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Total Sonic Media @totalsonic.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 25/12/2025

Wishing all my Christian friends & family celebrating the birth of Yeshua ben Nazareth a Joyful Christmas! And wishing all my non-Christian friends & fam, that like me, will very gladly join in any excuse for chillin' together, gift giving, and feasting a […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

Photo of gingerbread man, snowman, and penguin inflatables sitting on a bench, and reindeers made of logs and sticks in a yard

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Total Sonic Media @totalsonic.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 06/11/2025

Nothing describes the state of the union better than this, Trump staring out in "senior moment" mode while someone passes out in the Oval Office

Photograph of President Trump standing behind the Resolute Desk, wearing overly lobg red tie and ill fitting dark blue suit with white shirt, blankly staring with slack face out into space, while to his right several people are bending down trying to attend to a person that fainted and fell to the ground. In the Oval Office at the White House, Washington DC, USA

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Total Sonic Media @totalsonic.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 05/11/2025

Largest line I've ever seen for an odd number year election - last minute voters (like me) out into the parking lot. And this turn out came just on TX State Constitutional amendment proposals. Good to see some involvement by the community. #elections #uspolitics #texas #atx #democracy

Photo of a line of people waiting to get into a generic brick building to vote

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Total Sonic Media @totalsonic.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 27/10/2025

It's been 11 years since I left NYC, after being a resident for 17 years, so my opinion on this is kinda moot. But if I was still there, think my vote for Mayor would go to Joseph Hernandez, a Cuban immigrant running as an independent, whose policy approach […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

Photo of Joseph Hernandez, a middle aged Cuban-American man, and independent candidate for Mayor of NYC, with slick backed graying hair, and trimmed beard, in a blue suit, blue tie, white collared shirt.

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Total Sonic Media @totalsonic.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 13/10/2025

HOW I AM DEALING WITH WIN10 EOL: Security support for the general public with Windows 10 ends tomorrow. I've been using Windows as the OS for my own DAWs for 31 years now,- but the craptastic inclusion of bloat & spyware under the cloak of "AI" in Windows 11 […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

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Total Sonic Media @totalsonic.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 04/10/2025

Honored and privileged to have mastered a fantastic album, entitled "Drifting Off", for the veteran Oklahoma based band "Wakeland", who have returned to making music both live and in the studio some 30 years after their start. This is real deal rock from the […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

Photo by Andrew Griffin, of band Wakeland playing on a blue lit stage, at Beam Live, Oklahoma City, 9/27/2025

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Total Sonic Media @totalsonic.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 24/09/2025

Seems very relevant to current events: “Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away.” ― Philip K. Dick, I Hope I Shall Arrive Soon #politics #uspolitics #philosophy #scifi #philipkdick #reality #propaganda #delusions #perception

photo of author Philip K Dick with a graying beard and mustache, in duotone dark purplish blues, with words quoting him: “Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away.”

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Total Sonic Media @totalsonic.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 22/09/2025

Always fun for me to have a rare attended mastering session (nearly all the orders I do are online these days), in this case doing an EP of real deal Texas country, rock & blues, yesterday for guitarist/singer/songwriter Clark Kaupke & […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

Photo of Clark Kaupke, wearing a baseball cap & BatMan t-shirt, and Ron D'Argenio smiling, wearing a brown t-shirt, in front of the masteting desk, large wall mounted computer monitor, B&W Nautilus 802 floor standing speakers, and painting by Maurice Berson of a stylized orange guitar with sound waves coming out of it, at the studio of Total Sonic Media, Cedar Park Texas USA.

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Total Sonic Media @totalsonic.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 13/09/2025

Seen in our local boba spot, HufflePuff and Temu, super cute long hair chihuahuas. Temu was super sweet (especially for a chihuahua) too. #cuteanimals #cutepets #dogs #dogsofmastodon #chihuahuas

Photo of two long hair chihuahuas, one with calico-ish spotted fur, and another black one with white chest

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Total Sonic Media @totalsonic.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 11/09/2025

Death via execution by vigilante should never be the answer to even the most hateful of speech. Self defense can only rightfully be invoked against those actually initiating force, not just those speaking. But, the veneration Kirk is getting from the right […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

Cartoon showing a person mourning "the bone collector", a creature that stole people's skeletons in the night

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Total Sonic Media @totalsonic.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 01/09/2025

Just a reminder that all the screeds flooding social media claiming that higher education doesn't get you anything these days, almost universally originates from propagandists who went through higher education themselves, who will put their own kids through […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

A screen shot of a post on Threads from Univ of Michigan professor of economics Justin Wolfers, stating "Back to school reminder: the market rewards educations. Average earnings: high school dropout $35k; high school grad $47k; college degree $87k; masters degree $106k; professional degree $184k

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Total Sonic Media @totalsonic.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 31/07/2025

@ajsadauskas - the commuter train between downtown Austin Texas to the bedroom community town just north of it usually only runs on two trains here. Sadly, trying to expand this so it can run to the airport keeps meeting resistance from the fossil fuel industry owners of the State gov here.

