Thatch
@thatchspace.bsky.social
Thatch was a recovering musician, then (quite a few years back now) his brother gave him a Fender reso guitar for Christmas. Now he's a dilettante with toys still trying to find time to play🎸
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This. Remember they cut healthcare for this.
January 28, 2026 at 9:35 PM
This. Remember they cut healthcare for this.
Bravo
My statement regarding my decision to withdraw from this year’s Adelaide Writers Festival.
January 9, 2026 at 8:10 AM
Bravo
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Software companies do not consider privacy rights and data minimization practices enough, and want to convince you they need all your data for your "convenience." This is not true.
www.privacyguides.org/articles/202...
www.privacyguides.org/articles/202...
Selling Surveillance as Convenience
Increasingly, surveillance is being normalized and integrated in our lives. Under the guise of convenience, applications and features are sold to us as being the new better way to do things. But this…
www.privacyguides.org
November 1, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Software companies do not consider privacy rights and data minimization practices enough, and want to convince you they need all your data for your "convenience." This is not true.
www.privacyguides.org/articles/202...
www.privacyguides.org/articles/202...
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I kept this screenshot assuming someday we might be asked to forget.
January 24, 2025 at 11:25 AM
I kept this screenshot assuming someday we might be asked to forget.
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We heard directly from more than 150 researchers, scientists and investigators about their terminated NIH grants and the science that’s being lost. Full story ⤵️
June 14, 2025 at 1:46 AM
We heard directly from more than 150 researchers, scientists and investigators about their terminated NIH grants and the science that’s being lost. Full story ⤵️
Brooks and Capehart on Pope Leo XIV's potential impact on U.S. culture and politics www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...
Brooks and Capehart on Pope Leo XIV's potential impact on U.S. culture and politics
New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Geoff Bennett to discuss the week in politics, including the election of the first American pope and…
www.pbs.org
May 10, 2025 at 8:31 AM
Brooks and Capehart on Pope Leo XIV's potential impact on U.S. culture and politics www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...
One of my favourite guilty pleasures. The " Lost in a Thread" Substack. The writing just reminds me of a "Noir" movie.
Always worth grabbing a cuppa and spending some me time
The Drive That Unfolded Her open.substack.com/pub/lostinat...
Always worth grabbing a cuppa and spending some me time
The Drive That Unfolded Her open.substack.com/pub/lostinat...
The Drive That Unfolded Her
She came for closure and found something softer: permission to keep living.
open.substack.com
May 10, 2025 at 5:25 AM
One of my favourite guilty pleasures. The " Lost in a Thread" Substack. The writing just reminds me of a "Noir" movie.
Always worth grabbing a cuppa and spending some me time
The Drive That Unfolded Her open.substack.com/pub/lostinat...
Always worth grabbing a cuppa and spending some me time
The Drive That Unfolded Her open.substack.com/pub/lostinat...
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Many people have heard of Tor in the media, but despite their long history of protecting the free internet, most consider it a niche tool and have never ventured to try it themselves. www.privacyguides.org/articles/202...
In Praise of Tor: Why You Should Support and Use Tor
You might have heard of Tor in the news a few times, yet never dared to try it yourself. Despite being around for decades, Tor is still a tool too few people know about. Today, Tor is easy to use for ...
www.privacyguides.org
April 30, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Many people have heard of Tor in the media, but despite their long history of protecting the free internet, most consider it a niche tool and have never ventured to try it themselves. www.privacyguides.org/articles/202...
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SCOOP: Meta bans the largest Muslim news page in India.
The company is working hand in hand with the government to censor social media influencers and journalists in the region for 'anti-national content' following the terror attack in Kashmir.
The company is working hand in hand with the government to censor social media influencers and journalists in the region for 'anti-national content' following the terror attack in Kashmir.
Meta bans largest Muslim news page in India
The platform is complying with government requests to censor social media influencers and journalists in the region for 'anti-national content' following the terror attack in Kashmir.
www.usermag.co
May 7, 2025 at 6:43 PM
SCOOP: Meta bans the largest Muslim news page in India.
