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@alexwolfe Reading this just as I put on my Blundstones. It might be worth asking whether they resole at one of their corporate stores.
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@jeroensangers How does it compare to Time Surfing?
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@HG21C Many of my students are very much interested in professions that won’t be replaced by AI. They’re also interested in developing qualities that can’t be replaced by AI.
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@kev A buddy of mine buys broken West German Dual turntables on the secondary market and lovingly restores them to their original condition, reselling them for a hefty markup to collectors. Used records are very easy to obtain now, especially in chain stores such as Value Village in Canada.
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@chrisfoley A buddy of mine buys broken West German Dual turntables on the secondary market and lovingly restores them to their original condition, reselling them for a hefty markup to collectors. Used records are very easy to obtain now, especially in chain stores such as Value Village in Canada.
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@kev Great question. Some of my students are doing this and they’ve talked to me at length about why they make this choice. Basically they love music, especially from previous decades, and they want the original experience of how people engaged with music back then. One of my students buys vintage portable CD players in order to listen to bands like MCR and the Strokes. Owning the media as a physical thing is also important, as is listening to music interruption-free.
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@aleciabatson The recipe I use calls for orzo but I use ditali. Better texture and everyone loves it.
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@KimberlyHirsh Love the tiny weeknotes idea! Couple of questions: How are you finding the quality of the Puzzmo crosswords? Is Pokopia an interesting game?
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@aleciabatson Same here! The OG recipe I somehow ended up with has three sauces (two are reductions) which are eventually blended together at the end. This is a recipe that above all requires lots of time, which is why I usually make such vast quantities.
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@ruari Fair. My challenge is that regular work days are full of appointments (between 6-10 a day) and it is imperative that I be on the clock at all times. Decimal/regular time conversion would need to be a non-negotiable.
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@ruari I see. The conversion looks straightforward to do with either your script or an AI shortcut but I could see myself using handwritten tables in a Field Notes notebook as a way cooler method of navigating (and eventually memorizing) everyday conversion.
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@ruari That Svalbard is unbelievably awesome! My mind is completely blown but I have questions, starting with how on earth you convert decimal time to traditional time and vice versa while being able to function on a regular schedule.
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@writingslowly Always. I find myself most interested in blogging when I have minimal plans and keep an open mind. Subjects emerge, frequently in multiple directions. Unpredictability is part of the fun, while a scheduled content calendar usually has me running for the exit.
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@jaheppler Hey that’s my home planet!
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@alexwolfe Strong list and I agree with your choices for the most part. I would add the 1972 Tarkovsky version of Solaris (not the 2002 remake with George Clooney).
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@writingslowly Love this idea. Exploring a large field of inquiry through the organic growth of small posts is what originally drew me to blogging in 2005 and I still feel the pull all these years later.
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@aa Cheers! Long working day here as well.
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@lzbth Beautiful! I really like how the natural flow of speech emerges through the short lines after a few readings, some end stopped, some moving into the next line.
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@lzbth Beautiful! I really ike how the natural flow of speech emerges through the short lines after a few readings, some end stopped, some moving into the next line.
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@jacks Really enjoyed this EP and the classic U2 sound. COEXIST seemed to have some Sleep Token vibes.
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@jacks Really enjoyed this EP with lots of classic U2 vibes. COEXIST seemed to have some Sleep Token vibes.
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@aleciabatson Congrats! I’m back on Mastodon via micro.blog because of the Facebook algorithm getting too vile these days.
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@Christopher My wife and I caught just the end of the St. Patrick’s Day parade as we sat down to lunch at Earl’s on Bay Street.
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@manton Thanks for the heads up! Listening to Easter Lily now. I still miss U2’s raw sound from the 1980s (particularly with the Edge’s sound), but these songs have a lovely reflective quality with good songwriting as well as relevant lyrics.