F. B. Herr
@fbherr.bsky.social
My affordable, on-demand, WordPress website upkeep service for Canadian charities is at frankherr.com. I also sometimes post homemade songs at fbherr.com.
"If you experience lots of different things that happen to you every day, you have a better way to calibrate whether or not something is scary or threatening ... But if you've only had five experiences ... (a different) sixth (is) going to invoke anxiety." www.sciencealert.com/scientists-r...
Scientists Released Caged Mice Into The Wild, And an Incredible Thing Happened
Dozens of laboratory mice allowed to roam a large outdoor enclosure returned to a typical level of mouse anxiety after just one week, researchers observed, suggesting that 'rewilding' may prevent lab-...
www.sciencealert.com
December 26, 2025 at 3:47 PM
"If you experience lots of different things that happen to you every day, you have a better way to calibrate whether or not something is scary or threatening ... But if you've only had five experiences ... (a different) sixth (is) going to invoke anxiety." www.sciencealert.com/scientists-r...
Always got the impression that Mick Abrahams was a good guy as well as a great musician. Nice to hear it confirmed from someone who knew him.
This is a great live version of a great song!
This is a great live version of a great song!
RIP Mick Abrahams. Beginning with Jethro Tull he had formed his own band, the mighty Blodwyn Pig.
I had the pleasure of working with him a few times and he was a lovely guy as well as a brilliant guitarist.
youtube.com/watch?v=lli5...
I had the pleasure of working with him a few times and he was a lovely guy as well as a brilliant guitarist.
youtube.com/watch?v=lli5...
Blodwyn Pig - See My Way (1970)
YouTube video by Beat-Club
youtube.com
December 26, 2025 at 3:42 AM
Always got the impression that Mick Abrahams was a good guy as well as a great musician. Nice to hear it confirmed from someone who knew him.
This is a great live version of a great song!
This is a great live version of a great song!
Just read that Mick Abrahams has passed away at the age of 82. I especially loved Blodwyn Pig's first album Ahead Rings Out, his autobiography What Is A Wommett?, his quirky website, and his instructional guitar videos.
This is one of my favourite songs ever:
youtu.be/Wua0ONzE29s?...
This is one of my favourite songs ever:
youtu.be/Wua0ONzE29s?...
Dear Jill (2006 Remaster)
YouTube video by Blodwyn Pig - Topic
youtu.be
December 26, 2025 at 3:24 AM
Just read that Mick Abrahams has passed away at the age of 82. I especially loved Blodwyn Pig's first album Ahead Rings Out, his autobiography What Is A Wommett?, his quirky website, and his instructional guitar videos.
This is one of my favourite songs ever:
youtu.be/Wua0ONzE29s?...
This is one of my favourite songs ever:
youtu.be/Wua0ONzE29s?...
Fiona Apple cover of The Whole of the Moon - Live version
YouTube video by Zelda Hallman
youtu.be
December 24, 2025 at 3:26 AM
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Fond memories.
Pure joy.
Charlie Brown Christmas Dance.
Vince Guaraldi Trio.
❤️💚🎄🎶
#BlueskyMusic #Skymusic
#Peanuts #jazz #music
youtube.com/watch?v=s1LU...
Pure joy.
Charlie Brown Christmas Dance.
Vince Guaraldi Trio.
❤️💚🎄🎶
#BlueskyMusic #Skymusic
#Peanuts #jazz #music
youtube.com/watch?v=s1LU...
Charlie Brown Christmas Dance
YouTube video by Radio Rob
youtube.com
December 21, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Fond memories.
Pure joy.
Charlie Brown Christmas Dance.
Vince Guaraldi Trio.
❤️💚🎄🎶
#BlueskyMusic #Skymusic
#Peanuts #jazz #music
youtube.com/watch?v=s1LU...
Pure joy.
Charlie Brown Christmas Dance.
Vince Guaraldi Trio.
❤️💚🎄🎶
#BlueskyMusic #Skymusic
#Peanuts #jazz #music
youtube.com/watch?v=s1LU...
Very calm & tasteful guitar playing by Kenny Burrell, from a great album of bluesy jazz with Jimmy Smith
youtu.be/sn0BZ2Wp8d8?...
youtu.be/sn0BZ2Wp8d8?...
Kenny Burrell - Jimmy Smith - Easy Living
YouTube video by rapitroy
youtu.be
December 20, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Very calm & tasteful guitar playing by Kenny Burrell, from a great album of bluesy jazz with Jimmy Smith
youtu.be/sn0BZ2Wp8d8?...
youtu.be/sn0BZ2Wp8d8?...