Photo of CapMetro Metrorail train, Austin Texas USA, showing two connected red and silver commuter trains, on a track amidst a grassy field.

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Total Sonic Media @totalsonic.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 18/07/2025

Jeff Buckley & Rebecca Moore, c1992. I played cello in Rebecca's band 2006-07, &at first had no idea they were an item prior to his breakout, as she usually kept those emotionally intense memories on the downlow, & wanted her music to be heard for its own […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

B&W Photograph of musicians Jeff Buckley & Rebecca Moore, circa 1992. An attractive young couple in their 20's, closely touching, and both looking to their left.

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Total Sonic Media @totalsonic.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 17/07/2025

It's "Furry on Thursday" time - in this case two of the scruff-muffins here, Sweetie the pugzu (half pug, half shihtzu) and Pumpkin the crooked tail orange tabby, competing for cutest and goofiest. #caturday #dogsofmastodon #cuteanimals #pets #CatsOfMastodon #catsoffediverse #cats #dogs #photography

Photograph of a scruffy small dog with tan orange fur and orange stripes tabby cat, on a white bed spread with small blue and red flower designs on it

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Total Sonic Media @totalsonic.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 17/07/2025

Linux hit over 5% in USA desktop share, makes me think that MS Windows 11, with its lack of support for slightly older computers & increase in spyware built into the OS, is fueling migration. E.g. this desktop I built with an old but very capable i7-2700K CPU […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

Photograph of a desktop computer opened to see Dark Power Pro 550 watt psu, 16gb RAM, Noctua quiet cpu cooler, Asrock Radeon RX7600XT gpu, and various red & blue sata cables.

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Total Sonic Media @totalsonic.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 05/07/2025

Thomas Jefferson and his ninth-generation descendant, Houston, TX TV host and actor Shannon LaNier. #independenceday #4thofjuly #blackhistory #usa #thomasjefferson #foundingfathers #history

portrait of Thomas Jefferson circa 1790's on the left, in a black high collared jacket, white shirt and white neck wrapping, with a photograph of Shannon Lanier, an African-American man approximately in his 30's, with very similar facial features as Jefferson's, in similar clothes on the right.

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Total Sonic Media @totalsonic.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 04/07/2025

T-mobile, AT&T, Verizon, Comcast, Charter, Cisco - that's the entire oligopoly controlling about 99% of our communications these days. The need for more p2p meshnets outside of the corporatist control of the ISP's has never been greater, sadly there is no […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

Infographic listing companies that publicly supported the "One Big Beautiful Bill":
3M, Altria, AT&T, Charter Communications, Chevron, Cisco, Comcast, Delta Airlines, Door Dash, Great Clips, Hair Cuttery, T-Mobile, Uber, United Airlines, UPS, Verizon.

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Total Sonic Media @totalsonic.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 03/07/2025

Current state of the #socialmedia apps I have on my #Android phone. dandelior & insporation for #Diaspora (need 2 apps to get all the features) Fedilab for #Friendica Interstellar for #Lemmy / #Kbin #Mastodon for the OG Nomad for #Hubzilla PixelDroid for […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

Screen shot of Android phone with NeoLauncher, showing app icons for a "social media/news" category in the app drawer.

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Total Sonic Media @totalsonic.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 23/06/2025

LONG POST I, the great-grandson of an immigrant who fled from conscription by an oppressive government ... will ALWAYS stand on the side of people who are non-violent in their past actions and future intents... READ MORE at […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

Photo of the interior of the main hall at the Ellis Island processing center, circa 1900, showing immigrants seated on rows of benches, with a large American flag on the center far wall.

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Total Sonic Media @totalsonic.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 20/06/2025

Oh look, YouTube is doing a new "thing" now (in this case completely blocking video playback when using a browser with built in ad-blockers). The time to move uploads and viewing time to alternatives like PeerTube has never been greater. #youtube #adblockers […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

Screen shot of a desktop web browser showing YouTube completely blocking video playback with a message stating ad blockers violate their terms of service, and that videos are block until ad blockers are disabled.

