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mrcompletely

@mrcompletely@heads.social

He/him. Tyler IRL. If you've seen this handle elsewhere yeah that's probably me. Moderator at https://heads.social Mastodon instance, admin at https://Jerrybase.com

#PDX #oregon #PNW #software #dev #deadhead #gratefuldead #bluegrass #jazz #phish #psychedelic #artist #DigitalArt #painting #mandalas #nba #nature

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TonyStark, to random
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Gun violence is now the leading cause of death among children in the United States.

Every developed nation has people with mental illness, video games, disgruntled ex-employees, alienated people, homicidal and suicidal persons, etc. Why does the U.S. have the problem it does?

It’s the same things it always is- the number of firearms, access to them, fetishism surrounding the 2nd Amendment, and the immense political power of the firearms industry.

Not a Republican has the courage to step up.

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@clmerle @TonyStark @ares being afraid of "setting them off" is the kind of avoidance progressives have been engaged in since the end of the Civil War. What evidence is there that a more cautious approach will be met with any willingness to compromise whatsoever? I think a spectrum of approaches is wise and I'm not advocating for a pure hard line, but this idea that they can be reasoned with is not borne out by evidence and experience.

PaulInRainCity, to random
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Hey Folks...

I'm looking for some long-form history/criticism of "Dawg"/"Chambergrass"/"sophisticated bluegrass" whatever-the-hell you call what Grisman, Rice, O'Connor/Anger/Marshall et. al. did.

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@PaulInRainCity I've never seen any such thing but have never looked either

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@PaulInRainCity @aburtch you'll love both even though they're just part of what you're asking. The whole Toy Heart series on Tony was absolute A+

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@PaulInRainCity @aburtch well, that's amazon for you. but here.

https://www.wordofmouthpress.us/product/still-inside-the-tony-rice-story/

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@PaulInRainCity @aburtch fortunately they still have them direct from that site...I didn't order mine until not that long ago. I read a borrowed copy not long after it came out

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@aburtch @PaulInRainCity yeah, of course. And at this point his passing is raw enough that no one who knows anything will say anything like that. Is there even anything in there about the way he and dawg actually had a rift for awhile after he left? That was a real thing, I've heard. But that's ok. The book is one view, and we'll need to wait for another view, hopefully a nicely balanced and nuanced one. It's so hard to find anything at all personal from him that anything is good

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@aburtch @PaulInRainCity I remembered the Japan/Europe Grappelli tour was the cause of it, he just Fuck No'd out of it and went to do his thing. I just couldn't recall if the book addressed the fact they actually seemed to have been on the outs for awhile after before reconciling.

I also don't recall what it says about the transition from the 80-82 instrumental Unit to the 84 and after vocal Unit. Seems I need to reread the book lol

mrcompletely, to random
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Here's a memory that came to me while listening to the new Tony Rice pod. There a line like "anyone who saw him knew he was someone even if they didn't know who he was" due to his bearing. I saw him a handful of times live but at the 1992 MerleFest Midnight Jam (linked next post) I was backstage (long story). I ended up standing right next to him for a minute in the stage right wing as he was waiting to go on. Of course I would never bug an artist in that moment so I let him be (1/2)

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Of course if you know anything about Tony this man was immaculate for the gig. Perfectly tailored suit, silk shirt, hair, etc. As his hero Fernando would have said, "he looked mahlevous." (ask your dad if you don't get it). But it wasn't about the look. He was centered like the Earth's core. Absolutely focused. He had Presence like few ever. It was an astonishing vibe. I wasn't nearly the fan then I became literally the next day but it made a huge impression on me.

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/19TvsBwPbx__5GyZI_2zKdsHED6CssGMw?usp=share_link

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P.S. "an unassailable dignity" is how his biographer just referred to it and I think that's very accurate

panos, to fediverse

OK, let me try something.

