#wave farm

[miragestation]

Mirage Station playlist for November 1st, 2023

1. Tom Dissevelt/Kid Baltan “Moon Maid” from Song of the Second Moon: The Sonic Vibrations of Tom Dissevelt/Kid Baltan

2. Scott Scholz “V. Le bouvier” from Whip Sigils (No Part of It 2023)

3. Joseph Bohigian “Stone Dreams” from The Water Has Found Its Crack (Other Minds 2023)

4. Stephan Micus “The Music Of Stones: Part 2” from The Music Of Stones (ECM 1989)

5. Leo Takami “Family Tree” from Next Door (Unseen Worlds 2023)

6. Tsuki No Wa “丘の上で Oka no Uede” from Ninth Elegy (360° Records 2000)

7. L. Eugene Methe “Electric” from Maybe, Tomorrow (Grapefruit 2023)

8. Simon Joyner "Morning Sun" from Pocket Moon

[beakuency]

Beakuency August 2024 Kathryn J. Schneider

Listen to this episode HERE!

Photo of Kathy by Sandra Harrington.

Beakuency welcomes Kathryn J. Schneider, a Claverack native, who has spent decades studying the behavior, ecology, and distribution of birds. An award-winning author, teacher, and conservationist, she is a past president of the New York State Ornithological Association. We discuss her book Birding the Hudson Valley, a thorough guidebook that provides all the knowledge you need to start birding including where to go, what to bring, and how to join the birders community, and more. Her insights give us a deeper understanding of the natural landscapes that are home to the birds we see, and encourage us to support positive changes in conservation work.

Bird-inspired music of the month: Every Bird by the local artist David Garland, the musical score for the film Larksong by Nick Jordan and Jacob Cartwright (Folklore Tapes, UK), and The Birds by Guy Richardson (AEMC Records, Netherlands.)

Upcoming bird walk led by Kathy Saturday, September 21, 2024 8 am at Nutten Hook https://www.alandevoebirdclub.org/AboutCalendar.htm

Birding 101 (Alan Devoe Bird Club x Rheinstrom Hill Audubon Sanctuary) Talk: Thursday, September 5, 2024 6:30 – 7:30 p.m. at Roe Jan Library

Walk: Sunday, September 8th at 8 am at Rheinstrom Hill Audubon Center & Sanctuary

RSVP https://tickets.audubon.org/hudsonvalley/events/9026ac89-f4bd-79d5-027e-a0aefa21707f

[gingerradiohour]

Ginger Radio Hour #047

Show Notes September 5, 2023

Listen to archived episode.

Theme: Quiet and silence.

Viola He, a Wave Farm 2023 Resident Artist, is a true maker: a maker of art, music, participatory audio experiences, and quiet spaces for play and communication. He chats with media theorist Natasha Chuk and me about their work, their live coding music performances, and their experiences taking walks after dark in the Catskills.  Read Natasha Chuk's piece on He's latest work.

Playlist:

Jaimie Branch “simple silver surfer” Album: FLY or DIE II: bird dogs of paradise 2019

Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five “Scorpio” Album: Message From Beat Street, The Best Of... 2005

Tonto's Expanding Head Band “Cybernaut” Album: Zero Time 1971

The Shaggs “My Pal Foot Foot” Album: Philosophy of the World 1969

Björk “Earth Intruders” Album: Volta 2007

Pixie Killz “Venus as a Boy” Album: Venus as a Boy: Various Artists 2020

Emily A. Sprague “Huckleberry” Album: Mount Vision 2018

[fuckyeahmarxismleninism]

By Sharon Black

In the U.S., the victims of this crisis are mainly workers toiling in the fields or construction sites or broiling in uncooled warehouses and other sweatshops. The poorest are at risk, including the unhoused, especially those cramped in urban areas. The most impacted are Black, Brown, Indigenous, and poor people.

