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The Orchid Show @theorchidshow.myatproto.social · 10h

Final Destination: Nuremberg

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The Orchid Show @theorchidshow.myatproto.social · 16h

Also, she’s *incredible*. The level of interdependence? Holy crap.

The Orchid Show @theorchidshow.myatproto.social · 17h

Anybody that's skeptical about the new Rush drummer filling Neil Peart's shoes: I've watched some videos and am pleased to report that she also has absolutely no feel or groove so they're going to sound the same as before!

(I am a huge fan of certain periods of Rush's career - Neil had zero swing.)

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The Orchid Show @theorchidshow.myatproto.social · 17h

We all want to do that one thing that we can’t. It’s just incredible considering all that he could do.

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The Orchid Show @theorchidshow.myatproto.social · 17h

Anybody that's skeptical about the new Rush drummer filling Neil Peart's shoes: I've watched some videos and am pleased to report that she also has absolutely no feel or groove so they're going to sound the same as before!

(I am a huge fan of certain periods of Rush's career - Neil had zero swing.)

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The Orchid Show @theorchidshow.myatproto.social · 17h

It has to be some sort of Disney Adult-adjacent fixation.

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The Orchid Show @theorchidshow.myatproto.social · 19h

Migrate to Blacksky! I can help if you need pointers.

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The Orchid Show @theorchidshow.myatproto.social · 21h

Call it fascism. That’s what it is.

The Orchid Show @theorchidshow.myatproto.social · 1d

“Free Link” is going to hold a lot more weight (and have a far higher chance of success) when the voices saying it migrate from .bsky.social to .myatproto.social. Otherwise, all you’re doing is using Bluesky’s protocol and increasing Bluesky’s engagement. Unless you migrate, you’re helping them win.

The Orchid Show @theorchidshow.myatproto.social · 2d

Visual 🧵 to simplify blacksky, myatpro, etc. migration.

Step 1: If you have two-factor authorization enabled, you must briefly disable it. In the left-hand menu, go to 'settings', then 'privacy and security.' Your 2FA may look different. Click 'change', 'disable', etc. and follow the instructions.

An image depicting the bsky.app Privacy and Security menu where two-factor authorization (2FA) can be temporarily disabled for the purposes of migrating your bsky.social account to another protocol. Verbatim text of image to follow after three dashes.

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← Privacy and Security

[shield with checkmark inside] Email 2FA enabled Change

[key] App passwords >

[resonating bell] Allow others to be notified of your posts >
Anyone who follows me

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The Orchid Show @theorchidshow.myatproto.social · 2d

That's an intense level of abstract pattern recognition that could legitimately fan out to do legitimate good in the scientific world.

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The Orchid Show @theorchidshow.myatproto.social · 2d

If your son can tell Merzbow songs apart you have to force him to major in genetics so he can cure cancer.

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The Orchid Show @theorchidshow.myatproto.social · 2d

Real heads know.

A picture from the 1990s PC game 'Harvester' featuring protagonist Steve meeting the incapacitated Marv Mason who is in a full-body cast owed to the violent sexual abuse of his wife.

The dialogue box reads: "Steve? Is that you? Come to see your poor old dad?"

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The Orchid Show @theorchidshow.myatproto.social · 2d

Do you remember when Bev Bevan thought it was somehow legal to start a band called Electric Light Orchestra Part II and they got sued into oblivion and were forced to rename themselves to The Orchestra? There was a guy in The Orchestra named Parthenon Huxley. Jon Davison is Temu Parthenon Huxley.

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The Orchid Show @theorchidshow.myatproto.social · 2d

He's Temu the motherfucker from Starcastle.

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The Orchid Show @theorchidshow.myatproto.social · 2d

My man, he's Temu Benoit David.

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The Orchid Show @theorchidshow.myatproto.social · 2d

Unironically, I think that this is on the same wavelength as the Jon Davison hire. I mean, they clearly don't give a shit if the guy can sing or not given how much Melodyne they bathe his voice in.

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The Orchid Show @theorchidshow.myatproto.social · 2d

I'm still convinced they hired Jon Davison so they only had to learn one-third of a new name.

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The Orchid Show @theorchidshow.myatproto.social · 2d

Hey, now - what do you have against the classic line-up of the guy who joined on the third record, the racist Buggle, and three other people who weren't born when the band was still good?

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The Orchid Show @theorchidshow.myatproto.social · 2d

And finally, for anybody interested in completely bypassing Bluesky's architecture, while there doesn't yet appear to be a non-Bluesky app for smartphones that lets you log into blacksky/myatproto/cryptoanarchy accounts, your browser should allow you to 'share' a browser bookmark to your apps array.

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The Orchid Show @theorchidshow.myatproto.social · 2d

We should all migrate to Blacksky while that’s still an option!

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The Orchid Show @theorchidshow.myatproto.social · 2d

Update: If you get an auth token error using tektite.cc, either try again later or use the pdsmoover.com applet. I've filled in an example of what your PDSMoover form should look like before submitting (see image).

On the next screen, enter the confirmation code from your email and voila, migrated!

An example of how your PDSMoover form should look before submitting. Verbatim text after three dashes.

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Old Handle:
yourcurrentbskyhandle.bsky.social

Old Password (Will also be your new password):
•••••••••••••••••••

Setup for the new PDS

New PDS (URL):
https://blacksky.app

New Email:
theemailyouwantouse@email.com

New Handle:
yourcurrentbskyhandle.myatpro.social

Invite Code:
Invite code from your new PDS (Leave blank if you don't have one)

Advance Options

I understand the risks that come with doing an account migration.
(Can view them here) and that the creator or host of ths migration
tool is not liable and will not be able to help you in the event
something goes wrong. I also have read over the extended
information from PDS MOOver about account migrations.

[checked box]

MOOve

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The Orchid Show @theorchidshow.myatproto.social · 2d

The fatal flaw with this hypothesis is I've heard a lot of women wanted to jump Neil Peart's bones in the '70s.

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Chibdm @chibdm.bsky.social · 2d

Robin Williams' daughter has some quality thoughts on AI slop

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Maya Media @mayamedia.bsky.social · 2d

Much truth in this, sadly. It’s not what I’d wanted to focus on, but she’s clearly as uncaring of a bigot as any MAGA.

Sp💀ky Elia👻 @frogdomain.blacksky.app · 3d

we really should not be talking about anything but Jay's insistence on silencing users she doesn't like

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The Orchid Show @theorchidshow.myatproto.social · 2d

More and more as the day unfolds, it is clear: this website is not our friend.

Here is a simplified visual primer on how to migrate your account to another PDS. You will not lose your followers or the people you are following - your screen name will have a small superficial difference; that is all.

The Orchid Show @theorchidshow.myatproto.social · 2d

Visual 🧵 to simplify blacksky, myatpro, etc. migration.

Step 1: If you have two-factor authorization enabled, you must briefly disable it. In the left-hand menu, go to 'settings', then 'privacy and security.' Your 2FA may look different. Click 'change', 'disable', etc. and follow the instructions.

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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 2d

Bari Weiss is at CBS for 2 reasons only:

1) Work at the pleasure of thin skinned, racist billionaires who demand the world worship their alleged brilliance.

2) Crush any attempt to humanize Palestinians and write honest stories about Israel's genocide and occupation.

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