Tag: music
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Relative to your interests, Thursday
The return of the 3 R’s!!! These were the best R’s. – “A decade ago, Pivotal published a security manifesto, a radical call to action of sorts, via a blog post that broke the glass of traditional security culture inside of enterprise IT. The premise was faster is safer, a radical departure from the calcified,…
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The broader lesson extends beyond music. When outcomes worsen, we are tempted to regulate expression rather than confront underlying issues. School bans, censorship campaigns and moral lectures target what is easiest to see. But culture, more often than not, is a lagging indicator—not a driver—of economic life. If hip hop had never existed, the trajectory…
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Where there is saxophone, synth is sure to follow.
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Soviet spas
“There is ambient music for spas – and there is ambient music for former Soviet spas.” Music for (Former Soviet) Spas
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Quite the album cover, there: “A good title, but primarily recommended for Getz fans.” // I think that means: “the normals won’t like it, I barely did.”
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🤖 Drowning in Noise: Learning to Reject in the Age of Infinite Choice
Modern life has shifted from one of intentional selection to one of constant rejection, as boundless options—from music to AI-generated content—overwhelm our ability to focus. The piece reflects on a childhood of curated mixtapes and contrasts it with today’s flood of algorithmic output, arguing that simplicity now requires deliberate elimination. Summarized by AI. Source summarized:…
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Auto Mix is Good
I thought I’d dislike the new Auto Mix song transition in Apple Music. But, I actually like it. It does, indeed, make it feel more “radio” and, thus, lively and of the human world instead of isolated headphones desk-troglodyte.
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This is the kind of thing the Internet was made for, with that “one person can do a thing” vibe. Plus, this is the kind of music I go nuts for.
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The forgotten war on the Walkman – The new thing is always going to destroy civilization, or at least proper behavior.
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Why Gen X is the real loser generation – I was there for the design meetings. Works as designed. I mean, we had a whole song called “Loser.”
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mobygratis – Free Moby music to empower your creative projects – Free to use as long as you don’t promote right wing politics or eating meat, dairy, etc.
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You Didn’t Notice MP3 Is Now Free – The MP3 format, once a staple for digital audio, is now free due to expired licensing. However, its significance has diminished with the rise of streaming services and faster internet speeds, making file sizes less of a concern. While this change is notable for developers, the general…
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TP–7 – teenage engineering – This is the weirdest looking recording gear I’ve ever seen. It’s so expensive that, like an expensive bottle of wine, I have to assume it’s good. Shipping without mics for such a price seems…weird?
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Bish at the Bank: Live in Baltimore by Walter Bishop Jr.
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IncrativeOps
Suggested episode soundtrack: download share download share Embed this albumsmallmediumlarge Email: – – – Sorry, this track or album is not available. Sorry, this player does not support your browser. Your browser must either support native HTML audio or have the Flash plugin installed. IncrativeOps: Better Living by Changing Less –…
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“A picture in the style of van Gough, two office workers sit in cubicles, one of them is so large he pushes the other against his desk”
Epigraph for this edition: “Most things I worry about, never happen anyway.” Or, equally well said. Art as Therapy, or, The Buddha Had No Kids Part 2. Sometimes you forget that, like, good things are out there, are possible. That you can do more than the same grind. de Botton’s whole deal is, sort of,…
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Notes on the 2019 DevOps Report
Some quick notes and callouts from this year’s 2019 DevOps Report: Four key metrics: lead time, deployment frequency, mean time to restore (MTTR) and change fail percentage. Med, High, and Elite all have a change fail rate of 0-15%. So, expect 15% change fail as benchmark worst case to shoot for…? Demographics: 30% are devs,…
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Small experiments to solve big problems
Try to go beyond hand waving and opinions and find out what really is happening. A good way to start is to ask people to picture what their scenario would look like if everything was perfect. This puts them into a positive frame and helps focus on great outcomes. Once you’re sure you’re working on…
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Self-motivated teams lead to better software
This post is pretty old and possibly out of date. There’s an updated version of it in my book, Monolithic Transformation. In contrast to the way traditional organizations operate, cloud native enterprises are typically comprised of self-motivated and directed teams. This reduces the amount of time it takes to make decisions, deploy code, and see if the results…
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