[incorrectskyrimquotes]

i feel as though that dagoth ur follower mod is giving me a slightly skewed perception of what he's like

[halloween-sweets]

[tigressaofkanjis]

Transformers: Lost World - All Leaders + Their Weaknesses

Classes: 

Miner – Can dig in the ground for deep planted materials and break Energon 

Farm Skill – Digs soil and can overturn used spots. Can craft and break down materials.

Gatherer – Can hold excess supplies and materials and can retrieve items for you out in the field 

Farm Skill – Taking ready crops and organizing them, feeding animals 

Infiltrator – Can cut down trees, vines, and ice for materials or to unblock paths. Can climb cliffs and to higher areas. 

Farm Skill - Tidying up the farm, animal stalls and the Transformer stables, keeping the area and its inhabitants mess-free and happy, and can also plant seeds.  The more Transformers and animals you have, the easier it is for your farm to become disheveled, and all your Companions will grow upset over time. 

Scout – Can sense nearby hotspots of energy and alert to items in the wild 

Farm Skill – Retrieves water for crops or animals in their station 

Wrecker – Can demolish rocks and heavy-duty minerals, unblocking paths as well. Can climb cliffs and to higher areas. 

Farm Skill – Crafting or breaking down materials for crafting is their best use though they can also dig soil and patrol the farm’s boundaries for extra tidiness 

Healer – Can heal any Transformer you take with you as well as yourself to a degree 

Farm Skill – Tendering to planted crops or animals, keeps them healthy when you are away 

Combatant – The best for fighting other Transformers to subdue and tame them as well as great warriors for challenges and battles. Can climb cliffs and to higher areas. 

Farm Skill – Transformers can get bored, but their favorite pastime is friendly battle. Keeping a Combatant to maintain hobby stations will keep your friends happy. 

Leader – Jack of all trades, can do almost everything on and off the farm. Certain leaders lack one skill compared to other leaders though so be mindful where you place them. 

Farm Skill – Practically everything. 

All Leader Class Transformers have to be fought to tame. And once acquired, they can perform any job the others can...except one. Depending on the Leader, their skills vary.

35. Grimlock - While he excels in combat and most chores, Grimlock is a very weak Healer type. He doesn't do well in trimming crops to maintain health and providing direct care for creatures.

36. Predaking - He cannot be a Scout. Finding items aren't exactly what he cares to do but using water on crops and to replenish animal's water buckets is very hard with half his abilities relying on fire.

50. Ramhorn - Ramhorn has immense difficulties with being an Infiltrator. He has neither the patience or the specialty to deal with vines and trees as well as cleaning up messes. He would rather make messes than clean them.

51. Ravage - Stubborn-headed, yes, but his size does limit him to what he can do. Ravage cannot be a Wrecker class as giant obstacles are a bit too strong for him. He also is better at rearranging crafted items than actually dealing with them.

85. Optimus Prime - Excels in everything except being a Miner. He doesn't have the strongest knowledge of unearthing materials nor digging plots for crops.

86. Megatron - Megatron may be the head honcho of the Decepticons but he isn't going to do everything. Megatron has quite the difficulties with being an Infiltrator. He doesn't deal with mediocre blocked paths nor dealing with a messy camp. He'll leave those chores for other bots.

94. Elita One - Elita has no patience for being a Healer. She sent bots to the infirmary during the war; that's the only relationship she has in terms of medical and natural care.

100. Ultra Magnus - High and mighty Ultra has a lack of association with being a Scout as he isn't the best at tracking things nor retrieving water.

101. Motormaster - He boasts a lot but sucks at being a direct Combatant unless he's cornered. And he doesn't care for seeing to keeping his peers happy in friendly battle.

115. Sky Garry - Good Garry is a star example of a bot except as a Miner. He prefers the sky, hence his name, rather than sticking to the ground and certainly digging in it.

116. Slipstream - Her intelligence rivals many and she finds that while in no sense weak, she doesn't deal with obstacles a Wrecker would. She's also not a great craftsman, preferring to draw up the schematics than physically do them.

