stevenray

stevenray, 2 hours ago to random

A pretty interesting article about how the influence of aging, transportation advances, migration patterns and population consolidation will cause hundreds of cities in Japan to become ghost towns over the next century.

https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/20/japan/society/japan-2120-future-cities-depopulation/?utm_source=pianodnu&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=72&tpcc=dnu&pnespid=_fgrkpno_rhi7.mg_06tsfji6xsjry8kkq8mqurqrvkvofabud76rdrznxxavwmf1kdntgd8

mattmaison, 17 hours ago to random

Currently reading:

https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/7eee3b82-94f5-488e-b340-9c1e8ad9603b

#bookstodon #StoryGraph

thejapantimes, 17 hours ago to worldnews

French President Emmanuel Macron called a meeting of his defense and security council to discuss the deadly unrest in the Pacific territory of New Caledonia. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/20/world/politics/france-macron-emergency-new-caledonia/ #worldnews #politics #france #emmanuelmacron #newcaledonia

stevenray, 18 hours ago to spain

Today's wine review, a Tempranillo - Garnacha blend from Spain. Real nice, also cheap!

https://pixelfed.social/p/wine/697976158639703787

For more reviews, see/follow @wine

#wineReview #spain

The_Whore_of_Blahbylon, 19 hours ago to random

The facts they try to keep from you!

OldAndCranky, 19 hours ago to random

My younger daughter is now 35. I have middle aged children. How can this be when I am a mere youth myself? A mere child, I tell you. A lass. A youngster. A spring chicken. BTW, my dog just came downstairs with his nightly sock to bury in the couch cushions. I thought you should all know this.

flockofnazguls, 21 hours ago to random

❤️

https://youtu.be/c-7lBq0zuSM?si=36_XTBmCj8LfvWyF

andhow, 1 day ago to movies

Watched I DON'T KNOW JACK (2002), the low-budget talking-head documentary about character actor/David Lynch mainstay Jack Nance last night, and have some thoughts. What little I knew about the guy was confirmed: he had a rough life and aged far, far beyond his chronological years due to decades of booze and rough, rough living. Cautionary tale + character study. I bought the hard-to-find DVD for $40 and am not likely to rewatch, but it's good to know that I can revisit it when the mood strikes and appropriate circumstances arise. #Actor #DavidLynch #Eraserhead #JackNance #Movies #TwinPeaks

stevenray, 1 day ago to gardening

Good morning from the #garden. The tallest of those Cala lilies is over five feet. I hope you find some beauty in your day.

#gardening #bloomscrolling #sunday

MikeBolam, 1 day ago to random

A short piece of audio from this afternoon in the garden.

The view is of our local church and graveyard, with huge storm clouds building in the sudden heat. 80°F isn’t common in mid May in Scotland, but this is all about the sound.. it’s never quiet in the countryside!

w7voa, 1 day ago to random

Iranian media report a helicopter carrying President Ebrahim Raisi has been involved in an accident in East Azerbaijan Province and some of his companions in the helicopter "managed to make contact with the center." https://www.iranintl.com/en/202405197603

danmccullough, 1 day ago to random

#SilentSunday

stevenray, 1 day ago to baseball

9 doubles for the @SFGiants today as they lead Colorado 14-4 heading into the ninth inning. #baseball is fun again!

andybrwn, 2 days ago to random

Troubled EV maker Fisker closing Manhattan Beach headquarters - Los Angeles Times https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2024-05-17/fisker-manhattan-beach-la-palma-closing-headquarters-bankruptcy

jeridansky, 2 days ago to Bloomscrolling

Today's farmers market flowers were ranunculus. #BloomScrolling #today #flowers

NorcalGma2, 2 days ago to random

Yesterday was a rough day for me.
Most setbacks make me slow down and figure out what's next, but yesterday, I kind of just stopped.
I receive my primary medical care from my preferred provider, United Indian Health, for almost everything. Unfortunately, most of our local health care providers are owned by Providence. So, if I don't have a Providence based provider, I struggle to book appointments with any of their specialists or testing facilities.
When Providence said they would drop me as a patient, if I didn't make an appointment to meet my 4th new provider in 4 years, I felt like I had to do it.
She scheduled me for lots of tests. Because the code they used was a wellness code Medicare and my insurance didn't pay. Now I have a fortune in medical bills.
I tried for hours to get the office to fix the code, but they have no interest in being helpful.
I am determined to go in person next week to fix this and will give up on Providence as a provider.

stevenray, 2 days ago to animals

Zowie says hiiiiiiiiiiiii,
all you Fedi People!

#caturday
#catsOfMastodon

danderson, 2 days ago to random

How to tell your OSS is ridiculously popular: people aren't 100% sure they didn't embed it, and tack on the software equivalent of "packaged in a facility where peanuts were also present" to the license list.

This watch contains software, so statistically probably contains at least traces of curl.

stevenray, 2 days ago to ExperimentalMusic

Three additions to the music collection:

Nèplo by Sébastien Forrester, Live at Trickster by Francesco Corvi & Hugo Lioret and Inner Century by The Hollows.

All on Superpang, one of my favorite labels.

#bandcamp
#experimentalMusic
#buchla
#liveCoding
#electroAcoustic
#contemporaryClassical

StefanEJones, 4 days ago to random

1/ 20 years ago this morning, I drove as fast as I could from Bend, OR to the @OregonHumane
society in Portland to grab the paperwork for a dog I'd seen on the website.

Kira's owner left notes for her & her "sister" dog, Zoe (who was elsewhere). Never knew why she was given up.

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jensbest, 4 days ago to random German

"What radicalized you?"

video/mp4