John David Eriksen (they/them)
@johndavideriksen.bsky.social
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Our song "Tomorrow Place" was the year's #1 pick for the UK darkwave tastemakers at @amodelofcontrol. And we're in excellent company with Heartworms and Rotersand.
Think I'll do a Patreon concert in a few weeks.
Our song "Tomorrow Place" was the year's #1 pick for the UK darkwave tastemakers at @amodelofcontrol. And we're in excellent company with Heartworms and Rotersand.
Think I'll do a Patreon concert in a few weeks.
December 10, 2025 at 8:53 PM
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Our song "Tomorrow Place" was the year's #1 pick for the UK darkwave tastemakers at @amodelofcontrol. And we're in excellent company with Heartworms and Rotersand.
Think I'll do a Patreon concert in a few weeks.
Our song "Tomorrow Place" was the year's #1 pick for the UK darkwave tastemakers at @amodelofcontrol. And we're in excellent company with Heartworms and Rotersand.
Think I'll do a Patreon concert in a few weeks.
Your Pronoun Policy Sucks
Grateful for businesses and organizations that even have a pronoun policy. The problem is that it probably is totally ineffective.
Read to find out why your policy doesn’t work and how you can fix it.
mediumsecond.com/your-pronoun...
Grateful for businesses and organizations that even have a pronoun policy. The problem is that it probably is totally ineffective.
Read to find out why your policy doesn’t work and how you can fix it.
mediumsecond.com/your-pronoun...
December 8, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Your Pronoun Policy Sucks
Grateful for businesses and organizations that even have a pronoun policy. The problem is that it probably is totally ineffective.
Read to find out why your policy doesn’t work and how you can fix it.
mediumsecond.com/your-pronoun...
Grateful for businesses and organizations that even have a pronoun policy. The problem is that it probably is totally ineffective.
Read to find out why your policy doesn’t work and how you can fix it.
mediumsecond.com/your-pronoun...
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Seeming: The World
our 4th LP
This record was hard to make. It wriggled, bit, shapeshifted, ran away from home, yelped from bad dreams, scared off friends and family, and refused to play nice. But kicking and screaming, it is born today. Welcome to the World.
seeming.bandcamp.com/album/the-wo...
our 4th LP
This record was hard to make. It wriggled, bit, shapeshifted, ran away from home, yelped from bad dreams, scared off friends and family, and refused to play nice. But kicking and screaming, it is born today. Welcome to the World.
seeming.bandcamp.com/album/the-wo...
The World, by Seeming
11 track album
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December 5, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Seeming: The World
our 4th LP
This record was hard to make. It wriggled, bit, shapeshifted, ran away from home, yelped from bad dreams, scared off friends and family, and refused to play nice. But kicking and screaming, it is born today. Welcome to the World.
seeming.bandcamp.com/album/the-wo...
our 4th LP
This record was hard to make. It wriggled, bit, shapeshifted, ran away from home, yelped from bad dreams, scared off friends and family, and refused to play nice. But kicking and screaming, it is born today. Welcome to the World.
seeming.bandcamp.com/album/the-wo...
I had the honor and privilege to listen to an advance copy of Day is Born by the band Høly River.
Read my reactions:
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Read my reactions:
mediumsecond.com/holy-river-d...
December 5, 2025 at 11:05 AM
I had the honor and privilege to listen to an advance copy of Day is Born by the band Høly River.
Read my reactions:
mediumsecond.com/holy-river-d...
Read my reactions:
mediumsecond.com/holy-river-d...
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His is a vocal voice that could crack Mt. Boulder
November 28, 2025 at 1:09 PM
His is a vocal voice that could crack Mt. Boulder
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Grokipedia is the antithesis of everything that makes Wikipedia good, useful, and human. Grokipedia looks like what you would get if you told an LLM to go make an anti-woke encyclopedia, which is essentially exactly what Elon Musk did.
www.404media.co/grokipedia-i...
www.404media.co/grokipedia-i...
Grokipedia Is the Antithesis of Everything That Makes Wikipedia Good, Useful, and Human
Grokipedia is not a 'Wikipedia competitor.' It is a fully robotic regurgitation machine designed to protect the ego of the world’s wealthiest man.
