Taskboy :: Notes Roll

cassette tapes I cannot quit you

Published on 2026-06-03 02:53:12 UTC

Fnord help me, I bought a cassette tape recorder tonight with the express purpose of releasing 30 minute EPs.
I can sell these on Bandcamp.

I guess fanzines are too profitable for me to invest my time into.

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the weight

Published on 2026-05-31 17:09:01 UTC

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Not sure anyone follows this feed, but if you do, HI!

I published a new track called The Weight on https://soundcloud.com/taskboy3000/the-weight) and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Hs4de_XeB8). It's got synths! It's got guitars! What more do you want from me, people?!

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microblog as an avastic rebellion

Published on 2026-05-21 03:10:16 UTC

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So, I am going to emit pretty low quality posts for a time here on Taskboy.com.
No one is following the Notes feed. That's fine.

What's going on with my life? Frankly, that's none of your business.

However, I will volunteer that I have enter another high-stress moment of my life.

Work and home life are maximally turgid right now.

However at 54, I am aware that this too shall pass. As some day, I will.

I want to get back to music. Have I pimped my soundcloud lately?

https://soundcloud.com/taskboy3000

Some of these tracks are totally worth your listen. Some...are mostly for me.

The world is on fire. But, candidly, it always has been. The Earth is a dense
ball of hot rock and metal and we live on the thinest of film covering it. Try
not to take it all too seriously. The change-up is just around the corner.

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microbloggin dropbox

Published on 2026-05-19 11:04:25 UTC

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I know that I can "microblog" from dropbox but this lacks the immersive quality of personal exploration I was hoping for.

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burbleboy is born

Published on 2026-05-17 20:18:37 UTC

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Thanks to AI, I finally made a clean break from Jason McIntosh's excellent Plerd blogging software,
which I still recommend. However, I wanted to do more and more customization of the code and things
were getting unwieldy.

So, taskboy.com now runs on https://github.com/taskboy3000/burbleboy. It's open source, so you too
can try it and then fork your own copy.

Cheers!

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twitter no more

Published on 2023-04-03 17:37:47 UTC

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I have deactivated my twitter account. The current direction of the
company is beyond loathesome. It is unlikely to change.

I mostly quit the platform a couple of years ago, but I now take this
further step in quiet protest.

Musk, you could have changed the world for the better.

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from the abyss

Published on 2023-03-19 19:29:56 UTC

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I have been a bit more active on SoundCloud:

https://soundcloud.com/taskboy3000/abyss

There is a companion video on my YouTube channel:

https://www.youtube.com/@taskboymusic

Have a listen, won't you?

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fix it in post

Published on 2023-01-22 14:22:06 UTC

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Some songs practically write themselves. This song isn't one of
those. It required a lot of post-production to move it into the goal.

Enjoy:

https://soundcloud.com/taskboy3000/stefan

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benn jordan

Published on 2023-01-18 21:39:09 UTC

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Want more electronica but you can't wait for me to make some?

Try the much better Flashbulb. Let me get you started:

https://theflashbulb.bandcamp.com/album/our-simulacra

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radio curious

Published on 2023-01-17 18:51:33 UTC

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I'm into Radiohead, but I am not, like, THAT into Radiohead, if you
follow me.

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newly published music from me

Published on 2023-01-16 20:23:20 UTC

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Against all odds, I have posted a new track to soundcloud:

https://soundcloud.com/taskboy3000/groove-redeaux

AND a video of a totally different song to youtube:

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

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wordle terminal

Published on 2023-01-15 18:29:39 UTC

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So, I made a thing:

https://github.com/taskboy3000/wordle-terminal

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wordle 1981

Published on 2023-01-14 13:35:13 UTC

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I may have written a command line version of wordle using ANSI escape
sequences.

These things happen.

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blogging is like deja vu all over again

Published on 2023-01-02 16:18:26 UTC

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Will 2023 be the second coming of blogs? It is possible. So much of corporate social media has turned out as badly as critics foretold. If you read this feed, you already know how I feel about it.

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Ontological Reflections on Scythe

Published on 2022-12-26 22:27:17 UTC

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Scythe (board game) is much more like Race For the Galaxy than Risk.

It isnât primarily a war game, despite the iconography

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The family that solves together etc

Published on 2022-12-18 23:37:16 UTC

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The fam redid an escape room at Escapology today. We got further, but still did not crack it.

Much less yelling at each other this time.

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going down to perl town

Published on 2022-12-08 13:40:46 UTC

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In reply to: https://fogknife.com/2022-12-06-six-days-of-the-python.html

âI am from Perl townâ is the great way Jason McIntosh expresses the cultural legacy of using Perl for many years. And it is a great legacy! Perl is still my primary language after 25 years of professional programming.

