Nearer And Farther
nwbt@social.nearerandfarther.com
<p>Zealous about books, poetry, music, and spam musubi. My raps will destroy you.</p><p>Academic historian on a probably permanent sabbatical. Currently starting a small veggie-focused farm in central Illinois, USA.</p><p>I often post <a href="https://social.nearerandfarther.com/tags/readingnotes" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag nofollow noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ReadingNotes</span></a> and excerpts while reading which may be long, multi-part, and/or out-of-context. I post fairly frequently! Feel free to mute/filter/unfollow, no hard feelings!</p><p>Previously at techhub.social/bookstodon.com. Now self-hosting via GoToSocial.</p>
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It's been a minute since I was able to share #MorningWalk photos in my usual spot on my semi-usual Sunday morning. Here's this morning's #Barnscape photo. In the next toot, I'll share a series of photos to capture the upcoming harvest in the fields right around our house. #CentralIllinois #Midwest #Illinois
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Last week or so, Linda May Han Oh and Melissa Aldana released a duet album, "Beneath Lifted Skies." It wasn't a surprise -- there were some articles out beforehand, maybe a single. I noticed when I added it on Tidal a week ago, it wasn't showing on Melissa Aldana's page, just Oh's... But it had both their names. Now, the cover art has changed, and only Oh's name is on it. Even the bandcamp album page makes it sound more like an Oh project, not a duo. https://lind...
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More 600-year-long musical performances please. A 639-year-long John Cage organ piece just changed chord, for the first time in... - Classic FM https://www.classicfm.com/composers/cage/as-slow-a-possible-aslsp-germany-organ-chord-change/ If you missed the chord change, the next one is October 5, 2027. Mark calendars. #JohnCage #Music #Organ #HowLongDuréeOfYou
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My wife (who is on the BlueSky) told me that she assumes Mastodon is just people asking questions and everyone answering with Linux. Q: "What's wrong w/my cucumbers?" A: "Have you tried installing Linux?" And I couldn't contest that, really, not one bit.