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  1. CW: SOMA, small vent about presence of mind during thought-provoking video games and failing to portray them with the respect they deserve.

    Man, this is the second time I've watched a playthrough or analysis of a game we've played on stream where I've come away from my own playthrough feeling like I somehow missed important messages.

    Granted, you can chalk it up to the split attention that comes with streaming, but when I had this happen after playing #Mouthwashing it was the first time I ever experienced anything around that game, of course it's going to be hard to absorb/digest the themes/messages of that game when you have a divided attention.

    However, when I played #SOMA back in 2022 I had already watched Markiplier's LP before I had decided to revisit the game for myself. I knew there was a philospohical & existential thread woven throughout the game, and while that entire discussion is still very much accurate to my playthrough, one thing I feel I completely missed the mark on is the antagonistic nature that Catherine presents as and how she treats her research and the people of Pathos-II.

    There's a non-zero part of me that almost feels like my take on my experience in SOMA is not how I would prefer to present the game, although the rest of me still wants it to exist, even if I may not be happy with it personally.

    If you're interested in a playthrough that handles it more as a game with some light philosophical discussions & posits, feel free to check out my playthrough on either of my channels. However, if you're interested in a much more meaningful, philosophical discussion on the nature of consciousness, sense of self, and the value of humanitarianism in scientific endeavors such as this, I suggest giving the playthrough from Dr. Mick a watch. He is able to so eloquently explain what I failed to portray with so much more tact & respect, it's hardly a comparison.

    youtube.com/playlist?list=PLPv

    #Gaming #PsychologicalHorror #Horror #SelfReflection #Regret

  2. CW: SOMA, small vent about presence of mind during thought-provoking video games and failing to portray them with the respect they deserve.

    Man, this is the second time I've watched a playthrough or analysis of a game we've played on stream where I've come away from my own playthrough feeling like I somehow missed important messages.

    Granted, you can chalk it up to the split attention that comes with streaming, but when I had this happen after playing #Mouthwashing it was the first time I ever experienced anything around that game, of course it's going to be hard to absorb/digest the themes/messages of that game when you have a divided attention.

    However, when I played #SOMA back in 2022 I had already watched Markiplier's LP before I had decided to revisit the game for myself. I knew there was a philospohical & existential thread woven throughout the game, and while that entire discussion is still very much accurate to my playthrough, one thing I feel I completely missed the mark on is the antagonistic nature that Catherine presents as and how she treats her research and the people of Pathos-II.

    There's a non-zero part of me that almost feels like my take on my experience in SOMA is not how I would prefer to present the game, although the rest of me still wants it to exist, even if I may not be happy with it personally.

    If you're interested in a playthrough that handles it more as a game with some light philosophical discussions & posits, feel free to check out my playthrough on either of my channels. However, if you're interested in a much more meaningful, philosophical discussion on the nature of consciousness, sense of self, and the value of humanitarianism in scientific endeavors such as this, I suggest giving the playthrough from Dr. Mick a watch. He is able to so eloquently explain what I failed to portray with so much more tact & respect, it's hardly a comparison.

    youtube.com/playlist?list=PLPv

    #Gaming #PsychologicalHorror #Horror #SelfReflection #Regret

  3. CW: SOMA, small vent about presence of mind during thought-provoking video games and failing to portray them with the respect they deserve.

    Man, this is the second time I've watched a playthrough or analysis of a game we've played on stream where I've come away from my own playthrough feeling like I somehow missed important messages.

    Granted, you can chalk it up to the split attention that comes with streaming, but when I had this happen after playing #Mouthwashing it was the first time I ever experienced anything around that game, of course it's going to be hard to absorb/digest the themes/messages of that game when you have a divided attention.

    However, when I played #SOMA back in 2022 I had already watched Markiplier's LP before I had decided to revisit the game for myself. I knew there was a philospohical & existential thread woven throughout the game, and while that entire discussion is still very much accurate to my playthrough, one thing I feel I completely missed the mark on is the antagonistic nature that Catherine presents as and how she treats her research and the people of Pathos-II.

