Alter_Id

Kinda neat, but pretty janky. Can’t get it to open up in street view.

Just tried using Google Earth to check for any Taco Bell locations to confirm this. How convenient that it wouldn’t let me look anywhere close to Mars. They’re keeping something from us!

Is this actually a “Quiet down about being exploited by a known bad actor!” post, or am I missing something?

Also, why should discussion stop concerning a current, ongoing development in a space where how we choose to interact with that development hasn’t yet been set by many on an individual and a community level? Just because you’re tired of seeing it, and some people are arriving at a conclusion that may be different than yours?

I personally haven’t decided where I stand 100%. Nor have I seen this addressed by the person running my instance on what (if anything) they are considering concerning the entry of Meta into this space. Why on earth would it be warranted for discussion to cease and everyone take it as fate that the behemoth be allowed to roll over a reluctant userbase? This is absurd.

Öröm - 8

Dark Ambient/Gothic Doom from Hungary. Incredible album with quite a unique ambience. Simultaneously melancholic and stoic. The textures between the chorused guitars, the synths with their emulated strings, brass, and piano, and the narrated vocal stylings vacillating between baritone spoken word and whispered rasps weave together an aural image of a remembered sorrow or a persistent longing for something always outside one’s grasp. Slow and entrancing in its approach, not shy of sparse arrangements and repetitive passages.

It may suffer slightly from underproduction and less than perfect performances, but if you are so inclined you may find this to add to the character of the album. This was never destined for expensive studio time nor broad commercial appeal. This is niche music to fit the drear of the dark nights of a soul. A real gem for those receptive to its aesthetic.