Total Sonic Media
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Digital & analog audio mastering - https://totalsonic.net
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Greetings folks, just a note that I have moved my main Bluesky account to @sberson.at.app.wafrn.net - please "follow" me there if you wish to see more recent posts. Thanks!
February 12, 2026 at 8:19 PM
Greetings folks, just a note that I have moved my main Bluesky account to @sberson.at.app.wafrn.net - please "follow" me there if you wish to see more recent posts. Thanks!
Wishing all my Christian friends & family celebrating the birth of Yeshua ben Nazareth a Joyful Christmas! And wishing all my non-Christian friends & fam, that like me, will very gladly join in any excuse for chillin' together, gift giving, and feasting a […]
[Original post on mastodon.social]
[Original post on mastodon.social]
December 25, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Wishing all my Christian friends & family celebrating the birth of Yeshua ben Nazareth a Joyful Christmas! And wishing all my non-Christian friends & fam, that like me, will very gladly join in any excuse for chillin' together, gift giving, and feasting a […]
[Original post on mastodon.social]
[Original post on mastodon.social]
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Me: I don’t see the appeal of boxing
TV: OK but what if it’s professional boxers savagely brutalizing influencers
Me:
TV: OK but what if it’s professional boxers savagely brutalizing influencers
Me:
December 20, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Me: I don’t see the appeal of boxing
TV: OK but what if it’s professional boxers savagely brutalizing influencers
Me:
TV: OK but what if it’s professional boxers savagely brutalizing influencers
Me:
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**Wishing for a Mastodon plushie this Christmas?** 🎄
We’re giving away two of the new ones for free to two random people who boost and favorite this post! Winners will be announced on December 25th, just like last year.
If you’d like to support our server and […]
[Original post on mastodon.de]
We’re giving away two of the new ones for free to two random people who boost and favorite this post! Winners will be announced on December 25th, just like last year.
If you’d like to support our server and […]
[Original post on mastodon.de]
December 19, 2025 at 4:41 PM
**Wishing for a Mastodon plushie this Christmas?** 🎄
We’re giving away two of the new ones for free to two random people who boost and favorite this post! Winners will be announced on December 25th, just like last year.
If you’d like to support our server and […]
[Original post on mastodon.de]
We’re giving away two of the new ones for free to two random people who boost and favorite this post! Winners will be announced on December 25th, just like last year.
If you’d like to support our server and […]
[Original post on mastodon.de]
The devs of Waterfox (a privacy hardened fork of Firefox) respond to Mozilla's announcement that they will be "pivoting" to embedding "AI" in the Firefox browser - worth a read: https://www.waterfox.com/blog/no-ai-here-response-to-mozilla/
#mozilla #firefox #waterfox #webbrowser #ai […]
#mozilla #firefox #waterfox #webbrowser #ai […]
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mastodon.social
December 17, 2025 at 5:03 PM
The devs of Waterfox (a privacy hardened fork of Firefox) respond to Mozilla's announcement that they will be "pivoting" to embedding "AI" in the Firefox browser - worth a read: https://www.waterfox.com/blog/no-ai-here-response-to-mozilla/
#mozilla #firefox #waterfox #webbrowser #ai […]
#mozilla #firefox #waterfox #webbrowser #ai […]
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There's dogshit Netflix homogenized consolidation, which is definitely bad, and then there's authoritarian state television dominated by the planet's second richest techno fascist asshole, which is significantly fucking worse
December 16, 2025 at 9:40 PM
There's dogshit Netflix homogenized consolidation, which is definitely bad, and then there's authoritarian state television dominated by the planet's second richest techno fascist asshole, which is significantly fucking worse
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Republicans: "Fuck deaf, blind kids."
