Matthew Dessem
@matthewdessem.bsky.social
I’m the enchanting wizard of rhythm. I came here to tell you about the rhythms of the universe.
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Okay. Here are the TV settings you need to get the best picture possible out of an LG OLED. Mine is a C4--on older models some of the names are different. (If I have time some time I'll get the older setting names from a CX.)
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delighted to announce that, after years of research, my team of scientists has successfully reversed ageing!
it’s “gniega”
it’s “gniega”
November 27, 2025 at 10:32 AM
delighted to announce that, after years of research, my team of scientists has successfully reversed ageing!
it’s “gniega”
it’s “gniega”
“When you have people who, instead of assimilating into our culture, are opting to basically import their culture, in many cases that culture is one of fraud and schemes and scams and violence, you erode the underfoot of what America is all about.” Reopen the schools and screen some Preston Sturges!
Rep. Kat Cammarck: "Today, one in six people in the US is foreign born. That quite frankly is not sustainable to maintain a culture that we are known for here in the United States."
December 2, 2025 at 7:43 PM
“When you have people who, instead of assimilating into our culture, are opting to basically import their culture, in many cases that culture is one of fraud and schemes and scams and violence, you erode the underfoot of what America is all about.” Reopen the schools and screen some Preston Sturges!
Looks like HBO has given me a reason to hang on to my Mad Men Blu-rays; I’ll shelve them right next to my DVDs of The Wire. Really a shame they can’t just give us a clearer picture.
December 2, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Looks like HBO has given me a reason to hang on to my Mad Men Blu-rays; I’ll shelve them right next to my DVDs of The Wire. Really a shame they can’t just give us a clearer picture.
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The Scientologists have a Cybertruck.
December 1, 2025 at 10:59 PM
The Scientologists have a Cybertruck.
Here is a simple illustration of the gap between “the best music of an era” and “the music you would be surrounded by, like it or not, if you lived in that era. “Surfer Rosa” was released in March of 1988. That January, my local radio station was playing this twice an hour:
PowerSource - Dear Mr. Jesus (Official Music Video)
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December 1, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Here is a simple illustration of the gap between “the best music of an era” and “the music you would be surrounded by, like it or not, if you lived in that era. “Surfer Rosa” was released in March of 1988. That January, my local radio station was playing this twice an hour:
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AD-ROCK: Yo Ebenezer you gotta show re-
BEASTIES: MORSE
AD-ROCK: Redemption is not a mere matter of
Beasties: COURSE
MIKE D: We’ll show you Bob Cratchit’s not a lazy
BEASTIES: MOOCHER
MCA: We’re Christmas Past
MIKE D: Christmas Present
BEASTIES: AND CHRISTMAS FUTURE
BEASTIES: MORSE
AD-ROCK: Redemption is not a mere matter of
Beasties: COURSE
MIKE D: We’ll show you Bob Cratchit’s not a lazy
BEASTIES: MOOCHER
MCA: We’re Christmas Past
MIKE D: Christmas Present
BEASTIES: AND CHRISTMAS FUTURE
January 5, 2025 at 8:01 PM
AD-ROCK: Yo Ebenezer you gotta show re-
BEASTIES: MORSE
AD-ROCK: Redemption is not a mere matter of
Beasties: COURSE
MIKE D: We’ll show you Bob Cratchit’s not a lazy
BEASTIES: MOOCHER
MCA: We’re Christmas Past
MIKE D: Christmas Present
BEASTIES: AND CHRISTMAS FUTURE
BEASTIES: MORSE
AD-ROCK: Redemption is not a mere matter of
Beasties: COURSE
MIKE D: We’ll show you Bob Cratchit’s not a lazy
BEASTIES: MOOCHER
MCA: We’re Christmas Past
MIKE D: Christmas Present
BEASTIES: AND CHRISTMAS FUTURE
Has SecDef seen House of Dynamite?
December 1, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Has SecDef seen House of Dynamite?
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i semi-regularly think about this concept and way of describing it and crack up. absurd
November 28, 2025 at 5:31 PM
i semi-regularly think about this concept and way of describing it and crack up. absurd
Strong Floor, No Ceiling!
November 30, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Strong Floor, No Ceiling!
So that’s what that was about.
November 30, 2025 at 3:54 AM
So that’s what that was about.
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Farewell Tom Stoppard. I know I'm supposed to consider "Arcadia" your best work, but there's no improving on Brazil's taut first hour & the office dialogue in particular.
November 29, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Farewell Tom Stoppard. I know I'm supposed to consider "Arcadia" your best work, but there's no improving on Brazil's taut first hour & the office dialogue in particular.
