acb
@acb.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy
Childless cat lad. Also opines about music at @acb
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Today I went with @Andy_Hazel to see Pipilotti Rist’s Gravity Be My Friend video installation at Stockholm Uni’s Accelerator gallery. I sort of saw it before, but not watched the entirety, as it was part of a larger exhibition.
This time, I lay back on the […]
[Original post on mastodon.social]
This time, I lay back on the […]
[Original post on mastodon.social]
November 26, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Today I went with @Andy_Hazel to see Pipilotti Rist’s Gravity Be My Friend video installation at Stockholm Uni’s Accelerator gallery. I sort of saw it before, but not watched the entirety, as it was part of a larger exhibition.
This time, I lay back on the […]
[Original post on mastodon.social]
This time, I lay back on the […]
[Original post on mastodon.social]
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I'm listening to Bjork, which always reminds me of how I bought Post on CD the same day Netscape 2.0 was released. So I was listening to it while I was playing with the new features, including these "Java applet" things. At some point I noticed that the song being played had a weird, repetitive […]
Original post on clacks.link
clacks.link
November 24, 2025 at 11:54 PM
I'm listening to Bjork, which always reminds me of how I bought Post on CD the same day Netscape 2.0 was released. So I was listening to it while I was playing with the new features, including these "Java applet" things. At some point I noticed that the song being played had a weird, repetitive […]
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And the #interrail Winterrail Wintersale is on - a 25% reduction in standard fees. Or put another way: a free first class upgrade and maybe an extra day for the price of a normal pass. Or an adult pass for the price of a youth pass.
The sale is on until 10am CET Wednesday 17th December - just […]
The sale is on until 10am CET Wednesday 17th December - just […]
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cupoftea.social
November 25, 2025 at 10:16 AM
And the #interrail Winterrail Wintersale is on - a 25% reduction in standard fees. Or put another way: a free first class upgrade and maybe an extra day for the price of a normal pass. Or an adult pass for the price of a youth pass.
The sale is on until 10am CET Wednesday 17th December - just […]
The sale is on until 10am CET Wednesday 17th December - just […]
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Interrail has a −25% offer until 17 December: https://www.interrail.eu/en/interrail-passes/global-pass
#train #trains #eutrp #interrail #CrossBorderRail
#train #trains #eutrp #interrail #CrossBorderRail
Interrail Global Pass for Europe
The Interrail Global Pass is the fun and cheap way to see more of Europe. Travel to up to 33 countries with one train pass!
www.interrail.eu
November 25, 2025 at 10:14 AM
Interrail has a −25% offer until 17 December: https://www.interrail.eu/en/interrail-passes/global-pass
#train #trains #eutrp #interrail #CrossBorderRail
#train #trains #eutrp #interrail #CrossBorderRail
RE: https://mastodon.social/@ConspiracyOfCartographers/115608027382442455
When I saw the massive dropdown list of titles in the British Airways form, I briefly considered declaring myself a Reverend or Brigadier-Admiral or something, though scotched that thought, realising that, as a British […]
When I saw the massive dropdown list of titles in the British Airways form, I briefly considered declaring myself a Reverend or Brigadier-Admiral or something, though scotched that thought, realising that, as a British […]
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mastodon.social
November 25, 2025 at 9:10 AM
RE: https://mastodon.social/@ConspiracyOfCartographers/115608027382442455
When I saw the massive dropdown list of titles in the British Airways form, I briefly considered declaring myself a Reverend or Brigadier-Admiral or something, though scotched that thought, realising that, as a British […]
When I saw the massive dropdown list of titles in the British Airways form, I briefly considered declaring myself a Reverend or Brigadier-Admiral or something, though scotched that thought, realising that, as a British […]
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Tomorrow Trump is scheduled to pardon a turkey ahead of Thanksgiving, which is surprising, because as far as I know, no poultry of any kind were involved with the January 6 insurrection.
November 24, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Tomorrow Trump is scheduled to pardon a turkey ahead of Thanksgiving, which is surprising, because as far as I know, no poultry of any kind were involved with the January 6 insurrection.