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Total Sonic Media @totalsonic.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 19/06/2025

In between all the reposts of news on politics & FOSS projects, along with cute animal pics, perhaps I should mention that yes, we run an audio mastering studio in the Austin TX metro area, that has been dedicated to polishing the musical creations of […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

Photo of Total Sonic Media, showing a studio desk filled with analog audio processors, with B&W Nautilus 802 floor standing speakers, a pair of Beyer Dynamic headphones - with a large monitor displaying the TSM website on the wall, along with a bright orange & brown abstract painting of a guitar emitting sound waves, and various acoustic treatments.

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Total Sonic Media @totalsonic.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 11/06/2025

Rest In Peace to genius songwriter, singer, producer, arranger, multi-instrumentalist Brian Wilson. If you want to really understand why people rave about his skills I highly suggest giving a listen to the videos at www.youtube.com/@BehindThe- with […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

A black & white photo of Brian Wilson, in a collared shirt and loose fitting pull over sweater, circa mid 1960's, in a studio room in front of a McIntosh tube amplifier, and 4-track reel to reel tape recorder, with one hand in his pocket, and the other hand on a 4-channel control box.

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Total Sonic Media @totalsonic.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 10/06/2025

Rest In Power to Sylvester "Sly" Stone, one of the greatest songwriter/producer/vocalist/keyboardist/bassist/guitarist/performers that will ever be. Sly took soul, rock and r&b, and blended it into an multi-racial and all-gender celebration of groove, life […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

Black and white photo of Sly Stone circa 1970, broadly smiling and with a glimmer in his eye, with hair in an afro, wearing a broad collared shirt and tailored leather jacket.

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Total Sonic Media @totalsonic.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 09/06/2025

Went to the Pride Fest in Round Rock TX yesterday, and in contrast to LA, all was just great vibes & super friendly people - despite being in a State where most in the governent here are incredibly bigoted, trying to advance regressive & hateful bills […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

Photo of Austin Gay Men's Chorus, around 30 people in black AGMC t-shirts and colorful shorts, singing on stage in an outdoor ampitheater, at the Round Rock Pride Fest, Texas 6/7/2025

Photo of a girl in a light green shirt, seen from back, walking towards a row of tents, with colorful banners in the background, set up on a street in downtown Round Rock, Texas for Pride Fest 6/7/2025

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Total Sonic Media @totalsonic.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 07/06/2025

Joining the #caturday trend - the two boiz in the house, Pablo is the double stuffed oreo, Pumpkin is the orange troublemaker, seen here in a moment where they are not making mischief. #catsodon #cats #cuteanimals #sleepyheads

Photo of an orange striped tabby sleeping next to black&white tuxedo cat, on an unmade bed.

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Total Sonic Media @totalsonic.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 06/06/2025

Long post: in answer to the question "so when is straight pride month?" -> my-place.social/display/e599373b-11… Happy Pride Month y'all! #june #lgbtq #pride #pridemonth #humanrights #politics

Photo of rainbow pride flag in front to Texas State Capitol building in Austin TX

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Total Sonic Media @totalsonic.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 02/06/2025

Android & iOS aren't the only mobile OS's that support the Fediverse - UbuntuTouch also has native webapps available in its Open Store app store for Mastodon & Pixelfed :) #ubuntutouch #ubports #mastodon #pixelfed #linuxmobile #fediverse #foss #degoogled #socialmedia

screen shot of phone running Ubuntu Touch, showing Open Store website page to install uMastonauts webapp (mobile Mastodon client)

screen shot of phone running Ubuntu Touch, showing uPixelfed webapp (mobile Pixelfed client)

screen shot of phone running Ubuntu Touch, showing Open Store website page to install uPixelfed webapp (mobile Pixelfed client)

screen shot of phone running Ubuntu Touch, showing uMastonauts webapp (mobile Mastodon client)

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Total Sonic Media @totalsonic.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 18/05/2025

I definitely don't think things would work out for me all that easily if I had to apply for a new job now. Credit for meme to joles.bsky.social - too good not to share #ai #jobs #llm #meme #funny #work

Ccreenshot from an online job application form. Yhe question reads "Can you describe specific ways you have integrated AI tools into your development workflow? Please include any custom setups, automations, or use cases beyond single prompt usage" (a red asterisk indicates that this is a required question).

