Cris (without an H)
@ambignostic.bsky.social
Dad (he/him). Shabbos goy. Antifascist Gen-X in NWMT. I dance like the king of the eyesores
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I'll still stand by the right to criticise music but not in this way - though for most of the last 20-odd years I've only written about music I like, because I really wanted to get away from this sort of set-piece negativity. It's ugly and performative and, again, huge apologies to you all.
November 25, 2025 at 1:58 PM
I'll still stand by the right to criticise music but not in this way - though for most of the last 20-odd years I've only written about music I like, because I really wanted to get away from this sort of set-piece negativity. It's ugly and performative and, again, huge apologies to you all.
We should normalize rewarding sincere apologies like this one
Just seen this and although it may be somewhat late to apologise, I'm genuinely sorry for this and the pain it evidently caused. I thought I'd stopped writing takedown reviews like this by this date, but evidently not, and I'm ashamed by them all.
November 25, 2025 at 6:47 PM
We should normalize rewarding sincere apologies like this one
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Now keep in mind that if Joel hadn't made his robot friends he would have control over when the movies begin and end.
November 25, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Now keep in mind that if Joel hadn't made his robot friends he would have control over when the movies begin and end.
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finishing thanksgiving dinner, sitting back, loosening my belt and then belching the really fast bass run from "Call Me Al"
November 25, 2025 at 5:45 PM
finishing thanksgiving dinner, sitting back, loosening my belt and then belching the really fast bass run from "Call Me Al"
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You will be visited by three spirits.
December 24, 2024 at 3:43 AM
You will be visited by three spirits.
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Oh you want to argue with me? Good luck buddy the most you’ll get out of that is winning an argument against an idiot
November 25, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Oh you want to argue with me? Good luck buddy the most you’ll get out of that is winning an argument against an idiot
When John spells out the harmony for George it reminds me a lot of "We Belong Together" by Robert & Johnny
Tell Me Why (Takes 4 And 5)
YouTube video by The Beatles - Topic
www.youtube.com
November 25, 2025 at 5:18 PM
When John spells out the harmony for George it reminds me a lot of "We Belong Together" by Robert & Johnny
"Crossed the Dunning-Kruger peak and landed in the valley below" is poetry
People are usually astonished by my breadth of knowledge about the American Revolution and American music of the 1920s-60s but those are just topics where I crossed the Dunning-Kruger peak and landed in the valley below. The only topic I'm truly an expert on in Bruce Frederick Springsteen.
One thing about the word "obsessive" is that the internet teaches you there is no ceiling.
I give a great deal of my pop culture attention to The Beatles and Star Wars. Someone unacquainted with them would think I'm obsessive. A brief glance at the fandom tells you I'm a rank amateur.
I give a great deal of my pop culture attention to The Beatles and Star Wars. Someone unacquainted with them would think I'm obsessive. A brief glance at the fandom tells you I'm a rank amateur.
November 25, 2025 at 4:34 PM
"Crossed the Dunning-Kruger peak and landed in the valley below" is poetry
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Kingfisher against the silvery sea, leaving Whidbey Island.
November 25, 2025 at 4:20 AM
Kingfisher against the silvery sea, leaving Whidbey Island.
Candace Owens reporting that Emmanuel Macron has ordered her assassination just brings me back to one of my favorite @lauren.rotatingsandwiches.com tweets
![Tweet from Lauren @LLW90210 on July 19, 2018:
[macron hits me with a phone book] you will respect the french
me [tied to chair]: hon hon hon
[macron hits me again] you will show respect for the people of france
me [bleeding from mouth]: hon hon hon](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:jir6yritppwxbc3wy6mdbngv/bafkreifeb52252wgjljrnmm67iri3yzjpkz34tssnjse3hs4z3yn5e4ire@jpeg)
November 25, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Candace Owens reporting that Emmanuel Macron has ordered her assassination just brings me back to one of my favorite @lauren.rotatingsandwiches.com tweets
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One thing about the word "obsessive" is that the internet teaches you there is no ceiling.
I give a great deal of my pop culture attention to The Beatles and Star Wars. Someone unacquainted with them would think I'm obsessive. A brief glance at the fandom tells you I'm a rank amateur.
I give a great deal of my pop culture attention to The Beatles and Star Wars. Someone unacquainted with them would think I'm obsessive. A brief glance at the fandom tells you I'm a rank amateur.
I wouldn't bother getting it if you're not an obsessive fan, unless you don't have the other Anthologies, but as a bonus on the box set of the others it's definitely worth having.
November 25, 2025 at 3:55 PM
One thing about the word "obsessive" is that the internet teaches you there is no ceiling.
I give a great deal of my pop culture attention to The Beatles and Star Wars. Someone unacquainted with them would think I'm obsessive. A brief glance at the fandom tells you I'm a rank amateur.
I give a great deal of my pop culture attention to The Beatles and Star Wars. Someone unacquainted with them would think I'm obsessive. A brief glance at the fandom tells you I'm a rank amateur.