The company is working hand in hand with the government to censor social media influencers and journalists in the region for 'anti-national content' following the terror attack in Kashmir.
The company is working hand in hand with the government to censor social media influencers and journalists in the region for 'anti-national content' following the terror attack in Kashmir.
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Reading Careless People makes me appreciative of @bsky.app and the AT Protocol.
The open social web feels like this bright light in a sea of mercurial CEOs.
Seeing teams like @graze.social and @stream.place build on it, solidifies this belief for me.
Grateful to be here 💕
The open social web feels like this bright light in a sea of mercurial CEOs.
Seeing teams like @graze.social and @stream.place build on it, solidifies this belief for me.
Grateful to be here 💕
April 30, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Reading Careless People makes me appreciative of @bsky.app and the AT Protocol.
The open social web feels like this bright light in a sea of mercurial CEOs.
Seeing teams like @graze.social and @stream.place build on it, solidifies this belief for me.
Grateful to be here 💕
The open social web feels like this bright light in a sea of mercurial CEOs.
Seeing teams like @graze.social and @stream.place build on it, solidifies this belief for me.
Grateful to be here 💕
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I’m probably not the only one struggling to use social media this year. As a result, I am not doing the self promotion a DIY artist needs to do so here’s a half-hearted attempt.
I have concerts.
May 13 Santa Fe
May 14 Basalt
May 15 Boulder
May 16 San Francisco
zoekeating.com/perform.html
I have concerts.
May 13 Santa Fe
May 14 Basalt
May 15 Boulder
May 16 San Francisco
zoekeating.com/perform.html
March 21, 2025 at 12:37 AM
I’m probably not the only one struggling to use social media this year. As a result, I am not doing the self promotion a DIY artist needs to do so here’s a half-hearted attempt.
I have concerts.
May 13 Santa Fe
May 14 Basalt
May 15 Boulder
May 16 San Francisco
zoekeating.com/perform.html
I have concerts.
May 13 Santa Fe
May 14 Basalt
May 15 Boulder
May 16 San Francisco
zoekeating.com/perform.html
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FB memories just brought this up - a massive interrogation of Spotify's economic proposition that I wrote in 2022 - there are newer arguments not featured here, but it give ssome historical context and creativity-first perspective to the issue. Share if useful :)
www.stevelawson.net/2022/02/so-w...
www.stevelawson.net/2022/02/so-w...
So What’s Really Wrong With Spotify?
With the recent increased scrutiny placed on Spotify thanks to their tendency to give millions of dollars to berks who give a platform to conspiracy theorists and transphobes, it has also amongst my m...
www.stevelawson.net
February 1, 2025 at 8:40 AM
FB memories just brought this up - a massive interrogation of Spotify's economic proposition that I wrote in 2022 - there are newer arguments not featured here, but it give ssome historical context and creativity-first perspective to the issue. Share if useful :)
www.stevelawson.net/2022/02/so-w...
www.stevelawson.net/2022/02/so-w...
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CJR has a fair-minded piece on why I left the Times. All in the past now; I'm basically full-time on Substack www.cjr.org/analysis/pau...
Paul Krugman on Leaving the New York Times
The paper wanted to take away his newsletter or make him write less frequently, he says.
www.cjr.org
January 24, 2025 at 1:17 PM
CJR has a fair-minded piece on why I left the Times. All in the past now; I'm basically full-time on Substack www.cjr.org/analysis/pau...
Just read this piece from @pkrugman.bsky.social
Seems weird not to have him in the NYT
Anyway, great read and I subscribed to his substack
paulkrugman.substack.com/p/donald-tru...
Also killer music track at the end
Seems weird not to have him in the NYT
Anyway, great read and I subscribed to his substack
paulkrugman.substack.com/p/donald-tru...
Also killer music track at the end
Donald Trump Wants You to Die
The attack on public health begins
paulkrugman.substack.com
January 25, 2025 at 7:26 AM
Just read this piece from @pkrugman.bsky.social
Seems weird not to have him in the NYT
Anyway, great read and I subscribed to his substack
paulkrugman.substack.com/p/donald-tru...
Also killer music track at the end
Seems weird not to have him in the NYT
Anyway, great read and I subscribed to his substack
paulkrugman.substack.com/p/donald-tru...
