myrmidex

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[–] myrmidex@slrpnk.net 2 points 3 days ago

Thomas MacDonald (born September 21, 1988) is a Canadian rapper and singer. He is known for his anti-establishment subject matter in his music, in which he also criticizes "woke" culture, herd behavior and groupthink. In 2024, he emerged as a figurehead of "MAGA rap", a Trumpist subgenre of hip hop.

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[–] myrmidex@slrpnk.net 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Added the exa aliases. Nice to see pacman points exa to eza as the former is unmaintained.

[–] myrmidex@slrpnk.net 2 points 2 weeks ago

Yes it's quite similar to the scrobbling and recommendations of last.fm!

[–] myrmidex@slrpnk.net 4 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Listenbrainz has decent recommendations

[–] myrmidex@slrpnk.net 1 points 2 weeks ago

Still, there might be psychological changes because of immortality. Survival instinct might grow even stronger the longer one lives, a bit like sunk-cost fallacy. Or if death becomes something exotic, of times long passed, it might no longer be regarded as a serious option, similar to how we've grown opposed to sacrificing virgins, or to using Myspace or Windows.

[–] myrmidex@slrpnk.net 1 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

I had the same hope when I was younger. Later on I imagined the last star dying and the utter dread the immortals would have to face.

Also: obligatory Mitchell & Webb sketch

 

Last June, fans of Comedy Central – the long-running channel behind beloved programmes such as The Daily Show and South Park – received an unwelcome surprise. Paramount Global, Comedy Central’s parent company, unceremoniously purged the vast repository of video content on the channel’s website, which dated back to the late 1990s.

Every Daily Show episode since Jon Stewart took over as host in 1999? Disappeared. The historic remains of The Colbert Report? Disappeared. Presumably, one hopes, those materials remain archived internally somewhere, but for the general masses, they’re kaput. Instead, the links redirect visitors to Paramount+, a streaming service whose offerings pale in comparison. (The service offers recent seasons of the Daily Show to paying subscribers, but only a fraction of the prior archive.)

Such digital demolitions are becoming routine. For fans and scholars of pop culture, 2024 may go down as the year the internet shrank. Despite the immense archiving capabilities of the internet, we’re living through an age of mass deletion, a moment when entertainment and media corporations see themselves not as custodians of valuable cultural history, once freely available, but as ruthless maximisers of profit. Those of us who believe in the historical value of accessing media from the past are paying the price.

[–] myrmidex@slrpnk.net 28 points 1 month ago

Fun fact, during the same trip he also mentioned that doctors assisting abortions are hired killers.

[–] myrmidex@slrpnk.net 7 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

One book I read predicted societal disruption for 2035, with a total collapse of nations around 2050. I found it overly dramatic at the time, but now, 15 years later, it seems we're well ahead of that prediction.

[–] myrmidex@slrpnk.net 9 points 6 months ago (1 children)

“I think we are headed for major societal disruption within the next five years,” said Gretta Pecl, at the University of Tasmania. “[Authorities] will be overwhelmed by extreme event after extreme event, food production will be disrupted. I could not feel greater despair over the future.”

In The Guardian yesterday

[–] myrmidex@slrpnk.net 10 points 7 months ago

A local extreme right MP had his ties to Chinese spies laid bare this year, did not even make a dent in the polls.

The elections will be brutal...

[–] myrmidex@slrpnk.net 1 points 8 months ago

no indeed, I don't think it's that specific. I mainly browse the weekly exploration playlist, based on my listens, which either recommends other of my favorite songs that I hadn't listened yet, or unknown songs that usually fit my styles. Enough for me to cut the subscriptions 🥳

 

I'm full on de-googling. I have set up ProtonMail as my main, a selfhosted NextCloud to store my calendar, drive and photos, I'm even erasing all my maps reviews by hand. The only thing I'm still unsure about: how should I replace my chromecast? Besides the amazon, apple or roku devices, which do you use? Which device do you recommend?

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