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Here's @dhilowitz sampling a "cool piece of American synth history: a Baldwin Interlude (aka Fun Machine) electronic organ". https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pG1oj62sJGg It has a really nice sound, and you can get it for free! […]

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Happy Women's History Month to all women! May today be an opportunity for all allies to renew our commitment to lift up women's voices, celebrate them, and stand up for their rights. ✊ #WomensHistoryMonth #WomensHistory #WomensRights

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"After widespread backlash, the university called the ["biological" male/female bathroom] signs an “error” and apologized in an email sent to students." ✊ https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/university-of-cincinnati-protests (Sorry about the Substack link!) #news #USNews #TransRights

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Solidarity with @w7voa who's "being placed on an extended “excused absence” pending a human resources investigation" ✊ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/28/business/voice-of-america-trump.html?unlocked_article_code=1.0k4.pgMI.aLQTNHwXQHYL&smid=url-share #USNews #USPol #news #VOA […]

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I just sent an email of support to the Embassy of Ukraine here in the US. https://usa.mfa.gov.ua/en I know it may not be much, but the people of Ukraine need to know that so many of us stand with them. #ukraine #pol #WorldPol

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Remember this?

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"Even brief interruptions will result in people walking away and not coming back." https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/02/us-antarctic-program-disrupted-by-doge-induced-chaos/ #news #research #science #SouthPole #antarctica #DOGE

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Oh wow. Skype is shutting down after 23 years, 14 years after Microsoft bought it. "It’s not clear how many people are impacted. The most recent numbers that Microsoft had shared were in 2023, when it said it had more than 36 million users — a long way from Skype’s peak of 300 million users." […]

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Heads-up, new government form that should absolutely not be spammed just dropped. "The U.S. Department of Education is committed to ensuring all students have access to meaningful learning free of divisive ideologies and indoctrination." https://enddei.ed.gov/ #DEI #EndDEI #USGov #spam

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I think about this map a lot. https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2018-us-land-use/

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That is correct, Mr. AI Overview.

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I will admit I didn't know much about Gene Hackman as a person, but this story is worth sharing. "One time, he was leaving a movie, and a woman walked up to him. "You won't remember me," she said, "but my husband..." "... worked in the camera department on LUCKY LADY. I remember you. How's […]

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Happy New Year 2009, from One Terabyte of Kilobyte Age! "The last year of GeoCities has started. The closure announcement will come on April 23, 2009." https://blog.geocities.institute/archives/7454 #internet #TheWeb #geocities

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Hey @BetaNYC @noneck, thank you for the stickers!

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Well, motivated mainly by a "population crisis", but still great to see another city giving a shorter four day work week a try. "Moving to a four-day workweek could help address some of the core issues associated with Japan’s heavy work culture, which can especially weigh on working women." […]

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I hope you're all getting enough sleep! Full song + download: https://stefanbohacek.online/@stefan/114056736960310384 #music #NewMusic #electronic #instrumental #NoSleep

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A nearly-infinite virtual museum of "all things", powered by Wikipedia, created by Maya Claire. "Every exhibit in the museum corresponds to a Wikipedia article. The walls of the exhibit are covered in images and text from the article, and hallways lead […] [Original post on stefanbohacek.online]

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Some interesting new instruments presented by the finalists of the 2025 Guthman Musical Instrument Competition, including this one called Mulatar, which "combines elements of slide guitar, harp, and percussion into a single instrument. Moving bridges allow musicians to adjust notes freely […]

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"Ultimately, we want artists to support themselves and know that there are other options out there: it’s not just streaming or nothing." https://www.theguardian.com/music/2025/feb/25/vinyl-carver-lathe-cutters-home-cutting-records-craze #Vinyl #Music #Musodon #DIY #DIYMusic #Indie #SmallPress […]

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I think I found my new favorite thing. #music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DYddsDv9BNM

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For Black History Month, NBC has created this @Flipboard Storyboard focusing on joy. In it, you'll find stories about Black folks embracing line dancing, skydiving and globetrotting, as well as the world's only go-go museum, and the Black Men Smile organization. "We are looking at the ways that […]

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The Onion explains why I have started phoning my Democratic Senators and Congresswoman. https://theonion.com/democratic-leaders-stand-real-still-in-hopes-no-one-notices-them/

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"In a time when the US Federal Census reported that one in five children under the age of 16—over 1.75 million—was gainfully employed, [American sociologist Lewis Hine] traversed the country under the auspices of the National Child Labor Committee, gathering information and making portraits of […]

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In his last episode about content moderation at #Meta John Oliver from #Lastweektonight promoted @pixelfed @Mastodon and @signalapp ($yt-dlp https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nf7XHR3EVHo ).

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It's been three years since Russian president Vladimir Putin ordered a full-scale invasion of Ukraine. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_invasion_of_Ukraine If you live in the US, today's a great opportunity to call and write to your representatives and urge them to continue our […]

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No sleep. Hope you'll enjoy! - https://soundcloud.com/stefanbohacek/no-sleep - https://stefanbohacek.bandcamp.com/album/no-sleep - https://bandwagon.fm/67bbe68f6cc91ceba35aa41c - https://mirlo.space/stefan/release/no-sleep #music #NewMusic #electronic #dance #instrumental #soundcloud […]

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“I cannot do all the good that the world needs. But the world needs all the good that I can do.” ― Jana Stanfield #quote #motivational #HopePunk

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First free public transport trial to start in Glasgow https://www.thenational.scot/news/24954793.first-free-public-transport-trial-start-glasgow/

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"So you better you better comply [with the executive order banning transgender athletes from women's sports] because otherwise you’re not getting any federal funding." "See you in court." Fucking badass […] [Original post on stefanbohacek.online]

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I already boosted this, but I want to add more emphasis. I think every Canadian citizen of the Fediverse ought to sign this petition to get the Government of Canada off Xitter: https://www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en/Petition/Details?Petition=e-5359 Could anyone who has any Canadian followers […]

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"In the scream cipher, messages consist of all As, with different letters distinguished using diacritics." #xkcd #WebComic #cipher

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A puzzling origin of the word "quiz". "The earliest known appearance of the word quiz in print, according to the Oxford English Dictionary (OED), is surprisingly recent—1782—and the word then referred to an odd-looking person. The etymology of the word is unknown." […]

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#OnThisDay in 1947 Edwin Land, an American scientist and inventor, demonstrated the first "instant camera", the Polaroid Land Camera, to a meeting of the Optical Society of America. It was first sold to the public in November 1948. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AVZA-4saKt0 […]

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Celebrating 16 years since I created my first website! Here's a blog post commemorating this occasion from last year. https://stefanbohacek.com/blog/15-years-of-running-a-personal-website/ #anniversary #milestone #PersonalWebsite #indieweb

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"When we’re understood and when we’re known, we can’t be so easily villainized with rhetoric that is simply untrue and manipulative." https://19thnews.org/2025/02/transgender-youth-students-trump/ #news #USNews #TransRights #NTLCC

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Happy 16th anniversary to the Neumayer Station III operated in the Antarctic by @awi! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neumayer_Station_III #anniversary #science #antarctica #NeumayerStation #OnThisDay #OTD

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Incredible news! More hospitals have returned to offering gender affirming care after Trump's executive order was blocked. Moments after publishing our story on hospitals returning, Childrens National DC announced a return to care. And JUST now, Colorado Children's is back to giving care! AMAZING

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