RE: https://mstdn.social/@noelreports/115605993203116953
New dark & gritty A-Team reboot just dropped:
New dark & gritty A-Team reboot just dropped:
mstdn.social
November 24, 2025 at 6:59 PM
RE: https://mstdn.social/@noelreports/115605993203116953
New dark & gritty A-Team reboot just dropped:
New dark & gritty A-Team reboot just dropped:
This is presumably how archaeological reconstructions of the past happen, with all the lost details and stupid in-jokes of long-dead civilisations replaced with the catch-all of religious/ritual practice
November 22, 2025 at 10:06 PM
This is presumably how archaeological reconstructions of the past happen, with all the lost details and stupid in-jokes of long-dead civilisations replaced with the catch-all of religious/ritual practice
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"Those in power recognized that oppression is best maintained by keeping the masses illiterate, and those oppressed recognized that literacy is liberation. To my students and to anyone who might listen, I say: Don’t surrender to AI your ability to read, write and think when others once risked […]
Original post on zeroes.ca
zeroes.ca
November 22, 2025 at 6:23 PM
"Those in power recognized that oppression is best maintained by keeping the masses illiterate, and those oppressed recognized that literacy is liberation. To my students and to anyone who might listen, I say: Don’t surrender to AI your ability to read, write and think when others once risked […]
Is there a Behind The Bastards podcast episode on this guy yet? If not, why not? @aj https://gts.sadauskas.id.au/@aj/statuses/01KANSFC2555CACF3AW1B3TZJG
Post by AJ Sadauskas, @[email protected]
This is just glorious. It's @[email protected] utterly, comprehensively destroying John Forrester's arguments for vehicular cycling. It i…
gts.sadauskas.id.au
November 22, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Is there a Behind The Bastards podcast episode on this guy yet? If not, why not? @aj https://gts.sadauskas.id.au/@aj/statuses/01KANSFC2555CACF3AW1B3TZJG
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This is just glorious. It's @notjustbikes utterly, comprehensively destroying John Forrester's arguments for vehicular cycling.
It included reading through Forrester's books, going to the 1970s studies Forrester cited, and finding he fraudulently claimed the studies said the opposite to what […]
It included reading through Forrester's books, going to the 1970s studies Forrester cited, and finding he fraudulently claimed the studies said the opposite to what […]
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gts.sadauskas.id.au
November 22, 2025 at 12:44 PM
This is just glorious. It's @notjustbikes utterly, comprehensively destroying John Forrester's arguments for vehicular cycling.
It included reading through Forrester's books, going to the 1970s studies Forrester cited, and finding he fraudulently claimed the studies said the opposite to what […]
It included reading through Forrester's books, going to the 1970s studies Forrester cited, and finding he fraudulently claimed the studies said the opposite to what […]
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These Valve announcements are getting weirder and weirder
November 22, 2025 at 6:55 AM
These Valve announcements are getting weirder and weirder
November 22, 2025 at 12:03 AM
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...not that far back.
November 20, 2025 at 9:20 PM
...not that far back.
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Some moss survived 9 months in actual space!
https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/space-moss-9.6984791
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Une certaine mousse a survécue 9 mois dans l’espace!
// Article en anglais //
#space #espace #moss #mousse #mosstodon
https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/space-moss-9.6984791
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Une certaine mousse a survécue 9 mois dans l’espace!
// Article en anglais //
#space #espace #moss #mousse #mosstodon
November 20, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Some moss survived 9 months in actual space!
https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/space-moss-9.6984791
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Une certaine mousse a survécue 9 mois dans l’espace!
// Article en anglais //
#space #espace #moss #mousse #mosstodon
https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/space-moss-9.6984791
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Une certaine mousse a survécue 9 mois dans l’espace!
