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diff --git a/alabaster-lite/css/alabaster.css b/alabaster-lite/css/alabaster.css index f5ad007..2343205 100644 --- a/alabaster-lite/css/alabaster.css +++ b/alabaster-lite/css/alabaster.css @@ -336,7 +336,7 @@ dl dd { } blockquote { - margin: 0 0 0 30px; + margin: 0 0 0 10px; padding: 0; } @@ -353,7 +353,7 @@ pre { dl pre, blockquote pre, li pre { margin-left: 0; - padding-left: 30px; + padding-left: 10px; } dl dl pre { diff --git a/alabaster-lite/css/fkfd.css b/alabaster-lite/css/fkfd.css index b33fd96..16547d8 100644 --- a/alabaster-lite/css/fkfd.css +++ b/alabaster-lite/css/fkfd.css @@ -33,10 +33,25 @@ a:hover { color: #206b8b; } +a.headerlink { + color: #004b6b; + margin-left: 0.5em; +} + +a.headerlink:hover { + color: #206b8b; + background: none; +} + summary { color: #004b6b; } +blockquote { + padding-left: 20px; + border-left: 3px solid #656565; +} + @media (prefers-color-scheme: dark) { a { color: #a5c5ff; @@ -46,28 +61,21 @@ summary { color: #cddfff; } - summary { + a.headerlink { color: #a5c5ff; } -} -a.headerlink { - color: #004b6b; - margin-left: 0.5em; -} - -a.headerlink:hover { - color: #206b8b; - background: none; -} + a.headerlink:hover { + color: #cddfff; + } -@media (prefers-color-scheme: dark) { - a.headerlink { + summary { color: #a5c5ff; } - a.headerlink:hover { - color: #cddfff; + blockquote { + padding-left: 20px; + border-left: 3px solid #a5c5ff; } } @@ -157,7 +165,7 @@ div.footer a { /* * Custom home page for fkfd.me * Created on 2022-12-28 - * Last revision 2023-11-05 + * Last revision 2024-09-14 */ .category-block-container { @@ -244,34 +252,26 @@ div.footer a { margin-top: 20px; } +/* Category icons */ + #icon-projects { mask-image: url("../img/icons/projects.png"); -webkit-mask-image: url("../img/icons/projects.png"); } +#icon-projects:hover { + mask-image: url("../img/icons/projects-hover.png"); + -webkit-mask-image: url("../img/icons/projects-hover.png"); +} + #icon-random { mask-image: url("../img/icons/random.png"); -webkit-mask-image: url("../img/icons/random.png"); } -#icon-shitpost { - mask-image: url("../img/icons/shitpost.png"); - -webkit-mask-image: url("../img/icons/shitpost.png"); -} - -#icon-ta { - mask-image: url("../img/icons/ta.png"); - -webkit-mask-image: url("../img/icons/ta.png"); -} - -#icon-ham { - mask-image: url("../img/icons/ham.png"); - -webkit-mask-image: url("../img/icons/ham.png"); -} - -#icon-comics { - mask-image: url("../img/icons/comics.png"); - -webkit-mask-image: url("../img/icons/comics.png"); +#icon-random:hover { + mask-image: url("../img/icons/random-hover.png"); + -webkit-mask-image: url("../img/icons/random-hover.png"); } #icon-music { @@ -279,19 +279,24 @@ div.footer a { -webkit-mask-image: url("../img/icons/music.png"); } +#icon-music:hover { + mask-image: url("../img/icons/music-hover.png"); + -webkit-mask-image: url("../img/icons/music-hover.png"); +} + #icon-umich { mask-image: url("../img/icons/umich.png"); -webkit-mask-image: url("../img/icons/umich.png"); } -#icon-projects:hover { - mask-image: url("../img/icons/projects-hover.png"); - -webkit-mask-image: url("../img/icons/projects-hover.png"); +#icon-umich:hover { + mask-image: url("../img/icons/umich-hover.png"); + -webkit-mask-image: url("../img/icons/umich-hover.png"); } -#icon-random:hover { - mask-image: url("../img/icons/random-hover.png"); - -webkit-mask-image: url("../img/icons/random-hover.png"); +#icon-shitpost { + mask-image: url("../img/icons/shitpost.png"); + -webkit-mask-image: url("../img/icons/shitpost.png"); } #icon-shitpost:hover { @@ -299,45 +304,37 @@ div.footer a { -webkit-mask-image: url("../img/icons/shitpost-hover.png"); } -#icon-ta:hover { - mask-image: url("../img/icons/ta-hover.png"); - -webkit-mask-image: url("../img/icons/ta-hover.png"); +#icon-furry { + mask-image: url("../img/icons/furry.png"); + -webkit-mask-image: url("../img/icons/furry.png"); } -#icon-ham:hover { - mask-image: url("../img/icons/ham-hover.png"); - -webkit-mask-image: url("../img/icons/ham-hover.png"); +#icon-furry:hover { + mask-image: url("../img/icons/furry-hover.png"); + -webkit-mask-image: url("../img/icons/furry-hover.png"); } -#icon-comics:hover { - mask-image: url("../img/icons/comics-hover.png"); - -webkit-mask-image: url("../img/icons/comics-hover.png"); -} - -#icon-music:hover { - mask-image: url("../img/icons/music-hover.png"); - -webkit-mask-image: url("../img/icons/music-hover.png"); +#icon-ta { + mask-image: url("../img/icons/ta.png"); + -webkit-mask-image: url("../img/icons/ta.png"); } -#icon-umich:hover { - mask-image: url("../img/icons/umich-hover.png"); - -webkit-mask-image: url("../img/icons/umich-hover.png"); +#icon-ta:hover { + mask-image: url("../img/icons/ta-hover.png"); + -webkit-mask-image: url("../img/icons/ta-hover.png"); } -#icon-fediring-prev { - mask-image: url("../img/icons/fediring_prev.png"); - -webkit-mask-image: url("../img/icons/fediring_prev.png"); +#icon-ham { + mask-image: url("../img/icons/ham.png"); + -webkit-mask-image: url("../img/icons/ham.png"); } -#icon-fediring { - mask-image: url("../img/icons/fediring.png"); - -webkit-mask-image: url("../img/icons/fediring.png"); +#icon-ham:hover { + mask-image: url("../img/icons/ham-hover.png"); + -webkit-mask-image: url("../img/icons/ham-hover.png"); } -#icon-fediring-next { - mask-image: url("../img/icons/fediring_next.png"); - -webkit-mask-image: url("../img/icons/fediring_next.png"); -} +/* Sidebar icons */ #icon-about { mask-image: url("../img/icons/about.png"); @@ -363,3 +360,23 @@ div.footer a { mask-image: url("../img/icons/x.png"); -webkit-mask-image: url("../img/icons/x.png"); } + +#icon-comics { + mask-image: url("../img/icons/comics.png"); + -webkit-mask-image: url("../img/icons/comics.png"); +} + +#icon-fediring-prev { + mask-image: url("../img/icons/fediring_prev.png"); + -webkit-mask-image: url("../img/icons/fediring_prev.png"); +} + +#icon-fediring { + mask-image: url("../img/icons/fediring.png"); + -webkit-mask-image: url("../img/icons/fediring.png"); +} + +#icon-fediring-next { + mask-image: url("../img/icons/fediring_next.png"); + -webkit-mask-image: url("../img/icons/fediring_next.png"); +} diff --git a/alabaster-lite/main.html b/alabaster-lite/main.html index ee56621..36b1662 100644 --- a/alabaster-lite/main.html +++ b/alabaster-lite/main.html @@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ {% if page.is_homepage %} <a hidden rel="me" href="https://eattherich.club/@fkfd">Mastodon</a> + <a hidden rel="me" href="https://furry.engineer/@mosfet">Mastodon</a> {% endif %} <!-- diff --git a/alabaster-lite/sidebars/links.html b/alabaster-lite/sidebars/links.html index a3ed869..192c68c 100644 --- a/alabaster-lite/sidebars/links.html +++ b/alabaster-lite/sidebars/links.html @@ -29,6 +29,12 @@ <span class="link-text">~x</span> </div> </a> + <a href="/comics/"> + <div class="link-block"> + <span class="link-icon" id="icon-comics"></span> + <span class="link-text">Comics</span> + </div> + </a> </div> <div class="webring-block-container"> diff --git a/atom/atom.py b/atom/atom.py index b240378..65f77cb 100755 --- a/atom/atom.py +++ b/atom/atom.py @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import sys import json from urllib import parse as urlparse from bs4 import BeautifulSoup -from datetime import datetime +from datetime import datetime, UTC """ Unified Atom feed generator for fkfd.me and fkfd.me/comics. @@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ BLOG_DIR = "/home/fkfd/p/blog" def utc_date() -> str: # UTC datetime: YYYY-MM-DDThh:mm:ssZ - return datetime.utcnow().replace(microsecond=0).isoformat() + "Z" + return datetime.now(UTC).replace(microsecond=0).isoformat() + "Z" def add_entry(entry: dict, dryrun=False): diff --git a/docs/about.md b/docs/about.md index 9d0b85c..675e55c 100644 --- a/docs/about.md +++ b/docs/about.md @@ -55,6 +55,8 @@ Indie artists I follow on Bandcamp: - [Mira](https://miraonthewall.bandcamp.com/) - [Joe Zempel](https://joezempel.bandcamp.com/) - [Billy Cobb](https://billycobb.bandcamp.com/) +- [bgm](https://bgmmusic.bandcamp.com/) +- [Scratch 21](https://scratch21.bandcamp.com/) That's about it. Stay hydrated, don't overclock yourself, and take care. @@ -111,4 +113,4 @@ On this blog, there will be: - no required JavaScript, if any - no ChatGPT-written articles -Last updated: 2024-02-09 +Last updated: 2024-10-02 diff --git a/docs/furry/a-furrys-manifesto.md b/docs/furry/a-furrys-manifesto.