Hello @Gargron! It’s the first time I’m addressing you, so let me first of all say a big THANK YOU for your contribution to the #Fediverse! The reason I’m writing this is that I saw that @mastodon recently announced quote posts - I think that’s a great decision! As you probably know, #Misskey and #Calckey already have an implementation for quotes, where the quote appears under the original post (like a comment, but flagged as a quote), and where the original poster is notified when quoted.

I don’t know how you intend to implement this feature in Mastodon, but since our users interact with each other, I thought it would be a good idea to suggest some direct communication with @syuilo (who originally implemented this in #Misskey) and @kainoa (our lead dev at #calkey), to make sure our implementations will be compatible. Even if there are concerns and things that you’d prefer to be done differently, I think that they should be discussed, and #Misskey and #Calckey should consider adjusting their implementations, so that they interoperate seamlessly with yours. The idea is, let’s see if it’s possible to find a common way to do this, so that users have a smoother, safer and more consistent experience, on such a sensitive issue!

I think that the widest possible interoperability in the #Fediverse is to everyone’s benefit, and it gives a better experience for every #fedizen, no matter what platform they’re on. Let’s try to work closer together on common features or problems and find common solutions - we’ve got this. ​:blobbonedealwithit:​

Posting this publicly because I think that more cooperation between fedi platforms is something many people in here would love to see – myself included! Hoping this is received positively and in good faith. United fedi is best fedi =) ​:fediverse:​

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@panos @kainoa @syuilo @Gargron very cool thought. I was wondering, in those platforms, can you opt out of allowing quotes of your posts, either as an account setting and/or at the post level? Doing that, including the ability to do so retroactively, is another of the interesting ideas I've seen floated to mitigate some of the concerns around quoting. Just curious, I've been meaning to look into the *key apps but haven't had the time, so I should just know this but don't

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@panos @kainoa @syuilo @Gargron Makes sense. I do think there's a case to be made that "public but not quotable" is a valid distinction but it's not my case to make as I am not on the design team or actively engaged (as a professional software design/dev lead I have Thoughts but it's not my project and I am not under the impression everything needs my input). I do think your desire to coordinate the major points of feature design across federated platforms is a valid and well considered one.

mrcompletely, to random
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OK which one of y'all coined "Stoner Dad" as the name of the currently ultra trendy orange and blue color palette? Because it's cracking me up. I see new examples of it every couple days in album covers, posters etc

mrcompletely, to random
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@rowjimmy was it you that coined "Stoner Dad" for that Dave's 46 cover color palette that is now absolutely everywhere? Because I see it all the time and it's cracking me up daily

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@rowjimmy dammit it was def someone on here, it's perfect

pinskal, to music
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Ledisi and Herbie Hancock tribute Joni Mitchell

https://youtu.be/Vk7ayqBFfMk

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@pinskal I revisit Herbie's album of Joni covers pretty often and still always think I should do it more. It's incredible. His recent Kennedy Center (I think it was?) take on Both Sides Now with Brittany Howard was unbelievable

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@pinskal it changed my perception of her, which was mildly to moderately positive before, but now I'll follow her work with real interest

QueenCityJamz, to random

Any OTD Grateful Dead show recs today?

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@QueenCityJamz the 84 is a solid one from that year

JohnShirley2023, to random

Rogue One and Andor are the best-written Star Wars since The Empire Strikes Back. There, I said it, and I'm not taking it back.

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@JohnShirley2023 I don't think that's even a super hot take

JohnShirley2023, to random

I'm not sure why I like THE MANDALORIAN so much. Grogu is irresistible, the show is a Golden Age of SF visual feast, nourishing my inner child. But the dialogue is often clunky, so is much of the editing.The 'don't remove the mask' thing is irritating at times. Yet I got really annoyed hearing that SW fanboys are mad at the 3rd season because supposedly "now Grogu can't become a Jedi". Nonsense! Rubbish! Some fans love to stoke meaningless outrage, capering online in drama-queen acting out.

