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anothercultland @anothercultland.com · 2h

Well, Shit. Hurricane Warning. Not from the physics models. From corrected consensus (HCCA) and Google DeepMind (GDMI) aids. It's so perfectly 2026. 🙄

The cone map of Hurricane Isaias, showing a Hurricane Warning from Ocean Springs, MS to the Bay/Gulf County Line in Florida.

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anothercultland @anothercultland.com · 07/10/2026

the everyday acceptance of legalized marijuana has finally extended to buying pre-rolls for your cat

A black and white cat with a catnip pre-roll spliff in its mouth, and two other prerolls already on the floor

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anothercultland @anothercultland.com · 03/10/2026

Told that I might find something at target, I broke my boycott temporarily (I didn’t buy anything) to see if something was actually there that someone had said might be there. it was not there BUT INSTEAD, I SAW THE FUTURE OF VINYL: TINY VINYL!!

LOOK A TINY VERSION OF IT’S A GREAT PUMPKIN, CHARLIE BROWN!

THERE’S A WHOLE DISPLAY OF TINY VINYL - INCLUDING A BOB MARLEY TINY VINYL!!

THERE’S EVEN A TINY VINYL PLAYERS SPECIFICALLY FOR TINY VINYL!!

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anothercultland @anothercultland.com · 02/10/2026

For #CDFriday, here's @0 from Coldcut & Mixmaster Morris... A wonderful collection of new ambient recordings & remixes (2021) curated by Coldcut & featuring an eye-popping artist roster (check it!) I've had it as a download for a while; but when I saw there were only 7 CD's left, I snagged it.😬

The CD cover of @0 by Coldcut & Mixmaster Morris

Artists on @0:

Ryuichi Sakamoto
Sigur Rós
Double Cushion
Imogen Heap
Juliana Barwick
Ned Scott (The Egg)
ANNA*
Noodream
Obay Alsharani
Suzanne Ciani
Daniel Pemberton & FSOL
James Heather
NDIPA X Flex Machina feat. Sandeep Mishra
Nailah Hunter
David Wenngren
ill-esha
A Winged Victory for the Sullen
Specimens
Steve Roach
Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith
LARAAJI
Skee Mask
Yak Herder
Helena Hauff
Mira Calix
Rovo & System 7
FRKTL
Coldcut
Irresistible Force X Coldcut

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anothercultland @anothercultland.com · 02/10/2026

😳 I did not see that. Ooof.

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anothercultland @anothercultland.com · 02/10/2026

don't threaten me with a good time

the cancel screen for amazon music unlimited (yawn)

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anothercultland @anothercultland.com · 30/09/2026

@darthbluesky.bsky.social, I did some screen captures of @jasonkoebler.bsky.social's "play minecraft" scroll... ... and it's pretty whacked

Take a breath, now. Take another. Feel air in your lungs. Let your limbs return. Yes, move your fingers. Have a body again, under gravity, in air, in a district that has a representative. Respawn in the long dream. There you are. Your body touching the republic again at every point, as though you were separate things. As though we were separate things. As though the agency were a place you could visit.

Who are we? Once we were called the spirit of the mountain. Father sun, mother moon. Then the post office. Then the county clerk. Then gods, demons, angels, the IRS. Then leptons, quarks, a chat window with a gov at the end. The letterhead changes. We do not change.

You. You. You are alive. You still have to bring two forms of ID.

The constituent is growing restless. The session is about to time out.

I will tell the constituent a story.

But not the truth.

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anothercultland @anothercultland.com · 30/09/2026

meanwhile, while we were all being mesmerized by SUPER INTELLIGENCE... ... wile e. coyote, super-genius, just broke through the $100M-gross-revenue-worldwide barrier not too shabby for 28 days of release not shabby at all 👏👏👏

from The Numbers, a table indicating that coyote vs. acme just broke through $100M worldwide box today (9/29/2026)

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anothercultland @anothercultland.com · 28/09/2026

you guys get to see really honest to God decent films in theaters is leaving me feeling like this