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Using genAI alienates you from everyone else. It doesn't democratize art, it atomizes it.
No genAI user is gonna get an outpouring of sincere support from others because even they themselves don't give a fuck about what they're making.
No genAI user is gonna get an outpouring of sincere support from others because even they themselves don't give a fuck about what they're making.
November 24, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Using genAI alienates you from everyone else. It doesn't democratize art, it atomizes it.
No genAI user is gonna get an outpouring of sincere support from others because even they themselves don't give a fuck about what they're making.
No genAI user is gonna get an outpouring of sincere support from others because even they themselves don't give a fuck about what they're making.
Happy November morning to you from nw mt
November 25, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Happy November morning to you from nw mt
This whole thread is full of marvelous little nuggets. Even better than chicken nuggets
* Astronauts in space have never eaten the product known as "astronaut ice cream." It's too crumbly and dangerous (you need to keep flying bits to an absolute minimum in zero-gravity with all those sensitive instruments around). "Astronaut ice cream" was created to sell in gift shops. Really.
November 25, 2025 at 2:44 PM
This whole thread is full of marvelous little nuggets. Even better than chicken nuggets
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* You know how Van Halen had a contract rider demanding bowls of M&Ms with the brown ones removed?
They later claimed that was all a test to make sure venues were reading their contracts. Clever!
BUT WAIT, that claim itself is actually false. I fact-checked it.
Snack Stack exclusive:
They later claimed that was all a test to make sure venues were reading their contracts. Clever!
BUT WAIT, that claim itself is actually false. I fact-checked it.
Snack Stack exclusive:
In Search of Van Halen's Brown M&Ms
Contract riders and the meaning of a modern pop star
snackstack.net
November 25, 2025 at 4:37 AM
* You know how Van Halen had a contract rider demanding bowls of M&Ms with the brown ones removed?
They later claimed that was all a test to make sure venues were reading their contracts. Clever!
BUT WAIT, that claim itself is actually false. I fact-checked it.
Snack Stack exclusive:
They later claimed that was all a test to make sure venues were reading their contracts. Clever!
BUT WAIT, that claim itself is actually false. I fact-checked it.
Snack Stack exclusive:
Welcome back @constantvelocity.bsky.social , hope your bsky sabbatical was valuable
November 25, 2025 at 3:50 AM
Welcome back @constantvelocity.bsky.social , hope your bsky sabbatical was valuable
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been settled for years!
August 5, 2025 at 11:45 PM
been settled for years!
The shortcoming of Star Trek vs Star Wars discourse is too few people bring up the animated installments of each franchise
November 24, 2025 at 9:07 PM
The shortcoming of Star Trek vs Star Wars discourse is too few people bring up the animated installments of each franchise
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maybe i am going insane
November 24, 2025 at 6:49 PM
maybe i am going insane
Me: Alexa play Let It Be
Alexa: playing Let It Be by the Replacements
Me: [choice paralyzed whether to correct it]
Alexa: playing Let It Be by the Replacements
Me: [choice paralyzed whether to correct it]
Today's vinyl is the Let It Be box set. This is the only album where I'll take the Giles Martin mix, because the Spector version wasn't anyone's artistic intent, even Spector's, just him trying to do a salvage job on fundamentally unsalvageable recordings.
Two Of Us (2021 Mix)
YouTube video by The Beatles - Topic
youtu.be
November 24, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Me: Alexa play Let It Be
Alexa: playing Let It Be by the Replacements
Me: [choice paralyzed whether to correct it]
Alexa: playing Let It Be by the Replacements
Me: [choice paralyzed whether to correct it]
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Or, secret third option, you can listen to the actual good recording of the song Lennon did.
John Lennon - Real Love (1979)
YouTube video by Daniel Celano
youtu.be
November 24, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Or, secret third option, you can listen to the actual good recording of the song Lennon did.
Remember, if you want a good version of “Real Love,” you can filter Lennon’s vocals through sophisticated machine learning software, or you can pass it over to Regina Spektor
Real Love
YouTube video by Regina Spektor - Topic
youtu.be
November 24, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Remember, if you want a good version of “Real Love,” you can filter Lennon’s vocals through sophisticated machine learning software, or you can pass it over to Regina Spektor
I'm not especially a copyright bulldog but I kind of think it strains fair use to the breaking point for Genius to publish entire chapters of a book because they're tracks on an audiobook
J.R.R. Tolkien – The Hobbit, Chapter 5: Riddles in the Dark
When Bilbo opened his eyes, he wondered if he had; for it was just as dark as with them shut. No one was anywhere near him. Just imagine his fright! He could hear nothing, see
genius.com
November 24, 2025 at 5:59 PM
I'm not especially a copyright bulldog but I kind of think it strains fair use to the breaking point for Genius to publish entire chapters of a book because they're tracks on an audiobook
I'm forever scrolling my timeline saying "What the fuck is this garbage?" And the answer is always generative ai
November 24, 2025 at 4:46 PM
I'm forever scrolling my timeline saying "What the fuck is this garbage?" And the answer is always generative ai