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Paul Rubenstein @ubertar.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

First heard this on Dr. Demento.

Paul Rubenstein @ubertar.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Great stuff, and I haven't heard of any of these people. This performance was only a few months after Miles released In a Silent Way, and the influence is unmistakable. www.youtube.com/watch?v=5G5y...

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Nature's Consort ‎– Nature's Consort (full album) 1969

YouTube video by GEORGE TSAPAKIDES

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Paul Rubenstein @ubertar.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

And intuition meaning common sense (of laymen, not scientists).

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Paul Rubenstein @ubertar.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

By "faster" I mean shorter, in terms of wavelength. I assume you know what I meant.

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Paul Rubenstein @ubertar.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

I do understand that. The faster the wavelength (i.e. the higher the frequency) the higher the energy density. The speed is constant, so more overall energy. Apparently it's the quality not the quantity that counts. Quality in this case meaning frequency range. Heat. This comports with intuition.

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Paul Rubenstein @ubertar.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Ok, so they are talking about visible light only, not infrared, so not heat, which (I think most) ordinary people would not expect to cause evaporation. So, not surprising that it didn't.

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Paul Rubenstein @ubertar.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Another under-known group (with some fairly well-recognized names in it: www.youtube.com/watch?v=_BOF...

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Creative Construction Company - CCC (full album)

YouTube video by Tsuchana

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Paul Rubenstein @ubertar.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

I don't very often, though, so for me that was an interesting coincidence!

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Paul Rubenstein @ubertar.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Listened to Desert Music last night, and didn't even know his birthday was coming :D

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Paul Rubenstein @ubertar.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Played his, "Music for 18 Musicians" today.

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Paul Rubenstein @ubertar.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

The first replacement didn't work properly (speed was variable) but I did more research and got the right one. Also fixed the intermittent connections between the jack and circuit board. Works perfectly now, and the sound quality is excellent!

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Paul Rubenstein @ubertar.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Just got another one. It happens often. One disturbing pattern I've noticed is, these accounts all have 88 posts. Doesn't seem to be a coincidence.

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Paul Rubenstein @ubertar.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

I was lucky enough to get this for $1 from the local record store's bargain bin, not long ago. It's a good one!

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Paul Rubenstein @ubertar.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Earbuds are not headphones. At least they get it right later on.

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Paul Rubenstein @ubertar.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Thanks for the repost! That was the cover art for Neem's vinyl single, released circa 1995. The records were pressed, but there wasn't enough money to print the covers.

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Paul Rubenstein @ubertar.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

That sounds more like nihilism than Zen.

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Paul Rubenstein @ubertar.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

I suppose it's too late to submit this for review, but maybe for the next one? paulrubenstein.bandcamp.com/album/invoca...

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invocations and evocations (2000), by Anna Saskia and Paul Rubenstein/Spacepeople

10 track album

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Paul Rubenstein @ubertar.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Hard to tell exactly what's being referred to, when there's no link to an article with more detail.

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Paul Rubenstein @ubertar.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Ok, but when the light is described as "brighter" than sunlight, that's not the part of the spectrum they're talking about, I would assume.

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Paul Rubenstein @ubertar.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Anyone else getting randomly reposted by accounts with 0 followers, 0 following with pinned posts begging for money? It doesn't happen to me daily, but it's far too often.

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Paul Rubenstein @ubertar.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Is that surprising? Doesn't heat, not light, cause evaporation?

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Paul Rubenstein @ubertar.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Or maybe it just needs a friendlier context, like other kinds of rock that are also hot dog flavors... chili-cheese rock, mustard rock, relish rock, ketchup rock, Chicago style. Maybe other kinds of sausage too. There are already songs that people call "bangers".

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Paul Rubenstein @ubertar.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Ok. Yeah, that's shitty. I would expect that for certain jobs, like receptionist, where you represent the company to customers/clients.

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Paul Rubenstein @ubertar.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Maybe. It's hard to really know what people are actually thinking, vs. what we think (or fear) they're thinking. Even if that's what they think at first, time will show them they're wrong. I think eventually makeup will be a thing for special occasions, not an everyday work thing.

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Paul Rubenstein @ubertar.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Maybe that's because they're used to seeing you in makeup? After a while, they should adjust. "Nothing's wrong; I just decided I don't want to wear makeup anymore".

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Paul Rubenstein @ubertar.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Do they have to, or just think they have to? My wife doesn't wear makeup, and she works in an office. The only time I remember her wearing makeup was at our wedding. I understand it may be different depending on the job, but would there be consequences if they just stopped?

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Paul Rubenstein @ubertar.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Oh, that's the OP. :D So I have heard of her. :P

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Paul Rubenstein @ubertar.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Never heard of Susie Dent. I meant I've never heard anyone say, "I'll have to have a think about that". "Another thing coming", yeah I've heard that many times. Even if you say it as "think" it will sound like thing anyway, unless you deliberately pronounce the k and hard c separately.

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Paul Rubenstein @ubertar.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Does anyone say that? I've never heard that in my life.

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Paul Rubenstein @ubertar.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

The ghost of Don Van Vliet is smiling somewhere.

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Paul Rubenstein @ubertar.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

“I could care less” always bugged me, too. My wife said that, early on, and I asked her about it, and she said it's meant sarcastically, which makes sense.

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Paul Rubenstein @ubertar.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

I have two others, but this is the first one you guys did, and the one I was most interested in checking out. Great stuff!

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Paul Rubenstein @ubertar.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Espresso is made from coffee beans. The same beans regular coffee is made from. The difference is the process. You're eating coffee beans.

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Paul Rubenstein @ubertar.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Ok, makes sense. I haven't worked with AC much (other than sub-one-volt signals, or 120v from the outlet). I would have gone DC with a 555 timer circuit.

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Paul Rubenstein @ubertar.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

To all the pedants complaining about "thing"... what's "a think"? Think is a verb, not a noun. At least here in the US. I don't know what foolishness you people get into over there.

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Paul Rubenstein @ubertar.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

I see. You wrote 12V, so I assumed AC was a typo. 12V AC seems odd.

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Paul Rubenstein @ubertar.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Whether it's worth it depends on if it's significantly cheaper and easier to get the solenoids on their own, if you're interested in getting a variety of sounds, and if you have the time to explore. You could even have an array of solenoids, with different length plates to play a scale.

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