Alaric
@alaricthevisigoth.bsky.social
Recently landed into retirement from earth data science, Python (and Linux) to now be filled with music, modular synthesizers, cats, cycling, my ILoF friends in exile, and any others who’ll have me.
Instagram: @thesesmallboxes
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TILT: One of the most important albums of the year! Kate Bush, Hans Zimmer, Annie Lennox, and Ed O’Brien are among the 1000 artists who contributed, co-writing the 12 tracks. It requires careful listening, and possibly, action!
April 8, 2025 at 11:22 PM
TILT: One of the most important albums of the year! Kate Bush, Hans Zimmer, Annie Lennox, and Ed O’Brien are among the 1000 artists who contributed, co-writing the 12 tracks. It requires careful listening, and possibly, action!
TILT
The duet of Keith an Hollie Kennith began releasing dreampop as “Mint Julep” with this brilliant debut album “Save Your Season”. It is so well crafted; blending beats, shoegazery, and Hollie’s eerily hidden (at times) vocals. Their music has fed my need ever since the Cocteau Twins wrapped up.
The duet of Keith an Hollie Kennith began releasing dreampop as “Mint Julep” with this brilliant debut album “Save Your Season”. It is so well crafted; blending beats, shoegazery, and Hollie’s eerily hidden (at times) vocals. Their music has fed my need ever since the Cocteau Twins wrapped up.
January 4, 2025 at 2:04 AM
TILT
The duet of Keith an Hollie Kennith began releasing dreampop as “Mint Julep” with this brilliant debut album “Save Your Season”. It is so well crafted; blending beats, shoegazery, and Hollie’s eerily hidden (at times) vocals. Their music has fed my need ever since the Cocteau Twins wrapped up.
The duet of Keith an Hollie Kennith began releasing dreampop as “Mint Julep” with this brilliant debut album “Save Your Season”. It is so well crafted; blending beats, shoegazery, and Hollie’s eerily hidden (at times) vocals. Their music has fed my need ever since the Cocteau Twins wrapped up.
TILT
Originally trickled out as a set of color EPs, Casey Crescenzo’s collected project is a monument of emotion, composition, and musical style. This is a delicious 2.5 hrs of “Do Not Disturb”! By the time you reach “Progress” you’ll wonder how you got there from “This Body”! TDH in their prime!
Originally trickled out as a set of color EPs, Casey Crescenzo’s collected project is a monument of emotion, composition, and musical style. This is a delicious 2.5 hrs of “Do Not Disturb”! By the time you reach “Progress” you’ll wonder how you got there from “This Body”! TDH in their prime!
November 26, 2024 at 8:59 PM
TILT
Originally trickled out as a set of color EPs, Casey Crescenzo’s collected project is a monument of emotion, composition, and musical style. This is a delicious 2.5 hrs of “Do Not Disturb”! By the time you reach “Progress” you’ll wonder how you got there from “This Body”! TDH in their prime!
Originally trickled out as a set of color EPs, Casey Crescenzo’s collected project is a monument of emotion, composition, and musical style. This is a delicious 2.5 hrs of “Do Not Disturb”! By the time you reach “Progress” you’ll wonder how you got there from “This Body”! TDH in their prime!
A conversation with the inimitable Marcy Wheeler! (@emptywheel.bsky.social)
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November 26, 2024 at 5:43 PM
A conversation with the inimitable Marcy Wheeler! (@emptywheel.bsky.social)
TILT
Only 7 mos apart, these albums were conjoined in my teenage ears. SotR establishes its “country” bona fides leaning on the pedal steel. That band fell apart, leaving McGuinn to carry on, keeping the pedal steel handy but also letting his rock flag fly! Many more than two sides to this band tho.
Only 7 mos apart, these albums were conjoined in my teenage ears. SotR establishes its “country” bona fides leaning on the pedal steel. That band fell apart, leaving McGuinn to carry on, keeping the pedal steel handy but also letting his rock flag fly! Many more than two sides to this band tho.