    There's a non-zero part of me that almost feels like my take on my experience in SOMA is not how I would prefer to present the game, although the rest of me still wants it to exist, even if I may not be happy with it personally.

    If you're interested in a playthrough that handles it more as a game with some light philosophical discussions & posits, feel free to check out my playthrough on either of my channels. However, if you're interested in a much more meaningful, philosophical discussion on the nature of consciousness, sense of self, and the value of humanitarianism in scientific endeavors such as this, I suggest giving the playthrough from Dr. Mick a watch. He is able to so eloquently explain what I failed to portray with so much more tact & respect, it's hardly a comparison.

    youtube.com/playlist?list=PLPv

    #Gaming #PsychologicalHorror #Horror #SelfReflection #Regret

  4. CW: SOMA, small vent about presence of mind during thought-provoking video games and failing to portray them with the respect they deserve.

    Man, this is the second time I've watched a playthrough or analysis of a game we've played on stream where I've come away from my own playthrough feeling like I somehow missed important messages.

    Granted, you can chalk it up to the split attention that comes with streaming, but when I had this happen after playing #Mouthwashing it was the first time I ever experienced anything around that game, of course it's going to be hard to absorb/digest the themes/messages of that game when you have a divided attention.

    However, when I played #SOMA back in 2022 I had already watched Markiplier's LP before I had decided to revisit the game for myself. I knew there was a philospohical & existential thread woven throughout the game, and while that entire discussion is still very much accurate to my playthrough, one thing I feel I completely missed the mark on is the antagonistic nature that Catherine presents as and how she treats her research and the people of Pathos-II.

    There's a non-zero part of me that almost feels like my take on my experience in SOMA is not how I would prefer to present the game, although the rest of me still wants it to exist, even if I may not be happy with it personally.

    If you're interested in a playthrough that handles it more as a game with some light philosophical discussions & posits, feel free to check out my playthrough on either of my channels. However, if you're interested in a much more meaningful, philosophical discussion on the nature of consciousness, sense of self, and the value of humanitarianism in scientific endeavors such as this, I suggest giving the playthrough from Dr. Mick a watch. He is able to so eloquently explain what I failed to portray with so much more tact & respect, it's hardly a comparison.

    youtube.com/playlist?list=PLPv

    #Gaming #PsychologicalHorror #Horror #SelfReflection #Regret

  5. CW: SOMA, small vent about presence of mind during thought-provoking video games and failing to portray them with the respect they deserve.

    Man, this is the second time I've watched a playthrough or analysis of a game we've played on stream where I've come away from my own playthrough feeling like I somehow missed important messages.

    Granted, you can chalk it up to the split attention that comes with streaming, but when I had this happen after playing #Mouthwashing it was the first time I ever experienced anything around that game, of course it's going to be hard to absorb/digest the themes/messages of that game when you have a divided attention.

    However, when I played #SOMA back in 2022 I had already watched Markiplier's LP before I had decided to revisit the game for myself. I knew there was a philospohical & existential thread woven throughout the game, and while that entire discussion is still very much accurate to my playthrough, one thing I feel I completely missed the mark on is the antagonistic nature that Catherine presents as and how she treats her research and the people of Pathos-II.

    There's a non-zero part of me that almost feels like my take on my experience in SOMA is not how I would prefer to present the game, although the rest of me still wants it to exist, even if I may not be happy with it personally.

    If you're interested in a playthrough that handles it more as a game with some light philosophical discussions & posits, feel free to check out my playthrough on either of my channels. However, if you're interested in a much more meaningful, philosophical discussion on the nature of consciousness, sense of self, and the value of humanitarianism in scientific endeavors such as this, I suggest giving the playthrough from Dr. Mick a watch. He is able to so eloquently explain what I failed to portray with so much more tact & respect, it's hardly a comparison.

    youtube.com/playlist?list=PLPv

    #Gaming #PsychologicalHorror #Horror #SelfReflection #Regret

  6. Man it's wild that we're already done with SOMA. I know it's not necessarily a long game, I just feel it's can't have already been almost a month since we posted the first bonus Saturday VOD on it. Time moves too quickly, y'all.

