Rich Hammond
@nottopgearrh.swifties.social
Music lover, self indulgent writer, global solar power planner, games enthusiast. Acceptable standard amateur drummer. Sideline Swiftie. I write about music at www.recordreconstructor.com in order to beat someone I saw on a tv quiz show once.
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A thread of albums for 2025, here we go:-
Listened to Super Trouper by ABBA while laying in bed and doing the washing up. 1/1000
Listened to Super Trouper by ABBA while laying in bed and doing the washing up. 1/1000
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Incredibly proud of my insanely clever and talented wife, who is now a published author.
She writes academic articles for books like this whilst I play make believe on the internet.
We really are a power couple you’re right to think it.
She writes academic articles for books like this whilst I play make believe on the internet.
We really are a power couple you’re right to think it.
November 11, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Incredibly proud of my insanely clever and talented wife, who is now a published author.
She writes academic articles for books like this whilst I play make believe on the internet.
We really are a power couple you’re right to think it.
She writes academic articles for books like this whilst I play make believe on the internet.
We really are a power couple you’re right to think it.
This screenwriting team need to watch the Now You See Me films and lower their expectations about what their audience will choose to interrogate narratively.
The answer is you have some new actor walk into frame, say to someone “Bond. James Bond” and THATS ALL THAT IS REQUIRED.
The answer is you have some new actor walk into frame, say to someone “Bond. James Bond” and THATS ALL THAT IS REQUIRED.
November 11, 2025 at 8:34 PM
This screenwriting team need to watch the Now You See Me films and lower their expectations about what their audience will choose to interrogate narratively.
The answer is you have some new actor walk into frame, say to someone “Bond. James Bond” and THATS ALL THAT IS REQUIRED.
The answer is you have some new actor walk into frame, say to someone “Bond. James Bond” and THATS ALL THAT IS REQUIRED.
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What a fiasco this week was. #LupeFiasco to be precise.
Ep 110: Jamar Gilbert Nominates “Lupe Fiasco’s The Cool” - YouTube
We’ve got school spirit, yes we do, we’ve got spirit, and so does Jamar Gilbert! That’s right, another old school chum joins us this week on the pod and we c...
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November 11, 2025 at 7:58 PM
What a fiasco this week was. #LupeFiasco to be precise.
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Just a quick PSA: word of mouth will forever and always be the best vessel for music discovery. Yes, algorithms can steer you towards music that aligns w/ the taste you've fed it over time, but a human literally saying "you should check this out" offers a superior layer of personalization.
The algorithm failed music
The algorithm failed music
True music discovery has suffered.
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November 10, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Just a quick PSA: word of mouth will forever and always be the best vessel for music discovery. Yes, algorithms can steer you towards music that aligns w/ the taste you've fed it over time, but a human literally saying "you should check this out" offers a superior layer of personalization.
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I've noticed the opposing team's fans only cheer when the opponents score on us. To win those fans over, I recommend we score on ourselves repeatedly; that will surely make them so happy they'll start supporting us. And I'm sure all our fans will keep cheering for us—who else is there to cheer for?
October 10, 2025 at 12:19 PM
I've noticed the opposing team's fans only cheer when the opponents score on us. To win those fans over, I recommend we score on ourselves repeatedly; that will surely make them so happy they'll start supporting us. And I'm sure all our fans will keep cheering for us—who else is there to cheer for?
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no amount of state propaganda will ever convince me this man is my enemy
November 9, 2025 at 3:05 PM
no amount of state propaganda will ever convince me this man is my enemy
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"The AI industry’s most important product at this moment is not a chatbot or a video generator; it’s the story the AI industry is telling about itself.... According to an MIT study, 95% of businesses that have deployed generative AI have gotten no value from it." www.theringer.com/2025/11/04/t...
How Catastrophic Is It If the AI Bubble Bursts? An FAQ.
The AI industry's most important product is not a chatbot or a video generator; it's the story the AI industry is telling about itself
www.theringer.com
November 8, 2025 at 1:00 AM
"The AI industry’s most important product at this moment is not a chatbot or a video generator; it’s the story the AI industry is telling about itself.... According to an MIT study, 95% of businesses that have deployed generative AI have gotten no value from it." www.theringer.com/2025/11/04/t...