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..14021b6 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/furry/a-furrys-manifesto.md @@ -0,0 +1,112 @@ +# A Furry's Manifesto + +2024-09-22 + +## Preamble + +Furries are one of the most diverse communities. To say "I'm a furry" +conveys as much information as "I love animals" (for better or for worse). +I, as a new member of the furry community, feel the urge to make +a statement regarding my missions and principles. + +My opinions are my own, and do not represent the furry community, the +Anthro Art Association, or the University of Michigan. + +Please keep in mind that I have limited knowledge of the furry community +at the time of writing. This manifesto may contain factual errors or +outdated content. In the case of a suspected issue, please email me. + +## Missions + +My mission in the furry community is to create art, and to help fellow +furries create art. + +Furry, as a hobby, is an art at its core: something that (1) is +consciously made by humans, (2) expresses human ideas, and (3) can be +appreciated by humans. The most obvious forms of art that check all three +are fursuits and commissions. As of the time of writing, I'm incapable of +either. However they are by no means the only forms of art; I consider +this manifesto a piece of art, and there's nothing you can do about it. + +I'm also a fan of creating art through engineering. I'd be more than happy +to help you with PCBs. It would feel good to know that my efforts actually +helped someone create art, rather than whirring away in a lifeless +datacenter. + +## Acknowledgments + +I am incredibly privileged to partake in the furry fandom. My parents +have, with their hard-earned money, made every effort to provide for 15 +years of education and especially my UMich tuition. + +My Chinese ancestors fought for a nation free of colonialism. The US has, +at least, never let any missiles hit _itself_. + +Computer pioneers such as Ritchie, Stallman and Torvalds made it possible +for me to own a computer — even two — and run a free operating system. Tim +Berners-Lee et al. made the web happen, which, despite circumstances, are +still a net good. + +The LGBTQ community has normalized various forms of self-expression. Folks +at the UMich Anthro Art Association (AAA) are doing a good job fostering +an organized online community. + +There is no end to this list. This shall be a reminder to myself that none +of this would be possible without the effort of people around us. Be kind +and give back. + +## Anti-Consumerism + +Having stuff is good.<sup>[citation needed]</sup> However, I do realize +the danger of consumerism. Other than the obvious argument that money +doesn't grow on trees, my critique will focus on the philosophical +implications. + +My favorite MCR lyrics is this verse from +["DESTROYA"](https://genius.com/My-chemical-romance-destroya-lyrics): + +> If what you are +> Is just what you own +> What have you become +> When they take from you almost everything? + +which is incredibly fitting, since the album _Danger Days_ (2010) is +a warning against consumerism. If I decide that my (human) identity hinges +on ownership of a thing — my Squier bass, let's say — what do I become if +I lost it? + +You see, the Squier isn't part of my identity. What is though, is the +ability to play bass and my love of music, even if all the bass guitars +disappear from the Earth. + +I disapprove of superiority via wealth. To be clear: I do not mind that +you _own_ a Porsche. It would bother me, however, if you feel you're +somehow above people who don't. If I ever amass a fortune (unlikely), +I promise to never make a big deal out of it. + +## Sustainability + +I expect myself to sooner or later attend a furry convention. In the case +I live in Shanghai and the convention is in another Chinese city, I would +choose railway over air whenever possible, and to encourage my friends to +do so. However I recognize that, for conventions abroad, air travel is +inevitable. I am skeptical about the "carbon offset" option that airlines +offer, so instead I will fund some other organizations that I trust more. +Probably people who plant trees. + +## Generative AI + +To do art is to be human; generative AI can never do art in this sense. +I will not allow my art, in any form, to be used to train a generative AI +that pretends to make art. + +I will never use the output of a generative AI and claim it as my "art". +I may, however, use them for research, parody, or discussion. + +If I ever commission someone else, I will make sure, to the best of my +ability, that they do not enlist the help of generative AI. + +## Future amendments + +This manifesto is not exhaustive. There will mostly likely be amendments +to this manifesto. diff --git a/docs/furry/img/index/farc-china.jpg b/docs/furry/img/index/farc-china.jpg Binary files differnew file mode 100644 index 0000000..5dcc426 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/furry/img/index/farc-china.jpg diff --git a/docs/furry/img/index/mosfet64rev2-600.png b/docs/furry/img/index/mosfet64rev2-600.png Binary files differnew file mode 100644 index 0000000..315d335 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/furry/img/index/mosfet64rev2-600.png diff --git a/docs/furry/img/mosfet-an-interview/rix-poster.jpg b/docs/furry/img/mosfet-an-interview/rix-poster.jpg Binary files differnew file mode 100644 index 0000000..ebfd5ea --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/furry/img/mosfet-an-interview/rix-poster.jpg diff --git a/docs/furry/index.md b/docs/furry/index.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..b047b30 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/furry/index.md @@ -0,0 +1,35 @@ +# Furry + +I'm not even ashamed now, I'm a furry. Don't like it? Call 800-IMA-JERK. + +As of 2024-09-08, my fursona is Mosfet. + + + +## Mosfet lore + +- [Mosfet: An Interview](./mosfet-an-interview.md) + +## Personal reflections + +- [A Furry's Manifesto](./a-furrys-manifesto.md) + +## Why + +Look. I use a kernel with an (unofficial) furry mascot. I use a DE with +a furry mascot. I listen to a band with a furry mascot. Do I really need +to keep going? + +In 2022 I wrote a post titled [I Respect +Furries](../random/i_respect_furries.md), which may be _an_ origin story. + +This photo may or may not have played a role: + + + +[Credit: Twitter user +@CaramelFox_](https://x.com/CaramelFox_/status/1406842426476711940) diff --git a/docs/furry/mosfet-an-interview.md b/docs/furry/mosfet-an-interview.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..f47cf45 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/furry/mosfet-an-interview.md @@ -0,0 +1,206 @@ +# Mosfet: An Interview + +2024-09-09 + +> Per responsible blogging practices, I am obligated to tell you that this +> is not an actual interview that happened. But for the following five +> minutes please pretend it did. + +> The depiction of Rix in this blogpost is fictional, and has been +> verbally approved by Rix. + +ANN ARBOR, MI — Frederick, a UMich student, recently declared himself +"furry" and unveiled his very first fursona, Mosfet, as a result of +a successful marketing campaign by the Anthro Art Association (AAA). + +Frederick is a senior student in computer engineering. His fursona — an +anthropomorphic animal alter ego, in furry-speak — is called Mosfet, a cat +with no specific duties. + +We reached out to Frederick and Mosfet for an interview. However, they +requested two separate sessions, quoting "no one has seen us in the same +room". + +## Interview with Mosfet + +Despite his introversion, we bribed Mosfet with an Airheads and managed to +arrange an interview. + +Q. Can you tell us how you were created, Mosfet? + +A. Well, I wasn't. A common misconception is that I was born the moment +Fred hit "Save". That's not true. Actually I've been around since 2022, +but Fred just seemed to be in denial until now. + +Q. What made him accept you as his fursona? + +A. I don't know (laughs). I just remember earlier this year when Fred +asked me if I was okay being a black cat. I said sure, I spent two years +as an amorphous blob of consciousness in his head like a hermit +\*\*\*\*ing crab, I'll take whatever you have. + +Q. Do you know why Frederick named you Mosfet? + +A. He's a \*\*\*\*ing nerd. It's unique, I like it. + +Q. Do you have any nicknames? + +A. Yeah, "Mos" is okay. + +Q. Does anyone ever call you "Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor Field Effect +Transistor"? + +A. I'm impressed you said that in one breath, but no. + +Q. Any words of advice for other fursonas out there? + +A. If you're ever asked a question you'd rather not answer, you can just +act like a stupid kitty. + +Q. Wouldn't that be less effective for other species? + +A. Meow. + +Q. (Checks clock) Thank you, Mosfet, for being with us today, we greatly +appreciate. + +A. (Chewing Airheads) [unintelligible] + +## Interview with Frederick + +Compared to Mosfet, Frederick was more enthusiastic for an interview, but +still tried to fish some benefits out of us. We gifted him a $5 LCSC +coupon. + +Q. Frederick, we are very interested in your decision to become a furry. +Would you like to share your story? + +A. It wasn't my decision. It was entirely Rix's fault. + +(Clears throat) The story begins in August. I was chilling in Duderstadt, +first floor collab area, doing human things. Then I noticed a poster on +the wall. + + + +(Editor's note: we searched through Frederick's camera while he was in the +bathroom and found the poster he was talking about) + +I was like "holy \*\*\*\* no \*\*\*\*\*\*\* way that's a furry!!1!" As +I stepped closer, Rix's menacing stare penetrated into my soul. The slogan +goes, "I want YOU for the furry club", because you can always count on +Americans to come up with creative slogans after the WWI. + +Nevertheless, it worked. It was apparently a carefully orchestrated scheme +of mind control to make me furry, and with just a glimpse at the poster, +I've fallen right in their trap. + +In the next few days, Rix's curse took a grip hold of my life. I could not +stop thinking about furries: on the bus, in the classroom, even in bed; +into their paws I have commended my spirit. + +It was Wednesday when I lost all control of my body — I was a puppet, all +my bones and muscles held hostage by the furries — they pushed me aboard +a wicked wagon, the