There is a cult of ignorance in the United States, and there has always been. The strain of anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that "my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge." - Isaac Asimov (1980)
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Into the Unbeing Part One #1

Zac Thompson


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    #NowPlaying @ Nothing Manor: David Lee Roth - The Warner Recordings (1985-1994)(2025). This boxset includes fully remastered repros of DLR’s debut EP, Eat ‘em and Smile, Skyscraper, and Your Filthy Little Mouth. Sounds great so far. #music #rock #hardrock youtube.com/playlist

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    #NowPlaying @ Nothing Manor: The Smithereens - God Save The Smithereens Deluxe Edition (1999). The final studio album from this underrated #rock band, this version combines the album with Pat DiNizio’s Songs and Sounds debut solo album and bonus tracks. #music www.youtube.com/watch

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    technology

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    This upcoming #Steam game looks like a real hoot! It’s called Castle V. Castle where you do just that. At its core it is a turn-based card battler and it leans hard into the monochrome aesthetics of the 70’s & it appears to be loaded with humor. #videogames www.rockpapershotgun.com/castle-v-…

    apple

    technology

    howto

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    Do you have a notification telling you some app like #Zoom is “Accessing Your Screen” on #Apple’s #macOS #Sequoia? Well, it seems to be a known bug, and #AppleInsider seems to have a fix. I can’t verify this because I keep crapps like Zoom off my machines. #tech #helpdesk appleinsider.com/articles/…

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    #NowPlaying @ Nothing Manor: Michael Penn - MP4 (Days Since a Lost Time Accident)(2000). Suggestion: Dive into No Myth, Free-For-All, and Resigned, in that order, before moving on to this. This is Penn’s album and not radio-ready, but It’s deep and textured. #music #pop www.youtube.com/watch

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    The tea on the Framework 2nd Gen 2025 event

    So, the #Framework event just ended and here’s the breakdown:

    • Updated Framework 13
    • More work on Framework 16
    • Introduced Framework Desktop
    • Showed Desktop 4-board cluster case
    • Introduced Framework 12 Convertible

    For additional deets, click through. #tech #righttorepair youtu.be/dnCGwii7F…

    Let’s dig in… First off, the Framework 13" laptop has been updated for 2025 with new translucent bezels (including the crucial Atomic Purple) and AMD Ryzen AI 300 series APUs. Framework is also working on updating the Framework 16" laptop with new large key stabilizers to eliminate noise and a new one-key module (more on that when I can get onto the website). The keyboard is also being updated with a Copilot logo, or …

    video games

    technology

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    Ten minutes until the #Framework 2nd Gen event where they will be announcing new product(s). There have been clues, but it remains a mystery. My guess is it’s a #SteamOS gaming handheld or settop box. They’ve also said that #AMD is involved. #tech #youtube #videogames www.youtube.com/live/-8k7…

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    television

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    Revere Kier with this 8-hour long remix of #AppleTV’s theme to their hit show, #Severance. Seems like the perfect vibe for refining data at your MDR. Feed your inner innie and outtie at the same time! #music #television #ODESZA #ambience youtu.be/JRnDYB28b…

    journalism

    apple

    technology

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    You know, @appleinsider@mastodon.social, I’d love to cover your piece about the Steve Jobs Archive celebrating his life on the day he died, but when you don’t include any links to anything outside of your website, I cannot. Not helpful. #tech #apple #journalism

    apple

    capitalism

    technology

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    PROTIP For #Apple designer Susan Kare: Ditch the bling and make them affordable to actual human beings, and I bet you sell a lot more. Wouldn’t it be nice to sell many thousands instead of a few dozen? I think so. Nice designs, though. #tech #blockchain #capitalism www.theverge.com/news/6182…

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    Looks like #AYANEO is teasing a new #RetroGaming handheld they are dubbing the Classic, which appears to be a simplified version of their Pocket Micro, a pricey modern take on the Nintendo Game Boy Micro. No specs, pics, pricing or release date yet, though. #videogames #tech liliputing.com/ayaneo-cl…

    technology

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    I have precisely one #MechanicalKeyboard, a Keychron K5 SE low profile and its likely to stay that way. I recognize a lot of people really like them, though, and these custom keycaps reviewed by #TheGadgeteer look amazing, especially the Mixed set. #tech #mods the-gadgeteer.com/2025/02/2…

