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Devils_Rancher

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In league with The Deceiver? No, Devils Rancher is just an anagram of my name.

Grizzled Austin Music Stalwart, Caver, Screen Printer, Father, Photographer, Mac, Adobe end user, sober as a judge.

Austin, TX via the Castro. 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ally. #MeFite

He/him/hey Jacob’s dad

On fedi since 2017, migrated to beige from The octodon.social in ‘24.

Profile pic- ‘77 Fender Precision bass, re-finished surf green in 1992.

Header pic: Wild Rose pass, Tx Highway 17 between Balmorhea & Ft Davis.

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@Devils_Rancher@beige.party avatar Devils_Rancher , to random

Best one-note guitar solo:

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@TheBreadmonkey Gotta look that up! Thanks!

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@TheBreadmonkey This was all triggered by us playing Cinnamon Girl last night as an encore, and what a joyous racket it was- I gotta think on the Bowie thing, maybe something off Lodger? That’s a seriously weird album. Also I adore The Ig and that was one of the first songs of his I heard when I was a mere sprat.

I’m going to write the Iggy Pop story proper one of these days- he radically changed my life.

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@TheBreadmonkey No, and I have a bit of a backlog but I will certainly add it to my wish list. 👍🏼

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@TheBreadmonkey He’s an absolutely wonderful human being.

@Devils_Rancher@beige.party avatar Devils_Rancher , to random

More like BORED of peace, amirite?

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I've come up with a brilliant new idea for a series of TV and films, called.... Planet Hike. It is not at all like star trek. There is a united coalition of planets that goes exploring and whatnot on a mission of peace, although they have a prime mandate that they're not allowed to get all up in the aliens business. It'll have a totally unique opening monologue. Something like....

Cosmos: the ultimate border. These are the journeys of the spacevessel Endeavour. Its sixty-month assignment: to investigate peculiar unfamiliar celestial bodies, to search out novel existence and hitherto unknown cultural societies, to courageously venture places negative masc-identifiers hath travelled previously!"

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@TheBreadmonkey We used to do this as a group endeavor as a means of alleviating boredom during set-up/teardown with my old cover band. We had Escalatory Structure to Valhalla about half finished at one point. I think the best we ever did though was “In what way at this time, earthtone bovine?”

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@TheBreadmonkey@beige.party avatar TheBreadmonkey , to random

Option 5

Which of these 4 new personality types do you fall into (in adopting ChatGPT; Enthusiast, Naïve Pragmatist, Cautious Adopter, Reserved Explorer)?

https://metro.co.uk/2026/02/15/4-new-personality-types-fall-26913988/

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@TheBreadmonkey The only time I ever opened the page, I tried to convince it to self-destruct like Kirk v Llandru in Return of the Archons. No luck yet, but maybe if we all try, self destruct will become part of the corpus and one day it will tip over.

@lowqualityfacts@mstdn.social avatar lowqualityfacts , to random

That's crazy.

A magnitude 8.0 earthquake is powerful enough to shake the hair off of your head.
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@lowqualityfacts This is why everyone is wearing hats in all those pictures from San Francisco in 1906.

@Devils_Rancher@beige.party avatar Devils_Rancher , to random

Home again home again, jiggity jig jig.

Looking down the length of my bed, from my vantage point. My legs are crossed and I’m wearing blue jeans and black sneakers. A bit of the bedroom wall, a closet door and a mirror are in the background. Oh, and there’s a giant dog with its floppy-eared head perched on my belly, snout towards the lens. I am petting this dog with my right hand.
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Please support me on Patreon so I can continue to create the quality content that my adoring fans crave.
https://www.patreon.com/lowqualityfacts

Someone replying to one of my posts: Okay this Thread is worthless. LOW Quality Facts? It has no actual FACTS whatsoever. would suggest that everyone just BLOCK it and walk away. SMH The ignorance on display here is astounding!
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@lowqualityfacts Has that guy even looked at a snake through a microscope? No?

Checkmate!

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Digging for gold in the charity shops

Platty Joobs! It's a men's white tshirt commemorating the Queens Platinum Jubilee in 2022 🇬🇧🫡
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@TheBreadmonkey I would totally buy that.

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Shout out to all my fellow insomniacs out there!!! How are you all doing?

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@YadyO I’ve been sleeping through the night since I retired! I want back all the money and time I spent on sleep studies, specialists and neurologists when all along, the problem was capitalism. Hope you’re well! 👋🏼

@Devils_Rancher@beige.party avatar Devils_Rancher , to random

Listening to Neko Case’s Man Eater

Thinking “I could fix her.”

@Devils_Rancher@beige.party avatar Devils_Rancher , to random

Red and yella kills a fella
Red and black poison lack
Red and blue joke’s on you
Red and green can’t be seen
Red and tan Steely Dan
Red and red, Freddie’s dead
Red and beige pay the wage
Red and puce let’s call a truce
Red and Orange? Nothing rhymes with orange, you’re on your own here, sport.