Born Deaf and Blind, She’s Caught in Trump’s Anti-Diversity Crusade
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/15/us/trump-dei-funding-deaf-blind.html?unlocked_article_code=1.808.ZSn_.WuKwUmj9BhU-&smid=url-share
#TrumpDidThis #republicansdidthis #gopkakistocracy […]
Born Deaf and Blind, She’s Caught in Trump’s Anti-Diversity Crusade
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/15/us/trump-dei-funding-deaf-blind.html?unlocked_article_code=1.808.ZSn_.WuKwUmj9BhU-&smid=url-share
#TrumpDidThis #republicansdidthis #gopkakistocracy […]
Original post on mstdn.social
mstdn.social
December 15, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Republicans: "Fuck deaf, blind kids."
Born Deaf and Blind, She’s Caught in Trump’s Anti-Diversity Crusade
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/15/us/trump-dei-funding-deaf-blind.html?unlocked_article_code=1.808.ZSn_.WuKwUmj9BhU-&smid=url-share
#TrumpDidThis #republicansdidthis #gopkakistocracy […]
Born Deaf and Blind, She’s Caught in Trump’s Anti-Diversity Crusade
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/15/us/trump-dei-funding-deaf-blind.html?unlocked_article_code=1.808.ZSn_.WuKwUmj9BhU-&smid=url-share
#TrumpDidThis #republicansdidthis #gopkakistocracy […]
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‘USEFUL IDIOT’: “Ex top litigation volunteer at the Anti-Defamation League’s scorching resignation letter is the latest sign of Jewish discontent over the org’s shift during Trump… says they failed to respond aggressively to antisemitism on the right…” www.jta.org/2025/12/12/u...
December 14, 2025 at 5:01 AM
‘USEFUL IDIOT’: “Ex top litigation volunteer at the Anti-Defamation League’s scorching resignation letter is the latest sign of Jewish discontent over the org’s shift during Trump… says they failed to respond aggressively to antisemitism on the right…” www.jta.org/2025/12/12/u...
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“A woman who was 4 months pregnant and experiencing bleeding had not been seen by a doctor for months. Another had a miscarriage and was deported while still bleeding.”
www.thebulwark.com/p/trumps-dep...
www.thebulwark.com/p/trumps-dep...
December 11, 2025 at 2:51 PM
“A woman who was 4 months pregnant and experiencing bleeding had not been seen by a doctor for months. Another had a miscarriage and was deported while still bleeding.”
www.thebulwark.com/p/trumps-dep...
www.thebulwark.com/p/trumps-dep...
With the seizure of a Venezuelan oil tanker in international waters, the USA has now turned into a rogue state engaging in piracy on the high seas. The US gov is acting the same as Tripoli circa 1800, whose crimes of piracy back then, elicited the First Barbary War. How far the USA has […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
December 11, 2025 at 5:22 PM
With the seizure of a Venezuelan oil tanker in international waters, the USA has now turned into a rogue state engaging in piracy on the high seas. The US gov is acting the same as Tripoli circa 1800, whose crimes of piracy back then, elicited the First Barbary War. How far the USA has […]
Nice to get featured with a bunch of other mastering colleagues in a great article by Ian Stewart on "the most common issues in audio mastering" for the audio processing & restoration plugin & editor maker Izotope. Izotope makes some stuff that can do near "magical" results, that get used on a […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
December 9, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Nice to get featured with a bunch of other mastering colleagues in a great article by Ian Stewart on "the most common issues in audio mastering" for the audio processing & restoration plugin & editor maker Izotope. Izotope makes some stuff that can do near "magical" results, that get used on a […]
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The free speech presidency
On Monday, the University of Alabama suspended two student-run magazines over fears stemming from a July DOJ memo. The student journalists I spoke with yesterday told me that the decision was nonsensical and threatened their First Amendment rights.
www.alreporter.com/2025/12/03/u...
www.alreporter.com/2025/12/03/u...
