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Ronald AKA DJ Regularity
@djregular.tech
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"I gots no doubt to let the flow out my windpipe/I make you clap, clap your hands like Twin Hype." He/Him

My Website: https://djregular.tech/
My Games: https://djregular.itch.io/
What's Good every Friday @ https://blog.djregular.tech/
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From Bleep's AOTY spotlight interview with billy woods. I'd take all these, but I'd definitely be down for woods over extended runs from El-P and DJ Haram.
Interviewer: Given the current list so far is already a wealth of riches, are there any other producers or musicians on a wishlist that you'd still love to work with? billy woods: Madlib, maybe a full project with EL-P, Sebb Bash. If anyone can convince DJ Haram to actually give me more than one beat that would work too!
November 22, 2025 at 8:15 PM
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Talk that talk!
Speaking of conflict, I will not apologize for comparing Playboi Carti to Sleep Token, both tremendously overrated musical dead ends that are only here until the next generation re-evaluates them, concluding that they’re awful.
November 14, 2025 at 6:47 PM
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My man @sonraw.bsky.social is hilarious. And right!
Dipset were funny assholes who dressed provocatively and made amazing music despite never trying too hard, or perhaps because of it. It’s also impossible to talk about them without bringing up cocaine, all of which syncs up with Motley Crew.
November 14, 2025 at 6:36 PM
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Also, the interview excerpts with the person who first proposed the "three cueing" theory is infuriating. "I don't teach word recognition. I teach people to make sense of language. And learning the words is incidental to that."
If cueing was debunked decades ago by cognitive scientists, why is the idea still in materials that are being sold to schools? One answer to that question is that school districts still buy the materials. Heinemann, the company that publishes the Fountas and Pinnell and Lucy Calkins' products that the Oakland schools use, earned somewhere in the neighborhood of $500 million in 2018, according to earnings reports.
November 11, 2025 at 11:46 PM
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"...in a time of monsters, you can at least respect yourself" is going to be a personal mantra, courtesy of the good brother @davidjroth.bsky.social.

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But in a time of monsters, you can at least respect yourself. In a system that worked, a politician would not be an object of fandom; they could not afford to be this entitled or this reckless. They would just be applicants for a job, and do those jobs in a way that suggested they understood that they would have to defend their work when it came time to reapply for the position.
October 22, 2025 at 8:16 PM
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Reposting with alt text, both for accessibility and for my initial reaction of "I ain't reading all that", then caving and getting Big Mad™. It's not just dumb, it's a crystallization of how we got where we are. Journalism reduced to regurgitation of press releases for the benefit of stockholders.
The team at Colossus is breaking something in magazine journalism in a fascinating way. Let me try to articulate. Even just a few years ago, if you wanted to read a beautifully written, exhaustively reported and actually interesting piece on someone shaping a corner of the world, you'd have to choose from the handful of journalistic outlets that had the ability to deliver them: on the production side, a stable of seasoned writers & editors who knew how to weave narrative, reportage and literary rigor into an engaging longform story, and on the distribution side a sizable audience that appreciated such work. Think: The New Yorker, Businessweek, NYT Mag, Atavist, Wired, The Atlantic, old Esquire, etc. The problem: Such outlets will produce a warts-and-all piece, diving deep into parts of a protagonist's journey that she may not want spotlighted. Journalists are pushed to find the "balance" or "tension" in the story, and oftentimes they force it by going negative/hyping up the bad. The subject that gave the outlet access might come to regret that decision. The alternative might be going to a friendly outlet, however, those tend to 1. Not have the skill to produce a sufficiently high-quality piece 2. Are dismissed as unserious by the audiences you're trying to reach - people can smell a puff piece from a mile away (Sequoia's SBF profile is an all-timer of the genre) So in sum, your choices as a tech/business mogul used to be: trust a trad outlet with your story and pray they don't come in too hot, or have your message put out with a Pravda type rag and have it be ignored. Both bad options, so many subjects opted to stay on the sidelines and not talk at all. Along came Colossus: It is NOT a journalistic outlet - their mission is not a "truth to power" etc. etc. (Zero judgement btw, just facts - I'm an admirer of what they're building). Their mission IS to create the most compelling archive of business & investing content, for an audience of B&I folks, a coz audience of heavy-hitters. However, the brilliance of their approach is that their stuff feels like the real thing. Their pieces are often exquisitely crafted, deeply reported, and produced with a clear understanding of what makes magazines so special. The punches will be pulled, but the reading pleasure isn't sacrificed. And they've hired real talent for it - EIC Jeremy Stern, whose engrossing new Josh Kushner piece is breaking the Internet today, wrote what I thought was the profile of the year in '24 for Tablet, of Anduril's Palmer Luckey. Thus Colossus becomes an incredibly compelling place for the machers to trust with their stories. Why go to TNY/Atlantic etc. if you can get a similar level of quality w/o the downside of reputational risk? This is content marketing, but done so beautifully that the intended audience won't care. Not a critique of the story, which I read in a single sitting and enjoyed heaps. Just wanted to share some of the observations of the model and how it's going to box out the trad outlets. Access will be restricted to those whose pens are kind.
