Dan
@danxduran.bsky.social
🎵 Anecdata - NEW LP, 'Vita Brevis, Part 2' out now! https://anecdata.bandcamp.com/album/vita-brevis-part-2 - 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
· Oct 23
Here's Part 2. On Bandcamp now... anecdata.bandcamp.com/album/vita-b...
For everyone (emphasis likely on 'one') who thought the album I put out in August was alright, here's the second half...
My entire voting life has been under MMP, and this is by far the stupidest consequence of it I've ever seen. And that's not a mocking of MMP in theory
Nicola Willis suggests National may join the Greens, Labour, TPM and NZ First campaigning to repeal Regulatory Standards Act
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/...
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/...
'It's not impossible': Willis says National may join other parties to repeal Regulatory Standards Act
The National deputy leader said her party may also campaign to get rid of the law.
www.nzherald.co.nz
November 26, 2025 at 7:43 AM
My entire voting life has been under MMP, and this is by far the stupidest consequence of it I've ever seen. And that's not a mocking of MMP in theory
post your warning label
November 26, 2025 at 2:22 AM
post your warning label
Four thumbs up for The Running Man from Mr 16 and I
First time going to an R16 movie with Mr 16 and they played a goddamn ad for condoms
November 26, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Four thumbs up for The Running Man from Mr 16 and I
First time going to an R16 movie with Mr 16 and they played a goddamn ad for condoms
November 25, 2025 at 9:59 PM
First time going to an R16 movie with Mr 16 and they played a goddamn ad for condoms
But one 1/7 are grumpy
Statistically,
6 out of 7 Dwarfs are not Happy.
6 out of 7 Dwarfs are not Happy.
November 25, 2025 at 6:37 AM
But one 1/7 are grumpy
I'm usually a 'like whatever you like' kind of guy, but I'm a little worried this gym I've joined is going to make me a fan of early 2000s RnB bangers
November 25, 2025 at 5:21 AM
I'm usually a 'like whatever you like' kind of guy, but I'm a little worried this gym I've joined is going to make me a fan of early 2000s RnB bangers
Just heard my first Xmas song for this year in the wild. Considering it's only a month away, that's some impressive restraint from Fresh Choice
November 25, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Just heard my first Xmas song for this year in the wild. Considering it's only a month away, that's some impressive restraint from Fresh Choice
They discovered the NZ First galaxy
November 24, 2025 at 6:01 AM
They discovered the NZ First galaxy
1 News presenter saying 'including the police helicopter' on a story about a crime callout... Never been to West Auckland, mate?
November 24, 2025 at 5:37 AM
1 News presenter saying 'including the police helicopter' on a story about a crime callout... Never been to West Auckland, mate?
They're dowsing West Auckland with the good stuff this afternoon, I hope
November 24, 2025 at 1:56 AM
They're dowsing West Auckland with the good stuff this afternoon, I hope
Reposted by Dan
Wrote a song about a guy who used to run an airline. Here it is, with a few other songs about people Bluesky hates. Will be on streaming in a few days/week or so. Free download/pay what you want.
Brain on the Runway EP, by Anecdata
4 track album
anecdata.bandcamp.com
November 21, 2025 at 5:46 AM
Wrote a song about a guy who used to run an airline. Here it is, with a few other songs about people Bluesky hates. Will be on streaming in a few days/week or so. Free download/pay what you want.