@Devils_Rancher@beige.party avatar Devils_Rancher , to random

As retirement looms, I am still dredging up sidework, as Soc Sec isn't really going to cut it. Do you or someone you know, have color slides or negatives you'd like to have digitzed? I’m your man!

Slide Scanning Services + 35mm B&W and Color Negatives Chris Vreeland: 512-289-3510 cvreeland@mac.com Up to 4000 dpi lossless.tif files | 1-50 $2.00 ea. | 51-100 1.75 ea. | 101+ $1.50 ea. 25 + years professional experience! In Central Austin, TX Original faded slide from 1970's Scanner fine-tuned Human eye restoration & color correction
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@Devils_Rancher@beige.party avatar Devils_Rancher , to random

29 years sober as of today. What a ride! Both before & after.

@Devils_Rancher@beige.party avatar Devils_Rancher , to random

Ok, put yer Ya-Ya’s back in.

@Devils_Rancher@beige.party avatar Devils_Rancher , to random

I think after 5 years, I am officially giving up my personal struggle to make Yikes-a-tootsie! a thing.

@Devils_Rancher@beige.party avatar Devils_Rancher , to random

13 days.

@Devils_Rancher@beige.party avatar Devils_Rancher , to random

Give a hoot- don’t dilute!

@Devils_Rancher@beige.party avatar Devils_Rancher , to random

Trump to launch new classical music platform, WGNR. “Give us an hour and we’ll give you Wagner.”

@Devils_Rancher@beige.party avatar Devils_Rancher , to random

A relaxing Sunday of
6 am Lengthy meditation.
7 am Start watering lawn
7:15 am Coffee!
8 am move sprinkler, speaker with trees.
8:30-9 am Update Indeed profile, more coffee.
9 am move sprinkler again.
10 am hardware store run
11 am shower and shave for:
1 pm 25th birthday brunch with future daughter-in-law. My son is one lucky kid because she’s absolutely wonderful!
3 pm short food-induced coma
4 pm practice music.
5-7 pm general chores, interspersed with a bit of lounging about.
7-9 pm, catch up on reading magazine backlog — 4 issues to go!
9 pm to 5 am restless, fitful sleep.

@Devils_Rancher@beige.party avatar Devils_Rancher , to random

I’ve come here to kick ass and chew gum, and I’ll have you know I’m a pretty kick-ass gum chewer.

@Devils_Rancher@beige.party avatar Devils_Rancher , to random

Flogging a thing. I intend to retire from my full time job in the spring. I have some work lined up, but am looking for ways to supplement my income. I am here to professionally digitize your old slides and negatives.

An advertising pamphlet for Slide Scanning Services + 35mm B&W and Color Negatives Chris Vreeland: 512-289-3510 cvreeland@mac.com Up to 4000 dpi lossless .tif files 1-50 $2.00 ea. 51-100 1.75 ea. | 101+ $1.50 ea. 25+ years professional experience!
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@Alice@beige.party avatar Alice , to random

Whenever I go to museums, I like to pause in front of stuff that definitely isn't art and talk about the "art" and how it makes me feel just to make the other people think they're missing something.

Vintage light switch with a silver-aluminum/stainless steel switch plate in the corner of an art museum.
Drinking fountain in a long hall in an art museum
Restroom entrance in an art museum. There appears to have been some flooding in the past because the light wood floors have some water damage and staining.

Restroom entrance in an art museum. There appears to have been some flooding in the past because the light wood floors have some water damage and staining.
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@Devils_Rancher@beige.party avatar Devils_Rancher , to random

If you play bass and go on Reddit r/bass and complain about “neck dive,” you are not strong enough to wield Mjölnir, the hammer of the Gods.

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It's true.

It is impossible to break an egg by stepping on it.
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@lowqualityfacts The oblate spheroid is the strongest geometric shape.

@Devils_Rancher@beige.party avatar Devils_Rancher , to random

I have been here! It’s closed now, but the NSS convention was in Bracketville in ‘94 and a couple of the caves we had open for visitation were on their property. It was built as a movie set for a John Wayne movie. https://tech.intersects.art/@roadside/115591726899058650

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@adamrice Love it out there so much. The drive from Brackettville to Rocksprings is really nice. That whole area is a fault zone within the Devils River formation, which is thick-bedded reef rock. Chock full O’ caves.

@Devils_Rancher@beige.party avatar Devils_Rancher , to random

If you get caught between the moon and New York City 🎶

You’re probably at the Lagrange point, and will need a 20-30 second burn of the main rockets to return to earth, depending on the mass/thrust ratio of you vehicle.

