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Song of the Day - No 445
THE VAPORS - TURNING JAPANESE
Released in 1980 as part of the band's debut album "New Clear Days", "Turning Japanese" became an international hit. The song's catchy guitar riff and its quirky, somewhat ambiguous lyrics sparked various interpretations. It remains a classic of the new wave era.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IWWwM2wwMww
#SOTD #SongOfTheDay #music #TheVapors #newwave #postpunk #punkrock
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From the BBC ...
In November 1983, 6 armed men broke into the Brink’s-Mat security depot near London’s Heathrow Airport, and inadvertently stumbled across gold bullion worth £26m
The Gold tells the extraordinary story - get your first look at the new drama
https://www.spoilertv.com/2023/01/the-gold-first-look-promotional-photos.html
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🧐:
“The Dark Forest Hypothesis Is Absurd” [2024], Noah Smith (https://www.noahpinion.blog/p/the-dark-forest-hypothesis-is-absurd or https://archive.is/oEAs7).
On HN: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39109104
#DarkForestHypothesis #CixinLiu #ThreeBodyProblem #Space #SciFi #ScienceFiction #Fiction #Sociology #DarkForest #GameTheory
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🧐:
“The Dark Forest Hypothesis Is Absurd” [2024], Noah Smith (https://www.noahpinion.blog/p/the-dark-forest-hypothesis-is-absurd or https://archive.is/oEAs7).
On HN: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39109104
#DarkForestHypothesis #CixinLiu #ThreeBodyProblem #Space #SciFi #ScienceFiction #Fiction #Sociology #DarkForest #GameTheory
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🧐:
“The Dark Forest Hypothesis Is Absurd” [2024], Noah Smith (https://www.noahpinion.blog/p/the-dark-forest-hypothesis-is-absurd or https://archive.is/oEAs7).
On HN: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39109104
#DarkForestHypothesis #CixinLiu #ThreeBodyProblem #Space #SciFi #ScienceFiction #Fiction #Sociology #DarkForest #GameTheory
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🧐:
“The Dark Forest Hypothesis Is Absurd” [2024], Noah Smith (https://www.noahpinion.blog/p/the-dark-forest-hypothesis-is-absurd or https://archive.is/oEAs7).
On HN: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39109104
#DarkForestHypothesis #CixinLiu #ThreeBodyProblem #Space #SciFi #ScienceFiction #Fiction #Sociology #DarkForest #GameTheory
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🧐:
“The Dark Forest Hypothesis Is Absurd” [2024], Noah Smith (https://www.noahpinion.blog/p/the-dark-forest-hypothesis-is-absurd or https://archive.is/oEAs7).
On HN: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39109104
#DarkForestHypothesis #CixinLiu #ThreeBodyProblem #Space #SciFi #ScienceFiction #Fiction #Sociology #DarkForest #GameTheory
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Nytt Land – Aba Khan Review By Spicie ForrestI’d like to share my favorite fact about Nytt Land, the Siberian dark folk project from husband and wife, Anatoly and Natalia Pakhalenko.1 During my research for this review, I came across an old interview with Anatoly. He was discussing instrumental diversity on their then-upcoming release, ODAL. Of all the instruments Anatoly plays, the talharpa, an ancient Nordic bowed lyre, is his favorite. Do you know why it’s his favorite? BECAUSE HIS WIFE MADE IT FOR HIM. MADE IT. WITH HER OWN TWO HANDS.2 I can’t even imagine the incalculable value of such a gift. And I’m only half kidding when I say that fact alone makes Aba Khan—and anything else they release—worth a spin.
Nytt Land often releases albums strictly preserving the ancient traditions of their homeland, like 2025’s Songs of the Shaman, but Aba Khan follows a different path. Picking up the threads first woven on 2021’s Ritual and continued on 2023’s Torem, Aba Khan captures the energy of the shamanic rites of Nytt Land’s native Siberia. Nytt Land doesn’t perform any one specific rite on Aba Khan, but rather, Nytt Land channels their significance, their substance. As such, this isn’t a direct transcription or translation, but a respectful, contemporary interpretation that places listeners in the midst of ancestral proceedings. Produced with immersion in mind, the soundstage is dynamic and beautifully utilized. You can almost smell the clean air and feel the warmth of the bonfire as practitioners’ shifting vocals and well-placed instruments surround you, each given plenty of room to breathe and shine. To get the full effect, headphones are highly recommended here.
Production and mixing would mean little here, were it not for Nytt Land’s excellent performances. Natalia is the centerpiece, providing striking lead vocals and bringing to life the chanting, throat singing chorus of this ceremony (“Aba Khan,” “Taiga”). She and fellow drummer Aleksandr Rosliakov provide the raw, thunderous backbone for the album, stoking ritual fervor and reverence alike (“The Oath,” “Tygir Tayii (Heavenly Sacrifice)”).3 All other instruments are handled by Anatoly. Flutes, both bone and wood, alternate between heraldic (“Totem,” “Mansi”) and musical (“Taiga,” “Mansi”) duties, while strings—like the talharpa—guide Aba Khan through its eight movements. A high base quality means standout moments are few here, but the instrumental bridge of “Taiga,” which features mouth harp, flute, and talharpa all playing different melodies on top of a deep stringed foundation, is noteworthy, as is the absolutely massive, constant thrum of “Prayer.” It’s like listening to a god breathe.