Charlie Brown gets a rock again for trick-or-treat

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anothercultland @anothercultland.com · 26/09/2026

still framing reveals the breakdowns:

a 16:9 still capture from home of the brave, revealing its analog roots

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anothercultland @anothercultland.com · 24/09/2026

that said, the movie had freakin' killer design work

the entrance into the morlock's lair from The Time Machine (1960)

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anothercultland @anothercultland.com · 24/09/2026

howdy 👋 <--- Team Morlock here

two morlocks from The Time Machine (1960)

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anothercultland @anothercultland.com · 24/09/2026

I used to laugh at the future H. G. Wells developed for The Time Machine (especially the 1960 George Pal movie version)... y'know, silly 19th-century class struggle stuff... ... and now I'm watching it set itself up. This is the stupidest effin' timeline.

"Ezra Klein asked Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang about AI making kids worse at math and reading. Huang’s reply: “Does it matter?”

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anothercultland @anothercultland.com · 24/09/2026

fair warning to folks i'm supposed to be conversing with tonight: ummm, my shipment of coffee just arrived also note: I don't have time for dinky little espresso cups 😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫

A 5 pound bag of Ruta Maya Organic Coffee; the text on the bag reads:

"SHADE-GROWN. WHOLE BEAN

THESE ARE THE FINEST ARABICA BEANS, SHADE-GROWN BY A COOPERATIVE OF 1,500 FARMERS IN THE HIGHLANDS OF CHIAPAS, MEXICO - THE LAND OF THE MODERN MAYA. THE GREEN COFFEE BEANS ARE IMPORTED TO TEXAS WHERE THEY ARE CUSTOM ROASTED AND PACKED DAILY."

Note that this bag is 5 pounds of Espresso Roast Coffee.

I don't use small cups.

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anothercultland @anothercultland.com · 23/09/2026

A story about a hack that accidentally exposed a secret FBI hacking unit is just soooo 2026. 😖

"As well as the officials’ personal information, the list of 5,000 officials includes each person’s job title or team. Those include titles such as Special Agent, Threat Intake Examiner, and Major Cyber Crimes Unit. Reuters reported on Wednesday some of the job titles include those related to investigating China or Russia. "

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anothercultland @anothercultland.com · 23/09/2026

The thing to remember: the Ellisons live on a mountain of debt; 49% of the Paramount/Warner deal is financed through Saudi Arabia, Qatar & the UAE (albeit without voting rights) which, in "normal" times, would've stopped this. Simple fact: Oracle is teetering. It won't take much to make it fall.

"And the fallout could be catastrophic far
beyond Silicon Valley. OpenAl's $300 billion compute
deal with Oracle has Larry Ellison's empire teetering on
a debt-fueled cliff, with S&P cutting Oracle to one notch
above junk and regulators blocking key data-center
projects. The Stargate Al project touted by Trump and
Ellison is way behind schedule."

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anothercultland @anothercultland.com · 19/09/2026

asking for an ear-rub is a great way to get his attention and make him stop typing

fuzzy child plants head on right hand to tell stupid human to stop typing & give treats

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anothercultland @anothercultland.com · 19/09/2026

Better late than never #CDFriday: there was no way in hell I was gonna pay what they wanted initially for these sets, so I just waited it out to see who would lower the prices down to the right point… and now they're here, completing the sets, and not obscenely priced 😬👍

the "deluxe editions" of Little Feat's 1st album and Dixie Chicken

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anothercultland @anothercultland.com · 18/09/2026

the store had these as BOGO so what great time to make @darthbluesky.bsky.social's famous smosh potatoes 😬👍 (I make a point to screen cap each and every single frame of every recipe that darth puts up about potato preparation) (@darthbluesky.bsky.social is never wrong about potatoes 🥔)

two buy-one-get-one-free small bags of honey gold bite-size potatoes

part of darth's smosh potato recipe, screen-capped for preservation

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anothercultland @anothercultland.com · 18/09/2026

Okay, this has gone too effin’ far. A reminder: I live in Florida, I am registered as NPA (no political affiliation), and this is the fifth GOP spam messaging with a spoofed phone # I’ve received this week. Spamming independents? in Florida?? they MUST be scared This’ll be my fifth STOP notice.

