aburtch

aburtch, 19 hours ago to random

FlockOfCats, 1 day ago to random

Listen to new Taylor Swift…a few tracks in….

Sooo boring

aburtch, 2 days ago to random

Check out this incredible geometric art installation.

https://www.thisiscolossal.com/2024/05/hybycozo-dimensions/

#geometry #SacredGeometry

The same shapes seen during the day. They are large metal geometric sculptures, like big lawn ornaments. Each side of the shape has complex geometric patterns.
The shapes seen at night from above. Different ones emit different colors giving off pleasing patterns on the ground.
The same shapes at night, this time lit in fuchsia for a more etherial glow.

Defiance, 3 days ago to streaming

This "Wanda Vision" spinoff looks interesting. Darker too.

#streaming #tvshows #DisneyPlus

https://www.theverge.com/24156847/agatha-all-along-premiere-date-disney-plus-marvel

wobs, 5 days ago to random

My liberal arts education weirdly compels me to pick up and read any so-called "Great Book" I happen to find in a local little free library. I recently found an abridged version of Edward Gibbons' "Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire", and friends, I have thoughts. 🧵

1/N

RickiTarr, 7 days ago to random

Where do you live and how do you feel about it?

Obviously, don't tell me exactly where you live, no actual addresses please! You can be as vague as you like.

I live in Central Missouri in the U.S.

Pros:

This is an absolutely beautiful place, green rolling hills, lots of rivers, lakes, ponds, and natural springs, cool caves to explore.

Lots of farming here, so great access to quality fruits, vegetables, meat, eggs, and dairy.

It's relatively inexpensive to live here compared with other states, because it's a "flyover".

I'm close enough to three major cities, that it's an easy day trip, and I'm about halfway to anywhere in the U.S.

We have one of the best Conservation departments in the U.S. and this is one of the few things that is a bipartisan issue. Lots of awesome nature programs that are free or cheap, state parks, conservation areas, bird watching, hunting, boating, foraging available to everyone.

Cons:

Yeah, it's a big one, it is a RED STATE, while a lot of the cities are blue, there is a large rural population, that votes red. Abortion is not legal here. People often vote against their own self interest.

While I'm not against responsible gun ownership, lots of people aren't responsible, and people have access to guns that definitely should not.

We have very few employee protections here, while the cost of living is relatively low compared with other places, it's taken years to get to a $12 minimum wage, and it's still not enough.

aburtch, 9 days ago to random

Lyle Lovett is a killer songwriter. “LA County" is an A tier song.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3uGyClRhGg0

aburtch, 11 days ago to random

“For the first time in the history of the United States, billionaires had a lower effective tax rate than working-class Americans.”

(Gift link, no paywall)
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2024/05/03/opinion/global-billionaires-tax.html?unlocked_article_code=1.p00.CniQ.dJF8LuDD2GWj&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=c-cb

#TaxTheRich

aburtch, 14 days ago to bluegrass

It may not seem like it now, but during their time, the #SeldomScene were a groundbreaking #bluegrass act. Their willingness to cover rock songs and contemporary material was antithetical to the bluegrass gatekeepers of the time.

They also kept their day jobs. "Seldom Scene" was coined because at first they only played once a week and didn’t stray too far from their Washington D.C. home base.

Their influence on later bands and newgrass in general is undeniable.

scottsantens, 14 days ago to random

Everyone in Alaska has enjoyed a Universal Basic Income for over 40 years for just breathing in Alaska. Has it harmed them? No. Employment increased. Inflation slowed. Poverty went down. Obesity went down. Child abuse went down.

They basically used Thomas Paine's argument.

https://www.libertarianism.org/articles/thomas-paines-solution-poverty

rowjimmy, 15 days ago to random

I blame the world for making me write bummer songs.

aburtch, 16 days ago to random

The #AllmanBrothers recently released this 4/7/72 show recorded only months after Duane's death. So it's unique in that Dicky Betts is the sole guitarist. But it sounds great and I've never heard Berry Oakley's bass so high in the mix. You can really focus in on his playing and what made him so great.

https://open.spotify.com/album/05Wtpe1XAUjUixN8spSj9a?si=w0SRMiEgS2aGS17RrK2hSw

aburtch, 17 days ago to random

McSweeneys nails it once again…

https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/a-message-from-the-chancellor-on-the-recent-student-protest

(via @MichaelTBacon)

aburtch, 17 days ago to random

The DEA is rescheduling marijuana from a Class I controlled substance to a Class III alongside ketamine and some anabolic steroids. This is huge and never thought I’d see this in my lifetime.

https://apnews.com/article/marijuana-biden-dea-criminal-justice-pot-f833a8dae6ceb31a8658a5d65832a3b8

aburtch, 18 days ago to random

This is one of the most unique natural phenomena I've ever seen a photo of.

https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap240422.html

dave_heumann, 20 days ago to guitar

Practicing for tomorrow's acoustic set promising to stop torturing myself with .012s and switch to .011s, but after the next string change because I have a fresh set of .012 DR Veritas strings to put on after these ones wear out and these things cost money.

#guitar

chopaganda, 27 days ago to random

Thinking about bands that could fill the Sphere AND use it to its full potential, and I keep coming back to Tool being #1 on my wishlist.