According to the promo sheet, Aba Khan comprises a collection of shamanic vignettes, but it nevertheless possesses a loose narrative flow from one track to the next. This is largely driven by Natalia’s singing. Aba Khan is written entirely in indigenous Serbian languages and Old Norse, but Natalia defies the language barrier through measured swaying (“Taiga,” “Totem”), raw vulnerability (“The Oath,” “Prayer”) and ritualistic staccatos (“Tygir Tayii (Heavenly Sacrifice)”) to sketch the shape and purpose of each movement. I’m normally pretty unforgiving on intros, but “Aba Khan” serves more as an invocation or invitation before the ceremony begins in earnest with “Taiga.” Aside from mid-album snag “Uitag,” which dwells overlong in ambient repetition, Nytt Land moves with purpose through each movement. Aba Khan closes in a whirlwind, shifting from the tension of ceremonial action (“The Oath”) to that of anticipation (“Prayer”), before releasing it in spiraling celebration and catharsis (“Tygir Tayii”).
I don’t think anyone would argue the value of preservation efforts, but I might argue that Aba Khan does something even more important. Whether at a museum or on recordings like Songs of the Shaman, a clinical detachment separates us from feeling the gravity of these traditions as an insider would. Aba Khan annihilates that barrier. Using every tool at their disposal, Nytt Land communicates the emotions, atmosphere, and spirit of Siberia’s shamanic traditions through music, a universal language. This isn’t meant to be known in the mind. It’s meant to be felt in the heart. On Aba Khan, Nytt Land invites you to walk in their millennia-old shoes to a time and place where spirits rule, shamans protect the people, and old gods whisper.4
Rating: 3.5/5.0
#2026 #35 #AbaKhan #DarkFolk #Feb26 #Folk #NotMetal #NyttLand #ProphecyProductions #Review #Reviews #SiberianMusic
DR: 8 | Format Reviewed: 320 kbps mp3
Label: Prophecy Productions
Websites: Bandcamp | Facebook | Instagram
Releases Worldwide: February 20th, 2026 -
This is so cool ->
Nightdive Remaster FAQ · The Force Engine
#gaming #starwars #darkforces #theforceengine #nightdive #remaster
https://theforceengine.github.io/2023/08/22/Nightdive-Remaster-FAQ.html
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Since I've been sick for days, I decided to update ALL the concerts and activities on my website. It took all day! Have a look ... and if I forgot something or wrote something wrong, don't be sad, just tell me! I've only got my goofy pencil-scrawled calendars to go on .... and YES its D.I. fuckin' Y. ...
#improvisedmusic
#spiritualjazz
#darkfolk
#singersongwriter
#freejazz
#contemporarymusic
#experimentalmusic
#EAM
#artrock
#music
#hurrahhttps://sites.google.com/site/katthernandez/home/Performances-and-Activities
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"The Force Engine", das Projekt, das durch Reverse Engineering die Jedi Engine auf moderne Betriebssysteme portieren will, hat nun Version 1.0 erreicht. Damit lässt sich "Star Wars: Dark Forces" endlich auch außerhalb von DOSBox auf modernen PCs spielen, mit wahlweise höherer Auflösung, Mouselook uvm.! Zeit für meinen zweiten Versuch, das Spiel zu beenden! ;)
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Free download codes:
Dark Sinfonia - March Of The Fairies
"Dark Folk Music For The Darkest Of Folk!"
#horror #gothic #postpunk #avantgarde #darkfolk #spookfolk #macabre #folklore #darkfairytales #music
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Free download codes:
Dark Sinfonia - March Of The Fairies
"Dark Folk Music For The Darkest Of Folk!"
#horror #gothic #postpunk #avantgarde #darkfolk #spookfolk #macabre #folklore #darkfairytales #music
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Free download codes:
Dark Sinfonia - March Of The Fairies
"Dark Folk Music For The Darkest Of Folk!"
#horror #gothic #postpunk #avantgarde #darkfolk #spookfolk #macabre #folklore #darkfairytales #music
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Free download codes:
Dark Sinfonia - March Of The Fairies
"Dark Folk Music For The Darkest Of Folk!"
#horror #gothic #postpunk #avantgarde #darkfolk #spookfolk #macabre #folklore #darkfairytales #music
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::: The Force Engine 1.0
Game on Lucasarts' classics Star Wars: Dark Forces and Outlaws via modern tech more swiftly!
The next release will be 1.0 - with a COMPLETE support for Star Wars: Dark Forces in The Force Engine.
The developer made item check boxes so you can see the final updates towards 1.0.