so-called Kommuter Sauth — it drove me to the +Zentralercampustransitszentrum, not far from which Festifall was held. + +I recognized him in an instant — he was more fluffy than the poster had +shown, and extremely cute — but the sweetest snout has the sharpest tooth, +for he hath rabies! He bit me right in my neck — next thing I knew, +I became a furry, for the furriotoxin has infiltrated my bloodstream. + +Q. Wait, what's furriotoxin? + +A. It's a toxin that makes you furry. Have you watched zombie movies? It's +like that. There is no cure. + +Q. (Sighs) You're making things up, Fred. + +A. Ask a biologist, it's a real thing. + +Q. …Fine. Could you spell "furriotoxin"? + +A. Furri with an i, o, toxin. + +Q. When did you hear about furries for the first time? + +A. In high school, while perusing the xkcd archive, I saw this comic about +furries pretending to be humans and another about someone with a squirrel +sona getting bullied. (Editor's note: [xkcd +629](https://www.xkcd.com/629/) and [xkcd 471](https://www.xkcd.com/471/)) +I was in China so I was like "OK that's an American thing then". + +Q. And how did you get into them? + +A. There was a time when I was really into cats, especially on the +internet. I still am. And then I developed a craving for Blåhaj, the IKEA +shark, so I bought one. + +Guess what's real popular among furries? Blåhaj _and_ cats. If you follow +these hashtags, you will, sooner or later, meet a furry. They posted +fursuits, commissions, conventions, big juicy succulent di— + +Q. Sir, this is a family-friendly publication. + +A. —nners! What the \*\*\*\* are you thinking about! + +Q. Sorry. Please go on. + +A. One really interesting sighting of a furry was on my high school new +year livestream. Dude was playing violin while his fursuit head was just +on the windowsill. I think he's in college now. But still, I never saw +a furry in real life for a long time. + +Q. When did you see the first furry then? + +A. It was September 2023 I think, I just got here and I was at a drag show +on Central Campus. There were two furries chilling around Angell Hall, +I was like "huh" and two months later on Halloween four furries popped +into the 370 classroom and I was like "HUH". Mark (editor's note: Dr. Mark +Brehob) grabbed a photo of them. There was Takio (editor's note: fursona +name) who showed up on Festifall as well. + +Q. Truly an inspiring story. Now that we've learned about you, let's talk +about Mosfet a little bit. What's his personality like? + +A. He's a menace to society. Rebellious, chaotic, but kinda stupid, +because sometimes ignorance is bliss. But on the other hand he's also very +emotional so I don't have to. He's got some, uh, insecurities. + +Q. Was it by design, or was it by accident? + +A. It's not really his fault. His biggest insecurity is being unloved, so +he tries very hard to prove himself even if he doesn't need to. Probably +got it from me back in the days. He's good enough, I'm proud of him. + +Q. (Checks clock) I think we're running out of time, so let's do a rapid +fire round. Are you planning to get a fursuit? + +A. Not any time soon, \*\*\*\*'s too expensive. + +Q. Name three things Mosfet likes. + +A. Salmon, heavy metal, cuddles. + +Q. Three things he hates? + +A. Sparkling water, roller coasters, gym class. + +Q. His favorite band? + +A. System Of A Down. + +Q. That tracks. Next question: Did you watch _Zootopia_? + +A. Yes. + +Q. Did Nick Wilde influence you in any way? + +A. No comment. + +Q. Well, Frederick, thank you for being with us today and sharing so much +about you and Mosfet. + +A. 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I've discussed it in [Review +of _Clancy_ (2024)](clancy_review.md) that it + +>Starts off like circus music, but I feel it's the most serious song on +>the record. It tells you to check on your friends' mental health, no +>matter what they say — even at the risk of feeling dumb. + +>It's also the track that "sounds like them" and "feels like them". They +>spread a message, like "Neon Gravestones". The strongest track, and +>energetic as well. + +So naturally given the comically long summer break, I am gonna cover it. +From scratch. + +The goal of this cover is not to reproduce the original; instead, I opted +to be more creative with sounds and arrangement. + +While you read, you can open my [Faircamp](/jam) in a new tab and hit +play. + +## What's in the song? + +Oh boy. + +Since it's from scratch, I could not reuse stems or sample the original. +This endeavor ended up being my most complicated audio project ever. There +are 52 tracks. Fifty-two. Ardour lags as I scroll up and down. + +A synopsis: + +- Synths: lead, 4 pads, vibraphone, harp, high-pitched hum +- Drums: 808, Black Pearl (plugin), and a real snare drum +- Vocals: main, falsetto, lofi, tenor, and rap +- Autotune for each pitched vocal track +- Ukulele: some with fuzz effects +- Bass, where one track is shifted one octave up to emulate guitar +- Samples: see below + +### Samples + +I had to be creative with household items. + +- 0:00 - Cassette player +- 0:21 - Vernier calipers +- 0:22 - Spray bottle +- 0:55 - 2.54mm pin headers sliding against edge of table +- 0:56 - Ziploc of CR2032 battery holders (sounds like sleighbells) +- 2:12 - Two pencils +- 2:24 - Nitrile glove + +## Timeline + +I recorded ATR over 13 studio sessions (in my bedroom) in total. Eleven +were in the first half of June. Then I procrastinated two weeks. Then +I picked up where I left in early July. + +Rather unconventionally, I recorded the track one part at a time, rather +than laying out a complete backing track before vocals. When I was +recording Chorus 2, for example, everything following that was blank. +Thus, I had no idea where I was going. I came up with most of the creative +ideas halfway. + +Notable inspirations: + +- The intro is sung along to tøp's "Friend, Please" (which carries the + same message as ATR) +- "Nude" by Radiohead inspired the slap-like, one-octave-up bassline you + hear in Chorus 2 thru 4 +- Original Verse is a commentary on _Clancy_'s track listing +- I yanked the last bar of drums from "Levitate" + +## Technical details + +### Chord progression + +Really simple song in terms of chord progression. Everything is G-Em-Bm-D +except the post-chorus where it's G-Em-Bm-A-D. Turned out challenging as +I had to improvise rhythmically to make the same chords interesting over +and over again. + +### Mic rig + +Mom bought a phone tripod with a swing arm. The threaded hole on the phone +clip is identical to that on the mic holder, so naturally, up it went. No +more stacking boxes under the short-ass mic stand. + +I had no windshield so I improvised with a napkin wrapped around the wire +mesh tied with a rubber band. Can't keep out the hard P's though, so I had +to automate the fader. + +### Balanced cable + +I bought a balanced XLR cable to replace the XLR-quarter inch cable my mic +came with. The noise disappeared like the money in my wallet. 5/5 would +buy again. + +### Drums + +I used three drum kits in a single song. + +OK, one of them is a single snare drum I practiced on when I was 12. +Played with Trench-era Josh Dun drumsticks. You can hear it in Chorus +2 and Post-Chorus 1. I did not record the rest on the drum, because my +neighbor might complain. + +One day I was cleaning out some junk at my late great-grandparents' house +when I found my old electronic drumkit. I brought home the console, the +snare drum, and all the cables. With some hackery involving a MIDI-to-USB +adaptor I was able to record drums with real drumsticks. But I did not +because the drum pads worked just fine. + +The Black Pearl kit was a late addition. Before that, I used a built-in +kit, but the snare lacked punch, and the crash is just not wet enough. +Luckily, I have a few drumkits installed for unknown reasons, and this +Black Pearl kit blew my mind. + +### Pedal + +There's a pair of pedal switches (cost like 10 CNY each) I bought back in +2019 for a kinetic game I made (which didn't work, btw). So I soldered the +wires to a cable with a quarter inch tip-ring plug so that the contacts +short when I stomp it. It functions as a sustain pedal for my keyboard and +hihat open-close control for the drum kit. Neither turned out useful but +they sound cool. + +### Ukulele + +Didn't have the money to buy a condenser mic so it is what it is. + +### EQ & compressor + +I recorded the kick, snare, hihat and other cymbals on separate tracks so +they have different EQs. I used "Calf Equalizer 5 Band". The kick is +lowpassed and sidechained to many other tracks (such as bass) to compress +them so they don't muddle the 60 Hz range. + +### Autotune + +Yes, my vocals are autotuned. The plugin is "x42-Autotune". To avoid +sounding like an unnamed rap star, I had to keep the correction ratio +below 0.6. For each group of pitched vocal tracks singing the same melody, +I have a MIDI track for the autotune plugin to refer to. + +Sometimes I sing off-key so bad I have to do another take. And sometimes +the autotune overreacts so I have an automation track to taper down the +correction ratio temporarily. + +### Cassette player + +The click and whirr you hear at the beginning are a real AKAI cassette +player. I wish it worked. If it worked, I could have run my vocals through +an aux cable on tape and played it back to achieve physical lo-fi. + +### Album cover + +I reused assets from the