Psy-Q

@psyq
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(This account will not be very active for the rest of 2025. If you're reading this in 2027, hi there and sorry.)

I'm your average nerd. You can feed me sci-fi/fantasy book recommendations and I won't hate you for it.

In return, I can post some music recommendations (mostly synthwave, dreamwave, ambient and some avant-garde type post-everything metal).

Bloghttps://blog.psy-q.ch
LanguagesEnglish, German, French, Dutch, Spanish, Italian
Psy-QMar 23, 2025
Martin UeckerMar 23, 2025
Sie hätten Hitler stoppen können
https://zeitung.faz.net/fas/politik/2025-03-23/d974bf1f6eef25ff6c6c0e6a23436a89/?GEPC=s10
Sie hätten Hitler stoppen können

Show threadPsy-QMar 14, 2025
@ente Took me several attempts as well, this is the book that made it stick (learned on vim but the knowledge transfers well): https://pragprog.com/titles/dnvim2/practical-vim-second-edition/
Practical Vim, Second Edition

Quickly learn Vim’s core functionality and tackle your trickiest editing and writing tasks to become a more efficient developer--with more than 120 tips.

Psy-QMar 7, 2025
DFeb 23, 2025
The system cannot.
Psy-QMar 3, 2025

If you want some flamenco-tinged symphonic (!) #darkwave from Venezuela, check out King Stephen's latest album, Esoterica:

https://kingstephenmusic.bandcamp.com/album/esoterica

I can't tell if the style mixes are grinding or spectacular yet. I just pretend I'm listening to a twisted anime RPG soundtrack, that seems to work.

ESOTERICA, by KING STEPHEN

11 track album

KING STEPHEN
Psy-QFeb 28, 2025

Shout-out to Difftastic. It's... well... difftastic.

https://github.com/Wilfred/difftastic

GitHub - Wilfred/difftastic: a structural diff that understands syntax 🟥🟩

a structural diff that understands syntax 🟥🟩. Contribute to Wilfred/difftastic development by creating an account on GitHub.

GitHub
Psy-QFeb 16, 2025

If you need a mood boost, may I suggest Knorkator's 2023 concert in Berlin:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U4OkO0g5UwQ

It helps a lot if you understand the (poetic, German) lyrics. But even if you don't, there's a simple joy in watching a half-naked 60 year old man doing jumping jacks on stage while singing in operatic falsetto to German industrial/neue deutsche Härte/rock music.

KNORKATOR - FULLSHOW - LIVE 2023 [Berlin, Columbiahalle]

YouTube
Psy-QFeb 15, 2025
@[email protected] Oh hell yeah, Varpuspäivä off of Maaäet really pulls you down. Like Bohren and der Club of Gore but even heavier and more devastating. Very good reminder as well, I ought to listen to that one again!
Psy-QFeb 15, 2025

Hiensynty is one of my favorite Tenhi songs. They manage to create a haunting and intimate soundscape with a minimal array of instruments: a piano, voice, drums and the lightest touch of synth.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wap8pMItRRI

#progrock #neofolk

Tenhi - Hiensynty (Burning)

YouTube
Show threadPsy-QFeb 8, 2025

@BonfireAtNight Ah, makes sense :) This is me: https://www.librarything.com/profile/psyq123

I'll add you back, I hope I get a ping if you add me (never tried).

By the way, your profile will have a "people with similar libraries" thing (can't remember what it's called) that should be a great source of people and recommendations too. I meant to reserve a few hours on a weekend to really check that out once, but my to-read pile is tall enough already.

psyq123 | LibraryThing | LibraryThing

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LibraryThing.com
Psy-QFeb 8, 2025

If you're new to #synthwave , I only found out Dynatron has remastered one of his most popular albums, Escape Velocity, in 2024. This is a great way to get into synthwave as I think it's one of the milestones of the genre and has aged very well.

https://dynatron.bandcamp.com/album/escape-velocity-2024-remaster

Escape Velocity (2024 Remaster), by Dynatron

13 track album

Dynatron