Substandard Nerd

@substandardnerd
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Bands, all genres of music from around the world, festivals, infosec, FOSS, science and nature. Loves wildlife and fascinated by critters with 6 or more legs. #vegan, pro-science and progress (not bloody "AI" though!) green left winger.

Listens to #BBC6Music, #BBCRadio 3 #LateJunction, new releases, cool discoveries on #Bandcamp, and everything else!

Used #Linux on the desktop since when you had to know what a XFree86 modeline is.

No alt-text == no boost.

Pronounshe/him
LocationPale Blue Dot
Bandcamp Collectionhttps://bandcamp.com/substandardnerd
Genresqr{.*}
Substandard NerdMay 21
Petrus HilariusMay 11

If anyone wants to recruit a senior R&D code monkey with multiple degrees for a job that will involve neither "AI" bullshit nor "blockchain" bullshit nor "HFT" bullshit nor killing people nor destroying the planet just for the heck of it...

I get cheaper and cheaper by the minute as things descend deeper and deeper into nutty "More cloud and more AI will fix it!!" chaos around me.

Located in Germany. Will only work remote as we're tied to this place due to aging parental units. Strong preference for something related to actual green technology such as solar.

#FediHire #FediHired #Systems #Storage #ProgrammingLanguages #Compilers #GreenTech #Solar #Linux #BSD #Academia #Teaching #noAI #BoostsWelcome

Substandard NerdMay 16

I just lost The Game.

#TheGame

Substandard NerdMay 15

This New Music Friday I recommend 'Assikel' by Tamikrest.

https://tamikrest.bandcamp.com/album/assikel

Nice slice of desert blues. Great groove and guitar tone.

#NewMusicFriday #Bandcamp #Tamikrest #DesertBlues

Substandard NerdMay 7
@nigenet HIYA! Did you see the brilliant Saigon Soul Revival at WOMAD a couple of years ago? They're touring UK in October. I just got a ticket for London. They're ace and well worth seeing if around your way.
Substandard NerdApr 24
MPI for the Science of LightApr 24
🎂 Happy Birthday, Max Planck! 🎂
 
168 years ago, #MaxPlanck was born. He is the namesake of the @maxplanckgesellschaft, to which our MPL and MPZPM belong.
 
Awarded the Nobel Prize in #Physics in 1918 for his discovery of energy quanta, he fundamentally changed how we understand the nature of light and matter. Inspired by his legacy of curiosity and discovery, we carry his name and spirit forward. With that in mind, we wish him a very happy birthday!
 
#Science #Research #QuantumScience
Substandard NerdApr 21

It's Tori Amos day!

#ToriAmos #LiveMusic #Gig

Substandard NerdApr 17

This New Music Friday I recommend
'Black Salt' by KiiĹŤtĹŤ.

https://kiioto.bandcamp.com/album/black-salt

Lou Rhodes of Lamb's other band!

#NewMusic #NewMusicFriday #Bandcamp #Jazz

Black Salt, by KiiĹŤtĹŤ

10 track album

KiiĹŤtĹŤ
Substandard NerdApr 16

I think I preferred it when headlines like "Pete Hegseth quotes Samuel L. Jackson’s fake Bible verse from Pulp Fiction during sermon" were confined to The Onion.

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/pete-hegseth-bible-verse-pulp-fiction-b2959108.html

#USPol

Pete Hegseth quotes Samuel L. Jackson’s prayer from Pulp Fiction during sermon

Hegseth said the prayer was supposed to reflect Ezekiel 25:17, but did not mention its striking similarities to a monologue in the beloved 1994 Quentin Tarantino movie

The Independent
Substandard NerdApr 14

It was the 14th day of April…

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

#SongOfTheDay #GillianWelch #April14 #April14th

April the 14th, Pt. 1

YouTube
Substandard NerdApr 14

RIP Moya Brennan.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/crm112y4jyzo

#Clannad #MoyaBrennan #FolkMusic

Moya Brennan: Irish musician dies aged 73

The singer came to prominence when she began performing with her family in the group Clannad, which was formed in 1970

BBC News