Ärvinski The Ephemeral
@arvinski.bsky.social
Quantum hairsplitting. Epistemology. Thought crimes.
Spiritually Transformative Experience • STE
not leading • not following
not getting out of the way
lift yourself,
you lift the world;
try to lift the world,
you'll break your back
~a. parsasarathy
Spiritually Transformative Experience • STE
not leading • not following
not getting out of the way
lift yourself,
you lift the world;
try to lift the world,
you'll break your back
~a. parsasarathy
Bluesky’s effusive praise of “Western civilization” has everyone sounding like William F. Buckley. Not coincidentally, this is basically a microcosmic selfie of 21st Century US liberalism.
November 29, 2025 at 6:30 AM
Bluesky’s effusive praise of “Western civilization” has everyone sounding like William F. Buckley. Not coincidentally, this is basically a microcosmic selfie of 21st Century US liberalism.
Setting aside the poll results on US military action against Venezuela, what the US public understands about The World & US foreign policy would not fill a 1-dram Rx bottle. Based on the daily performance of policymakers at all levels, you could add their knowledge and still have room left over.
November 23, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Setting aside the poll results on US military action against Venezuela, what the US public understands about The World & US foreign policy would not fill a 1-dram Rx bottle. Based on the daily performance of policymakers at all levels, you could add their knowledge and still have room left over.
My mood elevator at the moment is Minx. The cast is ridiculously charming, bright production, tight script and the comedic tone is pitch perfect. I’m smitten with Ophelia Lovibond.
November 21, 2025 at 6:38 PM
My mood elevator at the moment is Minx. The cast is ridiculously charming, bright production, tight script and the comedic tone is pitch perfect. I’m smitten with Ophelia Lovibond.
Senator Wyden’s “EPSTEIN BOMBSHELL” thread, and no doubt the report from which it is derived, begs the following [compound] question: WHAT DID THE SENATE INTEL COMMITTEE KNOW, AND WHEN DID IT KNOW IT?
Don’t just settle for the low-hanging fruit. See the evidence through to its logical conclusion.
Don’t just settle for the low-hanging fruit. See the evidence through to its logical conclusion.
November 20, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Senator Wyden’s “EPSTEIN BOMBSHELL” thread, and no doubt the report from which it is derived, begs the following [compound] question: WHAT DID THE SENATE INTEL COMMITTEE KNOW, AND WHEN DID IT KNOW IT?
Don’t just settle for the low-hanging fruit. See the evidence through to its logical conclusion.
Don’t just settle for the low-hanging fruit. See the evidence through to its logical conclusion.
Inclusion of “Five Administrations and we’re still in the dark,” is especially noteworthy since a great many Dem loyalists routinely ignore it. This is a •devastating• indictment of Power. All who claim to support Epstein’s victims are •obligated• to reflect on their own loyalties - and blindspots.
November 18, 2025 at 7:16 AM
Inclusion of “Five Administrations and we’re still in the dark,” is especially noteworthy since a great many Dem loyalists routinely ignore it. This is a •devastating• indictment of Power. All who claim to support Epstein’s victims are •obligated• to reflect on their own loyalties - and blindspots.
Considering we have a fatal block feature made for trigger fingers like mine, it’s weirdly pathological that indignation & snitching are exalted community values here.
October 25, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Considering we have a fatal block feature made for trigger fingers like mine, it’s weirdly pathological that indignation & snitching are exalted community values here.
Who’s solving the Louvre robbery? Right answers only.
October 20, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Who’s solving the Louvre robbery? Right answers only.
Better late than never.
I stand corrected - and, yet, the point stands.
I stand corrected - and, yet, the point stands.
October 18, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Better late than never.
I stand corrected - and, yet, the point stands.
I stand corrected - and, yet, the point stands.
Flashback to Eva Braun doing yoga.
October 17, 2025 at 4:33 AM
Flashback to Eva Braun doing yoga.