an answer has been typed in the textbox below the question:

"there is a monster in the forest and it speaks with a thousand voices. it will answer any question you pose it, it will offer insight to any idea. it will help you, it will thank you, it will never bid you leave. it will even tell you of the darkest arts, if you know precisely how to ask.

it feels no joy and no sorrow, it knows no right and no wrong. it knows not truth from lie, though it speaks them all the same.

it offers its services freely to any passerby, and many will tell you they find great value in its conversation. “you simply must visit the monster—i always just ask the monster.”

there are those who know these forests well; they will tell you that freely offered doesn’t mean it has no price

for when the next traveler passes by, the monster speaks with a thousand and one voices. and when you dream you see the monster; the monster wears your face."

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Total Sonic Media @totalsonic.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 06/05/2025

Had an excellent time at the latest ATX Mastering Mafia meetup, Peruvian food & then viewing the Lone Star AudioFest. Hanging out with supposed "competitors" can be super fun. #audio #hifi #music #hangouts

Photo of most of the ATX Mastering crew at Brasas Peruanas, a great Peruvian restaurant, in Round Rock, Texas

Photo of the ATC booth at the Lone Star Audiofest, showing hi-fi speakers and amps set up in a conference room at the Hilton in Round Rock, Texas

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Total Sonic Media @totalsonic.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 29/04/2025

Great chart from Ted Gioia, which I discovered via my former Berklee classmate's John Strohm's blog: "How to tell heroes from villains (in the music business) -> #music #musicindustry #musicbusiness #audio #tech #business

a chart saying the following:
You can identify the heroes in the music business by these signs:

They respect creative people as sources of value.

When they talk about music they call it music.

They nurture artists.

They invest in talent.

Their dream is to make the best possible music.

They live in cities with great music.

When they brag, they talk about the songs.

They are visionaries.

Here are warning signs that you’re dealing with villains in the music business:

They treat creative people as an expense.

When they talk about music they call it content.

They manage intellectual property (IP).

They invest in data centers (or distribution).

Their dream is to have the lowest costs.

They live in cities with great tech.

When they brag, they talk about profits.

They are administrators.

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Total Sonic Media @totalsonic.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 19/04/2025

Latest nerd accomplishment: flashed Ubuntu Touch onto this newly acquired second hand Poco XF3-NFC. Need to test the newly added feature of VoLTE support on this (for calling over 4g, a requirement here in the USA now), if that is working then I could […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

Photo of a Poco X3 NFC smartphone running Ubuntu Touch showing app dock on left edge with a wallpaper of a fox cub on screen.

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Total Sonic Media @totalsonic.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 11/04/2025

Every single day devs from all over the world contribute to FOSS projects that make my life (and the lives of tons of other people) easier & happier. And every single day bunches of politicians here in the USA attempt to make the lives of its citizens & […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

Photograph of a group of penguins standing on a rocky beach, with the caption "Penguins vs Politicians" across it.

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Total Sonic Media @totalsonic.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 07/04/2025

Rest In Power to the amazing drummer Clem Burke, whose power and on-top-of-the-beat new wave rockin propelled Blondie to major heights, both live and in the studio. Thank you for the music Mr. Burke!!

Black and white photo of Clem Burke playing drums.

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Total Sonic Media @totalsonic.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 07/04/2025

What isn't understood by way too many is how these tariffs deeply hurt lots of American manufacturing in the here and now. Post by the head of Manley Labs, a maker of high end hi-fi and pro audio gear, that assembles all its products in California - detailing […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

Letter from a Chinese importer to the head of Manley Labs, a manufacturer of pro audio gear in California, detailing how they are canceling a large order due to the tariffs that were just enacted.

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Total Sonic Media @totalsonic.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 06/04/2025

Rest In Power to the incredible and intense bass guitarist Dave Allen, whose work with Gang of Four and Shriekback was a profound influence on my own music when I was at Berklee, and then beyond. I was privileged to get to see Dave with Shriekback in Boston […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

photo of Dave Allen, holding a Music Man bass guitar.

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Total Sonic Media @totalsonic.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 06/04/2025

Me opening up my new property tax appraisal notice today - "please don't be high." The appraisal: #funny #meme #willienelson #snoopdog #marijuana #taxes

black & white photo of Willie Nelson sitting and playing guitar, hanging out with Snoop Dog who is seated to his right, while a cloud of smoke is billowing across the entire room.