November 25, 2024 at 5:12 PM
TILT
Only 7 mos apart, these albums were conjoined in my teenage ears. SotR establishes its “country” bona fides leaning on the pedal steel. That band fell apart, leaving McGuinn to carry on, keeping the pedal steel handy but also letting his rock flag fly! Many more than two sides to this band tho.
Only 7 mos apart, these albums were conjoined in my teenage ears. SotR establishes its “country” bona fides leaning on the pedal steel. That band fell apart, leaving McGuinn to carry on, keeping the pedal steel handy but also letting his rock flag fly! Many more than two sides to this band tho.
A few bands I’ve seen live (a-z)
Bloodrock
Camel
Capt Beyond
Cat Stevens
Curved Air
The Creatures
Bowie
Dixie Dreggs
ELP
Zappa
Gentle Giant
Genesis
Ponty
Jeff Beck
Tull
King Crimson
Led Zeppelin
Manassas
Moody Blues
Focus
Pink Floyd
Radiohead
Stones
Santana
Sugar Loaf
The Who
U.K.
Wishbone Ash
Yes
Bloodrock
Camel
Capt Beyond
Cat Stevens
Curved Air
The Creatures
Bowie
Dixie Dreggs
ELP
Zappa
Gentle Giant
Genesis
Ponty
Jeff Beck
Tull
King Crimson
Led Zeppelin
Manassas
Moody Blues
Focus
Pink Floyd
Radiohead
Stones
Santana
Sugar Loaf
The Who
U.K.
Wishbone Ash
Yes
Some bands I've seen live, A-Z:
Arcade Fire
Best Coast
Crippled Pilgrims
Decemberists
The Ex
Fugazi
Government Issue
Horsegirl
Ida
Juanes
Kickstand
Lifeguard
Magnetic Fields
Willie Nelson
The Pretenders
Racecar
Scrawl
Tacocat
Unrest
Velocity Girl
Wedding Present
X
Arcade Fire
Best Coast
Crippled Pilgrims
Decemberists
The Ex
Fugazi
Government Issue
Horsegirl
Ida
Juanes
Kickstand
Lifeguard
Magnetic Fields
Willie Nelson
The Pretenders
Racecar
Scrawl
Tacocat
Unrest
Velocity Girl
Wedding Present
X
Ok, bands I’ve seen live, A-Z:
Alanis Morissette
Bootsauce
Chappell Roan
Dave Matthews Band
Explosions in the Sky
Feist
Garbage
Hozier
I Mother Earth
Joy Oladukun
Khruangbin
The Linda Lindas
Metric
Noah Kahan
1/2
Alanis Morissette
Bootsauce
Chappell Roan
Dave Matthews Band
Explosions in the Sky
Feist
Garbage
Hozier
I Mother Earth
Joy Oladukun
Khruangbin
The Linda Lindas
Metric
Noah Kahan
1/2
November 25, 2024 at 1:50 AM
A few bands I’ve seen live (a-z)
Bloodrock
Camel
Capt Beyond
Cat Stevens
Curved Air
The Creatures
Bowie
Dixie Dreggs
ELP
Zappa
Gentle Giant
Genesis
Ponty
Jeff Beck
Tull
King Crimson
Led Zeppelin
Manassas
Moody Blues
Focus
Pink Floyd
Radiohead
Stones
Santana
Sugar Loaf
The Who
U.K.
Wishbone Ash
Yes
Bloodrock
Camel
Capt Beyond
Cat Stevens
Curved Air
The Creatures
Bowie
Dixie Dreggs
ELP
Zappa
Gentle Giant
Genesis
Ponty
Jeff Beck
Tull
King Crimson
Led Zeppelin
Manassas
Moody Blues
Focus
Pink Floyd
Radiohead
Stones
Santana
Sugar Loaf
The Who
U.K.
