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Ken Applebaum

@defendedbe

The artist formerly known as @License_Farm

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What is climaxxing?

10.03.2026 16:02 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

What is an Ada Lovewireless?

10.03.2026 13:02 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

May I suggest you attend the POW XIV shows @ DNA Lounge on Thurs & Fri eves? My dawg @emfedex.bsky.social produces them thru @magfest.org and they may be a good on-ramp for the social sphere of that world.

10.03.2026 11:14 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

What is bulimia?

10.03.2026 11:09 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A restaurant/bar on the Lower East Side of Manhattan named Schmuck.

A restaurant/bar on the Lower East Side of Manhattan named Schmuck.

Hey, waddaya know: I found where everybody knows your name.

10.03.2026 11:03 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I don't pay attention to such things, but I'm suddenly noticing Chance The Rapper's face in advertisements for multiple products & services, incl (what I assume is) an A.I. &/or crypto rugpull. I know he got divorced, and this isn't his first spokesmanship, but it feels like a late career cash-in.

10.03.2026 04:02 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

THIS is the take on LLMs and the job market. They can probably do some jobs, which will worsen millions of people's lives. But much more than that, people who don't understand your job will assume that it is worthless, even more than they already do.

09.03.2026 20:10 ๐Ÿ‘ 271 ๐Ÿ” 75 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

I have mixed feelings on the merits of my demographic, but for a supposed icon of Generation X this is as unambigously Boomer a take as they come. There is the whining and egocentrism we always knew he was about, and then there is this gargantuan cancerous explosion of Main Character Syndrome.

10.03.2026 01:01 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

You're telling me that the notoriously xenophobic, racist intelligence apparatus PROMOTED Black culture, anathema to Boomer suburbanites, to disenfranchise... what, exactly? A Rock utopia? The Thousand Year Reign of The White Christian Man's Joy before all others? You may wish to check your math.

10.03.2026 00:55 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

After Oingo Boingo, my next great love in rock was The Smashing Pumpkins. I'd've given them all head & never felt cheap. I knew Billy was problematic then, but we thought that's what you pay for genius.

Over the last quarter century he's proven he's really a fucking moron, thus unentitled to grace.

10.03.2026 00:47 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
"Rap Killed Rock"
"Rap Killed Rock" YouTube video by fantano

I'd seen this blurb a few days ago and got progressively angrier about it: I'm grateful to Anthony Fantano for zeroing in on exactly the ignorance if not dishonesty Corgan employs.

The world moves, with or without us. Billy's mad it was without him. He's his own conspiracy.

youtu.be/H0egpU12qYU

10.03.2026 00:37 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

This one deserved #defendedbe

09.03.2026 22:50 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

What is MeLodi, NJ?

09.03.2026 22:18 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

When I called the vet to make an app't to bring my cat in, a prerecorded msg said that, besides the usual "training purposes," it'd also be used towards A.I. If the cat didn't need to be seen I'd've hung up: if it was a doctor for ppl that'd be a breach of confidentiality. Self-justifying garbage.

09.03.2026 21:49 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

What is a waffelspout?

09.03.2026 21:14 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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a woman wearing a gold jacket and a necklace with a diamond pendant Alt: The character Aurore Cassel from the videogame CYBERPUNK 2077

Despite my nerd bona fides, I am NOT a gamer: beyond my laptop, the newest game system I own is a Wii. So it should be little surprise when it takes several years before I learn of particulars in major franchises.

But SOMEONE should have told me about Aurore Cassel from CYBERPUNK 2077. ๐Ÿ˜

09.03.2026 17:41 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

@mikerugnetta.com Hey Mike, did I spot you last night at Wonderville for the Nullsleep/janus rose, et al, show? I should've put 2 & 2 together since you were conferring with Jenn de la Vega.

08.03.2026 22:32 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Who is Jean-Paul Coordinartre?

08.03.2026 19:11 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
David Cross - The "Redneck" Voice
David Cross - The "Redneck" Voice YouTube video by The Josh and Friends Podcast

youtu.be/JPuS1XoRoJs

08.03.2026 16:43 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

On this, my 1st day back on the job in 11 days, after just 45 minutes in quiet galleries, if I had to describe our visitors, the word would be:

"flatulent"

08.03.2026 15:20 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I need to find a way to get more people to watch silent films, they're missing out. There's a lot of German Expressionism that's incredible, but maybe a good start would be Filibus (1917), starring a literal queer sky pirate.

07.03.2026 15:44 ๐Ÿ‘ 151 ๐Ÿ” 35 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 6 ๐Ÿ“Œ 3
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a black and white photo of a woman wearing a necklace with crosses hanging from it Alt: Scenel from SIN CITY (2004, dir. Robert Rodriguez): Becky (Alexis Bledel) is a young streetwalker adorned with multiple cross pendants

Where is Basin City?

08.03.2026 14:15 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Drop a gif you can hear

08.03.2026 13:54 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Bim played the fall Folk & Blue (or Fuck 'N' Booze) Fest @ my college in 1995, I think. I'd say in the end I'm more of a Skankin' Pickle, Goldfinger and Mustard Plug man, but familial obligation gives preference for The Toasters.

08.03.2026 12:56 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

If I thought I was insufficiently rested to return to work yesterday, then it's all the moreso today, having got, at best, 3 hours sleep. All that may be keeping me upright is the residual effects of last night's vices: no doubt I will completely crash by noon. And yet, back to the monkeysuit go I.

08.03.2026 12:49 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

What is a shamrock the boat?

07.03.2026 23:08 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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a black and white drawing of a person 's face Alt: A moment from the classic music video for a-ha!'s "Take On Me," showing a drawing of the lead singer winking

What is The Take On Meat-Lovers?

07.03.2026 21:02 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

What is America Rejecting MAGA?

07.03.2026 20:02 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

What is Jewish-Japanese fusion cuisine?

07.03.2026 19:08 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

What is GUNSMOKE?

07.03.2026 17:03 ๐Ÿ‘ 5 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0