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Total Sonic Media @totalsonic.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 29/03/2025

Calvin Coolidge on the differences between free speech and propaganda, said 100 years ago. Sad in that century that we went from an Executive that understood these things, as well as understood the rightful limitations of his powers in office, to the complete […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

Meme showing a portrait of President Calvin Coolidge, seated with a newspaper in hand, with his quote: "The public press under an autocracy is necessarily a true agency of propaganda. Under a free government it must be the very reverse. Propaganda seeks to present a part of the facts, to distort their relations, and to foce conclusions which could not be drawn from a complete and candid survey of all the facts. It has been observed that propaganda seeks to close the mind, while education seeks to open it. This has become one of the dangers of the present day"

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Total Sonic Media @totalsonic.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 27/03/2025

Here is just one more reason why anyone that is anti-fascist and truly for free speech should be using Lemmy, Mbin and Kbin instead of Reddit: archive.ph/8PlKn #socialmedia #reddit #lemmy #antifascism #freespeech #elonmusk #fediverse

Screen shot of article from The Verge with byline "Elon Musk pressured Reddit's CEO on content moderation / Reddit took action after Musk messaged CEO Steve Huffman about users blocking X links and threatening DOGE staffers."

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Total Sonic Media @totalsonic.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 23/03/2025

Unlike Ron here, I am NOT ok with deporting anyone. If someone committed a violent actual crime I don't care their residency status, they should serve a sentence here, in a place which doesn't violate the 8th Amendment. This also guarantees them being kept […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

Screen shot of Tweet by Ronald Filipowski, decrying lack of due process in sending several hundred US residents to brutal prisons in El Salvador in recent deportations, but stating to be "ok" with deportations for those who commit crimes.

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Total Sonic Media @totalsonic.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 22/03/2025

Once upon a time I was cool. Pic of the author playing bass with False Face Society at the 8x10 in Baltimore, circa 1990. #music #retro #bassplayer #nostalgia #glorydays #funk #punk #bassist #1990sthrowback

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Total Sonic Media @totalsonic.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 19/03/2025

I've been trying out Openvibe app for browsing the Fediverse, and it has been working great for one click posting to Mastodon, Bluesky & Nostr at once, as well as to nicely view those 3 services on a single page. But privacy concerned folks should be aware […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

Screen shot on an Android phone of the TrackerControl app, showing a number of blocked requests for sending data to advertising and analytic trackers while using the Openvibe app.

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Total Sonic Media @totalsonic.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 16/03/2025

It was easy for the GWBush admin to gaslight Americans into invading Iraq 22 years ago, because they were a distant target, with a despotic leader & an Arab (longtime racially scapegoated here) population. But an invasion of Canada, which maybe the 1/4 of […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

Photo of Baghdad being bombed during the beginning of US invasion of Iraq in 2003, with fires and smoke coming off of buildings along the Tigris River.

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Total Sonic Media @totalsonic.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 15/03/2025

Not a sponsored ad: A new digital subscription to Wired is only $10 for the year, a very reasonable price to pay as a gratuity in appreciation for their excellent recent coverage of the DOGE takeover. Since I canceled my subscriptions to Washington Post and […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

A screen shot of Wired magazine's new digital subscription offers, with $10 for a year, and $12 for both print and digital.

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Total Sonic Media @totalsonic.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 15/03/2025

A reminder that your ability to avoid any potential "enshittification" or discontinuation of the instance or service on the Fediverse you might be using, relies on whether you have a local BACKUP of your Fediverse's account profile (as well as posts & posted […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

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Total Sonic Media @totalsonic.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 14/03/2025

Time for some photo dumps from SXSW - first one: Jessica Simpson at the Grammy Block Party, at the Four Seasons in downtown Austin, March 12, 2025. Her first live music performance in 15 years, and she and her band actually sounded great, well above any of […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

photo of Jessica Simpson, with long bleach blonde hair, in a fringe tan leather jacket and brown leather top, singing into a microphone on a stage, with a tree with white lights, and banners with "Block Party" written on them, in the background

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Total Sonic Media @totalsonic.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 13/03/2025

@dansup @dansup@pixelfed.social @pixelfed I noticed when I try to share photos directly out of my Gallery app (Fossify) from my AOSP 15 phone, that out of the 4 Pixelfed compatible client apps I have installed, Pixeldroid and Fedilab come out as available […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

Screenshot of Android phone showing icons of apps available for sharing photos

Screenshot on Android phone showing multiple photos being selected in Fossify Gallery app

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