Spectrum (...) 🍉

I know I haven't posted the yearly meme yet, but it's never been easier to revert this page into me showing my high school football fanboying. Especially since it's a realignment year, and that is Christmas for a lot of us, nerds.

(We take our HS football way too seriously here.)

(Yes, long time followers, it's because of the compilation's subtitle.)

YouTube video by Michael (MB) 【Project: Phantasia II】暁の姫 (feat. @IkuHoshifuri)

Speaking of ineligible snubs, this is also excellent with the smoothest, chef's kiss, key change I have heard all year.

Now if this is on Iku's next album, I will...um...okay what I'm thinking might be too parasocial for even my page. But I will be very happy.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=avZl...

Hey everyone, here's a real simple way to disable "Super Resolution" on your channels:

• YouTube Studio
• Settings
• Channel
• Advanced settings
• Uncheck "Let YouTube enhance visual quality"
• Uncheck "Let YouTube enhance audio quality"

I should probably spoil now since the 2025 list likely won't be for a long while, but I will try and find some use for "Bitin' List" somewhere.

(Quality) Ineligible mention at least, maybe something more.

What a fuckin' mood for a song that also romps.

* Most of the Windows 11 emojis are UGLY. 🤢

* Depending on where I hit it, the backspace key isn't as responsive as the rest, but the keyboard is otherwise good.

* Browser games seem to stutter way less, if at all, with the more powerful CPU (possibly the iGPU, included, in that conversation).

(Yes, I know I can make my own color profile to skew cooler, similar to what the old laptop had...even if its accuracy was...I believe 45% NTSC? But making one looks as scary as trying to learn the in's-and-out's of Linux.

Either way, comparing side-by-side, it was a stark difference between both.)

Other first impressions:

* Can get warm while charging (the new charging brick will be considerably warmer compared to the old one), but not awful.

* While the screen is more color accurate and sharper, it's like half the time I'm seeing something that has a sepia or outdoor sunset filter to it.

(THREAD)

I guess I was going to wait and surprise you all later with this, but...hello from the new (much more powerful) laptop! 👋

One step closer to getting back to business here, at least as soon as I bring my RAM back up to where it was on the old one.

Why Isn’t AC Playing Olivia Dean? It has already been ratified around the world. It’s a seemingly instant hit in America. It’s the rare instance of a phenomenal streaming record that also happens to work as a radio song. On the syndicated evening CHR show Liveline, it was receiving requests before the first spin and is already the No. 1 request, holding off Taylor Swift’s “The Fate of Ophelia” so far.

Why Isn’t AC Playing Olivia Dean? by @RossOnRadio.com

Did the label send the clean edit late, because I did not see it when the song first came out? Though it wasn't the first time I've ran into that conundrum.

Thank you for letting me know, Ryan. 👍

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MOCK STATION STUFF:
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#WCASOfficialAdds - Weekend of October 27, 2025:

After an 8-week skid, STUFF ACTUALLY HAPPENED! And I get to say "FINALLY!" to a few overdue names and songs powered down.

FINALLY, Emily Scott Robinson!

FINALLY, The Mountain Goats!

AND FINALLY, that one single from Turnstile!

#MusicSky

(Why have I been like this the past few years with art?)

Attempting to do an add report early for...reasons that you'll know of soon enough.

And then I decided to go through the SPELLLING album from this year and it brings on another round of depression. It's not her fault, but rather something where after a certain point, will be hard for me to revisit.

📜 "I still have stories to tell to those who will yet listen~"
🐴Final Reveal!! Decided to go ahead and finish things up a bit early~!🐾💛💙 ママ @/cheeren_art
DEBUT DATE: October 25th @ 3pm PDT!
#vtuber #envtuber #vtuberdebut

YouTube video by Nintendo of America Peglin – Launch Trailer – Nintendo Switch

And for those who still haven't seen this game:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=MMt9...

