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Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.

Full Idiocracy.

We are alarmed by reports that Germany is on the verge of a catastrophic about-face, reversing its longstanding and principled opposition to the EU’s Chat Control proposal which, if passed, could spell the end of the right to privacy in Europe. signal.org/blog/pdfs/ge...

Similar story: lived nearby, was there often & consider it LDN's best. 💙

The Flotilla has achieved several remarkable victories. But the one thing that hits the hardest is that for the first time in years, Palestinians were able to go fishing due to the Flotilla keeping the IOF distracted. May it be the first of many wins ♥️

Sharp reflections on the the life, work, and politics of Audre Lord by @keeanga.bsky.social. The essay presents that legacy with clear eyes, contradictions and all. www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...

It's a good idea at this point to keep as many eyes as possible watching their livestream to make sure the genocidal regime knows the world cares what happens to them. Put it on in the background if you are busy doing something else

Every good programmer I know has been saying this to me for months; meanwhile every not-great programmer I know has been trying to outsource their work to ai, causing more issues/delays than they if did it themselves. A lot of these tools only seem good to people who are not great at their jobs.

Issue 2 PDF www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/kfabd...

Issue 1 PDF www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/vifpm...

10 years ago this month I published the first issue of After Us magazine! It was very short-lived but I’m really proud of what we were all able to achieve. The website is still live and all the essays are there, plus I’ll include downloadable PDFs of both issues in the replies... www.aft3r.us

The Come(d)y Indictment

"Estrangeiros" is the PT cover for implying xenophobia.

Afterlifers = a piece of philosophical fiction I wrote, published in the wonderful literary journal Gulf Coast magazine gulfcoastmag.org/stories/afte...?

One thing I have noticed is that people cannot fucking Read a Text, which is to say consume a piece of information and then meaningfully integrate what it says into their decision-making from that point onward. Unrelated to whether or not they remember or agree with it, new info gets no traction.

All great stuff. No card games & tarot, sadly.

Understanding children's speech perception strategies in noise is very important for improving their living environment. This study aimed to investigate the effects of listening conditions on speech perception in noise in children. https://on.asha.org/4gN0S7n

The Left looks for traitors, the Right looks for converts. | @mehdirhasan.bsky.social

Wondering what the best format is to share an ever-increasing index of sonic description...

If you’re interested in the history of phonetics, have a listen to episode 14 of our podcast where James McElvenny (@jamesmcelvenny.bsky.social) talks with Michael Ashby! 🎙️ hiphilangsci.net/2021/03/31/p... #Histlx

Amateurs! my book tracing how 'hobbyist' creatives and technologists built some of the most valuable and influential things online, is out on 23rd September from @versobooks.bsky.social... www.versobooks.com/products/286...

Said it before and I’ll say it again as infinitum, if your critical framework has no room for H O U S E, I’ve got no room for you. If I see another breathless piece about “Double Cup” from someone who has very clearly never danced to straight up house in their life I’m going to vomit.

Fell's gone full Heiddegerian

In her new book, 'Shouting Out Loud: Lives of The Raincoats', author Audrey Golden traces how the band’s shapeshifting sound and uncompromising attitude have inspired generations of music and movements, from Sonic Youth to riot grrrl to queercore. crackmagazine.net/article/long...

it's happening! (if you're in the EU and you'd like to request an event, please get in touch.) (+ me & @laurenelkin.bsky.social are looking for a Paris venue to talk about Amateurs! x Art Monsters - any leads very welcome :)

pretty incredible this - pairing original wax cylinder recordings of Finnish folk music made in 1910 with contemporary renditions - huge tip if yr into Finnish, Karelian or Baltic folk music, or works form the likes of Jon Collin ✨ boomkat.com/products/tep...

Was a fun one to compile. 💻

The Rian Treanor and Cara Tolmie listening party is tonight, it’s free and online so come join the chat. riantreanor.bandcamp.com/album/body-l...

Keeping the habit. 2 SEPT 2025 20h - 22h (LDN time) icecast.bidstonobservatory.org:8443/domes

"squishy state law" not sure what sense to read into that, but it sounds like an apt way to speak of most laws

The history of art is a sequence of successful transgressions. | #sontag

AI auscultation. How to unlearn how to listen; or, mediated mediation for expedited diagnoses; or, hearing aids for cardiovascular inconsistencies. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

Given a certain amount of interest by the media & the appropriateness of social conditions, the ideas will still be diffused widely. But diffusion of ideas does not mean they are implemented; it only means they are talked about. | #freeman

Paronomasia, is a certayne declyninge into a contrarye, by a lykelyhoode of Letters, eyther added, chaunged, or taken awaye. | #Peacham #1577

DNA has a helix. Exile has a hand. #palindrome

Seasonal reminder that a bag sealer unlocks unlimited artisanal freezies

Grift Study (1969)

Written by the big bad wolf.

...if the way out is blocked, one must either turn back or remain on the threshold until such time as the way is clear: 'Philosophy, which once seemed obsolete, lives on because the moment to realize it was missed.' #adorno | #osborne

Paik once told a story about buying books in Japan: he succeeded in buying all the most important Japanese philosophical works on the subject of time, in order to study them in the original, only to discover on his return to New York that he didn't have time to read them.

The always worthwhile, Peter Galison: www.youtube.com/watch?v=tRat...

DuckDuckGo has added a feature to filter out AI images from search results.

LLMs explained

Uploaded here... foibles & warts all in. www.mixcloud.com/lendl/250802...

5-hour DJ set Passos Manuel Porto 2 August

On some level, I understand why some people are asking ChatGPT all sorts of inane questions, but I don't think they understand how doing so robs them of developing the skills of critical thinking and problem-solving, and how good it feels to figure something out.

Any Ableton peeps, can you help with this?