Initial Shock IV

Casa Del Popolo, Friday, July 3 at 07:00 PM EDT

International noise will be on display in Montreal for three days in July!

July 3 – Casa del Popolo – 7PM – $25

KAZUMOTO ENDO (JP)
PHOLDE
KNIFEDOUTOFEXISTENCE (UK)
HIGH GROVE
MURMUR (ON) & JAZZHAND (FI)
D.F.H. (AB)

July 4 – Casa del Popolo – 7PM – $25

KILLER BUG (JP)
VIOLENT SHOGUN (FR)
A FAIL ASSOCIATION (US)
BLACK COROLLA (US)
NIMMIE AMEE (ON)
MIOX

July 5 – P’Tit Ours – 3PM – $15

MOSS HARVEST (NS)
HYPERTROPHY (US)
XODKAAR (ON)
CRUCIFIEDWHITESAVIOUR (ON)
DANG. (NS)
RHODA (NS)
CATHOLIC STARE (MB)

Tickets available via screamandwrithe.com/initialshock - Limited weekend passes are available for a reduced rate of $55

Please note that due to the venue change from previous years these shows do run the risk of selling out. We hope to be able to accommodate everyone, but advanced ticket purchasing is advised.

More information including artist bios and noise market vendors forthcoming. If you would like to set up a table at the market event, please email [email protected]

Poster artwork and design by Patricia Jeanson

Initial Shock is presented by Scream & Writhe, with thanks to gracious sponsors from the noise world and beyond:

More Noise Please, Noise Receptor, Pensione Popolo, Pizza Bouquet, Rocker, Untitled, White Centipede Noise

https://montreal.askapunk.net/event/initial-shock-iv

Seems like Total Black has reissued Killer Bug, a.k.a. Kazumoto Endo, "Beyond The Valley Of The Tapes" compilation, just in time for Christmas. Perfect for those moments when you need to step aside to clean your mind with some really harsh noise. The new cover artwork is also a reminder that it's a good time to cozy up a bit by lighting candles.

https://totalblack.bandcamp.com/album/beyond-the-valley-of-the-tapes

#noise #KillerBug #KazumotoEndo #TotalBlack

Beyond The Valley Of The Tapes, by Killer Bug

11 track album

Total Black

I agree: the Therac-25 incident should be know to devs everywhere https://thedailywtf.com/articles/the-therac-25-incident

#Therac25 #softwaredevelopment #killerbug

The Therac-25 Incident

A few months ago, someone noted in the comments that they hadn't heard about the Therac-25 incident. I was surprised, and went off to do an informal survey of developers I know, only to discover that only about half of them knew what it was without searching for it. I think it's important that everyone in our industry know about this incident, and upon digging into the details I was stunned by how much of a WTF there was. Today's article is not fun, or funny. It describes incidents of death and maiming caused by faulty software engineering processes. If that's not what you want today, grab a random article from our archive, instead. When you're strapping a patient to an electron gun capable of delivering a 25MeV particle beam, following procedure is vitally important. The technician operating the Therac-25 radiotherapy machine at the East Texas Cancer Center (ETCC) had been running this machine, and those like it, long enough that she had the routine down.

The Daily WTF