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pomCountyIrregs

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Los Angeles based Pop band that believes in inclusion and diversity. We want to be part of your complete musical breakfast. #IndieMusic #IndiePop #LaurelCanyon #SingerSongwriter #RadioTFSCArtist

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hotdogsladies, to random
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Angus and Malcolm Young hit guitar strings so fucking hard.

AC/DC - "Whole Lotta Rosie" (Live, 1977)

https://youtu.be/CHo2EqDpK7g?si=rHOF31f9oxZ5lJBP&t=20

pomCountyIrregs,
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@gruber @hotdogsladies Since I was 20 that year, Nobody Does It Better, Dave Edmunds Get It album and Tom Petty’s first album.

You may now OK this Boomer.

And were I one to foster generational divides, I’d return a “Suck it, Xer.”

pomCountyIrregs,
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@Gte @gruber @hotdogsladies

I’ll remind you of Meco’s hit disco arrangement of the Star Wars theme. I like disco, but few things anchor a recording to a time than that beat.

GottaLaff, to random
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Oh look.

Via Aaron Fritschner:

Justice says his wife Martha-Ann Alito had an altercation with neighbors about a "'Fuck Trump' sign that was within 50 feet of where children await the school bus in Jan 21."

Except... FCPS and ACPS were all remote in January of 2021. No children were waiting for buses

Washington Post 2 EDUCATION ‘I'm so glad you're here: Students return to Fairfax County classrooms for the first time in months ' By Hannah Natanson February 16, 2021 at 7:12 p.m. EST
EDUCATION Alexandria City Public Schools sets date for reopening: Arlington refuses to follow suit ' By Hannah Natanson February 5, 2021 at 3:25 p.m. EST

pomCountyIrregs,
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@GottaLaff Do they even review the spin point before they mouth it?

Four letter word.
Well, rude, but pales next to Jan 6 violence
Kids nearby who might see the f-bomb.
Oh my.
After recovering from the vapors, we’ll protect those kids by…

Hanging the US flag upside down?!?

And if there was review… that was the best story from the spitball sesh.

etherdiver, to random
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Who's got music they want me to check out? Send me your links!

Up to 15 mins worth of music, hosted on a service that allows payments and/or messages directly to the artists (self hosted, #Bandcamp, #Faircamp, @mirlo, jam.coop, SoundCloud, YouTube, etc but NOT Spotify, Tidal etc).

Oh and you have to follow me in some respect (I'll follow back! Looking for community, not "fans" or whatever).

More details in this relatively short blog post:

https://www.etherdiver.com/2024/04/04/opm-other-peoples-music/

pomCountyIrregs,
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@etherdiver @mirlo

Some might argue that this a bit of an outlier for me, but I think there’s some nice playing here https://pomegranatecountyirregulars.bandcamp.com/track/lying-to-me

And for something different, an instrumental: https://pomegranatecountyirregulars.bandcamp.com/track/cold-pomegranate-55

And I think I’m yielding 5 minutes back to the others if you play both tracks.

pomCountyIrregs,
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@etherdiver Any attention/mention on any time frame is appreciated. Thank you.

Cuddy2977, to DoctorWho
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OK …

Has anyone else seen the recent episode, … ?

I found it very watchable: and wasn’t afraid to say so in my

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D8VxQji83Ew

Feel free to share it, or leave a comment!

pomCountyIrregs,
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@Cuddy2977 Yeah I saw it.

It was okay.

Avoiding Spoilers? TURN AWAY now!

The lyrics to Twist weren’t that good. But I liked the choreography.

The fellow playing Paul didn’t look like the real thing. And all one had to do is see who was available among the many Beatles tribute bands.

But, these are the kinds of things a person who likes musical comedy, Brit Invasion, and makes music (available at a streamer near you) might say.

Summary: Enjoyed, but wouldn’t evangelize for.

Wileymiller, to random
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So we had this gaggle of lawmakers come to Trump's trial today to debase themselves and their office to do Trump's bidding in attacking Cohen, the judge and the jury on social media...and they expect everyone to believe they did this all on their own. Right. My question is, who paid for their travel, hotel, meals, etc.? Love to see an audit on that. Or, I wonder if they were stupid enough to believe Trump would reimburse them.

https://wapo.st/3UZnXKw

pomCountyIrregs,
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@Wileymiller Through the RNC I imagine:

timrichards, to random
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Disturbing, noticed across theatre and live music too. I wonder if the pandemic shifted many people's entertainment habits to online stuff they can do from home.

