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Awesome | Bearded | Coffee Drinker. Joined Bluesky July 2023 | MDiv, Interfaith minister, & former theater techie. Comics, pop-culture, 80s tunes. More at https://linktr.ee/brainwise. (he/him) | See also @yourmythiclife.bsky.social
This week on the Friday #80s Flashback, we have the 40th anniversary of LIBERTY BELLE AND THE BLACK DIAMOND EXPRESS, the fourth album by Australia's The Go-Betweens. #music
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15 years ago I wrote this nugget of wisdom: When one door slams shut in your face, another door is giggling in anticipation.
Cover art for 12" release of "It's a Mistake" by Men At Work. Illustration of opposing generals with warheads and triggers.
Men At Work - "It's a Mistake" (1983): Nearly 43 years old, and still all too relevant.
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Monday, right? #PainInMyHead #Robin #Comic
We'll keep that in mind. :)
@jillpantozzi.bsky.social Hey, are you attending any comic conventions this year? Traveling Mocha hasn't had a photo with you in quite some time.
(Reference: about.me/travelingmocha)
// Screenshots shared with WIRED Middle East show messages urging Iranian military personnel to surrender their weapons with the promise of amnesty. They also urged army personnel to join “the forces of liberation” and to “defend your brothers.” //
Illustration: Hand holding a mobile phone with text messages in front of image of a padlock. Wired Middle East Staff/Getty Images
Hacked Prayer App Sends ‘Surrender’ Messages to Iranians Amid Israeli and US Strikes -- by Ruchi Kumar for WIRED Middle East (Feb 28, 2026 10:58 AM).
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So amazing that you are doing this for them!
Not so internal, but still screaming.
Eitan Shefer's LiveJournal post about the Samchillian (March 1, 2006): eshefer.livejournal.com/3798.html
Screenshot of the Samchillian from the YouTube video.
The Samchillian - a musical instrument based on relativity.
This instrument was Eitan Shefer's graduation project from the Bezalel Academy of Art and Design (Class of 2005).
Video posted to YouTube 20 years ago today (February 28, 2006):
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This is YET ANOTHER impeachable act.
A collection of the dumbest dudes you knew from high school felt emasculated when a black man got elected president, so, to compensate, we now have a semi-sentient pig's stomach in a red hat starting an illegal war to distract the country from all the sex crimes he committed. –Jay Black
Butler's Earthseed stories are amazing. I re-read them recently, and they are just as prescient as ever.
And this might help you in compiling Earthseed wisdom: godischange.org/the-book-of-...
^ Yes, this is totally a Groundhog Day reference to snipe at the P3do in Chief bombing -- er, having a "major combat operation" -- with Iran.
Dang, I was gonna recommend the gloves I used as a theater tech, but they def are not machine-washable. :-/
Well, here we are. It's Wag-The-Dog Weekend. Again.
Photo recap of NIN's NA tour finale in Los Angeles. Photographed in 9/19/25 @ Kia Forum. Photographed by: The1point8 @the1point8 (from the metalinjection.net post)
Yo, new NINE INCH NAILS music dropped today. It's a companion piece to the TRON:ARES soundtrack, and it collects previously unreleased tracks plus remixes "from electronic heavyweights."
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Album covers for SHIRLEY MURDOCK! (left) and PRETTY IN PINK (right) on a carpeted floor.
Friday #80s Flashback is a two-fer this week: the debut by a soul singer (SHIRLEY MURDOCK!) and a new wave movie soundtrack (PRETTY IN PINK). Both released 40 years ago! #music
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Mental check-in gif/meme only.
If it weren't for ruined sleep patterns, I'd have no sleep pattern at all.
Algal the Bard + Hildegard von Blingin: "Dust in the Wind" (bardcore cover of the 1977 hit by Kansas) youtu.be/JO5vJrOZaqE?...
A humanoid android. Part of a photo illustration by WIRED staff.
Michael Pollan: AI Will Never Be Conscious (WIRED | Feb 24, 2026)
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There's some good stuff in Pollan's article for WIRED. But my favorite statement in there might be: "Why should we assume that conscious machines would be any more virtuous than conscious humans?"
Ultrachrist is flipping over mansions and sinking yachts!
kombucha girl reacting to gaslighting in SOTU vs Gaslight the movie.
Why should I watch the State of the Union address when TCM is airing "Gaslight" (1944) from 8pm to 10pm this evening? IYKYK
Community Kitchen graphic describing their fundraiser and their March goal of $100k. Community Kitchen is a Minneapolis-based food distribution collective founded in 2020 to provide meals to unhoused neighbors living in outdoor encampments. During Operation Metro Surge, the volunteer network expanded its efforts to provide groceries and raise rent assistance for approximately 200 vulnerable households. Now, Community Kitchen is holding a fundraiser to prevent eviction for as many households as possible. https://givebutter.com/ckrentrelief
COMMUNITY KITCHEN RENT RELIEF in MINNEAPOLIS
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Thanks, I was about to ask because I could not think of one let alone three.
Doug Bonez and his pedal tractor covered with snow.
Closeup on Doug Bonez to show the weird snow-cap on his skull.
After the winter storm, Doug Bonez seems to be dealing with elephantiasis.