I have to say that this is one of the most impressive demonstrations of a “flying car”, for lack of a better term, I have seen. It is smooth, fast, agile, and loud. I wonder if those asymmetrical props would have the same thrust. #tech #aircraft #JetsonONE www.youtube.com/watch
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#NowPlaying @ Nothing Manor: Traffic - John Barleycorn Must Die (1970 Deluxe Edition). Ironically, Dave Mason had left Traffic again and didn’t play on this critically acclaimed record. This is always my go-to Traffic disc, though. #rock #jazz #blues youtube.com/playlist
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#NowPlaying @ Nothing Manor: Dave Mason - A Shade of Blues (2025). A founding member of the legendary Traffic, Dave rolls out a new set of killer #blues tracks with some awesome surprises. After this I’m going to have to put on John Barleycorn Must Die. #music #rock youtube.com/playlist
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#NowPlaying @ Nothing Manor: The Smithereens - 2011 (2025 rerelease). The bands first album of new material since 1999 was well received by critics and fans. Then Pat died in 2017, but they continue to rock on. A new album is coming soon, too. RIP Pat! #music #powerpop youtube.com/playlist
Now that Mastodon is out of the crossposting loop, let’s see if this works. If so, then I’ll know that a proxy issue was at the core of my crossposting issues and can finally work to resolve it! Back to posting soon, I hope 😁 #troubleshooting
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#NowPlaying @ Nothing Manor: Tower of Power - 50 Years of Funk & Soul: Live at the Fox Theater (2018). This show is T-I-G-H-T!! I cannot name all the amazing performers, so be sure to look them up on Wikipedia. #music #funk #soul www.youtube.com/watch
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Douglas Adams would have hated this… and Elon… and everything going on right now in the US and UK. #tesla #elonmusk #hhgttg #capitalism boingboing.net/2025/03/2…
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Well, duh. #TFG 45 was a chaotic, disorganized mess desperately grasping for more support, no matter what color. TFG 47 is now laser focused on making #America white “again” (PROTIP: America was never all white. Ever.) #uspol #racism #NASA #space arstechnica.com/space/202…
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technology
Hmm. This one is interesting. #MacWorld is suggesting that #Apple’s 2010 acquisition of LiquidMetal may be critical for their folding phone. The name refers to the process of making extremely precise components, ICYWW, and might be used for the hinge. #tech #iPhone www.macworld.com/article/2…
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#NowPlaying @ Nothing Manor: Steve Miller Band - Austin City Limits (2011 or 2012… maybe). The Space Cowboy is still touring today, at the young age of 81. The visuals are 360p, but it’s more than good enough. Great show. #music #rock #blues www.youtube.com/watch
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Anyone who would advocate for the arrest of John Cusack and call him a “marginal success” clearly has no sense, an agenda, or both. These are the same people claiming Tesla protests are terrorism and school shootings are normal. #uspol #fascism #capitalism boingboing.net/2025/03/2…
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Yes. Yes, it has. #apple #tech #security 9to5mac.com/2025/03/2…
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Well, I’m an #Apple user and I can easily say that I will never consider a #GM product of any kind if I am disallowed from using my preferred platform. Last I checked, 35% of mobile devices users in the US are using #iOS devices. Solid marketing, dorks. #tech #cars #stupid www.theverge.com/news/6337…
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Wow. The new merlin video is truly frightening. In this episode he summarizes Ray Bradbury’s short story, The Veldt. He then proceeds to speculate on the generation of children born in the era of #ChatGPT and other #AI models. In short, it’s not good. #tech #dystopia #scifi www.youtube.com/watch
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Good news, everyone! #VideoGames workers now have a #union covering the #US and #Canada called United Videogame Workers, an off-shoot of the Communications Workers of America union. And it’s a Direct-Join union. Support it. #tech #FightCapitalism www.engadget.com/big-tech/…
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Not one of #Microsoft’s best choices… out of a long history of making bad decisions. Disenfranchising millions of machines that will no longer be able to run a valid and/supported copy of #Windows is just dumb. Very dumb and great for Linux. #tech #Apple #linux 9to5mac.com/2025/03/1…
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technology
Good lord, this is so very #Microsoft now. How the once innovative, at least for a brief time through the #Windows 7 to Windows 10 era (ignoring Windows 8), have fallen. Stupid #capitalism. Stupid #AI. Stupid #advertising. #tech #Switch2Linux #UninstallWindows www.theverge.com/news/6323…
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A friend just let me know that Danny Peart, Neil’s brother, has passed away from the same Glioblastoma brain cancer that Neil lost his battle with in 2020. Neil’s passing broke me for months. Rush is a critical part of who I am. #music #news #writing #FuckCancer #Rush faroutmagazine.co.uk/neil-pear…
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LA is my hometown. The #Capitalism segment of #Hollywood is dwarfed by the creatives who make the media we love. They should be paid and not replaced by #AI. Now watch Mikey’s video about the sign. #film #TV #animation #music www.youtube.com/watch
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I have a Dell 7200 2in1 which is similar to a Surface running KDE Neon which supports tablet more. Even in desktop mode I don’t find it unusable or tiring & not enough to reject a possible touchscreen MacBook. I never bought that argument. #tech #apple #wwdc #rumors 9to5mac.com/2025/03/1…
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#NowPlaying @ Nothing Manor: Semisonic - Feeling Strangely Fine 20th Anniversary Edition (1998). The first track absolutely killed it on the year of release, and remains an anthem decades later. The rest of the album is just as good. #music #rock #powerpop youtube.com/playlist
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#NowPlaying @ Nothing Manor: Semisonic - Great Divide (1996). This is a great album, full stop. A unique blend of pop vocals, power pop sensibilities, and driving, raw distorted guitars, it gets you from the first track. #music #semisonic #powerpop #rock youtube.com/playlist
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#NowPlaying @ Nothing Manor: Semisonic - Pleasure EP (1995). Dan Wilson is a subtle genius, an accomplished record producer, and a monster on the guitar most people know for the perpetual anthem “Closing Time”. “In The Veins” is a hard punk banger. #music #powerpop youtube.com/playlist
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#NowPlaying @ Nothing Manor: Live from Daryl’s House - Howard Jones (2024). This analog version of Howard’s What Is Love is a 5-alarm fire, but do watch the entire playlist. I’m In a Philly Mood is glorious as a finisher! #music #pop #soul www.youtube.com/playlist
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Does your git up n' go need #Goose? I’ve been jamming to this January 6th show streaming live on #YouTube for an hour and a half and it’s only half way through! #music #NowPlaying #JamBands www.youtube.com/watch