134. Tidal Wave - A great behemoth of a Transformer, he is a terrible Scout. A little too big to recognize materials and hidden things from his height, he'll leave the watering and seeking tasks to bots better suited for it.

135. Omega Supreme - The sentinel of Iacon, Omega is a kind soul deep down and surprisingly doesn't like to be a Combatant. He would rather farm than harm. He can also do his chores faster, covering the maximum amount of ground work than most others.

136. Astrotrain - The dark train is an irate fellow who despises being a lackey often times so getting him to be an Infiltrator is most difficult. If he can't crush it underfoot, he doesn't care about doing it.

141. Tarn - He doesn't much care for keeping animals much so it's best not to entrust him with feeding them as a Gatherer. He also doesn't care about collecting supplies out in the wild. If you want your stuff, it's more or less up to you to get them.

166. Nemesis Prime - Nemesis (no, not the ship) is spiteful and won't respond to being a Healer. If they aren't dying, there's no need to fix them. Enough said.

173. Dai Atlas - While he is a good Councilmember, Dai Atlas doesn't do well as a Wrecker. He prefers to fix things than break them. He had no problems with animals though.

175. Sentinel Prime - The cocky Prime has one weakness and that is being a Miner. Grunt work more like to him. He will take out large obstacles, but he won't touch honest ground work.

176. Star Saber - He excels in being a strong Autobot but he is not great at being a Gatherer. It's not that he's forgetful or ignorant, he just isn't used to having to gather supplies and feed animals. Maybe he will want to learn someday.

186. Galvatron - The follower of Unicron holds not a lot of regard for life, especially organic life. So, his weakest point is the chores of a Healer. One day, he may come off his high horse and tend to the animals and crops properly but until then, don't leave them unattended in his care please.

187. Prima - A sweet soul throughout, Prima is a natural caring bot but he is not good at being a Scout. He has a million and one things on his mind, tracking items and keeping water for your animals and crops aren't exactly high on his priorities list.

188. Vector Prime - Vector is a lover, not a fighter. He will not indulge himself or others in battle as a Combatant unless in an emergency. Ironically, he has quite the power behind his attacks. he just doesn't utilize them.

189. Micronus Prime - If it can't be levitated, he doesn't deal with it. Micronus will care for all life but has no regard for heavy-duty tasks or things that require patience like crafting. So, you won't find him as a Wrecker anytime soon.

190. Solus Prime - Solus is the best craftsman in the galaxy. Maybe that's a little dramatic but she is the creator of many artifacts and relics you may find. But she is not the best Infiltrator. She makes messes but she has trouble keeping her own station clear much less your camp, and slicing through little annoyances is not what her talent calls for.

191. Liege Maximo - Liege has many things, including a Glitch-Mouse up his aft, but he doesn't deal with being a Miner. He has far too many other chores he would prefer than digging around for useless things.

192. Megatronus Prime - The angry Prime is not good at being a Healer though he may try. Despite his dark nature, he doesn't always act as he looks, but he understands that taking general care of animals and crops are just not in the cards for him.

193. Quintus Prime - Quintus is a terrible Combatant. He can create and destroy but physical fighting he lacks solely because he's not used to it. Fighting Unicron was one thing, other Transformers the same size and possibly with the same level of powers is quite different.

194. Amalgamous Prime - With a horrible sense of perception among all his quirks, Amalgamous doesn't like being a Scout. Getting him to find your car keys would somehow leave your house burning down. He's just not good at it.

195. Alchemist Prime - As a natural soothsayer of the barkeeping world, Alchemist adores animals but his greatest weakness is actually being a Gatherer. he can talk for days but can be easily distracted and forget that while everything needs a drink, they also need to eat.

196. Nexus Prime - Nexus doesn't like to be responsible for others' idiotic decisions so naturally, he makes a terrible Healer. He will fight but he won't aid you as you die. That's a you problem.

