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The new SAULT album (the anonymous collective’s 5th in just over two years’ time) is as good as everyone’s saying it is. Phenomenal stuff.
\n\nAnd at least a couple of songs kinda sound like they’ve resurrected CAN’s Jaki Liebezeit on the drums!
\n","summary":"","url":"https://MDonaldson.micro.blog/2021/06/25/the-new-sault.html","date_published":"2021-06-25T14:56:33+00:00","author":{"name":"Michael Donaldson","url":"https://8sided.blog","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2FMDonaldson%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"MDonaldson"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2021-06-25 14:56","date_timestamp":1624632993,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"11617167","content_html":"I couldn’t stand to hear this song when I was a teenager as it was on the radio all the freakin time — but boy do I absolutely love this video about it.
\n\n🔗 → The Most Complex Pop Song of All Time
\n","summary":"","url":"https://MDonaldson.micro.blog/2021/06/24/i-couldnt-stand.html","date_published":"2021-06-24T17:13:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Michael Donaldson","url":"https://8sided.blog","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2FMDonaldson%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"MDonaldson"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2021-06-24 17:13","date_timestamp":1624554780,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"11608973","content_html":"![](\"https://micro.blog/photos/100x/https%3A%2F%2Fa.ltrbxd.com%2Fresized%2Ffilm-poster%2F4%2F4%2F4%2F1%2F1%2F7%2F444117-habaneros-0-230-0-345-crop.jpg%3Fv%3D61f317b82c\")
Last night I watched the fascinating 2017 Julien Temple documentary Habaneros. There’s a lot going on stylistically, but that style never detracts from its purpose as a colorful document of 20th-century (mostly) Cuba. Here’s my Letterboxd review.
\n","summary":"","url":"https://MDonaldson.micro.blog/2021/06/22/last-night-i.html","date_published":"2021-06-22T18:02:14+00:00","author":{"name":"Michael Donaldson","url":"https://8sided.blog","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2FMDonaldson%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"MDonaldson"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2021-06-22 18:02","date_timestamp":1624384934,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"11601671","content_html":"\n\n\nWe can always opt out of this arrangement, of course, and live happily in meatspace, but that is precisely the point: Offline we exist by default; online we have to post our way into selfhood.
\n
🔗 → Drew Austin: Minimum Viable Self
\n","summary":"","url":"https://MDonaldson.micro.blog/2021/06/20/we-can-always.html","date_published":"2021-06-20T21:40:35+00:00","author":{"name":"Michael Donaldson","url":"https://8sided.blog","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2FMDonaldson%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"MDonaldson"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2021-06-20 21:40","date_timestamp":1624225235,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"11600631","content_html":"![](\"https://micro.blog/photos/100x/https%3A%2F%2Fa.ltrbxd.com%2Fresized%2Ffilm-poster%2F4%2F1%2F4%2F1%2F2%2F2%2F414122-conny-plank-the-potential-of-noise-0-230-0-345-crop.jpg%3Fv%3D98feb7dec8\")
I revisited the documentary Conny Plank: the Potential of Noise on Letterboxd. It’s a terrific memorial to the influential music producer and farmhouse studio pioneer that’s ultimately a film about a son connecting with a long-lost father.
\n","summary":"","url":"https://MDonaldson.micro.blog/2021/06/20/i-revisited-the.html","date_published":"2021-06-20T14:14:25+00:00","author":{"name":"Michael Donaldson","url":"https://8sided.blog","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2FMDonaldson%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"MDonaldson"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2021-06-20 14:14","date_timestamp":1624198465,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"11589351","content_html":"![](\"https://micro.blog/photos/100x/https%3A%2F%2Fa.ltrbxd.com%2Fresized%2Ffilm-poster%2F3%2F7%2F0%2F9%2F1%2F8%2F370918-birds-of-passage-0-230-0-345-crop.jpg%3Fv%3D54e31fb581\")
\n\n\nStrong winds are coming now\nThey’ll erase our footprints on the sand
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Last night I watched the immersive and tragic Colombian epic Birds of Passage, a film that’s many things at once. Here’s my Letterboxd review.
\n","summary":"","url":"https://MDonaldson.micro.blog/2021/06/17/strong-winds-are.html","date_published":"2021-06-17T14:55:03+00:00","author":{"name":"Michael Donaldson","url":"https://8sided.blog","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2FMDonaldson%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"MDonaldson"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2021-06-17 14:55","date_timestamp":1623941703,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"11554512","content_html":"@purisubzi - Nice one, hadn’t heard of Mailmate. Will definitely check it out. Thx!