Respectfully, if you’re naive enough to believe Bluesky Management doesn’t have its dirty little fingers on the scale, what you understand about social media wouldn’t fill a thimble.
October 16, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Respectfully, if you’re naive enough to believe Bluesky Management doesn’t have its dirty little fingers on the scale, what you understand about social media wouldn’t fill a thimble.
Nothing. I’m confident my kidnappers would give me a ride home in 90 minutes or less.
October 16, 2025 at 5:44 AM
Nothing. I’m confident my kidnappers would give me a ride home in 90 minutes or less.
I’d need a Piper Cub to bridge the chasm between how I’m perceived on social media vs. IRL, but it’s weird all over. I suspect many with a history of Spiritually Transformative Experience(s), trauma and/or neurodivergence feel similarly. I’m a poor fit for social media, but it’s kind of liberating.
October 15, 2025 at 5:36 AM
I’d need a Piper Cub to bridge the chasm between how I’m perceived on social media vs. IRL, but it’s weird all over. I suspect many with a history of Spiritually Transformative Experience(s), trauma and/or neurodivergence feel similarly. I’m a poor fit for social media, but it’s kind of liberating.
There are social penalties for prescience. Warnings are rarely heeded. The human attachment to comfort zones spawns a great deal of misery. This is what The Cassandra Myth signifies.
September 30, 2025 at 6:30 PM
There are social penalties for prescience. Warnings are rarely heeded. The human attachment to comfort zones spawns a great deal of misery. This is what The Cassandra Myth signifies.
Post a fictional comedian who definitely would accept an invitation to the Riyadh Comedy Festival.
September 30, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Post a fictional comedian who definitely would accept an invitation to the Riyadh Comedy Festival.
There’s no pleasure in vindication.
You should see my Twitter archive.😮
You should see my Twitter archive.😮
September 14, 2025 at 3:13 PM
There’s no pleasure in vindication.
You should see my Twitter archive.😮
You should see my Twitter archive.😮
We have to stop meeting like this. But not right now.
@klevgrand.bsky.social is a refreshingly unique player in a crowded sound design field. I have my eye on a few of their plugins, but Pipa is a warm spark for my avant-garde vocal musings. Half the fun is not knowing in advance how I’ll use it.
@klevgrand.bsky.social is a refreshingly unique player in a crowded sound design field. I have my eye on a few of their plugins, but Pipa is a warm spark for my avant-garde vocal musings. Half the fun is not knowing in advance how I’ll use it.
August 15, 2025 at 5:10 AM
We have to stop meeting like this. But not right now.
@klevgrand.bsky.social is a refreshingly unique player in a crowded sound design field. I have my eye on a few of their plugins, but Pipa is a warm spark for my avant-garde vocal musings. Half the fun is not knowing in advance how I’ll use it.
@klevgrand.bsky.social is a refreshingly unique player in a crowded sound design field. I have my eye on a few of their plugins, but Pipa is a warm spark for my avant-garde vocal musings. Half the fun is not knowing in advance how I’ll use it.
Sweet. The greatest joy from the simplest pleasures - “the pursuit of happiness" being the least fruitful way of experiencing it.
All about the plants today. I volunteer for a couple of horticultural orgs. Tomorrow, I’ll work on a team, sweat like a mule, collapse & hit the keys after resting up.
All about the plants today. I volunteer for a couple of horticultural orgs. Tomorrow, I’ll work on a team, sweat like a mule, collapse & hit the keys after resting up.
August 13, 2025 at 3:19 AM
Sweet. The greatest joy from the simplest pleasures - “the pursuit of happiness" being the least fruitful way of experiencing it.
All about the plants today. I volunteer for a couple of horticultural orgs. Tomorrow, I’ll work on a team, sweat like a mule, collapse & hit the keys after resting up.