Opera Australia posts $4.9m loss, as shift to musicals draws audiences

(maybe paywalled) #Opera https://www.smh.com.au/culture/opera/opera-australia-posts-4-9m-loss-as-shift-to-musicals-draws-audiences-20240513-p5jd3w.html

pomCountyIrregs,
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@timrichards I would argue it accelerated a trend.

It also doesn’t help that touring superstars (and ticketing services) charge a lot for the live shows and merchandise.

With regards to pop music live performing, will the teens and pre-teens break the cycle by building a subterranean scene of and by them?

One important key to seeing live music is to be with friends, exclusive of adults.

Or will social video sites and supported by ads be the limit of their vision?

pomCountyIrregs, to random
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As one travels eastward out of Montecito on southbound US Highway 101, to the right one sees a stand of trees where cormorants are roosting. In 2024 recorded a waltz I wrote about the undramatic consequence to an amiable break-up, using the cormorants as a symbol of continuity to contrast with discontinuity: “West of Summerland Waltz.” Clarinet solo from Alonzo “Reedy” Reed. https://soundcloud.com/daniel_orias/west-of-summerland-waltz

taylorlorenz, to random
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"Crushing the symbols of human creativity to produce a homogenized branded slab is pretty much where the tech industry is at in 2024" https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/05/08/apple-ipad-ad-tim-cook-backlash/

pomCountyIrregs,
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@taylorlorenz Not everyone.

In real time I thought: this is weird, what’s the point, is this practical or computer graphics?

Oh it’s an iPad, okay, well that was a bit of a time waster.

Dense me, I thought it was just stuff and not symbols of human creativity. But, okay, if those were symbols as argued, then the “product” of the press may be interpreted as symbolizing creativity. Well, I’m a person making art who uses an iPad. So, that tracks.

Ineffective short film. That’s all. Move on.

ianRobinson, to random
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Millie McGinn talking about the song Black Rain: “I originally didn’t like it and didn’t want it on the album but Orlaith convinced me. It sort of reminded me of a bad time – that’s why we put it last, so people wouldn’t hear it.”

😂😂😂
https://mastodon.social/@ianRobinson/112410474345289660

pomCountyIrregs,
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@ianRobinson Well, it’s out of context and it should never surprise anyone were I to shout at clouds, but last “so people wouldn’t hear it,” is one of the silliest things I’ve heard.

Not that I’m flourishing or am known for brilliant album sequencing, but my last track is a pull out of a nose dive or a hint at where the next album goes and, if someone has the album on loop, should work as set up for the first track.

pomCountyIrregs,
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@ianRobinson Well there you go. Context.

flargh, to random
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have we considered making the bear a presidential candidate https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/06/us/man-bear-safety-tiktok-question-cec/index.html

pomCountyIrregs,
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@flargh Is it over the age of 35?

decryption, to random
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I just got an ad on Instagram from Apple that has them shoving a bunch of things we love (music, games, art) and squeezing it with a hydraulic press into an unrecognisable smush that turns into an iPad. Incredible optics, what a metaphor for the crushing effect big tech has on anything fun and creative whenever it gets involved.

pomCountyIrregs,
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@decryption I don’t know, and not that I play them, but I hear people enjoy playing games on their big tech manufactured devices.

And for what I do know, recording music, this is definitely fun with my Apple doo-dads.

flargh, to random
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I hear that the new ipads are are so fast they'll almost make ipad os usable

pomCountyIrregs,
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@flargh Oh, Mr. Cohen, you rascal, you.

meganL, to cycling
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I always have very mixed feelings about playing music outloud from a cycle, but if you're going to do it, an old gramophone horn is the stylish way to do it. https://road.cc/content/feature/behold-airnimal-joey-musical-twist-308183

pomCountyIrregs,
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@meganL Now, I’m no audio engineer, but it seems as though the horn is pointing the wrong way.

pomCountyIrregs,
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@meganL That clears that up.