University of Alabama suspends two student magazines over DEI
The editors of the publications, which focus on women’s wellness and the Black student experience respectively, expressed shock at the decision.
www.alreporter.com
December 4, 2025 at 3:25 PM
The free speech presidency
RE: https://mastodon.social/@verge/115657212009823068
people (like me) that use and build their own desktop computers, for both their businesses and personal use, are quickly losing affordable options for RAM, as AI slop making farms gobble it up at premiums instead ->
people (like me) that use and build their own desktop computers, for both their businesses and personal use, are quickly losing affordable options for RAM, as AI slop making farms gobble it up at premiums instead ->
mastodon.social
December 3, 2025 at 7:17 PM
RE: https://mastodon.social/@verge/115657212009823068
people (like me) that use and build their own desktop computers, for both their businesses and personal use, are quickly losing affordable options for RAM, as AI slop making farms gobble it up at premiums instead ->
people (like me) that use and build their own desktop computers, for both their businesses and personal use, are quickly losing affordable options for RAM, as AI slop making farms gobble it up at premiums instead ->
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Amazon might not notice that you stopped shopping with them* but if you take that same modest bit of disposable income and spend it on art bought directly from artists, the small electronics projects of your friends, helping people in dire financial situations and the the local theater all of […]
Original post on sauropods.win
sauropods.win
December 3, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Amazon might not notice that you stopped shopping with them* but if you take that same modest bit of disposable income and spend it on art bought directly from artists, the small electronics projects of your friends, helping people in dire financial situations and the the local theater all of […]
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WATCH: Noem and the Trump regime cabinet let out an evil laugh about ruining immigrants’ Christmases 😕🎅🎄 (most grabbed by ICE have no records)
She says they are about to hire their 10,000th ICE goon - with a budget bigger than most military budgets. Your money.
She says they are about to hire their 10,000th ICE goon - with a budget bigger than most military budgets. Your money.
December 2, 2025 at 7:08 PM
WATCH: Noem and the Trump regime cabinet let out an evil laugh about ruining immigrants’ Christmases 😕🎅🎄 (most grabbed by ICE have no records)
She says they are about to hire their 10,000th ICE goon - with a budget bigger than most military budgets. Your money.
She says they are about to hire their 10,000th ICE goon - with a budget bigger than most military budgets. Your money.
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Incredibly corrupt, and also painfully ignorant on multiple subjects he spouts off about.
A quintessential example of both tech oligarchy and why it’s bad when a pick for an influential government position prompts the established professionals to go “who?” and the posters to go “oh yeah, that guy.”
A quintessential example of both tech oligarchy and why it’s bad when a pick for an influential government position prompts the established professionals to go “who?” and the posters to go “oh yeah, that guy.”
We just published a deep look into David Sacks, the White House's AI and Crypto czar. The story examines how he has been able keep hundreds of stakes in AI-related and crypto companies as he influences gov policy in those very industries.
Here's what we found:
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/30/t...
Here's what we found:
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/30/t...
Silicon Valley’s Man in the White House Is Benefiting Himself and His Friends
www.nytimes.com
December 1, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Incredibly corrupt, and also painfully ignorant on multiple subjects he spouts off about.
A quintessential example of both tech oligarchy and why it’s bad when a pick for an influential government position prompts the established professionals to go “who?” and the posters to go “oh yeah, that guy.”
A quintessential example of both tech oligarchy and why it’s bad when a pick for an influential government position prompts the established professionals to go “who?” and the posters to go “oh yeah, that guy.”
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🧵This 58-year-old nurse from Maryland is seen being violently dragged along the ground by officials in Ghana.
Trump deported her there.
This abhorrent & disgusting abuse of a woman who saved American lives and cared for injured and ill Americans for 30 years.
All the details below are worse.
Trump deported her there.
This abhorrent & disgusting abuse of a woman who saved American lives and cared for injured and ill Americans for 30 years.
All the details below are worse.
Woman deported from Maryland shown on video being dragged in Ghana
Rabbiatu Kuyateh was detained this summer at her annual ICE check-in, her son said. She moved to the D.C. area 30 years ago as she fled civil war in Sierra Leone.
www.nbcnews.com
November 30, 2025 at 4:30 AM
🧵This 58-year-old nurse from Maryland is seen being violently dragged along the ground by officials in Ghana.
Trump deported her there.