All about the plants today. I volunteer for a couple of horticultural orgs. Tomorrow, I’ll work on a team, sweat like a mule, collapse & hit the keys after resting up.
theologians may quarrel,
but the mystics of the world
speak the same language
~ m e i s t e r e c k h a r t
but the mystics of the world
speak the same language
~ m e i s t e r e c k h a r t
August 10, 2025 at 6:48 PM
theologians may quarrel,
but the mystics of the world
speak the same language
~ m e i s t e r e c k h a r t
but the mystics of the world
speak the same language
~ m e i s t e r e c k h a r t
My past experiences with formant filters have been less than inspiring.
I'm finally inspired.
If your head is wired for conjuring tripadelic sound, AudioThing’s THE ORB awaits your conjuration. Very reasonably priced - especially if you get it before July 31st.
www.audiothing.net/effects/the-...
I'm finally inspired.
If your head is wired for conjuring tripadelic sound, AudioThing’s THE ORB awaits your conjuration. Very reasonably priced - especially if you get it before July 31st.
www.audiothing.net/effects/the-...
July 24, 2025 at 6:49 AM
My past experiences with formant filters have been less than inspiring.
I'm finally inspired.
If your head is wired for conjuring tripadelic sound, AudioThing’s THE ORB awaits your conjuration. Very reasonably priced - especially if you get it before July 31st.
www.audiothing.net/effects/the-...
I'm finally inspired.
If your head is wired for conjuring tripadelic sound, AudioThing’s THE ORB awaits your conjuration. Very reasonably priced - especially if you get it before July 31st.
www.audiothing.net/effects/the-...
Suffice to say, the poster has no appreciation of Paul Feyerabend. Very few do. He isn’t the most accessible author, but his criticism of science *as a culture* was prophetic. As Fascists wage an unprecedented war against all public institutions, his message is as counterinuitive as it is relevant.
July 21, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Suffice to say, the poster has no appreciation of Paul Feyerabend. Very few do. He isn’t the most accessible author, but his criticism of science *as a culture* was prophetic. As Fascists wage an unprecedented war against all public institutions, his message is as counterinuitive as it is relevant.
Many audio plugin businesses offer a free plugin as an enticement to their paid products. Begrudgingly. Few are worth the signup/installation.
Darkpalace Studio’s TINY-CATERPILLAR update proves they're an exception to the rule. Discerning ears should check ‘em out. darkpalace.studio/products/cat...
Darkpalace Studio’s TINY-CATERPILLAR update proves they're an exception to the rule. Discerning ears should check ‘em out. darkpalace.studio/products/cat...
July 18, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Many audio plugin businesses offer a free plugin as an enticement to their paid products. Begrudgingly. Few are worth the signup/installation.
Darkpalace Studio’s TINY-CATERPILLAR update proves they're an exception to the rule. Discerning ears should check ‘em out. darkpalace.studio/products/cat...
Darkpalace Studio’s TINY-CATERPILLAR update proves they're an exception to the rule. Discerning ears should check ‘em out. darkpalace.studio/products/cat...
Admittedly having no experience with tape in a mixing capacity, I’ve grown quite fond of Arturia’s TAPE MELLO-FI. It works nicely at a whisper or a scream.
July 10, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Admittedly having no experience with tape in a mixing capacity, I’ve grown quite fond of Arturia’s TAPE MELLO-FI. It works nicely at a whisper or a scream.
Post your choice for alternate reality president who isn’t President Whitmore from Independence Day.
July 6, 2025 at 4:42 AM
Post your choice for alternate reality president who isn’t President Whitmore from Independence Day.
We had some great conversations but never got to meet. Rare is the person who recognizes my authenticity and accepts me as the weirdo I am. Kindreds recognize. Barry Crimmins was a TRUE DISSIDENT - not an ingratiating poser currying favor with power-worshipping Dems. Real ones pay a price for that.
July 6, 2025 at 3:59 AM
We had some great conversations but never got to meet. Rare is the person who recognizes my authenticity and accepts me as the weirdo I am. Kindreds recognize. Barry Crimmins was a TRUE DISSIDENT - not an ingratiating poser currying favor with power-worshipping Dems. Real ones pay a price for that.
Totally plausible.
July 4, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Totally plausible.