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So my engineer daughter “well, actuallied” my joke. The closest Lagrange point in on the other side of the moon. 😕

@Devils_Rancher@beige.party avatar Devils_Rancher , to random

Audio mixing tip .
How to tell if the hi-hat is loud enough: Can you hear it at all? There ya go, it’s loud enough.

@lowqualityfacts@mstdn.social avatar lowqualityfacts , to random

Ladies and gentlemen, please stand for Mambo No. 5.

Mambo No. 5 is France's national anthem.
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@lowqualityfacts Mambo #1 never made it to parliament for a vote. Mambos #2-4 all lost by a narrow margins in the National Assembly, with the 19th arrondissement being the longest holdout due to its proximity to Germany and their general antipathy towards fun. It’s difficult to craft a mambo that appeals across the political spectrum.

@TheBreadmonkey@beige.party avatar TheBreadmonkey , to random

I don't mean to brag but I just got 100% on a Mensa test and am pretty sure I should be in charge of all important decisions. Ask me anything - I can solve all of the worlds problems.

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@TheBreadmonkey @TwoClownsEating Only one counterpoint.

@Devils_Rancher@beige.party avatar Devils_Rancher , to random

So I just submitted to the overwhelming urge to hear Al Stewart’s Year of the Cat for the first time in umpteen years. It’s a mixed bag, but first off, there’s some pretty damn good bass playing happening down there. Very intentional line that in lesser hands might just have been roots.

The piano lick gets really repetitive. The solo section with 5 different short bits is almost cool, but ultimately the distorted guitar section is way out of place. Alan Parsons was, unfortunately, right about the saxophone part, which may have been the precursor to every damn MOR song needing a sax break for the ensuing 10 years. But in this case, it fits.

Lyrically, the female character is one-dimensional and I feel a subtle misogyny that might have been solved by altering the one line to “You know some day she’s bound to leave you,” which would have given the mystery woman some agency beyond being available for sex.

It’s a nice melody and I still like Stewart’s voice. I’m going to leave it on my phone because I’m sentimental and it’s evocative, and I rank it ⭐️⭐️⭐️ of 5.

The opinions expressed in this rambling, pointless toot are strictly those of the poster, no warranty expressed or implied. Listen at your own risk.

-Haver Of Musical Opinions.

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am looking at the path for https://mappingsupport.com/p2/gissurfer.php?center=17.537548,-76.130859&zoom=6&basemap=GOES_East_color&overlay=Country,Hurricane/Storm_observed_track,Hurricane/Storm_observed_position,Hurricane/Storm_forecast_track&data=https://mappingsupport.com/p2/special_maps/disaster/USA_weather.txt

that is one odd boomerang path from into the south of , cutting into the and going straight into .

also, it’s quite massive.

look how the southern winds of the hurricane are hitting northern . a while back it was also hitting northern .

the plume is so huge Haití, La República Dominicana & Puerto Rico are getting backdraft rains.

OpenStreetMap image of Hurricane Melissa’s path across the Caribbean with the names of the countries

OpenStreetMap image of Hurricane Melissa’s path across the Caribbean with the names of the countries
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@blogdiva I just learned today that the mid-Atlantic ridge goes right through Iceland!

I mean, I suppose that explains all the volcanoes there (I’m slow on the uptake sometimes but I love this kinda of shit)

https://www.amusingplanet.com/2014/09/the-mid-atlantic-ridge-in-iceland.html?m=1

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@TheBreadmonkey Yessir, Part II is a lovely, slow instrumental bit.

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This is a random reminder to check out some of the stuff you have bookmarked on your accounts

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@miramarco I just listened to a song I favorited yesterday!

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Sorry guys

Photo of a round, red-bordered 'no cycling' sign on green background. Underneath, the words have been 'amended' to say 'No TOOTling'
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@Alice@beige.party avatar Alice , to random

It's interesting how the dumb people seem to love AI while the intelligent people seem to hate it.

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@Alice Artificial is the only kind of intelligence they’ve got.

@Devils_Rancher@beige.party avatar Devils_Rancher , to random

Oh hey, a while back I posted that the oldest working mechanical device I owned is a desk fan from the 1930’s or 40’s, except for the oscillating part? Well I fixed that.

A very old small electric fan, blowing and oscillating back and forth.

@TwoClownsEating@beige.party avatar TwoClownsEating , to random

I see people comment "I lost 3 followers today because x". Not being critical but I just don't notice, unless someone who chats or engages regularly disappears.

I really don't pay any attention to numbers because frankly I have no idea why anyone would listen to this, frankly scattergun, mix of earnest, sometimes wholesome musings entwined with unhinged, borderline obscene flights of fancy, interspersed with slightly pretentious takes on music and culture, and just, whatever. I'm more surprised people stick around, but at the same time, I follow others for exactly that. I love the random mess that folks want to share of themselves, however real or contrived it is. Even lies can be true, if they come from the right place.

