Ramanag
@ramanag.bsky.social
Just a guy from Wisconsin trying to brighten someone's day.
Why hasn't a single fighting game licensed the coda of Jethro Tull's 1977 "Ring Out, Solstice Bells" for its ring out audio? Cowardice?
I report; you decide.
I report; you decide.
December 5, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Why hasn't a single fighting game licensed the coda of Jethro Tull's 1977 "Ring Out, Solstice Bells" for its ring out audio? Cowardice?
I report; you decide.
I report; you decide.
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also, Spotify doesn't pay royalties at all for tracks with less than a thousand streams.
and sometimes if an album gets a sudden surge of fan interest, Spotify deems it "unusual listening activity" and just removes the album, as happened to my last EP.
and sometimes if an album gets a sudden surge of fan interest, Spotify deems it "unusual listening activity" and just removes the album, as happened to my last EP.
Spotify has laid off thousands in recent years, while reportedly paying artists $0.003 per stream.
Spotify profits rose 28% in Q3. Its CEO is worth $9.8 billion. It's making money off ICE recruitment ads.
Don't you think it's time put a wrap on corporate greed and exploitation?
Spotify profits rose 28% in Q3. Its CEO is worth $9.8 billion. It's making money off ICE recruitment ads.
Don't you think it's time put a wrap on corporate greed and exploitation?
December 4, 2025 at 7:21 PM
also, Spotify doesn't pay royalties at all for tracks with less than a thousand streams.
and sometimes if an album gets a sudden surge of fan interest, Spotify deems it "unusual listening activity" and just removes the album, as happened to my last EP.
and sometimes if an album gets a sudden surge of fan interest, Spotify deems it "unusual listening activity" and just removes the album, as happened to my last EP.
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I’ve sometimes fallen into the trap of thinking that complementing a creative person for their work is less sophisticated or desired than discussion or debate about it but very often the best thing you can say to them is hell yeah and that doesn’t make you dumb it just makes you nice
December 4, 2025 at 3:05 AM
I’ve sometimes fallen into the trap of thinking that complementing a creative person for their work is less sophisticated or desired than discussion or debate about it but very often the best thing you can say to them is hell yeah and that doesn’t make you dumb it just makes you nice
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Spotify is garbage on every count: Its treatment of artists, its ICE advertising, the CEO's investment in military AI, its leading role in the commodification and AI slopification of music, its terrible audio quality—you name it.
So I quit, and put together a complete guide to getting off Spotify:
So I quit, and put together a complete guide to getting off Spotify:
How to quit Spotify
This Black Friday, here's a guide to finding the best Spotify alternative
www.bloodinthemachine.com
December 3, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Spotify is garbage on every count: Its treatment of artists, its ICE advertising, the CEO's investment in military AI, its leading role in the commodification and AI slopification of music, its terrible audio quality—you name it.
So I quit, and put together a complete guide to getting off Spotify:
So I quit, and put together a complete guide to getting off Spotify:
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Some of my best friends are other people’s dogs 🐶❤️🥹
November 29, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Some of my best friends are other people’s dogs 🐶❤️🥹
Is there some intrepid muppet out there ready to follow ICE around wearing chains and singing "Marley & Marley" from 1992's The Muppet Christmas Carol?
November 29, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Is there some intrepid muppet out there ready to follow ICE around wearing chains and singing "Marley & Marley" from 1992's The Muppet Christmas Carol?
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with the holiday season now officially upon us, it's time to start playing our favorite christmas songs
here's one of mine
here's one of mine
November 28, 2025 at 3:17 PM
with the holiday season now officially upon us, it's time to start playing our favorite christmas songs
here's one of mine
here's one of mine
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Pete Hagueseth. We should make it a thing.
Hagueseth
Exclusive: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth gave an order to “kill everybody” in the first strike on suspected drug boats in the Caribbean. After two men survived, the mission commander ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions, according to two sources.
November 28, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Pete Hagueseth. We should make it a thing.
Anyone else ready for a nap?
November 25, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Anyone else ready for a nap?
I am clearly doing something right on Bluesky, because I'm seeing a lot of reactions to whatever disgusting revelation has come from Lizza or Nuzzi, but I haven't been subjected to seeing it myself.
November 22, 2025 at 2:35 PM
I am clearly doing something right on Bluesky, because I'm seeing a lot of reactions to whatever disgusting revelation has come from Lizza or Nuzzi, but I haven't been subjected to seeing it myself.
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As a typical person with absolutely no rizz whatsoever, I am always dumbfounded by what people with charisma can accomplish.
November 21, 2025 at 11:54 PM
As a typical person with absolutely no rizz whatsoever, I am always dumbfounded by what people with charisma can accomplish.
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first they came for trans people and i wasn’t quiet, i spoke up, i said “are you really going to die on this hill? there’s an election to win!” because i am not trans.
If he ends up being the Democrat on the presidential ticket in 2028, you would rather vote republican or not vote at all because of this issue?? That’s the million dollar question. Not the hill I would die on and def not worth losing an election over!
November 20, 2025 at 11:07 AM
first they came for trans people and i wasn’t quiet, i spoke up, i said “are you really going to die on this hill? there’s an election to win!” because i am not trans.
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Anyone who is OK with this is a very bad person.
"The Coast Guard will no longer classify the swastika as a hate symbol.
"Instead, the Coast Guard will classify the Nazi insignia as 'potentially divisive' under its new guidelines.
"The new policy similarly downgrades the definition of nooses and the Confederate flag."