Now, the next problem is how to make sure everyone in the group is hearing a song they like.

thgirwnhoj, to ai
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The distinction between protection for sound recordings versus their underlying compositions has always been interesting to me. This article does a nice job of illustrating the issue with sounds and images. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/02/arts/music/song-copyright-sheet-music-ed-sheeran-marvin-gaye.html?unlocked_article_code=1.pU0.KuyJ.slicLgdNHZXn&smid=url-share

But what if the underlying composition is a painting as opposed to sheet music? That is the concept presented in this article about a visual artist who has synesthesia and is using technology to translate his artwork into music. https://www.businessinsider.com/ai-art-painter-synesthesia-composed-music-from-paintings-2024-4

pomCountyIrregs,
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@thgirwnhoj The people who “taught” the AI “composition” either licensed or infringed the rights of the recordings’ owners and songwriters.

Taking a painting and interpreting musically: no infringement. Transformation is an element of public use, and image abstracted as music is quite transformative.

Incidentally, the art work’s title is not protected, just as a song’s title is not.

If I use AI to compose, the way it’s going, whatever AI generated cannot be copyrighted.

I’m no attorney.

dmandl, to random
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When I tell people the actual time of a gig I'm playing I feel like Penn & Teller exposing Three Card Monte dealers. I've never liked the practice of announcing a showtime of 8:00 when it's really 10:30. Since 8:00 shows occasionally do start at 8 this is impossible to navigate.

pomCountyIrregs,
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@dmandl Amen.

maralorn, to haskell
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I would like to see CNN style real time coverage of software releases, e.g.:

BREAKING: New ghc release just dropped!

pomCountyIrregs,
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@maralorn When a showstopper bug/security flaw is found, would it be “BREAKING: {$sw} broken”?

CelloMomOnCars, to random
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Worsening Weather Is Igniting a $25 Billion Market

"Against a backdrop of rising climate volatility and social shifts, demand for is surging.

While a [catastrophe] bond may pay out if a 100-year storm tears through a community, a weather derivative can compensate a tourism business if there are too many rainy days, or a farmer if a hot summer stresses her crops."

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-05-04/climate-change-costs-blunted-by-25-billion-weather-derivatives-market

pomCountyIrregs,
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@CelloMomOnCars The USA savings & loan/junk bonds crisis of the late 1980s and the financial meltdown of 2007 had a common cause. Risks were underestimated, possibly obfuscated. With junk bonds, the evangelists relied on a theory that the high risks which justified high returns were overstated, thus something that looked like clever arbitrage.

Besides the inversions when owners collect for not providing services, should an investor believe the fund managers have the probabilities correct?

pomCountyIrregs,
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@momo And, while the derivative market assumed the underlying assets safe, because of historic records for housing, lenders were expanding (and management taking big bonuses) via no income/no verification loans.

But let’s not deep dive those histories. My point is that these types of market devices rely on historical statistics and I believe that climate and weather are too complex and the interaction with people is too vast to say that it will be addressable with business school gimmicks.

pomCountyIrregs,
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@CelloMomOnCars This being asked of someone living in Southern California, where home insurers are leaving the market because fire risk looks too large to them.

I understand how it is analogous, but are the actuarial data as comprehensive and precise for 100 year storms, etc.? And, if weather damage probability is underestimated, what happens when claims exceed assets?

(And, I’ll note that it’s not being called insurance. I would guess it’s to avoid more strict regulations and accountability.)

pomCountyIrregs, to ethelcain
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Added a new video. I wrote this song on a Sunday in April that followed a rainy week. Thought a corner had been turned.

But, every weekend since has been cool and some had rain. Not complaining; I think it’s funny.

https://youtu.be/baGFC4f72e4

orangelantern, to random

Question to my American friends here:
In American movies people regularly throw themselves on their beds with shoes on and everything. Shoes and street clothes on the sheets, shoes on the pillow and so on.

We’re a bunch of drunk Germans at a party rn wondering if this is a movie thing or if you actually do this.

pomCountyIrregs,
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@timberwraith @orangelantern Exactly.

Now, sometimes, I empty my pockets. Sometimes I don’t.

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