recent reflow workshop 2. The color scheme is +inspired by _Clancy_ itself, and the title typesetting is inspired by +Radiohead's _In Rainbows_ (2007). The smoke is [a photo by Tigerzeng on +Wikimedia +Commons](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Candle_smoke_structure_1.jpg). + +## Tools used + +### Software + +- Ardour: arrangement, recording, production +- Helm: synths +- Calf: plugins +- Black Pearl Drumkit: plugin +- Guitarix: plugins +- x42: plugins +- Krita: album cover +- Inkscape: album cover + +### Hardware + +- Interface: Behringer UMC22 +- Headphones: Audio-Technica ATH-M20x +- Keyboard: AKAI MPK mini play +- Mic: Shure PGA48 +- Bass: Ibanez GSR200 +- Ukulele: second-hand "Nalu", model unknown +- Drumsticks: Zildjian Josh Dun "Trench" artist series +- Snare drum: Majestic AK14D + +## Lyrics + +Yanked from Genius. Differences: + +- Added Intro +- I keep saying "on my lowest" instead of "at my lowest" +- Added Original Verse +- Numbered Choruses and Post-Choruses +- Minute changes in backing vocals + +[Intro] +I don't want anyone to drop anything for me + +[Chorus 1] +I don't want anyone, know me or not +See me [on] my lowest, you don't have to drop, drop, drop Don't have to +drop by Nothin' you can do this time I don't want anyone, know me or not +See me [on] my lowest, you don't have to drop Drop, drop, drop anything +for me Just keep your plans, I hope that you never have to drop + +[Verse 1] +Used to be you and me, matching Kawasaki Zs +Ride around 270 in Kawasaki tees +Two fighter jets matching energy +Trying to forget that we're in ejection seats + +[Pre‐Chorus] +So please, keep it in mind +Check on your friends +Every once in a while +Even if they say + +[Chorus 2] +I don't want anyone, know me or not +See mе [on] my lowest, you don't have to drop, drop, drop +Don't have to drop by +Nothin' you can do this timе +I don't want anyone, know me or not +See me [on] my lowest, you don't have to drop +Drop, drop, drop anything for me +Just keep your plans, I hope that you never have to drop +(Drop, drop, drop) + +[Post-Chorus 1] +At the risk of feelin' dumb, check in +It's not worth the risk of losin' a friend +Even if they say +"Just keep your plans, I hope that you never have to drop" + +[Original Verse] +I can read your mind man, where is Tyler's verse man? +Chill, let me have some words of my own man +The new record, it's called Clancy +On a scale of Trench, I'd say that it's a ninety +Can't forgive The Craving so close to Lavish +Your eyes are steamin' up? Here comes a colonoscopy +Upbeat (yeah), down thoughts (nah), guess it's called tradition +Thank you for your patience, program resumes shortly + +[Verse 2] +If I'm bein' real, man, don't know how I feel, man +'Bout you sleepin' so close to a weapon you conceal, man +Those night terrors are not somethin' to take lightly +I know that it's a risk sayin' this, don't fight me +(Stoppin' me, fight me) +(Stoppin' me, fight me) +(Stoppin' me, fight me) + +[Chorus 3] +I don't want anyone, know me or not +See me [on] my lowest, you don't have to drop, drop, drop +Don't have to drop by +Nothin' you can do this time +I don't want anyone, know me or not +See me [on] my lowest, you don't have to drop +(Drop, drop, drop) Anything for me +(Stopping me, stopping me, stopping me) +Just keep your plans, I hope that you never have to drop + +[Post-Chorus 2] +At the risk of feelin' dumb, check in +It's not worth the risk of losin' a friend +Even if they say +"Just keep your plans, I hope that you never have to drop" + +[Chorus 4] +I don't want anyone, know me or not +See me [on] my lowest, you don't have to drop +Drop, drop, drop anything +For me + +[Outro] diff --git a/docs/music/img/at-the-risk-of-feeling-dumb/cover.png b/docs/music/img/at-the-risk-of-feeling-dumb/cover.png Binary files differnew file mode 100644 index 0000000..77a2935 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/music/img/at-the-risk-of-feeling-dumb/cover.png diff --git a/docs/music/img/radiohead_discog_review/happy_baby.jpg b/docs/music/img/radiohead_discog_review/happy_baby.jpg Binary files differnew file mode 100644 index 0000000..fa6751d --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/music/img/radiohead_discog_review/happy_baby.jpg diff --git a/docs/music/index.md b/docs/music/index.md index 80ed219..51389b2 100644 --- a/docs/music/index.md +++ b/docs/music/index.md @@ -8,6 +8,13 @@ music](./how_i_got_into_music.md). I release music on [my self-hosted Faircamp](/jam/). Sometimes I write a blogpost about it below. +### [At The Risk Of Feeling Dumb](at-the-risk-of-feeling-dumb.md) + + + +twenty one pilots cover made from scratch. + ### [Diag](diag.md)  - [How I Discover a Band](band_discovery.md) - [Review of _Clancy_](clancy_review.md) +- [Review of Radiohead discography](radiohead_discog_review.md) diff --git a/docs/music/radiohead_discog_review.md b/docs/music/radiohead_discog_review.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..7ef4dc0 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/music/radiohead_discog_review.md @@ -0,0 +1,157 @@ +# Review of Radiohead Discography + +Last updated 2024-09-22 + +I got into Radiohead, a band with three decades of history, this January, +due to a shitpost youtube video, as discussed in [How I Discover +a Band](./band_discovery.md). + +In this post I will review every Radiohead album I listened to, in the +order of discovery. + +## The Bends + +Guitar album, excellent dynamics. The energy pulses up and down throughout +the album to keep you from boredom or fatigue. + +Compared to other guitar acts I listen to such as MCR or Linkin Park, +Radiohead wins in music theory, most notably in the use of unconventional +chords, while still being accessible to the average music enjoyer. + +Fav tracks: Planet Telex, Fake Plastic Trees, Just, My Iron Lung, Street +Spirit + +Trivia: the opening tracks remind me of that one afternoon I put on The +Bends and took a nap on the couch on 2F of Duderstadt until the 482 +lecture. + +Misheard lyrics: "Ah — this is killing me" sounds to me like "Cool — she's +gay" + +## Kid A + +So electronic you wouldn't believe it's the same Radiohead. Hardly any +guitar. Known as the "greatest left turn in music history". The opener has +got an entrancing vibe (and is also in 10/4), and everything after that is +just so esoteric. + +- Kid A: vocoded vocals +- The National Anthem: J A Z Z +- How to Disappear Completely: polyrhythm bassline, is about dissociation +- Treefingers: instrumental, sounds synth-ish but is actually guitar +- Optimistic: the least esoteric song on the record, but still +- In Limbo: listening to the song makes me in limbo +- Idioteque: samples early computer music "Mild und Leise" +- Morning Bell: 5/4 +- Motion Picture Soundtrack: harp +- Hidden track: whatever it is + +It's an album best listened to alone on headphones. + +Fav tracks: Everything, Anthem, Disappear, Idioteque + +Least fav: In Limbo + +## OK Computer + +Middle ground between The Bends and Kid A. Guitar and electronic. +Definitely great, but I didn't like it (as an album) as much as either. +First off, the album cover is whack. Iconic but not something I want to +decorate my room with. + +Also, personally, the second half of the album (Fitter Happer — The +Tourist) is not exciting. It's just sad. But "No Surprises" is good. + +Tracks worth attention: + +- Airbag: fat bass +- Paranoid Android: Three keys, two time signatures. Magnum opus of music + theory. +- Let Down: underrated. Happens to be my fav song to sing in showers when + I was let down by life and logistics in the US. + +Fav: Paranoid Android, Let Down + +Trivia: whenever Thom sings "interstellar burst, I'm back to save the +universe", this image pops into my head for some reason: + + + +## OKNOTOK + +Kind of a B side compilation reissued in 2017. + +Fav: Lift + +## Amnesiac + +Sequel to Kid A, somehow being more and less accessible at the same time. + +Fav: Pyramid Song, Life In a Glasshouse + +## In Rainbows + +Really mature in terms of everything. My only complaint is "House Of +Cards" is too long. It's not even the best song on the album. + +Remarkable things: + +- 15 Step: 5/4 +- Bodysnatchers: clipping guitar at the beginning, but it's satire on the + loudness war +- Nude: one-octave-apart style bassline, angelic singing +- Weird Fishes: just chill in general +- Jigsaw Falling Into Place: probably Radiohead's happiest song to date +- Videotape: nvm, we sad again + +Overall it's solid as a rock. Not a single bad song made it in here. +I don't even need to skip the "meh" songs. + +Fav: 15 Step, Nude, Weird Fishes, Videotape + +## Hail To The Thief + +Political album. Personally not a fan, because nothing's changed in 20 +years. Musically, I'll be brutal: it's just a bunch of noise. Except +a select few tracks: 2+2=5, Sail To The Moon, "There, There", +Scatterbrain, A Wolf At The Door. + +In other words, HTTT is still growing on me. + +Thom seems to be doing the thing where he repeatedly sings a line along +the chords, using his voice as an instrument. Examples: + +- 2+2=5: "Paying attention" +- Sit Down. Stand up: "The raindrops" +- Where I End And You Begin: "I will eat you alive" +- The Gloaming: "They should be ringing" + +First time it's novel, second time it's acceptable, third time it's +boring. Not a fan. It also drags the album slow (56 minutes). Radiohead +learned the mistake and shortened their followup (In