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DenOfEarth

@DenOfEarth@mas.to

BirdSite expat, formerly at/o__________oo Proponent of #science, #climate, books, music, kindness, acceptance. Ally. Hello #WeirdCarMastodon and the gang.

Profile pic is of a small electric car. Banner pic is a field of yellow tall grasses on the shore of a very blue lake.

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atomicpoet, to random
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I’m 42-years-old, and I’m always looking out for new music. And not just new music – forgotten music. One of my hobbies is trawling YouTube for songs with 0 views.

But I’m an outlier. For most people, discovery of new music peaks at adolescence. And when you hit your 30s, musical taste calcifies.

There’s lots of data to back this up.

I notice this doesn’t just happen with music but with movies as well. Lots of older men don’t want to watch new movie franchises. They want to return to the old “nostalgia” well again and again.

Personally, I find such malaise depressing. I never want to stop growing as a human being, experiencing new things.

CHART: When was the best decade for music? Your answer probably depends on how old you are
CHART: On average, peoples' music taste evolved quickly through age 25, before reaching "maturity" in the mid-30s
CHART: average number of artists in listening rotation by age group

DenOfEarth,
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@atomicpoet
I use Shazam all the time to identify new and old music, it's an amazing tool.

thepoliticalcat, to random
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Left ankle: hugely swollen, yet only somwhat painful.
Right knee: slightly swollen and puffy, yet incredibly tender, unstable, and difficult to use.

Is the difference due to the AGE of the injury? The left ankle was horribly twisted 50 years ago and has continued to hurt periodically over the past 5 decades.

Right knee eroded due to arthritis, only painful for the past decade, tho increasingly.

FWIW, I get the usual advice from every MD: RICE. Take painkillers.

DenOfEarth,
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@thepoliticalcat @Kierkegaanks
Are there any tricks or tools to help know one's state of hydration and such balance as you say above? Like a glucose meter or smart watch or whatever? I feel like I never quite know how hydrated I am as I don't always feel thirsty when needed. I once went to give blood and passed out, then was scolded by the nurse for being dehydrated beforehand like it was my fault. I try to drink water as much as possible but it would be nice to have more data points.

DenOfEarth,
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@Kierkegaanks @thepoliticalcat
Do you have a favourite trusted online reference that explains how to recognize such signs?

DenOfEarth,
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@thepoliticalcat @Kierkegaanks Thanks, will try that!

nyrath, to random
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https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/05/robot-dogs-armed-with-ai-targeting-rifles-undergo-us-marines-special-ops-evaluation/

DenOfEarth,
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@nyrath
"This is fine." :a_thisisfine:

MarSolRivas, to random French
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Si qu'on faisait des frites ? 🤔

https://iv.melmac.space/watch?v=GpfJLLuZlEI

DenOfEarth,
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@MarSolRivas
Obligatoire...
https://youtu.be/SXpMuMLs94U

Mark, to random
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THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT WE NEED. A fun affordable EV that qualifies for the $7,500 rebate. The base single motor RWD trim could be the one to get.

https://www.motortrend.com/news/next-generation-chevrolet-camaro-ev-mark-reuss/

DenOfEarth,
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@wheeljack @Mark
And what exactly is wrong with literbikes?? :blobcatangry:

nyrath, to random
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Well this is embarrassing.

I've never been a fan of Doctor Who, since is only marginally science fiction. But I just watched the first two episodes of Series 14, and I rather enjoyed them.

[1] I personally like scifi that if it cannot be scientifically accurate, is at least internally self consistent. E.g. the history of baby station.

[2] I am fond of movies and shows where the characters are nonplussed by absurd things that go shambling by. E.g. the goblin ship.

DenOfEarth,
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@nyrath
Was it anything like this?

Homer Simpson travels back through time and squishes bugs, giant dragonfly, anything within reach really

stevenray, to animals
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I know it’s not but Zowie decided that I didn’t do it well enough and besides, she was sitting on her throne.

If anyone knows what specific kind of chair this is, I’d love to know. My loved furniture in this style and my parents had several pieces. We got this one.

French of some era.


DenOfEarth,
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@stevenray
Neoclassical?
https://www.britannica.com/technology/furniture/18th-century-the-Neoclassical-style

flockofnazguls, to random
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    DenOfEarth,
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    @flockofnazguls
    CBC's organ music Thursdays was the best time to be driving around downtown with the sunroof open and the radio on full blast.

    clive, to random
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    As I behold "Crush!", the new Apple ad for their Ipad Pro ...

    ... I fluctuate, with heisenbergian indeterminacy, between "they are clearly trolling us" and "they are totally earnest and have no idea how completely sociopathic they appear"

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ntjkwIXWtrc

    DenOfEarth,
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    @clive
    I feel like this could be the defenestration meme, where the boss asks:

    How do we make an ad that shows how all the wonderful things of our past can now be done on our product?

