▶ nifty!
▶ Why the Ferrari F355 Sounds So Good
▶ Fascinating article that I hope I never need: Preventing Secondary Trauma
“Whether it involves victims of a chemical attack or a bombing, open source investigators are required to watch and interact with raw footage from the field — it lies at the core of online open source investigation. As a consequence of the increase in eyewitness media, investigators come in contact with a high amount of graphic footage. While this is potential evidence for investigative and accountability purposes, we must be mindful of the effects that traumatic media can have on those coming in contact with it on a regular basis.”
▶ Such a brutal review in the Guardian of Eno & Fred Agains new album – “as if prompted by an edition of his famous Oblique Strategies commands to artists remade for the under-fives: perhaps “play the piano with one finger” or “make a noise like the wind” or “think of a time you were sad”….
I had a listen and only went looking for reviews as found the album somewhat underwhelming, and so I expected mixed reviews… but WTF! That review is attempted murder! Or far more likely, pent-up venting, by someone with an axe to grind.
▶ Doctorow on the Hollywood Writers Strike
The scale of fraudulent streaming!?!
▶ Robots creating music, streamed by other robots, as criminals bank the profits.
“According to a recent French study, up to 3% of music streams on services like Spotify are known to be fraudulent. Yet this number only represents the ‘fake streams’ that services can actually detect; it doesn’t include the ones they don’t uncover.
Stream fraud monitoring firms like Beatdapp put the actual figure at “at least 10%” of overall streams.
The 7% differential there (between the 3% known figure, and the 10% cited by Beatdapp) would have been worth $1.2 billion in stolen royalties in 2022 alone. (Music streaming generated USD $17.5 billion in wholesale global industry revenues in 2022, according to IFPI.; 7% of that figure is $1.23bn.)”
▶ Fascinating interview with WMD founder William Mathewson – love the ethical entrepreneurial spirit!
▶ wow check this haikyo building near Nara
▶ An adult female Haast tokoeka
photo credit: Orokonui Ecosanctuary
Check out this adult female Haast tokoeka. At full size these birds a huge, and can reach weights of around 3kgs!
We are proud to work alongside Te Rūnanga o Makaawhio, Kāti Huirapa Rūnaka ki Puketeraki, and the Department of Conservation to care for these toaka. pic.twitter.com/P0EEzsvfe7
— Orokonui Ecosanctuary (@NZEcosanctuary) May 4, 2023
▶ the (distorted/clipping) sound of a 15,684kg bell ringing #FML
annoying dude on the left watching: ‘there’s a spare one over here’
Also: building a bell sound