@UP8@mastodon.social2026-03-05 19:37:37
🚄 Culture Is the Mass-Synchronization of Framings
(could we drop our frames for a second and ask if the 𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑙 problem with America is that we're not like that?)
https://aethermug.com/posts/culture-is-the-mass-synchronization-of-framings
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@memeorandum@universeodon.com2026-02-05 21:51:06
Illinois adopts American Academy of Pediatrics vaccine schedule, shunning federal recommendations (Lisa Schencker/Chicago Tribune)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/05/illinois-pediatric-vaccine-american-academy-pediatrics/
http://www.memeorandum.com/260205/p107#a260205p107
@thomasfuchs@hachyderm.io2026-02-05 14:40:59
Because I constantly hear myths about the good old compact cassette here's a longer post dispelling them:
1. They can sound as good as CDs
2. They don't wear out
3. You can't use a pencil to wind them
4. You can go to specific tracks automatically
5. You don't need to carry around extra batteries
I will elaborate below:
1. Sound Quality
Many higher-end decks can record cassettes on metal tape with various Dolby noise reduction settings; especially the combination of metal tape and Dolby S will make tapes that are pretty much indistinguishable from listening to a CD.
Even normal or chrome tape with Dolby B (around since the 1970s) will give great results; likely indistinguishable from a CD when played in a car or while out and about with a personal player.
Some extremely high-end tape decks produce better than CD results in some regards (for example some Nakamichi models go to 26KHz with frequency response, while CD are inherently limited to top out at 22KHz).
It's true that the dynamic range of CDs is much better than either vinyl records or tapes. However, unless you're super into classical music there's likely not much music for which this truly matters, as 99% is mastered to use much less dynamic range than provided by any audio media format. (If you're super into classical music you probably want SACD or other high-res lossless sources anyway, not CDs.)
2. Yes, it will wear out mechanically but you will wear out mechanically before it does. Please watch VWestlife's video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_dgJ4hRHBiw
3. European and American pencils are too thin to engage the cassette reel cogs. (You'd need to get a Japanese pencil. People mostly used BIC pens for this purpose which have the right thickness.)
4. Most (nice) decks and personal players from the early-to-mid nineties onwards have track skip features (e.g. Sony has AMS, Automatic Music Sensor), which allow precise winding to a specific track.
Some decks even did this in the early 80s!
5. My late-90s Walkman has seventy-eight (78) hours of playback on one (1) single AA battery.
Anyway, the main reason why I like them is they're fun to use and recording them is very deliberate instead of algorithms selecting music for me. :)
@brian_gettler@mas.to2026-02-02 23:39:54
A documentary from several years back that's worth checking out if you're already a fan or just curious about Charlie Parr, IMHO a true great of American music.
#americana
@Mediagazer@mstdn.social2026-02-02 10:15:39
Sensor Tower: Latin American downloads of the top 20 microdrama apps rose ~402% YoY in 2025; ReelShort and DramaBox led with 77M and 74M downloads, respectively (CNBC)
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/02/01/how-chinas-short-video-streamers-ar…
@memeorandum@universeodon.com2026-01-03 14:25:33
Nicolas Maduro's heavy-handed rule in Venezuela is finally ended by Trump (Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/newsmaker-nicolas-maduros-heavy-handed-rule-venezuela-is-finally-ended-by-trump-2026-01-03/
http://www.memeorandum.com/260103/p27#a260103p27
@DieGesellschafterinLang@swiss.social2026-01-31 18:29:11
For all of us - Talkin' Bout A Revolution
Tracy Chapman (61) ist eine US-amerikanische Singer-Songwriterin und Gitarristin.
#TracyChapman #Revolution #Music
@Kingu@sakurajima.moe2026-02-14 01:14:25
@unixviking@social.linux.pizza2026-01-26 06:54:30
At this point, I must sincerely and publicly apologize to Mr. Daniel Micay and the entire GrapheneOS team! In my rant about US products and US services and as part of my boycott of these services due to the new fascism in the US under Trump, I mistakenly referred to them as American or an American project – which, according to a clarification from the GrapheneOS team, is absolute nonsense! I would like to thank GrapheneOS for clearing up my misconception!
It was absolutely not my inten…
@kexpmusicbot@mastodonapp.uk2026-01-18 07:48:19
🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #SonicReducer
The Vandals:
🎵 Anarchy Burger (Hold the Government)
#TheVandals
https://thevandals.bandcamp.com/track/anarchy-burger-hold-the-government-2
https://open.spotify.com/track/3QebYR26gRT9Bso2VSnUOR