    Anyways, we start off today's VOD finishing off the game, but since we were left with some time we picked back up a still new-to-me-at-the-time mod called Hideous Destructor. This was still back before I had my own reskin, HUD mod, any of it. And I picked a mapset that I was definitely not prepared for...

    SOMA, though, man I don't think I'm ever going to forget this game. Legitimately I still think of the themes and questions presented in this game to this day. It's mostly earlier portions, but every once in a while I'll come back to the ending scene here. Hopefully my playthrough was enjoyable and thought provoking for you, and thank you all for coming along on this journey.

    youtu.be/TjExg-1zq0o

    #Gaming #VideoGames #Streaming #LetsPlay #LiveStream #Twitch #TwitchStreamer #SmallStreamer #SOMA #Doom #HideousDestructor

  7. Man it's wild that we're already done with SOMA. I know it's not necessarily a long game, I just feel it's can't have already been almost a month since we posted the first bonus Saturday VOD on it. Time moves too quickly, y'all.

    Anyways, we start off today's VOD finishing off the game, but since we were left with some time we picked back up a still new-to-me-at-the-time mod called Hideous Destructor. This was still back before I had my own reskin, HUD mod, any of it. And I picked a mapset that I was definitely not prepared for...

    SOMA, though, man I don't think I'm ever going to forget this game. Legitimately I still think of the themes and questions presented in this game to this day. It's mostly earlier portions, but every once in a while I'll come back to the ending scene here. Hopefully my playthrough was enjoyable and thought provoking for you, and thank you all for coming along on this journey.

    youtu.be/TjExg-1zq0o

    #Gaming #VideoGames #Streaming #LetsPlay #LiveStream #Twitch #TwitchStreamer #SmallStreamer #SOMA #Doom #HideousDestructor

  8. Man it's wild that we're already done with SOMA. I know it's not necessarily a long game, I just feel it's can't have already been almost a month since we posted the first bonus Saturday VOD on it. Time moves too quickly, y'all.

    Anyways, we start off today's VOD finishing off the game, but since we were left with some time we picked back up a still new-to-me-at-the-time mod called Hideous Destructor. This was still back before I had my own reskin, HUD mod, any of it. And I picked a mapset that I was definitely not prepared for...

    SOMA, though, man I don't think I'm ever going to forget this game. Legitimately I still think of the themes and questions presented in this game to this day. It's mostly earlier portions, but every once in a while I'll come back to the ending scene here. Hopefully my playthrough was enjoyable and thought provoking for you, and thank you all for coming along on this journey.

    youtu.be/TjExg-1zq0o

    #Gaming #VideoGames #Streaming #LetsPlay #LiveStream #Twitch #TwitchStreamer #SmallStreamer #SOMA #Doom #HideousDestructor

  9. Man it's wild that we're already done with SOMA. I know it's not necessarily a long game, I just feel it's can't have already been almost a month since we posted the first bonus Saturday VOD on it. Time moves too quickly, y'all.

    Anyways, we start off today's VOD finishing off the game, but since we were left with some time we picked back up a still new-to-me-at-the-time mod called Hideous Destructor. This was still back before I had my own reskin, HUD mod, any of it. And I picked a mapset that I was definitely not prepared for...

    SOMA, though, man I don't think I'm ever going to forget this game. Legitimately I still think of the themes and questions presented in this game to this day. It's mostly earlier portions, but every once in a while I'll come back to the ending scene here. Hopefully my playthrough was enjoyable and thought provoking for you, and thank you all for coming along on this journey.

    youtu.be/TjExg-1zq0o

    #Gaming #VideoGames #Streaming #LetsPlay #LiveStream #Twitch #TwitchStreamer #SmallStreamer #SOMA #Doom #HideousDestructor

  10. Man it's wild that we're already done with SOMA. I know it's not necessarily a long game, I just feel it's can't have already been almost a month since we posted the first bonus Saturday VOD on it. Time moves too quickly, y'all.

    Anyways, we start off today's VOD finishing off the game, but since we were left with some time we picked back up a still new-to-me-at-the-time mod called Hideous Destructor. This was still back before I had my own reskin, HUD mod, any of it. And I picked a mapset that I was definitely not prepared for...

