Sit back smooth out and let the week end the way it is gonna end.


sorry to have missed you…

#dalek, #dr.who


I wonder and so I ask:

I don’t use pronouns in my bio or in reference to myself in general. Mainly because I don’t care, and hope my posts and comments show that. But, am I missing out on being helpful to those that DO CARE? Do I need to add such things to signify support and guarantee you are safe with me? I feel like I’m a guest in that particular space and don’t want to just be performative.


Aquatic Panda Distro is looking for new consigners! If you make comic/art zines and identify as bipoc, hit us up! We’d love to help bring your zines to more people! We already have a few fun shows lined up for 2025!

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#zinedistro #zines #bipocartist #comics #comicart


My wife loves sleeping so I made her a little Christmas gift and hung it at the end of the hall. Gotta remind the kids to be quiet!


But, BlueSky....wait...What?!?!

I have been skirting around the edges of BlueSky trying to crystallize my thoughts and why I won’t be signing up. Along comes Christine Lemmer-Webber @cwebber@social.coop and writes a really in depth post that does that and so much more. I’ve provided some call outs that really reinforce my thinking, but I highly recommend you go read the original in full. (it is a long, and technically concept heavy, read but worth the effort if you are interested in how this stuff works.)

How decentralized is Bluesky really?

“Message passing” vs “shared heap” architectures:

If this sounds infeasible to do in our metaphorical domestic environment, that’s because it is. A world of full self-hosting is not possible with Bluesky. In fact, it is worse than the storage requirements, because the message delivery requirements become quadratic at the scale of full decentralization: to send a message to one user is to send a message to all. Rather than writing one letter, a copy of that letter must be made and delivered to every person on earth.

Direct messages are completely centralized:

The answer, if you guessed it, is centralization. All direct messages, no matter what your Personal Data Store is, no matter what your relay is, go through Bluesky, the company.

Bluesky is centralized, but “credible exit” is a worthy pursuit:

Even though the majority of Bluesky services are currently operated by a single company, we nevertheless consider the system to be decentralized because it provides credible exit: if Bluesky Social PBC goes out of business or loses users’ trust, other providers can step in to provide an equivalent service using the same dataset and the same protocols. – Bluesky and the AT Protocol: Usable Decentralized Social Media


Of course there was a cordial [response](https://whtwnd.com/bnewbold.net/3lbvbtqrg5t2t) and a cordial [re - response](https://dustycloud.org/blog/re-re-bluesky-decentralization/#f) by Chirstine to that. I haven't gotten enough time to read them both through as of yet.

Broadway Joe is still delivering


Today is an odd one. I have hope we will continue to be kind to one another and the larger currents of power will not sweep us into something we cannot escape. To that end here is a random video I found while cleaning out my downloads folder… apparently from tumblr…where all good things live.


RSS for the win!

Nice overview of using RSS as your social media. I especially like the inclusion of RSS Lookup And PolitePol

Platforms may change hands, changing the influence they wish to have on their users. The good news is RSS and Atom offer a decentralized alternative.

www.johnwalker.nl/posts/esc…

I use Netnewswire on macOS and iOS and Thunderbird on Linux for RSS



Following on from talk about Michele’s book cover I wanted to share an alternate cover for my own book. I went searching old copyright free pulp mags and comics to find something i could riff on. Maybe better than what I ended up with. #BookCovers Check it out at failingtofall.com


Making a book Cover - Michele McDannold Lovely little post about creating the book cover for her collection of poems Stealing the Midnight from a Handful of Days. I had a small hand in creating said cover. You can purchase the book, which I highly recommend, over at Roadside press. #poetry#publish


i hope this email never finds you

i hope you are outside its grasp
i hope you are outside
walking in the woods
away from this
toward something else
breaking the chain
missing the message
and finding meaning
no longer concerned
with warranty opportunities
updated information
request confirmation
last chance deals
curated collections
misdirecting headlines
sad news about
a loved one
less known than loved
all wrapped
in a daily digest
bound by electrons
and cuddled under
an icon
with a
red badge glaring


Saw a post featuring Lydia Lunch which naturally made me think of Richard Kern, which made me think of Sonic Youth. I first became aware of him via the still of his film used as the cover for EVOL. I ended up with several of his books over the years. Always loved his transgressive nature.


Some sundays you just need a little 90’s pep

#nowplaying #nowlistening


If you are interested in physical page turn buttons on an B&W e-reader one of the best has some refurbs on sale (U.S. White only). Not an ad just like their products. us.kobobooks.com/collectio…


The better half and I sat down to enjoy the always enjoyable. This has got to be a record of wholesomeness and quality that will be remembered. Nick Park never disappoints. Scope the books Gromit is reading.


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New Ella, color me excited!

“Verve Records has announced a new, never-before-released live album from legendary jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald. Titled The Moment Of Truth: Ella At The Coliseum, the album was recorded at the Oakland Coliseum on June 30, 1967…”

youtu.be/yJ5taQkRD…


The greatest creators are accident prone. The intention lies in their willingness to embrace their mistakes and elevate happenstance.