October 15, 2025 at 8:59 PM
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I was already tired at the prospect of explaining who Kirk was to my mother. The idea of having to dive into brainrot, internet poisoned terrorgram adjacent shit to her has me like Mehki Phifer in the Bobby Brown tv movie.
Mehki Phifer as Tommy Brown, head in his hand with a pained expression, cigarette perched in his fingers.
September 12, 2025 at 4:09 PM
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At least when a book or song or a movie is pirated the person pirating it in theory consumes the art and maybe gets something out of it—the work itself retains its artistic value and meaning. This newer brand of thievery both rips off the author and churns their art into something evil. The AI companies have stolen our work not so that people might enjoy it illegally but so that the AI companies themselves can grind it into profitable sludge.
September 8, 2025 at 7:23 PM
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We outside.
A flat white with a bear cub's face made via latte art.
September 6, 2025 at 5:22 PM
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Since I've been seeing a lot more eco-fascist adjacent thought than I'm comfortable with lately, a reminder from Tumblr.
A post from tumblr (posted by echosblanketfort), with a reply from daysleftofsecondterm: 1) I am gently taking your hands and begging you, BEGGING YOU, to understand that humans are not inherently harmful to the planet. We are animals who are part of the ecosystem. We belong here. This is our home. We belong here. You belong here. Yes, you belong here. 2) Please don't become an eco-fascist the next 1,260 days. I know it's tempting but please don't.
August 31, 2025 at 3:34 PM
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Looking through my copy of IMMORTALITY right now and
1) Holy shit
2) Is there a way to get at that french-folded bit without tearing the page?
A page of black heat-reactive ink where a handprint on it has revealed text underneath.
August 30, 2025 at 1:05 AM
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Used the form and sent in a small comment in response, along with a few of the bullet points in the open letter from Molly (I prioritized the ones I would've leaned on from my time in online moderation/community management). Feel free to use it to help you put your words together.
I've become increasingly concerned about the potentially wrongly suspension of numerous accounts from Gaza due to either mistaken or overzealous moderation (or abuse of the moderation system by bad actors), and would hope that future efforts of moderation extend more care toward accounts from Gaza in the ongoing crisis in the region. These accounts need the ability to connect with networks that are offered to them through platforms like Bluesky, and more recently outlets like the Guardian (https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/aug/08/palestinians-gaza-bluesky-spam) and Gizmodo (https://gizmodo.com/the-rise-of-ai-is-making-life-even-harder-for-real-people-in-gaza-2000607395) are bringing attention to the difficulties faced by Gazans in communicating online, including moderation methods here.
August 14, 2025 at 7:13 PM
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Soundtrack to the Farmers Market
A music player with andrew's "variations on a theme"
August 2, 2025 at 3:37 PM
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Re-upped with Alt-Text.
In Seattle, we love and value all of our neighbors. We also know that our immigrant communities are part of what makes our city, and our nation, great. Recent raids by immigration officials across the nation, including some in our own back yard, are direct attacks on these communities, designed only to terrorize and divide. However excited we are by the arrival of the FIFA Club World Cup in the city of Seattle, we cannot, in good faith, ask you to attend. Due to the potential presence of ICE officers at the event, there is an increased likelihood that attendees will be subject to harassment and racial profiling, and potentially even unlawful detainment and deportation. The safety of neighbors is more important than any one soccer tournament. Seattle Reign FC - Witness The Reign
June 13, 2025 at 10:46 PM
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Re-upping this with alt text. It's nice to see, considering how many of the Final Fantasy/JRPG fiends that I went to school with are either prime "where were they on Jan. 6" candidates or TESCREAL casualties.
Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles Nearly 30 years ago, the collapse of Japan's bubble economy engulfed the nation's financial institutions in mountains of bad debt, triggering a wave of corporate bankruptcies, a sudden and extreme rise in unemployment rates, and stagnation of Japanese society as a whole. It was an era when many were robbed of hope, when dreams were measured by their price tag. Against this historical backdrop, I crafted a story. It was the story of Ramza, a young man who fought tirelessly against the entrenched social class system. It was the story of Delita, who sought to take advantage of this confusion and despair to advance his own social position. It was a story of peculiar destiny, in which friendship and betrayal intertwine. And now, in 2025-a time when inequality and division are still deeply rooted in our society-I offer this story once again. The will to resist is in your hands. Yasumi Matsuno-Original Script, Scenario Writer and Editor
June 5, 2025 at 1:58 AM
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More people should be saying it.
The Criterion Collection box for DEVIL IN A BLUE DRESS. Features a painting of Denzel Washington as Easy Rawlins.
June 4, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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As a heads up, there's a toggle in the settings where it'll prompt you to add in alt text to images before you post if you don't fill it in. It's under Settings>Accessibility
The alt text options under the Accessibility panel of the Bluesky Settings: Accessibility: Alt text (The two following options are below, with check marks to fill in) Require alt text before posting Display larger alt text badges
June 1, 2025 at 1:13 AM
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Reupped with alt text and I concur about this being some sorry-ass shit.
Tweet from the Ringer: The Illinois legislature is considering an unprecedented tax on every bet placed on online apps like FanDuel. This would hurt sports fans in Illinois and potentially drive them to the illegal market. Click on this link and tell Illinois politicians to reject a tax on our bets.
June 1, 2025 at 12:07 AM
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Tune into xray.fm today and every Friday this month for Japanese City Pop and Jazz Fusion to glide into your week, and tell 'em I sent you.
May 9, 2025 at 10:11 PM
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Added alt text to the statement on GlobalX's site.
White text on a black background, with a Guy Fawkes mask adorned with the colors of the American flag. The text reads as follows: Anonymous Operation DreadNought Anonymous has decided to enforce the Judge's order since you and your sycophant staff ignore lawful orders that go against your fascist plans. You lose again Donnie. A federal judge rule on May 1, 2025, that the Trump Administration's invocation of the Alien Enemies Act (AEA) of 1789 to remove alleged members of a Venezuelan gang from the country is unlawful. "The President cannot summarily declare that a foreign nation or government has threatened or perpetrated an invasion or predatory incursion of the United States, followed by the identification of the alien enemies subject to detention or removal. "The Proclamation makes no reference to and in no manner suggests that a threat of an organized, armed group of individuals entering the United States at the direction of Venezuela to conquer the country or assume control over a portion of the nation. Thus, the Proclamation's language cannot be read as describing conduct that falls within the meaning of 'invasion' for the purposes of the AEA. "Allowing the President to unilaterally define the conditions when he may invoke the AEA, and then summarily declare that those conditions exist, would remove all limitations to the Executive Branch's authority under the AEA, and would strip the courts of the their traditional role of interpreting Congressional statutes to determine whether a government official has exceeded the statute's scope. The law does not support such a position." - Trump-appointed Federal U.S. District Judge Fernandez Rodriguez We are Anonymous. We are Legion. We do not forgive. We do not forget. Expect us.
May 5, 2025 at 6:19 PM
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Now that I won't (hopefully) embarrass myself with janky screenshots, have my favorite @davidjroth.bsky.social format: Full bore, letting the chopper spray, "guns sing like Bilal" mode Roth. Delightful.

