@atpfm @siracusa @caseyliss @marcoarment In light of the Bloomberg report about the Mac Pro likely going away, I think John is going to have to buy one of these: https://youtu.be/HtvZWAFl0AU?si=HS-H-QfpC2iHK8SY

This Spoon single from 2020 that never made an album is truly great. For some reason the chorus rattles around in my head all the time these days. "What we need now's an accident/no one to blame and no bullets spent" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_MMHmUGn8Q

Like Yule Brenner. https://fedi.lynnesbian.space/@lynnesbian/115505170698287974

Cory Wong of Vulfpeck has a long form interview with Trey that seems like it could be pretty good. (I’ve only listened to a clip from Instagram so far) https://overcast.fm/+AAbN9YtCakU

Trey Anastasio. #phish

I feel bad that my wife barely knows how to use our Sonos system, but the good news is that the only thing she knows how to do is put on Neil Young Radio from Apple Music. It’s a good mix!

Indivisible, 50501, and everyone involved in these big protests are doing phenomenal work. There is literally nothing to lose by continuing to push high turnout, nonviolent, orderly, protests with the simple message that dictatorships are bad and unAmerican, and Trump is trying to be a dictator.

We need a total and complete shutdown of jambands until we can figure out what the hell is going on.

Today I learned that there only 17 Olmec heads have ever been unearthed, which makes Bart getting one from Mr. Burns that much more impressive. #thesimpsons

Truly ridiculous that 5GB is still the default free tier for iCloud. https://www.threads.com/@thebasicappleguy/post/DPvDMu2jO7u

caught my vampire neighbor creeping through my front door. he claims my saying “for sure dude, we should definitely hang out sometime” the other night counts as an invitation, but I disagree. we’re on hold with the etiquette hotline

Jerry Remy voice: “YOSHIDER” #redsox

Today is the last day that the day, month, and year will be square numbers until 1/1/2116.

It’s not a perfect movie by any means but the subplot in V for Vendetta with the late night host getting black bagged and executed for criticizing the regime is starting to feel too close to home.

I know we have a first amendment, but if we didn't I would forbid local tv news from reporting on crimes from outside of their broadcast region. Nobody in New Hampshire needs to be making Facebook comments on a NH tv station's post about a murder in North Carolina. It's toxic.

The central problem with education polarization of the political parties in the US is that smart people love to feel smart and dumb people hate to feel dumb. So when people in the smart party talk in ways that make smart people feel smart (like using academic language), it just makes dumb people […]

If anyone is looking for a fantastic contemporary yet traditional jazz album, RoundAgain with Joshua Redman, Brad Mehldau, Christian McBride, and Brian Blade has to be about as good as it gets. Incredible playing by all four. #Jazz https://album.link/dhkggkdp77qck

Please never do this, Apple. https://mastodon.social/@scalzi/115113304718812929

Oh god, one of the victims of the Minneapolis shooting was the daughter of Phish fans. The picture on this Reddit post with the dad holding Junta vinyl and the daughters with Taylor Swift and Frozen just wrecked me; I’ve literally taken my girls to RSD multiple times. There’s a Go Fund Me in the […]

I can’t read this without getting choked up. My fervent hope is that we all live to see a time when we can express this sort of optimism about the human race. https://bird.makeup/users/shapsio/statuses/1960046564732465295

I know the conventional wisdom about Apple is that they are "behind" in AI (even at the company) but going slow and using GenAI judiciously now seems prescient to me. As limited as Siri currently is, no one wants a sycophantic AI-powered Siri that hallucinates answers. #apple #ai

If you are looking for something outside of the box to listen to, John Adams' "Road Movies" is a truly fantastic contemporary classical album. The two-piano "Hallelujah Junction" is incredible. https://album.link/sbst428npn4zv

Kind of amazing that Trey got to play Scarlet>Fire with Dead & Co for the 60th anniversary of the Dead about 42 years after the first Phish show where he played Scarlet>Fire and then got drowned out by someone putting on "Thriller." Whatever you think of musical merit of Dead & Co, that is an […]

mRNA COVID vaccines have saved millions of lives. No other technology is as flexible at dealing with an emergent pathogen with pandemic potential. We will likely be seeing many more of these pathogens as a result of climate change. Ending research is going to lead to untold numbers of future deaths.

