Teeny pink flower

Hey, I know that flower!

What's the "great news" part?

It looks like it's wearing headphones

You must be a quantum computer

Hooray! I'm 10% of the way through #RollingStoneTop500. It took about 5 months so this whole project is going to take years. It's been extremely interesting and fun so far.

@dulwichquantum.bsky.social you just reskeeted me to embarass me if I turn out to be wrong :)

Well, I'm confident.

And I really liked 'Girls, Girls,Girls' both parts.

#50 Jay-Z, 'The Blueprint' #RollingStoneTop500 I really liked the first half of this then it kinda lost me. But very musical, and strong lyrics telling a story. 'Takeover' is a hell of a diss track "And all you other cats throwin' shots at Jigga, You only get half a bar, fuck y'all [n-words].'

#49 Outkast, 'Aquemini' #RollingStoneTop500 Very pleasing to have discovered this. Good rap and very funky and really good storytellin'.

#48 Bob Marley and the Wailers, 'Exodus' #RollingStoneTop500 This is probably all I've ever known about Reggae, but I dig it. I didn't know most of the songs, but certainly 'Jamming,' which I would have bet had no 'g' at the end, 'Three Little Birds,' and 'One Love' are classics for sure.

#47 Ramones, 'Ramones' #RollingStoneTop500 Great album that really captures (started?) Garage/Punk Rock. I don't think I ever heard the gentle 'I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend' before, it's really good. Speaking of production, the quality of the sound is amazingly good considering it was recorded for $600

It does have the anthem for the AI/bad font generation 'You Can Call Me Al'). I'm definitely calling my AI "Al."

#46 Paul Simon, 'Graceland' #RollingStoneTop500 All of these are good but I don't love it. I picked up the idea somewhere that Simon really wanted this to be cleanly produced. To me they seem overproduced, so mission accomplished I guess.

#45 Prince, 'Sign O' the Times' #RollingStoneTop500 Prince still doesn't do it for me. I did like 'If I Was Your Girlfriend,' I think.

I didn't realize it before, but I do that too

#44 Nas, 'Illmatic' #RollingStoneTop500 Another one that needs more listens to really get into the lyrics. Not really my cup of tea but evocative of the 90s in New York. If you're from a culture that I'm clearly not.

#43 A Tribe Called Quest, 'The Low End Theory' #RollingStoneTop500 I really like this one. Nice rhymey fast rapping over a jazz bass line. Relatively clean lyrics. I really liked 'What?'

Schoolhouse Rock, though I don't think it really sounds alike at all. I'll have to do some comparing.

#42 RadioHead, 'OK Computer' #RollingStoneTop500 Another that doesn't really hit for me. Writing about this a few weeks after a listen I only really remember 'Exit Music (for a Film)'. I like its classical influence (apparently Chopin's Prelude Op 28, No. 4). It also reminded me of 'Figure 8' from

#41 The Rolling Stones, 'Let it Bleed' #RollingStoneTop500 Every song here rocks! I love 'Let it Bleed' and 'Country Honk' which I could have sworn was called 'Honky Tonk Woman' because it turns out to be a county version of it. Also, it's really called 'Honky Tonk WomEn'. Who knew?

#40 David Bowie, 'The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars' #RollingStoneTop500 Every track is classical Bowie and great listening. But this is another concept album that I don't see working that way. Maybe it felt different in context when it came out

Stop Killer Quantum poster

Today's Nobel Prize shows no one is listening

Stop Killer Quantum poster

Seen at University of Chicago. Apparently someone (other than sane investors) is against Psi Quantum

It is actually known as 'the squeal' and it's origin is disputed.

The later song is 'Jump Around' by House of Pain.

Superman, dammit

Strangely not a lot of their known hits on here aside from 'Once in a Lifetime' which feels different now that I have a large automobile, a beautiful house, and a beautiful wife. My god, how did I get here?

#39 Talking Heads, 'Remain in Light' #RollingStoneTop500 I wasn't familiar with this album but it all sounds just like the Talking Heads songs I do know, all very catchy and danceable.