♫ Eucharist into pieces, this is my Lord's Supper ♫
OK maybe I should have just used the original line
OK maybe I should have just used the original line
November 23, 2025 at 8:28 PM
♫ Eucharist into pieces, this is my Lord's Supper ♫
OK maybe I should have just used the original line
OK maybe I should have just used the original line
A new convenience store has opened up across the road from me, strategically placing it a few tens of metres closer than the other six or seven convenience stores within a stone's throw of my front door. On the plus side, at least it's not yet another ̶m̶o̶n̶e̶y̶ ̶l̶a̶u̶n̶d̶e̶r̶i̶n̶g̶ vape shop
November 23, 2025 at 8:19 PM
A new convenience store has opened up across the road from me, strategically placing it a few tens of metres closer than the other six or seven convenience stores within a stone's throw of my front door. On the plus side, at least it's not yet another ̶m̶o̶n̶e̶y̶ ̶l̶a̶u̶n̶d̶e̶r̶i̶n̶g̶ vape shop
Should have been *eleven* things your landlord can't do
November 23, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Should have been *eleven* things your landlord can't do
Mr 12 just told me he can't search his own name on the internet because it just autocorrects to search for me instead
a man in a suit and sweater stands in front of a sign that says ' the '
ALT: a man in a suit and sweater stands in front of a sign that says ' the '
media.tenor.com
November 21, 2025 at 8:44 AM
Mr 12 just told me he can't search his own name on the internet because it just autocorrects to search for me instead
The gap between Dark Side of the Moon and OK Computer is shorter than the gap between OK Computer and now
Man, everything is so bleak, anyone got a fun fact or little bit of trivia they want to share
November 21, 2025 at 8:33 AM
The gap between Dark Side of the Moon and OK Computer is shorter than the gap between OK Computer and now
Band Bad Haircut Olympics: Badfinger have got to be a top seed. Also in contention for worst band name, but that's another conversation
November 21, 2025 at 8:32 AM
Band Bad Haircut Olympics: Badfinger have got to be a top seed. Also in contention for worst band name, but that's another conversation
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Wrote a song about a guy who used to run an airline. Here it is, with a few other songs about people Bluesky hates. Will be on streaming in a few days/week or so. Free download/pay what you want.
Brain on the Runway EP, by Anecdata
4 track album
anecdata.bandcamp.com
November 21, 2025 at 5:51 AM
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I would make a joke about it being time for a "bit of the old ultraviolence" but I'd probably get a suspension 😂
This is perfect. A Fox 52 episode podcast about the life of Jesus, apparently built on subterfuge, theft and lies. Many or most of the actors billed as participating had their voices repurposed from other work and didn't even know they were part of it. ew.com/celebrities-...
Kristen Bell, Malcolm McDowell, more had 'no knowledge' their voices would be used in Fox News Jesus podcast
Kristen Bell, Malcolm McDowell, and more stars had 'no knowledge' that their voices would be used in a Fox News podcast about Jesus until this week, as they recorded audio for a separate project 15 ye...
ew.com
November 21, 2025 at 4:32 AM
I would make a joke about it being time for a "bit of the old ultraviolence" but I'd probably get a suspension 😂
I missed Garbage tickets, so might have to go to this in *checks notes* Hamilton!? www.stuff.co.nz/culture/3608...
November 21, 2025 at 4:14 AM
I missed Garbage tickets, so might have to go to this in *checks notes* Hamilton!? www.stuff.co.nz/culture/3608...
Me: Real photos only please, no AI
Stock photo site: Alrighty then, here you go
Stock photo site: Alrighty then, here you go
November 21, 2025 at 3:29 AM
Me: Real photos only please, no AI
Stock photo site: Alrighty then, here you go
Stock photo site: Alrighty then, here you go
Ah damn. consequence.net/2025/11/gary...
Bassist Gary "Mani" Mounfield of The Stone Roses and Primal Scream Dead at 63
Gary "Mani" Mounfield, the classic bassist of legendary UK bands The Stone Roses and Primal Scream, has passed away at age 63 following a seizure at his home.
consequence.net
November 20, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Ah damn. consequence.net/2025/11/gary...
Of all the movie timelines to end up...
November 19, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Of all the movie timelines to end up...
Ms 7's drawing of a dragon vs me drawing a dragon
November 19, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Ms 7's drawing of a dragon vs me drawing a dragon
Finished this game of Civ VII and a weird bug made it look as if the World Bank was built in a sea of blood
November 19, 2025 at 3:10 AM
Finished this game of Civ VII and a weird bug made it look as if the World Bank was built in a sea of blood