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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

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Dan @danxduran.bsky.social · 5h

Lando, sorry! Wrong sci fi universe...

Dan @danxduran.bsky.social · 5h

PS saw your Londo movie/TV show idea

a cartoon character is holding a bunch of money and the words shut up and take are above him

ALT: a cartoon character is holding a bunch of money and the words shut up and take are above him

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Dan @danxduran.bsky.social · 6h

It's widely acknowledged the Romans all spoke with British accents...

a man with a laurel wreath on his head is standing next to another man in a helmet

ALT: a man with a laurel wreath on his head is standing next to another man in a helmet

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Dan @danxduran.bsky.social · 6h

The what now 🤯😂

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Ian Betteridge @ianbetteridge.com · 6h

A quick reminder that when David Bowie died, the world quickly went bananas. If the power that is Dolly Parton also leaves this world, Earth will be entirely unprotected from cosmic evil.

Yashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · 7h

BREAKING

In a new video, Dolly Parton, the Queen of America, says she’s going to be ok.

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Dan @danxduran.bsky.social · 17h

TIL Londo Mollari was, with Captain Sheridan, also in the original Tron movie

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Dan @danxduran.bsky.social · 17h

I'm going in with low expectations. Basically an excuse to watch a two-hour synthpop NIN music video

Dan @danxduran.bsky.social · 17h

There has never been a more perfect moment for this gif

Dan @danxduran.bsky.social · 17h

Want to buy an amp you have (probably not) heard on @anecdata.bsky.social albums? Here you go: www.trademe.co.nz/a/marketplac...

Trade Me

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Dan @danxduran.bsky.social · 17h

Whoever runs this bot must have squealed with joy when they found my original post

Dan @danxduran.bsky.social · 19h

eg I barely remember anything of the plot from Bladerunner 2049 yet it remains one of my favourite big screen experiences

Dan @danxduran.bsky.social · 19h

Fingers still crossed for Muse soundtrack to the new Highlander

Dan @danxduran.bsky.social · 19h

Eh, I'm down for hearing NIN loud and the visuals will surely be great

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Dan @danxduran.bsky.social · 19h

Mine is more chronic than acute, so I've managed to steer clear of fentanyl so far! Having some promising results from low dose CBD oil. Unfortunate it costs so much, but far better than anything I've had so far

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Dan @danxduran.bsky.social · 19h

Bad news for people who watch Tron for the plot, all six or seven of you www.theguardian.com/film/2025/oc...

Tron: Ares review – even Gillian Anderson can’t slap this mind-bendingly dull sci-fi into shape

Pointless threequel delivers a leaden cameo from a white-robed Jeff Bridges and an irritating turn from Jared Leto as a hipster-haired humanoid

www.theguardian.com

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Dan @danxduran.bsky.social · 19h

Dentist literally gave up on me once until they found a painkiller that worked...

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Dan @danxduran.bsky.social · 19h

Does zero for me! Ditto codeine, ibuprofen, sevredol... *plays Queens of the Stone Age riff*

CNN @cnn.com · 19h

Tramadol, a potent synthetic opioid, has been widely used to treat moderate to severe pain, but a new study suggests that the medication’s potential risks outweigh its “limited” benefits for chronic pain and that the use of it should be minimized. https://cnn.it/3KMiVOR

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Dan @danxduran.bsky.social · 19h

I don't think I've bought a pack since whenever it was they actually made it illegal for parents to send their kids to the dairy to buy them

Dan @danxduran.bsky.social · 20h

What is 'samurai mix' though

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Dan @danxduran.bsky.social · 20h

Calling anything Coldplay have done since 2008 'rock' is really pushing it

Dano Loves Music @danolovesmusic.bsky.social · 20h

“Charlie Brown” by Coldplay was a US #15 rock hit in 2012. ⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2 #coldplay #vinylcommunity #EveryHitSongEver

Dan @danxduran.bsky.social · 20h

Yeah, don't shit on Brian - he never claimed to be the Messiah! (Okay he did once, but it was to prove he wasn't)

Dan @danxduran.bsky.social · 20h

I too sometimes listen to the Datsuns in my fancy undies

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Dan @danxduran.bsky.social · 20h

Everyone who works in online news agrees. Unfortunately the algorithms which determine whether a story finds its audience don't care

Dan @danxduran.bsky.social · 20h

I'm wondering who wrote this story just so I can send them "nerd!11!!" in the Teams chat