Yes, I use other languages too (most notably javascript). What keeps Perl fresh to me is Moo. It feels like the best framework to construct object oriented apps in of any language I have yet used. In ten years, I am sure other languages will discover and co-opt it â and they should!

But I hear Jason clearly when he suggests he will never invest the time to learn another language as deeply as he has for Perl. I am in exactly the same position. I hesitate to use the word never, since I have picked up quite a bit of javascript.

Generally, I describe my technical skillset in terms of the platforms I deliver solutions for, which in my case is web applications. Those applications might power a mobile app, but the backend is still emitting HTTP messages.

Hemingway knew English, but mostly it was his application of same that he is remembered for.

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drum faces

Published on 2022-12-07 00:27:39 UTC

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If you are not making faces like Keith Moon when this song comes up on
Spotify, you are listening to it incorrectly.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PNbBDrceCy8

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party of snopes

Published on 2022-12-06 16:00:31 UTC

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Yes, he really did call to scrap the constitution. Typically,
presidents support the constitution. That's kind of their job.

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-termination-us-constitution/

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anglo saxon has many other intriguing words

Published on 2022-12-01 00:06:11 UTC

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Media is reporting that in the last episode of Andor, the hologramâs speech originally concluded with the line: âF*** the Empire!â

The article laments this censorship. I celebrate it.

Cussing up a swear is not clever writing. It is lazy.

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sorry jewish people and witches

Published on 2022-11-30 22:05:49 UTC

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Here is your out of context line from unix command calendar's man page:

calendar doesn't handle all Jewish holidays or moon phases.

IT'S 2022 CALENDAR - BE BETTER.

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correction

Published on 2022-11-30 19:05:31 UTC

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Correction.

Follow me here: https://taskboy3000.micro.blog/

That's the pretty, user-facing syndicated content.

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micro dot blog slash taskboy3000

Published on 2022-11-30 13:44:22 UTC

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Because I can't do anything without Jason McIntosh, I too am
syndicating my taskboy microblogging at:

https://micro.blog/taskboy3000

#indieweb

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wayback internet

Published on 2022-11-30 13:37:44 UTC

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In reply to: https://twitter.com/JmacDotOrg/status/1597106084048576512

I believe my first dialup account was purchased somewhere between bars 4 and 6.

My archives are a little sketchy on the details now.

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crypto hero

Published on 2022-11-22 17:37:55 UTC

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I've been pooping on cryptocurrencies from the start.

All are ponzi schemes and always were. Crypto are
collectables at best.

Where's my medal?

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get a good video

Published on 2022-11-03 18:25:53 UTC

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Get A Good Grip Before You Start is now has a video:

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

I remastered and remixed the song as a 24-bit WAV, you lucky
so-and-sos.

(Yeah, I know mp4 compresses the audio again).

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mvp volca drum

Published on 2022-10-21 12:13:46 UTC

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I love the more modern Korg Volcas, but I particularly love the Drum.
It is dependable, flexible kit which I have no trouble making sound
large:

https://studio.taskboy.com/media/sky_like_a_dead_tv_channel.mp3

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Doctor livesey I presume

Published on 2022-10-18 18:50:24 UTC

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Phonk Walk. I can't get it out of my head. Please send help.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sgKK0YRQyMQ

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newletters next big thing

Published on 2022-10-14 10:49:43 UTC

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Is it me or are many podcasts and youtubers now trying to get their followers to sign up for newsletters? Seems like a hard way to placate advertisers. Next up: the fourth revile of Zines.

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team she hulk

Published on 2022-10-08 01:07:13 UTC

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Brilliantly written social commentary, She-Hulk.

Could not have summed up the gg crowd better.

#teamshehulk

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Pump King

Published on 2022-10-03 11:40:49 UTC

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Speaking of swollen and monstrous gourdsâ¦

https://www.wcvb.com/article/massachusetts-man-breaks-topsfield-fair-giant-pumpkin-record/41471678

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rip coolio

Published on 2022-09-29 13:13:03 UTC

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Jesus, not Coolio. Too soon.

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dad jokes are the sum of all fears

Published on 2022-09-26 23:41:58 UTC

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I am not very good at subtraction, but whatâs the difference?

#dadjoke

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Not your grandfathers nukes

Published on 2022-09-19 11:28:05 UTC

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Earth humans need to lean-in to small and micro modular nuclear reactors. They all walk-away safe and most feature fuel that is its own long term storage solution.

