Poise Under Chaos @poiseunderchaos@sonomu.club

go find some other pool to piss in, dear emperor of silicon and air

(c) the holders of this account

Reminder to data scrapers that my rights online default to copyright protection, not fair use, in most cases. So if you think you're an exception, you're very likely not and "go fuck yourselves" in any case, you scamming piece of corporate bootlicking shit

other accounts:

we'll try to explain related political analytical things, but we have limits to our patience and available energy. it's a process, though! we get that.

this account:

if it's not related to the politics of music, writing or the surrounding cultures in relation to that? don't care *and* we're highly opinionated about such things *and* should really be spending this time writing new material instead. so, um, bye

also, there's personal preference, different learning modalities, preferred ways to produce/write/compose and so on

all of which affect outcomes and -- here's that word -- productivity

"steep learning curve, but it pays off" isn't as near as common as in other areas of software.

it seems that what is common is either "steep learning curve that just gets steeper the more you try" and "deceptively simple at first glance, but rewarding if you get out of the way"

(this last one appears to be a theme for the week btw)

*modulates to new key, while modulating*

ok, moving on

"covid adversely effects the elderly"

ok, go on

"and those with prior conditions"

ok, go on

"...and immigrants"

ok, go on

*looks slightly uncomfortable* "..."

take your time

"...and prisoners".

*uncomfortable silence*

ok, go on

*changes subject*

Bend it like the Bay Area: Doctors see flatter curve after 2 weeks of social isolation

https://www.politico.com/states/california/story/2020/03/30/bend-it-like-the-bay-area-doctors-see-flatter-curve-after-2-weeks-of-social-isolation-1269663

Coronavirus: Is Bay Area social distancing lockdown working? Some see progress

https://www.mercurynews.com/2020/03/30/coronavirus-is-bay-area-social-distancing-lockdown-working-some-see-progress/

(Note that "“The situation is very dynamic,” Dyster said. “These numbers could shift rapidly with any new cluster of infections, such as in a nursing home or jail.”")

Ableton Tutorial: Why You should Be Using Simpler & Sampler (Tricks & Tips)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ef-p0-NF7Vs

#glitch #sounddesign #ableton

Astrophysicist gets magnets stuck up nose while inventing coronavirus device

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2020/mar/30/astrophysicist-gets-magnets-stuck-up-nose-while-inventing-coronavirus-device

good morning, musics and miscreants

Instacart workers plan nationwide strike

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2020/mar/27/coronavirus-us-live-news-trump-stimulus-vote-house-thomas-massie-latest-updates?page=with:block-5e7e3f368f0878a2a48abab9#block-5e7e3f368f0878a2a48abab9

(his future dystopia is very much like the present, even the present at the time of publication (1988)).

as for the book:

he is rather brilliantly capturing how ridiculous the whole "culture" around defense contracting (and large-scale corporate tech in general) is, but by just showing it at face value, in detail. who needs propaganda to counter dystopian futures, when the present is more than enough?

as in mass surveillance

this is not only a civil liberties nightmare, it's also the kind of thing that can go Horribly Wrong in ways that surpass bad testing batches

if anything, the now-necessary rushing to all hell for all things covid-19 post-mismanagement is the kind of situation where this kind of thing could happen

i'm at the section where they're talking about defense contractor hierarchies, as well as technical boondoggles

last night, this piece of flotsam digital journalist rag was all breathy about the ways that technology! is going to solve! post-distancing covid!