Mastodawn

"Conversation, Commerce. People had lost sight of which was more important. The first commercial exchanges served the purpose of starting a conversation, and now conversation only served the purpose of continuing commerce. When commerce was no longer necessary, it was easy to forget about conversation. The isolation of languages was the result of collusion; it brought profit, engendered hatred, gave birth to manufactured identities, and above all generated the desire to buy, buy, buy. Conversation was dying, but commerce became ever more vibrant." from Vagabonds by Hao Jingfang

#quotes #haoJingfang #Vagabonds #SciFi #Commerce #Conversation #Profit #Books #Reading

N-gated Hacker News Jun 15, 2025

🚂🧙‍♂️ Welcome to the mystical world of hobo hieroglyphics where we're expected to believe train-hopping #vagabonds spent more time carving symbols than finding food. 🤔 Because clearly, mastering ancient sign language was a priority when dodging the rail guards! #Priorities #HoboHogwarts
https://www.openculture.com/2018/08/hobo-code-introduction-hieroglyphic-language-early-1900s-train-hoppers.html #HoboHieroglyphics #TrainHopping #SymbolicArt #RailCulture #Humor #HackerNews #ngated

The Hobo Code: An Introduction to the Hieroglyphic Language of Early 1900s Train-Hoppers

Many of us now use the word hobo to refer to any homeless individual, but back in the America of the late 19th and early 20th century, to be a hobo meant something more.

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MikeHuckebein ☮️

Apr 14, 2025

#NewModelArmy
#Vagabonds

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yJjj0hHBvDg

New Model Army - Vagabonds

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DigitalDruid Sep 28, 2024

Just had a very quick run-through of the #ThinLizzy #1976 new stereo mixes….initial thoughts: uncalled for. There’s overdubs appearing all over the shop that don’t improve the original releases of #Jailbreak or #JohnnyTheFox in my humble opinion. It also sounds like the mildest of flange or phaser has been added to everything. It might grow on me yet but initial reaction is it’s not adding/ improving on the originals. Avoid, save yer money and invest in the and recent releases of #Vagabonds ☘️

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DigitalDruid Apr 6, 2024

A fine #Fitzpatrick collage when they’re altogether 🥰 🍀🥳 #Vagabonds #ThinLizzy