A surprise to nobody, aside from its sudden appearance, #TFG’s pick to run the #IRS, one Billy Long, is on tape promising “friends” favors once he’s installed. Who’s got the receipts? Why, #Oregon’s Sen. Ron Wyden. #news #uspol #grifters thehill.com/business/…
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BIG-ASS SWORD
Andreas Butzbach
- Apple’s primary drivers of revenue are the #iPhone, the App Store, and services.
- There are millions upon millions of …
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Oh #Adobe. You’re such a glutton for punishment. #Capitalism hasn’t yet learned the true meaning of #FAFO, but I have a feeling this might finally tip the cow. Pixelmator Pro is $50. Period. No subs. #AdobeCreativeCloud #AI #bullshit slashdot.org/story/25/…
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#NowPlaying @ Nothing Manor: The Smithereens - A Date with the Smithereens (1994). I’ve loved this band for decades. Gritty #powerpop by beat poets with a noir bent, their albums are imminently listenable. #music www.youtube.com/watch
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For oldsters: Watch this video to confirm your admiration for these shows. For youths: Watch this video to find new shows that’ll blow your mind. Conclusion: Any list that includes Cowboy Bebop must be accurate. That is all. #scifi #tv #90s youtu.be/uT42ldiYM…
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#NowPlaying @ Nothing Manor: Cristopher Cross - A Night in Paris (Live)(2013). Do NOT mock me. Chris is an excellent musician and sometimes it’s nice to put on something calmer to facilitate getting stuff done 😁 #music #yachtrock #livemusic youtube.com/playlist
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automotive
I honestly wish Rob had spent more time with this car, the creator, and the shop. Sadly, this video is just too short, but DAMN this #BMW #E30 is insane! Can it even be called an E30 anymore? What a beast! #cars #topgear www.youtube.com/watch
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Wow. #WTF peeps!? How is it possible that a training ship of the Mexican Navy, and a TALL SHIP at that, did NOT know that the Brooklyn FUCKING Bridge wasn’t TALL enough for their TALL SHIP to pass under!!?? Just WOW!! #breakingnews #mexico #newyorkcity #bridgecollision apnews.com/article/b…
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#NowPlaying @ Nothing Manor: It Bites - The Big Lad in the Windmill (1986). I’d been listening to Francis Dunnery for years before I found his previous #ProgRock #ProgPop band. You’ve never heard prog like this and it’s excellent! #music #progressive #80s www.youtube.com/watch
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Like Dungeon Chill here, I really like the #90s to #00s era of games, mostly because the industry hadn’t yet settled into a capitalist groove and experimented a lot. I spent two hours watching this video about Kowloon’s Gate for #Playstation. #videogames www.youtube.com/watch
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The Canadian #ProgRock band #Rush has been one of my favorite bands period. I also adore the art of #animation. In 1985 the two came together in an animated short broadcast on Canadian TV that year. Now you can watch it. It’s not great, but the music is. #music #scifi #TV www.youtube.com/watch
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#NowPlaying @ Nothing Manor: Lari Basilio - Redemption (2025). She has her own sound, to be sure, but if you’ve never heard her work think of a mix of Eric Johnson’s melodiousness and Joe Satriani’s crunchy vibes. Great guitarist. #music #rock #instrumental youtu.be/C2eTZr25h…
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#NowPlaying @ Nothing Manor: Magic Pie - Maestro (2025). I may be a progger, but I’m not familiar with the Norwegian #ProgRock band Magic Pie. This is their sixth album and in typical prog fashion opens with an 18 minute epic! Dig in!! #music #prog youtube.com/playlist
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#NowPlaying @ Nothing Manor: Rush - Vapor Trails (2002). Always Rush, but ever the musical chameleons, the trio that sounds like a five-piece electrifies with a darker, heavier exploration of Neil’s compelling lyrical stories. #music #progrock #hardrock www.youtube.com/watch
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#NowPlaying @ Nothing Manor: Sting - The Dream of the Blue Turtles (1985). Saw Sting on tour for this album and was blown away by his drummer, the amazing Omar Hakim. Fantastically textured album. #music #80s #pop #altpop www.youtube.com/watch
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#NowPlaying @ Nothing Manor: Sting - Ten Summoners Tales (1993). I saw #ThePolice play one of their last shows and #Sting on his The Dream of the Blue Turtles tour. Just great music. This time with the amazing Vinnie Colaiuta on drums. #music #pop #90s www.youtube.com/watch
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Fascinating how a lot of solutions for fixing complex resource problems caused by the explosive growth of humanity frequently go back to the cradle of life; the ocean. Deep Sea Reverse Osmosis (DSRO) seems like a great solution for our water problems. Just watch the video, but in short it reduces the power consumption by 60% over land-based RO desalination plants, and avoids a lot of its complications. #science #tech #drought #water www.youtube.com/watch
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#NowPlaying @ Nothing Manor: Counting Crows - Butter Miracle, The Complete Sweets! (2025). Yes, a new Crows album. It’s been a while. I wasn’t much of a Crows listener, so I don’t have a lot to say, but its mostly good so far. #music #rock youtube.com/playlist
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activism
Remember when we found out that pretty much everything being claimed by #Conservatives was a lie designed to rip #humanrights and #civilrights away from protected groups and decided that was stupid so stopped believing them? Yeah, me neither. #EndFascism #uspol #lawfare www.youtube.com/watch
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#NowPlaying #Live @ Nothing Manor: Steely Dan - Live at London’s Hammersmith Apollo (2009). Dan Belcher is an appropriately named Dan Fan. He personally remasters old Dan shows out of love. This is a newly released soundboard recording. #music #steelydan www.youtube.com/watch
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#NowPlaying @ Nothing Manor: Irakere - Live at Ronnie Scotts (1993). The wife just turned me on to these astonishing peeps. Formed in ‘75 the band blends #AfroCubanJazz and other regional musical traditions with #rock & #funk and clearly jam. #music #jazz #jazzfusion www.youtube.com/playlist
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#NowPlaying @ Nothing Manor: Thomas Dolby - The Golden Age of Wireless (1982). Hot take here, but I think Dolby was peak electronica of the #NewWave era. Still great music to this day. #music #80s #KROQ #electronicmusic #synth youtube.com/playlist
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In Merlin’s latest video he discusses Harlan Ellison’s short story “I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream” which, at it’s core, is about the ultimate worst and most selfless aspects of humanity. It’s worth a watch. #writing #scifi #books www.youtube.com/watch
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We have a strong, clear, empathetic voice in Neil deGrasse Tyson, and we risk losing him if #America continues down the path being carved into our #government by #ElonMusk & #DOGE and supported by #TFG. The cuts being made are saving squat. #science #uspol #NASA www.youtube.com/watch
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Are Apple Silicon Macs too good?
In his latest video Luke Miani asks if #Apple made their new machines too good. Across two polls, having run a second one to verify the results of the first, respondents strongly indicated they had no intention of upgrading their early M-series Macs. I have a feeling Apple fully expected that, however. Watch the video on YouTube. We have three Mini’s, two M1 and one Intel, and have no need to upgrade them anytime soon. I may desire an M4 Mini, but I don’t need one. What is behind this?
To understand this there are, I believe, two different, unrelated factors that need to be taken into consideration:
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I’m a native #Angeleno. Born in #LosAngeles in the late 60’s, I have lived in #SoCal most of my life. While I’ve known most of the tidbits revealed in this video, I learned more from this fascinating #minidoc. Take a few minutes to learn what’s beneath LA. #history youtu.be/3EfeEUtoq…