Robby Raschke
@rtr.tombob.com
mostly music appreciation, some programming stuff here and there, a bit of systems thinking
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wait wait wait you're telling me I can have piano w/ digital glitch for a minute and a half and *then* it drops into being a fuckin' roller?
Ok now I see why this album popped up on so many end of year lists holy shit
www.youtube.com/watch?v=MRKv...
Ok now I see why this album popped up on so many end of year lists holy shit
www.youtube.com/watch?v=MRKv...
L'Ancienne
YouTube video by Djrum - Topic
www.youtube.com
January 19, 2026 at 8:44 PM
wait wait wait you're telling me I can have piano w/ digital glitch for a minute and a half and *then* it drops into being a fuckin' roller?
Ok now I see why this album popped up on so many end of year lists holy shit
www.youtube.com/watch?v=MRKv...
Ok now I see why this album popped up on so many end of year lists holy shit
www.youtube.com/watch?v=MRKv...
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We're doing a LISTENING PARTY for Shane Parish's new one "Autechre Guitar." Go behind the scenes w Shane & myself spilling the tea on the production of this "much-anticipated" album. It's all happening February 17 at 2pm EST.
Sign up link below
shaneparish.bandcamp.com/merch/autech...
Sign up link below
shaneparish.bandcamp.com/merch/autech...
January 20, 2026 at 6:25 PM
We're doing a LISTENING PARTY for Shane Parish's new one "Autechre Guitar." Go behind the scenes w Shane & myself spilling the tea on the production of this "much-anticipated" album. It's all happening February 17 at 2pm EST.
Sign up link below
shaneparish.bandcamp.com/merch/autech...
Sign up link below
shaneparish.bandcamp.com/merch/autech...
In honor of Dolly Parton's 80th birthday, here she is with the only version that I've liked so far of this particular song.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=uKD_...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=uKD_...
Dolly Parton - Stairway to Heaven (Live)
YouTube video by Channel7
www.youtube.com
January 19, 2026 at 2:59 PM
In honor of Dolly Parton's 80th birthday, here she is with the only version that I've liked so far of this particular song.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=uKD_...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=uKD_...
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Had an intriguing editorial discussion recently: how did people in the past talk about 'minutes' when they didn't have watches or standardised times? How does that affect your thinking?
Come down an Elizabethan/Jacobean rabbit hole with me.
1/
Come down an Elizabethan/Jacobean rabbit hole with me.
1/
January 17, 2026 at 10:34 AM
Had an intriguing editorial discussion recently: how did people in the past talk about 'minutes' when they didn't have watches or standardised times? How does that affect your thinking?
Come down an Elizabethan/Jacobean rabbit hole with me.
1/
Come down an Elizabethan/Jacobean rabbit hole with me.
1/
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oh wow this is actually true - from source report "Inequality was selected by respondents as the most interconnected global risk for a second year running, followed closely by Economic downturn (Figure 6)."
January 17, 2026 at 6:55 AM
oh wow this is actually true - from source report "Inequality was selected by respondents as the most interconnected global risk for a second year running, followed closely by Economic downturn (Figure 6)."
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No7 from both lists is actually the underlying cause of all the other threats. Economic, social, political, enviornments… all roads lead to 7.
January 16, 2026 at 8:02 PM
No7 from both lists is actually the underlying cause of all the other threats. Economic, social, political, enviornments… all roads lead to 7.
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spot how many of these risks are due to/powered by the tech industry
source: www.weforum.org/publications...
source: www.weforum.org/publications...
January 16, 2026 at 12:39 PM
spot how many of these risks are due to/powered by the tech industry
source: www.weforum.org/publications...
source: www.weforum.org/publications...
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This whole Greenland thing is weird, I mean, you defo to not want to start a war with a Scandinavian country, ever, and especially not by "accident", the last one was when UK lost against Iceland, wasn't it?
January 11, 2025 at 12:20 AM
This whole Greenland thing is weird, I mean, you defo to not want to start a war with a Scandinavian country, ever, and especially not by "accident", the last one was when UK lost against Iceland, wasn't it?
Some actual good comics:
On A Sunbeam by Tillie Walden (www.onasunbeam.com)
Alien Heart by Anna Fitzpatrick (m.tapas.io/episode/834265)
It's Lonely At The Centre Of The Earth by Zoe Thorogood
Idees Noires by André Franquin
On A Sunbeam by Tillie Walden (www.onasunbeam.com)
Alien Heart by Anna Fitzpatrick (m.tapas.io/episode/834265)
It's Lonely At The Centre Of The Earth by Zoe Thorogood
Idees Noires by André Franquin
ON A SUNBEAM
www.onasunbeam.com
January 13, 2026 at 8:51 PM
Some actual good comics:
On A Sunbeam by Tillie Walden (www.onasunbeam.com)
Alien Heart by Anna Fitzpatrick (m.tapas.io/episode/834265)
It's Lonely At The Centre Of The Earth by Zoe Thorogood
Idees Noires by André Franquin
On A Sunbeam by Tillie Walden (www.onasunbeam.com)
Alien Heart by Anna Fitzpatrick (m.tapas.io/episode/834265)
It's Lonely At The Centre Of The Earth by Zoe Thorogood
Idees Noires by André Franquin
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I love Ferris Bueller as a film, because who you see as the hero and the villain in it changes as you get older.
