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Phil Mills

@philkmills.bsky.social

Retired software developer. Time over-occupied with music, cats, computers, and gardening.

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Latest posts by philkmills.bsky.social on Bluesky

It was either that or paint it orange and put a giant MAGA hat on top.

22.10.2025 17:17 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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I didn't know that Reba was a Siberian. I have nothing to say about that except that you're making me wonder about our of-unknown-breeding girl. πŸ™‚

16.09.2025 18:52 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Dark Skies (TV Series 1996–1997) ⭐ 7.5 | Adventure, Drama, Mystery 1h | TV-14

Liked this a lot, but it was gone so fast that I'm not sure I saw all the episodes that do exist. www.imdb.com/title/tt0115...

12.09.2025 21:54 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

My brain keeps wanting to riff on, "And here's to you, Tyler Robinson." Bad brain. Evil brain.

12.09.2025 17:30 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I assume "sot" stands for "some odious troll"; the "bs" is obvious.

12.09.2025 14:24 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It depends...maybe the shooter was aiming for an ear.

12.09.2025 13:31 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Nobody warned him to avoid playing in Traffic. πŸ™‚

23.08.2025 00:22 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A black house cat looking directly at the camera, against a white background.

A black house cat looking directly at the camera, against a white background.

Black cat appreciation day...as if it didn't happen every day.

17.08.2025 20:38 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Jackson Browne - 'Soundstage', Chicago, Illinois, November 6, 1976
YouTube video by Out Of Order 2 Jackson Browne - 'Soundstage', Chicago, Illinois, November 6, 1976

I watched a Jackson Browne concert from 1976 and liked two things separate from the actual music:
- Most of his songs have many lines that could spawn whole other songs
- Playing fiddle, lap steel, or Telecaster, David Lindley sounds exactly like David Lindley

www.youtube.com/watch?v=QS5B...

16.08.2025 18:48 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

A good friend died recently and, on top of the immediate sorrow, I'm reminded of another who died less than two years ago.

It's said that your memory keeps a part of the the ones you've lost alive. Unfortunately, there's a corollary: their death also kills the part of you that lived in them.

11.08.2025 00:03 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Touch-typing is a goal for many. πŸ˜‡

07.08.2025 23:07 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I've been intentionally misreading "venal insufficiency" just for the cheap laugh.

18.07.2025 14:54 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

A previous cat here learned that the sound of a flushing toilet had a good chance of waking people early. We spent the rest of his life reminding each other to close that door at bedtime.

17.07.2025 20:51 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I frequently feel as if that man should be prevented from using adjectives. I know it's not much, but it would be a start.

14.07.2025 18:30 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
The Strawbs - Hold On To Me (The Winter Long) /Lyrics  /HD
YouTube video by peepol70 The Strawbs - Hold On To Me (The Winter Long) /Lyrics /HD

As bands go, Strawbs were an unpredictable bunch. I don't know as much of their music as I should, but some of the early/mid 70s albums were favourites.

I've read that Dave Cousins just died.

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

14.07.2025 00:46 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Washing and waiting for a friend to play with. (Moody Blues)

14.07.2025 00:34 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Steppenwolf - Monster
YouTube video by Steve Rangel Steppenwolf - Monster

1969 was a long time ago, or maybe just yesterday.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sk3s...

04.07.2025 16:42 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Think of the savings! Before AI, the designers would have had to drink about a 12-pack each to come up with that.

27.06.2025 18:52 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

My attraction to ABC (actually, ABCPlus) was wanting to produce fakebook-style lead sheets, but finding GUI-based notation software tedious. It's a task where just typing a letter or two is more efficient for me than selecting and positioning things visually.

21.06.2025 16:37 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Are You Listening? Season 4 - YouTube Professional mastering engineer and iZotope Education Director Jonathan Wyner works with GRAMMY-winning mix engineer and Berklee professor Enrique Gonzalez M...

I've spent time in the past few days watching a series of videos about audio mixing. The most appealing thing is the high-level reasoning behind mixing decisions: start with "why" before diving into "how".
(They do feature specific plugins, but don't push too hard.)

www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

21.06.2025 15:43 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I didn't get interested in emacs until I started writing songs. It has an abc-mode add-on that helps with a file format for representing music as text and can trigger external command line programs for MIDI or Postscript conversion.

20.06.2025 22:13 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

So sorry. Having lost a sweet little grey fur-girl to cancer in 2019, I know it's horrible.

17.06.2025 17:43 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Creedence Clearwater Revival - Fortunate Son (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by CCRVEVO Creedence Clearwater Revival - Fortunate Son (Official Music Video)

In case somebody needs to be reminded of the words.

youtu.be/ZWijx_AgPiA?...

15.06.2025 12:44 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I can't help but wonder what would have happened if he'd had his own security guards. (Not saying he should have, just wondering.)

13.06.2025 00:27 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Sly & The Family Stone - Stand! (Official Audio)
YouTube video by SlyATFamilyStoneVEVO Sly & The Family Stone - Stand! (Official Audio)

Memories.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q49v...

10.06.2025 00:47 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Oh, good, we're heading for a real-world orgasmatron.

05.06.2025 16:53 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

The interview statement makes "criminal element" and "good people" sound like NPC roles, or maybe visible labels.

29.05.2025 00:59 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Clippy's Revenge

22.05.2025 12:25 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I use BiaB on almost everything non-demo, but it might be hard to tell.
1. My main use of it is as a more-friendly metronome.
2. I avoid its "Real Tracks" stuff entirely.
3. I edit any MIDI that I use pretty much beyond recognition to get the timing and harmonic content I actually want.

19.05.2025 21:45 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
First Time Hearing Linda Ronstadt's "Desperado" And Holy Eagles!
YouTube video by The Charismatic Voice First Time Hearing Linda Ronstadt's "Desperado" And Holy Eagles!

Another vocal analysis video from The Charismatic Voice and -- surprise -- she's listening to Linda Ronstadt again. It's a lovely mix of information, gushing, and awe.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=pEy0...

19.05.2025 18:15 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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