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simsa03 (simsa03@gnusocial.jp)'s status on Wednesday, 09-Sep-2026 00:46:14 JST simsa03

"... this miserable humbug of a world"

—Nathaniel Hawthorne

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simsa03 (simsa03@gnusocial.jp)'s status on Tuesday, 08-Sep-2026 14:42:53 JST simsa03

Everyone who votes "protest" or to stick "it" to "them" isn't acting like an adult and responsible citizen in consideration of his community and the society at large, but as a spoilt brat insisting to be cuddled by the government and screeching when that doesn't happen in the way it expects. The crisis of polity and political self-government is a crisis of adults acting like children. No politician or party should cater to that attitude but continue to provide their proposals for the electorate to decide upon. Just saying.

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simsa03 (simsa03@gnusocial.jp)'s status on Tuesday, 08-Sep-2026 11:38:00 JST simsa03
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♪ Frazey Ford, "Runnin'" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5wVDjtfIQy4&t=11s

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1. Frazey Ford - Runnin' - Secret Sessions Live
  
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  Frazey Ford plays Runnin' for Secret Sessions Live at The Hospital Club.For more music head to Secret Sessions.DISCOVER more music at http://www.secretsessi...
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simsa03 (simsa03@gnusocial.jp)'s status on Tuesday, 08-Sep-2026 06:43:22 JST simsa03

Voting for extremist right-wing parties to stick it to "them". There is no message in it, no grievances addressed by it, no civic responsibility and respect conveyed with it. Just a gleefully carried out moral collapse for nothing else than petty and malevolent reasons. ARRGGHH!

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simsa03 (simsa03@gnusocial.jp)'s status on Monday, 07-Sep-2026 08:18:37 JST simsa03
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- Niedliche Nacktschnecke
I only use trackball and buttons when other usb devices don't respond. To me, the ball has too much clearance and the buttons feel slow and unresponsive. But the keys are great as they are not too high, smoothly to press, and spot on in contact. Quick typing is fast and effortless. I wrote all my longer texts with it. The only negative trait with the key is is that their inscriptions wear off after a while and you need to write more or less blindly.

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simsa03 (simsa03@gnusocial.jp)'s status on Monday, 07-Sep-2026 03:57:13 JST simsa03
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- Charlie Stross
When not hand-writing I use a Cherry keyboard ML 4400 USB. https://gnusocial.jp/attachment/fbcbf995861b616365d3fc7379f7e16dd32a4a01671c07df189e2e8ad1f83403/view
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simsa03 (simsa03@gnusocial.jp)'s status on Monday, 07-Sep-2026 01:18:05 JST simsa03

I come to adore Caity Weaver. Her texts are so well crafted, her style is so good. Take, e.g., her "I Found It: The Best Free Restaurant Bread in America" (The Atlantic May 2026) https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/2026/05/best-free-restaurant-bread-america/686582/or "Cheap Thrills" (The Atlantic July 2026). https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/2026/07/secondhand-shopping-garage-sales/687307/ Yummy! . https://gnusocial.jp/attachment/10d14b7c8dd522652bebefafc4cd232bdfaa9388bbe66472907147a0aec8e664/view
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simsa03 (simsa03@gnusocial.jp)'s status on Saturday, 05-Sep-2026 22:36:06 JST simsa03

Agence France-Presse, "New Zealand drugs regulator approves use of MDMA to treat severe PTSD" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/sep/04/new-zealand-approves-mdma-to-treat-severe-ptsd
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  New Zealand drugs regulator approves use of MDMA to treat severe PTSD
  
  from Agence France-Presse
  
  New Zealand decision follows Australian approval in 2023 of psychedelics to treat PTSD and treatment-resistant depression
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simsa03 (simsa03@gnusocial.jp)'s status on Saturday, 05-Sep-2026 09:02:32 JST simsa03
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♪ Stephanie Chou, "Dragon" (erhu: Andy Lin; violin: Keiko Tokunaga; viola: Andrew Gonzalez; violoncello: Hikaru Tamaki) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=79CmHnirf1U

This piece dances!

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1. Stephanie Chou: Dragon
  
  from INTERWOVEN
  
  DragonComposed by Stephanie ChouPerformed by INTERWOVENAndy Lin – erhuKeiko Tokunaga – violin Andrew Gonzalez – viola Hikaru Tamaki - celloAudio Recording Pr...
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simsa03 (simsa03@gnusocial.jp)'s status on Saturday, 05-Sep-2026 08:56:47 JST simsa03
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♪ Daron Hagen, "Genji" (koto: Yoko Reikano Kimura; violin: Keiko Tokunaga; violin: Sean Wang; viola: Andy Lin; violoncello: Hikaru Tamaki) https://youtube.com/watch?v=r15oDEBFH4c

That a floating sound can at the same time be so rhythmical and steering. There is an echo of Ravel too.

