jaspers keyboard stand build

03-21-23

From @radiofreefedi here’s an example of 3 nice things you could do:

1. Make a pie
2. Wear something brown
3. Support the fedi artists you’re hearing

Seriously, if you want the exact opposite of the Google/YouTube/Spotify experience, check it out. It’s a lot of fun.

https://radiofreefedi.net/

03-21-23

“I mostly only miss you when I put the cover on the king size duvet.”

#UnwrittenCountryLyrics

03-28-23

Just removed Google Analytics tracking code from my website. I’m not gonna lie, it felt good.

03-23-23

“I am a naturalist, but coincidences give me a glimpse of what the supernaturalist sees, and my worldview is briefly challenged.”

I enjoyed this essay about coincidences and natural/supernatural thinking. As an extremely pattern-oriented person, I experience very intense coincidences pretty often. As an atheist and naturalist, I don’t believe they mean anything except to me, but like the author, I always want to believe they mean more.

#atheism #supernatural

https://aeon.co/essays/how-should-we-understand-the-weird-experience-of-coincidence

03-29-23

Did you like the #80s? Did you notice when the 80s ended and turned into something sinister?

If so, I think you should go on a weird wild ride sponsored by @composergreg

https://gregwilder.bandcamp.com/track/loving-grace

03-29-23

Wow. People were not joking about Everything Everywhere All At Once. It is an instant lifetime favorite for me.

Also, I really want my own Racooncouille.

03-31-23

Just bought this fantastic new album on #Bandcamp. Check it out for maximalist fun experiments in sound design for songs.

Fawn / Brute from Katie Gately

04-01-23

“If AI is capable of writing journalism, then surely AI is also capable of reading journalism. Let the chatbots write for one another, and leave us out of it.”

#ai #bs

The final word on artificial intelligence by Alex Ross

04-01-23

I somehow am just listening to Kate Bush’s The Dreaming for the first time. Is it possible that Tori Amos has based her entire output on this album?

04-02-23

After a couple of years of writing, recording, and production, I’m creating the mastering file for my upcoming Blix Byrd album, IX. Which means, it’s ALMOST DONE.

Honestly, I keep occasionally sobbing with a mixture of powerful emotions — joy, relief, even pride. As a person who isn’t generally very emotional, these mega-feelings are so intense. I’m extraordinarily grateful to be able to have this experience, and am so excited to put this project out into the world.

04-03-23

Now THAT is what a phone should look like after an OS install.

#Graphene #GrapheneOS #degoogling

A smart phone with a plain black background and only 6 installed applications. Graphene OS, a privacy focused fork of Android, was just freshly installed.

04-04-23

#CurrentlyListening to My Fascinating Instrument by Oskar Sala, who helped to develop the amazing trautonium, and was also an incredible composer and performer. Highly recommend! h/t to @composergreg

#electronicmusic #experimental

04-05-23

I just decided to subscribe to #Obsidian Sync, mostly to support the development of Obsidian. What a perfect service! If you’re on the fence, try it. I know $10/month seems pricey for a subscription, but it’s a small price to pay for such a fantastic piece of software. (The sync service really is the icing on the cake.)

#PlainTextLife

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