cathoderituals.bsky.social

"Social transitions" lol, oh ok so thoughtcriming minors, cool cool

boy does it

Plenty about modern life sucks, but one thing that's really fun is looking through friend's Bandcamp collections, and not only finding cool new stuff, but also seeing how much their tastes have changed since we met.

Can't help also noticing that all of us got waaaay more into metal at some point 💜

I had to move some files around because 18TB wasn't enough for my data hoarding ass, so I picked up an external powered HDD enclosure for my old 6TB, and it's great! It lives alongside my external CD-R. It has wooshy gamer lights because reasons.

If nothing else, old tech is still pretty reliable!

Customers and coworkers stop asking me questions so I can make a fresh pot of coffee challenge

Honestly, as a long-time renter with fucked up shit, I'm actually kinda invested here, because I'm like HOW LONG WILL THIS GO ON!?

I put up with hella bullshit for 5 years at one joint, plus multiple rent increases. I have a hate-on for landlords that will never die.

C.C.C.C. - Loud Sounds Dopa [Part 1 of 2] YouTube video by icepick method

Noise music is off-putting to almost everyone, but C.C.C.C's classic "Loud Sounds Dopa" is still the perfect way to test if someone might like it or not. Accessible and enjoyable, as noise goes.

Pro tip: Don't actively listen like you do with songs, soak in it in a more ambient, hypnotic way

It's a good day to be cozy, I was cold af this morning

It's still kind of shocking just how good some things were in January, despite all the horror happening elsewhere, and how much of a complete 180 February was by comparison. Just a total gut punch going from that kinda high to that kinda low.

I was wondering when someone was going to bring this up considering that the entire US attorney’s office in Minneapolis is being run by judge advocate generals and not civilians.

The federal government has effectively set up a state of military law not constitutional law in this state.

The article doesn't mention it, but Vectus Global is run by Erik Prince. It also doesn't mention that Vectus is colecting taxes at the Dominican border, which is really fucking weird for a military contractor. Seems bad.

archive.is/AacY0

this is the most disturbing shit. fuck.

It’s apparently morning bad thoughts time again, where I think back on things with my “friend” and feel bad about myself, but also miss her even knowing she thinks I’m worthless *deep sigh*

Most accurate portrait of modern culture currently available

Every morning I wake up and read about fucked up shit happening in the US, but I can’t remember the last time the shit was this shockingly fucked up.

Barcelona electro-punk duo Dame Area: ‘Seeing other women playing weird stuff made me want to try’ Blending noise and techno, the pair are determined to make dance music more than a ‘functional, metronomic thing’ – and to never play the same set twice

www.theguardian.com/music/2024/d...

You should never ever listen to someone who says protesting and being arrested is not risky or dangerous or in general not a big deal - the state has the power to ruin your life and they will actively threaten you with just that if it’ll help their case.

Oh darling, you are so much more than what you have become

Furry toddlers for life tbh

I am still sad, but did the dishes and got some nice coffee beans, might even pull off vacuuming

Still calling my cat Ibuki a little boy even though he is now a sage and wizened 10 year old little man 🥺

Ornella Muti in "Flash Gordon" - BOTD

Apropos of nothing, but if you're trying to dial in speakers, there are no better tests than first 1.5 mins of Massive Attack's "Angel" and Biosphere's "Chamber" ~0:50. Instantly tells you if you've got placement problems, reflections, etc. esp. ~55-60hz or below. Rattle, distortion, delay? Tweak.

While I know sex workers making hella cash like that exist, it's so disengenous to suggest that's standard. Most sex workers I know are doing better than I am, but like, even the most successful aren't making enough to buy a house on their own... and they all spend a ton of unpaid time doing admin.

They keep trying to make us the petit bourgeoisie, and it keeps not being true, idk what else to tell you

I can easily apply this to most of Portland too. Like sorry Portlandia isn’t real, and homeless people exist, but there’s so much that’s awesome about living here and so many amazing people.

I think it's a pretty grim state of affairs that it's not the bombing little girls or the poisoning of a major city that will cause political backlash in the US but god forbid bubba can't fill his lifted f-250 and people will finally start caring.

It super helps that this will happen after tons of companies demanded workers return to the office en masse

Relatable statement

I never had an issue with her job or felt jealous, but in retrospect, I think my ex/friend probs did like and care more about her clients, and this was one reason it was easy to ghost and move on fast. They gave more comfort and fulfillment than an emotionally and sexually needy, broke loser could.