Ben Cox

Musician. Geek. Dad. Certified master imposter.

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2024-08-25 16:44:02

BIL bought me a pipe.
https://files.pgh.social/media_attachments/files/113/023/656/044/856/880/original/db3b9daac14d7b78.jpg

2024-08-24 20:58:43

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@npub1mhp…6t73 The only three presidents that were ever worth a shit were Jimmy Carter, Barack Obama, and Abe Lincoln, in that order, and I'm not so sure about those last two. We didn't deserve Jimmy Carter.

2024-08-03 01:26:03

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@npub1zdp…vqv8 Another thing is: knowing something is propaganda doesn't make you immune to it.

2024-07-30 22:24:31

OK who's everyone's favorite bass player? I'll go first; it's Brett Simons.
Anyone else?

2024-07-21 19:59:54

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@npub1qu5…4evr https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/22%C2%B0_halo

2024-07-20 14:00:24

I wonder if this Crowdstrike incident will engender a renewed interest in heterogeneous infrastructure to avoid monoculture complete takedowns like this.
I wonder if they will then make that connection to DEI and realize that DEI is actually crucial.

2024-07-10 19:37:04

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@npub1zdp…vqv8 They used to make audio patch bays (switches) that do the same thing, but these days there are only 1 or 2 models available and only major venues or hollywood mix rooms buy them because OUCH that price.

2024-07-08 18:22:45

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@npub1upk…tcwy NP, sorry if that came off as "reply guy". I once spent a weekend curled up with stty.

2024-07-03 14:44:52

Now shuffling my smart playlist entitled "Exemplars" which selects all five-star "loved" tracks in Apple Music.
Soundgarden, Wendy Carlos, Mumford and Sons, Skinny Puppy, George Clinton, Ottorino Respighi, Yes, Chistopher Parkening, the Stanley Brothers, Chicago, Iannis Xenakis, KISS, Vince Guaraldi.
Sounds about right.

2024-06-26 19:58:38

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@npub1mqx…xqll
1 Billy F Gibbons (snubbed!)
2 Brian May
3 EVH
4 Page
5 FZ

2024-06-23 18:49:18

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@npub1437…ranm It could very well. I never actually researched the track, just loved the sound.

2024-06-23 18:14:43

"Don't You Forget About Me" is a great example of an (intentinoally) undercompressed drum mix which gives it a lot of punch and impact (and a more live sound) at the expense of being a little harsh (and preventing the track from winning(?) the loudness war). (Personally I love it.)
The cassette I had of it back then was a bootleg with way too much treble on it. The snare drum was downright painful.

2024-06-23 13:59:15

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@npub1zdp…vqv8 Roberts should have to wear this hat
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2024-04-20 14:20:48

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@npub1nr9…xmdh Question: do you ever sleep? ;)

2024-04-01 14:01:52

One thing you can't do without a quote-tweet is make a stupid quip about a toot without diluting the original thread.
https://mas.to/@TopKnot/112196295101814102
For example: "I tried to buy a 4:3 CRT last week but had to settle for a 16:9 LCD instead"

2024-04-01 13:49:05

The entire history of human attempts to govern ourselves is the history of reasonable people trying to limit the blast radius of those assholes who think they should own and run everything.

2024-03-02 18:41:44

She arrived back in the family room like this.
#Caturday
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2024-02-09 14:25:58

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@npub1437…ranm Here's the thing: they can't. People who don't want the web 3 shit can just fork and ignore them.

2024-01-31 18:05:36

Today's selection.
#PipeTobacco
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2023-12-02 14:18:05

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@npub1mhp…6t73 @npub15v4…35m8 Negotiation isn't always, either.

2023-11-12 14:54:40

What if inside every wolf, there are two humans?
This would imply an infinite number of humans and wolves inside each of us.
It would also imply that it is statistically almost a certainty that we live inside a wolf.

2023-11-07 18:14:23

You know, you see people all the time who are like "ha ha I'm so carefree XD idgaf about what anyone thinks" but then I look at them and they're always wearing pants and I'm like, you fucking amateur...