#Blaugust2025 has come to a close with this one finally summary post. I'm glad I took part this year, even if it was a challenge to myself to complete it. I realize I still have a whole lot more to write about in my post topic backlog!
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Farewell to Blaugust 2025!
And so, another Blaugust has come and gone, and another 31 posts have been written.aywren.com
China and India are cooperation partners, not rivals: Xi
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Sunday told Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi that China and India are cooperation partners, not rivals, and that the two countries are each other's development opportunities rather than threats.en.qstheory.cn
“Rooted in love, the world matters once again. Rooted in love, the anger becomes bearable. Rooted in love, what we create has meaning.“
My latest newsletter riffs on “All of this is for love” with a shout out to artist Shanalee Hampton.
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A question for the community! Which (in your opinion) is the best option?
Let us know which one you chose and whether you're a #musician, a #listener, or both! We'd be interested to hear people's experiences...
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- Artist gets paid for pre-order before release (56%, 67 votes)
- Artist receives the funds on release day (36%, 43 votes)
- Other (7%, 9 votes)
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Oscar Piastri ha vinto il Gran Premio d'Olanda di Formula 1, mentre entrambe le Ferrari sono uscite di pista - Il Post
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#tdc4979 #ds106 Obscure But Good Songs of the 80s
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The object of today’s Daily Create is a simple one. Draw our attention to some music of the 1980s that was noteworthy in its day but long forgotten. Some 80s music has regained popularity because of various advertisements and Internet memes. Rick Astley anyone? Use your memory (if you are old enough) or use your internet sleuthing skills to discover music from the 80s decade that was pretty […]
#tdc4979 #ds106 Obscure But Good Songs of the 80s
The object of today's Daily Create is a simple one. Draw our attention to some music of the 1980s that was noteworthy in its day but long forgotten. Some 80s music has regained popularity because of various advertisements and Internet memes.The DS106 Daily Create
Wow - I just noticed that in 21 days, it will be TDC5000! (right?)
that's a #ds106 milestone -- that will be 5,000 days of consecutive "just make art, damnit" prompts.
Amazing.
Carpi, bimbo di due anni si ustiona con acqua bollente. E’ gravissimo
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Carpi, bimbo di due anni si ustiona con acqua bollente. E’ gravissimo
L’incidente domestico nel Modenese, il piccolo è ricoverato in terapia intensiva al centro grandi ustionati dell’ospedale di Parmala Repubblica
Reise nach Frankfurt - Impressionen Teil 1
War das Wochenende um den 23.08.25 in Frankfurt
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How to: Manage Your Digital Footprint
Search for your name in any search engine and you’ll likely encounter dozens of results, some of which might include personal information like addresses, email accounts, usernames, or family members.ssd.eff.org
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Xi Made Four Suggestions to Deepen India Ties, Misri Says
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🇺🇸 The muskrat (Ondatra zibethicus) is a semi-aquatic rodent native to North America but now also widespread in wetlands across Europe. It measures around 40 to 60 centimeters in length including the tail and weighs between 1 and 2 kilograms. Muskrats are excellent swimmers, using their flattened tails and webbed hind feet to navigate through water. They build dome-shaped lodges out of vegetation near the edges of ponds and rivers. Active mostly at dusk and night, muskrats feed on aquatic plants, roots, and sometimes small aquatic animals. Despite being shy and often hidden, they play an important role in wetland ecosystems by helping to shape the landscape through their digging and feeding habits.
🇩🇪 Der Bisam (Ondatra zibethicus) ist ein wassernaher Nagetierbewohner, der ursprünglich aus Nordamerika stammt, inzwischen aber auch in europäischen Feuchtgebieten weit verbreitet ist. Er wird etwa 40 bis 60 cm lang (inklusive Schwanz) und wiegt zwischen 1 und 2 Kilogramm. Mit seinem seitlich abgeflachten Schwanz und den teilweise behaarten Schwimmfüßen ist der Bisam ein ausgezeichneter Schwimmer. Er baut kugelförmige Nester aus Pflanzenmaterial an Uferbereichen von Flüssen und Teichen. Meist in der Dämmerung oder nachts aktiv, ernährt er sich hauptsächlich von Wasserpflanzen, Wurzeln und gelegentlich kleinen Wassertieren. Trotz seiner scheuen Lebensweise ist der Bisam ein wichtiger Bestandteil unserer Feuchtgebietslandschaften.
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Aid flotilla with Greta Thunberg, European lawmakers set to sail for Gaza
A flotilla carrying aid and various public figures, including Greta Thunberg and European lawmakers, is set to sail from Barcelona on Sunday, aiming to reach Gaza by mid-September. Organisers called it the largest solidarity mission yet, after Israel blocked the two previous attempts.
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EU Calls for Major Overhaul of Asylum System - Osna.FM
EU Commissioner calls for major overhaul of Europe's asylum system, citing past efforts lacked sustainable foundations Learn more about the proposed reformsOsna.FM (DeepSheep UG)
Court Rejects Initial Interest Confusion Claims for Competitive Keyword Ads-Regalo v. Aborder - Technology & Marketing Law Blog
The litigants compete in the market for baby/pet gates. The incumbent sells under the brands “Regalo” and “Carlson.Eric Goldman (Technology & Marketing Law Blog)
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Gare à ne pas suivre l’exemple de la France, qui “titube vers la faillite”
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"Dans cet éditorial, la journaliste du quotidien allemand conservateur “Die Welt” Dorothea Siems critique fortement la trajectoire budgétaire de la France, qui “vit largement au-dessus de ses moyens”. Et même si la France est encore loin de vivre une crise à la
TOAST. A health; also a beautiful woman whose health is often drank by men. The origin of this term was this: a lady bathing in a cold bath, one of her admirers drank some of the water: another of her lovers observed, he never drank in the morning, but he would kiss the toast
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
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August 31, 1907: Distillers produced 20 gallons of beer and 1.4 gallons of whiskey for every man, woman and child in America, the U.S. says.