    SOMA, though, man I don't think I'm ever going to forget this game. Legitimately I still think of the themes and questions presented in this game to this day. It's mostly earlier portions, but every once in a while I'll come back to the ending scene here. Hopefully my playthrough was enjoyable and thought provoking for you, and thank you all for coming along on this journey.

    youtu.be/TjExg-1zq0o

    #Gaming #VideoGames #Streaming #LetsPlay #LiveStream #Twitch #TwitchStreamer #SmallStreamer #SOMA #Doom #HideousDestructor

  11. Fallout x SOMA, we have Nick Valentine & who knows how many other brain scans the Institute has.

    Could the Institute even create something like the Warden Unit (WAU) or structure gel?

    If Bethesda ever fixes what they did to FO4's to mods, we could get FO4 SOMA mods.

    #Fallout #Fallout4 #MODs #SOMA

  12. Im loving this meme inspired resurgence of #lowfi #ambient #beats .. for whatever reason.

    We DID have this back in the day, it was called #MonkeyRadio:
    web.archive.org/web/2005020402
    One guy, his music collection and a cgi driven .m3u playlist.

    People have re-recreated the original playlists: facebook.com/share/p/17ZyF1nVf

    And #Soma.fm was there in the early days too: somafm.loudfusion.com

    This was the music a lot of the 1st .com boom as made to.

  13. The marketplace has spoken. Jew museums need to be about dead murdered Jews or bust.

    Can't plan a trip to CJM to atone for that fucked up thing you said in an interview amirite?

    "The #Contemporary #Jewish #Museum is getting ready to part ways with its distinctive #SoMa home, putting the downtown #SanFrancisco building on the market and jolting the #YerbaBuena #arts district in the process.

    The #DanielLibeskind designed, 63,000 square foot museum has been closed to the public for 15 months as the nonprofit struggles with multi million dollar deficits and staff reductions.

    In a press release, museum leaders said they plan to "identify a buyer complementary to the Yerba Buena neighborhood cultural district" and noted they are "engaged in curatorial planning," which includes hiring for a curatorial role and collaborating on exhibitions and programming, according to KQED. What they did not provide was a reopening date or details on any future brick-and-mortar site."

    hoodline.com/2026/03/soma-shoc

  14. The marketplace has spoken. Jew museums need to be about dead murdered Jews or bust.

    Can't plan a trip to CJM to atone for that fucked up thing you said in an interview amirite?

    "The #Contemporary #Jewish #Museum is getting ready to part ways with its distinctive #SoMa home, putting the downtown #SanFrancisco building on the market and jolting the #YerbaBuena #arts district in the process.

    The #DanielLibeskind designed, 63,000 square foot museum has been closed to the public for 15 months as the nonprofit struggles with multi million dollar deficits and staff reductions.

    In a press release, museum leaders said they plan to "identify a buyer complementary to the Yerba Buena neighborhood cultural district" and noted they are "engaged in curatorial planning," which includes hiring for a curatorial role and collaborating on exhibitions and programming, according to KQED. What they did not provide was a reopening date or details on any future brick-and-mortar site."

    hoodline.com/2026/03/soma-shoc

  15. The marketplace has spoken. Jew museums need to be about dead murdered Jews or bust.

    Can't plan a trip to CJM to atone for that fucked up thing you said in an interview amirite?

    "The #Contemporary #Jewish #Museum is getting ready to part ways with its distinctive #SoMa home, putting the downtown #SanFrancisco building on the market and jolting the #YerbaBuena #arts district in the process.

    The #DanielLibeskind designed, 63,000 square foot museum has been closed to the public for 15 months as the nonprofit struggles with multi million dollar deficits and staff reductions.

    In a press release, museum leaders said they plan to "identify a buyer complementary to the Yerba Buena neighborhood cultural district" and noted they are "engaged in curatorial planning," which includes hiring for a curatorial role and collaborating on exhibitions and programming, according to KQED. What they did not provide was a reopening date or details on any future brick-and-mortar site."

    hoodline.com/2026/03/soma-shoc

  16. The marketplace has spoken. Jew museums need to be about dead murdered Jews or bust.

    Can't plan a trip to CJM to atone for that fucked up thing you said in an interview amirite?

