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I was just sharing different crops of the same scene myself 😁
@drumshaman@mas.to
A morning after
thirsts sated deeply—drops on
leaves draw salience
#Photography #Nature #Outdoors #Flora #WaterDrops #Leaves #Poetry #Haiku
I like both versions of this scene from the creek out back, but the crop of a photo can really change the feel of a scene, yeah? I typically like wider crops more, but square crops tend to work better for small screens because you don't have to ask your audience to rotate orientation for proper viewing 😅
@photography@fedigroups.social @nature@fedigroups.social
#Cascadia #PNW #Nature #Photography #Creeks #Forests #Trees
@estherschindler@newsie.social I was going to tell you a time travelling joke but you didn't like it.
@swachter@toot.boston This is now tied with the best bicycling advice I was ever given :
No matter how silly you think you will look or how embarrassing you might feel, Add a Basket to the front of your bike; it will improve the quality of your cycling life.
As the Aussies say, 'Struth.
I just attended a great talk by @stefano about disaster recovery (with capitals)… One cannot give enough credit to his wife for the support she gave during the whole process.
This is very often forgotten…
❤️
#eurobsdcon2026
I will never recommend Tutanota after my free account was deleted for inactivity. Like... isnt that a good thing for a free account? The worst part is I had used it to sign up to stuff, thinking it was a suitable platform, and then I got rug-pulled. Also their client was super slow and laggy and unreliable... one would assume they're better now, but I will never know.
So now I pay for Migadu. I could have paid for Tutanota, but they will never get my money after that.
The evening Call to PRayer, I can hear it in the distance.
Sunset time in Toronto. Maghrib.
Literally as it began, the credits began rolling for Season 4, episode 8 of Star Trek Strange New Worlds, which I began streaming an hour and two minutes ago, aiming to time its ending with Sunset.
The last 45 seconds of the episode brought me to tears.
No SPoilers.
But it may well bring you to tears as well.
Okay, shit, I'd be remiss if I didn't mention some of the best Indigenous hip hop artists out there:
- SNRK (Snotty Nose Rez Kids)
- Mob Bounce
- Frank Waln
- Drezus
- SouFy
- Shibastik
- David Strickland
- Xiuhtezcatl (@alisynthesis@io.waxandleather.com this is a young fella, for sure)
- Tsoh Tso
- Tré Orona
- Nataanii Means
- Supaman
- Yellowsky
Not exhaustive, just exhausted.
I might remember more later.
@bandcamp@piefed.social @music@newsmast.community @hiphop@fedigroups.social
#Bandcamp #Qobuz #Amazon #Music #Indigenous #HipHop
blog, list of hip hop favorites
A Trilogy of Hip Hop Trilogies
Fantastic list, that, all fire 🔥
Now, if you wanna know my favorite hip hop records of all time:
RVLTN
- Chapter 1: The Divided States of AmeriKKKa
- Chapter 2: The Art of Resistance
- Chapter 3: The Price of Freedom
Bobby Sessions joins the giants of hip hop with this one.
Sad, Fat Luck
- Sad, Fat Luck
- Sans Soleil
- Bring Us the Head of Francisco False
In Ceschi I find a kindred spirit, an intimately familiar angst.
I know it's already a bit of a stretch to call this one a trilogy, so you'll have to forgive me when I add that if you want the full experience you should add This Guitar Was Stolen Along With Years of Our Lives between Sans Soleil and Bring Us the Head of Francisco False.
A Pragmatist's Guide to Revolution
To the best of my knowledge, Guante has never called this a trilogy; but these records fit together like they were made to go together, so it's a trilogy to me.
Honorable Mentions
It's very difficult for me to limit myself 😅
38th & Chicago Ave
'Nuff said.
Worlds Not Yet Gone
Sole's concept album, a sci-fi tale of our near future told by the Poet of the Void, is one of those stories that will stick with me until the day I die, you know? Masterful storytelling. Haunting. I always need the instrumentals at the end to reflect.
@bandcamp@piefed.social @music@newsmast.community @hiphop@fedigroups.social
#Qobuz #Bandcamp #Music #HipHop #ConceptAlbums
@pluvialgeist
@alisynthesis@io.waxandleather.com @dodecahedron@fwoof.space hip hop records I enjoyed immensely in recent months, in no particular order:
- DOOMED!, Open Mike Eagle & Kenny Segal
- The Monsters They Made Us, Normann Sann
- Cry Baby, Vince Staples
- Sow & So, Nappy Nina & Swarvy
- FENIAN, KNEECAP
- Dads At The End Of The World, Sole & Televangel
- VOICE OF THE REVOLUTION, The Neighborhood Kids
- Miami Lice: Season Four, Lice (Aesop Rock & Homeboy Sandman)
- Brilliance of a Falling Moon, Dälek
- RELAY RELAY!!, P.O.S x Dwynell Roland x YATA
I can't say that all of these ☝️ artists are young or that they would all call what they do conscious hip hop—OME describes his music as art rap—but all are recent(ish) albums that may be what you're looking for or might lead you to it.