Clean, safer energy for all.

https://learningenglish.voanews.com/a/the-debate-over-small-nuclear-reactors/6744569.html

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Regain the Joementum

Published on 2022-09-18 14:56:55 UTC

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Biden has a GenX problem. Many feel like his policies have hurt them.
Biden needs to make the case that the opposite is true.
This will be a gas and groceries election.

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2022/09/16/upshot/september-2022-times-siena-poll-crosstabs.html

#goblue

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dulce et decorum est

Published on 2022-09-13 19:00:39 UTC

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I want Ukraine to regain its stolen lands and independence.

However, I am heartbroken for the Russian troops being killed by the
cruelty and malfeasance of their leaders. Most of these troops are
conscripts and many just want to go home.

This is a sick, sad world in which the political games of a few
destroy the lives of a younger generation and the future.

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words mean things

Published on 2022-09-13 00:00:47 UTC

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DOJ issued ONLY 40 subpoenas last week, so things may be getting
better for Team Former President.

#notlikely

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yes to debt forgiveness

Published on 2022-09-12 22:48:32 UTC

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I took student loans against a degree I did not finish. I paid that off.
I took more loans for a degree I did finish. I paid those off.

I strongly support student loan forgiveness. I encourage you to do so as well.
We will win we debt is forgiven.

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to boldly go

Published on 2022-09-09 19:54:05 UTC

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Loving S3 of ST:Lower Decks. It's my kind of Trek.

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elizabeth regina rip

Published on 2022-09-08 17:56:27 UTC

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This is the end of the Elizabeth Regina period.

She almost outlasted me.

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reflective with moving picture

Published on 2022-09-02 13:28:20 UTC

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Youâve heard the song on SoundCloud, now watch the the hastily produced video of Reflective:

https://youtu.be/8RUSOiMYvNI

#kenburns-afric

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youtube is the tictok of my generation

Published on 2022-09-02 02:30:55 UTC

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Whelp, Soundcloud is a little poopy right now, so I guess I need to start a Taskboy Music channel on YouTube:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=av3MdvvOIec

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haidt to believe it

Published on 2022-08-31 15:31:36 UTC

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Hey @pzmyers, thank you for saving me a bunch of time going down an unproductive rathole:

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2012/05/17/the-unbearable-squishiness-of-jonathan-haidt/

My spidey sense was tingling after one video of Haidt. Your comments confirmed my suspicions. Everything you said 10 years ago still tracks, but even better.

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shocked shocked to find propaganda on social media

Published on 2022-08-26 12:35:48 UTC

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Of all the scandals you will read about today, the US govt abusing social media to promote its agenda ranks in my concern only just above Finlandâs hot PM.

https://cyber.fsi.stanford.edu/io/news/sio-aug-22-takedowns

Shrug emoji.

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scandalicious

Published on 2022-08-26 11:41:52 UTC

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Finland, if you think your PMâs behavior is provoking a crisis, may I introduce you to the former president of the US?

Take the win. Even your scandals are awesome.

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inflation notification

Published on 2022-08-25 14:54:53 UTC

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For those people who are thinking about buying an RPG tile from taskboy games, now is the time. All titles that are not PWYW will be getting a 9% hike soon.

https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/4333/Taskboy-Games

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pity learners of english

Published on 2022-08-20 11:06:19 UTC

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English pronunciation is drunk:

power | owe
our | pour

Also:

Live girls live there and read books that they have already read.

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Worf in a jamb

Published on 2022-08-19 12:17:54 UTC

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Lt. Worf against doors: a war without victory.

https://youtu.be/aoKSgctYzjM

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you cant even handle the funk

Published on 2022-08-19 00:30:54 UTC

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Sharing this to remind you all Stevie Wonder is a National Treasure
and a legit musical sui generis.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=97hwNY3ni10

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halloween is on my mind

Published on 2022-08-15 14:35:26 UTC

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No, I can't answer your phone call, I am planning this year's
Halloween yard display, obviously.

Call back in December when I'm not busy.

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korg does volca a solid

Published on 2022-08-07 01:13:52 UTC

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Dear @KorgUSA, your volca FM2 is just amazing. The effects and velocity
control are much appreciated! More please!

https://studio.taskboy.com/media/jamberry-20220806.mp3

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garbage person

Published on 2022-08-03 21:20:58 UTC

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Alex Jones is a garbage person.

He's not the only garbage person, but he is an examplar of the type.

