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stevenray

@stevenray@sfba.social

Photographer, sound artist, poet. Former sys admin. Political progressive, Left Coaster. Red wine yes, nationalism no. Pro dogs & cats & strange music.

I have never been older than I am right now. That happened yesterday, too

neurodiv, probably

PixelFed:
https://metapixl.com/45rpm (vinyl)
https://pixelfed.social/wine (wine reviews)
https://pixelfed.art/stevenlouisray (b&w fine art photography)

#fedi22 #experimentalMusic #wine #sanFrancisco #cats #dogs #art #poetry #socialism #equality #FreePalestine

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w7voa, to random
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Instagram confirms its testing new ad breaks that’ll display a countdown timer that stops users from being able to browse through more content on the app until they view the ad. https://techcrunch.com/2024/06/03/instagram-confirms-test-of-unskippable-ads/

stevenray,
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@w7voa the Instagram nightmare gets worse.

Glad I'm not on there anymore.

dangillmor, to random
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The Washington Post is about to lurch sharply to the right politically as former Murdoch apparatchik solidifies his grip on the organization. Current editor Buzbee is out, and he's bringing in people from Murdoch's Wall Street Journal and the Telegraph (right-wing UK news org).

https://www.washingtonpost.com/style/media/2024/06/02/sally-buzbee-washington-post-steps-down/

stevenray,
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@dangillmor let’s not forget that Jeff Bezos owns The Post. So he must endorse this rightward shift.

Maybe think about buying things from somewhere other than Amazon.

katthernandez, to music
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stevenray,
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@katthernandez tons of fun.

stevenray, to ExperimentalMusic
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I found out over the weekend that I'll have a track on the next compilation put out by Difficult Art & Music, scheduled for release around June 8 on . If you're not familiar with them, check 'em out.

I'll share info on another upcoming release in a week or so. 🙂

https://difficultartandmusic.bandcamp.com/music

stevenray,
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@Defiance thanks thanks 😃

kottke, to random
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World-first tooth-regrowing drug will be given to humans in September. “If successful, this therapy could be available to patients with any permanently missing teeth within six years.” https://newatlas.com/medical/tooth-regrowing-human-trial/

stevenray,
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@kottke what?! Amazing.

So presumably, denture companies could go completely out of business.

This supposedly strengthens bones too, if I understand it correctly. So old people could for instance stop breaking their hips when they fall, cuz they’re no longer brittle. Right?

Defiance, to vinyl
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Pailhead – “Don't Stand In Line” EP (1988)
7", 45 RPM on Wax Trax! Records

One of the more interesting collaborations, featuring Ian MacKaye, Ministry frontman Al Jourgensen, Ministry bassist Paul Barker, and drummer Eric Spicer from Naked Raygun.

Back of album sleeve. Blue and black design with lyrics for each song printed in white. Black 7" vinyl disc below

stevenray,
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@Defiance yes! A collab that at the time I did not see coming.

stevenray,
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@Defiance yeah. I followed Ministry's progression from their very first album through Psalm 69. By then they were to me so fast and aggressive I just couldn't take it anymore.

I actually credit them for my becoming a jazz fan. One day around '93 I just went in the opposite direction. Ha.

But I loved their early industrial stuff, along with so many other adjacent Wax Trax bands.

stevenray,
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@Defiance I did in the year or two after it was released. But my tastes changed as the music (theirs and others) did. I think the sound of that 1st album was dictated by the label, though maybe I'm wrong.

Then there was (Every Day Is) Halloween. Just the beginning of the metamorphosis.

Then there was the side project Revolting Cocks. What a hoot they were.

stevenray,
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@mikec415 @Defiance didn’t know. Guess creativity runs in that family!

stevenray, to ElectronicMusic
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Got myself a Noodlebox sequencer. I’ve wanted one for maybe three years. Can’t believe I finally have one.

Used too, but in like brand new condition. Amazing.

upright, to sfgiants
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Can we admit Camilo Doval is not the answer, , ?

stevenray, (edited )
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@upright yeah. I keep wondering how patient Melvin is going to be with him. He can get back to being dominant, but to me trying Rodriguez in the ninth might be the way to go for now.

apilsetas, to random
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Michael ACKERMAN

stevenray,
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@apilsetas thanks for posting this. I hadn't been aware of his work, and now I'm enthralled by his book 'Fiction'.

stevenray, to oregon
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Today's wine review, a Pinot Noir from Oregon's Willamette Valley. Nice stuff, and very affordable.

https://pixelfed.social/p/wine/703037597010058170

Follow @wine for more reviews. 🙂

Downes, to baseball
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Baseball Weekend has started... #bluejays #baseball

stevenray,
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@Downes that view! Incredibly epic.

stevenray, (edited ) to random
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If a new season of Twin Peaks actually happens, I will no joke pee my pants.

alanpringle, to tv
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I quit season 3 of #TwinPeaks when it came out because it felt like a self-indulgent mess.