@alisynthesis@io.waxandleather.com I saw in the comments that you found and enjoyed Sa-Roc (who is, indeed, awesome). The seasoned emcee makes an appearance on VOICE OF THE REVOLUTION, and it's so good to hear her supporting the kids.
@bandcamp@piefed.social @hiphop@fedigroups.social @music@newsmast.community
#Bandcamp #Music #HipHop
@alisynthesis@io.waxandleather.com @dodecahedron@fwoof.space hip hop records I enjoyed immensely in recent months, in no particular order:
- DOOMED!, Open Mike Eagle & Kenny Segal
- The Monsters They Made Us, Normann Sann
- Cry Baby, Vince Staples
- Sow & So, Nappy Nina & Swarvy
- FENIAN, KNEECAP
- Dads At The End Of The World, Sole & Televangel
- VOICE OF THE REVOLUTION, The Neighborhood Kids
- Miami Lice: Season Four, Lice (Aesop Rock & Homeboy Sandman)
- Brilliance of a Falling Moon, Dälek
- RELAY RELAY!!, P.O.S x Dwynell Roland x YATA
I can't say that all of these ☝️ artists are young or that they would all call what they do conscious hip hop—OME describes his music as art rap—but all are recent(ish) albums that may be what you're looking for or might lead you to it.
@alisynthesis@io.waxandleather.com I saw in the comments that you found and enjoyed Sa-Roc (who is, indeed, awesome). The seasoned emcee makes an appearance on VOICE OF THE REVOLUTION, and it's so good to hear her supporting the kids.
@bandcamp@piefed.social @hiphop@fedigroups.social @music@newsmast.community
#Bandcamp #Music #HipHop
@aceofcosmicspace@lgbtqia.space
I had no idea. Thank you for pointing it out. Here you go with a fascinating scene from a couple of days ago (in the Black Forrest Germany).
Es soll später keine*r sagen, es wäre nicht klar gewesen was die #AfD tatsächlich vor hat. Die gewünschte Zukunft wird hier doch recht deutlich beschrieben - in einer öffentlichen Pressekonferenz vom Spitzenkandidat selbst.
Kai Rüsberg 
@Ruhrnalist@mastodon.social
Ich weiß nicht, was Herrn #Lanz gestern geritten hatte, als er von @fbanaszak gestern immer wieder Beweise einforderte, warum der AfD Begriff #Remigration eine eindeutig verfassungsfeindliche Intention beinhaltet. Hätte er mal Siegmunds PK anschauen müssen:
Kriegswaffen kaufen, um sie ggfs im Inland für "innere Sicherheit" einzusetzen!
Glad to report I found an excellent ActivityPub client for freeBSD: Tuba.
Multi-account and blazingly fast: Totally recommended !!!
(There is of course also toot if you prefer the command line)
A few minutes ago, maybe ten minutes ago now as I type this into littleFedi, I decided to turn off the television box.
Immediately I felt relief.
I still feel relief.
I was overwhelmed with all the 25th anniversary coverage.
Even using watching Canadian CBC news channel as some kind of proxy or filter to lessen the "overwhelmingness", it became overwhelming.
Exercising self-agency, I am giving myself permission to give myself permission to decide whatever I watched on TV already is enough for me, for today, to remember this day, 25 years ago.
25 years ago today, I was updating my Postnuke CMS powered blog/website, and as 9 a.m. rolled around, I randomly decided to turn on the TV and have on as background the Buffalo, NY, ABC Channel ( whose signal all Torontonians typically have access to via antennae or cable ), which would be airing Live with Regis and Cathy Lee.
I stopped updating my website, and kept watching the TV news. For hours.
Today, right now, I have stopped watching the TV News, and will return to updating web stuff.
But later, not right now.
I have nothing profound to offer.
...I keep forgetting, I wrote an entire book about/relating to all this the following year, 2002.
It hasn't been online for years. Maybe I work on putting it back online ? Maybe begin that later today.
H.
@fasnix
Yesterday I tried to stay off social media because of this; it's a difficult day for me. This is always a backup plan, a plan B for when life gets extremely dark. I've had terrible times in my life, and now I try to help others survive without having to think about this option every day.
LP's Room 12 is indie folk-pop excellence 👌
Not on Bandcamp, unfortunately, and I'm trying to get away from YouTube links, but you can stream this one on the major streaming platforms—or do as I did and just buy the thing.
Highly recommended 👍👍
@music@newsmast.community
#Music #Indie #Folk #Pop #SingerSongwriter