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lots o meter

Published on 2022-08-03 00:21:55 UTC

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It literally never occurred to me that the previous president would
even try to keep campaign promises, so I was surprised that someone
tracked this at all:

https://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/promises/trumpometer/

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syntax highlighting survey

Published on 2022-07-29 14:27:07 UTC

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As an informal survey, help me understand how popular syntax
highlighting (SL) is for programmers.

If you prefer using your editor without SL, 'like' this tweet.

Reply to this tweet if you prefer SL.

Thx.

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it is full of snakes

Published on 2022-07-25 18:00:53 UTC

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When you complain how Leftist Sanders or Warren is, kindly recall this
chart:

https://www.politicalcompass.org/uselection2020

The US is a Right-wing country and has been for many decades.

The Overton window needs a shove Left.

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better know a sheriff

Published on 2022-07-20 20:52:33 UTC

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Hey! Sheriffs are elected officials.
Maybe you should get to know yours?

https://www.aclum.org/en/know-your-sheriff

h/t: @somemorenews

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not reliable

Published on 2022-07-12 01:40:20 UTC

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To all the young synthheads out there experiencing glorious analog
tape warble for the first time, this section of the ESQ-1 manual is
for you.

https://taskboy.com/img/not_reliable.png

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ramblin man

Published on 2022-07-06 17:59:18 UTC

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Wait, you are looking for a desultory ambient desktop synth jam?

I got you covered, fam:

https://studio.taskboy.com/media/jamberry-20220705.mp3

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its a mans job now

Published on 2022-07-01 18:28:21 UTC

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Condoms and vasectomies are still legal, so I guess the conservative SCOTUS intends to put the burden of birth control entirely on men? Interesting choice.

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the hammer to fall

Published on 2022-06-25 13:30:49 UTC

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What's happening now could be seen clearly in 2016.

This SCOTUS is terrible, but the institution is solid.

You want a better SCOTUS? Vote in your local elections.

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vote

Published on 2022-06-24 22:16:23 UTC

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Don't get mad. Vote.

If you've got the money, CfRR has a matching program:

https://reproductiverights.org/

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slow news day

Published on 2022-06-24 14:43:05 UTC

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Well, it's the end of June. Vacation time for many Americans. I'm
sure it's going to be a very slow news day.

*RSS FEEDS INTENSIFY*

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ablist jerk

Published on 2022-06-22 14:32:08 UTC

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Spiderman, you insensative clod.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dvsihxpI26M

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linux limits techno masterpiece

Published on 2022-06-21 13:24:21 UTC

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The Linux kernel supports a MIDI sequencer interface, but limits the
number of MIDI events (in song tick mode) to just 68 years worth.

B...but my EDM masterpiece jam is *69* years long!

#trashos

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but we must read dear leaders tweets

Published on 2022-06-01 11:52:57 UTC

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As a private company, Twitter is under no obligation to publish its userâs content.

Unclear why Texas GOP wants to infringe on the rights of corporations.

This timeline needs a copy editor.

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golden goose

Published on 2022-05-26 23:30:36 UTC

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How many times can VMWare sell itself? Impressive. Must be experts at mergers by now.

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great job everyone

Published on 2022-05-25 00:46:30 UTC

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Great job, everyone. The 2nd amdnt is better protected than our kids.

Way to keep your eyes on the prize.

https://www.usnews.com/news/health-news/articles/2022-04-22/firearms-now-the-leading-cause-of-death-among-u-s-kids-teens

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theres a name for that

Published on 2022-05-16 13:37:53 UTC

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Engineers: know a little, assume the rest of the junk in your head is true.

https://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Salem_Hypothesis

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the chewy defense but for capitalism

Published on 2022-05-13 11:43:35 UTC

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Todayâs Inflation is mostly caused by supply chain issues (and typically wildly market speculation), both of which are bigger deals than those paltry stimulus checks.

People telling you direct aid to needy people hurt your 401k are shilling for plutocrats.

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more than I need less than I want

Published on 2022-05-08 21:58:32 UTC

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This has been said of firearms, but personally I have
more Raspberry Pis than I need, but fewer than I want.

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I am sorry steve

Published on 2022-05-05 15:37:44 UTC

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YouTuber @steve_shives has been reviewing Star Trek: Picard and having
seen the last episode, I just wanted to say, as one human to another,
I'm sorry we did this to you, Steve. You didn't deserve this.

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the nineth

Published on 2022-05-03 15:30:04 UTC

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Y'all,

1) the 9th amendment makes it clear we have rights not spelled out
in the Constitution. Unclear how Roberts missed this.

2) slavery was blessed by the CON until it wasn't. CON is meant to be
a living document.