    "The #Contemporary #Jewish #Museum is getting ready to part ways with its distinctive #SoMa home, putting the downtown #SanFrancisco building on the market and jolting the #YerbaBuena #arts district in the process.

    The #DanielLibeskind designed, 63,000 square foot museum has been closed to the public for 15 months as the nonprofit struggles with multi million dollar deficits and staff reductions.

    In a press release, museum leaders said they plan to "identify a buyer complementary to the Yerba Buena neighborhood cultural district" and noted they are "engaged in curatorial planning," which includes hiring for a curatorial role and collaborating on exhibitions and programming, according to KQED. What they did not provide was a reopening date or details on any future brick-and-mortar site."

    hoodline.com/2026/03/soma-shoc

  17. The marketplace has spoken. Jew museums need to be about dead murdered Jews or bust.

    Can't plan a trip to CJM to atone for that fucked up thing you said in an interview amirite?

    "The #Contemporary #Jewish #Museum is getting ready to part ways with its distinctive #SoMa home, putting the downtown #SanFrancisco building on the market and jolting the #YerbaBuena #arts district in the process.

    The #DanielLibeskind designed, 63,000 square foot museum has been closed to the public for 15 months as the nonprofit struggles with multi million dollar deficits and staff reductions.

    In a press release, museum leaders said they plan to "identify a buyer complementary to the Yerba Buena neighborhood cultural district" and noted they are "engaged in curatorial planning," which includes hiring for a curatorial role and collaborating on exhibitions and programming, according to KQED. What they did not provide was a reopening date or details on any future brick-and-mortar site."

    hoodline.com/2026/03/soma-shoc

  18. I'll get a direct link up soon, but until then...

    EDIT: Direct Link

    We are live! Come look at the new toys!

    youtube.com/live/i2u4QiCQbZ8?f

    Give me a follow/turn on notifications and catch today's stream (12:30 PST today, Wednesday Jan 28), where I will be showing off some new toys; specifically a Circuit Mono Station and Cosmos looper.

    #LiveStream #Gear #Soma #SomaCosmos #YouTube

  19. Hi all - just a gentle reminder that I have a new track out called "No Way Out".

    Recorded in two parallel tracks each live. One is from the #Soma Enner. The second is my voice manipulated using the #chasebliss Mood pedal.

    It's available on #bandcamp #mirlo #bandwagonfm and #jamcoop for purchase.

    It's also on #Soundcloud

    Links: samantha-j-smith.kit.com/landi

    If you are signed up for my newsletter you have a 50% voucher meaning the track is under 1 Euro/dollar.

    Do drop by and take a listen and please remember to support musicians by purchasing music rather than streaming

    @ExperimentalMusic
    @electronicmusic
    @improvisedmusic
    #electronic_music #experimental_music #experimentalmusic

  20. Hi all - just a gentle reminder that I have a new track out called "No Way Out".

    Recorded in two parallel tracks each live. One is from the #Soma Enner. The second is my voice manipulated using the #chasebliss Mood pedal.

    It's available on #bandcamp #mirlo #bandwagonfm and #jamcoop for purchase.

    It's also on #Soundcloud

    Links: samantha-j-smith.kit.com/landi

    If you are signed up for my newsletter you have a 50% voucher meaning the track is under 1 Euro/dollar.

    Do drop by and take a listen and please remember to support musicians by purchasing music rather than streaming

    @ExperimentalMusic
    @electronicmusic
    @improvisedmusic
    #electronic_music #experimental_music #experimentalmusic

  21. Hi all - just a gentle reminder that I have a new track out called "No Way Out".

    Recorded in two parallel tracks each live. One is from the #Soma Enner. The second is my voice manipulated using the #chasebliss Mood pedal.

    It's available on #bandcamp #mirlo #bandwagonfm and #jamcoop for purchase.