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@JohnShirley2023 fundamentally with genre entertainment (as opposed to something that's trying to be Literature or Art) I like things that have a clear vision of what they are and stick to it. The Mandalorian has a set tone and aesthetic and is pretty good at sticking to it (exceptions exist e.g. the Quadrophrenia scooter gang from s2). Same goes for comic book based and most SF/F shows/movies. If they have a coherent sense of themselves it can really work. IMO Mando has that. We like it a lot.

JoeAce967, to random
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New discovery for me. I was just listening to 11/8/69 on Sirius XM 23 when I heard the Uncle John's Band Jam. They had played the Jam on 9/27/69, too.

They played the first UJB, proper, on 12/4/69.

It was cool to catch that, as I don't recall hearing that early jam before.

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@Nolasox @JoeAce967 they test drove some of those shenanigans when the UJB jam the night before, but 11.8 is a masterpiece set, a colossal breakthrough. There aren't many sets like it

https://jerrybase.com/events/19691107-01

bourgwick, to random
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well, the bad news is that roscoe mitchell tested positive for covid & won't be playing with the art ensemble of chicago tonight in brooklyn. the less-bad news is that shabaka hutchings from sons of kemet/comet is coming will be filling in.

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@bourgwick should be fascinating to see him outside of a bandleader context playing his own material

bourgwick, to random
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- elegant all-star session from 1974 starring (to my ears) bass heavy dave holland & the sweeping melancholia of vassar clements. hot pickin', sure, but more importantly beautiful. picked this up today & on my 4th listen.

mrcompletely,
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@bourgwick fantastic! I love them both and play em often as companion pieces. Vassar and Holland are an amazing combo, both so richly toned and nimble.

mrcompletely,
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@BEK97 @bourgwick I wish I'd known these albums when we booked him for a gig in the early 2ks. He was super nice and approachable and I didn't want to be another guy pestering him with miles questions so I asked him about the making of Conference of the Birds, which in retrospect is likely another super common nerd topic. Anyway great seeming dude, very chill

chopaganda, to random
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I know it’s not cool to say anything nice about Nugs, but the Nugs.net app has such a good catalogue (well beyond hambands). Also, all the Jerry releases can be viewed in chronological order—which rules.

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mrcompletely,
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@Brooks @chris @chopaganda this is a fact. I don't subscribe to it but I use it now and then and have done the free trial in the last year. It's much, much better than it used to be. For a long time it was clearly run by people who were in way over their heads technically. I respected the hustle a lot but the results were super janky. They started cleaning up somewhere around 2017 or so and seem to run a pretty solid service now

NicoleCRust, to random
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On the art of nonfiction, David Shenk.

This article and its 3 challenges to writing nonfiction resonates with me. It also highlights the difference between scientific practice versus science writing of other types (with a surprising insight for science practice).

The second challenge is the one that both scientists and science writers do a lot of: figuring out how to navigate complex information. It's the core of the job, whether you are practicing science or writing about it.

The first challenge is the one that most scientists don't do much of: storytelling science. For the scientists that want to do it, that's great. But it's also really hard. While tremendously valuable to the whole, I'm not sure it turns individuals into better scientists; it's a different (valuable!) thing. Of the 3 challenges, this one differentiates science writers vs scientists. (The analog in science would be the experiments and such).

The third challenge is the one that is less obvious: Stepping back from the trees to view the forest from 10,000 feet to get a fresh perspective. I agree with Shenk that most scientists don't do it. It's one I'd like to see more scientists engage in; I suspect it would lead to better science.

https://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2009/11/on-the-art-of-non-fiction/30107/

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@quotesofnote @NicoleCRust I deal with the same thing. I have found that usually books written by scientists are better, specifically because journalists and science writers tend to rely more on metaphor and analogy, and I often wonder how truly they've mastered the material or if they're just repeating received opinion. But this is far from universal and I've read some excellent counterexamples recently.

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