@exkclamation Thank you so much. I’m glad you liked it. I highly recommend visiting the Magic Patio as soon as you can. You never know how long these things will be around and it a great experience.

Bandwagon May 2025 Update by Ben Pate (@benpate)

#Bandwagon #software

@mixtape @benpate #blessed🙏

Before I was a professional yo-yoer, I was a teenage magician. In my newest video, I finally bring those skills together! I created a couple of original #yoyo magic tricks and then showed them to a real magician at his secret #SanFrancisco theater. Watch it on Youtube: https://youtu.be/IWZsDZpI-oM
Or on Peertube https://spectra.video/w/kNNZJEoAKUKYeLiyfQLHsc #magic

You might have noticed I've been featuring a lot of news feed accounts lately.

These are feeds from official websites converted into a Fediverse format so you can follow them on here. They aren't scraped, these are feeds provided by the sites themselves.

It's not always easy to discover feeds, most sites either don't have feeds or use obscure unobvious addresses. When I discover a useful working feed, I feature it on here so people can follow it easily without having to hunt for it.

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@onekind “Take Five” played by a tabla, sitar and orchestra is my ringtone. (It’s fabulous!) https://youtu.be/GLF46JKkCNg?si=D12mwHecP6Qfth8a

Last boost (Sorry, nerds, 5/4 is Dave Brubeck day) requires some context about Dave Brubeck's racial politics.

It is a reverse milkshake duck: https://thebigsmoke.com.au/2021/06/06/dave-brubeck-the-white-musician-who-fought-a-segregated-america/

"Skype Lyfe", a song I wrote with MC Router in 2008 about our love of Skype. https://docpop.bandcamp.com/track/skype-lyfe-feat-mc-router #Nerdcore #Skype

In honor of Skype shutting down, here's my song "Skype Lyfe" from 2008. Featuring the last (?) appearance of MC Router and a beat that will be instantly familiar to any old-school Skype user. https://docpop.bandcamp.com/track/skype-lyfe-feat-mc-router #Nerdcore #Skype

Honestly kind of a relief seeing a new blog/newsletter launch and seeing it's *not* on Substack. Aside from how bad they are, I'm really nervous how much internet writing is centralizing on a single VC-funded company.

(The inspiration for this post: Hearing Things, which is using Ghost https://www.hearingthings.co)

A 1988 GM concept for the future of the pickup truck: the GMC Centaur.

https://blog.consumerguide.com/forgotten-concept-gmc-centaur/

May the 5th Element be with you.

#MayThe5th #MultiPass

@jmeowmeow thanks so much for the feedback. I was dealing with some negativity on that video and you cheered me up. I’m glad it had some useful stuff for you.

Last year I watched 22 consecutive hours of #StarWars films, the full “Skywalker Maratohon”. I wrote about it here https://docpop.org/2024/05/the-skywalker-marathon-22-consecutive-hours-of-star-wars/ #StarWarsDay

I have terrible handwriting and always get filled with dread when it comes to making posters for protests, marches, yard sales, or any other reason. Here’s a simple way I use my iPad to take the stress out of sign-making: https://docpop.org/2025/05/making-protest-signs-without-the-stress-even-if-your-handwriting-is-a-mess/

How to Quickly Make Protest Signs Using an iPad

https://spectra.video/w/gNBuHPAZVPyxRn1Sr1mxQa

Usually the Bandcamp front page display of albums being bought that moment whizzes by incredibly fast. I can tell that the fuckery going on right now in the world is affecting purchases because that bar has slowed down (still fast, but not a blur like before). #BandcampFriday