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/MDonaldson/11554512","date_published":"2021-06-09T00:53:12+00:00","author":{"name":"Michael Donaldson","url":"https://8sided.blog","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2FMDonaldson%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"MDonaldson"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2021-06-09 00:53","date_timestamp":1623199992,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"11554380","content_html":"@josephaleo — Thanks! Will check this one out.
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/MDonaldson/11554380","date_published":"2021-06-09T00:20:50+00:00","author":{"name":"Michael Donaldson","url":"https://8sided.blog","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2FMDonaldson%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"MDonaldson"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2021-06-09 00:20","date_timestamp":1623198050,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"11554377","content_html":"@JMaxB @purisubzi — Thanks! I don’t require a service as I’m already running email via my own domains, I just need a really great MacOS app with all the bells + whistles needed to run a bunch of addresses for business. I understand Fastmail is a service more than an app, correct?
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/MDonaldson/11554377","date_published":"2021-06-09T00:20:37+00:00","author":{"name":"Michael Donaldson","url":"https://8sided.blog","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2FMDonaldson%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"MDonaldson"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2021-06-09 00:20","date_timestamp":1623198037,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"11553694","content_html":"As mentioned in my last post, the email app I’ve been using since 2009 is sunsetting. That also means I’m leaving Gmail. So I’m in the market for a solid email client with unified inbox for IMAP’ed addresses.
\n\nThat brings me to: what’s your favorite MacOS desktop email client?
\n","summary":"","url":"https://MDonaldson.micro.blog/2021/06/08/as-mentioned-in.html","date_published":"2021-06-08T20:24:21+00:00","author":{"name":"Michael Donaldson","url":"https://8sided.blog","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2FMDonaldson%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"MDonaldson"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2021-06-08 20:24","date_timestamp":1623183861,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"11544369","content_html":"The only real reason I haven’t left the Gmail ecosystem is because I love Mailplane so much. I’ve been using it for email on my desktop since 2009.
\n\nWell, today’s Mailplane announcement might be my cue to finally give the heave-ho to Gmail.
\n","summary":"","url":"https://MDonaldson.micro.blog/2021/06/06/the-only-real.html","date_published":"2021-06-06T18:19:08+00:00","author":{"name":"Michael Donaldson","url":"https://8sided.blog","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2FMDonaldson%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"MDonaldson"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2021-06-06 18:19","date_timestamp":1623003548,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"11536128","content_html":"I would love for you to check out today’s release of “Temple OS” by The Self-Help Group — not only is it a lovely tune but the single also includes a remix (a ‘reversion’) produced by yours truly under a new project name, GROTTOES. I hope you like it!
\n\n\n","summary":"","url":"https://MDonaldson.micro.blog/2021/06/04/i-would-love.html","date_published":"2021-06-04T13:33:19+00:00","author":{"name":"Michael Donaldson","url":"https://8sided.blog","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2FMDonaldson%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"MDonaldson"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2021-06-04 13:33","date_timestamp":1622813599,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"11495243","content_html":"\n\n\n“It gives a new meaning to the word ‘agri-culture’ by reframing the landscape as a living cultural artwork …”
\n
🔗 → An Innovative Installation Embeds Lights into a Five-Acre Field to Spur Crop Growth
\n\n
\n\n\nRepetition serves as a handprint of human intent. A phrase that might have sounded arbitrary the first time might come to sound purposefully shaped and communicative the second.
\n
🔗 → One More Time: Why Repetition Can Turn Almost Anything into Music
\n","summary":"","url":"https://MDonaldson.micro.blog/2021/05/23/repetition-serves-as.html","date_published":"2021-05-23T20:47:40+00:00","author":{"name":"Michael Donaldson","url":"https://8sided.blog","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2FMDonaldson%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"MDonaldson"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2021-05-23 20:47","date_timestamp":1621802860,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"11479336","content_html":"@frostedechoes → My Bloody Valentine’s ‘You Made Me Realise’ & other EPs finally streaming in North America 👍
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/MDonaldson/11479336","date_published":"2021-05-21T12:17:07+00:00","author":{"name":"Michael Donaldson","url":"https://8sided.blog","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2FMDonaldson%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"MDonaldson"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2021-05-21 12:17","date_timestamp":1621599427,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"11476777","content_html":"\n\n\nQuite possibly the smallest vinyl records that can still be played with a stylus … the stamps are miniature, one-sided, 33 1⁄3 rpm vinyl records playable on a standard turntable.
