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Michael Yacavone

@notio

Psychoacoustics, psychoanalysis, photography, fiction, art, music. (Currently: New Hampshire USA)

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BOOTSY'S BASIC FUNK FORMULA
BOOTSY'S BASIC FUNK FORMULA YouTube video by Ediblspaceships

Here’s Bootsy Collins teaching how to funk it up.

May your day be as funky and fresh as Bootsy would want it to be.

youtu.be/IHE6hZU72A4?...

06.03.2026 12:37 πŸ‘ 819 πŸ” 143 πŸ’¬ 45 πŸ“Œ 12

Realized I now self censor when writing about AI productivity using this heuristic
1. General thoughts on AI productivity - post here
2. Detailed examples of how I use AI at work - mostly internal at work to avoid "you're automating yourself out of a job" style replies
3. We're cooked - group chats

05.03.2026 17:24 πŸ‘ 56 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 0

I don't get the acrobatics on behalf of Platner. The stuff he's good about MANY candidates should be good about. Why go to such incredible ends to defend this guy? We can't manage anti-imperialist, pro-labor candidates who don't flirt with Nazis? Let's dare to dream! We can do it!

05.03.2026 05:19 πŸ‘ 383 πŸ” 56 πŸ’¬ 24 πŸ“Œ 5

Still using mine!

04.03.2026 13:17 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Fuckers

04.03.2026 00:21 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Spectre I - Audio Privacy Device | Protect Your Conversations | Deveillance Your conversations stay yours. SPECTRE I prevents smartphones, smart speakers, and other devices from recording you. 14.4B always-on devices listening worldwide. Pre-order with a $999 refundable depos...

Yowza. www.deveillance.com

03.03.2026 18:30 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

What if we convinced Christian Nationalists that feeding the poor would bring back Jesus?

03.03.2026 13:56 πŸ‘ 46 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 2
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Buy StudioΒ Display XDR StudioΒ Display XDR. 27-inch 5K Retina XDR mini-LED display. Up to 2000Β nits HDR. P3 + Adobe RBG. 120Hz. 0% financing available. Buy now at apple.com.

Lolol, they did a display! Still $$$ but had to laugh. www.apple.com/shop/buy-mac...

03.03.2026 16:33 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I should connect you with my wife, who has trained in IFS from the perspective of a socy prof. DM me a current email?

02.03.2026 15:00 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Clawed On Anthropic and the Department of War

Excellent analysis, written by the former β€œSenior Policy Advisor for Artificial Intelligence and Emerging Technology at the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, where he was the primary staff drafter of America’s AI Action Plan…” for the T admin. www.hyperdimensional.co/p/clawed

02.03.2026 13:18 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The one on CD?

02.03.2026 00:59 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

The lulz was they’d have a new monitor hahaha

02.03.2026 00:54 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Just for the lulz, wait and see what they release this week?

01.03.2026 19:19 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Anthropic is somehow both too dangerous to allow and essential to national security The White House finally found an AI regulation it likes: requiring AI companies to sell it killer robots

Good take. www.theargumentmag.com/p/anthropic-...

26.02.2026 21:38 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Energym | aicandy tech moguls interview from 2036

Best 40 seconds you’ll see today. www.aicandy.be/giorgio-1

26.02.2026 17:30 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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America isn't exceptional β€” it's the exception America has self-importance in abundance. What it lacks is the data to back it up.

The American people are systematically deluded about their own country. We have worse health outcomes, more shootings, more people in prison, less vacation, less paid time off, less parental leave, higher childcare costs, higher infant mortality, lower social trust ... on & on & on.

25.02.2026 21:13 πŸ‘ 305 πŸ” 98 πŸ’¬ 12 πŸ“Œ 3

Especially given the Edge / Brokman angle.

25.02.2026 14:53 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

it's fascinating to watch Costco lap every one of these clowns because they have the only CEO in America who still thinks his job is to run a company that does business and not be the main character of life forging his personal legacy with one eye on the group chat to see if they're impressed yet

25.02.2026 14:24 πŸ‘ 5165 πŸ” 763 πŸ’¬ 55 πŸ“Œ 14
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Einstein - AI Homework Agent Einstein logs into Canvas and does your homework automatically. He has his own computer β€” he can watch lectures, read essays, write papers, and participate in discussions.

And it sure seems like it’s going to get worse before it gets better. companion.ai/einstein

23.02.2026 23:44 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Einstein - AI Homework Agent Einstein logs into Canvas and does your homework automatically. He has his own computer β€” he can watch lectures, read essays, write papers, and participate in discussions.

Is this bad

23.02.2026 15:06 πŸ‘ 1413 πŸ” 329 πŸ’¬ 159 πŸ“Œ 614

Congratulations! Looking forward to it.

23.02.2026 15:40 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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21.02.2026 03:21 πŸ‘ 29081 πŸ” 8634 πŸ’¬ 727 πŸ“Œ 477

β€œHow AI Destroys Institutions” scholarship.law.bu.edu/cgi/viewcont...

20.02.2026 14:44 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

@jeffsharlet.bsky.social Though I have only read the first page (queued for later) this seem pertinent to the computers in classroom thread from the other night. β€œHow AI Destroys Institutions” scholarship.law.bu.edu/cgi/viewcont...

20.02.2026 14:42 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I regularly see people wondering how it's possible that there are so many musicians and writers and film makers and artists from a tiny nation like Iceland.

And the answer is really simple: State funding for art education and artists. I literally get a salary from the government to write books.

18.02.2026 14:23 πŸ‘ 20818 πŸ” 5585 πŸ’¬ 217 πŸ“Œ 376
Jerry Garcia Band, "The Maker," 11/9/1993 Portland, ME
Jerry Garcia Band, "The Maker," 11/9/1993 Portland, ME YouTube video by Less Than Face Productions

Great ten-min of watching Jerry play guitar. www.youtube.com/watch?v=uUaq...

19.02.2026 02:57 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Nile Rodgers on the Best and Grooviest Music of His Career β€œNobody can make a record better than me. Please don’t take this in an egotistical way.”

Legend. www.vulture.com/article/nile...

18.02.2026 02:14 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Student accommodations seem like a bigger hurdle than the (few) profs I’ve talked with.

17.02.2026 02:28 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Homeland Security Wants Social Media Sites to Expose Anti-ICE Accounts

You didn’t think all those concentration camps they want to build are only for immigrants, did you? (Gift article)

13.02.2026 23:23 πŸ‘ 4993 πŸ” 2368 πŸ’¬ 313 πŸ“Œ 147

Nokian snow tire two years ago: $249. Same tire today: $339. (Plus labor.)

13.02.2026 21:26 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0