Me right now because I am on my fourth flight in three days and I am getting the same bartenders at the same airports

I started reading a new-to-me translation of Dao De Zhing this weekend (Ken Liu's) and wow do I have to say this shit hits different in the era of generative AI. Daoism is like the PERFECT lens to crystallize a lot of my feelings about resisting AI assistance.

Next Friday! Have you pre-saved yet (so far we have links for Spotify and Apple) the newest Downupright? "We Gotta Stop 'Em" ft. Corey Pietrzak - a rousing anthem that is only about sports? Will also be hitting Bandcamp at that time! distrokid.com/hyperfollow/...

🎶 New SINGLE releases! Dec. 8 - Dec. 14 🎶 DAILY @artofstone.bsky.social www.youtube.com/@stonessonic... @aardman.bsky.social philipdewalt.substack.com MONDAY @rodhillen.com azulbluedragon.bandcamp.com/music FRIDAY @downupright.bsky.social downupright.bandcamp.com

Next Friday! Have you pre-saved yet (so far we have links for Spotify and Apple) the newest Downupright? "We Gotta Stop 'Em" ft. Corey Pietrzak - a rousing anthem that is only about sports? Will also be hitting Bandcamp at that time! distrokid.com/hyperfollow/...

As I continue to teach my AWS Certification Webinars over at O'Reilly, I grow closer and closer to completely appreciating AWS; but as my students ask me questions, the more confident I am that if I ever meet the person there who names services, I am giving them a wedgie.

@dr-bethany-jacobs.bsky.social I was so excited to wake up to a notification that the new book hit my Kindle overnight!! Are you doing any local speaking events?!

I'm excited for everyone to hear the upcoming "We Gotta Stop 'Em" single. It's one of those great stadium songs that they play on the jumbotron and everyone sings along about sports. Just like the great riffs from the Clash, or Rage, or Muse, and those other sports-focused arena anthems :)

it is part of my wellness routine and therefore my insurance needs to cover it

My studio computer is in this uncomfortable place where Windows 10 has formally hit end of life and doesn't get security updates, but Windows 11 is not yet sold in the cloud-disabled-no-AI edition a court will eventually order Microsoft to offer. Just gotta not get ransomwared for like 24mo.

A little thing that works for me, maybe it can work for you, is that Black Friday week is also "Focused Unsubscribing Week". EVERY company that ever got you on their mailing list will send an email this week. Make an intention as you enter the week to unsub, not just ignore, to anyone you're over.

The next Downupright release is hereby announced! December 12th (That's two Fridays from this Friday), on all streaming platforms plus Bandcamp: "We Gotta Stop 'Em" ft. Corey Pietrzak is a rousing anthem that is about sports. distrokid.com/hyperfollow/...

The next Downupright release is hereby announced! December 12th (That's two Fridays from this Friday), on all streaming platforms plus Bandcamp: "We Gotta Stop 'Em" ft. Corey Pietrzak is a rousing anthem that is about sports. distrokid.com/hyperfollow/...

Oh btw guess what!!! I got married this last weekend. It was really awesome. I won't be doing a ton more details than that, as some stuff is Just For Me offline and also my wife (!) is kinda offline too. But- it went great, and I am very happy! Yahoo!

I regret to inform you that I am once again AGAIN again, back on mwah bullshit

hey guess what... brb GETTING MARRIED

trust is neither given nor earned. it forms naturally between people who share the experience of having listened to Skinny Puppy at or after 3 am in the dark by themselves

As if every ICE trooper isn't exactly the kind of dingus who is always like "Cheese it! It's da bat!!" when you come up on them in video games

Sitting here waiting for when, not if, I will see a "Zohran won—here's why that's bad news for Democrats and the left" article from a major publisher before the end of the day.

FACT: you should be sappier with your friends and loved ones. there is no reason not to be.

Had a ton of fun last night seeing The Spit Sisters (and Heathens, who are new to me!) in my giant inflatable bull, at the newly reopened Mohawk Place. Good for thrashing.

Time to dress up as a giant inflatable Buffalo and go see a punk show/burlesque show combo. Happy halloween, everybody!

A lot of the talk about the Platner thing keeps coming back to asking "is (thing) disqualifying?" and people need an update on what a disqualification means. The fundamental point of a disqualification is that it, and it alone, sets the answer, even weighed against other things. (1/4)

Was having a fun talk with a friend last night about "musical concepts that exist just for the sake of a single genre". We had "squelch" for acid and "wub" for dubstep. Anybody else think of any musical ideas that provide an assessment for only a single genre?