Yep...back to playing Peglin regularly, even if it does make me want to tear out my hair sometimes. Still a really good idea for a gameplay loop.

(I would take that time to revisit some other games, especially for something I have in mind, but nah. I only have the energy for more Peglin runs.)

Logo for KCMP Minneapolis (89.3 The Current / Minnesota Public Radio), a red oval with an inner white line.

LEG #1 / STOP #6: KCMP Minneapolis / St. Paul, MN (October 20, 2025) Highlights: * Been a while since I heard Herbie Hancock’s “Rockit”, and I can finally attach a name with that iconic synth line * See, I can like Valerie June’s singing, whenever she’s not belting. Her more reserved side is a much better fit for her voice. (“Friendship” ft. Carla Thomas & Stax Music Academy) * Turnstile – “SEEIN’ STARS” > ALL SONGS WILL BE THROWBACK ADDS (except Turnstile, because they’re more current) Lowlights: * That radio single for that AVTT / PTTN self-titled collaboration album (“Eternal Love”) * When advertising “NO CAP” (Disclosure / Anderson .Paak): ...YOU DON’T DEFAULT TO “GEN-Z SLANG”; IT’S AFRICAN AMERICAN VERNACULAR ENGLISH, YOU SAD BASTARDS! WHAT THE FUCK IS WRONG WITH YOU!? WHAT THE FUCK IS WRONG WITH SOCIETY!? (*gets smacked with pan*) Best Song: * Michael Kiwanuka – “Hero” (...yes, even despite being a part of SoundStorm Festival’s lineup in the past...I know, I was shocked, too) Other Notes / Moments: * Not the biggest fan of Stephen Wilson Jr.’s country drawl, his pummeling cover of The Postal Service’s “Clark Gable” was intriguing

LEG #1 / STOP #6: KCMP MINNEAPOLIS / ST. PAUL, MN

(Forgot to mention that they have separate feeds for Carbon Sound, which hosts black music, and Radio Heartland for Americana. I might check them out someday, but for now, this is for the main signal.)

DONATION LINK: support.mpr.org/current-web?...

If I noticed that some things changed, like the site is saying, I might think about reporting back here and giving folks a heads up.

So after offloading several V-Tuber clips off my bookmarks, I've finally been hit with the YouTube Age Verification thing.

(I have not gone any further other than getting notified, because of course I was scared and I don't trust Google / Alphabet with verifying me.)

In fact, why wasn't THIS the lead single?

(Obviously I have my hunches, but after "Returning To Myself", the contrast here is night and day...for both tone-setting and quality.)

YouTube video by Brandi Carlile - Topic Church & State

I know Brandi has "Broken Horses", but I did NOT expect a fierce new wave-ish indie rocker from her. My jaw nearly dropped previewing this.

If I had to drop my ableism appropriation rule for one current in 2025, this would've been VERY up there for consideration.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHGw...

Meep

However, the more I thought about adding "No Water", the more uncomfortable I got. Sure, it's another really good song, but something something Spectrum projects onto music made by women again, and me possibly taking this as my latest cry for help.

I don't think you all would want this from me.

YouTube video by LIBIANCA Libianca - No Water (visualizer)

The closest thing I would've had to an add is finding a lost Libianca song (hey, remember her and 2023 Song Of The Year, "People"?) that came out a couple months ago. And I've seen nobody in my circle, or adjacent, talk about it.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jhdd...

Okay...Good news: I think my online self is safe, for now. Just some (*BEFORE SPECTRUM*) things on a flash drive that they found...just some file names.

Bad news: After other things that happened earlier last week (I won't share here), I'm not in a good headspace for an add report this week.

I think I might have to start worrying about the legal guardians finding out about my online life.

Uh oh...

Whatever place you're on that has ads, and they allow these to get played, DO NOT HESITATE to raise a stink, make your audiences aware that you do not support this (if you stream or create stuff online), maybe even cancel your subscriptions.

Do whatever it takes.