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when you’re trying to evade capture after WWII ends:
November 28, 2025 at 6:26 PM
when you’re trying to evade capture after WWII ends:
I guess you could say there’s a little Üter in all of us!
November 28, 2025 at 4:43 AM
I guess you could say there’s a little Üter in all of us!
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you’ve seen:
Farragut High School Bandfest 1994
R.E.M.
Lollapalooza ‘95
Cake
Coachella ‘04
Farragut High School Bandfest 1994
R.E.M.
Lollapalooza ‘95
Cake
Coachella ‘04
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you’ve seen:
cast of Glee
The Kingston Trio
Bo Diddley
Ani DiFranco
Simon & Garfunkel
cast of Glee
The Kingston Trio
Bo Diddley
Ani DiFranco
Simon & Garfunkel
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you’ve seen:
Yo La Tengo
Taylor Swift
Wilson Pickett
Gang of Four
Spice Girls
Yo La Tengo
Taylor Swift
Wilson Pickett
Gang of Four
Spice Girls
November 28, 2025 at 4:03 AM
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you’ve seen:
Farragut High School Bandfest 1994
R.E.M.
Lollapalooza ‘95
Cake
Coachella ‘04
Farragut High School Bandfest 1994
R.E.M.
Lollapalooza ‘95
Cake
Coachella ‘04
It is accomplished!
November 28, 2025 at 1:08 AM
It is accomplished!
This is our dog. I profiled her for the Dissolve once! Since then she has been in seclusion from the media.
November 28, 2025 at 12:49 AM
This is our dog. I profiled her for the Dissolve once! Since then she has been in seclusion from the media.
Thanksgiving, every one!
November 27, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Thanksgiving, every one!
My gravy recipe involves the creation of a turkey stock made with chicken stock instead of water. Someday I am going to use that stock as the base liquid for a third stock, and take American gravy technology into the 21st century.
November 27, 2025 at 3:21 AM
My gravy recipe involves the creation of a turkey stock made with chicken stock instead of water. Someday I am going to use that stock as the base liquid for a third stock, and take American gravy technology into the 21st century.
Tom Petty is clearly the all-time champion at fully characterizing someone with a single lyric, but Ween’s “I think I spent the dog food money,” is pretty goddamned good.
November 26, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Tom Petty is clearly the all-time champion at fully characterizing someone with a single lyric, but Ween’s “I think I spent the dog food money,” is pretty goddamned good.
If you are home for the holidays and your relatives have an LG OLED that looks terrible, you can do more than just turn off motion smoothing. Here are all the settings:
Okay. Here are the TV settings you need to get the best picture possible out of an LG OLED. Mine is a C4--on older models some of the names are different. (If I have time some time I'll get the older setting names from a CX.)
November 26, 2025 at 6:34 PM
If you are home for the holidays and your relatives have an LG OLED that looks terrible, you can do more than just turn off motion smoothing. Here are all the settings:
Final Destination 4, a.k.a. The Final Destination, seems like a huge drop in quality without context: it was designed to cash in on the 3D craze, the original director dropped out, and the replacement (David R. Ellis, who directed FD2) took the job for the chance to goof around with 3D.
November 24, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Final Destination 4, a.k.a. The Final Destination, seems like a huge drop in quality without context: it was designed to cash in on the 3D craze, the original director dropped out, and the replacement (David R. Ellis, who directed FD2) took the job for the chance to goof around with 3D.
“In this life, things are much harder than in the afterworld. In this life, you’re on your own.” –Prince
“Now in Russia, they got it mapped out so that everyone pulls for everyone else. That‘s the theory, anyway. But what I know about is Texas. And down here, you’re on your own.” –Loren Vissar
“Now in Russia, they got it mapped out so that everyone pulls for everyone else. That‘s the theory, anyway. But what I know about is Texas. And down here, you’re on your own.” –Loren Vissar
November 24, 2025 at 10:48 PM
“In this life, things are much harder than in the afterworld. In this life, you’re on your own.” –Prince
“Now in Russia, they got it mapped out so that everyone pulls for everyone else. That‘s the theory, anyway. But what I know about is Texas. And down here, you’re on your own.” –Loren Vissar
“Now in Russia, they got it mapped out so that everyone pulls for everyone else. That‘s the theory, anyway. But what I know about is Texas. And down here, you’re on your own.” –Loren Vissar
You’ve gone too far this time, Woolgar (2002)!
November 24, 2025 at 9:52 PM
You’ve gone too far this time, Woolgar (2002)!
Here is my official ranking of Charles Laughton movies.
1. The Night of the Hunter.
1. The Night of the Hunter.
November 24, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Here is my official ranking of Charles Laughton movies.
1. The Night of the Hunter.
1. The Night of the Hunter.