Joe's Bluesky Jottings
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whatever. I may make a tool that reposts my mastodon posts here so I don't have to do it twice.
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Breathtaking shot from Breckenridge, Colorado 🇺🇸
A display of multiple stacked rainbows arcing over the forests of central Oregon — an extremely rare optical phenomenon that happens when sunlight scatters through layers of rain at just the right angles.
A display of multiple stacked rainbows arcing over the forests of central Oregon — an extremely rare optical phenomenon that happens when sunlight scatters through layers of rain at just the right angles.
November 22, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Breathtaking shot from Breckenridge, Colorado 🇺🇸
A display of multiple stacked rainbows arcing over the forests of central Oregon — an extremely rare optical phenomenon that happens when sunlight scatters through layers of rain at just the right angles.
A display of multiple stacked rainbows arcing over the forests of central Oregon — an extremely rare optical phenomenon that happens when sunlight scatters through layers of rain at just the right angles.
Making a crockpot of chili (6 hours mode).
Talking to myself (well, to the chili ingredients).
To the chili - next beer at 4:30.
To the can of beans - you go in at 5.
To the masa flour - you go in at 6. No, 6:30. Bring a friend.
God bless Alan Rickman. This is immortality. #AlanRickman
Talking to myself (well, to the chili ingredients).
To the chili - next beer at 4:30.
To the can of beans - you go in at 5.
To the masa flour - you go in at 6. No, 6:30. Bring a friend.
God bless Alan Rickman. This is immortality. #AlanRickman
November 22, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Making a crockpot of chili (6 hours mode).
Talking to myself (well, to the chili ingredients).
To the chili - next beer at 4:30.
To the can of beans - you go in at 5.
To the masa flour - you go in at 6. No, 6:30. Bring a friend.
God bless Alan Rickman. This is immortality. #AlanRickman
Talking to myself (well, to the chili ingredients).
To the chili - next beer at 4:30.
To the can of beans - you go in at 5.
To the masa flour - you go in at 6. No, 6:30. Bring a friend.
God bless Alan Rickman. This is immortality. #AlanRickman
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For how can tyrants safely govern home,
Unless abroad they purchase great alliance?
Unless abroad they purchase great alliance?
October 10, 2025 at 4:24 PM
For how can tyrants safely govern home,
Unless abroad they purchase great alliance?
Unless abroad they purchase great alliance?
"Well, it's not quite the conflagration I'd been banking on. Never mind, lads, same time tomorrow... we must get a winner one day." - Peter Cook. #rapture2025
September 26, 2025 at 7:30 PM
"Well, it's not quite the conflagration I'd been banking on. Never mind, lads, same time tomorrow... we must get a winner one day." - Peter Cook. #rapture2025
@iflscience.com asking how the world will end tomorrow, my reply:
I hold with those who favor fire, but ICE is also nice, and will suffice.
9th grade poetry for the win, thank you Bob Mullen.
I hold with those who favor fire, but ICE is also nice, and will suffice.
9th grade poetry for the win, thank you Bob Mullen.
September 23, 2025 at 12:10 AM
@iflscience.com asking how the world will end tomorrow, my reply:
I hold with those who favor fire, but ICE is also nice, and will suffice.
9th grade poetry for the win, thank you Bob Mullen.
I hold with those who favor fire, but ICE is also nice, and will suffice.
9th grade poetry for the win, thank you Bob Mullen.
"You treated a symptom - the disease goes merrily on." - BJ after Hawkeye removes a healthy appendix in order to get a careless and reckless colonel out of the war.
Came to mind as in the same hour as Charlie Kirk was killed, there was a school shooting in Colorado. #MASH
Came to mind as in the same hour as Charlie Kirk was killed, there was a school shooting in Colorado. #MASH
September 10, 2025 at 9:53 PM
"You treated a symptom - the disease goes merrily on." - BJ after Hawkeye removes a healthy appendix in order to get a careless and reckless colonel out of the war.
Came to mind as in the same hour as Charlie Kirk was killed, there was a school shooting in Colorado. #MASH
Came to mind as in the same hour as Charlie Kirk was killed, there was a school shooting in Colorado. #MASH
Trump is so anti-trans, he deadnamed "Leningrad".
August 13, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Trump is so anti-trans, he deadnamed "Leningrad".
"I know there are people around the world who do not love their fellow neighbor and I hate people like that." -- #TomLehrer
July 28, 2025 at 12:26 AM
"I know there are people around the world who do not love their fellow neighbor and I hate people like that." -- #TomLehrer
Tonight, I'm going to waste an evening with Tom Lehrer.
RIP, and thank you, not just for the music, but the gift of making it public domain so we can enjoy it forever without some 'estate' or record label telling us we can't. #riptomlehrer #TomLehrer
RIP, and thank you, not just for the music, but the gift of making it public domain so we can enjoy it forever without some 'estate' or record label telling us we can't. #riptomlehrer #TomLehrer
July 27, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Tonight, I'm going to waste an evening with Tom Lehrer.