Eben haben wir wieder 45 Minuten lang gesucht, denn: "Ich brauche doch meinen 6. Pfeil!"
Die meisten Tradis haben irgendwie einen Satz von 12 Pfeilen und denken über ein neues Set nach, sobald dieser Satz auf 5-6 geschrumpft ist - und sehen Pfeilverlust entsprechend entspannt: "Der Wald hats gegeben, der Wald hats wieder genommen."
EU urges US to allow Palestinians to attend UN summit as Israel continues Gaza City takeover
The European Union is urging the US to reconsider its decision to deny and revoke visas for Palestinians ahead of the UN General Assembly in New York.
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From the how to whip up a moral panic department:
20 gallons is 160 (US) pints a year, which is 0.44 pints per day, or 200ml, on average. The whisky is 5.3 litres/year, or 14.5ml/day, or a single measure every two days on average.
This was spun as rampant alcoholism and used to gin up support for Prohibition.
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August 31, 1907: Distillers produced 20 gallons of beer and 1.4 gallons of whiskey for every man, woman and child in America, the U.S. says. http://ladailymirror.Journa.host
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“No al diritto di voto per le donne”: arriva il repost di Hegseth
Il segretario della Difesa, Pete Hegseth, è finito al centro di un nuovo polverone mediatico per aver ricondiviso sui suoiDaniele Di Bartolomei (La Voce di New York)
#WordSlant is a visual word challenge in which a word has been sliced diagonally into smaller pieces. The pieces have been moved around to mix up the word.
Mentally rearrange the pieces to reform the correct word.
If you submit a #Puzzle answer, please use CW or DM.
EDIT!!!! Fixed misspelling.
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#Videos Contradict #Israel’s Rationale for Deadly Hospital Attack
The strikes on Nasser #Hospital in #Gaza killed at least 20 people. A Times visual analysis calls into question what the #Israeli military was initially targeting there, and why its troops attacked a second time, killing first responders and #journalists.
from #NewYorkTimes #NYT
By Christoph Koettl, Sanjana Varghese, Natalie Reneau and Aric Toler
August 31, 2025
[has new video footage and clear evidence that it was a classic Israeli double-tap strike. And in classic NYT "neutral" fashion, the narrator refers to the IDF rationale with no context, as if there is no previous pattern of murder and lies by #Israel. But the headline and text do point the finger at Israel.]
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Elles ont profitées d'un Carton 🟥 pour reprendre quelques points, avant d'encaisser essai sur essai dans la foulée.
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in reply to mirlo.space • • •Theresacityinmymind
in reply to mirlo.space • • •I mean the way it works in practice is that the artist gets paid on release until they have enough of a following to get pre-orders.
People start pre-ordering when an artist has proven themselves capable of releasing content that appeals to their fans reliably over time.
If I wanted people to pre-order my first album, no one's going to do that because who knows if it will be good? And a lot of bands don't get past that first album or even beyond one good song.
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in reply to mirlo.space • • •Space Catitude 🚀
in reply to mirlo.space • • •In my opinion, the word "pre-order" MEANS the artist will get paid at release time. So I think that should be honored.
The other arrangement I refer to as a "pre-sale'.
However, I think you are asking which arrangement is better.
When I was still shopping on Amazon, I would stick "pre-order" items on my "Wishlist", so I could reconsider them when they were actually released. I did NOT want unexpected charges hitting my bank account for cash flow reasons (if my account got overdrawn, that could be really expensive in bank fees).
Payment in advance is better, but you can also get burned if the release is delayed or canceled.
Third option is like the wishlist -- let me sign up for notification on release so I can decide whether I can afford it then (or maybe delay to payday, etc).
This is from a customer perspective, of course.
As a producer, getting money up front can make it easier to make the release on time. But it's also kind of terrible if you have executive dysfunction issues (and quite a lot of artists do).
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in reply to mirlo.space • • •elsemusic
in reply to mirlo.space • • •Maybe you need to break this into two polls; one for artists and one for listeners?
For this artist, receiving funds on release day is fine. But if my financial resources were tightly constrained I might vote the other way. The release process incurs a number of one-off expenses.
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in reply to mirlo.space • • •I think the best is for artists to be able to choose.
From experience, I can say I personally wouldn't like to get money before the thing is complete. It's because I find it hard to predict how long recordings will take, and taking money before it's done would feel like pressure, like I'm letting people down if there's a delay. But for some people, having the money up front might be what makes it possible to do the work.
#music #money
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in reply to mirlo.space • • •Yann Novak
in reply to mirlo.space • • •I am an artist, listener, and run a label. I voted for the first. As an artist and for my label, all the work is done and paid for when pre-orders start, that period is more about drumming up interest and the money from pre-orders can either help fund additional promo for the release, or for the label, its cut can go towards the next release.
I can only imaging waiting till release day being useful if you are doing it kickstarter style?
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