\n
🔗 → The curious tale of Bhutan’s playable record postage stamps
\n\n![\"\"](\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2FMDonaldson.micro.blog%2Fuploads%2F2021%2F214a622c48.jpg\")
@richText - “Düsseldorf’s tropical cousin”
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/MDonaldson/11468222","date_published":"2021-05-18T20:31:01+00:00","author":{"name":"Michael Donaldson","url":"https://8sided.blog","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2FMDonaldson%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"MDonaldson"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2021-05-18 20:31","date_timestamp":1621369861,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"11467804","content_html":"My friends David and Jennifer take their Kraftwerk obsession to new heights with the debut of PUPPETWERK.
\n\nGermany’s finest musical export gets realized in foam and fleece and takes the Pao for a spin …
\n","summary":"","url":"https://MDonaldson.micro.blog/2021/05/18/my-friends-david.html","date_published":"2021-05-18T18:38:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Michael Donaldson","url":"https://8sided.blog","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2FMDonaldson%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"MDonaldson"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2021-05-18 18:38","date_timestamp":1621363080,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"11462923","content_html":"I’m not sure if, in 2021, there are significant added costs to streaming lossless audio, but it always bothered me that platforms treated improved sound quality as something extra reserved for those who could afford it. Good on Apple to buck the trend.
\n","summary":"","url":"https://MDonaldson.micro.blog/2021/05/17/im-not-sure.html","date_published":"2021-05-17T16:00:55+00:00","author":{"name":"Michael Donaldson","url":"https://8sided.blog","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2FMDonaldson%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"MDonaldson"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2021-05-17 16:00","date_timestamp":1621267255,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"11462896","content_html":"New from the notebook: how Cocaine & Rhinestones is like the Adam Curtis of podcasts, plus that documentary on Dieter Rams; and ambient music from David Newlyn.
\n\n🔗 → Equal Parts Confusion and Admiration
\n\n![\"\"](\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2FMDonaldson.micro.blog%2Fuploads%2F2021%2Faaa220ab5b.jpg\")
Sunday calmness: Harold Budd and Laraaji meet in a cave.
\n","summary":"","url":"https://MDonaldson.micro.blog/2021/05/16/sunday-calmness-harold.html","date_published":"2021-05-16T16:35:27+00:00","author":{"name":"Michael Donaldson","url":"https://8sided.blog","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2FMDonaldson%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"MDonaldson"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2021-05-16 16:35","date_timestamp":1621182927,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"11458579","content_html":"@maique - It is expensive, yes. I have a potential client from a Whatsapp-popular country who has told me he would want to correspond in real time via the app if we work together. I would like to pick up this client, so that’s my conundrum. I ran across Beeper as an alternative to installing the Whatsapp app but, yeah, not sure how much it alleviates tracking concerns.
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/MDonaldson/11458579","date_published":"2021-05-16T14:07:13+00:00","author":{"name":"Michael Donaldson","url":"https://8sided.blog","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2FMDonaldson%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"MDonaldson"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2021-05-16 14:07","date_timestamp":1621174033,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"11458336","content_html":"@maique - I wonder if something like Beeper adds a layer of privacy to using Whatsapp (+ others), even if just shielding one from realtime data tracking?
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/MDonaldson/11458336","date_published":"2021-05-16T12:43:21+00:00","author":{"name":"Michael Donaldson","url":"https://8sided.blog","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2FMDonaldson%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"MDonaldson"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2021-05-16 12:43","date_timestamp":1621169001,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"11458320","content_html":"![](\"https://micro.blog/photos/100x/https%3A%2F%2Fa.ltrbxd.com%2Fresized%2Ffilm-poster%2F4%2F3%2F9%2F8%2F4%2F1%2F439841-rams-0-230-0-345-crop.jpg%3Fv%3D4dedf5f06c\")
The fascinating documentary Rams (about influential product designer Dieter Rams) wears its heart on its sleeve, encapsulated by this quote near the end: “Design only works when it really seeks to achieve something for humanity.” My Letterboxd review. 🍿
\n","summary":"","url":"https://MDonaldson.micro.blog/2021/05/16/the-fascinating-documentary.html","date_published":"2021-05-16T12:36:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Michael Donaldson","url":"https://8sided.blog","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2FMDonaldson%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"MDonaldson"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2021-05-16 12:36","date_timestamp":1621168560,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"11455638","content_html":"\n\n\nEven if a streaming service purports to be lossless, it still pulls in electrical noise from routers and Ethernet cables. Thus, for classical listeners, nothing beats CDs, which were created with dramatic classical music in mind.