This abhorrent & disgusting abuse of a woman who saved American lives and cared for injured and ill Americans for 30 years.
All the details below are worse.
Trump deported her there.
This abhorrent & disgusting abuse of a woman who saved American lives and cared for injured and ill Americans for 30 years.
All the details below are worse.
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November 23, 2025 at 7:35 PM
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College freshman, flying home for Thanksgiving surprise, is instead deported despite court order
www.latimes.com/world-nation... imagine profiting from lawlessly deporting a college student (aka a paying customer in the US economy) traveling for thanksgiving.
prosecute all of them.
www.latimes.com/world-nation... imagine profiting from lawlessly deporting a college student (aka a paying customer in the US economy) traveling for thanksgiving.
prosecute all of them.
College freshman, flying home for Thanksgiving surprise, is instead deported despite court order
A college freshman trying to fly from Boston to Texas to surprise her family for Thanksgiving was deported to Honduras in violation of a court order.
www.latimes.com
November 30, 2025 at 8:26 AM
College freshman, flying home for Thanksgiving surprise, is instead deported despite court order
www.latimes.com/world-nation... imagine profiting from lawlessly deporting a college student (aka a paying customer in the US economy) traveling for thanksgiving.
prosecute all of them.
www.latimes.com/world-nation... imagine profiting from lawlessly deporting a college student (aka a paying customer in the US economy) traveling for thanksgiving.
prosecute all of them.
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Big tech thrives on division. Mastodon thrives with you.
Here, you’ll find local journalists 📰, libraries 📚, and grassroots movements, all sharing space on their own terms. Stand with us for a social web that amplifies voices, not outrage.
Support us to […]
[Original post on mastodon.social]
Here, you’ll find local journalists 📰, libraries 📚, and grassroots movements, all sharing space on their own terms. Stand with us for a social web that amplifies voices, not outrage.
Support us to […]
[Original post on mastodon.social]
November 28, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Big tech thrives on division. Mastodon thrives with you.
Here, you’ll find local journalists 📰, libraries 📚, and grassroots movements, all sharing space on their own terms. Stand with us for a social web that amplifies voices, not outrage.
Support us to […]
[Original post on mastodon.social]
Here, you’ll find local journalists 📰, libraries 📚, and grassroots movements, all sharing space on their own terms. Stand with us for a social web that amplifies voices, not outrage.
Support us to […]
[Original post on mastodon.social]
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Kavanaugh stop. Smashed the kid’s car windows and arrested him. He told them he was a U.S. citizen. The officer replied “I don’t care.”
www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...
www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...
High school senior, a U.S. citizen, detained by ICE in Oregon
The 17-year-old was held more than five hours Friday in an ICE facility, his brother said.
www.oregonlive.com
November 23, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Kavanaugh stop. Smashed the kid’s car windows and arrested him. He told them he was a U.S. citizen. The officer replied “I don’t care.”
www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...
www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...
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Amid a deepening ecological crisis and acute water shortage, Tehran can no longer remain the capital of Iran, the country’s president has said.
The situation in Tehran is the result of “a perfect storm of climate change and corruption,” says Michael Rubin, a political analyst at the American […]
The situation in Tehran is the result of “a perfect storm of climate change and corruption,” says Michael Rubin, a political analyst at the American […]
Original post on c.im
c.im
November 22, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Amid a deepening ecological crisis and acute water shortage, Tehran can no longer remain the capital of Iran, the country’s president has said.
The situation in Tehran is the result of “a perfect storm of climate change and corruption,” says Michael Rubin, a political analyst at the American […]
The situation in Tehran is the result of “a perfect storm of climate change and corruption,” says Michael Rubin, a political analyst at the American […]
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Heartbreaking stuff. And more good journalism from @charlotteobserver.com which has been a part of an incredible effort from local media to cover this past week’s attack on our city.
November 21, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Heartbreaking stuff. And more good journalism from @charlotteobserver.com which has been a part of an incredible effort from local media to cover this past week’s attack on our city.