Also killer music track at the end
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If you've read my posts about capitulation, add #meta to list of syncophants. @glaad.bsky.social "Meta has quietly removed major sections of its hate speech policy protecting LGBTQ people, people of color, women, immigrants, and other marginalized groups." philanthropy.blogspot.com/2025/01/and-...
And so it begins
Remember this post - from a few days ago - about how I was marking a baseline for free speech in the USA? I'm still speaking my mind, but ...
philanthropy.blogspot.com
January 7, 2025 at 10:44 PM
If you've read my posts about capitulation, add #meta to list of syncophants. @glaad.bsky.social "Meta has quietly removed major sections of its hate speech policy protecting LGBTQ people, people of color, women, immigrants, and other marginalized groups." philanthropy.blogspot.com/2025/01/and-...
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PSA: MODERATION LISTS ARE MIGRATING FROM THIS ACCOUNT to @skysentry.bsky.social
If you're subscribed to any of the lists, please re-subscribe to them at the new owner by November 30th, after which I will no longer be maintaining them, and the lists will be removed from this account. Thank you.
If you're subscribed to any of the lists, please re-subscribe to them at the new owner by November 30th, after which I will no longer be maintaining them, and the lists will be removed from this account. Thank you.
November 23, 2024 at 6:06 PM
PSA: MODERATION LISTS ARE MIGRATING FROM THIS ACCOUNT to @skysentry.bsky.social
If you're subscribed to any of the lists, please re-subscribe to them at the new owner by November 30th, after which I will no longer be maintaining them, and the lists will be removed from this account. Thank you.
If you're subscribed to any of the lists, please re-subscribe to them at the new owner by November 30th, after which I will no longer be maintaining them, and the lists will be removed from this account. Thank you.
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To block all of these accounts in one sweep, “subscribe" to the list, then "block.”
I made a blocklist for some of the new showing up to troll anti trans folks. No oxygen for these schmoes! bsky.app/profile/did:...
November 19, 2024 at 12:12 AM
To block all of these accounts in one sweep, “subscribe" to the list, then "block.”
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But really, the MAGA blocklist is a must subscribe to, as it catches most of these before they even start. bsky.app/profile/skyw...
November 15, 2024 at 5:13 AM
But really, the MAGA blocklist is a must subscribe to, as it catches most of these before they even start. bsky.app/profile/skyw...
Is BlueSky the new Twitter, and if so is that a good thing?
Article by @mathewi.bsky.social (Matthew Ingram on his Torment Nexus Substack)
He covers an enormous amount of interesting terrain
tormentnexus.substack.com/p/is-bluesky...
Article by @mathewi.bsky.social (Matthew Ingram on his Torment Nexus Substack)
He covers an enormous amount of interesting terrain
tormentnexus.substack.com/p/is-bluesky...
Is BlueSky the new Twitter, and if so is that a good thing?
After deciding to write about Bluesky and its recent meteoric growth, I wrote down the headline above, and then I went to look at what I had written in the past about Bluesky while I was at the Columb...
tormentnexus.substack.com
November 15, 2024 at 6:07 AM
Is BlueSky the new Twitter, and if so is that a good thing?
Article by @mathewi.bsky.social (Matthew Ingram on his Torment Nexus Substack)
He covers an enormous amount of interesting terrain
tormentnexus.substack.com/p/is-bluesky...
Article by @mathewi.bsky.social (Matthew Ingram on his Torment Nexus Substack)
He covers an enormous amount of interesting terrain
tormentnexus.substack.com/p/is-bluesky...
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Read my latest post on the massive cultural impact of Brazilian stan twitter and how a ban on X could have far reaching implications for the entertainment industry and political landscape
open.substack.com/pub/taylorlo...
open.substack.com/pub/taylorlo...
The burning of the Library of Alexandria for fandoms
Brazil blocking X could deal a fatal blow to stan twitter
open.substack.com
August 31, 2024 at 9:09 PM
Read my latest post on the massive cultural impact of Brazilian stan twitter and how a ban on X could have far reaching implications for the entertainment industry and political landscape
open.substack.com/pub/taylorlo...
open.substack.com/pub/taylorlo...