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October 28, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Grokipedia is the antithesis of everything that makes Wikipedia good, useful, and human. Grokipedia looks like what you would get if you told an LLM to go make an anti-woke encyclopedia, which is essentially exactly what Elon Musk did.
www.404media.co/grokipedia-i...
www.404media.co/grokipedia-i...
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Reposted by John David Eriksen (they/them)
Millions of people marching is a sign that what trump is doing is wildly unpopular and authoritarians need some kind of public buy in, in order to completely dissolve all of our rights and freedoms. Republicans won’t act as the guard rail, the Supreme Court won’t act as the guard rail….
October 20, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Millions of people marching is a sign that what trump is doing is wildly unpopular and authoritarians need some kind of public buy in, in order to completely dissolve all of our rights and freedoms. Republicans won’t act as the guard rail, the Supreme Court won’t act as the guard rail….
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I made a little toy for exploring and mixing mathematically possible backbeat rhythms!
In a 2-beat 16th-note grid with kick/snare/hat, there are 1,458 combinations. And in combination, there are 2,125,764 ways to fill in a 4/4. Enjoy playing ALL of them here:
salexanderreed.com/backbeats
In a 2-beat 16th-note grid with kick/snare/hat, there are 1,458 combinations. And in combination, there are 2,125,764 ways to fill in a 4/4. Enjoy playing ALL of them here:
salexanderreed.com/backbeats
Backbeats — 1458 Possible Rhythms — ⠀
salexanderreed.com
October 8, 2025 at 2:01 PM
I made a little toy for exploring and mixing mathematically possible backbeat rhythms!
In a 2-beat 16th-note grid with kick/snare/hat, there are 1,458 combinations. And in combination, there are 2,125,764 ways to fill in a 4/4. Enjoy playing ALL of them here:
salexanderreed.com/backbeats
In a 2-beat 16th-note grid with kick/snare/hat, there are 1,458 combinations. And in combination, there are 2,125,764 ways to fill in a 4/4. Enjoy playing ALL of them here:
salexanderreed.com/backbeats
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THE WORLD
album cover by Dragan Bibin
out Dec. 5 on Artoffact Records
pre-order it NOW at Bandcamp
Teaser single "Zebra Tramples Horse Trainer" is out TONIGHT.
seeming.bandcamp.com/album/the-wo...
album cover by Dragan Bibin
out Dec. 5 on Artoffact Records
pre-order it NOW at Bandcamp
Teaser single "Zebra Tramples Horse Trainer" is out TONIGHT.
seeming.bandcamp.com/album/the-wo...
October 3, 2025 at 4:01 AM
THE WORLD
album cover by Dragan Bibin
out Dec. 5 on Artoffact Records
pre-order it NOW at Bandcamp
Teaser single "Zebra Tramples Horse Trainer" is out TONIGHT.
seeming.bandcamp.com/album/the-wo...
album cover by Dragan Bibin
out Dec. 5 on Artoffact Records
pre-order it NOW at Bandcamp
Teaser single "Zebra Tramples Horse Trainer" is out TONIGHT.
seeming.bandcamp.com/album/the-wo...
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so the US government just forced a tech company to delete an app it doesn’t like, which is totally normal stuff
www.404media.co/iceblock-own...
www.404media.co/iceblock-own...
ICEBlock Owner After Apple Removes App: ‘We Are Determined to Fight This’
Apple removed ICEBlock reportedly after direct pressure from Department of Justice officials. “I am incredibly disappointed by Apple's actions today. Capitulating to an authoritarian regime is never t...
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October 3, 2025 at 2:38 AM
so the US government just forced a tech company to delete an app it doesn’t like, which is totally normal stuff
www.404media.co/iceblock-own...
www.404media.co/iceblock-own...
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Part 3 of my software journey is up! In this episode, I go into why I hated my first job and why I learned so much there.
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#software #softwaredevelopment #chronicpain #rsi
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#software #softwaredevelopment #chronicpain #rsi
Painful Lessons: 2006
I was grateful to have a job. Unfortunately, I immediately knew that I didn’t want to work there long-term and actually started applying to other jobs the second week I was there.
mediumsecond.com
September 27, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Part 3 of my software journey is up! In this episode, I go into why I hated my first job and why I learned so much there.
mediumsecond.com/painful-less...
