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Dust on Both Sides @dustcollector.bsky.social · 4h

Also - hot take.

I hate seeing stripes of the forest cut down to make place for ski tracks. I find it extremely ugly.
The (fairly) nearby town of Harrachov in Krkonoše mountains is hit particularly bad with this trend, but it can sadly be seen even around Liberec.

To me, it's just disgusting. 🤮

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Dust on Both Sides @dustcollector.bsky.social · 4h

Over the years, however, I've noticed a gradual return to the old mixed forests with plenty of beeches, maples, firs, and birches.

Not only does this make the whole forest stronger and more resistant, it's also much more beautiful to look at in autumn.

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Dust on Both Sides @dustcollector.bsky.social · 4h

One of the good things about getting older is watching the scenery change.
When I was little, the mountains around my hometown were nothing but spruce monocultures, which were extremely vulnerable to pollution (which used to be a huge problem here in northern Bohemia), drought, and strong winds.

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PhillFoss @phillfoss.bsky.social · 13h

San Francisco shows up……

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ElectricDEAD @electricheadpt2.cryptoanarchy.network · 1d

Do NOT bring your phone or any cameras to any fucking protests. This fed wants to get you black bagged.

Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 2d

Take a picture of yourself at the No Kings rally.

Print it.

Put it in a frame.

Your grandchildren will speak about you for generations to come. You took a stand against fascism. You stood up for democracy.

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Dust on Both Sides @dustcollector.bsky.social · 1d

I also used to dislike white chocolate, but during my time as a pâtissière, I realised it's more a matter of combining it with appropriate flavours than it being actually bad.

Yes, I still prefer dark, but white chocolate can be pretty damn good. The thing is - most people/chefs don't even try.

Dust on Both Sides @dustcollector.bsky.social · 1d

I hear you, but consider this:

-white chocolate & vanilla pavé with raspberry & thyme compote
-white chocolate & cardamom ice cream
-white chocolate, Cointreau & orange parfait

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Dust on Both Sides @dustcollector.bsky.social · 1d

Sneak peek of a pic I'll soon finish.

Not sure how I'll decide yet, but I'm considering only posting uncensored NSFW images on pillowfort and maybe pixiv, as bluesky's recent policy seems like a slippery slope to me.

A cutout of a black and white work in progress, showing parts of limbs and a torso, cushions with peonies, and a hand holding a folding fan.

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Careful Ren Zine @carefulren.bsky.social · 1d

WE'VE REACHED 110 COPIES SOLD!

This means we'll add EVEN MORE to the zine! Everyone who got their orders in before just now will receive a Hux dogtag! (And I will ask the supplier if they can add extras to see if I can get them to more people.)

We're bumping the zine up to AT LEAST 112 pages now!

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Dust on Both Sides @dustcollector.bsky.social · 1d

Brb.
Off to bandcamp to buy the album.🤩

Ukraine Vibes 🎧🌻 @uavibes.bsky.social · 1d

The Hardkiss - Tony, talk!

music.youtube.com/watch?v=Gz4E...

Tony, Talk!

YouTube video by The Hardkiss - Topic

music.youtube.com

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Fuss @fusspot.rip · 1d

A printed set of World Book encyclopedias is $1200 and only captures info up to the window in time in which it was printed.

A few bucks a month can make sure a vital resource that's constantly updated and rigorously scoured for inaccuracies by benevolent pedants remains available to everyone.

Emanuel Maiberg @emanuelmaiberg.bsky.social · 2d

wikipedia's data shows that AI is siphoning traffic away from the site, which is a danger to its sustainability. ironically Wikipedia is more important than ever to users who want reliable information instead of slop, and to AI companies that need it for training data www.404media.co/wikipedia-sa...

Wikipedia Says AI Is Causing a Dangerous Decline in Human Visitors

“With fewer visits to Wikipedia, fewer volunteers may grow and enrich the content, and fewer individual donors may support this work.”

www.404media.co

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UNITED24 @u24.gov.ua · 1d

While on vacation in London, combat medics from the 3rd Army Corps — Sophia, Khrystyna, and Rebekah — saved a man who had been in a car accident❤️

Ukrainian tactical combat care comes to the rescue, no matter where, without days off🧵

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Dust on Both Sides @dustcollector.bsky.social · 2d

Can you ever grow out of loving magical girl transformations?

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Dust on Both Sides @dustcollector.bsky.social · 2d

The target was a Sith holocron.
And the two just saw Kylo Ren internalise it, perhaps to protect it from the Resistance.

(Not pictured - the aftermath. Hux, facing the Resistance, slaps SL Ren's arse.
Hux: "This badboy can fit so many Sith artifacts inside..."
Rey: *eye twitch*)

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Dust on Both Sides @dustcollector.bsky.social · 2d

Ha! Blue eyes! /yes!😤/

(Also, is that Opan? It looks like him.)

Domhnall Gleeson Archive @gleesonarchive.bsky.social · 2d

General Hux as seen in Issue #9 of 'STAR WARS: Legacy of Vader'

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Careful Ren Zine @carefulren.bsky.social · 3d

BIG ANNOUNCEMENT!

The first 100 orders will receive a REAL METAL HUX DOGTAG!

(If you have already ordered, you will receive it, don’t worry!)

We are at 91 orders currently!

(If we exceed 100, I will try to get more but for now, it will be limited to the first 100!)

Here is a sample of the front

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Dust on Both Sides @dustcollector.bsky.social · 2d

I deleted all that stuff with a song in my heart 😆

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Dust on Both Sides @dustcollector.bsky.social · 3d

/WORD!!!/

(Perma-tired composer Hux in an ornate dressing gown, with his hair dishevelled and Millie on his shoulder, discovering super-intense, soaked-to-the-bone Kylo crouching like a gargoyle with a jar of honey on his doorstep...😍)

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Dust on Both Sides @dustcollector.bsky.social · 3d

Right?
I had to look it up.
What a great word, especially for Rachmaninov.

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Dust on Both Sides @dustcollector.bsky.social · 3d

(Once again, I'm sorry orz )

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Dust on Both Sides @dustcollector.bsky.social · 3d

Also, check the composer out.
I'd totally ship him...
...with Stravinsky, yes. (See pic no.3)

Sergey Rachmaninov, being extremely elegant.

The world-famous composer/pianist Sergey Rachmaninov... being extremely awkward with fellow composer Stravinsky, bringing him a jar of honey at a very odd hour.

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Dust on Both Sides @dustcollector.bsky.social · 3d

Currently jamming out to Rachmaninov's /Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini for piano and orchestra in A-minor/

Here, a link.

(My fav part starts at 09:32, but it has to be heard in its entirety for one to appreciate it. And it's so, so worth it.)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=KNBf...

Rachmaninoff: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43: Introduction – Variations 1-24

YouTube video by Vladimir Ashkenazy - Topic

www.youtube.com

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Dust on Both Sides @dustcollector.bsky.social · 3d

(That said, I can't really imagine the finale of Prokofiev's Piano Concerto No.1 being played any faster and/or more forceful than it already is. I suppose it would be just /noise/ in that case😆)

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Dust on Both Sides @dustcollector.bsky.social · 3d

Like during the finale of Rachmaninov's Piano Concerto No.2, you're supposed to feel the force and the god-damn /gravity/ of the piece, not feel like the conductor and/or pianist just want to get it over with.

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Dust on Both Sides @dustcollector.bsky.social · 3d

It's funny, how much conductors matter in classical music.

I have these pieces I absolutely love, conducted by certain people, and when I hear other conductors' version, I'm like "NO U!"

(I particularly hate it when a piece is too rushed, which seems to be very common nowadays.)

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