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I wrote a new blog post about Bluesky 😄 It's my "user's guide" that talks about what Bluesky is, what's good to know when you're just starting, the apps & tools that you may want to try, and what about the things that aren't ready yet: mackuba.eu/2024/02/21/b... 🦋🦋
A complete guide to Bluesky
I've decided to write down some of the tips & tricks that I often give to friends when I send them an invite code, or the advice and answers that I sometimes give to people that I find in some feed as...
mackuba.eu
February 21, 2024 at 6:20 PM
I wrote a new blog post about Bluesky 😄 It's my "user's guide" that talks about what Bluesky is, what's good to know when you're just starting, the apps & tools that you may want to try, and what about the things that aren't ready yet: mackuba.eu/2024/02/21/b... 🦋🦋
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I've never had so many people ask me for my opinion on the Wired article by Jaron Lanier and Allison Stanger about Section 230. It took some time, but here is my response. Apologies for the angry outbursts. I couldn't avoid them. www.techdirt.com/2024/02/15/h...
Has Wired Given Up On Fact Checking? Publishes Facts-Optional Screed Against Section 230 That Gets Almost Everything Wrong
What is going on at Wired Magazine? A few years ago, the magazine went on a bit of a binge with some articles that completely misrepresented Section 230. While I felt those articles were extraordin…
www.techdirt.com
February 15, 2024 at 6:01 PM
I've never had so many people ask me for my opinion on the Wired article by Jaron Lanier and Allison Stanger about Section 230. It took some time, but here is my response. Apologies for the angry outbursts. I couldn't avoid them. www.techdirt.com/2024/02/15/h...
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After Elon Musk bought Twitter, now X, he dismantled its system to flag false election content.
Musk, who has spread misinformation himself on X, said the system amounted to election interference, raising alarms among experts and election administrators.
Musk, who has spread misinformation himself on X, said the system amounted to election interference, raising alarms among experts and election administrators.
Elon Musk Is Spreading Election Misinformation, but X’s Fact Checkers Are Long Gone
Civil rights lawyers and Democrats are sounding alarms about Mr. Musk’s claims about voting. The Biden campaign called his posts “profoundly irresponsible.”
www.nytimes.com
January 25, 2024 at 10:07 PM
After Elon Musk bought Twitter, now X, he dismantled its system to flag false election content.
Musk, who has spread misinformation himself on X, said the system amounted to election interference, raising alarms among experts and election administrators.
Musk, who has spread misinformation himself on X, said the system amounted to election interference, raising alarms among experts and election administrators.
This is one of my favourite audio plugins the
OBJEQ DELAY ACOUSTIC FILTER & DELAY made by @appliedacoustics This and a plate reverb and I am a very happy camper.
Its on sale at the moment so if you are looking for something different...
www.applied-acoustics.com/objeq-delay/
Just a happy user.
OBJEQ DELAY ACOUSTIC FILTER & DELAY made by @appliedacoustics This and a plate reverb and I am a very happy camper.
Its on sale at the moment so if you are looking for something different...
www.applied-acoustics.com/objeq-delay/
Just a happy user.
AAS
Objeq Delay VST AU AAX
Objeq Delay is the best acoustic filter and delay plug-in in VST, Audio Units (AU), and AAX formats for Reason, Live, Logic Pro, Pro Tools, Cubase, Reaper, Sonar, FL Studio, and many more. Try Objeq D...
www.applied-acoustics.com
November 25, 2023 at 5:33 AM
This is one of my favourite audio plugins the
OBJEQ DELAY ACOUSTIC FILTER & DELAY made by @appliedacoustics This and a plate reverb and I am a very happy camper.
Its on sale at the moment so if you are looking for something different...
www.applied-acoustics.com/objeq-delay/
Just a happy user.
OBJEQ DELAY ACOUSTIC FILTER & DELAY made by @appliedacoustics This and a plate reverb and I am a very happy camper.
Its on sale at the moment so if you are looking for something different...
www.applied-acoustics.com/objeq-delay/
Just a happy user.