\n
🔗 → Streaming Music Doesn’t Flow, It Evaporates
\n","summary":"","url":"https://MDonaldson.micro.blog/2021/05/15/even-if-a.html","date_published":"2021-05-15T19:37:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Michael Donaldson","url":"https://8sided.blog","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2FMDonaldson%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"MDonaldson"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2021-05-15 19:37","date_timestamp":1621107420,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"11455486","content_html":"Some generous soul dug up a fascinating 1993 MTV UK profile on the Too Pure record label. If you’re into their early signings, such as Stereolab and PJ Harvey, you’ll want to check this out. (I’m partial to the carnival weirdness of Pram, one of the label’s not-as-known bands.)
\n","summary":"","url":"https://MDonaldson.micro.blog/2021/05/15/some-generous-soul.html","date_published":"2021-05-15T18:34:10+00:00","author":{"name":"Michael Donaldson","url":"https://8sided.blog","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2FMDonaldson%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"MDonaldson"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2021-05-15 18:34","date_timestamp":1621103650,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"11451644","content_html":"@josephaleo - Stray Dog is fantastic! I rewatched it as part of this series, and saw The Bad Sleep Well (which I hadn’t seen before) prior to Intimidation. High and Low is coming up, which is also a rewatch I’m looking forward to. I’m a Kurosawa fanboy and was recently delighted to learn we share a birthday.
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/MDonaldson/11451644","date_published":"2021-05-14T20:40:53+00:00","author":{"name":"Michael Donaldson","url":"https://8sided.blog","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2FMDonaldson%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"MDonaldson"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2021-05-14 20:40","date_timestamp":1621024853,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"11451560","content_html":"I’m slowly working my way through The Criterion Channel’s Japanese Noir selection. Last night I watched Koreyoshi Kurahara’s taut 1960 bank heist caper Intimidation. Here’s my Letterboxed review. 🍿
\n\n![\"\"](\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fmidcenturyproductions.com%2Fimg%2Fstill_mar2015%2FIntimidation.jpg\")
\n\n\nWriting for a notional audience — particularly an audience of strangers — demands a comprehensive account that I rarely muster when I’m taking notes for myself … writing for an audience keeps me honest.
\n
🔗 → An inspiring piece from Cory Doctorow on the merits of blogging.
\n","summary":"","url":"https://MDonaldson.micro.blog/2021/05/14/writing-for-a.html","date_published":"2021-05-14T18:16:01+00:00","author":{"name":"Michael Donaldson","url":"https://8sided.blog","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2FMDonaldson%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"MDonaldson"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2021-05-14 18:16","date_timestamp":1621016161,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"11447099","content_html":"@josephaleo - I haven’t seen it yet (I’d like to) but I’ve heard that’s sort of the basis for the alternate history in the series For All Mankind.
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/MDonaldson/11447099","date_published":"2021-05-13T21:26:44+00:00","author":{"name":"Michael Donaldson","url":"https://8sided.blog","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2FMDonaldson%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"MDonaldson"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2021-05-13 21:26","date_timestamp":1620941204,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"11446460","content_html":"\n\n\n\n","summary":"","url":"https://MDonaldson.micro.blog/2021/05/13/i-believe-our.html","date_published":"2021-05-13T17:59:25+00:00","author":{"name":"Michael Donaldson","url":"https://8sided.blog","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2FMDonaldson%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"MDonaldson"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2021-05-13 17:59","date_timestamp":1620928765,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"11445966","content_html":"I believe our unsolved problems reflect a lack of unifying goals more than a surfeit of them. America made it to the moon in the same decade it created Medicare and Medicaid and passed the Civil Rights Act, and I don’t believe that to be coincidence.
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Currently reading: The Song Machine: Inside the Hit Factory by John Seabrook 📚
\n\nSo far this is incredibly fascinating. It’s a ‘how the sausage is made’ exposé of modern pop music and an enlightening dose of history to understand how we got here.