RIP, and thank you, not just for the music, but the gift of making it public domain so we can enjoy it forever without some 'estate' or record label telling us we can't. #riptomlehrer #TomLehrer
RIP, and thank you, not just for the music, but the gift of making it public domain so we can enjoy it forever without some 'estate' or record label telling us we can't. #riptomlehrer #TomLehrer
Dear: @thinkbigpicture.substack.com.web.brid.gy
My only problem with your latest post is that while, yeah, yay for new energy...GenX isn't dead yet.
I am not too keen that after living under my parents rules for 35 years, I now should feel forced to live under my children's. When is *our* time?
My only problem with your latest post is that while, yeah, yay for new energy...GenX isn't dead yet.
I am not too keen that after living under my parents rules for 35 years, I now should feel forced to live under my children's. When is *our* time?
July 24, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Dear: @thinkbigpicture.substack.com.web.brid.gy
My only problem with your latest post is that while, yeah, yay for new energy...GenX isn't dead yet.
I am not too keen that after living under my parents rules for 35 years, I now should feel forced to live under my children's. When is *our* time?
My only problem with your latest post is that while, yeah, yay for new energy...GenX isn't dead yet.
I am not too keen that after living under my parents rules for 35 years, I now should feel forced to live under my children's. When is *our* time?
Great American composers who were American by birthright citizenship:
John Phillip #Sousa
Aaron #Copland
Leonard #Bernstein
Frederick #Grofe
George and Ira #Gershwin
#birthrightcitizenship
John Phillip #Sousa
Aaron #Copland
Leonard #Bernstein
Frederick #Grofe
George and Ira #Gershwin
#birthrightcitizenship
July 4, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Great American composers who were American by birthright citizenship:
John Phillip #Sousa
Aaron #Copland
Leonard #Bernstein
Frederick #Grofe
George and Ira #Gershwin
#birthrightcitizenship
John Phillip #Sousa
Aaron #Copland
Leonard #Bernstein
Frederick #Grofe
George and Ira #Gershwin
#birthrightcitizenship
at a coffee shop outside Leesburg.
they've got a mellow radio playlist going.and Afternoon Delight just came up...
and I look around and think I'm the only one in the entire place who was alive when it was originally a hit.
they've got a mellow radio playlist going.and Afternoon Delight just came up...
and I look around and think I'm the only one in the entire place who was alive when it was originally a hit.
June 4, 2025 at 2:00 PM
at a coffee shop outside Leesburg.
they've got a mellow radio playlist going.and Afternoon Delight just came up...
and I look around and think I'm the only one in the entire place who was alive when it was originally a hit.
they've got a mellow radio playlist going.and Afternoon Delight just came up...
and I look around and think I'm the only one in the entire place who was alive when it was originally a hit.
Looking at the current #CostCo 'coupon' book (well, they are just discounts now, no more coupon-clipping), and there is a "Men's Tech Short" short #pants by Eddie Bauer.
They've got AI built in them? Is Bauer a tech-bro?
Do they #bitcoin mine by using the energy generated as you walk around?
They've got AI built in them? Is Bauer a tech-bro?
Do they #bitcoin mine by using the energy generated as you walk around?
June 1, 2025 at 10:47 PM
So kids and sensitive adults it seems, should be protected from unusual time signatures and polyphonic chord progressions, I suppose including a few tritones.
The Dance of Maya, an *instrumental* from Mahavishnu Orchestra's first album, is labeled '[Explicit]' on Amazon Music.
The Dance of Maya, an *instrumental* from Mahavishnu Orchestra's first album, is labeled '[Explicit]' on Amazon Music.
May 27, 2025 at 3:07 PM
So kids and sensitive adults it seems, should be protected from unusual time signatures and polyphonic chord progressions, I suppose including a few tritones.
The Dance of Maya, an *instrumental* from Mahavishnu Orchestra's first album, is labeled '[Explicit]' on Amazon Music.
The Dance of Maya, an *instrumental* from Mahavishnu Orchestra's first album, is labeled '[Explicit]' on Amazon Music.
It is now 30 years since Bill Gates published "The Road Ahead"......and 29 years, 6 months since he completely rewrote it once he realized he got the internet and the web browser completely wrong... #billgates
May 21, 2025 at 1:02 PM
It is now 30 years since Bill Gates published "The Road Ahead"......and 29 years, 6 months since he completely rewrote it once he realized he got the internet and the web browser completely wrong... #billgates
Another day, another masterful performance of Music for 18 Musicians...
Bang on a Can, Long Play Festival, May 5, 2024
youtu.be/kKO3IcvdWUQ #BangonaCan #SteveReich
Bang on a Can, Long Play Festival, May 5, 2024
youtu.be/kKO3IcvdWUQ #BangonaCan #SteveReich
Steve Reich: Music for 18 Musicians with Bang on a Can All-Stars & Friends
YouTube video by Bang on a Can
youtu.be
May 13, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Another day, another masterful performance of Music for 18 Musicians...
