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Colm MacCarthaigh @colmmacc.bsky.social · 11d

When she was done, people were stunned, and clapped in awe as much as praise. She quietly went back to her group of friends and that was that. People approached her in gratitude throughout the night. To even have one moment like that is to live. What a gift. 6/6

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Colm MacCarthaigh @colmmacc.bsky.social · 11d

It was the perfect pace too; plenty of room for ornaments and emphasis. It's so much harder to sing like that. As a band we held back and left her that space. Easily one of the top vocal performances I have seen in person. 5/n

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Colm MacCarthaigh @colmmacc.bsky.social · 11d

To this day I don't know who she was or what language she sang it in. She kept the words "Fields of Gold". Every other word was completely unfamiliar to me. She captivated the whole room. Her singing was incredible. Her phrasing and momentum so unique and intentional. 4/n

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Colm MacCarthaigh @colmmacc.bsky.social · 11d

We'd played it before for singers; most often in the style of Eva Cassidy's cover. Often overdone. But this lady's English wasn't great and she was shy to even talk to the band. She hummed a note to indicate the key, and counted in to set a pace like a pro. 3/n

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Colm MacCarthaigh @colmmacc.bsky.social · 11d

Twenty years ago I was the guitarist in a live karaoke band. That's just what it sounds like; random people sing what they want and we'd accompany them live. One night a quiet lady came up and asked to do "Fields of Gold". 2/n

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Colm MacCarthaigh @colmmacc.bsky.social · 11d

Yesterday Sting's "Fields of Gold" played on an airplane as we boarded and it brought back such a great memory for me. 1/n

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Colm MacCarthaigh @colmmacc.bsky.social · 18d

Nobody gets their kicks on "rowt" 66.

Colm MacCarthaigh @colmmacc.bsky.social · 25d

"Full throttle" means maximum speed .... but also minimum speed. Make it make sense.

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Mt. Rainier 🏔(təqʷuʔmaʔ) @altmtrainier.com · 26d

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Colm MacCarthaigh @colmmacc.bsky.social · Sep 15

Glad to see Andor win, the writing is incredible. For something similar, there's @sannewman.bsky.social's "Julia", which is to Orwell's 1984 what Andor is to Star Wars.

Culture Crave 🍿 @culturecrave.co · Sep 15

'Andor' wins the Emmy for Best Writing in a Drama Series

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SwiftOnSecurity @swiftonsecurity.com · Sep 11

tldr humanity needs to engineer buildings around filtered air replacement rate and it's not even that dramatic but for dramatic results

Barry Hunt @barryhunt008.bsky.social · Sep 11

⬆️ ventilation = ⬇️ Covid HAIs

Increasing from 1 to 6 ACH = 50% reduction
(~40% to 20% attack rate)

Increasing from 6 to 10 ACH = more reduction
(~20% to 10% attack rate)

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Colm MacCarthaigh @colmmacc.bsky.social · Sep 10

The center didn't hold. Now we have tinder boxes on each side of the Atlantic. The worst among us piling on more kindling. The best just trying to bear peace. All so that a tiny few can fuel petty dominions that will vanish in the wind. Make it make sense.

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Cori @pnwcori.bsky.social · Sep 5

I love living here! Excited to continue to keep our family protected.

Jessie Seiler @jessieish.bsky.social · Sep 5

Want a COVID booster in WA state? You can get one! Effective today, here's a statewide standing order authorizing the vaccine for everyone 6 months and older, including pregnant people. I'm getting mine tomorrow. Fuck RFK Jr. and good luck to everyone else 💜

doh.wa.gov

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Colm MacCarthaigh @colmmacc.bsky.social · Sep 4

The US gets it more right to avoid picking a narrow course topic at age 17, and the Texas system of guaranteeing admission to the top 10% of every class no matter what is a great leveler. Avoids some of the pitfall incentives of concentrated rich schools and grinds.

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Colm MacCarthaigh @colmmacc.bsky.social · Sep 4

I'd love to see the best of the Irish systems and US systems combined; from Ireland - a fully anonymous neutrally tested points system, with no admission essays, from the US - have a more general admission, and also admit students based on how they do relative to the rest of their own class.

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Colm MacCarthaigh @colmmacc.bsky.social · Sep 1

If the Federal Gov is to take ownership stakes in US business, cities and municipalities should have ownership stakes in the sports teams whose stadiums they subsidize.

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Colm MacCarthaigh @colmmacc.bsky.social · Aug 29

The Albertsons in Magnolia has always reminded me of a Hopper painting. I think it might be the last in the city. It's to become a Safeway.
www.flickr.com/photos/colmm...

Magnolia nights

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Colm MacCarthaigh @colmmacc.bsky.social · Aug 28

Space Needles

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Colm MacCarthaigh @colmmacc.bsky.social · Aug 26

Travis Swift is the perfect platonic name for an all-time all-American footballing superhero.

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Colm MacCarthaigh @colmmacc.bsky.social · Aug 25

At least it's not an Opera.

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Colm MacCarthaigh @colmmacc.bsky.social · Aug 25

Mozart's Symphony No 29 in A major (K.201) is the best Mozart. www.youtube.com/watch?v=X3j5...

Mozart: Symphony No. 29 in A major, K.201 - Concertgebouw Chamber Orchestra - Live Concert HD

YouTube video by AVROTROS Klassiek

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Colm MacCarthaigh @colmmacc.bsky.social · Aug 21

It took days of probes with a multimeter in several locations to pin that down. Two experienced HVAC techs who visited couldn't find it because of the trigger conditions. I don't know how hardware people do this all the time.

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Colm MacCarthaigh @colmmacc.bsky.social · Aug 21

Recently spent days debugging our home cooling system. Turned out that a fresh air damper was burning out its motor and drawing 5V from the 24VAC control lines. That didn't leave enough voltage to activate the compressor relay, but only when the thermostat was also charging its internal battery.

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Colm MacCarthaigh @colmmacc.bsky.social · Aug 4

We just posted about the Cloud Act ... aws.amazon.com/blogs/securi...

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Colm MacCarthaigh @colmmacc.bsky.social · Aug 4

In addition to the top level managing directors and members of the independent advisory board, every person operating the AWS European Sovereign Cloud will be an EU Citizen and an EU resident.

www.aboutamazon.eu/news/aws/aws...

AWS European Sovereign Cloud to be operated by EU citizens

With the AWS European Sovereign Cloud, we are providing customers with a new, independent AWS Cloud which will serve the emerging digital sovereignty needs of highly regulated industries and public se...

www.aboutamazon.eu

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