A fantastic early take of one of the #Beatles' best songs. Still missing George Martin's perfect harpsichord solo (well, piano actually, played slow then sped up), but John's vocal and Paul's harmonies are just beautiful. George and Ringo nail it too.
youtu.be/iL1kUOomzoE?...
youtu.be/iL1kUOomzoE?...
The Beatles - The Beatles - In My Life (Take 1) [Anthology 2025]
YouTube video by TheBeatlesVEVO
youtu.be
December 19, 2025 at 5:27 AM
A fantastic early take of one of the #Beatles' best songs. Still missing George Martin's perfect harpsichord solo (well, piano actually, played slow then sped up), but John's vocal and Paul's harmonies are just beautiful. George and Ringo nail it too.
youtu.be/iL1kUOomzoE?...
youtu.be/iL1kUOomzoE?...
So depressing to hear that Mozilla / Firefox is going all-in on stupid AI. Great to hear that there's at least one alternative browser, Waterfox, that remembers what browsers are for.
"The browser’s job is to serve you, not to think for you."
"The browser’s job is to serve you, not to think for you."
Some thoughts on Mozilla's trajectory and Waterfox's stance on AI in the browser 👇
www.waterfox.com/blog/no-ai-h...
www.waterfox.com/blog/no-ai-h...
No AI* Here - A Response to Mozilla's Next Chapter - Waterfox Blog
Mozilla's pivot to AI-first browsing raises fundamental questions about what a browser should be. While ML tools like local translation offer real utility, LLMs are opaque black boxes. Waterfox won't ...
www.waterfox.com
December 17, 2025 at 2:33 PM
So depressing to hear that Mozilla / Firefox is going all-in on stupid AI. Great to hear that there's at least one alternative browser, Waterfox, that remembers what browsers are for.
"The browser’s job is to serve you, not to think for you."
"The browser’s job is to serve you, not to think for you."
Amazing! So playful.
Keith Jarrett (piano), Jan Garbarek (saxophones), Palle Danielsson (double bass), Jon Christensen (drums)
youtu.be/baxJd5iywWw?...
Keith Jarrett (piano), Jan Garbarek (saxophones), Palle Danielsson (double bass), Jon Christensen (drums)
youtu.be/baxJd5iywWw?...
The Windup
YouTube video by Keith Jarrett - Topic
youtu.be
December 16, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Amazing! So playful.
Keith Jarrett (piano), Jan Garbarek (saxophones), Palle Danielsson (double bass), Jon Christensen (drums)
youtu.be/baxJd5iywWw?...
Keith Jarrett (piano), Jan Garbarek (saxophones), Palle Danielsson (double bass), Jon Christensen (drums)
youtu.be/baxJd5iywWw?...
A Joe Ely rocker to mark his passing and celebrate his music.
youtu.be/QROxCodVatQ?...
youtu.be/QROxCodVatQ?...
Musta Notta Gotta Lotta (Live)
YouTube video by Joe Ely - Topic
youtu.be
December 16, 2025 at 7:28 PM
A Joe Ely rocker to mark his passing and celebrate his music.
youtu.be/QROxCodVatQ?...
youtu.be/QROxCodVatQ?...
There's a YouTuber with a channel called Taka Honda Guitar & Music that does really excellent reconstructions of the guitar parts of #Beatles songs. This is just one example of many: George's tasteful parts of Don't Let Me Down on that cold London rooftop.
youtu.be/dPHToLPTvJw?...
youtu.be/dPHToLPTvJw?...
Don't Let Me Down Live (The Beatles Guitar Cover) with Fender Telecaster
YouTube video by Taka Honda Guitar & Music
youtu.be
December 15, 2025 at 2:31 AM
There's a YouTuber with a channel called Taka Honda Guitar & Music that does really excellent reconstructions of the guitar parts of #Beatles songs. This is just one example of many: George's tasteful parts of Don't Let Me Down on that cold London rooftop.
youtu.be/dPHToLPTvJw?...
youtu.be/dPHToLPTvJw?...
So good. And Sonny Clark is fantastic here
youtu.be/a30YIpmiuC8?...
youtu.be/a30YIpmiuC8?...
Hank Mobley - 01 "Don't Get Too Hip"
YouTube video by Penta Shack-G
youtu.be
December 13, 2025 at 7:23 PM
So good. And Sonny Clark is fantastic here
youtu.be/a30YIpmiuC8?...
youtu.be/a30YIpmiuC8?...
