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    ๐ŸŽถ Ok, let’s say I like Propaghandi and Rise Against and hardcore punk (esp. at the metalcore end of the spectrum), but find a lot of punk (esp. pop punk) to be vapid. What should I check out?

    ๐Ÿ—ณ๏ธ Axios is doing interviews for Indiana gubernatorial candidates and so far, wow Brad Chambers seems like an adult in the room, compared to Mike Braun.

    ๐ŸŽถ I had no idea Einstรผrzende Neubauten had been working on a new album!

    The Economist keeps emailing me to renew at a discount, but their renewal page is so broken it won’t even let me. So, no renewal I guess? ๐Ÿคทโ€โ™‚๏ธ

    ๐ŸŽถ Ridehail had a giant speaker in shotgun and an iPad for DJing. Had some triphop and dub stuff going, so hereโ€™s where I took it:

    • Ishome - Eva
    • Submotion Orchestra - Angel Eyes
    • Massive Attack - Paradise Circus (Gui Boratto Remix)
    • Clubroot - Low Pressure Zone
    • Synkro - Acceptance

    Driver cranked it!

    โšฝ๏ธ Letโ€™s go #IXI

    ๐ŸŽฒ this seems like a very cool project, but I canโ€™t get over the poor spelling and grammar ๐Ÿ˜ฌ

    Oceania 2084 - the orwellian TTRPG by Jocher Symbolic Systems

    ๐ŸŽถ Finally found a succinct and useful definition of post-(genre) music, derived from an early post-rock definition from Simon Reynolds:

    post-(genre) is music in which elements of (genre) are used for non-(genre) purposes

    Youโ€™re about to be sent back to medieval times:

    What do you bring with you to convince people that you are a wizard?

    โšฝ๏ธ Naeher again with three saves and a spot kick to help #USWNT win two tournaments in a row.

    ๐Ÿ” first five-line skink of the season, and the tail is unreal!

    ๐Ÿ“บ Weโ€™ve been loving the French show โ€œAstridโ€ (thanks to PBS/Walter Presents).

    Any time we offer to watch another episode to one another, we try to use a new A-name (like Walter did in Fringe).

    E.g. โ€œWant to watch an Australopithecus tonight?โ€

    Itโ€™s a fun little game.

    ๐ŸŽฒ Thereโ€™s a Rose-Hulman plate (my nerd alma mater) parked in my neighborhood and it has dice, a hero forge box, and a DnD book in the back seat.

    I want to introduce myself and share better games.

    Iโ€™m unreasonably proud of this milestone.

    Yet, itโ€™s one of my most helpful habits.

    If you do any reading (even just articles), I highly recommend Readwise. Itโ€™ll help you remember the key data, quotes, and points you took from your reading. Reviewing highlights from different sources each day also leads to valuable serendipity, because youโ€™ll consider the relationship of ideas that may not have otherwise come into contact with one another.

    1500-day review streak

    ๐ŸŽฒโ™Ÿ๏ธ Was just having a “random coffee” at work, and the other person had traveled a lot for work when he was younger.

    He mentioned that board & card games were popular with anyone from regions with real winters and I had never considered that before.

    Tried Coca-Cola Spiced (Zero). Has that refreshing taste of…

    …flouride treatment?

    Summer Tuesday Nights

    Let’s play something! These outdoor activities are now all available in a short walk from my home:

    • Pickleball
    • Shuffleboard
    • Billiards
    • Table tennis
    • Cornhole
    • Putt putt
    • Baseball diamonds
    • Tennis courts
    • Football/track field
    • Soccer field
    • Whatever this is:
    six bent metal poles

    ๐Ÿ’ช Lost my 460-day fitness rings streak yesterday. Rebuilding. Hereโ€™s the latest:

    • Readwise: 1497
    • Spanish: 323
    • No โ€œSโ€: 1
    • Fitness: 0

    ๐ŸŽถ 100,000 songs, bonus update:

    I made a mistake and left out a top album.

    I updated the original post to explain.

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