I’ve got a truly pointless couple of days of work ahead while will eat all my time and energy, so I wrote another blog post while I had time, this time about the excellent time I had seeing #flipturn and #colonyhouse on Friday. #music #musicsky
www.recordreconstructor.com?m=1
www.recordreconstructor.com?m=1
Record Reconstructor
A music blog where I, Rich, try to listen to more than 1000 albums in a year, in order to beat a quiz show contestant I saw on TV.
www.recordreconstructor.com
November 9, 2025 at 2:27 PM
I’ve got a truly pointless couple of days of work ahead while will eat all my time and energy, so I wrote another blog post while I had time, this time about the excellent time I had seeing #flipturn and #colonyhouse on Friday. #music #musicsky
www.recordreconstructor.com?m=1
www.recordreconstructor.com?m=1
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I’m a man of my word and when I said shorter, more frequent blogs I meant it. In this one, I talk about Lily Allen’s new breakup album, what a great breakup album sounds like, and why those two statements aren’t the same. #music #musicsky #blog
www.recordreconstructor.com/2025/11/0422...
www.recordreconstructor.com/2025/11/0422...
0.42.2 - There's a Story Goin' Round
A music blog where I, Rich, try to listen to more than 1000 albums in a year, in order to beat a quiz show contestant I saw on TV.
www.recordreconstructor.com
November 8, 2025 at 6:10 PM
I’m a man of my word and when I said shorter, more frequent blogs I meant it. In this one, I talk about Lily Allen’s new breakup album, what a great breakup album sounds like, and why those two statements aren’t the same. #music #musicsky #blog
www.recordreconstructor.com/2025/11/0422...
www.recordreconstructor.com/2025/11/0422...
Catherine is away for the weekend and has taken the car, my friends have other plans so I am seeing no-one this weekend, can I spend the entire weekend in my pajamas? For science?
November 8, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Catherine is away for the weekend and has taken the car, my friends have other plans so I am seeing no-one this weekend, can I spend the entire weekend in my pajamas? For science?
Tonight we brought Spring to a close in #MythicBastionland where my brave knights stole/reclaimed a ?magic? crown from some ruins, killed some Yeomen just trying to do their jobs, fed a corpse to some giant crows, and gave the cursed crown to a knight before pushing him off the top of a tower.
November 6, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Tonight we brought Spring to a close in #MythicBastionland where my brave knights stole/reclaimed a ?magic? crown from some ruins, killed some Yeomen just trying to do their jobs, fed a corpse to some giant crows, and gave the cursed crown to a knight before pushing him off the top of a tower.
Hey I haven’t given up writing blog posts it seems, sorry haters. This one asks why anyone would be a support band, how writing less is a good thing, and discovering Nadine Shah. #music #musicsky #blog
www.recordreconstructor.com/2025/11/0421...
www.recordreconstructor.com/2025/11/0421...
0.42.1 - Just get a female opener, that'll fill the quota
A music blog where I, Rich, try to listen to more than 1000 albums in a year, in order to beat a quiz show contestant I saw on TV.
www.recordreconstructor.com
November 6, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Hey I haven’t given up writing blog posts it seems, sorry haters. This one asks why anyone would be a support band, how writing less is a good thing, and discovering Nadine Shah. #music #musicsky #blog
www.recordreconstructor.com/2025/11/0421...
www.recordreconstructor.com/2025/11/0421...
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Come fly with us in the aeroplane over the sea. Josh Tyson brings #NeutralMilkHotel before the tribunal!
Ep 109: Josh Tyson Nominates Neutral Milk Hotel's "In The Aeroplane Over the Sea" - YouTube
What a beautiful face we have found in this place - it's Josh Tyson's face, specifically! Josh is an actor and sometime musician based in NYC and he has join...
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November 4, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Come fly with us in the aeroplane over the sea. Josh Tyson brings #NeutralMilkHotel before the tribunal!
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Anyone have a copy of Trophy Dark they want to part with?
I don't know how much spare money I'm going to have at PAXU this time around, but I do have a very specific bounty: the hardcover of Trophy Dark. I've got the rest of Trophy, I've got all the PDFs. But the Dark book eludes me. Care to make a bargain? Let me know.