Rainbows). + +Fav: 2+2=5, There, Scatterbrain, Wolf + +## A Moon Shaped Pool + +The heartbreak album. I listen to it when I want to feel miserable. + +Fav: Daydreaming, Ful Stop, Identikit + +## The King Of Limbs + +I like the second half better (Lotus Flower — Separator). + +- The instrumentation and chord progression on "Codex" sound like twenty + one pilots on MTV Unplugged. They should cover it. + +Fav: Codex, Separator + +## Pablo Honey + +Notorious for "Creep" and the MTV Beach House incident. Still good. Opener +surprised me with a 6+6+6+5/8 time signature. + +Growing. diff --git a/docs/random/i_respect_furries.md b/docs/random/i_respect_furries.md index 7026146..184ecca 100644 --- a/docs/random/i_respect_furries.md +++ b/docs/random/i_respect_furries.md @@ -36,3 +36,14 @@ harmful, such as owning a fucking gun. I bet millions of non-furry people call them weirdos. But I think what they represent is the fraction of society who are just different, no more no less. I like things that are different. Ipso facto, I respect furries. + +## Errata + +> As of 2022, I am not a furry. (Paragraph 1) + +As of 2024-09-01, I am a furry. + +> A minimum of one fursuit is a must (Paragraph 3) + +The more inclusive definition of "furries" now include anyone interested +in anthropomorphic animals, regardless of fursuit ownership. diff --git a/docs/random/img/summer_2024_wrapup/anthro.jpg b/docs/random/img/summer_2024_wrapup/anthro.jpg Binary files differnew file mode 100644 index 0000000..14db666 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/random/img/summer_2024_wrapup/anthro.jpg diff --git a/docs/random/img/summer_2024_wrapup/badgepress.png b/docs/random/img/summer_2024_wrapup/badgepress.png Binary files differnew file mode 100644 index 0000000..b74bc9c --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/random/img/summer_2024_wrapup/badgepress.png diff --git a/docs/random/img/summer_2024_wrapup/eecsistential_crisis.png b/docs/random/img/summer_2024_wrapup/eecsistential_crisis.png Binary files differnew file mode 100644 index 0000000..acf625b --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/random/img/summer_2024_wrapup/eecsistential_crisis.png diff --git a/docs/random/img/summer_2024_wrapup/reflow.jpg b/docs/random/img/summer_2024_wrapup/reflow.jpg Binary files differnew file mode 100644 index 0000000..7e2ae2a --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/random/img/summer_2024_wrapup/reflow.jpg diff --git a/docs/random/index.md b/docs/random/index.md index 34cf6b7..cdff764 100644 --- a/docs/random/index.md +++ b/docs/random/index.md @@ -21,3 +21,4 @@ Nevertheless, occasionally I leave a permanent trace along the way. - [2 Bugs 1 Day](2bugs1day.md) - [Shenzhen I/O Game Review](shenzhen_io_review.md) - [2024-04-05](2024-04-05.md) +- [Summer 2024 Wrapup](summer_2024_wrapup.md) diff --git a/docs/random/life_goals.md b/docs/random/life_goals.md index f3fd937..99888c5 100644 --- a/docs/random/life_goals.md +++ b/docs/random/life_goals.md @@ -1,39 +1,32 @@ # My Life Goals -Last updated 2023-11-05 +Last updated 2024-08-25 -My life sucks. That's why I constantly think about dying. Don't worry, -I won't do it *right* now, but it's a prudent act to list out all the -things I want to try before I do. And when I've tried them, I cross them -out. - -These may be unrealistic but I don't give an imaginary shit. I might -remove some if I please. I might, at one point, go "screw it" and abandon -the list altogether. Future Me is unpredictable. +Or alternatively titled "Things To Do Before I Die". There's some cross-referencing among the items, so I've added labels in __boldface__ and/or dependencies (dep) in parentheses where necessary. ## Art -- <s>Learn bass</s> (__bass__) (learning it right now) +- <s>Learn bass</s> (__bass__) (playing bass right now) - Get enough vocal training to not sound terrible - Learn basic music theory -- <s>Record a song</s> I covered [Early Sunsets Over - Monroeville](../music/early-sunsets-over-monroeville.md) by My Chemical - Romance and wrote [This Song Will Uncure Your - Depression](../music/uncure-your-depression.md) +- <s>Record a song</s> I made [plenty of music and published + them](https://fkfd.me/jam/) - Start playing drums again (__drum__) - Join a rock band as bassist (dep: bass) or drummer (dep: drum) -- Go to a twenty øne piløts concert (dep: umich) +- <s>Go to a twenty øne piløts concert (dep: umich)</s> AAAAAAAA clanky + tour my life is complete - <s>Buy Trench (2018) on CD or cassette</s> I bought a CD! - <s>Go to an IDKHOW concert (dep: umich)</s> Checked as of [2024-04-05](2024-04-05.md) - Go to a MCR concert (dep: umich) -- Go to a Green Day concert (dep: umich) +- <s>Go to a Green Day concert (dep: umich)</s> Saviors Tour Detroit, + 2024-09-04 - Learn to properly rap the entirety of Car Radio - Learn to play Jesus Of Suburbia on bass - Learn to play Paranoid Android on bass -- <s>Get more stickers</s> +- <s>Get more stickers</s> (three times now) - Get a few figurines or little artifacts on my desktop - Get a hammer and a sickle to put on my wall - Commission an artist @@ -88,12 +81,13 @@ __boldface__ and/or dependencies (dep) in parentheses where necessary. - <s>Try writing STM32 C</s> did some of this for EECS 373. The code style ST uses is __terrible__ (2 spaces, line break before curly brace, `CamelAndSnake_Case`, uppercase function names) -- Try a RISC-V SBC +- <s>Try a RISC-V SBC</s> Got a LicheeRV Nano from a friend - <s>Make a weird-looking USB flash drive</s> I made one out of a covid rapid test box - <s>Give someone something handmade as a gift</s> I gave a [blobcat PCB](../projects/blobcat-pcb.md) to my friend - Use an Espressif SoC on a PCB +- Make something that is not, but looks like an electrolytic capacitor ## Computer - DIY a desktop computer, which conceivably will run Arch Linux and KDE @@ -109,8 +103,8 @@ __boldface__ and/or dependencies (dep) in parentheses where necessary. - Go to the beach ## Miscellaneous -- Attend a convention of any kind -- Observe a furry convention (but not participate) +- Attend a furry convention +- Attend another convention of any kind - Learn CW (a.k.a. morse code) - <s>Get a ham radio license and buy a handheld station</s> DE BH4FXW 73 sent from my UV-5R @@ -132,6 +126,5 @@ __boldface__ and/or dependencies (dep) in parentheses where necessary. - Co-author an IETF RFC - Get a tiny tattoo - Restuff my blåhaj -- Make something that is not, but looks like an electrolytic capacitor - Flip off a conservative - Do standup comedy at an open mic night diff --git a/docs/random/summer_2024_wrapup.md b/docs/random/summer_2024_wrapup.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..8663d74 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/random/summer_2024_wrapup.md @@ -0,0 +1,287 @@ +# Summer 2024 Wrapup + +2024-08-25 + +I flew home. To spend the summer in Shanghai. + +Reasons: + +- Reunion with family +- Everything cheaper +- I need to order a bunch of PCBs and parts which are also cheaper + +By "summer" I mean 2024-05-07 thru 2024-08-25 inclusive. + +## Projects I Did + +### Reflow Workshop 2 + +In 2023, me and my buddies at TechJI did [Reflow +Workshop](../projects/reflow-workshop.md) and it was a huge success. Which +begs the question: + +If Reflow Workshop is so good, why is there no Reflow Workshop 2? + +There is. + + + +▲ I designed this to be as different as possible from last year's poster. +Color scheme yoinked from _Clancy_ (2024). + +Based on last year's overwhelming demand (I bought for 20 but more than 20 +people signed up), I decided to buy enough for 30. However, this time +I did not see enthusiasm as high, probably because it was scheduled on the +weekend leading to the midterms. Only 17 people signed up. However, I did +get sweet extracurricular credits out of this. + +### Linux Install Party + +My buddies at TechJI hosted a Linux Install Party, so naturally I showed +up (to help). Not many people were with us, as it was raining. One person +had an old ThinkPad, and when I looked closer it was an E220s, which was +32 bit and ran Windows 7. Hardly any distros support x86-32 now. +Fascinating that it still boots. Also, the plastic was all sticky. + +### Bookmarkotchi + +Bookmarkotchi is an ongoing project. It's a PCB bookmark that helps you +form a reading habit. The irony is that I broke my reading habit once +I flew home. whatever + +## Places I Went + +- Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Xuhui campus + - Had a meetup with my friend and gifted him a copy of _Scaled And + Icy_ (2021) +- Xi'an with my parents + - Terracotta warriors + - Hua Mountain: With considerable help from a cable car, we climbed + two peaks, including the tallest in central China. There was an + orange cat on our way down + - A "musical" titled 驼铃传奇 (Tuo Ling Legend, literally the Legend + of the Camel's Bell): see below + - Shaanxi History Museum, where a gallery was playing a NileRed video + - Two jade jewelry stores that the tour guide forced us in (she later + threw a fit when basically nobody bought anything) +- Sichuan with my father and ten friends of his + - Mostly 甘孜 (Garzê, a Tibetan autonomous prefecture), including + a bunch of mountains atop the Tibetan Plateau which got me panting + - 映秀 (Yingxiu), where an earthquake struck in 2008 + - There's a public square with pillars commemorating soldiers who + sacrificed themselves in the Sino-Japanese war or the civil war + (forgot