Notices by Chris 💾✒🚀🍕🎮🔧📵💻 (suetanvil@mastodon.technology), page 10

@enkiv2

I got the iPhone version and have been using it as a calculator.

Actually, I’m kind of surprised there isn’t an equivalent in emacs. Org-mode and calc seem perfect for this sort of thing.

@staticsafe

Use of Weapons is good but has a pretty squicky ending. Excession is cool too. Actually, the whole Culture series is great.

@staticsafe

Have you read any Iain M. Banks?

@enkiv2

Have you played around with calca.io? That’s what the start of this reminded me of.

It’s a Markdown editor that will evaluate expressions which themselves are an ML-like language.

@Robby @breakfastgolem

Shirley you’re exaggerating.

@ink_slinger @varx

There are very few binaries in nature and fewer still in biology or psychology, so it's pretty unlikely for there to be such a thing as a gender binary at all.

I tend to think of it as a one-dimensional spectrum because I find it to be a useful simplification. That being said, some kind of vector model is probably more precise.

@ceejbot

Or, as James Mikens put it:

"The Peter Thiel Encourages You To Drop Out Of College Start-Up Fellowship Because Education Is Overrated And If Your Start-Up Fails, Don't Worry Because Peter Thiel Is Still Rich So The Story Has A Happy Ending. Fellowship."

"Emasculine" starts out reminding me of an early Tears For Fears, then grows more lush and modern without losing any of the original appeal. This track is total Gen X bait.

"Genie Mac" I actually listened to twice consecutively. It's catchy af, a little bit funky, and solid songwriting. I'll listen to this one a few more times today.

"Natalie" is another piece of fantastic songwriting. Vocal harmony interplay is top notch. Graham Nash and Stephen Stills front Justice.

"Too Good To Be True" starts as a track that could be the basis of a solid comeback film for a few members of the Breakfast Club. The last two minutes turn it into so much more. Prince would give this a smile and a nod.

"Hypocrisy" leads with a strong instrumental theme. I could see working this into a club set, if I still did things like go to clubs or put together club sets. This is definitely a jam, and a heavyweight at almost ten minutes.

Together, this EP makes this reviewer wonder what Envelope Generator could do with a two-disc concept album format. The skill is very clearly there.

Overall, if you aren't paying attention to the amazing things @envgen has been putting out, you're missing out on hearing some of the best third millennium new wave around, in the opinion of this dog on the internet. Well worth your listening time.

Rated 5 out of 5 blobpats and a Donald Fagen for extra credit.

:blobpats: :blobpats: :blobpats: :blobpats: :blobpats: :df:

@enkiv2 @deshipu

I have this idea for an 80s period spy movie in the back of my mind.

The villain is a lone nut with an uncanny understanding of the US missile defense system who's trying to trigger a nuclear war with the USSR. At one point, he reveals that he's doing this to try to stop global warming, which he says will eventually end life on Earth.

Of course, the hero(s) stop(s) him in the nick of time.

And going through his effects, they find a weathered, duct-taped iPad.

@enkiv2 @deshipu

Maybe?

I mean, priorities tend to be:

1. Weapons (e.g. missiles, bases, etc.)
2. Weapons' support systems (e.g. landing strips, docks, repair facilities).
3. Weapons' manufacturing capabilities (industry, infrastructure; the stuff that makes greenhouse gasses).

But everyone knows that most of the nukes will be vapour 30 minutes into the war one way or another so they're going to preemptively work their way down the list anyway. So that's going to kill a lot of carbon sources.

@enkiv2 @deshipu

On the other hand, it would dramatically reduce carbon emissions. So there's that.

@walruslifestyle

“As Internet access is integrated with TV, it is important for designers to realize the TV audience's expectation of being entertained. Static information presentations will not fill the bill.”

(From the WebTV design guide:

http://webreference.com/dev/webtv/primary.html)