-- IANAL af

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things I support

Published on 2022-05-03 11:32:15 UTC

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Yes to women's reproduction rights.
Yes to student loan forgiveness.

-- Your old college debt free gentleman caller

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forbidden knowledge

Published on 2022-04-29 12:46:11 UTC

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Remember when in Raiders of the Lost Ark the Nazi's open the Ark and
learned forbidden secrets that melted their faces off?

I have one of those: in my town, Dunkin Donuts delivers.

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mask help

Published on 2022-04-29 11:19:03 UTC

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âMasks donât help!â is exactly the wrong conclusion to take from this study:

https://www.cureus.com/articles/93826-correlation-between-mask-compliance-and-covid-19-outcomes-in-europe

Once you get covid, masks do not improve your chances of survival. Who thought the would?

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I love reaper daw so much

Published on 2022-04-28 01:36:29 UTC

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I bought reaper DAW about 2 months ago and I delighted with it.

It's powerful, fast, and loaded free, powerful plugins.

It's emacs for audio stuff. Can't recommend it more.

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to make a large fortune start with a small one

Published on 2022-04-14 13:08:59 UTC

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If you read this propublica project on the 400 richest USians and are not enraged, could I borrow a couple million from you? I left my fortune in my other tuxedo.

https://projects.propublica.org/americas-highest-incomes-and-taxes-revealed

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the forum of all fears

Published on 2022-04-07 20:21:32 UTC

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Iâm going to politely suggest that perhaps public internet forums and the police are not the best combination.

Exhibit A: https://www.masscops.com/threads/knife-carrying-laws.15599/

Also, we really need to ban Dirty Harry films. They are having a bad effect on our societyâs most vulnerable.

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And the musics breaking

Published on 2022-04-06 00:36:21 UTC

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More videos like this please.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CnVf1ZoCJSo

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avalon

Published on 2022-04-04 21:15:34 UTC

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Is Roxy Music for people who think Fleetwood Mac is too "edgelord"?

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el 2

Published on 2022-03-30 11:49:17 UTC

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I would like to ask the question again:

Are we certain Elon Musk is the genius we need right now?

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messing about with reaper

Published on 2022-03-27 12:21:29 UTC

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More relentless electronica? Yes!

https://studio.taskboy.com/media/messing_about.mp3

This one made with Reaper controlling a Behringer Crave and Volca Keys.

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Safe word

Published on 2022-03-09 20:29:54 UTC

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If I told you my Wordle start word was "iotas," would you think less of me?

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I feel fine

Published on 2022-03-01 13:21:43 UTC

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Anyone else getting Kayne-Kim vibes from Putin-Ukraine right now? Itâs probably just me.

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MIDI evil

Published on 2022-02-22 18:00:58 UTC

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Had an intense fight getting Behringer Crave to accept the clock
from my Arturia Keystep, which was sequencing a Pure Data patch on my
Raspberry Pi, but by Shub-Niggurath, I got something recorded:

https://studio.taskboy.com/media/mechanical_trembles.mp3

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Happy Superb Owl Day

Published on 2022-02-13 12:47:08 UTC

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Happy Superb Owl Day, everyone.

I wish your family nothing but the best of nocturnal raptors.

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laws are inconvenient

Published on 2022-02-04 20:13:46 UTC

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The RNC endorses mobs storming the capitol with violent intent.

Looking forward to their reaction when progressives of color do the same.

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Coin Op drops

Published on 2022-01-29 20:45:04 UTC

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Another song already? Indeed, so.

https://soundcloud.com/taskboy3000/coin-op

Please like, subscribe, comment, share, join my channel, check out my patreon, follow me on instagram, friend me on myspace, friend me on livejournal, get the RSS feed for my friendster page, IM me on AOLâ¦

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fear AND greed together in one chart

Published on 2022-01-28 20:03:33 UTC

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Iâm sure this graph has been know to traders for a while, but I canât think of a better illustration of investing:

https://money.cnn.com/data/fear-and-greed/

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kraftwerking

Published on 2022-01-24 19:00:24 UTC

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After avoiding them for most of my life, I have fallen into the Kraftwerk rathole.

They made synth noises into real music, which at the time, was no mean feat.

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pattern matching for fun and profit

Published on 2022-01-24 18:41:04 UTC

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Whatâs my secret Wordly weapon? Perl.

perl -lane âprintf(â%s (%d)\nâ, $_, length($_)) if length($_) == 5 && /^..ol.$/â words

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zmodem kermit terminal

Published on 2022-01-24 14:28:22 UTC

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The last time I really felt anything like a âcyberpunkâ, I was playing one of these:

https://www.johndaileysoftware.com/products/bbsdoors/

I am arguably part cyborg today, but nothing now compares to dialing up some randoâs compy with a modem to play games.

