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puffer, 7 months ago to Horror

For the month of October I'm taking my swing at writing about some of my favorite, lesser known #horror movies. The Introduction gives some idea of the what and why.

#31HorrorMovies #blog

https://digitallofi.com/blog/2023/10-october/31-horror-movies-introduction

puffer, 7 months ago to mastodon

So many times I see someone boosted into my timeline saying some variation of "Hey! looking for my people. I'm interested in XYZ. Seems kinda quiet around here." And I look at their profile and they're following less than 100 people. Honestly, I think it's one of the biggest drivers for people leaving this platform, not getting over the hurdle that you have to follow A LOT of people. There's no algorithm filling in the blanks.

#mastodon

puffer, 6 months ago to random

@Robotron so it turns out the anti-skating knob on my Technics SL-1200mk2 is broken. So I either need to find someone on the area who can fix it or I need to replace it. I’ve said for a while I need a turntable that better suits how I use it, since I’m not a dj. So leaning toward the later. Any thoughts on a <$500 turntable?

puffer, 8 months ago to random

My stereo amplifier died this morning so that’s fun.

puffer, 2 months ago to vinyl

Once again letting the Discogs’ Random Item feature choose my listening. A real blast from the past. Still slaps.

Wire - Pink Flag

@vinylrecords

#RandomDiscogs #vinyl #vinylCollection #nowplaying

puffer, 7 months ago to random

Scene report. Brattleboro #Vermont

puffer, 13 days ago to music

Over on the digital lo-fi I wrote up a post about Steve Albini and what he meant to me as a musician, writer, aging GenX punk rocker. This all still feels unreal to me.

https://digitallofi.com/blog/2024/05-may/peace-out-steve-albini

#music #blog #digitallofi #RIP

puffer, 8 months ago to random

Thinking about Gary Wright. Could those hits be considered the first synth pop singles? Had anyone charted before with pop music that was largely synth based?

puffer, 7 months ago to random

Yeah, 2025 was wildly optimistic. RIP Moog.

#Synth #Moog

puffer, 7 months ago to random

It’s sad how Wile E. Coyote is remembered for his violence, and not for his brilliantly realistic paintings of tunnels.

puffer, 8 months ago to random

@Robotron what do you think of these? I need to find out the dimensions. I need to find floor speakers.

https://vermont.craigslist.org/ele/d/rutland-vintage-fisher-xp-speakers/7649180243.html

puffer, 3 months ago to random

Every time I go to download my digital-only (as in, I don't own the vinyl or CD) releases I pause, wonder, should I be downloading these as FLAC rather than 320Kbps? Then I look at the file size difference and think, that's so much more space, I'll need a bigger drive, more to backup. So I try to research, and realize that's an audiophile sinkhole that yields nothing useful. I'm unlikely to spend time a/b testing formats; my hearing is not golden anyway; my equipment just ok.
So ¯_(ツ)_/¯...?

puffer, 10 months ago to random

So, listen, I already have a (private) Instagram account. I’ve hated Facebook for over a decade and off the platform since like 2008. But friends, family etc, so I’ve kept my Insta account. Since they’ve switched to the TikTok model of content, since establishing myself here I don’t visit more than once a week—long enough to see my friends posts.

Anyway, I just joined threads.

puffer, 8 months ago to random

In Ohio with @Pinato

puffer, 3 months ago to random

Like who knows really and I would never comment even in DM but there’s some users around here of whom I’m highly suspicious they are who they say they are.

puffer, 8 months ago to random

Scene report
Putney #Vermont

puffer, 10 months ago to random

I’m gonna quit my job and become a professional tap dancer.

puffer, 3 months ago to mastodon

My yearly subscription for my preferred Mastodon client @ivory lapsed the other day, so I gave Ice Cubes another whirl. Nope. There are a few thing it has that I wish were in Ivory but it’s just not as smooth, like there’s a lag to a lot of the actions of a few seconds. No disrespect to the Ice Cubes devs, it’s a good app for the most part but Ivory is so smooth. If I’m not on the website it really is the best way for me to interact with Mastodon.

#Mastodon #icecubesapp #ivoryapp

puffer, 3 months ago to random

I swear to old gods, if they put fucking ai in Firefox I’m going to lose my shit.

puffer, 3 months ago to vinyl

Vinyl emoji when?

#vinyl

puffer, 8 months ago to vinyl

So I wrote a bunch of words about Romeo Void, the VH1 show Bands Reunited, and how sometimes it's not the hit that gets remembered.

(Shoutout to @Robotron and @Defiance for helping me pick the #vinyl records I listened to for this)

https://digitallofi.com/blog/2023/09-september/nvr-say-nvr-my-romeo-void-story

#music #blog #RomeoVoid

puffer, 6 months ago to vinyl

First spin on the new turntable. #vinyl #vinylCollection

puffer, 6 months ago to random

Word the street is that it’s the birth anniversary of @RickiTarr. Here’s to many more. Thanks for keeping Mastodon lively.

I Think You Should Leave Season 3 GIF by The Lonely Island

puffer, 5 months ago to vinyl

Today’s haul…

#vinyl #vinylCollection

Cover of Stranglers “Black and White”
Cover of Richard & Linda Thompson’s “Sunnyvista”
Cover of Low “The Invisible Way”

puffer, 3 months ago to random

Say what you want about Joe Bob, the segments are never shallow. It’s a smart, well versed show.
#TheLastDriveIn