Wednesday, February 19, 2026

Are dollars replacing diplomacy in US-Russia talks? -- Russian mothership drones push Ukraine to consider SIM card passport rules -- Putin would starve Russians before ending war, Browder says in video/vlog --- Ukraine strikes yet another oil depot in Russia's Pskov Oblast, targets Belgorod with missiles, leaving blackouts ... and more

https://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026/02/wednesday-february-19-2026/

After bitter strike, Fraser Valley buses to hit the road again Aug. 6

The company that operates transit in Abbotsford, Mission, Agassiz-Harrison, Chilliwack and Hope said Friday it expects to have buses back on the road by Sunday, Aug. 6.

Global News

The strike involving the Canada Revenue Agency comes as tax returns are due.Chris Aylward, the unions national president, said the bargaining ...

Some 155000 federal workers including 35000 from Canadas tax agency went on strike after midnight on Wednesday in what their union is calling one of the largest strikes in the countrys history
In Canada, 155K federal workers start strike over wages | Education

Don’t miss NL_CL2 FLESH this weekend! (24th May at 8pm NL time, online)
https://instrumentinventors.org/event/nl_cl-2-flesh/

I will participate with the performance 'Radio-active Monstrosities'.

This edition is curated by iii resident @joanachicau, hosted by iii member Marije Baalman, exploring the embodiment of live coding.

#voice #gender #radio #distorted #mediated #female #php #webaudio #javascript #monstrosity #echo #lowpass #lowpitch #livecoding #embodiment

NL_CL #2: Flesh - instrumentinventors.org

Embodiment through practices of live coding curated by Joana Chicau

instrumentinventors.org

CALL FOR AUDIO: RADIO-ACTIVE MONSTROCITIES

Still looking for voice contributions!
For the upcoming NL_CL #2 concert: FLESH, I am asking for contributions of small voice recordings ~ to contribute please visit the website http://radioactive.w-i-t-m.net and record a little bit of yourself using the web interface!

The interface will be part of the performance 'Radio-active Monstrosities' : https://instrumentinventors.org/event/nl_cl-2-flesh/ with the possibility of a future online composition.

#voice #gender #radio #distorted #mediated #female #php #webaudio #javascript #monstrosity

Radioactive Monstrosities

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http://radioactive.w-i-t-m.net
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This web-audio interface addresses ways of listening to certain female-sounding voices that are perceived as inappropriate - because of the quality of their sound, their gender, the medium's distortions but also stereotypes and collective memories that they often awake. These are verbal expressions that have been associated with forms of 'monstrosity' since ancient times. You are welcome to contribute with your voices; to record yourselves, expressing your thoughts and choose a type of distortion to participate in forming new imaginaries around a technologically-mediated collective voice, which through its monstrosity can reveal other forms of speech.

The interface will be part of my performance 'Radio-active Monstrosities' under NL_CL #2: Flesh: https://instrumentinventors.org/event/nl_cl-2-flesh/.

#voice #gender #radio #distorted #mediated #female #php #webaudio #javascript #monstrosity @joanachicau

Radioactive Monstrosities