which). I find it absolutely unnecessary. It's like, "oh + yeah, your father died in an earthquake? well check _this_ out, + _this_ guy died in a _war_!" They're both tragic, ok? + - 资阳 (Ziyang), a suburb east of Chengdu, where I busted a tire while + pulling out of a parking lot + - A friend's hometown (village) in 内江 (Neijiang) + - 罗泉 (Luoquan), also in Neijiang, where we bought hundreds of yuan's + worth of assorted tofu +- Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Minhang campus + - Volunteered at the graduation ceremony + - I failed to mention in the [Winter 2024 + wrapup](../umich/w24_wrapup.md) that I volunteered at a UMich grad + ceremony as well, for JI students in the CoE +- Drove our family car to a dealership to sell it, because we're getting + a new PHEV (wise move) +- Cycled to the bank with my grandpa to withdraw 300,000 CNY in cash for + a completely legal transaction. I felt like a drug cartel +- A record store in Xuhui with my friend because I heard they had a bunch + of Radiohead. Couldn't afford any, so I just picked up three stickers + and dipped + - There was a restaurant called "Normal Canteen" which totes sounds + not suspicious +- My childhood apartment where I lived from 3 to 10. Unfortunately, + there's a mouse infestation. +- Flew back to Ann Arbor + - Flight was delayed on tarmac for three hours. Captain quoted + "electronic" and "hydraulic issues" + +### Tuo Ling Legend + +It's a show, a musical of some kind, about the folks walking the Silk Road +(the real one). The tour guide recommended it, and I find it +disappointing. I mean, the dancing and the props were good, but the story +seems to be the product of a junior high project that was done over recess +in three days. Not to mention the cheesy lines, which were, of course, +dubbed. + +The show tries to be touching, but the playwright and/or director failed +to consider that, just having the actors (voice actors, in this case) +speak the lines operatically does not automatically make it sentimental. +It comes off to me as cringe. + +I did not get the point of the play either. It could be one or both of: + +- Look how much our ancestors did for us on the brave new road +- Look what superpower we were back in the good ol' days. We're gonna do + it again haha am i right guys + +Our tour guide claimed that the show was what foreign guest officials +would watch, and I don't believe it. If I were an official in a foreign +country and they showed me a musical hinting that they once dominated the +world and had a luxurious palace, I would leave. + +Notable features, among this failure: + +- They have real wolves (who I hope weren't mistreated) running down the + aisle +- The audience sat on a rotating platform to view six stages clockwise +- There was a scene where they poured a literal tonne of water in + a waterfall and it splashed all over us + +### Sichuan + +Much more enjoyable experience than in Xi'an (if you don't count the flat +tire night) overall. Never was pushed to a store to buy anything. Only +time I was persuaded to buy anything was a street vendor selling +ready-to-eat walnuts in a bag for only ten bucks. It was good. Everything +was voluntary. The people were nice. Lots of dogs. I learned a new card +game called 干瞪眼 (staredown). Food was hot and greasy but that's how +Sichuan cuisine works. Once one of my dad's friends got drunk and told me +about the time he and his team reverse engineered the .doc and .xls +formats in the 90s. Only complaint (other than the tire) was the hours of +being in a car every day. + +### Ann Arbor + +Things I did after landing: + +- Abused my privilege and requested a SafeRide™ home (I can only do this + six times per year) + +- Volunteered to pick up new arrivals from SJTU twice at DTW +- Volunteered on an IKEA ride and bought a Livlig husky plush + +- Installed a cargo rack + basket for my bike, didn't apply enough torque, + lost two bolts on a bumpy road +- Got a replacement from Fabrication Underground; also pumped my tires +- Got a flat while riding around Bursley +- Fixed my flat (and a couple other problems) at [Common + Cycle](https://commoncycle.org/) with help from Matthew. Basically got + a new tube for free. Donated 5 dollars. + +- Visited the [phallic dumpster + exhibit](https://umma.umich.edu/exhibitions/machine-dazzle-ouroboros/) + at UMMA. Five stars +- Saw the furry club poster at Duderstadt and almost had a heart attack 💀 + + + +## IA application + +I applied for <abbr title="Instructional Aide">IA</abbr> back in April, +and despite HR saying the "goal" was to have the "majority" assigned by +"July 21", I didn't hear from the professor until 2024-08-05. But hey, +progress. + +We had an interview, then I waited. On 2024-08-19, I got news that I was +hired. Now all that's left is training and paperwork, which should not be +hard. + +It turns out I was literally the last hire; I was really lucky. Also, my +former roommate is also an IA now, which is cool. + +They gave me a sheet to indicate which hours I'm free so they could +schedule lab sessions. And that's where I fucked up. I forgot I had +a lecture on Friday afternoon, and by the time I discovered that it was +too late. I've emailed and texted but to no avail. + +Shit. + +## Movies and Shows I Watched + +- "Barbie": Watched it for the second time on the flight to Shanghai. + Someone in front of me was watching Oppenheimer at the same time, and + there was a brief moment where Ryan Gosling danced to the detonation of + the first atomic bomb. Also realized Billie Eilish sang in the movie. + (Barbie, not Oppenheimer) +- "The Garfield Movie": Saw the negative comments, wonder why. They're + right. Plot was unoriginal. +- 抓娃娃 ("The Successor"): Comedy film on helicopter parents. Seems + biased toward the parent side, but the actual message requires critical + thinking and speculation, which will takes another five pages, so no. + Open to interpretations. +- Stand-up comedy night with 严值高 (Yan Zhigao, homophonic to + "good-looking"): Lots of sexual humor. +- 逆行者 ("Upstream"), which is about a former software engineer who + becomes a delivery driver (rider to be more specific) to pay mortgage. + The ending where everything worked out is dystopian. The riders compete + against each other without even once questioning capitalism, or the + authority who exploit them. Imagine showing Mao this movie. +- "The Lion King", on the flight to Detroit. Can see why it's one of the + classics. +- "Everything Everywhere All At Once": I have suspicions that it's just an + elaborate pun on the everything bagel + +## Music I Made + +This was a musically prolific summer. I wrote two songs, covered one, and +forced a computer to cover two and a half. In chronological order: + +- [Diag](/jam/diag/): Original. Entered Fedivision 2024 and won 56th + place. Also [on air in Berlin thanks to Herr + Irrtum](https://www.elektrische-lasagne.de/radioIrrtum/) (Sendung + 2024-06, timestamp 53:20) +- [At The Risk Of Feeling Dumb](/jam/at-the-risk-of-feeling-dumb/): twenty + one pilots cover from scratch. Somewhat overproduced. +- [A Flat Tire Is Nothing To Worry + About](/jam/a-flat-tire-is-nothing-to-worry-about/): Inspired by the + Ziyang flat tire incident and my father getting drunk. Decided against + overproduction. Features minimal instrumentation and effort. +- [OK Computer but sung by + a Computer](/jam/ok-computer-but-sung-by-a-computer/): featuring the + Festival Speech Synthesis System, invented the same year OKC came out. + +## Music I Listened To + +- Fedivision 2024 songs (all 72 of them) (I even kept a spreadsheet to + rate them so I can vote) +- twenty one pilots + - _Clancy_ +- Radiohead + - _Amnesiac_ + - _In Rainbows_ + - _The King Of Limbs_ + - the other albums as well, but mainly these three + +## Things I Bought or Otherwise Acquired + +These were bought online in China: + +- A fume extractor for soldering which I should've ordered in 2021 +- A CO detector in my grandpa's kitchen +- A pair of earbuds +- A logic analyzer +- A ten-port USB hub because apparently four isn't enough +- Some accessories for my bicycle, like a cargo rack +- Some stickers including this one: + + + +Also I made a few badges with the badge press in the hackerspace I worked +in last year, including this one: + + + +These were bought in the US: + +- A Livlig husky plush + +## Things I Am Going To Do + +Notable event happening in the coming month: + +- August 26: First 370 staff meeting, Festifall North +- August 28: Festifall Central +- September 1: Pride Outside +- September 4: Green Day Saviors Tour +- September 9: Practice teaching as part of IA training +- September 29: twenty øne piløts Clancy Tour diff --git a/docs/shitpost/fedi_shitpost.md b/docs/shitpost/fedi_shitpost.