    And the suggestions are:

    • Make them all swirl into a vortex!
    • Get them sucked into the product like a vacuum!
    • Have them crushed by the machine from which our soulless replacement product emerges

    Except instead of being thrown out the window, the last guy is carried away on the board members' shoulders.

    carspotting, to cars

    I’m not sure what this is. The badge says “Carrera RS” but the 964 Carrera RS was never sold in the US (I guess they could have imported it), and besides it had a big old wing. The 964 RS America had a whale tail. I wish I had the chance to talk to the owner!

    DenOfEarth,
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    @carspotting
    For a while it was pretty easy to get "Type R" badges for your Honda Civic even though it was a relatively rare model...

    flockofnazguls, to GenX
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    DenOfEarth,
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    @flockofnazguls
    Amen.
    Could someone please just dial it back a bit?

    hilljam, to random
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    this gif has been our muse as we finish up this new 80s kids song

    @shannoncurtis 🔥

    this is a gif of chris kattan, jim carrey, and will ferrell bopping along vigorously to music in a car

    DenOfEarth,
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    @hilljam @NigelTufnel @shannoncurtis

    That was the technology of the era.

    I once recorded a bit of music I liked on my home stereo, then brought the cassette on my knockoff Sanyo walkman to Downtown Records (since bulldozed and now a Holiday Inn) to ask the owner by sharing my headphones with him. He knew immediately.

    He didn't say a word, just plucked a record, put it on the turntable, and gave me his headphones, top shelf Sennheisers.

    It was Art Of Noise - Beat Box

    I still have the LP

    DenOfEarth,
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    @hilljam @NigelTufnel @shannoncurtis

    And here it is.

    DenOfEarth,
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    @airwhale @hilljam @NigelTufnel @shannoncurtis

    Absolutely a unique and mind-blowing sound.

    Around the same timeframe,
    Jean-Michel Jarre's Zoolook?
    Also very creative and sampling-heavy.

    nyrath, to random
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    An old classic "what if" question is What scifi novel or movie would you like to live in?

    Adult me is skeptical of most of them, they all have drawbacks.

    Child me instantly knows my heart's desire.

    DenOfEarth,
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    @nyrath
    I don't care how dystopian it was - Blade Runner.
    And I would live not in Deckard's apartment,
    but JF Sebastian's.

    ZeKik, to random
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    Oops! 🎶

    I did it again! 🎵

    (No QR code since I was reprimanded for being so careless last time — apparently they contain quite a bit of confidential information, so no bueno!)

    DenOfEarth,
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    @ZeKik Bon vol! And rent a nice manual sedan when you get there ok?

    capetaun, to random
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    Me everytime I try to explain what is Mastodon

    DenOfEarth,
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    @capetaun
    Click link to Mastodon: FULL CONTENT
    Click link to Instagram: LOGIN OR SIGN UP

    Wanna see content on Instagram? NOPE. Log in or sign up.

    Basmitharts, to random
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    Morning everyone.
    Let's do a movie today.

    What is the coolest actor/car combination in a movie?

    DenOfEarth,
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    @Basmitharts
    Uma Thurman in her electric Citroën DS?

    nyrath, to random
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    Stirling E. Lanier, “Hiero’s Journey” & The Long Rumoured 3rd Book, “Hiero’s Answer”

    https://reddit.com/r/printSF/comments/1cd6eux/stirling_e_lanier_hieros_journey_the_long/

    DenOfEarth,
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    @nyrath
    I remember that! Per Hiero Desteen, the intrepid yet helpful explorer!

    bruces, to random
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    *The mooks are here.

    https://storage.googleapis.com/deepmind-media/DeepMind.com/Blog/ethics-of-advanced-ai-assistants/the-ethics-of-advanced-ai-assistants-2024-i.pdf

    DenOfEarth,
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    @bruces
    "Artificial Insanity" - term that should get more use

    shoq, to random
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    I guess I’d need a keyboard and monitor switcher to use both LInux and Windows simultaneously on two boxes, right?

    DenOfEarth,
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    @ZeKik @shoq
    I prefer Ubuntu Mate for its menu-style launcher, in case that's any help.

    Edit to add distrowatch link:
    https://distrowatch.com/table-mobile.php?distribution=ubuntumate

    DenOfEarth,
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    @ZeKik @shoq

    I switched to Mate when Ubuntu decided to make Unity the default launcher - a bunch of icons on the left. Bleh. Mate stayed with Gnome 2, which i preferred. I like menus and submenus, even if it's what I already have in Windows.

    Arguably if you prefer the bunch of icons style, may I suggest good old Windows 3 Program Manager?

    DenOfEarth,
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    @shoq @ZeKik
    My experience as Kiki says of being "deformed" by the Windows experience stems from a run-in I had years ago with the PIF Editor.

    My PIF will never be the same...

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