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radhika

@radhika@sfba.social

'a melodious voice... clear and refreshing as a cool drink, but with a flammable ether' - San Francisco Chronicle

#singer / #songwriter / ex-Time Out #SanFrancisco contributor / ex-lawyer

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seachanger, to random
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I used to think ignorance drove injustice but now I think it’s denial — the human capacity to create and believe in stories collectively is our greatest blessing and deepest curse

radhika,
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@plantarum @seachanger Someone talked to me about this too. From an evolutionary perspective, we had to belong to a group to survive. So our brains tend to prioritize human connection over everything else, even truth/facts.

divya, to random
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"The lapse raises questions about communication between the DTSC and the water board — two sister agencies under the umbrella of the California EPA — whose cooperation is vital to protect public health and the environment.
“The fact that DTSC has sat on these documents for 44 years — shameful doesn’t begin to describe it,” said Janet Johnson, co-chair of the Richmond Shoreline Alliance."

No shit. California's department of Toxic substances control has known radioactive waste has been strewn around popular parks like Albany Bulb but has said nothing for the last FOUR decades.

The water board is the one who is making it more expensive for every average user to use water while literally doing nothing about high water use farmers & ranchers who use water for almost free of cost.

radhika,
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@divya Unf-ingbelievable

skinnylatte, to random
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I went to a Turkish restaurant and I told the auntie ‘no rice please’ and she didn’t really speak English but she said ‘no no rice’ so now I have rice but hey it’s actually amazing rice (and genuinely one of the best Turkish restaurants I’ve been to, as good as in Turkey omg)

She also reminds me of all the Turkish aunties I know

(It’s called Muma Kitchen, west side LA)

radhika,
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@skinnylatte Ooh what did you get? Might order this weekend.

seachanger, to random
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the anti-woke folk are obsessed with not wanting to feel guilt, and they project it on children as a means of virtue signaling, as in “white kids shouldn’t be made to feel guilty for being white!” but isn’t this the hallmark of the sociopath? inability to empathize and have remorse? how do you look at our jagged, murderous histories giving rise to the jagged murderous present and take only from all that a righteous refusal to empathize with other human beings and feel things?

radhika,
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@seachanger This spoke to me, because I woke up thinking about how ridiculous it was that heliocentrism was considered blasphemy. That everything had to revolve (literally) around humans for certain people to feel 'safe', or not-dysregulated.

docpop, (edited ) to random
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Jay-Z's "My First Song" is in 3/4, right?

Jay's flow is in triplets, but when I try to count the beat I feel a 4/4 sometimes and a 3/4 others.

I don't know much about music theory and time signatures, so help me understand this. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=colv2Wy2q7E

radhika,
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@docpop On a quick listen the bass is on a slower 4/4 - with the main bass notes on the 1 and 3 of the bar. And the bass pattern is over 2 bars of 4/4. Then the synth is playing triplets over each note in the 4/4 - that wouldn't be notated as 3/4, but as a bar with a '3' over it. Not sure how to write that in text, but there's a diagram here: https://www.hoffmanacademy.com/blog/what-is-a-triplet-in-music/ Is that what you meant?

radhika,
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@docpop Yes mathematically they're equivalent. Just a question of which scale you use to divide up the same chunk of time.

Here I've written out 4/4 and 6/8 together, with the 6/8 counting inside the rectangles.

When I write I tend to use triplets, so that's probably why I saw it that way! But the 6/8 version might be more standard.

radhika, to photography
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Still have my Canon EOS 500 from the, um, '90s and there's a roll of unfinished film in there. Bought some CR123 batteries to be able to get the film out (hope it wakes up). Moved to DSLRs in 2001, so this could be an interesting time capsule moment.

#photography

inquiline, (edited ) to random
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    radhika,
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    @skinnylatte @inquiline Did not know this! Thanks for the heads up.

    mathowie, to random
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    I miss the Earth so much, I miss my wife
    It's lonely out in space
    On such a timeless flight

    radhika,
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    @mathowie Whoa. Where is this?

    inquiline, (edited ) to random
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    Back on my bullshit (criticizing my employer in the LA Times, as if I don't have other things to do with my time)

    "administrators have already embarrassed #USC considerably and they owe Asna and the entire campus community an apology.

    Many including myself are hoping to hear a fuller explication (including details about security concerns) and a path forward from our President, Carol Folt”

    https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-04-19/usc-axes-high-profile-guest-speaker-from-commencement-lineup-amid-backlash-over-cancelled-valedictorian-speech

    radhika,
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    @inquiline 👏🏾👏🏾

    radhika, to random
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    Anyone know a good place to host(?) the email address associated with my domain name? Have been using Workspace, but am looking for alternatives. Is Squarespace any good?

    radhika, to random
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    San Francisco doesn't need a zoo. The city spends $4m a year on this. The director (on a $339,500 annual salary) seems to treat the place as her own personal fiefdom, giving her daughter a paid internship and hiring her fiance to perform concerts. And animal carers have consistently complained about conditions for the animals.

    https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/san-francisco-zoo-safety-18986471.php

    mekkaokereke, to random
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    People on Twitter are debating whether a person using uncommon words like "delve" are trying to sound smarter than they are, or worse, are ChatGPT bots, because "normal" people don't talk like that.