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America god shed his grace on thee

Published on 2022-01-24 13:29:53 UTC

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If youâre outraged by a news punditâs latest tirade over a brand either putting on or taking off go-go boots from a cartoon spokesman, you need a break from the news for a few weeks. Your priorities are broken.

Wowzers.

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taxes as a marker of normalcy

Published on 2022-01-22 13:06:24 UTC

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I have fired up the old HP 4655 scanner which can only mean one thing:

The start of the 2022 tax season for FY2021!

â¦

Why arenât you all applauding?

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tangled

Published on 2022-01-20 22:29:33 UTC

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Gossamer is a bit of minimalist electronica featuring the Dexed (DX7) soft synth.

https://soundcloud.com/taskboy3000/gossamer

Give it a listen, wonât you, fine chums?

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seven bit ascii 4 life

Published on 2022-01-18 15:25:01 UTC

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And thatâs why I never stopped using emoticons. :-D

https://www.vice.com/en/article/z3nzb4/gifs-are-for-boomers-now

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math is hard tardis edition

Published on 2022-01-16 13:27:53 UTC

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A man in the 1930s talks about working in the 1880s.

I was born about 100 years after this gent.

This messes with my sense of temporal distance.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PB_Xbe7yanM

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Rituals are what you make of them

Published on 2022-01-15 03:47:14 UTC

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Weâre doing our yearly Harry Potter weekend now.

Friday night: Leaky Cauldron
Saturday night: Hogwartsâ Great Hall
Sunday afternoon: Three Broomsticks

We dress kitchen differently for each and pretend weâre wizards, Harry.

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Rule of Law day

Published on 2022-01-06 17:29:52 UTC

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I propose a new federal holiday for January 6 call âRule of Lawâ day that commemorates a new victory over anti-democratic forces.

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noise cancel culture

Published on 2021-12-25 15:15:50 UTC

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Using the airpod noise cancellation feature for the first time and I am freaked out. I had a short bout of partial deafness before, so this is a little triggering.

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Dots and lines

Published on 2021-12-23 02:55:41 UTC

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Just a lovely deep dive into the vector displays of old coin ops.

Your eyes are liars.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJVpYL44jUQ

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Reflective is on soundcloud

Published on 2021-12-18 18:42:34 UTC

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Posted a slight remix of Reflective to Soundcloud just in time for your holiday celebrations:

https://soundcloud.com/taskboy3000/reflective

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Scare your way to solvency

Published on 2021-12-17 12:39:10 UTC

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Of late, I have noticed that The Atlantic has co-opted the fearmongering of Fox News, but clothed it for liberals, fanning concerns about civil war in the US.

I sure hope their subscription numbers go up.

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Birthday thanks

Published on 2021-12-12 17:38:50 UTC

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Thank you to all my Birthday Well-Wishers.

You deserve an update on where I am at.

https://www.taskboy.com/img/jjohn_at_50.jpg

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The New Forty

Published on 2021-12-12 12:52:20 UTC

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I do not know if life begins at 50, but I will be happy if it does not entirely end there.

#birthdaythoughts

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Camel Cosmo Chic

Published on 2021-12-09 14:01:31 UTC

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https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-59593001

Stop objectifying camels, you fiends!

You are giving younger camels an impossible standard of beauty.

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To quote The Last Remake Of Beau Jest

Published on 2021-12-08 20:05:19 UTC

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Iâm going to miss being in my forties as of Sunday.

Life really is shorter than a butterflyâs fart.

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John McWhorter Has Questions

Published on 2021-12-01 16:49:14 UTC

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John McWhorter clearly wants to help his community, but still ends up defending white privilege in a mind-boggling way.

However, his objections are made in good faith, are well-articulated, and require an answer.

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Quacks gonna quack

Published on 2021-12-01 13:26:56 UTC

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https://www.taskboy.com/img/dr_oz.jpg

If you have long thought that Dr. Oz was a snake oil salesman and attention seeker, you were correct.

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Words Mean Things Part MLVII

Published on 2021-11-30 13:15:22 UTC

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Dear Financial Times,

Referring to a COVID-19 vaccination as a âjabâ may be clever writing, but you are not likely to assuage the fears the unvaccinated. Please grow up.

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Collect all 21million tokens

Published on 2021-11-23 13:35:25 UTC

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I can see why they went with calling it âbitcoinâ because âtech-bro beanie babiesâ was too on-the-nose.