November 5, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Anyone have a copy of Trophy Dark they want to part with?
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UK Games Expo promoted a tabletop RPG on Instagram that claimed to use "fully ethical and transparent" generative AI. Everything went downhill once the publisher began responding to criticism.
UK Games Expo criticized for promoting RPG with generative AI imagery
Gates of Krystalia’s creators insult commenters, struggle to explain provenance of LLM training material.
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November 3, 2025 at 5:03 PM
UK Games Expo promoted a tabletop RPG on Instagram that claimed to use "fully ethical and transparent" generative AI. Everything went downhill once the publisher began responding to criticism.
Time Walk: A Powerful Card.
Another 7 win Powered Cube draft, which included attacking two different opponents with Emrakul and Ulamog at the same time for the win. #MTGA
Another 7 win Powered Cube draft, which included attacking two different opponents with Emrakul and Ulamog at the same time for the win. #MTGA
November 1, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Time Walk: A Powerful Card.
Another 7 win Powered Cube draft, which included attacking two different opponents with Emrakul and Ulamog at the same time for the win. #MTGA
Another 7 win Powered Cube draft, which included attacking two different opponents with Emrakul and Ulamog at the same time for the win. #MTGA
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[Me, stumbling out of my bomb shelter full of TTRPGs, looking over the blasted landscape devoid of life]: There's time enough now! Time enough at last!
So, uhhh, what's everyone's availability?"
Smouldering Skeleton Nearby: This month is actually really busy for me.
So, uhhh, what's everyone's availability?"
Smouldering Skeleton Nearby: This month is actually really busy for me.
October 30, 2025 at 8:51 PM
[Me, stumbling out of my bomb shelter full of TTRPGs, looking over the blasted landscape devoid of life]: There's time enough now! Time enough at last!
So, uhhh, what's everyone's availability?"
Smouldering Skeleton Nearby: This month is actually really busy for me.
So, uhhh, what's everyone's availability?"
Smouldering Skeleton Nearby: This month is actually really busy for me.
A Teams Meeting Invite just titled “All Hands URGENT must attend”
What terrifying thing are you dressing as this Halloween I'm dressing up as acid reflux
October 30, 2025 at 5:42 PM
A Teams Meeting Invite just titled “All Hands URGENT must attend”
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the nyt posts this stuff like avoiding AI for 48 hours is hard and meanwhile i have literally never once intentionally used an AI program for anything ever
October 28, 2025 at 5:55 PM
the nyt posts this stuff like avoiding AI for 48 hours is hard and meanwhile i have literally never once intentionally used an AI program for anything ever
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I've built a socioeconomic system that depends on everyone to do useful work and act ethically except the people at the top, who get unimaginable rewards for being antisocial frauds and criminals. And I think it will stand the test of time
October 28, 2025 at 7:16 PM
I've built a socioeconomic system that depends on everyone to do useful work and act ethically except the people at the top, who get unimaginable rewards for being antisocial frauds and criminals. And I think it will stand the test of time
I’ve now run #mythicbastionland for two sessions and the insane stuff I’ve ended up improvising off two prompts on a table or three sentences on a Myth page has been exhilarating but I’m worried this plane I am building under me is going to crash, killing all my brave knights at some point.
October 27, 2025 at 10:43 PM
I’ve now run #mythicbastionland for two sessions and the insane stuff I’ve ended up improvising off two prompts on a table or three sentences on a Myth page has been exhilarating but I’m worried this plane I am building under me is going to crash, killing all my brave knights at some point.
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You'll pry these Oxford commas out of my cold, dead, third thing hands
October 23, 2025 at 7:30 PM
You'll pry these Oxford commas out of my cold, dead, third thing hands
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My most popular cartoon by a long chalk is also oddly niche, in that it mostly appeals to a generation who remember the song it refers to and enjoy the nostalgia for their youth. I can draw one for you if you like.
www.worldofmoose.com/collections/...
www.worldofmoose.com/collections/...
October 25, 2025 at 10:38 AM
My most popular cartoon by a long chalk is also oddly niche, in that it mostly appeals to a generation who remember the song it refers to and enjoy the nostalgia for their youth. I can draw one for you if you like.
www.worldofmoose.com/collections/...
www.worldofmoose.com/collections/...