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@geekmomprojects Thanks, I will check that out. I have one of the Adafruit boards and dabbled but it has been a while!

@geekmomprojects Have you ever had a project with LED lights where they changed color depending on a change in sound/frequency? I've long wanted to add some LEDs to my trumpet mute (or instrument as a whole) so that the lights would change when I played different notes. I have some background in programming, but I've yet to summon the patience or commitment to explore this... but it seems like it would be fun or a once-in-while novelty.

Portland Avenue (excerpt)
https://youtube.com/shorts/v8azXi1gDeg?feature=share

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is pete gonna fox it up tonight
is pete gonna tell them dudes to fight
is pete gonna pace the stage and shout
fat bottom generals you need to lose a few good pounds

It's nothing of significance or likely consequence, but I've changed my
#Twitter aka #X profile pic to a #BlueBall.

Imagine if millions of others change their profile pic? That would be a lot of blue balls!

A blue ball with some light gradient. Also, a symbol of protest against bigotry, fascism, corruption, greed, and all that is unjust and evil.

It works! (successfully posted to Mastodon)

Hey there #Fediverse and Blue Sky... Just a test post from #OpenVibe to see how multicasting works. #NerdAlert as my kids might say...

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#NewYear :thounking:

This image is an artistic meme featuring a classic portrait painting of a woman in a yellow dress holding a fan. Overlaid on the image are the following text captions:

At the top: "I'm not making any resolutions."
At the bottom: "I think it's time for the years to be better, not me."

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Edit: someone in the thread points out that this formulation was paraphrased from Sean Tejaratchi: https://web.archive.org/web/20130621083214/http://www.readingfrenzy.com/ledger/2012/03/taking_the_piss

#banksy #advertising #publicspace

Banksy on Advertising

People are taking the piss out of you everyday. They butt into your life, take a cheap shot at you and then disappear. They leer at you from tall buildings and make you feel small. They make flippant comments from buses that imply you're not sexy enough and that all the fun is happening somewhere else. They are on TV making your girlfriend feel inadequate. They have access to the most sophisticated technology the world has ever seen and they bully you with it. They are The Advertisers and they are laughing at you.

You, however, are forbidden to touch them. Trademarks, intellectual property rights and copyright law mean advertisers can say what they like wherever they like with total impunity.

Fuck that. Any advert in a public space that gives you no choice whether you see it or not is yours. It’s yours to take, re-arrange and re-use. You can do whatever you like with it. Asking for permission is like asking to keep a rock someone just threw at your head.

You owe the companies nothing. Less than nothing, you especially don’t owe them any courtesy. They owe you. They have re-arranged the world to put themselves in front of you. They never asked for your permission, don’t even start asking for theirs.

Banksy

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I composed a jig... 😀 Is it brilliant? No! But it's mine! (The Session strips a lot out of it in the interest of standardization. The original LilyPond, MuseScore and ABC settings are a bit richer sounding and looking.)
https://thesession.org/tunes/25090
#irish #jig #music #composition

All This Stuff - autumn harvest showcase clip!

https://youtube.com/clip/UgkxInvInSiddvKyZNW6xv64Zxrya6-26QAh?si=eTIuJYx6yWs8jPMy

Rob Birdwell - vocals / flugelhorn
Emily Looney - baritone sax
Cheryl Leckie - bass
Michael Burand - guitar
Andy Weiss - drums

#dpetaltones #music #songs #original #band

Introducing D'Petal Tones. We're a band that performs mostly original music and select covers. Everyone in the band is a multi-instrumentalist and our musical arrangements showcase this.

#dpetaltones #band #originalmusic #oregon #usa

A black and white QR code that looks like a rat maze. Using a smart phone's features will reveal a tiny url that re-directs to D'Petal Tones' band project page with the latest about the band, links to music, and upcoming shows. https://www.birdwellmusic.com/projects/dpetal-tones/

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Michigan Voters Could Swing the Nation https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9kxq__Uz5w4&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

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Make sure you don't miss out on your chance to vote! The registration deadline is coming up in more than twelve states. Be sure to contact your local election office because deadlines vary depending on how you register - online, in person, or by mail. Don't wait! https://www.usa.gov/register-to-vote

Voter registration deadlines on Oct. 6 for 15 states listed, including Alaska, Florida, and Texas. An illustration shows a voting booth with an American flag on it.

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I hate that you can't link to a Mastodon post without it taking you a different server. It's nuts that those links aren't swizzed on the sever. Always taking me to a different server that I'm not logged into is the Achilles heal of Mastodon. Non-tech users are completely confused by this. It's not their fault, it's Mastodon's fault. I know it's not easy to fix, but if Mastodon wanted to fix one thing keep new users, this is it.

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We've swung from triple digits, to 10 below average, and now back up into the 90s.

Planting perennials is a lifeline for pollinators.

Today, the rosemary is hosting skippers, metallic green bees, leafcutter bees, and honey bees.

Don't give up on urban #bees and #butterflies

#gardening

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"If you think this is 'vote bullying' or whatever, I really and truly don’t give a shit. I could not care less about the feelings of people who are so stridently self-absorbed that they would intentionally put the lives of countless millions of vulnerable people at direct risk because of their insufferable performativity."

https://charlotteclymer.substack.com/p/all-that-matters-is-stopping-trump

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In case you forgot just how great Richard Thompson is.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j0kJdrfzjAg

#Music

Heard this @flexghost ? I assume yes

I switched to #MuseScore years ago but have fond memories of #Finale, my favorite features being Speedy Entry, Linked Parts, Explode, and #MusicXML.

https://www.finalemusic.com/blog/end-of-finale-new-journey-dorico-letter-from-president/

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