Matthew

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This is my Sharkey account. I'm also on Mastodon. And Pixelfed.

I will probably use this account to write slightly longer posts about fun stuff like gaming, TV, film, etc.

My avatar image is an artwork by Ukrainian artist Lyubov Panchenko. Description: "A stylised painting of a woman, facing the viewer, but looking to the right. A man with a black moustache stands beside her, facing left. She has red flowers in her hair, and a long thick braid of hair flows down across her chest. The painting is made in very bright, vivid, warm colours - lots of reds and yellows. Much of the figures are drawn in flowing, curvy shapes, almost reminiscent of ribbons."
Mastodonhttps://mas.to/@picard
Pixelfed (photos)https://pixelfed.de/picard
Bookwyrmhttps://bookwyrm.social/user/picard
Pixelfed (gaming screenshots)https://pixelfed.social/picard
MatthewApr 20, 2025
AJ SadauskasApr 20, 2025
UPDATE: A massive thanks to everyone who helped out with this ☺️

As a result, my little single-user instance has made contact with 11,274 other instances across the Fedi 😲

So no further boosts needed, really appreciate everyone who helped out 😁

ORIGINAL POST: I've got a quick favour to ask. If you're reading this post on Mastodon (or the Fediverse), please click boost.

How come?

I recently moved across to my own self-hosted single-user server (using GoToSocial.org). For a bunch of reasons, including visibility across the Fedi, it would really help out.

#Fediverse #FediHelp #gotosocial #mastohelp
MatthewMar 30, 2025
Michael HanscomSep 7, 2024

I saw this screenshot posted on a Star Trek Discord server today and really liked it. A little digging turned up the original post and reply on Tumblr: https://roach-works.tumblr.com/post/739090278705774592/it-used-to-bother-me-that-all-the-art-in-star-trek

#StarTrek #art #leisure #utopia

ELECTRO TECHNO LOVE DISPENSER

it used to bother me that all the art in star trek was really mediocre. the paintings are banal and poorly executed. the music was bland. the games were all sort of slow and lame. but like. now it...

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MatthewMar 21, 2025
Elena Rossini on GoToSocial ⁂Mar 21, 2025

🏕️ my adventures in #selfhosting - day 94 ✨

Self-hosted Ghost site unveiling - take 2 🎬

I'm finally ready to show you my self-hosted #Ghost site: installed on my own, with command lines, with a lot of patience and after many attempts (including 4 VPS wipes).

It took me a while to migrate all the posts, media and members, but here we go, finally:

✨ https://news.elenarossini.com ✨

Thanks to your wonderful advice and help (especially by @shollyethan) I got the courage to edit my nginx config and I'm waiting to see if the redirects from the old posts work. It's always DNS... and nginx 😂​

And this is take 2 because I swear this self-hosted Ghost site is slightly cursed and the first time around as soon as I edited the URL of an old Mastodon toot, the site went offline. This happened twice today. Won't touch any URLs and will metaphorically sage the VPS to clear its energy 'cause it's a little cursed 🌿

#MySoCalledSudoLife

Elena Rossini

Essays by Italian film director and photographer Elena Rossini - about creativity, digital literacy and harnessing the power of the internet for change

Elena Rossini
MatthewFeb 27, 2025
Show threadMatthewFeb 27, 2025

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Paul van Dyk - Live @ Arena, Berlin 20.05.2000

Turn of the century PvD really was something else. Five hour set here from Arena, Berlin - five hours! Starts off a bit deeper and more proggy, warm up style, but pretty quickly kicks into high gear.

Just incredible. So many absolute classics in those days.

https://soundcloud.com/rave_on/paul-van-dyk-live-arena-berlin-20052000

#PaulVanDyk #Trance

Paul van Dyk - Live @ Arena, Berlin 20.05.2000

If you want to support me and this project (@rave_on), please tip - paypal.me/raveon Make sure that you have checked all my playlists - soundcloud.com/rave_on/sets Tracklist: 01. Frank De Wulf - Th

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MatthewFeb 26, 2025
Show threadMatthewFeb 26, 2025

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KI/KI pres. 5HRS OF ACID at Warehouse Elementenstraat

Sometimes you just need some acid.