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He is in that sense both a classic VP type and something like the zenith of the form—a stammering, peevish mediocrity happy to be remote-controlled by a cadre of floridly insane Silicon Valley reactionaries who want to turn the country into a series of cryptocurrency-powered plantations; an absolutely amoral striver and transparently cynical creep who emerged on the political scene like a fatberg that had been occluding the sewers under Yale Law School; both the creation of various degenerate and self-serving elites and the living Frankenstein's monster-style manifestation of how that elite believes people from Ohio should be.
April 15, 2025 at 7:52 PM
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Testing something since my image screenshots were borked for a second, but also an excuse to show some more stuff from Flyover, the classification system for creatures you can meet.
• Class 1: Small creatures and entities possessing observable traits of intelligence akin to animals. If necessary, a well-trained squad of agents should be able to subdue or circumvent Class 1 fauna without issue, but should be cautious if they are large in number. Examples: Imps, Wisps, lesser cryptids (ex. Jersey Devil, Dover Demon) • Class 2: Sentient and sapient creatures, capable of communicating with or otherwise interacting with other beings with a level of intelligence and self-awareness on par with (or greater) than the average human. Examples: Vampires, demons, greater cryptids (ex. Mothman, Michigan Dogman, Bigfoot), Blight-infected Humans, phantoms and other apparitions. • Class 3: Immense creatures whose presence in a location is akin to a localized natural disaster, or creatures with biological traits that are inherently hazardous to other living beings in their near vicinity. In some cases, Class 2 fauna may be reclassified as Class 3 if they exert abilities that are hostile and hazardous over a large location for an extended period. Examples: Greater wyrms, fungal spore colonies, Blight Behemoths.
April 15, 2025 at 6:43 PM
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Went ahead and closed this out since Game Pass is now properly being called out for BDS action (see: bdsmovement.net/news/boycott...). If you'd like to follow suit, I'd recommend filling out the feedback form for why you did it. I've got my response in the alt text.
A notice that recurring billing has been turned off for an Xbox Game Pass Ultimate account. In the feedback field for why I've chosen to do so, I've selected other and written the following: "Microsoft's complicity with the genocide of the Palestinian people via its partnership with the Israeli military, by providing it with Azure cloud and AI services. I cannot support these actions, and as a result am complying with a larger BDS movement until Microsoft makes a statement and subsequent action to divest from its support of the Israeli military's genocidal actions and the Israeli apartheid regime in Gaza."
April 8, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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Super stoked for new Stereolab. Not stoked about that video though, which appears to be GenAI. Even less stoked about seeing people respond like this (the second comment, obv.).
Comment thread. bigmusicfan: Great song, bummed to see them do an AI music vid tho osufan77: I dig the video, the uncanny valley stuff is interesting to me, plus the tech isn't going anywhere and it's neat to see the way artists employ it. That recent video from Panda Bear for Ferry Lady being a cool example. thepowerout: Same, this stuff is all over tiktok
April 8, 2025 at 3:54 PM
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One of my 2024 "I let my tape rock 'til my tape popped" honorees from this year. Y'all know how hard I went for this one.
It's the mid-ninties. You're in Chattanooga, TN, and your mother has a subscription to Columbia House that you get to pick from. Once the shipment including OGC's Da Storm arrives, there's snow on the ground and in a rare occurence for the area, it's sticking. I've been trying to replicate the high of walking through honest-to-God snow while listening to "No Fear" ever since, and Phiik & Lungs, along with their Tase Grip cohort are the latest in an illustrious line that helps me chase that dragon. More than just simply being good at rapping, the New York that the duo inhabits is a world all their own, and on the Olasegun-produced Carrot Season, that world as vividly painted as ever. They smoke weed that causes de-evolution, and exhale it with the force of a geiser. The plug will use your corpse to decontaminate the Hudson, and his child is on a path to being the next Putin. And as evidenced by the Michael Christmas feature I highlighted earlier, every guest is more than eager to meet them on their wave. And while a lot of hay has been made on them being heirs to Def Jux's lineage (to the chagrin of other members of the crew), especially with Olasegun's production, references ("...me and Phiik was bumpin' 'Daily Operation', writin' raps..."), and who else showed up (Y.L., Homeboy Sandman), I think what they most have in common with their Funcrushing forebearers is that they're in conversation with the city's history, writ large. The language they're using is unique, the chaos they're documenting is compressed, but it's a conversation that is ongoing.
April 3, 2025 at 9:45 PM