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🎵 Anecdata - NEW LP, 'Vita Brevis' out August 22, 2025: https://anecdata.bandcamp.com/album/vita-brevis-part-1 - music by a human about what it feels to be at threat of being replaced by a robot https://bsky.app/profile/anecdata.bsky.social

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Dan @danxduran.bsky.social · Aug 21

I made this. You know, by hand, the old-fashioned way. Well, on a computer, so not totally old-fashioned, but at no point was a robot involved. So I guess that makes it old-timey. Even if it's brand new today. #musiciansky #musicsky #music #indie #synthpop #alternative

Anecdata @anecdata.bsky.social · Aug 21

🎵 Anecdata - NEW ALBUM 'VITA BREVIS, PART 1' out now! A mix of alt-synthpop, industrial rock and indie, recorded in a bedroom in west Auckland. Free/pay what you want download. Also on streaming. anecdata.bandcamp.com/album/vita-b... #music #musicsky #musiciansky

Vita Brevis, Part 1, by Anecdata

23 track album

anecdata.bandcamp.com

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Dan @danxduran.bsky.social · 5h

Probably not a device it will work o wen at all now

Dan @danxduran.bsky.social · 6h

My first ever stereo was a Teac. Soft spot for old Teac

a bald man with a medallion on his forehead is sitting in front of a map and candles and says indeed .

ALT: a bald man with a medallion on his forehead is sitting in front of a map and candles and says indeed .

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Dan @danxduran.bsky.social · 6h

The fuck? Really? That's... Understandable. But hilarious

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Dan @danxduran.bsky.social · 6h

There's no way it would have meant you could put the tape in backwards or upside down... the tape read heads were in one place! Hang on...

Dan @danxduran.bsky.social · 7h

20 more years and I'll top up my kiwisaver

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Dan @danxduran.bsky.social · 7h

Fish... bender?

waltydunlop @waltydunlop.bsky.social · 1d

Job occupations, from an 1881 census. Every one of these sounds like something a sorely provoked Captain Haddock would should at someone in times of heavy stress.

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Dan @danxduran.bsky.social · 8h

Doing a cleanout, found this. Mr 12 first asked what it was, and on being told it was an unopened blank VHS tape, asked to watch it...

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Dan @danxduran.bsky.social · 13h

God I wish I was one of those people that knew how to / felt comfortable doing promo. Honestly, this rules - yet no one's gonna hear it lol.

Dan @danxduran.bsky.social · 13h

This song took literally 24 years to make it from an acoustic guitar demo, to this... probably my best production yet, in terms of the sonics. Anyway, it's from a whole-ass new album, recorded at the same time as the last one. Out soon.

Anecdata @anecdata.bsky.social · 13h

'Vita Brevis, Part 2' is out next week... here's a sneak preview. The song is called 'Except' and I guess it would appeal to fans of New Order/Depeche Mode anecdata.bandcamp.com/track/except Preorder the album here: anecdata.bandcamp.com/album/vita-b...

Except, by Anecdata

from the album Vita Brevis, Part 2

anecdata.bandcamp.com

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Dan @danxduran.bsky.social · 14h

I dunno Torpedo7... You sure you want to know the answer? Considering I had to use the courts to get you to fix your (what could easily have been fatal) mistake...

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Dan @danxduran.bsky.social · 19h

Dave.

Dan @danxduran.bsky.social · 1d

Home page comes through the news CMS, but that only creates a link that fires users through to Life. Though I understand it's not as smooth a process in the app at present (I'm not sure - I'm a heathen and have no news apps on my phone because they never shut the hell up, just use browser 😂)

Dan @danxduran.bsky.social · 1d

If he's gonna fight the federal government, guess he's now the Unapiper

Dan @danxduran.bsky.social · 1d

You might notice the life stories actually look completely different to news ones - they're literally built in a different CMS, while news is still on the old system. IT taking their time to get the new CMS right, ironing out kinks using the new life section

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Dan @danxduran.bsky.social · 1d

It's in the life section, not news - but stories don't get visibility/traction unless they get front page coverage, even if just for a short while. Part of it is the website backend is ancient and past its use-by, but it's getting replaced bit by bit

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Dan @danxduran.bsky.social · 1d

It's hard to tell the ironic shitposts apart from the real whines sometimes 😂

Dan @danxduran.bsky.social · 1d

It's as if no one has ever actually listened to the radio... A lot of it is this kind of stuff, in between the news bits, and always has been

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Dan @danxduran.bsky.social · 1d

It was 12 years ago today I released my first instrumental and experimental electronic synthpop record, 'A', under the name Planet Claire. There have been three more since then - 'B', 'C' and - yes - 'D'. Here is 'A'. planetclairemusic.bandcamp.com/album/a

A, by Planet Claire

4 track album

planetclairemusic.bandcamp.com

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Hera-nui-te-Pō 👑 @herapls.bsky.social · 1d

Omg is the knife OK?

Far Out Magazine @faroutmagazine.co.uk · 1d

Ian Watkins, Lostprophets singer and convicted paedophile, murdered in prison

The attack occurred in Wakefield prison. The post Ian Watkins, Lostprophets singer and convicted paedophile, murdered in prison first appeared on Far Out Magazine.

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Dan @danxduran.bsky.social · 1d

They are pretty good though www.bbc.com/news/article...

Barnsley man in hospital after three-day cola bottles binge

Nathan Rimmington ate his way through 3kg of sweets - and doctors were shocked he survived.

www.bbc.com

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Dan @danxduran.bsky.social · 2d

I'm not the only one who thinks The Simpsons is actually kind of good again!

Byron C Clark @byroncclark.bsky.social · 2d

Agreed, I think it's having something of a renaissance. If seasons 12-29 didn't exist and seasons 30 on were a reboot putting the characters in the 2020s, fans would be excited about it. Not as good as the golden age, but very enjoyable

Dan @danxduran.bsky.social · 2d

The new episodes have been decent too. Not S4-8 classic, but far better than some post-golden episodes have been

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Dan @danxduran.bsky.social · 2d

Guess we can close the live updates now, what more is there to be said

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Dan @danxduran.bsky.social · 2d

the graph is looking pretty good compared to last week (in grey), gotta say

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Dan @danxduran.bsky.social · 2d

Thankfully we seem to have the entire RNZ reporting team filing for the live updates this afternoon else I'd be fucking screwed

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