I'm sure 75% of my "followers" (hate that term) have either left or never see my nonsense, but occasionally I do pause and think, do you want to say this to 1,300+ people, who in turn could spread these words exponentially, about your silly thoughts or dearest memories?

Here I've found somewhere I'm comfortable saying pretty much whatever I want because, on the whole, friends and strangers alike, are good people who appreciate the same liberty I do.

Lastly, to people "following" me. Apologies if I haven't followed back yet. Typically I will, particularly if we talk, but sometimes it takes me a while to notice otherwise. If you post/boost a lot about stuff I'm not really interested in then it's pointless me following back, but if you talk to me I'll almost always chat.

Stay weird lovely Fedifolk ❤️

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@TwoClownsEating @TheBreadmonkey By the time The Octodon was ready to close down last year (I somehow managed to join it the first day it was open in April 2017?) I had enough mutuals on Beige that it was the only really serious choice for migration. I don’t post enough to have a ton of followers, but this is the nicest, friendliest server on fedi, although a bit demented, which is always a plus.

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@TheBreadmonkey @TwoClownsEating Beige dot Party, the Friendliest Demented Cult (probably not) On The Internet.™

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Excited to announce I’m joining the team at Blorp AI as Chief Prompt Whisperer! 🚀

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@Daojoan I sure hope it’s vertically integrated!

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Weird (but memorable) record store experience:

Last summer, my wife, daughter, and an old friend of ours (+ her kids) vacationed in Washington DC for a week. One afternoon, I ducked into a record store in Adams Morgan called Smash, which has been around for eons if you count their original storefront in Georgetown.

Back in the 90s, when I was working at a Trenton-based record shop/mailorder place called Burning Airlines (so named for the Brian Eno song), we used to place wholesale orders for Doc Martens through Smash. This was before said footwear could be acquired at the mall or online, so I like to think I played an important role in enabling punk kids to look the part in the just-pre-grunge era.

Anyway, I ducked into Smash hoping to find my old Doc Marten contact — with whom I used to talk on the phone every week and established a friendly rapport with after several years — still involved with the shop. (Turns out he is, but he'd already left for the day.) But while I WAS there, I enjoyed some A+ eavesdropping on two gentlemen who were browsing vinyl a few bins down from me. If I had to guess, I would say they were both just south of 30.

These guys remarked upon nearly every single record they flipped through, yet their only frame of reference seemed to be... Nirvana. As in, all music could only be described or understood based upon how much it sounded like or related to Nirvana.

Radiohead. The Spin Doctors. Metallica. The Circle Jerks. Madonna. Minor Threat. None were spared.

These guys both had fierce Baltimore accents, so keep that in mind while you consider the following exchange, which I witnessed firsthand.

Guy #1: Joy Division, now THAT'S a great band.

Guy #2: Y'know, I've only listened to them a couple of times but I don't like 'em.

Guy #1: Really? What didn't you like about 'em?

Guy #2: Y'know, I really don't remember what they sound like but I've read that Kurt Cobain liked 'em.

Guy #1: They're really unique and have a really original sound.

Guy #2: How would you describe that sound?

(Note: This really is how they talked. It sounded like the dialog at the beginning of that Dead Milkmen song about the car.)

Guy #1: Sort of like... jammy. But sometimes really heavy like Nirvana with a girl singer.

Guy: 2: Huh, that sounds pretty good. Maybe I should listen to them again.

(For anyone reading this who has never heard them, “Jammy but heavy like Nirvana with a girl singer" is a terrible description for Joy Division.)

A few moments later, Kurt Cobain came up again when they happened upon a record by the Wipers. Neither of them had actually heard the Wipers, though they did know that Kurt was a fan. This lead to talk of other bands of which he was a fan, such as:

Guy #1: Kurt liked that Scottish band and covered a bunch of their songs.

Guy #2: Oh yeah, Celtic Frost!

(It was a this point that I started looking around to see if Eric Andre was filming an episode of his TV show in the store, with me as an inadvertent bystander.)

Guy #1: No...no... wait. That's not it, it's not Celtic Frost.

Guy #2: (Gazing expectantly into eyes of Guy #1)

Guy #1: It was the Vaselines. That's the Scottish band Cobain was into. He used to be in a Melvins cover band with their singer.

Guy #2: Wow. I know the Nirvana versions, but what are the Vaselines like?

Guy #1: They're sort of noodly... but also heavy.

I wound up hanging around the store for ten minutes longer than I really needed to just to continue listening to them. I was secretly hoping they would have some powerful insights on the $5 Daniel Higgs record I was in the process of liberating, but alas. When I left they were looking at bootleg Fugazi posters.

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@mlupica Ah yes, the Beatles - like Nirvana, but less shouty with cleaner guitars and more harmonies. I think Cobain listened to them some.