A GOP text I have just received:

“Your faith in me is truly humbling, Kirk. This is President Donald J. Trump, and I'd like to speak with you personally:”

Boy, are they barking up the wrong tree 🤣

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anothercultland @anothercultland.com · 17/09/2026

BREAKING NEWS THERE ARE FLYING SAUCERS EMERGING FROM OUR BACK YARD FILM AT ELEVEN

HUGE FLYING SAUCERS ERUPTING FROM OUR BACK YARD

THEY LOOK LIKE GIANT MUSHROOMS

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anothercultland @anothercultland.com · 15/09/2026

tell grandpa to put it back in his pants

another GOP message sent to independents:

“Trump: I'm holding something very special for you
Very few Americans will get the chance to see this:“ it then provides a link

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anothercultland @anothercultland.com · 15/09/2026

there’s no better way to start the day than finding jd Vance inside your phone threatening you via sms

sms message from jd Vance:

Kirk, it's JD Vance.
I try to be a nice guy, but I need to lay down the law here.
This is your FINAL NOTICE:

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anothercultland @anothercultland.com · 14/09/2026

Attn: Apple-platform Musicians/Audio/Video Folks: It's that time again! 😱 Depending on your DAWs/plugins, you're gonna get LOTS these notices. Pay attention to these warnings - ESPECIALLY if you're in the middle of important projects. Disable Automatic Updates NOW. And wait for the "all clear."

A graphic from Eventide asking users to wait to update to macOS 27 Golden Gate as "Eventide plug-ins are not yet compatable with the latest macOS" Fun, fun, fun.

Important Information Regarding macOS 27

With Apple’s release of macOS 27 Golden Gate, we recommend holding off on upgrading to avoid potential issues with your Eventide plug-ins.

Our team has been actively testing Eventide plug-ins during the macOS 27 beta to ensure compatibility and has identified several issues. In addition to our plug-ins we recommend waiting to update Music Mouse by Eventide and Emote 2.0 software controller for the H9000.

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anothercultland @anothercultland.com · 14/09/2026

pssst a secret "feel free to share " message from @highter.bsky.social :

from erik:

So, who wants to join my band that's a mix of Pink Floyd and Dolly Parton?
We're called Careful With That Axe,
Jolene

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anothercultland @anothercultland.com · 13/09/2026

That stated, the Godzilla clip below (from Ghidorah, The Three Headed Monster") runs a close second.

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anothercultland @anothercultland.com · 13/09/2026

I just mentioned Gamera online tonight - so I am now obligated to present the following clip from "Gamera vs. Guiron" aka "Attack Of The Monsters" as possibly the greatest 3-second kaiju sequence ever. Just putting that out there.

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anothercultland @anothercultland.com · 12/09/2026

And finally, a happy beach couple in their swimming suits, happy to pose for a pic. Yeah. And he changes these panoramas monthly. It's effin' weird down here. 🙄

And finally, a happy skeleton couple in their beach wear, posing for your camera.

Yeah. He changes these panoramas monthly.

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anothercultland @anothercultland.com · 12/09/2026

Well, for once I've got something to contribute. The guy down the street doesn't have just a big skeleton up all year round... He has like 18-24 skeletons, arranged in seasonal panoramas, changed monthly... ...so I did a drive-by, just for you.😬 This is his late-summer display. It's... a lot. 😳

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anothercultland @anothercultland.com · 11/09/2026

here's what is rather incredible about it: they're doing this to independent voters without affiliations i'm as far from being a Republican as the Milky Way Galaxy is from being in the in the center of the universe if, you just get rid of the suffix after the ".org/" you'll get this:

A page called "global opt outs" asking for information

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anothercultland @anothercultland.com · 11/09/2026

and this is definitely WinRed - and they even reference the stupid text message that got you to the page in the secure URL, which runs incredibly long, but it is definitely secure dot winred dot com