\n","summary":"","url":"https://MDonaldson.micro.blog/2021/05/13/currently-reading-the.html","date_published":"2021-05-13T15:41:35+00:00","author":{"name":"Michael Donaldson","url":"https://8sided.blog","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2FMDonaldson%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"MDonaldson"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2021-05-13 15:41","date_timestamp":1620920495,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"11445885","content_html":"![](\"https://micro.blog/photos/100x/https%3A%2F%2Fa.ltrbxd.com%2Fresized%2Ffilm-poster%2F1%2F8%2F0%2F7%2F6%2F2%2F180762-the-last-angel-of-history-0-230-0-345-crop.jpg%3Fv%3D1b94f80842\")
\nWatched The Last Angel of History (via The Criterion Channel) and wrote a short Letterboxd review. I’ve decided to review more on Letterboxd as an additional exercise of the writing muscle.
\n","summary":"","url":"https://MDonaldson.micro.blog/2021/05/13/watched-the-last.html","date_published":"2021-05-13T15:19:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Michael Donaldson","url":"https://8sided.blog","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2FMDonaldson%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"MDonaldson"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2021-05-13 15:19","date_timestamp":1620919140,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"11442668","content_html":"@manton - Snazzy! I’d love to give this a try. 👍
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/MDonaldson/11442668","date_published":"2021-05-12T20:45:59+00:00","author":{"name":"Michael Donaldson","url":"https://8sided.blog","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2FMDonaldson%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"MDonaldson"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2021-05-12 20:45","date_timestamp":1620852359,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"11441602","content_html":"@josephaleo - Nice one! I can easily put you in touch with Daniel if you need contact info. He has years of experience as a radio DJ so I know he’d put together a great mix. And thanks for mentioning the post! Loving the show.
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/MDonaldson/11441602","date_published":"2021-05-12T16:03:22+00:00","author":{"name":"Michael Donaldson","url":"https://8sided.blog","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2FMDonaldson%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"MDonaldson"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2021-05-12 16:03","date_timestamp":1620835402,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"11441467","content_html":"A chat with danielfuzztone, an Orlando-based analog-ambient music producer responsible for the fantastic new Bandcamp release THOUGHTS & ABANDONMENT … contains references to Bill Hicks, Ambrose Bierce, and the power of creative consistency.
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@patrickrhone - Seconding @Burk on the Eufys. I did a bit of research before deciding on them and have been pretty impressed with these cameras. Also, there’s no required monthly subscription fee. BTW - I had an issue with a faulty base and dealt with their customer service — it was actually a pleasant experience. They were friendly + responsive + replaced it straight away.
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/MDonaldson/11403114","date_published":"2021-05-03T17:15:09+00:00","author":{"name":"Michael Donaldson","url":"https://8sided.blog","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2FMDonaldson%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"MDonaldson"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2021-05-03 17:15","date_timestamp":1620062109,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"11399171","content_html":"@josephaleo - Legend, indeed! Met him in person in 2019 (he played a little artspot here in Orlando) and he was as gracious and humble as could be. Definitely tuning into this today.
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/MDonaldson/11399171","date_published":"2021-05-02T17:24:36+00:00","author":{"name":"Michael Donaldson","url":"https://8sided.blog","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2FMDonaldson%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"MDonaldson"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2021-05-02 17:24","date_timestamp":1619976276,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"11394923","content_html":"@help - I can’t upload images to micro.blog (can only use html to point to external images). When I upload my post contains a broken image. I may have messed something up in the settings (or maybe feeds) when I went from paid to self-hosted and now back to paid. Ideas?
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/MDonaldson/11394923","date_published":"2021-05-01T15:44:50+00:00","author":{"name":"Michael Donaldson","url":"https://8sided.blog","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2FMDonaldson%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"MDonaldson"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2021-05-01 15:44","date_timestamp":1619883890,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"11391807","content_html":"@josephaleo — thanks, that’s quite nice … and it cheered me up that you turned me on to something from the Flying Nun label that I hadn’t heard before! 😎
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/MDonaldson/11391807","date_published":"2021-04-30T20:36:40+00:00","author":{"name":"Michael Donaldson","url":"https://8sided.blog","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2FMDonaldson%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"MDonaldson"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2021-04-30 20:36","date_timestamp":1619815000,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"11287010","content_html":"@simonwoods — Absolutely. I have a weekly budget, try to purchase/support at least one release. it feels good to give a little back. I wrote about this intention a couple of years ago here.