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steely eyed dust spackled drifter type

Published on 2021-11-16 01:23:04 UTC

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Look, I am getting tired of you all asking me âJoe, when are you going to make theme music for a spaghetti western movie?â

I make music for own self, you jackals.

https://studio.taskboy.com/media/reflective.mp3

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Exchanging cyphers

Published on 2021-11-09 14:16:26 UTC

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I canât talk right now.

Iâm initiating a VPN session.

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That sounds familiar

Published on 2021-10-20 16:19:31 UTC

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Before you send me another prediction of Christian doom, please see if said doom is already on this list:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unfulfilled_Christian_religious_predictions

That is all.

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I stan WWDITS and STLD

Published on 2021-10-16 02:12:08 UTC

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I stan What We Do in the Shadows and Star Trek: Lower Decks.

That is all.

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Power Is Their Policy

Published on 2021-10-13 12:18:20 UTC

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Would love to see a âDefund the GOPâ movement.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/12/opinion/republicans-corporations-extremism.html

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Dress for success

Published on 2021-10-04 12:01:50 UTC

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I thought you wanted to get rid of the Patriarchy and income equality, Dogg? Coveting the plantation owners will not lead you there.

https://www.businessinsider.com/gen-z-millennials-reviving-old-money-aesthetic-fashion-decor-sports-2021-10

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backup pope

Published on 2021-10-02 01:29:45 UTC

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You know there is still a backup pope kicking around, right?

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Benedict_XVI

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Put the WEE back in Halloween

Published on 2021-09-27 23:18:21 UTC

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Isn't there a holiday coming around this time of year? What am I thinking of? Columbus Day, maybe?

https://www.taskboy.com/img/purple-skull.jpg

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14A

Published on 2021-09-24 17:22:31 UTC

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The 14th amendment, written in the aftermath of the Civil War, is one complicated grab-bag. Canât even understand sec. 2 to save my life.

https://www.law.cornell.edu/constitution/amendmentxiv

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mvp

Published on 2021-09-23 16:43:50 UTC

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Sad news. RIP MVP.

https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-58662525

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to boldly support the powerful against the weak

Published on 2021-09-23 11:21:23 UTC

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Another day, another celebrity whining about cancel culture. Because in America, shame is dead.

Sure is hard to figure out why people elect not to hear your hateful, stupid words. Must be a conspiracy.

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simple pager

Published on 2021-09-19 16:12:21 UTC

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Totally hand-rolled a paging system for my son using a RPI +16x2 LCD + piezo buzzer.

Lego case.

Server built with mojo lite. client is python run from cron.

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crimes against grammarity

Published on 2021-09-14 12:15:38 UTC

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_dolly in; camera out_

me: Guys! Itâs not Random Access Memory! The access isâ¦
ARBITRARY!

_Police enters stage right to arrest computer science_

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happy nine eleven

Published on 2021-09-11 12:11:16 UTC

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So, I still think W, Rumsfeld, and Cheney should do jail time for lying to us and killing people for oil, but I am an old person, so whatevs.

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all the young dudes carry the news

Published on 2021-09-10 12:07:04 UTC

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The last time I expected to get information from TV news was in the few weeks following 9/11. However, TV news had stop providing that commodity by then and I have never expected anything factual from those talking heads since.

https://slate.com/business/2021/09/911-anchormen-nightly-news-rather-jennings-brokaw-legacy.html

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shedcraft trademark

Published on 2021-09-03 18:33:36 UTC

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Bushcraft, but it's near my backyard shed, so "shedcraft"?

https://www.taskboy.com/img/bushcraft-shanty.jpg

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you can say booger

Published on 2021-08-23 23:51:51 UTC

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No, Iâm not crazy! Iâm telling you rock and roll was considered to be dangerous, outsider music at one time.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9VH4yV3ich0

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This is what leadership looks like

Published on 2021-08-17 12:06:05 UTC

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Ripping the bandaid off is hard, but leaving Afghanistan now is the right move. It would have been a better move 11 years ago. The best move would have been not to invade at all.

Now, letâs practice some national building at home for a while.

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imagine a beowulf cluster of cookie clickers

Published on 2021-08-15 20:49:29 UTC

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In reply to: https://twitter.com/rjbs/status/1426915902826635267

Ricardo, when I play this again, I will dedicate a Raspberry PI to it, which seems both environmentally sensitive and delightfully absurd.

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the only way to win is not to play

Published on 2021-08-15 20:39:51 UTC

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I beat cookie clicker (hint: set the cookies to Number.MAX_SAFE_INTEGER).

I won cookie clicker when I closed the browser window.