I came back to it earlier this year and finished it. Still felt like a self-indulgent mess.

I think all involved need to leave it alone.

#TV

Twin Peaks Season 4 Looks Like It's Coming with David Lynch Announcement on "June 5" - Showbiz411 https://www.showbiz411.com/2024/05/30/twin-peaks-season-4-looks-like-its-coming-with-david-lynch-announcement-on-june-5

stevenray,
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@alanpringle well, it's art. And, it's Lynch. Everyone will have their own unique reaction to it.

I loved The Return. Watched the whole shebang four times. Will so again.

If you go to an art gallery, enter a room and hate what you see, just don't visit the room again. 🤷‍♂️

garybarker, to architecture
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Brutalism Friday

“Gas Stations”

#utilitarianarchitecture #concrete #brutalism #brutalism #brutalismfriday #brutalisticarchitecture #architecture #concreteconstruction

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stevenray,
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@garybarker we need more o’ this!

steve, to random
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Hard times doing all of us musicians dirty.
https://thehardtimes.net/music/1000-reverb-pedal-models-tone-after-big-empty-rooms-your-band-always-plays/

stevenray,
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@steve 😂😁😂

Sammael99, to BelieveInFilm French
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The image of the day is Delicate, an in-camera double exposure on film.

This image is part of my Photosynthesis exhibition opening tomorrow in Nantes, at La Lame Vernie Coffee in Trentemoult. It was shot during COVID semi-lockdown in Hong Kong, when both myself and Nelly (the model) had recently been through our stints of quarantine. That rough common experience brought us together creatively for a shoot I will always remember.

If you are in the Nantes / Pays de Loire area, I'd be very grateful for any amplification of the exhibition details.

Image of the same image framed for exhibition.
Image of the same image framed for exhibition held by the photographer.
Poster for the Photosynythesis exhibition.

stevenray,
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@Sammael99 great work, Ben!

SecularJeffrey, to random
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For the toddler with a death wish

stevenray,
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@SecularJeffrey this person will sadly grow up to drive a truck the size of a barn.

Sammael99, to television French
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The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin. I knew when I first saw the trailer of this vaguely historical comedy series with Noel Fielding in the title role that me and my daughter would love it. And indeed we did, laughed wholeheartedly at the silliness of it all, and the many dick jokes brought on by the lead character's first name. It's nowhere near on par with Blackadder, but it's clearly in the same vein. The series reinvents Dick Turpin (one of the most notorious and ruthless highwaymen in English history) as a shallow but good-hearted man ticking all the boxes of modern deconstruction (vegetarian, gender-fluid, etc.) who falls into highway robbery by accident and likes the fame that comes with it. It's a laugh, although I doubt I'll be watching it again (unlike Blackadder).

stevenray,
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@Sammael99 yep, absolutely hilarious.

w7voa, to random
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A federal judge has denied a request to halt Dominion Energy’s construction of a 2.6 GW offshore wind farm off Virginia Beach by conservative groups who argue it'll threaten endangered whales. https://www.whro.org/environment/2024-05-28/federal-judge-rejects-request-to-halt-dominions-virginia-beach-offshore-wind-farm

stevenray,
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@w7voa @tmorman Hilarious. A group of conservatives are trying to protect whales? LOL

jaiecoute, to random French
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Asian Dub Foundation feat Iggy Pop - No Fun

Quand les 90's rencontrent les 70's. Beaucoup d'énergie

https://invidious.fdn.fr/watch?v=GFzYrALS_UI

stevenray,
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@jaiecoute @flockofnazguls never saw that collab coming. Also playing that on one system with the avant garde piano of Muhal Richard Abrams on another was very good.

upright, to random
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Who? Who cares, @SFGiants?

https://www.nbcsportsbayarea.com/mlb/san-francisco-giants/greg-johnson-oracle-park/1739985/

stevenray,
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@upright @SFGiants no mention in this article about them shortening the outfield by moving both bullpens from foul territory to center field. 🙄 I think they also closed an archway, which influenced how far balls would travel. Maybe someone else here can verify that.

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