More like us-east-FUN amirite

felt cute etc etc etc you know the drill

Scajaqueda

Saw some threads earlier about greatest lyricists. I think you have to differentiate for different purposes of lyrics. For instance, accessbility: I respect Linkin Park's vagueness and ability to make generic enough lyrics that make a point that resonate with EVERYONE who's ever been lonely. (1/3)

I think my most inconsequential-but-still-real music opinion is: I wish pedal steel guitar wasn't so country-coded. It's a gorgeous instrument that adds to every track, and every time somebody uses it outside of country, it's glamorous. Just so hard to use it and not trigger "this is country"

I think I've put my finger on what makes all Oasis' music seem so dickish and aloof in hindsight. If you listen closely you'll notice the lyrics are RARELY "me". They're overwhelmingly about how YOU'LL feel, what YOU will do, what YOUR actions will cause. Nearly all other artists are like 90% "me"!

Looking for some political-but-not-strictly-political music to purchase this BandCamp Friday? "Radical Honesty" is clearly written from a queer, leftist angle, but not insistently so. I'll highlight some of the most "in our present moment" lyrics below: downupright.bandcamp.com/album/radica...

Looking for some political-but-not-strictly-political music to purchase this BandCamp Friday? "Radical Honesty" is clearly written from a queer, leftist angle, but not insistently so. I'll highlight some of the most "in our present moment" lyrics below: downupright.bandcamp.com/album/radica...

you know you're having a pretty bad allergies day when you sneeze and it makes your nose piercing fly out 😯

"Actually, technically Elon is the *doctor*. You're thinking of Elon's *monster*." gizmodo.com/elon-musks-w...

My new business plan is that I am going to rob every bank. But- I am announcing my plan to do so beforehand. Every bank can inform me ahead of time if they would like to not be robbed. Ergo, when you try to hold me liable for robbing your bank, I will point out that you could have opted out.

War, war never changes. (cue louis armstrong as we pan across the wasteland)

This reminds me of nothing so much as when we were first introduced to Peacemaker in Suicide Squad- "I cherish peace with all of my heart. I don't care how many men, women and children I kill to get it." I think we were supposed to laugh at Cena's character for how stupid that sounds.

Was tinkering with the amount of vinyl crackle I was getting in a sample and couldn't identify where part of it was coming from. Stopped playback and realized it was my carbonated drink crackling.

BREAKING: Guitars are now banned and guitarists under watch for suspected terrorism after high ranking government officials learned about Woody Guthrie's stickers

One of the great silver linings of how mask-off the 2025 update to MAGA is, is that it has blissfully freed me from pointing out hypocrisy. No longer do I think or engage with "Hah look at how it applies in reverse!" That's the point, is it is never supposed to, so we are freed of pointing it out.

One of the great silver linings of how mask-off the 2025 update to MAGA is, is that it has blissfully freed me from pointing out hypocrisy. No longer do I think or engage with "Hah look at how it applies in reverse!" That's the point, is it is never supposed to, so we are freed of pointing it out.

I mildly miss the wild uncertainty of old file copy dialogues. Sure, it says 3 hours, but now it says 2 seconds! Oh wait, 27 days. Oh wait it's done. Obviously it's much better now, esp on Macs, when they say 3 minutes it is absolutely gonna be 3 minutes, but it also removed the you-never-know-ness

Presented for your consideration: "Dreamworks Protagonist Face" meme vs. Sam Altman, our generation's biggest galaxy brain genius who always says things that come true.

celt flute might delete later

Big ups to the financial advisor who, trying to inform me on what the rate cuts mean for me, instead informed me on the what the rat cutes mean for me

ME, TRYING TO BREAK UP WITH A DATABASE RECORD: Look, it's not you you id. It's me me id.

okay I just thought of this for the first time in my life and it somehow makes sense to me: do you eat Pringles in an angle where they are in accordance with the shape of your tongue or against it I realized today I'm against

Some unintentional poetry at the gym this morning

Three great inescapable music associations: - Hears a ninth note "Woah, it's like jazz!" - Hears an arpeggio "Hey, just like Phillip Glass!" - Hears a raw square wave "Hey, just like Game Boy!"