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Jo Miran

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  • Norway (population: 5.7m) beats US (342m) to top Winter Olympics medal table

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  • I always disliked this "which country got the most medals" bullshit. The US media does it every Olympic games, and I think it's gross.

  • This N.J. Trump voter’s husband was detained by ICE: ‘I thought they’d focus on criminals.’

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  • Nah. These cultist fucks are brainwashed.

  • I've probably seen more naked ladies than my entire bloodline combined

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  • I'm not bragging, my number is pretty low compared to my contemporaries, even the women.

    I think that's a very healthy number. I'm 53 and I had a very self-destructive first half (+) of my life. I stopped counting very deep into the triple digits and if you told me that I hit four digits, I would not be shocked. I have only been with two people I have loved or cared for and, in my opinion, that's the only number that matters.

    IMHO, our generation had a fucked up relationship with sex.

  • I've probably seen more naked ladies than my entire bloodline combined

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  • Your parents:

  • If this is true, then RIP

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  • This is the standard Friday menu in many bases. So, standard Twittery bullshit.

    EDIT: I should mention that my source is a civilian family member that gets deployed to military bases for a living.

  • NBC draws heavy criticism after Olympic figure skating move

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  • Have they offered an explanation? Removing all figure skating replays seems like a surefire way to prompt an immediate and significant drop in viewership for their streaming service.

    EDIT: I just checked. The gala replay is still available but replays of the rest of the figure skating events have been removed.

  • Saved you a click: a 1911

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  • A Sig? Jesus would need to pray to himself that the gun doesn't go off and shoot his holy dick off.

  • The bloat is coming from inside the house!

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  • I've been using Linux since Red Hat Halloween. I don't think I've ever customized a GUI much beyond its standard settings. My CLI though...

  • NSFW

    "So what was your veterinary dissertation on?"

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  • This popped into my feed so you're all going to have to suffer through it too.

  • China overtakes US as Germany’s top trading partner

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  • The art of the deal.

  • Epstein files place renewed attention on US authorities’ failure to stop him

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  • The word "failure" implies that there was an attempt.

  • McConnell Stalls Trump’s Election Overhaul Bill as Republicans Fume

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  • https://archive.li/gDAVO

    Senator Mitch McConnell appears to be stalling the voting bill backed by President Trump, and fellow Republicans are not happy. McConnell, who leads the Senate Rules Committee, is refusing to schedule a vote on the legislation, thus preventing it from moving forward. The bill would create barriers for voting, requiring specific forms of ID in order for Americans to exercise their constitutional right.

    In blocking it, the retiring senator and former majority leader has drawn the ire of his colleagues. Representative Tim Burchett posted a video on X Friday saying McConnell’s actions are partially coming from a place of “meanness” because he doesn’t like Trump, and called his mental acuity into question.

    “He’s blocking the SAVE Act, or is he? Is it him or a staff member, because as you know, he’s a lot like Joe Biden was in his last few days in office, or last years in office,” Burchett said. “His cognizant level is diminishing daily.”

    Burchett went on a tangent about how much of Congress is run by staffers because certain aging members of Congress have diminishing mental capacity, citing the case of Representative Kay Granger, the former House Appropriations Committee chair who disappeared for months in 2024 and was later found to be living in an independent living facility.

    Representative Anna Paulina Luna also attacked McConnell, claiming on X without evidence that “over 84% of Americans and 95% of Republicans want voter ID. Why do you completely disregard the will of the people who voted for you?”

    McConnell’s stance has similarly drawn the attention of right-wing personalities on social media who have been calling out his mental acuity for days over the bill, which doesn’t have the 60 votes necessary to overcome a Senate filibuster.

    Representative Andy Barr, who is running to fill McConnell’s seat in November, wrote a letter to the senator last week asking for his help to pass the bill, to which McConnell hasn’t responded.

    Last year, McConnell wrote in The Wall Street Journal that such a bill would give a future Democratic president and Congress the ability to “use more sweeping mandates to carry out a complete federal takeover of American elections.”

    “The current administration has better ways to spend its time than laying the groundwork for a leftwing election takeover,” McConnell wrote. Burchett’s attempt to call out McConnell’s age and fitness is not without merit, as the senior Kentucky senator has had health issues and noticeable mental lapses. But not only is Burchett ignoring the long-term implications of the bill, he is also selectively ignoring the very clear cognitive decline experienced by the president of the United States.

  • Judge scolds Mark Zuckerberg's team for wearing Meta glasses to social media trial

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  • Tunic, Night in the Woods Publisher Says TikTok Is Creating and Running Racist GenAI Ads for Its Games Without Permission

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  • I don't think you understand. Larry Ellison is a Bond villain, but with actual power. Like when he bought a fully armed (and functional) Mig-29 as soon as the Soviet Union collapsed, but the US would not allow him to import it.

