Brian Danger HicksHappy 128th anniversary of Waffles having a good time
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Software developer (mainly Moodle), amateur photographer, long hair + balding, bog standard geek.
I've posted another tune - #DrumAndBass tempo this time and at least marginally more banging. Like* all good D&B it features a choir of (fake) monks and a (fake) nightingale. Anyway, give it a listen if you have five minutes spare.
https://m.soundcloud.com/quen-408451237/evensong
* Not like
Evensong
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SpacewaysFor today's #StandingStoneSunday it's a photo of the Giant's Grave at Beorgs of Housetter, Shetland. These two red granite stones stand guard over a cairn.
Shetland is just a magic place for ancient sites in fantastic landscapes.
“Those who are carried to a goal should not think they have reached it.” - Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach
I'd never heard of her either and she died in 1916, but this is a pretty good quote about using AI.
Courtesy of author James Geary, plugging his book about aphorisms on the BBC's 'Word of Mouth' recently.
Our radio alarm is set to the World Service but we usually don't actually listen to it. This morning I only heard one word before hitting snooze: 'Misery'. Very apposite. #news
What's the most terrifying four word phrase in the English language? Dunno, but 'check out my SoundCloud' has to be in the top ten.
On which note, I've posted my new tune. It might not be good, but at least it's finished.
https://soundcloud.com/quen-408451237/twenty-twenty-what-back-garden
twenty-twenty-what? (back garden, NYE)
This is an experimental techno track based on a field recording of New Year's Eve fireworks heard from a suburban back garden. ('Experimental techno' means it's kind of like techno but you can't actua
karobitwho named it “heat-sealed stitch” and not “hem brûlée” #whonamedit
The Urban DragonHow to make a troll diorama
Step one - start with a sphere
Step two - move the sphere around and add others until you have a troll
Step three - print it
Step four - leave it on your desk for a year and a half
Step 4.5 - watch LOTR extended edition again
Step five - paint it
Step six - make a little scene
#3dprinting #troll #lotr #nomadsculpt
Step one - start with a sphere
Step two - move the sphere around and add others until you have a troll
Step three - print it
Step four - leave it on your desk for a year and a half
Step 4.5 - watch LOTR extended edition again
Step five - paint it
Step six - make a little scene
#3dprinting #troll #lotr #nomadsculpt
Mark Johnson
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