When I think about what might bring on the Butlerian Jihad in the Dune novels, I no longer frame it as "the machines started thinking." I now frame it as "the people stopped thinking." substack.com/inbox/post/1...

That day many years back when Max (RIP) helped himself to a steak while unloading groceries

So many people make snarky comments about guys in fedoras. And I wear a fedora. But every time a see a photo of “let’s make fun of this guy in a fedora”, it’s actually a trilby. I don’t wear trilbys.

Ten hours left in Bandcamp Friday! If you're thinking of buying indie music, that makes today a great day to do it. May I recommend gozergoodspeed.bandcamp.com/album/flame-... or kiffie.bandcamp.com/album/justic...? (or even russsomers.bandcamp.com)

It's a nice day to hear a bit of good news. I'll leave it at that for now. Enjoy the vagueness.

Ngl, Melanie Zanona has amazing hair

Team: I know there was confusion when Bob didn't show up today, since he had claimed that he would be raptured. HR has investigated and found out that, in fact, he had a flat tire and will be in by 10:30a.

Team: the office will open at the usual time tomorrow and all meetings will proceed as scheduled. “I was up late waiting to be raptured so I overslept” will not be accepted as a valid excuse. Thank you for your attention to this matter.

Team: in light of our memo reminding employees of the need for PTO approved in case of Rapture, several of you have asked “but how do I get approval if my manager is also raptured.” After consulting Legal, we have determined that there is no risk, as middle managers are unlikely to be raptured.

Team: the Rapture is not, I repeat not, an official company holiday. If you are being raptured today you must submit a request for PTO and have it approved by your manager. Thank you.

People blame the internet for increasing polarization and the degradation of public discourse. The solution, we're told, is more F2F discussion. Yet have any of the people casting that blame sat down with the internet and had a F2F conversation about the issue? Of course not. Hypocrites.

I used this a ton in the 90s for songwriting. Still better than saying “ChatGPT, what rhymes with ‘orange’”.

I kind of think it's worth asking why the storm and the warrior have these whispered conversations but somehow can't just work things out between them

Rabbit hanging out in the garden

Guy at Post Office tried to mail-shame me with “You don’t check your mail?” when I’m picking up the stuff they took back to the PO because the mailbox was full. Also, mail-shaming is now a word.

I am unreasonably obsessed with this cover version open.spotify.com/track/0G9d66...

Go, proper gators, go.

Krispie the cat has a podcast now, Krispie’s Konfusion. Please like and subscribe

Is it bad that I don’t really know what a “content creator” is? I know musicians. I know writers. I know painters, sculptors, comedians, actors, scriptwriters, and more. I mean, that’s all content.

Is The Wall in Pink Floyd The Wall is the same Wall as the Wall in 99 Bottles of Beer on the Wall?

The playlist goblins have been in touch agaiin. Ambient and Dungeon synth music wanted. #musicsky #diy #ambien #music #dungeonsynth

"If you're not early, you're late" makes no more sense than "this one goes to eleven, and that's one louder, innit." I mean, if being on time for a 9am meeting is "late", then it's not a 9a meeting. It's an 8:59 meeting.

Okay, real talk: I honestly think as many of our Blue Sky artists as possible should sign up for this, even though I'm not really associated with this radio project. The reason for that is very simple: @untidymusic.com is one of the people here that cares the most about the "local" music community.

Things you can do without leaving a digital trail that lets others profile and track you so you can be marketed to: * Go to the library * Grow food in the garden * Listen to music on physical media * Watch broadcast TV via an antenna (it works!) Other ideas?

From everything I know, this is gonna be amazing. Going from electronica to rock to experimental will be an antidote to the algorithmically driven sea of sameness. And there's never been a time that more needed protest music of all types. Super excited, and you can help just by following the page!

Stock photos are photos of real people from an alternate universe where a fully diverse workforce enjoys their jobs so much that they smile, laugh, and high five their way through their days as they point at screens together. Sounds like a better reality, tbh.

My new band is angry about crackers and we call ourselves Rage Against the Saltine

A song about getting older and maybe wiser (or not), on the occasion of my birthday open.spotify.com/track/3TDtNt...

Don’t anthropomorphize AI. It makes the AI feel bad.

4 weeks left! Get your submissions in!

I remember Hot Wheels coming out when I was a kid, and I thought of them as a trashy version of Matchbox cars. So I guess I’ve been a snob since I was 8 years old

Happy Labor Day! open.spotify.com/track/0bDoHX...

Hahahahaha THE BRIDGE SADDLES,THOUGH INTERCHANGEABLE AND NOT HEIGHT ADJUSTABLE, ARE NOT THE SAME HEIGHTS. Mid-70’s Gibson weird touch. But I gotchu now, will soon be playable. Shorter ones on the outside to match the radius (curvature) of the neck.

Was my brother-in-law’s. Working on getting it into playing shape. Neck is a challenge, but it’s one of the cooler things I’ve worked on.

Financial experts have all kinds of indicators they look at to understand the state of the economy. I'm not one, so I look at how hard fast food chains push 'dollar menu' versus other items in advertising. And I'm seeing a lot of dollar menu stuff.

A guy at the dog park reached out his hand to me and I shook it before I realized that he was holding it out for my dog to sniff. It’s like I’ve forgotten my place in society or something

Good morning

The difference between Ring Neighbors and NextDoor is the difference between the elites who can afford doorbell cameras and the simple folks who only have a Facebook account

So ready for Peacemaker tonight

Th second best time to plant a tree is Tuesday. I may have misheard that.

I am sad about a post with a picture of duck head tongs picking up toast, because comments are disabled and I want to say “that looks expensive - what was the bill?”

Self-doubt is my superpower. I think?

I don’t know what I like but I know Art

If you have a labelmaker, and the first thing you did with it was NOT to print a label that said “labelmaker” and label the labelmaker with it, we are not the same.

This is unlikely to work on this Gibson Triumph bass. But trying it. If this doesn’t work, removing the fretboard and planing the neck may be next

Today I learned that Bill Mumy - the child actor who wished people into the cornfield on Twilight Zone - grew up to be a member of Barnes & Barnes, the duo that recorded "Fish Heads."

This is one of the nicer text spammers I've ever trolled. Even after I confuse her with an assassin, she offers me delicious food.

Nevaeh is a good name, but Legna isn’t. Doesn’t seem fair

The fact that “polymarket” is a crypto- based prediction market rather than a poly dating app just seems wrong