cybeardjm

cybeardjm, 1 month ago to fediverse

This looks so... ridiculous?

https://fedidb.org/popular-fediverse-accounts

#Fediverse #Threads #Mastodon

cybeardjm, 1 month ago to jazz

Herbie Tsoaeli

https://amf.didiermary.fr/herbie-tsoaeli/

The quintessential South African jazz man, Herbie Tsoaeli is a largely self-taught bass virtuoso from Nyanga East, in Cape Town – one of the more politically charged black locations in the Western Cape.
Coming from this community at the forefront of producing South Africa’s rich jazz legacy, rooted in his biographical experiences, his music is a […]

Hamba No Malume
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CNhjtsWiKe8

#Jazz #SouthAfrica

cybeardjm, 2 months ago to funk

Remembering Don Cornelius

https://www.didiermary.fr/remembering-don-cornelius-soul-train/

Watch the documentary below, as it’s really worth the time you’ll spend on the Soul Train phenomenon and the story of this “Godfather” of black music, Donald Cortez “Don” Cornelius (Sept 27 1936 – Feb 1, 2012). Soul Train was one of the most important trend setters in pop music and dance during its run […] …

#70smusic #Funk #HipHop #RnB #SoulMusic

cybeardjm, 2 months ago to jazz

Abdullah Ibrahim – Cape Town Flower

https://amf.didiermary.fr/abdullah-ibrahim-cape-town-flower/

Abdullah Ibrahim’s live rendition of his composition “Cape Town Flower.” This was filmed in 1999 at the Lugano Jazz Festival. From his album released in 1997 “Cape Town Flowers.”

Cape Town Flowers is an enchanting effort from Abdullah Ibrahim, finding the pianist in a trio setting performing 11 original compositions.

#AbdullahIbrahim #Jazz #SouthAfrica

cybeardjm, 2 months ago to coffee

Coffee is calling!

#Coffee #CoffeeTime

cybeardjm, 2 months ago to Dogs

Vets fret as private equity snaps up clinics, pet care companies

"As pet ownership soared during the COVID-19 pandemic, private equity followed close behind. The pandemic years of 2020-2022 were 'the peak years for private equity acquisitions of veterinary services and practices' [...]

https://www.newsfromthestates.com/article/vets-fret-private-equity-snaps-clinics-pet-care-companies

#Pets #Veterinary #PrivateEquity #Dogs #Cats

The Lightning Network barely worked and could never solve bitcoin congestion. The proponents are finally giving up trying to push this dumb idea uphill. (protos.com)

cybeardjm, 2 months ago to random

In case you need it...

cybeardjm, 2 months ago to defi

Web3 Quotes

https://www.didiermary.fr/web3-quotes/

A collection of Web3 Quotes, that I assembled over time (since 2020 or so), mainly from cryptoskeptics of course, but there might be a few from crytobros or Bitcoin maximalists, marked with 🤡, as sarcasm… if I find any worth of being published.

““Who are you to say that speculation isn’t a legitimate use case?”

[…]

#DAO #DeFi #English #Metaverse #Web3 #Blockchain

cybeardjm, 2 months ago to random

Funny archi...

#FensterFreitag #WindowFriday

cybeardjm, 2 months ago to random

Honduras Ratchets Up Battle With Crypto-Libertarian Investors, Rejects World Bank Court

After the Honduran president repealed a law granting unfettered authority to outside investors, the cryptoquistadors took the dispute to a World Bank arbitration court.

https://theintercept.com/2024/03/19/honduras-crypto-investors-world-bank-prospera/

Oh, ISDS at work again...
FYI @glynmoody

#Cryptos #Honduras #ISDS

cybeardjm, 2 months ago to comics

Remembering Moebius (Jean Giraud - 8 May 1938 - 10 March 2012), one of the most innovative artists of the 20th century.

"Giraud's penname Moebius first popped up in 1963, in a series of short stories published in Hara-Kiri. In later years, Moebius would become world famous for his science-fiction, artistic and erotic art. He is admired for his many collaborations with Alejandro Jodorowsky."

Profile: https://www.lambiek.net/artists/g/giraud.htm

In French: Metal Hurlant https://www.didiermary.fr/metal-hurlant-heavy-metal-bande-dessinee-film/

#Comics #Moebius

cybeardjm, 2 months ago to Cats

From the vault...

Explaining git with cats, by Tomomi Imura
Below: "Git Purr"

Original: https://photos.google.com/share/AF1QipNPYEKsM9yMcwTy0Tw447i0ZM7g0N2Ep99KgdySnbfWofkLWoj76Mzo4iSUeDEHfQ?pli=1&key=N1EyNXdjSHgtUHVET04zeFlvcldORGwxME5rbmJ3 (license CC BY-NC-SA)
Source (with more content): https://twitter.com/girlie_mac/status/905270297128865792

#sketchnotes #git #GitPuss #Cats #Caturday

danyork, 2 months ago to internet

What's going with the Internet in western and southern Africa right now?

A lot of the region is currently experiencing Internet outages. @radar and IODA are both tracking the outages:

• https://radar.cloudflare.com/outage-center
• https://ioda.inetintel.cc.gatech.edu/dashboard/?from=1710340628&until=1710427028

(hat tip to @dbelson for his great CloudflareRadar work!)

There are multiple reports on Twitter/X about "subsea cable cuts" from telecom companies... but even they are not definitive.

Anyone seeing clear statements?

#Internet #InternetAccess #InternetOutages

cybeardjm, 2 months ago to LEGO

Amazing details in this Lego record store

https://www.didiermary.fr/record-store-lego-bricks/

Tiny Indie Record Store made from #Lego bricks …

#VinylRecords #Vinyl

cybeardjm, 2 months ago to ghana

Osibisa, the “Flying Elephants”

https://amf.didiermary.fr/osibisa-flying-elephants/

Osibisa is a British Afro-pop band, founded by Teddy Osei in London in 1969 by four expatriate African (Ghana) and three Caribbean musicians. Osibisa were one of the first African bands to become widely popular, leading to claims of founding World Music. I discovered Osibisa when I was a teen, and this band is the […] …

#70smusic #Ghana #Jazz

cybeardjm, 2 months ago to photography

There's unfortunately no video record of a fabled exchange between Joe Pyne (talk show host) and Frank Zappa.
According to Pyne lore, he invited his audience to “Say hello to a musician—and I use that term loosely—representing a rock ’n’ roll band known as the Mothers of Invention.”
Zappa, 24, nodded to the booing crowd.
Pyne looked him over and said, “I guess your long hair makes you a woman.”
Zappa shrugged. “I guess your wooden leg makes you a table.”

#Zappa #Photography

cybeardjm, 3 months ago to Cats

I surrender!

#Cats #Caturday

cybeardjm, 3 months ago to Cats

Looks like reality...

#Caturday #Cats #History #Art #Mythology

cybeardjm, 3 months ago to ai

Is satire dead yet?

#AI #AIImages

cybeardjm, 3 months ago to Cats

You'd better check carefully, indeed...

#Cats #Caturday