It's that time again! Dragon Con approaches, so we bring you the first of two preview episodes. Don't let the Sleestaks catch you! #dragoncon #podcast #esonetwork https://flopcast.net/746.html
@flopcast I RECOGNIZE THAT CARPET!
paulyd II - the wrath of caro-kann
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Look on my domains, ye mighty, and weep.
This is a Ruckers mother-and-child virginal—a 17th-century keyboard instrument with a second, smaller instrument built into it, tuned an octave higher. The “child” could be pulled out to play duets or set on top of the “mother” to add a jangly, buzzing color to the main sound—a Renaissance-era layering trick, centuries before mixing desks. Antwerp instrument makers were doing this in the 1600s.
@BrianRoemmele #globalmuseum #museums #musicalinstruments
@globalmuseum #Alt4You The performer opens what almost looks like a wooden crate, first opening the top, which is hinged along the top back, then allowing the front panel to drop open. A keyboard occupies a bit less than half the length of the left front side. The performer plays this keyboard, then at the 35-second mark begins to transform the instrument. First they remove a wooden bar from the top, revealing what seems to be a row of pegs. 1/?
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i’m not bitter about my massively increased electric bill or anything but Puget Sound Energy just sent me a notice about an upcoming project in our area that included a Google Map with the Google logo cropped out, likely in violation of the Google Maps terms and conditions so if I know anyone in Google Legal hmu
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if you want to help me:
i want to become a software dev, which isnt easy without a formal degree or lots of experience
i did 4 months of internships, worked with react, react native, tailwind etc but find pretty much anything interesting, love learning and am currently learning rust doing some embedded esp32 stuff
im not 100% ready to apply yet, but in ~2 mo. i will be so if you have any opportunity to gain experience, in the ruhr area, remote or even around bern/CH i very much welcome that 💜
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Stupid'o'clock alarm clock was, indeed, worth it.
@mattblaze They've succeeded in generating a little extra chaos and uncertainty, which is the real point. The fact that SCOTUS failed to put the kibosh on this immediately is a Trump victory by itself.
Same with: they don't need to actually deploy ICE to polling places, they just need people to think it might happen, in order to change voting behavior.
You don't need me to tell you this but it needs to be said: Elections are won or lost in the margins.
@jmjm No one is saying things are great. It's plainly obvious we're in a very precarious place right now.
But exaggerating the situation isn't helpful, even if it might make you feel better. It causes harm.
I sometimes think I am a cool young punk rebel rockstar, not realising I look like a 50 year old in business attire and shiny shoes. I assume my people will sense me, but instead a younger cooler person just offered me their seat on the bus. I AM NOT IN DANGER OF A FALL. Bloody whippersnappers and rapscallions. Why don't they get a job and stop hanging around on the streets.
@TheBreadmonkey Rock On
MAN COMES UP TO ME ON STREET AND ASKS WHAT MY T SHIRT MEANS
IT IS A SHIRT FOR SCIKIT-RF (https://scikit-rf.readthedocs.io/en/latest/)
I SAY
IT IS A FREE OPEN SOURCE TOOL FOR WORKING WITH RADIO FREQUENCY CIRCUITS AND SIGNALS!
HE SAYS
DO YOU KNOW ABOUT RADIO TECHNOLOGY
I SAY YES I KNOW ABOUT RADIO TECHNOLOGY
AND THEN
OH DEAR
OOOOOOH DEAR
"THE CHINESE LIGHT BULBS THE DEMOCRATS FORCED US TO BUY MADE GE A TRILLION DOLLARS AND BROKE MY RADIO"
OK
SORRY YOUR RADIO BROKE
BUMMER DUDE
BUT
I HAVE TO GO TO THE BUS
BECAUSE OTHERWISE I'LL END UP ON THE ONE WITH ALL THE STUDENTS...
AND THEN GET GETS AGITATED
"THIS IS SERIOUS"
"THIS IS SERIOUS!!!! THE LIGHT BULBS! RADIATION! RADIO!!"
IT IS WHAT IT IS
I CAN'T SAY HE'S WRONG TO BE PARANOID
THE REAL POISON OF COURSE
IS THE ALGORITHMIC SOCIAL MEDIA FEEDS
THE SPIRIT OF HIS PARANOIA IS NOT WRONG
HE'S JUST GOT SOME DETAILS WRONG
AND IS KIND OF A DICK
THAT IS MY STORY ABOUT OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE
@dirtwizard666
THE CHINESE LIGHT BULBS THE DEMOCRATS FORCED US TO BUY [in all caps] would be a great name for an album
@decryption depends if you’re spending more than $400/year of your time to play silly buggers
@jpm @decryption Or sparking more than $400 of joy at sticking it to the man
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I know that Elon Musk gets a lot of hate on here, but hear me out.
I think we could hate him more. We have the capacity, we all just need to put in a little more effort.
I love this, so I
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Microsoft has confirmed that .NET Framework updates released as part of the August 2026 Patch Tuesday are breaking printing and PDF export in WPF applications.
Is it just me who cannot shake the idea that Natalie Harp is somebody’s very, very talented operative?
I had not considered it :(
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Today I learned that #ImageMagick has been slopped for some time. Like many tools, it's been load-bearing infrastructure for decades.
Meanwhile, the #GraphicsMagick fork has been quietly chugging along for 24 years. For most of that time, it's been maintained by a single human being.
That person has been asking for additional developer help for years now. While I don't have the skills to help directly, I can talk about it while I take their kindly offered toys out for a test drive.
The Mechanical Monsters (1941) (short cartoon by the Fleischer Brothers)
RE: https://zpravobot.news/@TerribleMaps/117150475566296347
*CLANK* 0️⃣
Protect and Survive (1980) (leaked UK government videos about what to do in a nuclear war)
New laptop? Cover that thing up with stickers that show your support for online freedom. https://shopeff.org/products/privacy-sticker-combo
The "I Do Not Consent . . ." sticker lives on my phone.
Worm in hat (colored - 2026)
@heyheymomo trusting this thing with my life
@RussSharek Actual fucking link: https://graphicsmagick.sourceforge.io/index.html
The mailing list would seem to be the way to get in touch/get involved: https://sourceforge.net/p/graphicsmagick/mailman/
