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Rob Bantin 🇸🇪🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈

@cubusaddendum.bsky.social

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Audio architect of Snowdrop @Ubisoft, guitarist, electronic music, neurodivergent, author, norsified celt, swarm of bees. Opinions are mine. They/Them

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Rob Bantin 🇸🇪🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 @cubusaddendum.bsky.social · Aug 20

I did a bunch of home improvements over the summer. This one got a lot of positive feedback from visitors. Just wondering where to put all the other guitars now. (Hint: One of them is a Steinberger bass that won’t hang like this)

Five guitars hanging on a baton wall by the top of some stairs.

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Rob Bantin 🇸🇪🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 @cubusaddendum.bsky.social · 4h

Yeah! I used to see it in bars in Spain. The first time I saw Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit I was in a bar in Spain. Then I went to university and there was a cable/tel deal for students that we tried out, and that’s when I got into having MTV on in the background.

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Rob Bantin 🇸🇪🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 @cubusaddendum.bsky.social · 5h

Wow. MTV is shutting down its remaining music channels by the end of this year. It seems wild to me, but to be honest I haven’t had it on in years. In the Netherlands it was public cable, but in the UK I’ve have to pay Murdoch. In Sweden it didn’t come with my broadband deal. 🤷‍♀️

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Rob Bantin 🇸🇪🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 @cubusaddendum.bsky.social · 1d

These AI tech companies want to take your fishing rod away from you and sell you dodgy looking fish at an introductory subscription price that doesn’t even begin to cover the running costs of their trawler fleet. But hey, so long as people keep betting on how big the fleet grows, I guess we’re fine.

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Kate Clancy @kateclancy.bsky.social · 1d

I am being asked to tell my department which pieces of lab equipment should be supported with backup power because they expect rolling blackouts and brownouts in 2026 due to increased energy demands from AI. In case you're wondering how my day is going.

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Rob Bantin 🇸🇪🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 @cubusaddendum.bsky.social · 1d

My regular hummus cafe owner has had his parents’ work visas denied renewal because the immigration office think they don’t really work. They do - for their son. If you live in the Malmo area and feel the sense of injustice, there’s a petition you can sign.

c.org/4mhR4FhW5d

Can you spare a minute to help this campaign?

Stoppa utvisningen av Hummussons familj! (ägaren Ibras föräldrar)

c.org

Rob Bantin 🇸🇪🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 @cubusaddendum.bsky.social · 1d

Or, as they say in Vienna -
“Schnitzels get stitchels”

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Rob Bantin 🇸🇪🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 @cubusaddendum.bsky.social · 2d

As someone that doesn’t make enough dopamine naturally, it’s quite something to listen to a new NIN album, realize it’s on point, and then suddenly feel like a human being for half an hour. I’m crying with joy rn. Whatever I may think about the new Tron movie, this album is enough. NIN is enough.

Rob Bantin 🇸🇪🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 @cubusaddendum.bsky.social · 3d

a woman in a black shirt is pointing up at the word this in pink letters

ALT: a woman in a black shirt is pointing up at the word this in pink letters

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Rob Bantin 🇸🇪🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 @cubusaddendum.bsky.social · 4d

All done. Issues resolved. And the tea was ok. Good night.

Rob Bantin 🇸🇪🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 @cubusaddendum.bsky.social · 4d

Creating Windows 11 media at 76%. Do I have time to make a cup of tea?

Rob Bantin 🇸🇪🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 @cubusaddendum.bsky.social · 4d

I laugh now, but soon I will be shopping for an RGB keyboard. *stares at current green LED keyboard with disgust*

Rob Bantin 🇸🇪🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 @cubusaddendum.bsky.social · 4d

TIL Windows 11 natively supports dynamic lighting. Mouse now telling CPU temp with hue.

Rob Bantin 🇸🇪🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 @cubusaddendum.bsky.social · 4d

“Feel free to keep using your PC”. Thanks Microsoft - for your permission.

Rob Bantin 🇸🇪🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 @cubusaddendum.bsky.social · 4d

Oh yeah I was meant to make a USB flash key

Rob Bantin 🇸🇪🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 @cubusaddendum.bsky.social · 4d

In all this, Steam and GOG are like honey badgers.

Rob Bantin 🇸🇪🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 @cubusaddendum.bsky.social · 4d

Having a senior moment with recalling my password

Rob Bantin 🇸🇪🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 @cubusaddendum.bsky.social · 4d

And *shock* another reboot

Rob Bantin 🇸🇪🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 @cubusaddendum.bsky.social · 4d

Armoury Crate still caught in a liminal space between updated and not updated. Full uninstall recommended.

Rob Bantin 🇸🇪🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 @cubusaddendum.bsky.social · 4d

I fixed the ene.sys error with a classic power cycles reboot. Get me, doing IT support like a champ.

Rob Bantin 🇸🇪🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 @cubusaddendum.bsky.social · 4d

Discord is back. While I was away Berrak has been predicting the worst with this upgrade. I told her if that happens I’m going back to my Amiga emulator.

Rob Bantin 🇸🇪🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 @cubusaddendum.bsky.social · 4d

Even though they all but one got laid off for AI.

Rob Bantin 🇸🇪🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 @cubusaddendum.bsky.social · 4d

This is my karma for making fun of the installer gfx team.

Rob Bantin 🇸🇪🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 @cubusaddendum.bsky.social · 4d

ene.sys hell

Rob Bantin 🇸🇪🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 @cubusaddendum.bsky.social · 4d

Restarting …

Rob Bantin 🇸🇪🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 @cubusaddendum.bsky.social · 4d

Asus motherboard extensions update incoming. Also happened last time.