The scene where Ferris, a smug entitled young white guy, mimes a well known song on a parade float, that he had no involvement with, and gets inexplicably cheered for his 'brilliance' by small handful of people, is an ideal metaphor for modern AI
In summary, I loathe this film
In summary, I loathe this film
January 13, 2026 at 8:33 AM
I love Ferris Bueller as a film, because who you see as the hero and the villain in it changes as you get older.
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I've just scribbled a NSFW post about a side quest on my MPhil research. Because if I didn't laugh at some of the things I'm coming across, I'd cry. heatherburns.tech/2026/01/12/t...
January 12, 2026 at 1:16 PM
I've just scribbled a NSFW post about a side quest on my MPhil research. Because if I didn't laugh at some of the things I'm coming across, I'd cry. heatherburns.tech/2026/01/12/t...
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There are many advantages (and disadvantages) to this location from a photography perspective but being able to get dark skies and front-lit mountains in a single exposure is pretty damn high on the list.
January 11, 2026 at 12:44 PM
There are many advantages (and disadvantages) to this location from a photography perspective but being able to get dark skies and front-lit mountains in a single exposure is pretty damn high on the list.
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Wanna see one of the greatest things ever? Here's Steve Reich's "Clapping Music" as performed by Angie Dickinson and Lee Marvin.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=BY4b...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=BY4b...
Clapping music - Steve Reich
YouTube video by Peter van der Ham
www.youtube.com
January 10, 2026 at 3:01 PM
Wanna see one of the greatest things ever? Here's Steve Reich's "Clapping Music" as performed by Angie Dickinson and Lee Marvin.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=BY4b...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=BY4b...
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Wusstet ihr, dass die Antidiskriminierungsstelle des Bundes eine Umfrage zur Diskriminierung in Deutschland durchführt?
=> bis 28.02.26 könnt ihr anonym teilnehmen. Nutzt es bitte reichlich! 🫶🏻
(Wofür so ein Arbeitnehmer manchmal gut ist)
diskriminierung-umfrage.de
=> bis 28.02.26 könnt ihr anonym teilnehmen. Nutzt es bitte reichlich! 🫶🏻
(Wofür so ein Arbeitnehmer manchmal gut ist)
diskriminierung-umfrage.de
Die Umfrage zu Diskriminierung in Deutschland. Mach mit.
Drei gute Gründe, bei der großen Umfrage zu Diskriminierung mitzumachen: 1. Deine Stimme hilft, Diskriminierung sichtbar zu machen.
diskriminierung-umfrage.de
January 9, 2026 at 12:52 PM
Wusstet ihr, dass die Antidiskriminierungsstelle des Bundes eine Umfrage zur Diskriminierung in Deutschland durchführt?
=> bis 28.02.26 könnt ihr anonym teilnehmen. Nutzt es bitte reichlich! 🫶🏻
(Wofür so ein Arbeitnehmer manchmal gut ist)
diskriminierung-umfrage.de
=> bis 28.02.26 könnt ihr anonym teilnehmen. Nutzt es bitte reichlich! 🫶🏻
(Wofür so ein Arbeitnehmer manchmal gut ist)
diskriminierung-umfrage.de
Still got the first six on my bookshelf. Never read the final one I have. My overriding memory of reading them in my early 20s is initial amusement at the drug fuelled wackiness slowly turning into incomprehension as ever more conspiracies take over the storylines.
This hits hard. When I was a teenager, an older hippie guy (friend of my sister) would regale me with stories of Don Juan from the Castaneda books—he'd read the whole series—and I was captivated. I wanted to do that kind of magic. I never would have suspected that it was all a fake.
January 9, 2026 at 4:47 PM
Still got the first six on my bookshelf. Never read the final one I have. My overriding memory of reading them in my early 20s is initial amusement at the drug fuelled wackiness slowly turning into incomprehension as ever more conspiracies take over the storylines.
Love how this builds from spooky (gentle) doom to distorted (almost) noise.
January 9, 2026 at 1:07 PM
Love how this builds from spooky (gentle) doom to distorted (almost) noise.
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Mutually Assured Destruction
Without revealing your actual age,what's something you remember that if you told a younger person they wouldn't understand?
January 9, 2026 at 12:16 PM
Mutually Assured Destruction
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Tune never fails...🔊♥️
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9NDa...
PS
One day in a parallel universe Ike-Bug banger would surface..lol
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9NDa...
PS
One day in a parallel universe Ike-Bug banger would surface..lol
Lila Iké - Where I'm Coming From (Official Video)
YouTube video by Lila Iké
www.youtube.com
January 9, 2026 at 8:20 AM
Tune never fails...🔊♥️
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9NDa...
PS
One day in a parallel universe Ike-Bug banger would surface..lol
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9NDa...
PS
One day in a parallel universe Ike-Bug banger would surface..lol
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Update: Nach Erscheinen der @taz.de Recherche hat der @rowohlt.bsky.social Verlag den Erscheinungstermin des Buches nochmals verschoben und gibt nun im Netz den 31.12.2026 an. Wird das Projekt endgültig beerdigt?