Free link wapo.st/3Mbd9a6
"Instead, the Coast Guard will classify the Nazi insignia as 'potentially divisive' under its new guidelines.
"The new policy similarly downgrades the definition of nooses and the Confederate flag."
Free link wapo.st/3Mbd9a6
U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify swastikas, nooses as hate symbols
The military service, which falls under the Department of Homeland Security, has drafted a new policy that classifies such items “potentially divisive.”
wapo.st
November 20, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Anyone who is OK with this is a very bad person.
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“if I can suck up their time”
Ladies, nerds of all stripes, neurodivergents of every variety, when I tell you how MADE you were for this moment
Ladies, nerds of all stripes, neurodivergents of every variety, when I tell you how MADE you were for this moment
"I can help some people"
GO TELL YOUR WHITE SONS... THIS IS YOUR HERO!
GO TELL YOUR WHITE SONS... THIS IS YOUR HERO!
November 20, 2025 at 7:08 PM
“if I can suck up their time”
Ladies, nerds of all stripes, neurodivergents of every variety, when I tell you how MADE you were for this moment
Ladies, nerds of all stripes, neurodivergents of every variety, when I tell you how MADE you were for this moment
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I’ve been a FreeTaxUSA proselytizer for years and years and I strongly encourage everyone to make the switch. same kind of step by step “for dummies” interface, even for my complicated freelancer taxes, and you don’t have to give your money to one of our most evil lobbyists
TurboTax is about to be integrated into ChatGPT, where customers will be guided through tasks tied to their tax filings or financial profile by the AI chatbot.
TurboTax owner Intuit is also paying OpenAI more than $100 million a year to power AI agents.
TurboTax owner Intuit is also paying OpenAI more than $100 million a year to power AI agents.
November 19, 2025 at 3:41 AM
I’ve been a FreeTaxUSA proselytizer for years and years and I strongly encourage everyone to make the switch. same kind of step by step “for dummies” interface, even for my complicated freelancer taxes, and you don’t have to give your money to one of our most evil lobbyists
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We can probably stop posting NYT headlines, pretty sure we all know they're dogshit by now.
November 14, 2025 at 2:28 AM
We can probably stop posting NYT headlines, pretty sure we all know they're dogshit by now.
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I want to do a family feud style thing. Please reply with the first Greek God that you think of.
Please reskeet for increased sample size.
Please reskeet for increased sample size.
November 13, 2025 at 12:41 AM
I want to do a family feud style thing. Please reply with the first Greek God that you think of.
Please reskeet for increased sample size.
Please reskeet for increased sample size.
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“Likable person who isn’t 1000 years old and generally does things you like” isn’t unicorn fantasy land bullshit it’s the bare minimum you deserve as a human being
November 11, 2025 at 1:46 AM
“Likable person who isn’t 1000 years old and generally does things you like” isn’t unicorn fantasy land bullshit it’s the bare minimum you deserve as a human being
When the cheese hits the roux
That you added milk to
That's a Mornay
That you added milk to
That's a Mornay
November 9, 2025 at 11:48 PM
When the cheese hits the roux
That you added milk to
That's a Mornay
That you added milk to
That's a Mornay
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Every time she comes up, I remind you all that Pamela Paul killed a pro trans paragraph in a review I wrote for the New York Times, lied about it in the press, then when I confronted her with receipts, said “Let’s keep this to ourselves.”
In which a straight woman highlights a bunch of known anti trans activists and claims there's a divide in the queer community.
It's pure propaganda and gaslighting.
It's pure propaganda and gaslighting.
November 2, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Every time she comes up, I remind you all that Pamela Paul killed a pro trans paragraph in a review I wrote for the New York Times, lied about it in the press, then when I confronted her with receipts, said “Let’s keep this to ourselves.”
Today in pointless pedantry:
I just caught up on this week's Wait Wait, and I want to commend @petersagal.bsky.social for not adding the second "S" that is so frequently erroneously added to Daylight Saving Time.
I just caught up on this week's Wait Wait, and I want to commend @petersagal.bsky.social for not adding the second "S" that is so frequently erroneously added to Daylight Saving Time.
November 3, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Today in pointless pedantry:
I just caught up on this week's Wait Wait, and I want to commend @petersagal.bsky.social for not adding the second "S" that is so frequently erroneously added to Daylight Saving Time.
I just caught up on this week's Wait Wait, and I want to commend @petersagal.bsky.social for not adding the second "S" that is so frequently erroneously added to Daylight Saving Time.
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We gotta normalize responding to bullshit with "dude who fucking cares"
October 29, 2025 at 5:35 AM
We gotta normalize responding to bullshit with "dude who fucking cares"
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With SNAP/EBT cuts looming I highly recommend downloading this app! Basically restaurants and other food businesses will have available bags of random food they don’t wanna waste for ppl to buy for hella cheap! This has saved me sooooo many times when I only have $5 and need some food.
October 28, 2025 at 9:31 PM
With SNAP/EBT cuts looming I highly recommend downloading this app! Basically restaurants and other food businesses will have available bags of random food they don’t wanna waste for ppl to buy for hella cheap! This has saved me sooooo many times when I only have $5 and need some food.
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"i dont want to eat a kebab, i want fish and chips" well sorry little buddy but we're at the kebab shop and you're twelve
October 18, 2025 at 10:34 AM
"i dont want to eat a kebab, i want fish and chips" well sorry little buddy but we're at the kebab shop and you're twelve