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/MDonaldson/11287010","date_published":"2021-04-07T01:17:16+00:00","author":{"name":"Michael Donaldson","url":"https://8sided.blog","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2FMDonaldson%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"MDonaldson"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2021-04-07 01:17","date_timestamp":1617758236,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"11287006","content_html":"@frostedechoes — I do the same thing, actually. 👍
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/MDonaldson/11287006","date_published":"2021-04-07T01:12:38+00:00","author":{"name":"Michael Donaldson","url":"https://8sided.blog","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2FMDonaldson%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"MDonaldson"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2021-04-07 01:12","date_timestamp":1617757958,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"11267017","content_html":"@richText – nevermind … miraculously I figured it out myself!
\n+\"\\\"target=‘_blank’ >\"+text+\"</a>\nthanks for pointing me in the right direction!
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/MDonaldson/11267017","date_published":"2021-04-02T20:54:42+00:00","author":{"name":"Michael Donaldson","url":"https://8sided.blog","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2FMDonaldson%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"MDonaldson"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2021-04-02 20:54","date_timestamp":1617396882,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"11266995","content_html":"@richText – thx! any thoughts on where exactly to place it? as you can see, it’s within a script so it’s not a usual ‘<A HREF’ format which is what’s throwing me off.
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/MDonaldson/11266995","date_published":"2021-04-02T20:49:41+00:00","author":{"name":"Michael Donaldson","url":"https://8sided.blog","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2FMDonaldson%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"MDonaldson"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2021-04-02 20:49","date_timestamp":1617396581,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"11262754","content_html":"@frostedechoes - no idea, those might be in rights limbo for North America. Here’s an article in Pitchfork from today that sort of talks about it, too.
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/MDonaldson/11262754","date_published":"2021-04-02T00:05:57+00:00","author":{"name":"Michael Donaldson","url":"https://8sided.blog","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2FMDonaldson%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"MDonaldson"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2021-04-02 00:05","date_timestamp":1617321957,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"11257853","content_html":"@frostedechoes – I have both CD EPs from way back when … feel free to message me if you’d like digital rips.
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/MDonaldson/11257853","date_published":"2021-04-01T01:17:26+00:00","author":{"name":"Michael Donaldson","url":"https://8sided.blog","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2FMDonaldson%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"MDonaldson"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2021-04-01 01:17","date_timestamp":1617239846,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"11257541","content_html":"@frostedechoes – tell me about it. or the Feed Me WIth Your Kiss EP. this is probably the problem, from the article:
\n> In addition to “m b v,” the band will reissue a series of EPs recorded between 1988 and 1991 as a compilation, along with “Loveless” and the 1988 album “Isn’t Anything,” all on vinyl. And “m b v” will join “Loveless” and “Isn’t Anything” on streaming services and online stores worldwide; the EPs won’t be digitally available in North America, as those rights are held by Warner.
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/MDonaldson/11257541","date_published":"2021-03-31T23:27:11+00:00","author":{"name":"Michael Donaldson","url":"https://8sided.blog","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2FMDonaldson%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"MDonaldson"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2021-03-31 23:27","date_timestamp":1617233231,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"11245970","content_html":"@docuguy – excellent post, and thanks for the kind shout out! fight the power! :-)
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/MDonaldson/11245970","date_published":"2021-03-29T21:03:49+00:00","author":{"name":"Michael Donaldson","url":"https://8sided.blog","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2FMDonaldson%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"MDonaldson"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2021-03-29 21:03","date_timestamp":1617051829,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"11203500","content_html":"@frostedechoes — It’s a pretty inspirational doc, tbh. I’m a sucker for true stories of creative people bootstrapping their own scenes. The Minutemen aren’t really a focus, they just turn out to be the heart of these events, inspiring the beginning and — due to sad events — the end. So, yeah, I recommend it. (full disclosure: the Minutemen seriously changed my life, so ymmv)
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/MDonaldson/11203500","date_published":"2021-03-21T22:45:22+00:00","author":{"name":"Michael Donaldson","url":"https://8sided.blog","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2FMDonaldson%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"MDonaldson"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2021-03-21 22:45","date_timestamp":1616366722,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"11187776","content_html":"@cdevroe – I haven’t tested the outdated plug-in yet. honestly, I may just post manually to both as I like to have an eye on how the posts look. I end up checking them anyway (and doing tweaks) despite automatic posting, try hard as I can to resist. so automated posting doesn’t actually end up saving me much time. ¯_(ツ)_/¯
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/MDonaldson/11187776","date_published":"2021-03-18T22:16:20+00:00","author":{"name":"Michael Donaldson","url":"https://8sided.blog","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2FMDonaldson%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"MDonaldson"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2021-03-18 22:16","date_timestamp":1616105780,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}}]}