Bang on a Can, Long Play Festival, May 5, 2024
youtu.be/kKO3IcvdWUQ #BangonaCan #SteveReich
Bang on a Can, Long Play Festival, May 5, 2024
youtu.be/kKO3IcvdWUQ #BangonaCan #SteveReich
For the first time, we have a Pope that can understand the lyrics of The Vatican Rag without a translator. #Pope #Conclave #PopeLeo #TomLehrer
May 8, 2025 at 10:41 PM
For the first time, we have a Pope that can understand the lyrics of The Vatican Rag without a translator. #Pope #Conclave #PopeLeo #TomLehrer
Someone should do a study of social media, blog, and article posts to see if there's been a noticeable increase in how many 5-letter words are used since #Wordle came along.
May 7, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Someone should do a study of social media, blog, and article posts to see if there's been a noticeable increase in how many 5-letter words are used since #Wordle came along.
When your brain finishes a sentence or title...
There's a piece by #Hovhaness called "Prelude and Quadruple Fugue", from his neo-classical works (most of his works I'd call neo-romantic).
But every time, my brain finishes it as "Prelude and Quadruple Bypass"
#classicalmusic #classicalmusichumor
There's a piece by #Hovhaness called "Prelude and Quadruple Fugue", from his neo-classical works (most of his works I'd call neo-romantic).
But every time, my brain finishes it as "Prelude and Quadruple Bypass"
#classicalmusic #classicalmusichumor
May 4, 2025 at 2:24 AM
When your brain finishes a sentence or title...
There's a piece by #Hovhaness called "Prelude and Quadruple Fugue", from his neo-classical works (most of his works I'd call neo-romantic).
But every time, my brain finishes it as "Prelude and Quadruple Bypass"
#classicalmusic #classicalmusichumor
There's a piece by #Hovhaness called "Prelude and Quadruple Fugue", from his neo-classical works (most of his works I'd call neo-romantic).
But every time, my brain finishes it as "Prelude and Quadruple Bypass"
#classicalmusic #classicalmusichumor
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Ok, so unlike some who were seeing this for the first time today/this week, I've known the film and the material for MANY years.
But here we are, the first new release of the film's 4K master along with the Atmos 7.2 soundtrack.
And...wow.
Ok, so unlike some who were seeing this for the first time today/this week, I've known the film and the material for MANY years.
But here we are, the first new release of the film's 4K master along with the Atmos 7.2 soundtrack.
And...wow.
On Pink Floyd at Pompeii 2025 edition... | Joe's Geek Jottings
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April 28, 2025 at 12:02 AM
aboutjws.info/jottings/ind....
Ok, so unlike some who were seeing this for the first time today/this week, I've known the film and the material for MANY years.
But here we are, the first new release of the film's 4K master along with the Atmos 7.2 soundtrack.
And...wow.
Ok, so unlike some who were seeing this for the first time today/this week, I've known the film and the material for MANY years.
But here we are, the first new release of the film's 4K master along with the Atmos 7.2 soundtrack.
And...wow.
Dear Vance: you hear the instructions, "No photos in the Sistine Chapel" more times on a #Vatican tour than you would hear "keep your hands and arms inside the vehicle at all times" over a week at Disney World.
April 21, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Dear Vance: you hear the instructions, "No photos in the Sistine Chapel" more times on a #Vatican tour than you would hear "keep your hands and arms inside the vehicle at all times" over a week at Disney World.
If you glance at Google news, and it thinks you're interested in #PinkFloyd, you might be seeing articles from Forbes about how Pink Floyd has a new release topping charts.
Bogus. The releases are just CD pressings of really REALLY crappy bootlegs, all from the pre-Dark Side era, only in Europe.
Bogus. The releases are just CD pressings of really REALLY crappy bootlegs, all from the pre-Dark Side era, only in Europe.
April 20, 2025 at 2:24 PM
If you glance at Google news, and it thinks you're interested in #PinkFloyd, you might be seeing articles from Forbes about how Pink Floyd has a new release topping charts.
Bogus. The releases are just CD pressings of really REALLY crappy bootlegs, all from the pre-Dark Side era, only in Europe.
Bogus. The releases are just CD pressings of really REALLY crappy bootlegs, all from the pre-Dark Side era, only in Europe.
Sigh. great temps...but WINDS.
I wanna bike, as it is 65 now and going to 78-80...
...but they're talking 17mph winds, which means highly likely i'll be facing a headwind that will make it faster for me if i just walked to where i might go.
I wanna bike, as it is 65 now and going to 78-80...
...but they're talking 17mph winds, which means highly likely i'll be facing a headwind that will make it faster for me if i just walked to where i might go.
April 18, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Sigh. great temps...but WINDS.
I wanna bike, as it is 65 now and going to 78-80...
...but they're talking 17mph winds, which means highly likely i'll be facing a headwind that will make it faster for me if i just walked to where i might go.
I wanna bike, as it is 65 now and going to 78-80...
...but they're talking 17mph winds, which means highly likely i'll be facing a headwind that will make it faster for me if i just walked to where i might go.