@sawtoothwave

(he/him) UX, strategy, social justice, public service, science fiction, music (Hex Map, Mute City), other things. Big fan of animal hijinks.

 Somerville, MA
sawtoothwave.net/links
Joined February 2009
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hahah lol forever at "As it turns out" ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ welp!
Simon & Schuster
@simonschuster20 Nov 2022
To those who purchased The Philosophy of Modern Song limited edition, we want to apologize. As it turns out, the limited edition books do contain Bob’s original signature, but in a penned replica form. We are addressing this immediately by providing each purchaser with an immediate refund.

ALT To those who purchased The Philosophy of Modern Song limited edition, we want to apologize. As it turns out, the limited edition books do contain Bob’s original signature, but in a penned replica form. We are addressing this immediately by providing each purchaser with an immediate refund.

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I love Twitter and I will mourn it. It nails a certain something that nothing else has for me.
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to my friends on Mastodon - if I were to join Mastodon, what server should I join? any suggestions?
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This is a stellar article about free speech, the far right, and the new idiot king of Twitter eand.co/the-lesson-of-elon-m…
not that this will ever happen, but, if Dolly Parton invited me to perform “Jolene” with her at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, here’s something I would do first: learn how the song goes
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Absolutely crushingly sad news.💔💔💔
LOW@lowtheband6 Nov 2022
Friends, it’s hard to put the universe into language and into a short message, but She passed away last night, surrounded by family and love, including yours. Keep her name close and sacred. Share this moment with someone who needs you. Love is indeed the most important thing.
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diligently rinsing out tiny plastic to-go condiment containers
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listen to me wrangle this thing at ~3:30 EDT (livestream is a bit delayed so prob 3:35 or so) at the @NESynthFest - youtube livestream link here: youtu.be/_RQQ9H9c1gs
a modular synthesizer, all patched up and ready to scream

ALT a modular synthesizer, all patched up and ready to scream

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this thread rightfully identifies yet another in an unending series of examples of lazy journalists walking us directly off a cliff special bonus: the "reporter" quoted in this thread still calls himself a "Kanye West fanboi" in his Twitter bio
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Diptych, "The Duality of Existence // All the News that's Fit to Print", @nytimes 2022 truly a genius composition that manages to evoke eternal dread with a hint of gallows laughter
the New York Times' lead stories for Oct 26, 2022 include a desperate Somali family walking the decaying husks of their livestock, as a photo accompanying a story about the world by and large failing to meet its climate pledges, alongside a story about Ina Garten making risotto

ALT the New York Times' lead stories for Oct 26, 2022 include a desperate Somali family walking the decaying husks of their livestock, as a photo accompanying a story about the world by and large failing to meet its climate pledges, alongside a story about Ina Garten making risotto

ah yes, “Heart-Shaped Box,” that famously up-tempo Nirvana song, tops the bpm ratings on @pitchfork ‘s new 90s list
a screenshot of a section of Pitchfork’s new interactive feature, which shows the tempos of the 100 highest rated songs on their latest readers’ poll about the music of the 90s, and where someone presumably used software to deduce the bpm of each track and for some reason it interpreted the tempo of “Heart-Shaped Box” twice as fast as it really is, which makes it the fastest song in the list, which apparently nobody noticed, which isn’t a big deal at all compared to everything else wrong in the world but is still kind of irritating coming from a professional music writing website

ALT a screenshot of a section of Pitchfork’s new interactive feature, which shows the tempos of the 100 highest rated songs on their latest readers’ poll about the music of the 90s, and where someone presumably used software to deduce the bpm of each track and for some reason it interpreted the tempo of “Heart-Shaped Box” twice as fast as it really is, which makes it the fastest song in the list, which apparently nobody noticed, which isn’t a big deal at all compared to everything else wrong in the world but is still kind of irritating coming from a professional music writing website

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THREAD. This weekend, the New York Times published misinformation it knew to be false. Because the stakes are so high, I try my best to explain what the paper did why it is so dangerous.
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NXOR is performing with visuals by Vidumami at 4:00 on Saturday, October 29 at New England Synth Fest in Burlington, Mass. Check out NXOR's Bandcamp at nxor.bandcamp.com/album/inte…

Integrals, by NXOR

4 track album

nxor.bandcamp.com
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it's meeeeeeeeeeeee
New England Synthesizer Festival@NESynthFest22 Oct 2022
Mute City @sawtoothwave is performing with visuals by CSKonopka @cskonopka at 3:30 on Saturday, October 29 at New England Synth Fest in Burlington, Mass. Check out Mute City's Bandcamp at mute-city.bandcamp.com/

Not Content, by Mute City

11 track album

mute-city.bandcamp.com
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My longtime musical cohort @DoctorBurgess 's new album is out and it's super good and perfectly seasonally spooky. RIYL synth-laced catchy loud rock, Oingo Boingo, Pulp, [good] Weezer, etc.!!!
Nicholas Burgess@DoctorBurgess21 Oct 2022
The album is out! nicholasburgess.bandcamp.com… Listen to the whole thing RIGHT NOW 👇

All-Night Midnite Monster Party, by Nicholas Burgess

15 track album

nicholasburgess.bandcamp.com
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What are some charities, non-profits, mutual aid, etc. orgs that you've been donating to lately? I've got my regulars but I'm always interested in hearing about new-to-me groups doing solid work for equity & justice, esp. women- or BIPOC-led orgs.
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I appreciate that this article notes that GoFundMe has also become a load-bearing part of the United States' healthcare system, which is something that should embarrass pretty much all of us
GoFundMe
@gofundme10 Oct 2022
At GoFundMe, we’re guided by our mission of helping people help each other. We’re honored to see the impact of our work reflected in @FortuneMagazine’s #ChangeTheWorld  List: gfme.co/ctw
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It's @Bandcamp Friday! Claw Solutions demands you buy these two 2 brilliant, spooky albums! One from w/in our own castle walls: nicholasburgess.bandcamp.com… & one by a barbarian roaming the dreary wastes: stuffedspider.bandcamp.com/a… Each of these LPs will render your week worthwhile!

All-Night Midnite Monster Party, by Nicholas Burgess

15 track album

nicholasburgess.bandcamp.com
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weird new ad campaign from @Chevron
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the Halloween vibes start comin' and they don't stop comin'
Nicholas Burgess@DoctorBurgess26 Sep 2022
New song! "Wolfman's Brain is Still Alive" Up now on bandcamp: nicholasburgess.bandcamp.com… Lyric video: youtu.be/wjcFmkQJK5A Pre-order the album, and you'll get this song right away. You need it now for choreographing your Halloween party routine!
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