// Article en anglais //
#space #espace #moss #mousse #mosstodon
RE: https://masto.ai/@accentedcinema/115575658115738615
I think this is a universal phenomenon. In London, you have the Swiss Re building, popularly known as the Gherkin, and 20 Fenchurch St. (the Walkie-Talkie). And in New York, the Flatiron Building’s name was originally such a nickname from […]
I think this is a universal phenomenon. In London, you have the Swiss Re building, popularly known as the Gherkin, and 20 Fenchurch St. (the Walkie-Talkie). And in New York, the Flatiron Building’s name was originally such a nickname from […]
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mastodon.social
November 19, 2025 at 2:57 PM
RE: https://masto.ai/@accentedcinema/115575658115738615
I think this is a universal phenomenon. In London, you have the Swiss Re building, popularly known as the Gherkin, and 20 Fenchurch St. (the Walkie-Talkie). And in New York, the Flatiron Building’s name was originally such a nickname from […]
I think this is a universal phenomenon. In London, you have the Swiss Re building, popularly known as the Gherkin, and 20 Fenchurch St. (the Walkie-Talkie). And in New York, the Flatiron Building’s name was originally such a nickname from […]
Interesting to see “Australian sushi” make the shortlist for the Macquarie Dictionary’s word of 2025. I’m now wondering whether the long, thick takeaway sushi rolls (typically served from a takeaway counter in a paper bag with a piscule of soy sauce, for eating on the go) are considered […]
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mastodon.social
November 18, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Interesting to see “Australian sushi” make the shortlist for the Macquarie Dictionary’s word of 2025. I’m now wondering whether the long, thick takeaway sushi rolls (typically served from a takeaway counter in a paper bag with a piscule of soy sauce, for eating on the go) are considered […]
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How delightfully quaint some of these old Devon village names are, their etymologies lost in the mists of time.
November 17, 2025 at 3:24 PM
How delightfully quaint some of these old Devon village names are, their etymologies lost in the mists of time.
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I was reading someone talk about the difference between an academic ML conference and a hypey industry AI conference and they said ‘it’s like the difference between chemistry and alchemy. Or between astronomy and astrology.’
I really like that
I really like that
November 17, 2025 at 4:25 AM
I was reading someone talk about the difference between an academic ML conference and a hypey industry AI conference and they said ‘it’s like the difference between chemistry and alchemy. Or between astronomy and astrology.’
I really like that
I really like that
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Unsure Calculator: calculate with numbers you're not sure about
Pretty neat!
https://filiph.github.io/unsure/
Pretty neat!
https://filiph.github.io/unsure/
Unsure Calculator
The Unsure Calculator is an online tool that lets you calculate with numbers you’re not sure about.
filiph.github.io
April 1, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Unsure Calculator: calculate with numbers you're not sure about
Pretty neat!
https://filiph.github.io/unsure/
Pretty neat!
https://filiph.github.io/unsure/
Some madlad has written an emulator for the Roland JV-880 digital synth that runs in a VST/AU plugin:
https://bedroomproducersblog.com/2025/11/14/giuloz-virtualjv/
It needs ROM images (a JV-880 is basically a box of looped/layered/modulated samples), and chews up CPU cycles (it’s an emulation […]
https://bedroomproducersblog.com/2025/11/14/giuloz-virtualjv/
It needs ROM images (a JV-880 is basically a box of looped/layered/modulated samples), and chews up CPU cycles (it’s an emulation […]
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mastodon.social
November 17, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Some madlad has written an emulator for the Roland JV-880 digital synth that runs in a VST/AU plugin:
https://bedroomproducersblog.com/2025/11/14/giuloz-virtualjv/
It needs ROM images (a JV-880 is basically a box of looped/layered/modulated samples), and chews up CPU cycles (it’s an emulation […]
https://bedroomproducersblog.com/2025/11/14/giuloz-virtualjv/
It needs ROM images (a JV-880 is basically a box of looped/layered/modulated samples), and chews up CPU cycles (it’s an emulation […]
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For the last few years we've bought a wall calendar from The Sloth Conservation Foundation, a UK-registered charity that works in Costa Rica. It has beautiful sloth photos by Suzi Eszterhas.
This year, we can't do that because they've discontinued it.
Because of AI.
"... last year something […]
This year, we can't do that because they've discontinued it.
Because of AI.
"... last year something […]
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mastodon.online
November 15, 2025 at 4:46 PM
For the last few years we've bought a wall calendar from The Sloth Conservation Foundation, a UK-registered charity that works in Costa Rica. It has beautiful sloth photos by Suzi Eszterhas.
This year, we can't do that because they've discontinued it.
Because of AI.
"... last year something […]
This year, we can't do that because they've discontinued it.
Because of AI.
"... last year something […]
November 15, 2025 at 1:22 AM