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..38da7ff --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/shitpost/fedi_shitpost.md @@ -0,0 +1,582 @@ +# Fedi Shitpost Compilation + +As you may know, I occasionally engage in a recreational activity known as +Shitposting, on the Federated Universe (Fedi). Here are some notable +cases: + +(Typesetting notes: if the first line is __bold__, then it is a mastodon +feature called "content warning"; clicking it expands the rest of the +post.) + +## 2022-10-29 + +1. predict the stock market +2. ??? +3. prophet! + +## 2022-11-03 + +evil polya be like + +how not to solve it + +## 2023-01-25 + +panic! at the disbanding + +## 2023-03-23 + +funnels imply the existence of painnels + +## 2023-04-08 + +__being an electronic engineer be like__ + +BOM: + +- LEDs, 0603, white, $0.096 +- Resistor pack, 4x1k, 0603, $0.024 +- ObscureSemi® OutOfStockMega™ 52M40L0PX181D, QFN32, $62 +- Capacitor, 22uF, 0805, $0.003 + +## 2023-05-19 + +__satire__ + +kde is for furries. real MEN use xmonad + +## 2023-05-23 + +SI be like: + +6*10^27 grams is so confusing let's give it a name. an intuitive name. one +that is easily distinguishable. how about + +6 ronnagrams + +oh also 6*10^-27 is 6 rontograms because fuck you + +## 2023-05-24 + +yeah im into hi-fi + +highly +intelligent +furry +individuals + +## 2023-06-15 + +watching board of ceos talk about ai regulation be like + +🤡 🤡 🤡 ☝️🤓 🤡 🤡 + +## 2023-06-17 + +it's ok to ask for quotes from infinite companies to install a well in +your farm, because there will always be a cheapest one. this is known as +the well ordering principle + +## 2023-07-24 + +your are intj. i am fsck. we are not the same + +## 2023-07-24 + +\> buy expensive mountain bicycle + +\> park with all the other bikes + +\> kickstand keeps bike upright at 89.999 degrees + +\> tips over at slightest push + +\> damaged + +"why would people do this?!!?1?" + +## 2023-07-26 + +web integriteez nuts + +## 2023-07-26 + +my fav moment of the wandering earth is when earth said "its wanderin +time" then yeeted itself out of the galaxy + +## 2023-07-30 + +gonna treat myself and buy a Gibson Les Bian + +## 2023-07-31 + +there's no such thing as Dijkstra's algorithm. he just looks at your graph +real fast and says "yeah this one's shortest take it or leave it" + +## 2023-07-31 + +everyone agrees sugar is the soul of any dessert, but my german friend +thinks i should add a little weniger. + +## 2023-08-08 + +__emo embedded engineers be like__ + +my qemucal romance + +## 2023-08-16 + +__chatgpt bullshit__ + +[on a forum] +person 1: hey how can i do XYZ +person 2: idk shit about this topic but here's an answer by chatgpt +person 1: thanks + +narrator: the answer is, of course, wrong. + +## 2023-08-22 + +__dream, birdsite__ + +i had a dream that Unicode made a feature that you can combine any two +characters into a single glyph ligature, but turns out it's recursive and +that's how a random dude uploaded the entire Bible to Twitter in two +characters (not one due to some artificial limit) and it crashed half of +the clients + +## 2023-09-06 + +why don't German people call it Ümläut + +## 2023-09-15 + +__misinfo__ + +trans people have colorful hair because electron orbital transitions emit +photons of certain frequencies + +## 2023-09-17 + +shop clerk: hey could you push your cart back with all the other carts + +me: why + +shop clerk: because `std::vector<ShoppingCart>` is stored in contiguous +memory and if you don't put them back you're breaking the ADT's +representational invariant + +## 2023-09-21 + +explaining a math proof in sign language is challenging. it involves a lot +of hand-waving. + +## 2023-09-21 + +__typical piazza® experience__ + +me: \*posts a question over discrepancy in instructor materials, with +exact sources\* + +56 views, 0 answers + +9 consecutive posts literally titled "AG" or "autograder" about the +autograder being unreachable: each gets answered in minutes + +## 2023-09-26 + +german was invented in 1858 when the printing press ran out of space characters + +## 2023-09-30 + +fedizens when a piece of software is c++ (it #includes \<algorithm\> +without the user's consent) + +## 2023-10-01 + +__bad__ + +proctober (proctology october) + +## 2023-10-11 + +__not screen reader friendly__ + +listening to prog rock until they do a time change + +00:00 ▫️------------ 00:08 📶🔁 + +## 2023-10-15 + +medieval programmers be like "sure let me open my cmyk movable type box +and wear my programming leggings" + +## 2023-10-18 + +iupac: but it lasted only one femtosecond +me: i don't care, if it exists it exists. now name my element with 588 protons +iupac: Pentoctoctium +me: make it shorter +iupac: (\*sigh\*) Poo + +## 2023-10-20 + +girls install debian +to become more lesbian +boys run void +to kiss more boys + +## 2023-10-23 + +__germans when they have pizza for dinner__ + +Gluten Abend + +## 2023-10-28 + +ancient Chinese stories about someone doing something stupid often begin +with their initial followed by their country of origin like "Liang, from +the Qi kingdom" and i think that's a rudimentary form of "Florida man" + +## 2023-10-29 + +__not screen reader friendly__ + +german wordle be like + +🟥🟥🟨🟥🟨🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟨🟥🟥 +🟥🟥🟥🟩🟨🟥🟥🟨🟥🟥🟥🟩🟥🟥🟥 +🟥🟥🟥🟩🟥🟥🟩🟩🟥🟨🟥🟩🟩🟩🟩 +🟩🟥🟥🟩🟨🟥🟩🟩🟥🟥🟥🟩🟩🟩🟩 +🟩🟩🟩🟩🟥🟩🟩🟩🟥🟥🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 +🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 + +## 2023-10-30 + +__if unix was invented in europe__ + +cd ,, +echo €PATH + +## 2023-10-31 + +furries have an unfair advantage at halloween costumes. fursuits should +not count unless its a bat + +## 2023-10-31 + +why did they name it "Michigan pride"and not Michigay + +## 2023-11-03 + +__long__ + +americans stop normalizing state codes + +especially on the internet when the context is unclear + +"I love Tulsa, OK" ← kthx but no need to be passive aggressive about it + +ask a non american what "IA" means. IowA? IndianA? group 1 alkali metal? + +"everyone should know this, it's common knowledge!" + +lmao literally no one outside of the states are responsible for knowing +that + +how about we go in reverse? which province is gàn (赣)? which one is qián +(黔)? this is what non-americans feel when we see shit like MA, MD, ME, +MI, MN, MO, MS, and MT + +## 2023-11-05 + +why isnt uc berkeley's furry club called uc barkley ugh i wanna screem + +## 2023-11-11 + +__very important sentence from book i am reading__ + +"Cats are equivalent in that they are to be petted, but gently, so that +they do not claw. (Brown 1965, pp. 318-19)" + +## 2023-11-12 + +football, the successor to the less popular variant, inchball + +## 2023-11-15 + +Thus, if the child thinks a leopard says "meow", he or she may classify +leopards as 𝘬𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴. + +## 2023-11-24 + +💬 linguistic knowledge of the day 🔤 + +the chinese word 祭司 (priest, not necessarily christian) can be taken +apart as: + +- 祭 (jì) ceremony of sacrifice +- 司 (sī) person in control + +therefore we can conclude that, at some point in ancient chinese folk +religion, an emcee dropped a sick beat + +## 2023-11-23 + +__why was the 40W light bulb arrested?__ + +public incandescency + +## 2023-11-28 + +__book quote out of context__ + +Let us take a situation […] in which there are […] no priests, no gays, no +Moslems with only three wives, no Tarzans. + +## 2023-12-06 + +when machine gun kelly dropped rap devil would you call that an ad eminem +attack + +## 2023-12-11 + +the three types of piazza posts the evening before exam: + +- need help for question 9.3 from fall '21 + +- what's the difference between [pair of obscure concepts that are just up + to experience really] + +- hi can someone explain to me [the entirety of lecture 12-25] if it's not + [assumption that shows they haven't been to a single lecture in the past + two months] + +## 2023-12-19 + +zeichne mit TikZ, um Till Tantau anzupissen + +## 2023-12-20 + +__book quote out of context__ + +a bike should no more have a carburetor than the pope should have a wife. + +## 2023-12-24 + +*zufällig einen Mann küsst* entschwuldigung + +## 2023-12-24 + +transcoders? yes I've seen a few + +## 2023-12-30 + +rust is just a cargo cult + +this explains everything + +## 2024-01-18 + +groceries imply the existence of shrinkceries + +## 2024-01-22 + +me: so how does this "downtime-proof" power supply work? + +salesperson: it comes with serj protection + +## 2024-01-23 + +me: i have a computer engineering debris. +interviewer: don't you mean degree? +me: no. +[four kilograms of leftover pcbs fall from the ceiling vent, killing interviewer instantly] + +## 2024-01-24 + +- paranoid android +- despotess iOS +- lydian symbian +- sucrose windows +- voodoo ubuntu +- comparted postmarket + +## 2024-01-26 + +when the drummer misses a beat they're fired but when the whole band miss +a beat it's called "progressive rock" + +## 2024-01-31 + +me: I have deicided to become an atheist. +angel: don't you mean decided? +me: [throws bloodstained shovel over the cloud] no + +## 2024-02-05 + +__misinfo__ + +donald knuth invented computer modern to replace the badly kerned font on +his computer modem + +## 2024-02-16 + +[ in a cleanroom ] +tsmc employee: hey you can't just take these MOSFETs! +me: you said they were complimentary + +## 2024-02-19 + +move at a medium pace and preserve current state of things + +## 2024-02-24 + +department chair: sorry professor jones, publish or parish + +jones: that's - wait, don't you mean perish? + +chair: no. the campus chapel is now yours + +## 2024-02-26 + +Kinderkennzeichnungs- und +Kindfleischetikettierungsüberwachungsaufgabenübertragungsgesetz + +__Erratum: Blyfh pointed out that the correct spelling for "child meat" is +"Kinderfleisch", not "Kindfleisch".__ + +## 2024-02-27 + +if POSIX was so good how come there's no POSEVEN + +## 2024-03-02 + +if i had a nickel every time my program integer overflowed i would have +-2147483648 nickels + +## 2024-03-04 + +__why does it take longer to bury a tarantula than a human?