Canned Dragons

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Lord: it is time.

Now that the dust is settling from last weekend’s AI freakout, we are hearing from opposing voices.

One of my favorite bands in the early 90s was Nothing Painted Blue, an indie rocker’s indie rock band.

I don’t remember how I acquired this CD but something tells me I wasn’t the first owner.

I’ve gotten myself in a confused state with regard to my RSS and social media feeds.

Matt Birchler just released an Obsdian theme called “Bircharoo” and it’s quite well done.

Black Marble @ Kings.

I keep finding more interesting people to follow on Micro.blog and because there are no follower counts and tracking, it’s easy to unfollow if you so desire without feeling guilty.

I just read Dario Amodei’s convincing “We Must Pace the Frontier.”

I’m in agreement with @manton.

This guy was taking a dirt nap outside the Rebus Works Cafe.

As someone born in the mid-seventies, I almost entered this world with a predisposition to like Sylvie, the project of Ben Schwab (Golden Daze, Drugdealer).

Since there is a non-trivial chance that humanity will be wiped out by the end of the decade, I might as well splurge on these floral-accented Dia De Los Muertos Vans shoes.

Charles Homans takes a different perspective on the changes brought about by 9/11.

Sean Hollister from The Verge reminds us that Final Fantasy VII shipped on 3 discs.

Cal Newport believes much of the fearmongering that is done by tech executives in the A.I. space is due to their backgrounds in Rationalism and related philosophies.

Finished reading: The Nineties: A Book by Chuck Klosterman 📚.

My son had to return a book to Amazon because he accidentally got the kid’s version of… Flowers of the Killer Moon.

Photo by K.

I like Bluesky but this about sums it up.

My absolute favorite record for the transition from late summer to early fall is Yo La Tengo’s I Can Hear The Heart Beating As One.

Antique shopping with this guy.

Currently reading: Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë 📚.

I’ve written about my struggles with collecting vinyl.

It’s interesting that the Commodore 64 is now being marketed as a gaming machine and distraction-free writing environment.

WCPE has a wonderful selection of great sacred music on Sunday mornings.

Finished reading: Galahad and the Grail Merlin’s Isle by Malcolm Guite 📚.

Isaac Greene points out what Dolly Parton and Mr.

Snickers feels safe here.

Are you ready for… Death Cab For Cutie’s 5th best album?

Transformers: The Movie is showing in theaters in 4K starting in September to celebrate its 40th anniversary.

Bill Gates is coming out of a period of semi-seclusion to raise the alarm bells about generative A.I.

The latest casualty of the streaming wars is The Bird and the Bee’s 2015 album Recreational Love, which unceremoniously disappeared from Qobuz sometime recently.

Today’s listening.

At this point, I tend to average 1-2 podcasts a week.

It seems more people and organizations that were principally opposed to the X (ex-Twitter) network a few short years ago are now returning.

I’m not one to argue on social media very often, but even when I want to rebut someone, it’s difficult.