Wishbone Ash
Yes
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My Dinner With Andre: Conspiracy Theory Scene HD
YouTube video by John Reese
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November 24, 2024 at 6:18 PM
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TILT (Today I Listened To)
“Threads” by “Now Now” is an indie album from 2012. It may sound a bit “young”, but is possessed of a strength + vulnerability via Cacie Dalager’s yearning vocals, about friends, lovers, sleep, all over chomping guitars and bashing drums, with a touch of dreampop.
“Threads” by “Now Now” is an indie album from 2012. It may sound a bit “young”, but is possessed of a strength + vulnerability via Cacie Dalager’s yearning vocals, about friends, lovers, sleep, all over chomping guitars and bashing drums, with a touch of dreampop.
November 24, 2024 at 5:41 PM
TILT (Today I Listened To)
“Threads” by “Now Now” is an indie album from 2012. It may sound a bit “young”, but is possessed of a strength + vulnerability via Cacie Dalager’s yearning vocals, about friends, lovers, sleep, all over chomping guitars and bashing drums, with a touch of dreampop.
“Threads” by “Now Now” is an indie album from 2012. It may sound a bit “young”, but is possessed of a strength + vulnerability via Cacie Dalager’s yearning vocals, about friends, lovers, sleep, all over chomping guitars and bashing drums, with a touch of dreampop.
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This Trump presidency will be a boon for self-help books, as all other forms of help disappear.
The Ink has some title ideas.
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The Ink has some title ideas.
the.ink/p/riffs-self...
November 23, 2024 at 2:40 PM
This Trump presidency will be a boon for self-help books, as all other forms of help disappear.
The Ink has some title ideas.
the.ink/p/riffs-self...
The Ink has some title ideas.
the.ink/p/riffs-self...
“That this is an effort to break government, not fix it; it is part of a strategy to further convince America that government is inherently and unfixably flawed.”
And they have never offered a plan for the ashes…
And they have never offered a plan for the ashes…
When words lose their meaning: On D.O.G.E.'s idea of "efficiency":
When words lose their meaning: “Efficiency”
Imagine you walk into a modal Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV). The lighting is bad; the lines are long; the people are miserable. Some…
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November 23, 2024 at 10:28 PM
“That this is an effort to break government, not fix it; it is part of a strategy to further convince America that government is inherently and unfixably flawed.”
And they have never offered a plan for the ashes…
And they have never offered a plan for the ashes…
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Revolting mob rule, Stalinist, Maoist, fascist, call it what you want, it is disgusting, with the power of the state and social media to mobilize the US version of China's Red Guard to target civil servants, professionals doing their job.
Gift article. Please repost.
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Gift article. Please repost.
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Musk Unleashes Online Army on Federal Workers. ‘A Tough Way to Find Out She’s Losing Her Job.’
As Trump efficiency czar, the billionaire is targeting employees by name on X—sparking pushback.
www.wsj.com
November 23, 2024 at 2:25 PM
Revolting mob rule, Stalinist, Maoist, fascist, call it what you want, it is disgusting, with the power of the state and social media to mobilize the US version of China's Red Guard to target civil servants, professionals doing their job.
Gift article. Please repost.
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Gift article. Please repost.
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TILT (Today I Listened To) The beautiful 2007 “Fauxliage” album pairs Leigh Nash (Sixpence None the Richer) with Leeb & Fulber (of Delerium). Nash’s ultra-pure voice makes for a highly listenable, at times melancholy vibe. I’ve never regretted going back for another listen to this fine album!
November 23, 2024 at 6:07 PM
TILT (Today I Listened To) The beautiful 2007 “Fauxliage” album pairs Leigh Nash (Sixpence None the Richer) with Leeb & Fulber (of Delerium). Nash’s ultra-pure voice makes for a highly listenable, at times melancholy vibe. I’ve never regretted going back for another listen to this fine album!
A national treasure of Norway.
AURORA - Invisible Wounds (Live / NRK: TV aksjonen)
YouTube video by AURORA
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November 23, 2024 at 3:55 PM
A national treasure of Norway.