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Buy low sell high

Published on 2021-08-15 14:12:51 UTC

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I literally have a spreadsheet open next to cookie clicker that computes the cost per cookie based on buying the next cookie generator. Iâm a value investor.

I also have a row that computes the wait time to a target cookie amount based on my current production rate.

#fun

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Cookies are life

Published on 2021-08-15 12:08:34 UTC

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Just discovered cookie clicker:

http://orteil.dashnet.org/cookieclicker/

This game is as legit a game as simcity and I will fight anyone who gainsays me.

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modeling relationships is literally SQL

Published on 2021-08-12 01:12:09 UTC

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I was mostly skeptical of graph DBs and I am happy to learn I was right to be.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graph_database

Just learn to manage your schemas, people. SQL is your friend.

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calling c from python

Published on 2021-08-07 13:18:52 UTC

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As a Perl hacker, the easy with which shared C libraries can be accessed directly from python code makes me insanely jealous:

https://github.com/tipam/pi3d/blob/master/pyxlib/xlib.py

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making money with perl

Published on 2021-08-05 21:06:17 UTC

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Since this makes me feel good about my questionable career choices, I choose now to believe in the insightfulness of this article:

https://qvault.io/misc/popular-coding-languages-2021/

#perl4eva

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Linux is my hammer

Published on 2021-08-01 20:13:47 UTC

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This is a project box with three raspberry PIs running webcam software so I can spy on critters eating my garden.

https://www.taskboy.com/img/dyi-garden-cam.jpg

Fear my opposable thumbs, varmints!

#privateeyes

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til pearlies

Published on 2021-07-30 19:18:10 UTC

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TIL: Pearlies.

For real.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pearly_Kings_and_Queens

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BeerWorks Last Call

Published on 2021-07-29 11:58:10 UTC

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BeerWorks is going out of business.

A staple brewpub of the Boston area, BW employed me in the mid-90s.

Great beer; better people.

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summerttime summertime sumsum summertime

Published on 2021-07-25 22:48:37 UTC

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Things are looking summer-y around here.

https://www.taskboy.com/img/summer2021.jpg

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1 2 3 1 2

Published on 2021-07-13 12:36:36 UTC

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When your child asks âwhat is 5/4 time?â, play them Take Five followed by The Ocean or youâre parenting incorrectly.

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epistemology for email

Published on 2021-07-08 12:28:00 UTC

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Ransomware finally has me spooked.

Going to try out using gpg with gmail via a browser plugin today.

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Blood Eagle

Published on 2021-07-03 22:04:19 UTC

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TIL what a Blood Eagle is:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blood_eagle

Ew.

#fallout76

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Mitch outsources duty again

Published on 2021-06-27 13:56:53 UTC

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âAnd so we [Congressional GOP] cannot be frontally attacking him [Tr**p] right now.â

Craven McConnell was never not craven.

https://www.axios.com/bill-barr-trump-election-8f6e5b4a-906f-4fb2-a20e-60d8f1e54b7b.html

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Bay State is the Best State

Published on 2021-06-26 14:38:41 UTC

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The New York Times is reporting that 71% of adults in Massachusetts are fully vaccinated.

Will this start a migration of people who want to live where government works and crazy people are the minority? It should.

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I am Andy Ritcher

Published on 2021-06-24 17:53:30 UTC

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âMy ambition will be looking for situations in which to do my part. Not necessarily to grab the world by the throat and scream my name into its face.â

It turns out, I am Andy Ritcher.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/23/arts/television/andy-richter-conan-obrien.html

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old school values

Published on 2021-06-17 12:33:11 UTC

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âI shouldnât have been such a wise guy with the last answer I gave.â

I love Joe Biden and I already know I will regret saying this in public.

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Watching you

Published on 2021-06-07 22:35:41 UTC

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I bought the Essential Hall & Oates this summer. It was a the right thing to do.

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do you want to play a game

Published on 2021-05-16 02:16:50 UTC

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In reply to: https://www.taskboy.com/img/rpi-lcd.jpg

My 16x4 LCD display works on my RPi3.

I still think digital watches are neat.

This is also my first tango with I2C.

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when fiction becomes fact

Published on 2021-05-14 13:50:32 UTC

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https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2021/may/13/eu-citizens-arriving-in-uk-being-locked-up-and-expelled

Is this promotion for a remake of the movie Children of Men? Because it sure looks like a tragedy.

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we can work it out

Published on 2021-05-12 15:55:04 UTC

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Millennials, Gen Z, and even Boomers,

Happy Hump Day from your friends in Gen X.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xScbIhNM6jc

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yes my editor is ed