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    #NowPlaying @ Nothing Manor: Yes - Fragile Super Deluxe (2024 Remaster). THIS is my first love in music. I was born in ‘68 and #Fragile dropped in ‘71, #Yes’ 4th studio release it is a #masterpiece, and this version is 4.5 hours of material. #music #progrock www.youtube.com/watch

    apple

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    One of the more reliable indicators of #Apple preparing to launch a new version of a system is when stocks on older machines start to drop. This appears to be happening now with the M3 #MacBookAir. The current #rumor is for a March release. #tech appleinsider.com/articles/…

    UPDATE: The previous version of this post cited the current MBA with an M4, but it was supposed to be the M3. The updated version of the MBA should be getting the M4 soon.

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    video games

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    The #Framework (2nd Gen) Event kicks off in exactly 24 hours from now Pacific time. Note that they’re hinting at a gaming “system” in conjunction with #AMD, which will be streaming the event on their AMD Gaming channel. Also mention of more. #tech #news #videogames www.youtube.com/live/-8k7…

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    #NowPlaying @ Nothing Manor: Yes - The Ladder (1999). To this day it still surprises me that this is their 18th studio album. The entire album feels like a wonderful blend of classic and 90125/Big Generator era Yes with some clever callbacks. #music #progrock www.youtube.com/watch

    politics

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    Reason #1,432,644 to #UninstallFacebook… you know what, I’ll let John cover this one in the latest episode of Last Week Tonight. #UninstallInstagram #UninstallWhatsapp #UninstallMeta #fuckZuckerberg www.youtube.com/watch

    journalism

    politics

    technology

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    #Censorship isn’t limited to #socialnetworks. Last year there were nearly 300 #internet shutdowns in 54 countries, the worst on record. I wonder how long it will take #TFG & Co to try that here. #politics #uspol #fascism #tech www.axios.com/2025/02/2…

    technology

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    Alec, who runs the popular Technology Connections channel on #YouTube, posted a new video today discussing the very critical problem of #humanity losing our #agency and critical thinking skills to the #algorithm and how to fix it. #tech #internet www.youtube.com/watch

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    #NowPlaying @ Nothing Manor: dada - El Subliminoso (1996). Another killer LA band that I used to have on heavy rotation. Michael Gurley (G) and Joie Calio (B) both sang lead with great harmonies, with Phil Leavitt on drums. #music #altrock www.youtube.com/watch

    politics

    capitalism

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    #Musk and #TFG and the #MAGA masses are so accustomed to lying and getting away with it, they just spew meaningless garbage without a care in the world? Something now immediately contradicts something said a week or so ago? Who cares! It’s not like anyone gives a damn, anyway, and if they do there’s nothing they can do to stop it, so again… who cares!

    Take #Xitter’s #CommunityNotes as an example. They were great because Musk didn’t need to pay people to keep toxic shit off the Official Social Network of Shitposting® because the “community” would handle that. But now that those same notes are being “gamed” by filthy libs, “he” is going to have to “fix” them, so I …

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    One Mic History is a fantastic #YouTube channel that covers #Black #history in rich detail. I found the latest episode about the legacy of #SoulFood to be enlightening. I hope you do, as well. Learn about it, then go have some. It’s delicious! #food #education www.youtube.com/watch

    movies

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    Cheech & Chong’s Last Movie will be hitting theaters on April 25th. Check out the trailer. It looks great! #movies #comedy #documentary www.youtube.com/watch

    politics

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    I don’t think punitive resignation works anymore. Not only does it close out a specific process pipeline, it creates a hole which #TFG & Co can fill with whomever they please, and that is likely to be a useful idiot. Stay. Fight. #uspol www.washingtonpost.com/politics/…

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    If you have operated under the illusion that #TFG & Co are trying to save #America’s #economy by cutting waste and fraud, then you should know that installing these and then removing them costs millions of dollars. Also very petty. #uspol #tech gizmodo.com/u-s-gover…