Sadly only the first two hours of her set from Warehouse Elementenstraat in 2023. But wow. KI/KI is surely the queen of acid, incredible set. Just constant acid bangers. A real work of art. Such a shame it's not the full five hours!

https://soundcloud.com/ki_slash_ki/kiki-pres-5hrs-of-acid-at-warehouse-elementenstraat

#KIKI #Acid #Techno

KI/KI pres. 5HRS OF ACID at Warehouse Elementenstraat

Relive two hours of the surreal acid set KI/KI played back in March/April 2023 at the notorious Warehouse Elementenstraat in Amsterdam. So magical yet so powerful. KI/KI pres. 5HRS OF ACID A five-hou

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MatthewFeb 26, 2025
Show threadMatthewFeb 25, 2025

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Daria Kolosova @ The Lot Radio 02-09-2025

She is a techno DJ from Ukraine, near Luhansk but now based in Berlin I think.

First discovered her when she was featured on the Fabric international women's day playlist 2024, but she became one of my favourite current DJs. Fantastic track selection, deep knowledge, really knows how to put together a good mix. Would love to see her live, but alas.

https://soundcloud.com/thelotradio/daria-kolosova-the-lot-radio-02-09-2025

#DariaKolosova #Techno

Daria Kolosova @ The Lot Radio 02-09-2025

Selection of techno and hardgroove https://www.instagram.com/dar.key https://www.soundcloud.com/

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MatthewFeb 19, 2025
SPSFCFeb 19, 2025

The team Peripheral Prospectors has made Afterburn by D. Andrews an SPSFC 4 quarterfinalist.

https://onereadingnurse.com/2025/01/13/spsfc4-quarterfinalist-announcement-peripheral-prospectors/#:~:text=afterburn%20by%20d.%20andrews

https://onereadingnurse.com/2024/11/10/spsfc4-full-read-afterburn-by-d-andrews/

One judge called this tale of psychological manipulation across space the "most compulsory read of the group."

SPSFC4: Quarterfinalist Announcement (Peripheral Prospectors)

Hi everyone! The team did a ton of hard work and has finally selected six quarterfinalists from our initial allocation of 31 books! Bear with me for a long post as we wanted to give these books the…

OneReadingNurse.com
MatthewFeb 19, 2025
SPSFCFeb 18, 2025

The Space Girls have selected On Impulse by Heather Texle as an SPSFC 4 quarterfinalist.

https://www.lecari.co.uk/2025/02/spsfc4-quarter-finalist-announcement/#:~:text=on%20impulse

A cop shoots her ex-partner in self defense and asks her tech-genius BFF to investigate. Now he's dead and she's a fugitive. Judges loved the pace and the protagonist.

SPSFC4: Quarter-Finalist announcement

The Space Girls announce their six quarter-finalists picks for the Self-Published Sci-Fi Competition #4 - find out who they are here!

lecari.co.uk
MatthewFeb 19, 2025
SPSFCFeb 18, 2025

Bisection by Sheila Jenné has been chosen as an SPSFC 4 quarterfinalist bythe Red Stars team.

https://eclectictheist.wordpress.com/2025/02/17/redstars-qfsspsfc4/#:~:text=bisection%20by%20sheila%20jenne

https://www.amazon.com/Bisection-Sheila-Jenn%C3%A9/dp/B0CTFW3FFS

Two beings who share the same brain make first contact with an advanced alien species.

Announcing the Team Red Stars SPSFC4 Quarterfinalists

I am pleased to announce the Quarterfinalists (unofficial category) for SPSFC4 for Team Red Stars! From these books, we’ll be selecting just a couple for semifinalists, which will then be in …

Eclectic Theist
MatthewFeb 19, 2025
SPSFCFeb 17, 2025

Drowning Earth by Sean Willson has been named an SPSFC 4 quarterfinalist by the team Ground Control to Major Tom.

https://sciencefiction.news/item/161/spsfc-4-quarterfinalist-drowning-earth

A Tom Clancy-like plot about a submarine mission in 2055 Earth has a twist that would give Jack Ryan the screaming heebie-jeebies.

SPSFC 4 Quarterfinalist: Drowning Earth