#software #softwaredevelopment #chronicpain #rsi
mediumsecond.com/painful-less...
#software #softwaredevelopment #chronicpain #rsi
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I don’t think we do enough persona work in our AI prompts.
“You are my old computer science professor with a thinly disguised drinking problem and a massive chip on your shoulder.”
“You are an overworked junior sysadmin from 2004 who just discovered TikTok and is not okay with it.”
“You are my old computer science professor with a thinly disguised drinking problem and a massive chip on your shoulder.”
“You are an overworked junior sysadmin from 2004 who just discovered TikTok and is not okay with it.”
September 25, 2025 at 11:45 PM
I don’t think we do enough persona work in our AI prompts.
“You are my old computer science professor with a thinly disguised drinking problem and a massive chip on your shoulder.”
“You are an overworked junior sysadmin from 2004 who just discovered TikTok and is not okay with it.”
“You are my old computer science professor with a thinly disguised drinking problem and a massive chip on your shoulder.”
“You are an overworked junior sysadmin from 2004 who just discovered TikTok and is not okay with it.”
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New: We have just sued ICE to demand it turns over a secretive spyware contract that it refuses to release:
www.404media.co/were-suing-i...
www.404media.co/were-suing-i...
We’re Suing ICE for Its $2 Million Spyware Contract
404 Media has filed a lawsuit against ICE for access to its contract with Paragon, a company that sells powerful spyware for breaking into phones and accessing encrypted messaging apps.
www.404media.co
September 22, 2025 at 4:28 PM
New: We have just sued ICE to demand it turns over a secretive spyware contract that it refuses to release:
www.404media.co/were-suing-i...
www.404media.co/were-suing-i...
Apartment Music 55 Show Report
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#preparedguitar #guitar #experimental #grief #chronicpain
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#preparedguitar #guitar #experimental #grief #chronicpain
September 21, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Apartment Music 55 Show Report
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#preparedguitar #guitar #experimental #grief #chronicpain
mediumsecond.com/apartment-mu...
#preparedguitar #guitar #experimental #grief #chronicpain
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A bill introduced by Michigan lawmakers last week would ban pornography, ASMR, depictions of transgender people, and VPNs for anyone using the internet in the state.
🔗 www.404media.co/michigan-por...
🔗 www.404media.co/michigan-por...
Michigan Lawmakers Are Attempting to Ban Porn Entirely
The "Anticorruption of Public Morals Act" proposes a total ban on porn in the state, and also targets the existence of trans people online, content like erotic ASMR, and selling VPNs in the state.
www.404media.co
September 18, 2025 at 3:12 PM
A bill introduced by Michigan lawmakers last week would ban pornography, ASMR, depictions of transgender people, and VPNs for anyone using the internet in the state.
🔗 www.404media.co/michigan-por...
🔗 www.404media.co/michigan-por...
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it was always coming to exactly this www.404media.co/michigan-por...
Michigan Lawmakers Are Attempting to Ban Porn Entirely
The "Anticorruption of Public Morals Act" proposes a total ban on porn in the state, and also targets the existence of trans people online, content like erotic ASMR, and selling VPNs in the state.
www.404media.co
September 16, 2025 at 4:11 PM
it was always coming to exactly this www.404media.co/michigan-por...
I have an opportunity to take a series of online classes with Alan Chapman, co-author of The Baptist's Head. Should I?
mediumsecond.com/online-magia...
#occultism #enlightenment #alanchapman #baptistshead #occult
mediumsecond.com/online-magia...
#occultism #enlightenment #alanchapman #baptistshead #occult
Online Magia Retreat?
I have been winding up a year's study and practice in John Michael Greer's Way of the Golden Section. Just a few more days before I complete the year-long cycle of teachings in the accompanying Occult...
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September 13, 2025 at 8:04 PM
I have an opportunity to take a series of online classes with Alan Chapman, co-author of The Baptist's Head. Should I?
mediumsecond.com/online-magia...
#occultism #enlightenment #alanchapman #baptistshead #occult
mediumsecond.com/online-magia...
#occultism #enlightenment #alanchapman #baptistshead #occult
September 11, 2025 at 3:34 AM
September 10, 2025 at 10:47 PM