197. Onyx Prime - The Beastmaster of the Predacon race understands and loves creatures great and small, but he is not the best Wrecker. He would rather let those more capable with brute strength made for it go ahead and do what they need to. He'll keep with the animals and crops.

198. Alpha Trion - Alpha Trion is a master librarian but he is not the strongest Combatant in the field. He would rather read and take care of life than fight it. While not a pacifist per say, he's definitely not someone you would take into battle a lot.

199. Unicron - The dark god holds a deep hatred for many things, but he lacks most as a Healer. His blood with siphon life in direct exposure, so how would he even begin to help them even if he wanted to?

200. Primus - A sacred soul and the leader of Cybertron overall, Primus is the bearer of life itself. While not heavily responsible for organic existence, they are a valiant and benevolent kindred breed. But if Primus were to be not as good as others in one specific field, they are a bit perplexed by the skill of being a Miner. Digging is not something they have had a lot of practice with given their normal size.

[dkettchen]

Brennan: in the mountains of Luxembourg

me, from Luxembourg: *gets jumpscared*

me: mf we ain't got mountains in Luxembourg

[nugothrhythms]

"Purity" by Washington DC-based gothic rock and darkwave act The Neuro Farm off of their 2021 release Vampyre

[thedaily-beer]

El Segundo Fresh Wave XPA (Picked up at Windmill Farms). A 3 of 4. Nice bit of hop complexity for an extra pale ale with some tropical fruit and herbal/citrus in the background. The body is quite light, as you'd expect, and this drinks very easily. Great hop profile for a beer this light, but generally what you'd expect for the style.

[miragestation]

Mirage Station playlist for September 20th, 2023

Amephone “言わないで Iwanaide” Esquisse ⅔

2. Shela “Viagem a Granada” from TV Songs (Discrepant 2023)

3. Brian Harnetty “Where Are You Going, Pretty Bird?” “Rawhead & Bloodybones (Instrumental Version)” from Rawhead & Bloodybones

4. Umeko Ando “Iuta Upopo (イウタ ウポポ)” from Upopo Sanke (Pingipung 2023)

5. Jon Iverson Meets Prins Emanuel, Golden Ivy & Inre Kretsen Grupp “Alternesian” from Jon Iverson meets Prins Emanuel, Golden Ivy & Inre Kretsen Grupp (Séance Centre 2023)

6. Steve Roden “when stars become words”

7. Thomas "Fats" Waller “All God's Chillun Got Wings” from The London Suite and Assorted Rarities

[beakuency]

Beakuency July 2024 Christopher Funkhouser

Listen to this episode HERE!

Beakuency welcomes Christopher Funkhouser, a writer, musician, and multimedia artist based in Staatsburg, Dutchess county. Chris hosts the POET RAY’D YO radio program at WGXC. His latest project “Media Safari” documents his walks in the woods alongside the Hudson River. The natural sounds he captures that feature many birds and his writing on these “safaris” remind us to cherish each unique and ephemeral moment we experience in nature. He shares how curiosity and technology help us become more attentive and expand our perceptions.

Bird-inspired music of the month: Most Serene Congress, the improvisational musical ensemble, of which Chris is a member.

[dimalink]

Duckling goes 2D – big yellow duckling

Little game, where duckling runs across the field. It has a side view. And he needs to jump over the obstacles. Little ducklings and pillars. You need to help him with this. And, in certain time, to press space. And duckling can to jump over the obstacles.

It is such a little game about a duckling with side view. Duckling, which was with third person view, back view – it is, already, programmed. There it was pseudo 3D. And here – 2D. So, now, there are two ducklings. One is 2D, second is 3D. Now, there are so many ducklings!

Wow, ducklings, ducklings. Good yellow little animals. My friends! With them I, also, run across the field every summer at the countryside. They can be different – big and small. And they can run fast. And jump! And wave with little wings.