This is such a beautiful melody and love song.
youtu.be/JgKKZSF04Ks?...
by @billybragg.bsky.social on Later with Jools Holland, 1996
youtu.be/JgKKZSF04Ks?...
by @billybragg.bsky.social on Later with Jools Holland, 1996
Billy Bragg - Brickbat
YouTube video by thegreatnamedropper
youtu.be
December 13, 2025 at 3:10 AM
This is such a beautiful melody and love song.
youtu.be/JgKKZSF04Ks?...
by @billybragg.bsky.social on Later with Jools Holland, 1996
youtu.be/JgKKZSF04Ks?...
by @billybragg.bsky.social on Later with Jools Holland, 1996
Despite the unfortunate connotations of the word "microdosing" in the title, this interesting article has nothing to do with drugs, but lots to say about the benefits of regular, short periods of #mindfulness in countering symptoms of anxiety & depression.
www.newscientist.com/article/2502...
www.newscientist.com/article/2502...
Too busy to meditate? Microdosing mindfulness has big health benefits
Small bursts of mindfulness practices lasting a minute or less can have unexpected benefits for those with busy lives - here’s how
www.newscientist.com
December 12, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Despite the unfortunate connotations of the word "microdosing" in the title, this interesting article has nothing to do with drugs, but lots to say about the benefits of regular, short periods of #mindfulness in countering symptoms of anxiety & depression.
www.newscientist.com/article/2502...
www.newscientist.com/article/2502...
Reposted by F. B. Herr
RIP Steve Cropper 🎸
Booker T. & The MG's - Time Is Tight (Live, 1970)
YouTube video by 60s70sVintageRock
youtu.be
December 3, 2025 at 10:25 PM
RIP Steve Cropper 🎸
60 years ago today! Fantastic album.
December 3, 2025 at 1:15 PM
60 years ago today! Fantastic album.
I love discovering jazz treasures like this one from 1964. Into Somethin' - Larry Young with Elvin Jones, Grant Green, Sam Rivers
youtu.be/KtT4naJAG8U?...
youtu.be/KtT4naJAG8U?...
L̲a̲r̲r̲y̲ ̲Y̲o̲u̲n̲g̲ ̲–̲ ̲I̲n̲t̲o̲ ̲S̲o̲m̲e̲t̲h̲i̲n̲'̲ ̲(̲1̲9̲6̲4̲)̲ ̲w̲ ̲b̲o̲n̲u̲s̲ ̲t̲r̲.̲
YouTube video by diegodobini2
youtu.be
December 3, 2025 at 2:27 AM
I love discovering jazz treasures like this one from 1964. Into Somethin' - Larry Young with Elvin Jones, Grant Green, Sam Rivers
youtu.be/KtT4naJAG8U?...
youtu.be/KtT4naJAG8U?...
This was interesting all the way through. An interview with the smart, funny, down to earth Linus Torvalds. #linux
youtu.be/mfv0V1SxbNA?...
youtu.be/mfv0V1SxbNA?...
Building the PERFECT Linux PC with Linus Torvalds
YouTube video by Linus Tech Tips
youtu.be
December 2, 2025 at 3:39 PM
This was interesting all the way through. An interview with the smart, funny, down to earth Linus Torvalds. #linux
youtu.be/mfv0V1SxbNA?...
youtu.be/mfv0V1SxbNA?...
Old dog, new trick! Saved a perfectly good laptop from landfill recently by ditching Win10 & installing #ubuntu. Just found this excellent free resource for learning the basics of #linux, taught by @linuxfoundation.org
training.linuxfoundation.org/training/int...
training.linuxfoundation.org/training/int...
Introduction to Linux (LFS101) | Linux Foundation Education
Develop a good working knowledge of Linux using both the graphical interface and command line with this free introduction to Linux course.
training.linuxfoundation.org
December 1, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Old dog, new trick! Saved a perfectly good laptop from landfill recently by ditching Win10 & installing #ubuntu. Just found this excellent free resource for learning the basics of #linux, taught by @linuxfoundation.org
training.linuxfoundation.org/training/int...
training.linuxfoundation.org/training/int...
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Photographer Kathrin Swoboda captured amazing images of a red wing blackbird's song, visible via the bird's breath in cold air and early light #WomensArt
November 29, 2025 at 5:34 AM
Photographer Kathrin Swoboda captured amazing images of a red wing blackbird's song, visible via the bird's breath in cold air and early light #WomensArt