Jason Das
@floodfish.bsky.social
I used Fantastical for years but stopped a few months ago. Apple‘s default calendar apps have improved enough in that time that I don’t miss anything. Fantastical’s “smart” language processing basically never did what I wanted, and I got used to escaping with quote marks for almost every event.
November 11, 2025 at 5:32 PM
I used Fantastical for years but stopped a few months ago. Apple‘s default calendar apps have improved enough in that time that I don’t miss anything. Fantastical’s “smart” language processing basically never did what I wanted, and I got used to escaping with quote marks for almost every event.
Amazing! Congratulations!!
November 5, 2025 at 5:34 AM
Amazing! Congratulations!!
(I too enjoy Christine, but) How is nobody here mentioning “Upír z Feratu” aka “Ferat Vampire” the 1982 Czech classic about a vampire car??
November 1, 2025 at 5:28 AM
(I too enjoy Christine, but) How is nobody here mentioning “Upír z Feratu” aka “Ferat Vampire” the 1982 Czech classic about a vampire car??
Head Nut in Reading Terminal (pay cash on Thursday to save extra $$)
October 30, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Head Nut in Reading Terminal (pay cash on Thursday to save extra $$)
I was shocked and pleased in such a good way by Jerry Goldsmith’s “Planet of the Apes” score which I’d never heard about til I watched the movie.
October 27, 2025 at 2:47 PM
I was shocked and pleased in such a good way by Jerry Goldsmith’s “Planet of the Apes” score which I’d never heard about til I watched the movie.
I remember trying to buy it for months if not years, but I could never find a copy because I was foolishly looking under “L” in soundtracks instead of under “G” in the pop section
October 27, 2025 at 2:42 PM
I remember trying to buy it for months if not years, but I could never find a copy because I was foolishly looking under “L” in soundtracks instead of under “G” in the pop section
I’ve always loved those PRS birds in the fretboard!
October 9, 2025 at 3:21 PM
I’ve always loved those PRS birds in the fretboard!
Go for the best-feeling neck (does it fit your hands), body shape/weight (does it fit your lap/shoulders/belly).Also if you like the unplugged sound; that gives you a sense of whether the sustain and overtones match your style. The electronics and setup (string height etc) are much easier to change.
October 9, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Go for the best-feeling neck (does it fit your hands), body shape/weight (does it fit your lap/shoulders/belly).Also if you like the unplugged sound; that gives you a sense of whether the sustain and overtones match your style. The electronics and setup (string height etc) are much easier to change.
As someone who is in a few, absolutely! The toughest part tends to be scheduling. Let me know if you ever want to talk shop want to try playing together.
October 7, 2025 at 4:08 PM
As someone who is in a few, absolutely! The toughest part tends to be scheduling. Let me know if you ever want to talk shop want to try playing together.
"Lunatic hatred of anyone who doesn't respect innocence" is such a powerful, concise description of Frank Castle's deal
October 3, 2025 at 8:06 PM
"Lunatic hatred of anyone who doesn't respect innocence" is such a powerful, concise description of Frank Castle's deal
tree roots breaking up the sidewalk, obviously
October 3, 2025 at 3:48 PM
tree roots breaking up the sidewalk, obviously
omg I never encountered this one before. So good, and so Kaleb. "Every time I watch a Bruce Springsteen concert, I feel a bit cheated, like I’m watching Joe Strummer’s rich cousin who keeps trying to talk to me about football." wow
October 1, 2025 at 10:02 PM
omg I never encountered this one before. So good, and so Kaleb. "Every time I watch a Bruce Springsteen concert, I feel a bit cheated, like I’m watching Joe Strummer’s rich cousin who keeps trying to talk to me about football." wow
I have a soft spot for Ben Urich from Frank Miller’s Daredevil comics. A beleaguered chain smoker who’s got more integrity, doggedness, humility, and smarts than any of the superheroes or villains.
October 1, 2025 at 4:46 AM
I have a soft spot for Ben Urich from Frank Miller’s Daredevil comics. A beleaguered chain smoker who’s got more integrity, doggedness, humility, and smarts than any of the superheroes or villains.
Looks like it's still under there, though? Protection from the elements
September 17, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Looks like it's still under there, though? Protection from the elements
Do lane markings or crosswalks predate motor vehicles?
September 4, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Do lane markings or crosswalks predate motor vehicles?
Also true of one-way streets and traffic lights, no?
September 4, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Also true of one-way streets and traffic lights, no?
I feel like what he would do is write anyway but change the name and the logo.
August 28, 2025 at 7:06 PM
I feel like what he would do is write anyway but change the name and the logo.
Realization, hours later: guitarists (wannabes to experts) buy a lot of gear at a wide range of price points. Singers don’t. I wonder how much of the media landscape was driven by advertising dollars.
August 26, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Realization, hours later: guitarists (wannabes to experts) buy a lot of gear at a wide range of price points. Singers don’t. I wonder how much of the media landscape was driven by advertising dollars.
It's a good point that newsstand mags weren't publishing transcriptions of vocal harmonies the way they were guitar tabs.
August 25, 2025 at 9:39 PM
It's a good point that newsstand mags weren't publishing transcriptions of vocal harmonies the way they were guitar tabs.
I'm glad there were serious magazines for musicians! But their embrace of certain artists and genres and relative disinterest in certain (entire categories) of others did a lot of harm. The mags' influence has waned, but a lot of the guitar internet seems to still be suffering under the influence.
August 25, 2025 at 9:29 PM
I'm glad there were serious magazines for musicians! But their embrace of certain artists and genres and relative disinterest in certain (entire categories) of others did a lot of harm. The mags' influence has waned, but a lot of the guitar internet seems to still be suffering under the influence.
Guitar magazines are as band as Rolling Stone for creating a canon of sexist, racist, snobby nonsense.
August 25, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Guitar magazines are as band as Rolling Stone for creating a canon of sexist, racist, snobby nonsense.
I wasn’t there at the time, but seems like it was prevalent, then written out of the “real rock’n’roll” narrative. Nuggets was rescuing rarities, not documenting the mainstream. (Maybe parallels to obscure blues resuscitated by later UK rockers, a fave thread of @andrewhickey.500songs.com ?)
August 25, 2025 at 8:19 PM
I wasn’t there at the time, but seems like it was prevalent, then written out of the “real rock’n’roll” narrative. Nuggets was rescuing rarities, not documenting the mainstream. (Maybe parallels to obscure blues resuscitated by later UK rockers, a fave thread of @andrewhickey.500songs.com ?)
Aren’t there plenty of American white boys with pretty harmonies from that era? But they were “soft rock” or “folk rock” or “blue eyed soul”, rather than what the Nuggets compilers were looking for.
August 25, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Aren’t there plenty of American white boys with pretty harmonies from that era? But they were “soft rock” or “folk rock” or “blue eyed soul”, rather than what the Nuggets compilers were looking for.
Do you know why they decided to switch from b&w to color? Or why the ‘68 one wasn’t color in the first place?
July 19, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Do you know why they decided to switch from b&w to color? Or why the ‘68 one wasn’t color in the first place?