LMAO at Ween playing “I Can’t Put My Finger On It” on Conan in 1995: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DMp7-75MEnb/?igsh=MWxhZ3JocWxjOWxsOA==

Fantastic album, if you haven't heard it you are in for a treat! https://muso.social/@Ropeadope/114942777916232875

Damn, last night’s (SPAC1) Chalkdust jam goes right to 11 — not in intensity, but in intent. The most creative and interesting jam of the summer! #phish

Asked ChatGPT for time when Phish played a song in tribute to someone who recently passed and it made up 5 occurrences and did not give any correct answers. It even made up fake links to Phish.net and Trey.com. My advice is to never ask an LLM for a fact, period. They might be helpful for coding […]

Did not realize Jazz Mandolin Project played "War Pigs" a bunch in 01-02. Here's one with Fish singing: https://relisten.net/jazz-mandolin-project/2002/02/08/war-pigs?source=1855173

Just got back from Superman. Loved it, probably the best superhero movie since Endgame. And unlike Endgame you can go in totally blind (well, might help to have a vague knowledge of who Superman is). #superman

Gave this take a trial run in the group chat and one person gave it a thumbs up so I'm taking it to Mastodon: Big Head Todd and the Monsters was kind of The National a decade before The National existed.

Happy 30th anniversary of my 5th Phish show! Sugarbush was an incredible venue. Here’s a review I wrote a few years back: https://phish.net/reviews/1358268650-ColForbin.html #phish

Pretty sure watching this Gillian Welch/David Rawlings Tiny Desk Concert will be the best 20 minutes of my day and maybe yours too: https://youtu.be/lfGdjdxxOuU?si=NjkuDCrY34mYCD-e

I have to say, it's pretty dumb that downloads for shows you've purchased (or attended) on LivePhish ever expire. What's the point? it's not like the files have DRM or anything. #phish

Here's a gorgeous "Surfer Girl" cover by Bill Frisell: #Jazz #guitar https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fnDZ7yb5g-c

Top ten movies of this century — who ya got? Mine is a pretty conventional "guy in his late 40s" list but I tried to be honest. I'd probably make a different list tomorrow, though. https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/movies/reader-ballot-movies-21st-century.html

Got a fantastic deal on this brand new Leonard Cohen reissue. $9.99!

Had a pretty great spring of shows this year. Maybe my best ever? 3/22 Dead & Co, Sphere 4/12 Pink Talking Fish 5/5 MJ Lenderman (w/ This is Lorelei) 5/17 Speedy Ortiz, Rong, Mirah, Stephen Malkmus (at The Thing In The Spring, Keene, NH) 6/20 Phish I know some of you see this many in a week […]

Quick thoughts on last nights Phish show: •Fun, old-school first set, Slave felt kinda rushed though •I was pretty worried after a Bouncin>Sample set opening combo. •But Life Saving Gun and Twist had very cool and creative jams.Twist got dark and evil and […] [Original post on shakedown.social]

It's mostly my own fault for only seeing sporadic shows here and there in 3.0 (due to a combination of having kids and being poor) but I haven't had a Tweezer since 1999. Here's hoping tonight changes that! #phish

Phish today! Hard to explain how much I’ve been looking forward to this show.

I will always love Neil Young, but his new album has two songs that are basically the melody of This Land is Your Land with bad lyrics. I guess I should say, two songs *so far*, since I'm only through 5 songs.

Clockwork Orange Theme by Sean Connolly ./Connolly_Sean/Clockwork_Orange_Theme.sid Title: Clockwork Orange Theme Author: Sean Connolly #c64 #chiptune

This haptic trailer is pretty fun, check it out. https://mastodon.social/@appleinsider/114664103740641044

Ryen Rusillo is worked up over Trey and Derek Trucks getting snubbed on NBA broadcasts.

Town motto: “The only Henniker on earth!” #newhampshire https://botsinbox.net/@its420somewhere/statuses/01JW9PDTJ0TBZ1NP2SDF8RJYZK

This account just posts banger after banger of Commodore 64-generated music. Say what you want about other social networks, but this could only happen on Mastodon. https://retrochat.online/@SIDMusicBot/114571305223079962

Horrific. I couldn’t think of a worse way to support the Palestinian cause if I tried. My heart goes out to the families of the victims. And also the Palestinian people and their supporters whose lives will be made measurably worse by this. https://journa.host/@w7voa/114549521008549297

Sturgill not beating the jamband allegations by deciding to open for the D&C 60th anniversary shows.

I've made my peace with the Phish Mexico shows and wouldn't mind going one day, but the "Alumni Presale" feels extra gross. IMHO, "alumni" should only be able to buy AFTER first-timers, since for a lot of people this is a once-in-a-lifetime trip due to the expense. #phish