    You don't have to get upset, or embroiled in the debate. Not worth the time or attention. But I'll share some important context as your friendly neighborhood Nigerian 🙋🏿‍♂️

    Many Nigerians have bigger English language vocabularies and better command of grammar than the typical American or English person

    radhika,
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    @mekkaokereke Can't remember who said something along the lines of: "We [the colonized] learn your language. You [the English] just pick it up."

    docpop, to Oakland
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    Instant Band Night is a party where musicians who have just met are asked to form a band and perform a song in five minutes. It sounds like a ton of fun and the next one is happening tomorrow (March 14th) at the East Bay Community Space in #Oakland. Guests aren't required to perform on stage, so you can choose if you want to be in a band or not. Masks are required, which I think is great. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/instant-band-night-25-pi-day-2-pie-harder-tickets-797053387137 #InstantBandNight

    radhika,
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    @docpop Really appreciate that masks are required. Is this a regular event?

    radhika, to random
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    If you have some time today, MN Uncommitted campaign needs more people in the phone bank. Will share the registration link once the dialer is running. Also wanted to share this Q&A, for anyone who's concerned about an uncommitted vote helping 45.

    radhika,
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    Register here if you'd like to call voters in Minnesota today: https://actionnetwork.org/events/minnesota-uncommitted-phone-bank-primary-day

    radhika, to random
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    Uplifting phonebanking session today, asking Minnesota voters to vote uncommitted tomorrow. Connected with so many people already on board, and some who hadn't heard of it but who were excited to learn of the option. One woman ended with 'Thanks for the call. This was a good call!'

    divya, to random
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    Oh I am ready for an expose of Jay Shetty.

    "Much of Shetty’s spiritual education took place not in India but in Watford, an orbital town outside north-west London, they say. He was there not because of a spiritual discovery in college but because he grew up in the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (also known as Iskcon or the Hare Krishna movement)."

    https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/ng-interactive/2024/feb/29/jay-shetty-self-help-empire

    radhika,
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    @divya Just finished reading the article, and... wow. This really summed it up: "Without his monk past, Shetty would be just another influencer battling for relevance online"... I like how this person writes.

    luckytran, to random
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    It’s official: The CDC has weakened its COVID isolation guidelines, in a move that goes against the science, encourages disease spread, and prioritizes corporate interests, making it easier for bosses to exploit workers.

    Link: https://wapo.st/49zV8ZZ

    radhika,
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    @luckytran How have people forgotten so quickly about asymptomatic spread? It's how this turned into a pandemic in the first place.

    radhika, to random
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    Listen to Michigan's doing a mass call (or they're on this mass call, I think) on the Uncommitted movement.

    Starting now. Tuning in to see what it's about: https://actionnetwork.org/events/listen-to-michigan-and-beyond-mass-call-for-uncommitted/

    radhika,
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    Already more than 300 people on the call! Hasn't even properly started yet. We're listening to music.

    radhika,
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    They've shared links for anyone who would like to phonebank in Minnesota and Washington.

    MN (voting Mar 5): https://actionnetwork.org/campaigns/minnesota-uncommitted-phone-banks

    WA (voting Mar 12): https://www.uncommittedwa.org/action

    radhika,
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    Some interesting takeaways from yesterday’s mass call about the movement:

    • Biden hasn’t been hearing the antiwar protests. But he’s paying attention to the Uncommitted vote.

    • The Listen to Michigan campaign reached about 1.1 million voters in 3 weeks (by phone and text). Minnesota has 4 days left, so volunteers are urgently needed to phone and text bank.

    • They reached so many people who didn't even know voting 'uncommitted' was an option. People who are against war, against genocide, but didn't know about channeling that dissent through a vote in the primaries.

    radhika, to SanFrancisco
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    Have made the move from RESONANCE@mastodon.social! #SanFrancisco was my first home in the US, and it's where I feel I belong.

    ErickaSimone, to random
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    So. Since @taylorlorenz is now out here attacking, misquoting, deadnaming and dishonoring dead transchildren on her next clout chase to fame, it’s time to get into the predatory and delusional behavior across Clubhouse and Twitter that got her FIRED from NYT. I was there. I saw it first hand. She tried it with me. It failed. So now it’s time to tell the story.

    Because what you WONT do is attack and disrespect and not have me stand on business with this btch.

    radhika,
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    @ErickaSimone You might have read it already, but White Women by Saira Rao and Regina Jackson is exactly about this.

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