Not many boxes left unchecked!
Check the current situation => https://theforceengine.github.io/2022/11/27/torwards-1.0.html
#TheForceEngine #Linux #DarkForces #Outlaws #LucasArts #iMuse #retro #gaming #ForceEngine #development #retrogaming
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::: The Force Engine
If you've never heard about "TFE" - it enables to game the Lucasarts' classics Star Wars: Dark Forces and Outlaws by modern means.
The version 0.9 already got out recently, the work continuing.
The next major release will indeed be 1.0 - with a COMPLETE support for Star Wars: Dark Forces in The Force Engine.
How about that. Good times for all kinds of Linux gaming!
https://theforceengine.github.io/2022/05/17/iMuseAndSoundRelease.html
#TheForceEngine #Linux #DarkForces #Outlaws #LucasArts #iMuse #retro #gaming
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👁 Some stories don’t need room to grow.
Flash Fiction Frenzy is open inside the Dark Forum. Submit a two-sentence horror piece there and it will be published in the next volume of Dark Descent: Whispers From Beyond. 🖤
📖 https://www.darkholmepublishing.uk/darkforum#thread/6a957daaa733aa059370fc56
#writingcommunity #readingcommunity #horrorcommunity #flashfiction #twosentencehorror
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👁 Some stories don’t need room to grow.
Flash Fiction Frenzy is open inside the Dark Forum. Submit a two-sentence horror piece there and it will be published in the next volume of Dark Descent: Whispers From Beyond. 🖤
📖 https://www.darkholmepublishing.uk/darkforum#thread/6a957daaa733aa059370fc56
#writingcommunity #readingcommunity #horrorcommunity #flashfiction #twosentencehorror
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👁 Some stories don’t need room to grow.
Flash Fiction Frenzy is open inside the Dark Forum. Submit a two-sentence horror piece there and it will be published in the next volume of Dark Descent: Whispers From Beyond. 🖤
📖 https://www.darkholmepublishing.uk/darkforum#thread/6a957daaa733aa059370fc56
#writingcommunity #readingcommunity #horrorcommunity #flashfiction #twosentencehorror
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::: THE FORCE ENGINE - easy install Flatpak up soon?
Play Lucasarts classics Star Wars: Dark Forces & Outlaws - now enhanced!
TFE is a reverse engineered rebuilt Jedi Engine for modern systems.
It is currently tasking to install & also @gamingonlinux noted this => https://github.com/luciusDXL/TheForceEngine/issues/231
A flatpak then? => https://github.com/luciusDXL/TheForceEngine/issues/268
#TheForceEngine #Linux #DarkForces #Outlaws #LucasArts #TFE #retro #gaming #Jedi #Engine #Flatpak #request #developer
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::: The Force Engine 1.08 - LINUX SUPPORT HAS ARRIVED :linux:
Retro Star Wars game fan?
Play classic Star Wars: Dark Forces via modern tech!
Currently, a build is needed from source. Don't worry - a simple way is coming. In the meantime:
1. install dependencies (Ubuntu):
sudo apt install build-essential cmake libglew-dev libsdl2-dev libglew-dev librtmidi-dev libdevil-dev librtaudio-dev)
2. Clone the repository / give the latter commands one by one:
git clone https://github.com/luciusDXL/TheForceEngine.git
cd TheForceEngine
mkdir build
cd build
cmake ..
make
=> https://github.com/luciusDXL/TheForceEngine/archive/refs/tags/v1.08.000.zip
#TheForceEngine #Linux #DarkForces #LucasArts #iMuse #retro #gaming #ForceEngine #StarWars #retrogaming #luciusDXL #GitHub
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The Force Engine: a reverse engineered, rebuilt Jedi Engine for modern systems.
TFE is currently for classic Lucasarts games such as Star Wars: Dark Forces and Outlaws.
Core Game Loop Release, version 0.7 is finally available; weapons, items, and AI has been integrated.
Dark Forces can be completed from beginning to end using The Force Engine!
==> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PmlIixrAa2o
#TFE #StarWars #DarkForces #Outlaws #Lucasarts #gaming #Linux #reverse #engineerig #TheForceEngine #modern #systems
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#Fedibrain question for people who use transfer hoists, or assist someone who does:
I'm looking into how transfer hoists should be mapped in OpenStreetMap, and I'd really like input from people with firsthand experience.
What information do you need to know beforehand to tell whether a hoist will work for you?
What differences between hoists can make one usable or unusable?
And what information would actually be useful to have on a map when planning a trip somewhere?
#Accessibility #Wheelchair #OSM #disability #disabled #FællesHjerne
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As if right on cue, this article pops up in Danish media, less than a week after I start looking into mapping accessible bathrooms with adult changing tables.
It also highlighted to me that that transfer hoists aren't really tagged in OSM yet, so I've started an RFC to get consensus on the best way to do that.
https://community.openstreetmap.org/t/rfc-tagging-proposal-for-transfer-hoists/146768