    It's also on #Soundcloud

    Links: samantha-j-smith.kit.com/landi

    If you are signed up for my newsletter you have a 50% voucher meaning the track is under 1 Euro/dollar.

    Do drop by and take a listen and please remember to support musicians by purchasing music rather than streaming

    @ExperimentalMusic
    @electronicmusic
    @improvisedmusic
    #electronic_music #experimental_music #experimentalmusic

  22. Hi all - just a gentle reminder that I have a new track out called "No Way Out".

    Recorded in two parallel tracks each live. One is from the #Soma Enner. The second is my voice manipulated using the #chasebliss Mood pedal.

    It's available on #bandcamp #mirlo #bandwagonfm and #jamcoop for purchase.

    It's also on #Soundcloud

    Links: samantha-j-smith.kit.com/landi

    If you are signed up for my newsletter you have a 50% voucher meaning the track is under 1 Euro/dollar.

    Do drop by and take a listen and please remember to support musicians by purchasing music rather than streaming

    @ExperimentalMusic
    @electronicmusic
    @improvisedmusic
    #electronic_music #experimental_music #experimentalmusic

  23. Hi all - just a gentle reminder that I have a new track out called "No Way Out".

    Recorded in two parallel tracks each live. One is from the #Soma Enner. The second is my voice manipulated using the #chasebliss Mood pedal.

    It's available on #bandcamp #mirlo #bandwagonfm and #jamcoop for purchase.

    It's also on #Soundcloud

    Links: samantha-j-smith.kit.com/landi

    If you are signed up for my newsletter you have a 50% voucher meaning the track is under 1 Euro/dollar.

    Do drop by and take a listen and please remember to support musicians by purchasing music rather than streaming

    @ExperimentalMusic
    @electronicmusic
    @improvisedmusic
    #electronic_music #experimental_music #experimentalmusic

  24. I published a new post, this time trying to make the most of the little RAM I had to create a #TileDB #soma - a #singlecell format and database - but for the complete #LINCS 2020 dataset. A measly 140GB+ of data.

    I didn't want to re-invent the wheel, so ended converting between multiple file formats to avoid as many in-memory operations as possible.

    amjdomingues.com/posts/2025-11

    There are probably less evolved ways of doing this, but this is the one my technical skills allowed:)

    #RStats

  25. SOMA hiçbir beklentim olmadan oynayıp beni şaşırtan bir oyundu

    "İnsan nedir?" sorusu bir zamanlar çok fazla ilgimi çekiyordu.

    O kadar ki hâlâ bütün sosyal medya hesaplarımda profilimi tanımlayan cümlelere bakmanız yeter!

    Karbon madde temelli erkek kalıbındaki vücut ülkesinde ruhu ve nefsi; İnsan-ı Kamil (Adam Kadmon, Cheun-jen, Purusha) ile Hayvan-İnsan arasında iç savaş halinde bir İnsan.

    #ONTOS #SOMA'nın devamı gibi görünüyor!
    _______
    • ONTOS – Reveal Trailer: youtube.com/watch?v=ll4ZPxUzPhc

  26. There's been an exhiibit of ol' 90's era newsprint rags, art and nightclub ephemera of many curated cassette and CD compilations and other things I was involved in back in the last centery at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in #SOMA.

    Tonight's closing celebration offers rare chance to see an #OvarianTrolley reunion tonight in #SanFrancisco at #YerbaBuena too... A 90's era trio who saw playing all the underground spots from here on up to Seattle back in their prime, here's video of the last time I saw them play at the link ... it was a closing party of another great lost SF warehouse space.

    lilmike.me/ovarian-trolley-clo

  27. There's been an exhiibit of ol' 90's era newsprint rags, art and nightclub ephemera of many curated cassette and CD compilations and other things I was involved in back in the last centery at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in #SOMA.

    Tonight's closing celebration offers rare chance to see an #OvarianTrolley reunion tonight in #SanFrancisco at #YerbaBuena too... A 90's era trio who saw playing all the underground spots from here on up to Seattle back in their prime, here's video of the last time I saw them play at the link ... it was a closing party of another great lost SF warehouse space.

    lilmike.me/ovarian-trolley-clo