Duckling wave with his little wings. And help him to run as good as you can. Duckling runs all the time! It is his favorite things to do. Field – it is so happy and sunny place for duckling! So, you want to run there! And to do only one thing - to run! And good, ok, – sometimes, also, to jump!

He has lots of field! And, it is different. And with little water. And green! And, all round, it is forest and field. So, lots of field. And, this is a place, where duckling lives. Game is about summer. Game is about countryside. And about duckling. About good mood. One more game about good and kind animals. Little animals are doing lots of their things. They run and jump, for example. As duckling!

And, sometimes, it is so fun – that, even, in night duckling can run! At night, you can see, only, main features of the objects. And, world, looks like, something another and so new. Not the way it was during the day. Night changes everything. And, all the same places – it is a new places for now. It is so interesting for a duckling, that he can to run a little in the night, with a joy and fun. Jump. And wave with little wings!

So, there are here 12 locations. In every location there are 3 levels. Locations are different with background. And ground colors. Game is made with screen 7. And, here, again, 16 colors for selection and screen 320 x 200. By the way, at level 2 colors - goes for background and 2 colors - for ground, which you run. So, this means, that game levels are colorful.

And, there is here a difference between day and night locations. 6 locations - it is day. And 6 locations – it is night. Night - it is same locations as day. But, they look like a shapes, silhouettes. They drawn as a box and not box fill. They do not fill with colors. Such a silhouettes. New visual. They look difference. Interesting retro effect.

About interesting – here levels have some slope. And, it generates during gameplay. Straight line, slope, more slope. And, two types of obstacles – pillars and ducklings. Game is with different angle slope for surface.

All you need to do here – it is to push with space during gameplay. When obstacle is going to you. Your big and yellow duckling stands at the left. And, something like, he runs. But, at the screen he stands. And, simply, when obstacle is going near to you – press space!

All locations are available from the start. And, they are in a form of a select menu. So, everything is drawn with different colors. So, selection – it is a squares, that are filled with colors. With this colors location is made. 3 colors for sky and 3 colors for surface.

By the way, at the level are in use 2 colors out of three. Field has something like its own landscape. And day and night too. And you - with arrows select, where you will have a run! So, before your eyes - there is something like a field map!

Simple game joke. Joke about a big yellow duckling. Game joke for good mood! Duckling, also, drawn with a joke!

Basic Pascal version 1.17 "BLOCK" – most newest version. In this version there are 4 new games! Platform Ball, Cabin Pilot, Free Blocker, Free Bee. And even more retro games! It is a pack of retro games with modern versions of Basic and Pascal.

It is now in development new version Basic Pascal pack games. This game will be included in a new version.

Basic Pascal: http://www.dimalink.tv-games.ru/packs/basicpascal/index_eng.html Website: http://www.dimalink.tv-games.ru/home_eng.html Itchio: https://dimalink.itch.io/basic-pascal

[tired-fandom-ndn]

I don't think kids really need to be protected from "inappropriate" content so much as they need the tools and safe adults in their lives to handle when they encounter things that they need help with, BUT I will say that there is a growing amount of misinformation and disinformation being spread online that is deliberately targeted towards children and people need to be aware of that and prepare for it.

I'm not exaggerating in the slightest when I say it took about a week of watching Youtube Kids for my baby sister to start parroting Q-Anon level conspiracies about the government hiding the fact that extinct animals like wooly mammoths and saber tooth tigers are still alive. This wasn't innocent shit, she was getting genuinely upset about the government supposedly watching her through the security cameras of a sandwich restaurant.

There are people out there, especially content farms, who knowingly and deliberately spread misinformation to children specifically and who knowingly spread disinformation about basic scientific facts. And that's not even getting into content farms that share "life hacks" that get kids injured or killed.

The internet is becoming more dangerous for kids and it has very little to do with fanfiction, it's almost all because corporations like youtube prioritize their profits over the safety of children.

[cosmicpoutine]

you might have bad gacha luck but at least you're not me