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"Firing *every single federal employee* would save a whopping 5 percent of the budget. But the point of this isn’t reducing the national debt. It’s striking fear into the federal workforce in order to make them more compliant."
Be Not Afraid
Trump and MAGA want to frighten you. Don't let them.
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November 22, 2024 at 9:00 PM
"Firing *every single federal employee* would save a whopping 5 percent of the budget. But the point of this isn’t reducing the national debt. It’s striking fear into the federal workforce in order to make them more compliant."
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Remember, WE are the product!
Remember, WE are the product!
Gotta Catch 'Em All: How Pokémon Go covertly captured your data for years to train a massive AI model
Niantic, the company behind Pokémon Go, has been scraping users’ scans of the world to build a model that will help robots navigate physical space. Some experts are worried about the potential applica...
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November 23, 2024 at 1:56 AM
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Remember, WE are the product!
Remember, WE are the product!
TILT (Today I Listened To): “Garden Shed” by “England”.
A 1977 British prog rock album that eluded my ears until now. Hints of Gentle Giant and Yes, and, despite the heavy use of Mellotron (great side story about the one they used) it has their own sound overall. Melody lines weave nicely!
November 23, 2024 at 1:45 AM
TILT (Today I Listened To): “Garden Shed” by “England”.
A 1977 British prog rock album that eluded my ears until now. Hints of Gentle Giant and Yes, and, despite the heavy use of Mellotron (great side story about the one they used) it has their own sound overall. Melody lines weave nicely!
This is Risky, a 15 yr old feral, scooped up off the curb of the I-10 bridge where it crosses the Mississippi River at ~4 wks old. We have only an arms’ length relationship, as she has remained a “scaredy cat” all her life and will not be held. She does crawl under the blankets on a cold night tho…
November 23, 2024 at 12:24 AM
This is Risky, a 15 yr old feral, scooped up off the curb of the I-10 bridge where it crosses the Mississippi River at ~4 wks old. We have only an arms’ length relationship, as she has remained a “scaredy cat” all her life and will not be held. She does crawl under the blankets on a cold night tho…
So, a cat pic because who doesn’t love cat pics? This is Izzy, one of my housemates. She’s a fairly spry 13 yrs old and just wants to get her face as physically close to mine as possible.
November 23, 2024 at 12:17 AM
So, a cat pic because who doesn’t love cat pics? This is Izzy, one of my housemates. She’s a fairly spry 13 yrs old and just wants to get her face as physically close to mine as possible.
“Trump hates his own government so much, he makes himself an easy target for hostile governments and disloyal appointees.”
Amid Global Threats that Remain (Publicly) Unspeakable, Trump Makes Himself Vulnerable
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Amid Global Threats that Remain (Publicly) Unspeakable, Trump Makes Himself Vulnerable - emptywheel
What Trump will do to the United States is awful. But because he hates the US government so much, he'll also make "America First" wildly vulnerable to hostile forces, at a time when they're already ...
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November 22, 2024 at 11:44 PM
“Trump hates his own government so much, he makes himself an easy target for hostile governments and disloyal appointees.”
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Anything AI brings to the music industry, it will take in multiples…
Anything AI brings to the music industry, it will take in multiples…
AI Copyright Claimed My Last Video
YouTube video by Venus Theory
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November 22, 2024 at 7:51 PM
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Anything AI brings to the music industry, it will take in multiples…
Anything AI brings to the music industry, it will take in multiples…
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tl;dr: humans DO affect the climate, but maybe not the way we’ve been told.
tl;dr: humans DO affect the climate, but maybe not the way we’ve been told.
You’re Thinking About Hurricanes All Wrong
Yes they’re caused by climate change—but not as you know it.
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November 22, 2024 at 6:31 PM
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tl;dr: humans DO affect the climate, but maybe not the way we’ve been told.
tl;dr: humans DO affect the climate, but maybe not the way we’ve been told.