Pretty sure I read a similar headline a decade ago. Next to another decade old headline talking about politicians saying that something needs to be done about misinformation on Twitter and Facebook.
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My weed guy. I don't really have friends anymore lol. I've got a long time (like two decades) online friend, who recently moved in with her boyfriend and I haven't heard from her in about a month. Guessing that friendship is going to understandably not be the same from here (and it won't be the first friendship of this type that has faded away for the same reason).
But I lost touch with all of my old friends years ago (maybe intentionally). And I haven't been getting out much over the last decade. So these days it's cool people on Lemmy that keep me company and keep me sane, mostly.
All that I hear with this kind of argument, especially coming from a 'boss', is: "We have to keep maximising shareholder value and making sure that the CEO gets a bigger bonus every year. So despite our massive guaranteed record profits every time we drop a new game, we just have to raise prices so that the CEO won't feel the tariffs too badly when he buys his next Ferrari."
Just listened to the tracks 'Unspoken' and 'Running Red'. This definitely has new obsession potential for me. Thanks very much for pointing me towards these guys.
Fuck yeah this is cool. We actually need more female vocalists doing the old school falsetto style (although not really falsetto in this case, I guess).
Holy shit, this is wild. I like. A lot. Definitely introducing this to my rotation of music, thanks!
I have dabbled in Riotgrrl. I enjoy Bikini Kill but more in an 'appreciation of history' kind of way than in a 'my new favourite thing' kind of way. Really liking the sound of Sleater-Kinney here though. Just listened to the track 'Jumpers' and I'll definitely be listening to more. Thanks for the suggestion. Might even start a new topic specifically about Riotgrrl one of these days. Also starting to get a bit bored of my current punk selection.
Heard of Babymetal but first time I've heard of Band-Maid. Currently listening to a track called 'Thrill' (I think lol) and it rocks. Definitely gonna give these guys a solid try.
Just watched their live version of Number of the Beast. Very cool! Tribute bands aren't something I would normally listen to but I'm already an Iron Maiden fan and this just might be a cool way to give their tracks a fresh listen to.
For real. People that you can enjoy comfortable silences with are the best. When words don't need to be spoken but you see each other anyway.
Album enjoyer here.
The Gathering - if_then_else: I have been obsessed for the last few weeks and I've easily listened to this more than anything else. Here is the first track, 'Rollercoaster'.
Portishead - Roseland NYC Live: First heard this album YEARS ago in a jazz club before watching Saron Gas (who later became known as Seether) do an acoustic set. It's been on and off in my rotation since. Here is a track from this album. 'Glory Boxc.
The Black Pacific - Here Comes the Wave: only recently learnt that this band finally released a second album 14 years later. Haven't decided on any favourite tracks yet but here's 'I Think I'm Paranoid'.
Need to find some new heavy stuff to listen to because I'm getting a little bored of my current selection. Preferably left wing heavy stuff without references to rattlesnakes getting tread on or white power undertones.
Kinscreen - Nifty little app that uses your phone's sensors to control the backlight and screen locking. So the screen will never dim as long as you're holding your phone in your hands and will lock itself about 10 seconds after being put onto a flat surface. It cost about as much as a cup of coffee years ago and I feel like smartphones aren't quite as 'smart' without it.
Mixplorer - Great file manager that was free for years on XDA. I didn't have to but I bought the Play Store version just to support the dev. Highly configurable UI, capability to add network drives, Google drive etc. Its own in built text editor, code editor, pdf / ebook reader, video player etc. It's like the crown jewel of Android apps in my opinion.
Poweramp - I prefer having my own mp3 collection to using streaming services. Especially when I'm on the move and using mobile data. So this music player app is one of my most used apps of all. I love the absolute sea of options to play with.