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Philipp Hübl: Bullshit Resistenz

Philipp Hübl gives a solid introduction into critical thinking in his lecture series Bullshit Resistenz (german).

Hulder: Verses in Oath

Probably the best black metal record so far in 2024:
Hulder: Verses in Oath

Hulder Official Website

Jonathan Lemke: Preaching To The Converted

In an audio essay visual artist Jonathan Lemke talks about the industrial music scene and its fascination with crossing lines towards an aesthetic which can possibly be read as one of fascism.

Institut für Betrachtung:
Jonathan Lemke: Preaching To The Converted (german)

Artist Survival Simulator

The ARTIST SURVIVAL SIMULATOR by Gabriel Widing, Albin Werle and Leo Nordwall from 2014.

(input by deranderemicha)

Blut Aus Nord: Hallucinogen

Summer is gone. So here is a summer hit album:
Blut Aus Nord: Hallucinogen

Black Midi: Hellfire

Black Midi's new album Hellfire is worth a listen:
Black Midi: Hellfire

pass - the standard unix password manager

Dealing with passwords is not really pleasant and one must always find a fitting compromise between convenience and security. Another important matter is portability.
Sometimes I feel like some problems have already been solved a long time ago, so have a look at pass the standard unix password manager. Integrations exist for virtually every platform.

This post by Mathew Robinson is a great guide to using pass and keep passwords in sync.

Shabaka Hutchings

Shabaka Hutchings does many interesting things. Among others this album:

Shabaka and the Ancestors: Wisdom of Elders

Balenciaga Haute Couture Fall/Winter

The presentation of Demna Gvasalia's 51st Couture Collection:
Balenciaga Haute Couture Fall/Winter 2022-2023

(input by kristall)

Privacy Redirect

Since you often find links to YouTube videos here and everywhere else on the net, keep in mind that you do not have to watch them on YouTube. Fortunately there is a privacy frontend for this which is called Invidious.
No ads, no tracking, ...
The same thing exists for Twitter and is called nitter.

To make your life easier just install an extension for your browser to automatically forward links to these privacy focused alternatives. In case of Firefox one option would be Privacy Redirect by Simon Brazell.

For this plugin make sure to select a working Invidious instance in the settings. A list with their respective status can be found here.

Alles ist Eins. Ausser der 0.

A documentary about Wau Holland and the founding of Chaos Computer Club by Tanja Schwerdorf and Klaus Maeck.

Alles ist Eins. Ausser der 0.

Mercedes Jens

Mercedes Jens: Heimlich Bausparen

(input by merlin)

Yrsa Daley-Ward

Yrsa Daley-Ward is author of:

• On Snakes and Other Stories, 3:am Press, 2013
• Bone, CreateSpace Independent Publishing, 2014, Penguin (Particular Books)
• The Terrible, Penguin, 2018
• The How - Notes on the Great Work of Meeting Yourself, Penguin, 2021

Discussing her book The Terrible at Politics and Prose:
Yrsa Daley-Ward, "The Terrible"

In a conversation with Nikita Gill for The British Library:
Notes On The Great Work Of Meeting Yourself, with Yrsa Daley Ward

(input by deranderemicha)

Grace Hopper

Rear Admiral "Amazing" Grace Hopper (Ph.D) is one of the most important pioneers in computer science.

Her famous lecture at MIT Lincoln Laboratory on 25th of April 1985:
Grace Hopper Lecture

"The most important thing I've accomplished, other than building the compiler," she said, "is training young people. They come to me, you know, and say, 'Do you think we can do this?' I say, 'Try it.' And I back 'em up. They need that. I keep track of them as they get older and I stir 'em up at intervals so they don't forget to take chances."

-- from:
Gilbert, Lynn (December 10, 2012)
Particular Passions: Grace Murray Hopper. Women of Wisdom Series (1st ed.)
New York City: Lynn Gilbert Inc. ISBN 978-1-61979-403-0

Skepticism

Skepticism, a great early example of yet another fun genre: Funeral Doom Metal

Lead and Aether from 1997 should be a good starting point.

MAKITA

Queer death metal formation MAKITA just released a collectible tape edition of HELLOEARTH. It is limited to 50 copies so get one, if you want one.

Due to their background in performance and visual arts, MAKITA's music videos are rather unique. All available for your delightful disturbance on their vimeo channel.

Richard Dawson & Circle: Henki

Weird folk storyteller Richard Dawson teamed up with psychedelic progrock pranksters Circle to create Henki (which roughly means spirit in Finnish):

Richard Dawson & Circle

... and some videos:

Circle - Termostaatti
Richard Dawson - Jogging
Richard Dawson & Circle - Lily

(input by helge)

Baieidō : Kōbunboku

Kōbunboku by Baieidō.

Listening Poem

the faintest blue
new morning's light
ahead of the sun
lucid and clean

a wordless whisper
in cool air
written over open eyes
rests on the forehead

this day
breaks calmly
as open and wide
as it is
not to compare

100 Gecs

100 gecs @ Terminal 5 NYC, NY 12/9/21

100 Gecs Laura Les and Dylan Brady in a conversation with Noah Yoo and Cameron Franklin:
100 gecs NYU interview | Oct 23, 2020

(input by deranderemicha)

Aki Takahashi plays Triadic Memories by Morton Feldman

Aki Takahashi's brilliant interpretation of Morton Feldman's solo piano piece Triadic Memories from 1981.
The recording was released on ALM Records in 1989.

Aki Takahashi's website

Aki Takahashi: Triadic Memories by Morton Feldman