too late I switched to qobuz and the sound quality is MUCH MUCH better and they pay artists more. Have not made any playlists yet because I just start an album and listen all the way through, so I have had no problems with the interface. Spotify is dead to me.
We've removed the paywall from this guide so everyone can access it. 👇 Stay safe.
I watched some episodes of "Journey to the Microcosmos" last night before bed and it was very helpful 💚
tip for parent management: my parents were asking me about chatGPT, and have some friends who love it, and none of my attempts to caution them were as successful as just sending them the Wikipedia page for AI hallucinations
It's very cool to see this project developing and evolving
"... It's not easy to find a kind of hope that can withstand the reality that children die, that we are monstrous to one another, that we are capable of hurting each other in profound and lasting ways. But I think it's possible."
John Green talking about hope as a decision.
"The kind of hope that can withstand the reality of human experience is much harder and more nuanced than mere nihilism...."
youtu.be/M8lfd6ghyhs?...
The 14/U intersection.
The scene tonight in DC, where after a couple of speakers, the current chant is, “No hate, no fear, immigrants are welcome here.
They said universal childcare was impossible. They said Albany would block it. They were wrong.
Eight days into office, Zohran Mamdani locked in a fully funded pathway to universal childcare with Kathy Hochul.
This is what happens when organized people beat organized money.
Oh my gosh you guys! The House just passed my bill to extend the health care tax credits for three more years!
A reminder - before Trump, MAGA, Musk and Fox rewrote history - that this is what the entire country agreed had happened five years ago today:
Professor Fired for Charlie Kirk Post Gets $500,000 From School, Is Reinstated
Btw during Return to Lordran, I've been secretly spamming the network with a lot of Vagrants. A ton on PS and some on PC as well.
Over 100 players got a Good Vagrant here in Ash Lake, possibly without even realizing it. Just one of many examples. This is (likely) one of my own that came back to me.
They're doing this so they can call any government program that isn't ICE or the military "rife with fraud" and thus illegitimate. They are trying to manufacture consent to say any entitlement — from Medicare to social security — must be canceled because of extreme edge cases. Don't fall for it.
every right-wing complaint about mamdani
Congrats to the self-anointed peace president. 😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣👇
This is a lovely thread and reminded me of many favorites. If I had to pick one though, it would be this
www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBne...
Large canvas on an easel. painting with dark blue background & orange & white swirling clouds
But of a slog today. Over 5 hours and got less done than yesterday.. but progress is progress.
@luhmann@hachyderm.io on Mastodon: So when Trump decides to go get Greenland he’s just going to fly in and kidnap our prime minister. Great. You have a unscrupulous and clinically insane idiot elected as your president and he wants to own the world. I have absolutely no trust in any of you Americans whether you are pronounced MAGA or if you “didn’t vote for the guy”: Your elected president is a megalomaniac dictator and it’s your fucking responsibility to stop him. Jan 03, 2026, 04:15 AM
Danish guy gets it
"The world is in ruins. Destroyed by the evil court mage turned deity Kefka...As he prepares his assault on our heroes, his theme fades in -- a reminder of the clownish and childlike nature he personified before he literally destroyed the entire world..."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RbeX...
After last year's election things had a very FF6 vibe to me. "The bad guys won. Now what?"
![Factorio OST - Main menu [Original SoundTrack]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:r7pdt3nhp4caimebzn335xut/bafkreiavidfxdtmkugtltqmqg6e7xtzojif7pkozffoykvzf4s2v537s5y)
One of today's topics was "comfort games". The admin for our little group has been immersed in Factorio lately! I didn't know much about it so it was fun to get such an enthusiastic review.
Here's a playlist for the Factorio soundtrack.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=eA1H...
I really appreciate this wholesome little group. 🥰 Hard to believe, it will soon be a year that we have been hanging out.
I almost skipped the Synth Nerds Discord meeting today. I felt wiped out, emotionally exhausted from recent news, and I didn't feel like talking to anyone.
Also I'm behind on the homework, ugh.
But I forced myself to go, and felt a little better afterward.
I had my regular meeting with the synth nerds discord group today, and we talked about "what can you do in these strange times". We decided -- figure out a niche you can contribute to, and do that. In our case, it means helping each other learn music.
Solo Bee Guy also sounds like a great pursuit!
I love this! So goofy and cheerful! 🙃
They are related to these crazy guys
www.youtube.com/shorts/iYTJH...
At a time when he’s caused healthcare & other costs to skyrocket here at home, Trump bailed out Argentina & wants to "run" Venezuela, including if necessary, w/ US boots on the ground. All he cares abt is enriching himself, big bankers, oil CEOs & the rest of his billionaire pals.
A couple of playlists by Alan Belkin:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jffT...
A stink bug nymph sitting on a white background facing right. Its head, thorax, legs, antennae, and row of scent glands on the abdomen are metallic blue-green. The rest of the abdomen is brilliantly shiny red.
A stink bug nymph sitting on a white background facing bottom left. Its head, thorax, legs, antennae, and row of scent glands on the abdomen are metallic blue-green. The rest of the abdomen is brilliantly shiny red.
A stink bug nymph sitting on a white background facing bottom right. Its head, thorax, legs, antennae, and row of scent glands on the abdomen are metallic blue-green. The rest of the abdomen is brilliantly shiny red.
It never ceases to amaze me that a species with these colors is native to the Southeast US (this is from North Carolina).
Florida predatory stink bug nymph #Pentatomidae: #Euthyrhynchus floridanus
