posted July 3, 2018 #

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posted July 3, 2018 #

Nameless Fest IV did an inspiring job of juggling lots of important goals while also being a helluva lot of fun. The Spin has words and pics on sets from Dreamwave, Antifaces, @showmethebody, @JEFFbrotherhood and more. https://t.co/scZxjGz7PU https://t.co/orT6a9Rs8Z

posted July 3, 2018 #

Gutted to hear you’ve left us, swift. Dug up this old photo from a two week mixing project with @swiftswift a few years ago. I’d met Richard in the tour bus during the Sufjan tour - he… https://t.co/wvz5wexiKc

posted July 3, 2018 #

my day is insanely fucked up after seeing this picture of justin trudeau in 2000 https://t.co/O4pA14u42z

posted July 3, 2018 #

This is pretty cool. I have to check out this album #TommyBoy #TheMusical? https://t.co/u8dXf7xO5k

Tim Berners-Lee, Solid

posted July 3, 2018 #

This piece from Vanity Fair (The Man Who Created the World Wide Web Has Some Regrets) is a nice bit of history on how Tim Berners-Lee invented the World Wide Web software and how he sees that its intent has gone wildly off course. The democratized, decentralized version of the web is slowly on the way out as a handful of companies control a lot of the web experience and users have less control over their data. The central question can be summed up with this quote:

Are we headed toward an Orwellian future where a handful of corporations monitor and control our lives? Or are we on the verge of creating a better version of society online, one where the free flow of ideas and information helps cure disease, expose corruption, reverse injustices?

While that may seem dramatic at first, I don't think it's inaccurate. The Internet really does have the potential to do wonderfully huge things for humanity, if we help it get there. It's an incredibly hard resource to protect (see: Net Neutrality Fight Volume 1 through 25) but absolutely worth it.

The article also speaks on Berners-Lee new project Solid, a "new eco-system" for the web that aims to give control back to users through proper data ownership. That may not sound like the best tool for fighting against an Orwellian future but every little step we can take away from that path is a good one.

Excel Unusual

posted July 3, 2018 #

"Welcome to Excel Unusual, the home of the most unique Microsoft Excel animated spreadsheets."

If that description alone isn't enough to get you to take a deep dive into this site, you are lost. These spreadsheets aren't just animations of rollercoasters, they are full-on games, tachometers, and a lot more. This is some of the best kind of Internet.

Thank you John Baldwin.

posted July 2, 2018 #

Between that milky girl getting pulled into the ocean by a shark and the civil war on Wednesday, I am so jazzed this summer.

posted July 2, 2018 #

“It’s really incredible.” Thank you, @consequence! https://t.co/lMVg18QjRy

posted July 2, 2018 #

This Nashville songwriter wrote and recorded a full-length power pop album based on Tommy Boy: https://t.co/aBQN1LoOsw https://t.co/0zYpojptt2

We Own This Town: Volume 111

posted July 2, 2018 #

Aaaand I'm back with another episode of We Own This Town Music featuring a bunch of enjoyable new music from the Nashville area. The last episode was a deep dive interview with Beth Cameron that I really enjoyed but it's also nice to get back to basics. Just some music!

The first 10-15 seconds are pretty ridiculous. When you're alone in a studio and decide to try something entertaining, the results can be a mixed bag. Hopefully it nets out on the side of Stupidly Funny and not just Completely Stupid.