Der @rowohlt.bsky.social Verlag macht ein Buch zum Thema Eltern-Kind-Entfremdung - und geht Väterrechtlern auf den Leim. Meine Recherche für die @taz.de: taz.de/!6143384/
Umstrittenes Buch: Rowohlt geht Väterrechtlern auf den Leim
Der Rowohlt Verlag will mit einem Buch über Eltern-Kind-Entfremdung ein vermeintliches Tabu brechen. Nach Kritik an Desinformation rudert er zurück.
taz.de
January 8, 2026 at 10:49 AM
Update: Nach Erscheinen der @taz.de Recherche hat der @rowohlt.bsky.social Verlag den Erscheinungstermin des Buches nochmals verschoben und gibt nun im Netz den 31.12.2026 an. Wird das Projekt endgültig beerdigt?
Fabulous live bootleg of dutch band Bettie Serveert. They're in great form here, with very good clear sound, only slightly lacking in bass. They were a constant presence in my playlists all through the 90s.
archive.org/details/ajc0...
archive.org/details/ajc0...
Bettie Serveert Live at Metro 1997-05-21 : Bettie Serveert : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
Bettie ServeertMay 21, 1997MetroChicago, IllinoisSetlist: (91:53)01 intro02 Misery Galore03 Co-coward04 Pork and Beans05 Rudder06 Kid's Allright07 What...
archive.org
January 8, 2026 at 11:59 AM
Fabulous live bootleg of dutch band Bettie Serveert. They're in great form here, with very good clear sound, only slightly lacking in bass. They were a constant presence in my playlists all through the 90s.
archive.org/details/ajc0...
archive.org/details/ajc0...
Very big Eye Of Sauron vibes
Ooohh, a fabulous mix of japanese noise, just the right thing to clear my head from all the bad things happening at the start of this year. youtu.be/63gIsyFkkKc (just don't stare into the abyss too long)
COLD SPRING JAPANOISE MIX by Gydja
YouTube video by coldspringhq
youtu.be
January 7, 2026 at 12:23 PM
Very big Eye Of Sauron vibes
Ooohh, a fabulous mix of japanese noise, just the right thing to clear my head from all the bad things happening at the start of this year. youtu.be/63gIsyFkkKc (just don't stare into the abyss too long)
COLD SPRING JAPANOISE MIX by Gydja
YouTube video by coldspringhq
youtu.be
January 7, 2026 at 12:16 PM
Ooohh, a fabulous mix of japanese noise, just the right thing to clear my head from all the bad things happening at the start of this year. youtu.be/63gIsyFkkKc (just don't stare into the abyss too long)
"Volcano Group distances itself from Volcano Group"
After fire was set to some power infrastructure in Berlin & thousands had no power several days, lots of "the lefties did it" reporting, we've now reached blatant "flooding the the zone with shit". Police, government, media, all appear incompetent
After fire was set to some power infrastructure in Berlin & thousands had no power several days, lots of "the lefties did it" reporting, we've now reached blatant "flooding the the zone with shit". Police, government, media, all appear incompetent
Noch ein Schreiben einer „Vulkangruppe“: Nun distanziert sich die angebliche Ursprungsgruppe von dem aktuellen Brandanschlag in Berlin-Lichterfelde.
Brandanschlag auf Stromnetz in Berlin: „Vulkangruppe“ distanziert sich von „Vulkangruppe“
Noch ein Schreiben einer „Vulkangruppe“: Nun distanziert sich die angebliche Ursprungsgruppe von dem aktuellen Brandanschlag in Berlin-Lichterfelde.
taz.de
January 7, 2026 at 11:40 AM
"Volcano Group distances itself from Volcano Group"
After fire was set to some power infrastructure in Berlin & thousands had no power several days, lots of "the lefties did it" reporting, we've now reached blatant "flooding the the zone with shit". Police, government, media, all appear incompetent
After fire was set to some power infrastructure in Berlin & thousands had no power several days, lots of "the lefties did it" reporting, we've now reached blatant "flooding the the zone with shit". Police, government, media, all appear incompetent
Was winning scrabble against the computer 5 to 1 at highest setting, so I finally unticked the "computer uses human like vocabulary" box. Now I consider having won, if I lose by less than 100 points 🙃
January 7, 2026 at 11:24 AM
Was winning scrabble against the computer 5 to 1 at highest setting, so I finally unticked the "computer uses human like vocabulary" box. Now I consider having won, if I lose by less than 100 points 🙃
Seeing ever more "there are too many people* in the world" interspersed with "there are not enoug babies** being born" in my peripheral online vision. Both of these are white supremacist takes, and they seem to be very seductive to a lot of white folks I know.
* non-white ** white
* non-white ** white
January 6, 2026 at 11:52 AM
Seeing ever more "there are too many people* in the world" interspersed with "there are not enoug babies** being born" in my peripheral online vision. Both of these are white supremacist takes, and they seem to be very seductive to a lot of white folks I know.
* non-white ** white
* non-white ** white