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My hope is I don't get all the hate mail like I did on X for coming out as gay. Here's an eye opener on my photo op (to piss heteros off since they sent me so much hate mail):

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Why Congress Must Reform FISA Section 702—and How It Can

On 702: www.brennancenter.org/our-work/ana... The government is rotten to the core. Read just how BAD it gets with warrantless surveillance (Bluesky thinks BOTH warrantless AND Bluesky are misspelled). 😆

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Instituting a warrant requirement would protect Americans against abusive searches of their private communications.

Also why can't I facepalm as a male? That appears to be a female icon, and I'm not female. I cross-dress with a pup suit and mini skirt, but I'm not trans. All cute male in the Twink spectrum (I weigh 125 lbs, 18.5 BMI for my height).

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WTF is this?? I'm on premium with 100 subscriptions. I also found YouTube are randomly hiding posts and then posting them hours later, disrupting the flow of arguments in the comment section. People attack me as both as a Fox News watcher (which I explicitly boycott) AND TDR at the same time! 🤦

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Full interview: Anthropic CEO responds to Trump order, Pentagon clash

The horrible irony is that Trump is behaving as a fascist regime, NOT republican. I can't get MAGA to comprehend how absolutely DANGEROUS that is, but check these videos for the truth of just how BAD it's getting with that POS in power: youtu.be/MPTNHrq_4LU youtu.be/OiUU1JLoT2E

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YouTube video by CBS News

Firebrandx @firebrandx.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

I got independent verification on this after reporting it, but Sony's music player app in the PS5 currently cannot show embedded album art, while the PS4 can. Just further eroding of features on BARELY functional media playing apps for Sony's consoles.

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Firebrandx @firebrandx.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

Maybe I'll start using "Zhif". 😆

Firebrandx @firebrandx.bsky.social · 14/02/2026

It's amazing how many people pronounce GENRE as "John-ra". It's not a 'J' sound at all: www.google.com/search?q=gen...

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Google Search

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Firebrandx @firebrandx.bsky.social · 14/02/2026

Whelp... Congrats on being the first blocked account on my list. Drive-by snide comments that demonstrate a total lack of knowledge of the subject + no followup to explain one's actions = block list.

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a man with a beard is saying bye felicia

ALT: a man with a beard is saying bye felicia

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Firebrandx @firebrandx.bsky.social · 14/02/2026

Yeah that's what I get when I attempt to use JDownloader2 to 'download' the files. Keeps showing 128 kbps AAC (or something to that effect).

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Firebrandx @firebrandx.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

I take it you don't understand the problem going on here?

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Firebrandx @firebrandx.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

Everything I tried shows 128 kbps. Supposedly 5.1 mode does use a higher bitrate. I'll do some tests to double check. But the total problem still stands: YouTube remains one of the last platforms to not offer high quality/lossless audio.

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So there's a failure added to this on YouTube's part: Apparently they do offer higher bitrates for audio (up to 256)... But ONLY for phones of all devices! WTF? Why not for desktops and streaming devices?

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And indeed the difference with lossless over YouTube is HUGE! The quality, clarity, spacial presence, etc. all seem a thousandfold better than YouTube music playback. 128 kbps... 😩

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a pot of red sauce with a wooden spoon in it and the word weaksauce written on it .

So after a few kinks to work out, I've got my PS5 set up to play FLAC music from my thumb drive. I found out YouTube ONLY outputs audio in 128kbps lossy. That is PATHETIC for music.

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ALT: a pot of red sauce with a wooden spoon in it and the word weaksauce written on it .

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Firebrandx @firebrandx.bsky.social · 07/02/2026

More amp-jacking. In this example, I thought people were doing it after ripping, but upon my own exact audio copy examination, I see this horrific image:

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You can't make this up: Someone fried the 10V regulator in this AES, then physically cut it from the motherboard and populated the 5V section manually. They then KEPT the 10V shell sticker on the bottom, causing the console to get fried a 2nd time when someone tried a 10V PSU!

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John B - Pressure 2019 [2020 Remaster]

A remaster of a remake, but it all works out in the end because it slaps regardless: youtu.be/tiioI8G2W3Y

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YouTube video by John B

Yeah I noticed there was a lot of rather toxic posts floating around on there. Not my kind of scene, but I love your music so much I had to post. BTW, LOVING The Cities Collection! A fantastic concept album! 💜

Pulstar Ultimate Edition Complete Soundtrack: | FirebrandX

One of the biggest crimes in audio is what I call "amp-jacking" a digital release. This is when the sound wave peaks are clipped to increase the perception of loudness: www.patreon.com/posts/pulsta...

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Hi Jordana. I found an old D&B thread of yours I posted in: www.dogsonacid.com/threads/neur... Just wanted to post my ongoing 27-year journey with your music! Cheers! 👽

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I can't overstate how N64 emulation lovers EXPECT the left image when playing ANY N64 console.