aburtch

aburtch, 9 days ago to random

. @pluralistic is essential reading these days. No one else explains why we are where we are today and how we got here better than he does.

For example, check out this recent essay: https://locusmag.com/2024/05/cory-doctorow-no-one-is-the-enshittifier-of-their-own-story/
or listen to it here: https://pca.st/episode/3079b9c2-3178-48a8-b699-08eb5a802ba4

Q: Why is everything so bad these days? People get worse service at higher prices while those supposedly giving them to us also make less as the digital platforms suck up all the profit.

aburtch, 9 days ago to books

@mrcompletely I read Shadow Speaker thanks to your recommending it to someone on here. Great selection. I enjoyed it and it was not something I would have known about / picked up without your endorsement. #Books

aburtch, 12 days ago to random

Not sure if anything can save the Republican Party, but this is a start. https://mastodon.social/@uspolitics/112510600240288749

aburtch, 16 days ago to random

Holy Smokes! This is a HUGE goldmine of rare #SydBarrett and early #PinkFloyd material. Check out the track list. https://heads.social/@livetapes/112490426123252744

aburtch, 22 days ago to random

aburtch, 24 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.

aburtch, 1 month ago to random

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

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

aburtch, 1 month 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, 1 month 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.

aburtch, 1 month 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, 1 month 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, 1 month 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, 1 month 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

aburtch, 1 month ago to random

Is there anyone whose menu options HAVEN'T changed!?

aburtch, 1 month ago to bluegrass

Very sad to hear about the death of Ben Eldridge, banjo player for the legendary #bluegrass act the Seldom Scene. Ben was a fierce picker and a gentleman, kind to everyone he met.

Here’s an excellent obit with a lot of historical background: https://bluegrasstoday.com/ben-eldridge-passes/

And here’s a Seldom Scene playlist so you can hear his mighty fine pickin’: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0NmyJ9h4R3BnXv5jjbQKv5?si=2QNKYA-5Q5q0T8Qzog4Z0w&pi=u-yDR9lkMHQaSr

(Hat tip @Mdphunk)

aburtch, 1 month ago to random

What is it with Millennial guys and mustaches these days? Has no one told them they look like creepy 70’s porn stars?

aburtch, 1 month ago to random

New favorite bumper sticker just dropped…

aburtch, 1 month ago to random

@ivory In the Mac OS desktop application, is it possible to change the default browser that opens external links? I'm assuming it uses the system's default browser, but what if you wanted to change that to a different browser than the system default?

aburtch, 2 months ago to random

One of the biggest problems in business is “me-centric” talkers taking over and dominating meetings, especially open-ended brainstorming type meetings. If you lead meetings or brainstorming sessions, have plans in place to limit the ability of one or two people to derail the entire process. /rant

aburtch, 2 months ago to ai

One of the most obvious tells in an #AI written article is the overuse of the word “important." Everything is always "It's very important to..." “We must remember the importance of…"

That and the gobs and gobs of filler sentences that state the obvious or don't tell you anything new you didn't know. "Here we are going to discuss why [this] and the benefits of [that]…”

aburtch, 2 months ago to random

@mrcompletely I was just listening to the "Box of Rain" episode of the Deadcast and heard you on it! Very cool!

aburtch, 2 months ago to Banjo

Lindsay Lou with a fantastic #banjo cover of "Mountains in the Mist" by #Phish.

https://open.spotify.com/track/03daoQY8CDWpeJIqtq4psD?si=47f86a3feab14bf0

aburtch, 2 months ago to discgolf

One of my favorite things about #DiscGolf is that it's affordable. Almost all courses are in public parks and are free to play. And equipment is just a few discs that cost between $10-25 dollars each. You can get used discs even cheaper.

putt putting GIF by Dynamic Discs

aburtch, 2 months ago to hiking

Cedar Rock Creek Falls. Pisgah National Forest.

#Pisgah #hiking #forest #NC #NorthCarolina #waterfall

video/mp4

aburtch, 2 months ago to Phish

This is a #Phish Spectrum 12/2/97 Ghost appreciation toot.