Raindrops and Roses

@raindrops_and_roses
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Raindrops and Roses and Whiskers and Kittens is an account of a few favorite things from Coltrane to Julie Andrews and everything in between.

Boosting (a lot!) and posting pretty interesting, pretty and interesting things.

Here for fun. No personal questions. Creepy vibes, anti-trans blocked.

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Profile pic: Abstract watercolour of greens and turquoise over red and pink streaks. Two brown lines divide the two sections.
Header pic: Abstract spray paint multi-color dots and streaks.

RE: https://mastodon.world/@paninid/116445313743159155

This _seems_ bananas, but you have to appreciate Microsoft's central role in computing as a _consumer of excess capacity_ that only incidentally produces useful outputs. That is to say, the classic cycle of the computing _economy_ has been that chipmakers, mostly Intel, build faster machines, then Windows and Office grow to soak up that excess capacity, driving demand for yet faster hardware. But... there's a plausible need in that cycle for Windows, Word, etc.

https://cosocial.ca/@paninid@mastodon.world/116445313952711313

Ad during WW2 that applies today in the resistance to capitalism.

#capitalism #antifa #resist #resistance #activism #boycott

RE: https://sensible-universe.com/2026/04/22/crystalline-and-holographic/

The first part: Story of my life. And the love of my life. The second part: Yes - hopefully it will prevail.

RE: https://mastodon.social/@israajamal/116441937844463087

WTAF. We're a disgusting species. None other destroys its own with such callousness.

Ella Fitzgerald - Rocks In My Bed
#JazzFM #Jazz #NowPlaying #EllaFitzgerald