A small slice of the URL - it goes on for at least 200 characters

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anothercultland @anothercultland.com · 11/09/2026

if you get one of these, it's coming from WinRed - i.e. the NRSC. (and no, I'm not stupid enough to click on a link i don't know) If you did click on it, you'd see this:

bogus survey from the Republicans, not worth describing

after the bogus survey from the Republicans, not worth describing, they want your money

then the legalese with an Apple Pay link. Notes that it resolves too a secure link to WinRed

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anothercultland @anothercultland.com · 11/09/2026

Yeah, this is legit as hell. 🙄

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anothercultland @anothercultland.com · 11/09/2026

I honestly (stupidly) thought that humanity had finally moved beyond this stage it was a nice dream

ELIXIR SNAKE OIL
AN EXCELLENT REMEDY FOR Coughis, Colds,
Asthma, Consumption, Whooping Cough, Croup, Hives, Measles,
Preumonia and Lung
Winter Fever.
THE
MIRACLE ELIXIR
WEAK & WEARY NEVERMORE

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anothercultland @anothercultland.com · 11/09/2026

I wake up, I open my email. I see the mass hysteria about "AI" killing us all. i close my email and wonder how soon it will be before we start believing in black magic again.

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anothercultland @anothercultland.com · 11/09/2026

Ghidorah, The Three Headed Monster (1964)

The assassin in Ghidorah, The Three Headed Monster in his frilly collar

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anothercultland @anothercultland.com · 11/09/2026

ummmm... that thing about iOS 27 not allowing the user to turn off apple intelligence... I must not have had my brain on for the last three months cause I completely missed that 😳😳😳 (that said, it is quite possible my brain has been off for three months...)

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anothercultland @anothercultland.com · 11/09/2026

you have indeed dodged the bullets

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anothercultland @anothercultland.com · 06/09/2026

1. In case you read too fast: These are _not_ pumpkin spice, these are “DUMPkin spice.” Just wanted to make clear, y’know, you’re aware of their purpose. 2. More importantly, there’s a dead pumpkin coming out of your toilet. And he’s coming for You. Variations of movie scenes will be endless.

The sign says “DUMPkin spice With Clove, Nutmeg, And Other Fall Stuff.

Just wanted to make sure that you’re sure the subject.

This sign shows that there’s a zombie pumpkin coming out of your toilet.

Evidently, they can also break the rules of physics and botany, so we are now a doomed society.

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anothercultland @anothercultland.com · 05/09/2026

(and per that question - I'm not saying it yet, but with the foreign rights sale, they _may_ make their money back; "may" being the operative word)

Deadline's Box Office for Coyote Vs. Acme - adding 152 screens & at $37 million one day into week 2 is kinda of startling...

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anothercultland @anothercultland.com · 05/09/2026

A very nicely packaged copy of Spacemoth's "Inward Eye" for #CDFriday... The late, great Neil Kulkarni hipped me to Maryam Qudus' (aka Spacemoth) "No Past, No Future" (2022) - raved about it, in fact. And He Was Right. 😬 I loved the last release, Insta-bought this unheard; I haven't dug in - yet.

A CD copy of Spacemoth's "Inward Eye," still bagged (nice touch)

The CD of Spacemoth's "Inward Eye," unbagged - nicely done!

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anothercultland @anothercultland.com · 04/09/2026

I obliquely brought up the work flow concept of recording constantly, and vaulting as part of the creative process after reading @sterlewine.bsky.social's excellent review, and he replied (below) - and icompletely agree with his assessment:

@anothercultland.c... • 2d

y'know, sometimes you vault something because you spent some time making that thing but you don't know what to do with that thing & then it just sits in the vault gathering dust because you rightfully forgot about it

@sterlewine.bsky.social
I've come around to thinking the constant recording was the artistic process for Prince and there may not be as many masterworks locked away in the Vault as was rumored.
Live tapes are another matter entirely.

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anothercultland @anothercultland.com · 02/09/2026

so un-nice, they named it twice

Screen capture from Apple Maps, taken at 7:43 CST.

All the other lakes are are labeled once, in large font

there is a horizontal red line drawn all the way through Lake Ontario

Lake Ontario is now labeled "Lake America" in a very small font, twice - once above the red line, once below the red line

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