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axwax, 9 months ago to random

Having spent a few hours catching up on allegations and how concerns and grievances have been handled by #Fosstodon admins so far I wonder if it's time for my first #FediMove to an instance more aligned with my values (and one that lets me emit the occasional toot in 🇩🇪).

Problem is, I don't know where to go 😓

My dream instance has always been chaos.social - any #recommendations for an #instance along similar lines?

#InstanceRecs #BoostsWelcome

axwax, 9 months ago to photography

We went to see the nearby tufa channels for this #SilentSunday.

These channels are caused by a karst spring whose water has a particularly high lime content.

The carbon dioxide in the water is partially released by the warming water, as well as consumed by algae and moss.

This causes the lime to precipitate and gradually form these structures, a few millimetres every year.

Sadly the water chose a different route halfway down, causing the moss (and channel) to dry up.

#Mosstodon #Photography

View of the top half of a moss-covered tufa channel, approximately 30-50cm tall. In this part the channel is filled with water, which is overflowing in several places. The moss is lush and green and the soil is brown and muddy where the water is finding alternative routes. The tuft channel is surrounded by broad-leaf trees, many of which are covered in moss and/or fungi.
Closeup of a segment of a moss-covered tufa channel. In this segment the channel has dried up completely, causing the moss to turn crispy and of a brownish-green colour.
A moss-covered tufa channel, approximately 60-80cm tall, as seen from below. In this segment the channel has dried up completely, causing the moss to turn crispy and of a brownish-green colour. The channel is surrounded by leaves from the surrounding broad-leaf trees.

axwax, 9 months ago to fediverse

I'm super chuffed that I've just found the adorable @smolrobots on the #Fediverse!
(I'm a little bit late to the party)

Go and give them a follow, they could deal with some #fedilove - and you may need some more #smol #robots in your life too!

On a side note: Having beautiful #ALTtext on images has the nice side effect that unconventional Mastodon media browsers like mine get to display them in all their glory (in addition to making them accessible to more hoomans).

axwax, 10 months ago to random

A quick one for #FensterFreitag, taken in Passau, Germany in 2019.

axwax, 10 months ago to random

I finally got round to put together a simple #rp2040 based MIDI/audio setup to play with some of those brilliant #synthio experiments by @todbot .

In this clip I'm checking out polyphony and a couple of #wavetable sounds using a #Pimoroni Pico Lipo hooked up to their Pico Audio Pack and @adafruit's MIDI FeatherWing (via a dodgy and bodgy DIY adapter).

His code can be found at https://github.com/todbot/qtpy_synth (I think I based my experiment on hwtest7).

#synths #CircuitPython

Atop a wooden desk an Arturia KeyStep 37 is connected to a Pimoroni Pico Lipo board with MIDI input and i2s audio output. I plug the MCU and a speaker into a power bank and proceed to play a little bassline, followed by a few chords on a couple of different sounds. In the process I adjust 4 knobs on the keyboard which are MIDI mapped to attack, decay, release and wavetable select.

axwax, 11 months ago to random

Meet Erich, a (formerly) stray cat who has chosen my parents' neighbours as his new hoomans.

#Caturday #ErichTheCat

axwax, 1 year ago to random

I took this pic on #Fensterfreitag, but completely forgot to post it, so #Caturday will have to do. :blobcatshrug:

#AlmaTheCat

axwax, 1 year ago to random

Someone is upset that I forgot to post for #FensterFreitag yesterday....

#CantankerousCats #Caturday #MiniTheCat

axwax, 1 year ago to random

For this #FollowFriday here's a few people talking about #bees / #compost / #gardening / #NoDig / #Permaculture / #Seeds / #Smallholding (not necessarily all at once, or exclusively) whose content I enjoy:

@8bitpal
@compost
@controlfreak
@feinschmeckergarten
@MyWildlifeAllotment
@natureworks
@opensourcegardens
@opensourceseeds
@pawsforthought
@ScotHomestead
@sibylle
@thebeeguy

#ff

axwax, 1 year ago to random

All you need to know about #GoogleIO is in the first 30 seconds of this video.

https://yewtu.be/nmfRDRNjCnM

axwax, 1 year ago to random

Ok, that's it - I'm trying out this #Bandcamp thing as well.

I used to make Hip Hop in the last millenium, now I mostly make stuff with synths, so here's my first go at combining both.

Turns out one can bitch about the state of #Microsoft and #BigTech in 1999 and still be kind of relevant in 2023 (IMHO) :thinking:

https://axwax.bandcamp.com/track/delegates-of-culture-double-you-slash-hackers-axwax-2023-remix

Grab yourself this CC BY-NC-SA licensed track for nowt if you're so inclined.

#BandcampFriday #HipHop #MyMusic #Synths #Synthwave #UKHipHop

axwax, 1 year ago to music

Here's my choice for this week's #GoodVibesTrain! 🚂

Bobby Hutcherson - Montara: 🔈 🎶

https://yewtu.be/5qDinTLu2WQ

It's been a little while since the last one took off, so just as a quick reminder:

Share some good vibes by posting a link to a song featuring a vibraphone (and add the hashtag).

I nominate @AlgoCompSynth, @digits and @yayoi272
to keep those good vibes rollin'.

#MastoRadio #Music

axwax, 2 years ago to random

Hello World!

Here's a little #introduction:

I'm a German web developer currently living the rural life in Spain making #olive oil, breeding #goats and growing vegetables.

Before that I spent 23 years in the UK, studying sound engineering, working at and then running a #CommunityRadio station and volunteering at a #CSA (community-supported agriculture) project 1/2