__ + +the grave is eight feet underground + +## 2024-03-04 + +page table base register was invented by a computer architect with +a correct horse battery staple password generator + +## 2024-03-05 + +__what do you call a touhou-themed german spa town?__ + +Bad Apfel + +## 2024-03-06 + +__what did the principal tell the student who was plagiarizing from +chatgpt?__ + +detention is all you need + +## 2024-03-08 + +__what do you call switzerland in a war between diamond and graphite__ + +carbon neutral + +## 2024-03-09 + +[lunchbreak at popl] +me: I'm a rutaceae +unsuspecting person: oh cool have you checked out their new trait system- wait, what did you say again? +me: [takes off trenchcoat, revealing tree branches bearing grapefruit] + +## 2024-03-09 + +__what killed the dragon electrician?__ + +scale current + +## 2024-03-22 + +__why are vinyl records not RoHS compliant?__ + +there's a lead single on them + +## 2024-03-25 + +__brain noise__ + +oo wee oo i look just like bloody mary +oh oh and you're mirror on the wall + +## 2024-04-02 + +interviewer: what's your name? +me: my name is Sirius Wright Não. +interviewer: \*inspects closer upon my resume\* you cannot be serious right now + +## 2024-04-19 + +do you think the first person to invent music was rejected for being "too +experimental" and "bird-esque" + +## 2024-04-24 + +Ten Costliest Bugs Caused By Dangling Pointers - #48216913015 will surprise you + +## 2024-04-25 + +electric engineers be like + +the capacitor is 0.000047 farads + +this is close enough to infinity + +## 2024-04-27 + +__what do you call it when you contemplate the meaning of life for 15 +minutes?__ + +a quarter ponder + +## 2024-06-13 + +__why do ao3 writers make great HVAC mechanics?__ + +they're good at fan fix + +## 2024-06-22 + +Portugal. The Idea + +## 2024-06-24 + +graduate texts in mathematics? no idea where you heard that bro, i know +three of them and they all text in english + +## 2024-07-05 + +__the most difficult German word is "Apfel".__ + +once you've learned that, the rest is Apfel grabs. + +## 2024-07-10 + +__kernel "developers" who only ever comment on other people's code and +never write any be like__ + +SIGVIRTUE + +## 2024-07-10 + +__midwest emo? i find it__ + +missourable + +## 2024-07-11 + +__buenos aires if argentina was colonized by zoomers__ + +chill vibes diff --git a/docs/shitpost/haiku_2.md b/docs/shitpost/haiku_2.md index 1c6d134..13b1cc8 100644 --- a/docs/shitpost/haiku_2.md +++ b/docs/shitpost/haiku_2.md @@ -32,3 +32,9 @@ Did they have gay sex? > "Violence is never…" Shut the fuck up, centralist Let me punch Nazis + +2024-07-05 + +> "Stop the Encampment!" +My Brother in Christ, it's You +who made that happen diff --git a/docs/shitpost/if_academia_worked_like_music.md b/docs/shitpost/if_academia_worked_like_music.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..506903f --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/shitpost/if_academia_worked_like_music.md @@ -0,0 +1,89 @@ +# If Academia Worked Like Music + +2024-07-06 + +You are an associate professor at the Fakeland University of Common +Knowledge (FUCK). After years of hard work with your best friends Ethan +and Albert (they go by Et and Al), you have 12 manuscripts you call +"demos". + +You rent a lab space, larger and more professional than the one in your +basement. The staff help you with cameras and stuff. + +After a two-week-long lab session, you take everything to your producer +Oliver Leaf, who has every tool imaginable for LaTeX typesetting. He has +the ability to get Nature to accept a CVS receipt. + +Over the duration of three months you sit together with Et, Al and Oliver +to discuss what looks best in print. Sometimes it feels like torture. You +commission artist Tik Zeichner to create a striking book cover. + +At the printing press, the .tex files are compiled to .pdf, printed out, +and bound into a hardcover. You and your friends each take a copy and +shoot some promotional photos. + +For the paper videos, you and Et Al do experiments in the most random +places: on a frozen lake, in bed, on top of a skyscraper, etc. Contrary to +what the video shows, the blowtorch doesn't actually melt quartz glass. At +the end you smash a few Erlenmeyer flasks in slomo just cause you can. + +The opening paper is released along with its paper video. It's a smash hit +(pun intended), although you had to cut the discussion entirely for the +radio mix. One month later, you drop a more opinionated paper. It sparks +controversy among your fanbase, which is needed for hype. + +The marketing team is working hard to plaster every billboard in every +city with your abstract. Soon it becomes impossible to end a conversation +without mentioning your name. + +On the day the book drops, you announce a world tour, which would be quite +accurate if North America and Europe were the only two continents. But +hey, Mexico technically counts as "Latin America" right? + +You show up at a surprise book signing party at a parking lot, before the +police show up and cancel it. Your 20,000 fans are disappointed and soon +riot. You narrowly escape. + +After a dozen interviews and promotional photoshoots, you read on the news +that your book is "generally favorable". It's only been ten days but +there's at least a hundred videos reproducing your reactions (called +"reaction videos"), or cover a part thereof ("covers"). Most are cringe. + +Like everything else, ticket prices skyrocketed over the pandemic. +A general admission ticket that used to cost 50 now costs 187. Your fans +are complaining how TicketPastor® monopolizes live research. + +Opening for you on the tour are undergrads who work in the lab next door. +But they specialize in wireless communication, a topic you doubt your +audience is interested in. Their antenna had grounding issues and there +was a constant hum. + +The crew help the undergrads clean up their workbench and leave. Then you +enter the stage. Thunderous cheering. Et and Al walk on stage. More +cheering. Neon signs that read "Your Research Saved My Life". You know +that isn't true; they saved themselves. + +Your setlist opens with the opening chapter in the book, which segues into +chapter 2. You then perform experiments from your previous books. The +sixth paper requires a pot of beewax, so you move through the crowd to the +Bee stage. The crowd cheers as you pass, trying to touch you without +consent. + +The crew shove a portable table into the mosh pit for them to hold up. Al +leaps off and surfs to the table, where he dilutes stock solutions into +0.001M phosphate buffered saline. At the end, he throws one empty test +tube into the pit. That's gotta sell for a hundred bucks on ebay. + +The show is over and you are exhausted. Some diehard fans, who you recall +seeing just the night before, have waited two hours at the crew exit. +Sure, instagram, tiktok, whatever. You crawl back into your touring van +and basically just sleep there. + +Eleven months later, just as the tour is over, the RIAA (Research Industry +Association of Anywhere) informs you that your book has been certified +gold, which means it has sold 500k copies, where 150 library checkouts +counts as one copy. It would have been way sooner if there wasn't so many +Sci-Hubbers out there, but then you remember Sci-Hub saving your ass as an +undergrad, so you can't really blame them. + +Time for more manuscripts. diff --git a/docs/shitpost/index.md b/docs/shitpost/index.md index acc4825..bac4a2c 100644 --- a/docs/shitpost/index.md +++ b/docs/shitpost/index.md @@ -13,3 +13,5 @@ precious time you could've spent more wisely elsewhere: - [Haiku collection 2](haiku_2.md) - [Writing A Blogpost Without Using Backspace](no_backspace.md) - [Cringiest song I've ever heard](cringiest_song.md) +- [If Academia Worked Like Music](if_academia_worked_like_music.md) +- [Fedi Shitpost Compilation](./fedi_shitpost.md) diff --git a/docs/umich/w24_fairy.md b/docs/umich/w24_fairy.md index d728682..b8ad212 100644 --- a/docs/umich/w24_fairy.md +++ b/docs/umich/w24_fairy.md @@ -367,8 +367,8 @@ Heaviest assignment is an essay, which requires you to choose a topic, make an argument, and find evidence in KHM that supports it. You cannot make speculations ("it seems to me that…"), because it's a closed reading, meaning deductions can only be based on the original text. You can also -cite secondary sources to make it stronger. The requirements are ->1400 words. +cite secondary sources to make it stronger. The requirements are >1400 +words. In my essay I defended violence in KHM. At one point, I mentioned how Red in "Little Red" was complicit in the wolf's death by carrying stones to diff --git a/docs/umich/w24_wrapup.md b/docs/umich/w24_wrapup.md index bab8981..4514dfa 100644 --- a/docs/umich/w24_wrapup.md +++ b/docs/umich/w24_wrapup.md @@ -124,11 +124,12 @@ I received the prize money for last semester's GERMAN 103 roleplay. Instead of $200 per group, it was $200 per person. But it went straight to my direct deposit and was split to two parts: -- $172 to repay my "financial aid" +- <s>$172 to repay my "financial aid"</s> - $28 in federal tax -It pisses me off that I worked so hard on a roleplay just for the prize -money to fund genocide. +<s>It pisses me off that I worked so hard on a roleplay just for the prize +money to fund genocide.</s> Update: I was wrong; the 172 dollars did get +into my account. We're all good now. ## Things unrelated to coursework that made my day better |