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1. Daron Hagen: Koto Concerto "Genji"
  
  from INTERWOVEN
  
  I. Cicada Shell II. Falling Flowers (5:55)III. Maiden on the Bridge (10:35)IV. Floating Bridge of Dreams (15:19)V. Vanished in the Clouds (20:24)Performance ...
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simsa03 (simsa03@gnusocial.jp)'s status on Thursday, 03-Sep-2026 20:39:30 JST simsa03
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And now Gloria Steinem has passed away too. https://www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/gloria-steinem
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  Gloria Steinem
  
  Trailblazing feminist Gloria Steinem is an acclaimed journalist and one of the most visible, passionate leaders and spokeswomen of the women’s rights movement. Discover more at womenshistory.org.
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simsa03 (simsa03@gnusocial.jp)'s status on Thursday, 03-Sep-2026 11:35:00 JST simsa03
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- es0mhi
@es0mhi "civility and refinement" that is.

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simsa03 (simsa03@gnusocial.jp)'s status on Thursday, 03-Sep-2026 10:56:38 JST simsa03
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- es0mhi
"And it also keeps forcing me to go back and reread things and rethink them - and that’s exactly why we do what we do."

Which is what I have with a few people, you included, in the Fediverse and on other platforms. Still that's not an excuse for my often coarse tone and combative style. So let me take this opportunity and apologies for all the rough I've put you through in the past months. I'm sorry that I often have been too aggressive to you -- esp. on the one topic we both happen to represent the opposite sides. I wonder what would happen were we to meet over coffee (or beer) in some café (or pub) in Estonia... would we still be that way? Anyway, thank you for the civility you bring to this place here.

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simsa03 (simsa03@gnusocial.jp)'s status on Thursday, 03-Sep-2026 10:16:51 JST simsa03
- es0mhi
I only now read the to-and-fro you had with W6KME and found my last reply not fitting there. So I re-send it in an individual post to you:

One of the reasons I like your posts is precisely your insistence on well-written phrases and sentences, the self-imposed obligation to discuss things at their level of complexity and not to cater to an audience's desire for a quick mental sugar rush. We often disagree, and we did so especially in the past months, even years, but I find your style of writing and reasoning not just refreshing, in its rareness on social media it always provides an air of coming home. At least to me. Thank you for this.

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simsa03 (simsa03@gnusocial.jp)'s status on Thursday, 03-Sep-2026 09:53:05 JST simsa03

So am I right that in the course of two weeks we lost Yayoi Kusama, Dolly Parton, Tim Curry, Wendell Berry, Cassandra Wilson?

And, after checking the Guardian Obituaries, Anthony Kenny has passed away on August 3rd. Oh my.

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/aug/31/sir-anthony-kenny-obituary
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  Sir Anthony Kenny obituary
  
  from https://www.theguardian.com/profile/jane-o-grady
  
  Historian of philosophy and former Roman Catholic priest who wrote and lectured on figures from Aristotle to Wittgenstein with verve and lucidity
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simsa03 (simsa03@gnusocial.jp)'s status on Wednesday, 02-Sep-2026 13:19:15 JST simsa03
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♪ Khruangbin, "People Everywhere" (live) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=veSZLneHjpM

As if they'd jumped right out of a Moebius comics. One can picture them playing in a bar in the "Airtight Garage" or on some level in the big city of "The Incal".

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1. Khruangbin - People Everywhere (live)
  
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simsa03 (simsa03@gnusocial.jp)'s status on Wednesday, 02-Sep-2026 13:08:33 JST simsa03
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♪ Tatran, "Mind Bubbles" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_o7ZPmMCLc

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1. TATRAN - Border View - Mind Bubbles
  
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  Subscribe: https://bit.ly/TatranYTBuy: https://music.tatranmusic.com/track/mind-bubblesTATRAN Live at Mizpeh Gvulot - Desert Experimental Sessions - Mind Bub...
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simsa03 (simsa03@gnusocial.jp)'s status on Wednesday, 02-Sep-2026 13:06:40 JST simsa03
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♪ Khruangbin, "Rules" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VAe5SvE62XE

They are good. (They sound a bit like a back alley Tatran but with more musical tension and steamy build-up.)

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1. Khruangbin - Rules - Slab Sessions #Live Music #Discover #Indie #Rock #Best #New Music
  
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  Slab Series - Season 5 - Episode 6Pickathon presents Khruangbin in this episode of the Pickathon Slab Series.Check back on the 1st Friday of every month for ...
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simsa03 (simsa03@gnusocial.jp)'s status on Wednesday, 02-Sep-2026 12:50:23 JST simsa03
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♪ Khruangbin, "White Gloves ii" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=20cuFhgPLEo

I like the dance moves. The choreographer, Annie-B Parson, seems to be a big name. I haven't her about her till today.

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1. Khruangbin - White Gloves ii (Official Video)
  
  from KhruangbinVEVO
  
  "White Gloves ii” by Khruangbin from ‘The Universe Smiles Upon You ii' on Dead OceansStream/Order ‘The Universe Smiles Upon You ii': https://khruangbin.lnk.t...
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simsa03 (simsa03@gnusocial.jp)'s status on Wednesday, 02-Sep-2026 08:26:57 JST simsa03

«It is easy for me to imagine that the next great division of the world will be between people who wish to live as creatures and people who wish to live as machines.»

—Wendell Berry https://gnusocial.jp/attachment/e890ed910c3344e2129c5693a83948c9e30bc69e44c3d7994d4b1249748a8a24/view
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