    A few months back, he was the richest man in the world. He owns TikTok, Oracle, Paramount/CBS, and more.

  • Tunic, Night in the Woods Publisher Says TikTok Is Creating and Running Racist GenAI Ads for Its Games Without Permission

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  • Sooo Social Media platform purchased by facist fuck nut billionaire, Larry Ellison, starts spitting out racist ad images with AI - I really am hoping for Apophis to hit in a couple years

    Always include his name. Larry is way to evil and powerful to continue to keep his name so out of the headlines.

  • What are some of your favorite songs in a language you do not speak?

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  • learning to play an instrument on your own, but how/what?

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  • I agree and disagree. Some people are drawn to music intellectually. For people that, who see music as a language or as a type of math, music theory is THE thing. For folk like that, I simply recommend a DAW where they can assemble their music through midi and electronic instruments (sampled or synthesized).

    For most folk though, I agree with you.

  • learning to play an instrument on your own, but how/what?

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  • You seem to be more interested and or inclined towards music theory. You are also on Lemmy, which means you are not technology averse. My last assumption is that you might be older (40+).

    With all of those assumptions in tow, I would recommend something slightly different. I would recommend electronic music on a DAW like Abelton. Electronic music doesn't necessarily mean "club music". A lot of orchestral and acoustic sounding music today was mostly, if not fully, composed and performed electronically through a DAW.

    So, why this approach? Put simply, you can learn it mostly from books and performing it does not require you to train your body, only your mind. Itbis also incredibly accessible. If you have a modern computer, and invest in small and new midi controller, you have all you need. I recommend an Arturia Keystep MK2. It runs for $169 and it comes bundled with all the software you will need to get started, including Abelton Live Lite, a slimmed down version of one of the world's most popular DAWs. The Keystep is tiny and it has a ton of features you might benefit from later (sequencer, arpeggiator, chord lock, etc).

    As you learn music theory, you can literally draw and adjust the musical notes with your mouse on the DAW. Music theory and a DAW is the most intellectual way to create and perform music.

    If you prefer a more tactile and acoustic approach to music, then a Ukulele is a great choice. I recommend the "Enya Tenor Ukulele 26 Inch Carbon Fiber Travel Ukelele". It looks cool, sounds good enough, and is weather resistant so you can take it with you anywhere. The damned thing is nearly indestructible by the elements (except extreme heat).

    EDIT: The Arturia Keystep or any midi controller is not necessary on day one, or ever. Abelton Live Lite is free or nearly free and it is all that you need to get going. I still highly recommend the Keystep purchase though.

  • Les Wexner on Epstein: "He had done personal work for the Rothschild family in France..." His lawyer: "I will f*cking kiII you if you answer another question with more than 5 words."

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    Forgiveness rule

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    Imma stay in my hidey-hole rule

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    Tofu scramble rule

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    New vocabulary rule

  • Fuck AI @lemmy.world
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    I was an early beta tester of Google's Bard AI

  • News @lemmy.world
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    Billy Crystal Lost His Home of 46 Years to Pacific Palisades Fire

    variety.com /2025/film/news/billy-crystal-lost-home-pacific-palisades-fire-1236270606/
  • A Boring Dystopia @lemmy.world
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    Equal under the law or something

  • cute dogs, cats, and other animals @lemmy.ml
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    Happy happy joy joy

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    Me_IRL rule

    loops.video /v/5oEHPy_6kE
  • Videos @lemmy.world
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    Just a little song from loop.video

    loops.video /v/5h_9Fg2340
  • Videos @lemmy.world
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    How to play "This Christmas” by Donnie Hathaway

  • Videos @lemmy.world
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    Groovy improvised tune.

  • Videos @lemmy.world
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    This lady posts an improvised piece on a different instrument almost every day. She deserves views.

  • Lemmy Shitpost @lemmy.world
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    Persistent problems require persistent solutions.

  • Linux @lemmy.ml
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    Looking for a music visualization video maker

  • Asklemmy @lemmy.ml
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    Other than English and Spanish, what would be a very useful language to learn?

  • lemmy.ml meta @lemmy.ml
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    Images while on Lemmy.ml are super small.

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    "What have they been up to?" rule

  • News @lemmy.world
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    2 dead, 6 injured in Orlando mass shooting amid Halloween festivities

    www.usatoday.com /story/news/nation/2024/11/01/downtown-orlando-mass-shooting/75983629007/
  • Political Memes @lemmy.world
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    Billionaires Gotta Go (fixed)