Metal Squad Party Force

@simoniouspunk
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Simon. Work and pleasure in music/audio/synthesis/guitar.

Devoted regular user of Reaper, Renoise, Jeskola Buzz, and 80s-90s synths with tiny faded screens. Also interested in audio programming, audiovisual documentation, information science, game audio, surround sound mixing and design, field/outdoor recording, wildlife asset libraries.

Hobbies: cultural theory, religious/art history, philosophy, literature, Chinese neijia, meditation, comedy.

Websitehttps://www.metalsquadpartyforce.com
The Ghosts in the Machine, by Liz Pelly

Spotify’s plot against musicians

Harper's Magazine

Pro tip: clean YouTube links. When you get a link from YT, it includes an ID tracking back to YOU. It's a "query string" on the end of the URL like this:

...?si=[tracker_ID_here]

This ID allows YouTube (and their owner, Google, and *their* owner, Alphabet, and ALL of their associates) to track the people who click on the link, and the apps they used, back to you, building a network of none-of-their-business.

Good news: DELETE the "?si=..." part & the link works just fine without the tracking.

a US president who appreciates playing Stardew Valley in bed at night
what if computers but good
Pinhead is a genie

Finally finished the thread about fixing Tascam Porta 07, although the work was finished in May. It was unlisted so here’s a public post for those who might find it interesting: there are some photos and a bit of 3D printing.

https://sonomu.club/@signalinfusion/112294559718497644

Signal Infusion (@[email protected])

Attached: 1 image — How many tape recorders do you have? — Yes.

SoNoMu
“In place of an inner-authentic self, she argued that the inner organ of decision-making that guided one’s actions was the will.
Following the work of St Augustine and Jaspers, Arendt turned Heidegger on his head and argued that all thinking moves from experience in the world, not from Being.”
https://aeon.co/essays/what-hannah-arendt-proposed-as-an-alternative-to-authenticity
What Hannah Arendt proposed as an alternative to authenticity | Aeon Essays

In her final unfinished work, Hannah Arendt mounted an incisive critique of the idea that we are in search of our true selves

Ray Kurzweil telling Joe Rogan he swallows 80 supplements a day to try and live forever is the funniest, most FromSoftware character stuff I’ve ever heard
Ever wonder what that blue tape used in new printers, scanners, etc. to hold things together in shipping, but peel off cleanly, is? Apparently it is 3M 8896 film strapping tape (or equivalent). I just ordered some to try out.

OMG this is great. The "Electronics" section of the freely-downloadable BBC sound effects collection is _amazing_, and if want new ringtones or alerts sounds for anything this is a gold mine:

https://sound-effects.bbcrewind.co.uk/search?cat=Electronics

BBC Sound Effects

BBC Sound Effects