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darkufo, 10 months ago to music

Song of the Day - No 208

New Order - The Perfect Kiss

WIKI
"The Perfect Kiss" is a song by the English alternative dance and rock band New Order. It was recorded at Britannia Row Studios in London and released on 13 May 1985.[4] It is the first New Order song to be included on a studio album, Low-Life, at the same time as its release as a single.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x3XW6NLILqo

#SOTD #SongOfTheDay #music #neworder #synthpop #dancepop

darkufo, 10 months ago to threads

Here is my NON-Scientific results of #Threads vs #mastondon reach.

My Mastodon account has 630+ Followers, my Threads one has 520+.

Asked both sets to Boost/Repost/Like/Favourite and comment.

Almost ZERO engagement/reach on Threads and massive reach on Mastodon.

I suspected Mastodon would easily win but not by this much.

https://fosstodon.org/@darkufo/110669173817652127

Screenshot showing 3 replies and 12 likes on my Threads post. Could not find a way to see the number of Reposts.

darkufo, 10 months ago to threads

Ok in 13 mins mastodon has already tripled the reach that #Threads has in 2 hrs.

darkufo, 10 months ago (edited 10 months ago) to mastodon

Doing a test here to see how much reach this #mastodon account with 550 followers has compared to the same test on #Threads with a 430 Follower count.

I suspect I already know the answer.

If you see this please Boost and Like, and if you want to leave a comment feel free to that.

FINAL UPDATE - 4 Days Later

Mastodon
Likes: 3,200+
Boosts: 2,600+
Replies: 150+
Followers gained: 225

Threads
Likes: 17
Retweet/Boosts: Unknown. No stats
Replies: 4
Followers Gained: 330

darkufo, 10 months ago to music

Song of the Day - No 207

Joy Division - Transmission

WIKI
"Transmission" is a song by English post-punk band Joy Division. Originally recorded in 1978 for the band's aborted self-titled album, it was later re-recorded the following year at a faster tempo and released by record label Factory as the band's debut single.

In May 2007, NME magazine placed it at number 20 in its list of the 50 "Greatest Indie Anthems Ever"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6dBt3mJtgJc

#SOTD #SongOfTheDay #music #JoyDivision #postpunk

darkufo, 10 months ago to music

Song of the Day - No 199

Bauhaus - Dark Entries

WIKI
"Dark Entries" is a song by the English gothic rock band Bauhaus, released as a stand-alone single in January 1980 by Axis (an early name for 4AD) and later issued on 4AD and Beggars Banquet

In a feature for The Quietus, Mick Mercer included "Dark Entries" at No. 4 on his list of "The Thirty Best Goth Records of All Time"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N8n6k8QcU3k

#SOTD #SongOfTheDay #music #Bauhaus #postpunk #gothicrock

darkufo, 10 months ago to music

Song of the Day - No 196

The Cure - A Forest

WIKI
"A Forest" is a song by the English rock band The Cure. Co-produced by Mike Hedges and the band's Robert Smith, it was released as a single from the band's second album Seventeen Seconds on 28 March 1980.

Recorded and mixed over seven days, along with the rest of the songs from the album, "A Forest" is representative of The Cure's 1980s gothic rock phase.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xik-y0xlpZ0

#SOTD #SongOfTheDay #music #thecure #gothicrock #postpunk

smallcircles, 10 months ago to random

A good online privacy-respecting tool to plan a meeting. There's one that allows participants to specify availability ranges.

I checked Framadate, but here you must pre-select specific dates and times.

Have used such tool before, but forgot the name 😬

Anyone? #AskFedi

Jacob Steinberg: Arsenal keen on signing Kai Havertz with Chelsea set to demand fee of £70m (www.theguardian.com)

darkufo, 11 months ago to internet

Twitter stiffs Google

Musk won't pay his Google Cloud bill — and the company's trust and safety systems are hanging in the balance

https://www.platformer.news/p/twitter-stiffs-google

#twitter #google #twittermigration #musk #melonmusk

kushal, 11 months ago (edited 11 months ago) to apple

Do I have any #Apple/#Webkit or #HTML specialist here? I want to know how many <audio> tags one can have in one HTML page for Mac/iOS? They are all with preload = none so that we don't load them at the same time.

Please boost so that we can find an answer.

darkufo, 11 months ago to music

Song of the Day - No 170

Moby - Porcelain

WIKI
One of the most successful singles from Play, "Porcelain" became a top five hit in the United Kingdom and entered various other national record charts. Contributing to the song's commercial exposure was its use in several forms of media, including a notable placement in the 2000 film The Beach.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJWlBfo5Oj0

#SOTD #SongOfTheDay #music #moby #mute #downtempo #Electronica #ambient

darkufo, 11 months ago to tech

Looking for some advice from those of you who help friends and family fixing general IT/computer/sofware and hardware.

What are some of your must have tools when going to visting/fix them.

I have things like screwdriver sets, tweezers, lint-free cloths, wire cutters, compressed air for cleaning, cotton buds, USB sticks, External drive caddies, tie wraps, zip bags. Headtorch, cleaning brushes,

Anything else?

What's in your bag?

#tools #tech #computer #it

GossiTheDog, 11 months ago to random

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pwaring, 11 months ago to random

Them: To download this PDF document, you need to give us all of your contact details so we can email it to you (and hassle you forever after)

Me: sticks name of PDF into search engine, downloads from direct link

darkufo, 11 months ago to Dogs

New Instance - New Introduction

I'm the former owner of spoilertv.com and used to run DarkUFO the then largest LOST TV show fan site.

Former Google Product Expert and have worked at IBM, PriceWaterhouse , Unilever, Unipower, Cygnite, WesternGeophysical and Marconi as PM and Developer

Play(ed) Cricket Darts Pool Former Professional Poker Player

Arsenal Fan, Dog lover, Guinness drinker

#Brighton

#Dogs #Cricket #Arsenal #Darts #IBM #Google #Poker #WesternGeophysical #Unilever #Labradors