Sergio

joined 6 months ago
[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 hours ago

"Sure, you could meet people the old-fashioned way by going outside, but that feels like a lot of work. So instead you navigate this bleak dystopian hellscape sifting through the dregs of humanity through your smartphone while each day brings you closer to the cold hard hands of death."

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 hours ago

There it is. Their chatbots need more training data and reinforcement feedback.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

Fam if you need to use reddit don't feel bad about it. "The trick is not to ignore the mainstream, but to selectively raid it for things we can use." -M. Gunderloy

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 hours ago

whoop whoop

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

That's so awesome when the DJ plays the deep cuts, it's like: you're the DJ, you tell me what I need to hear!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 hours ago

Oh wow this brings back memories....

[–] [email protected] 20 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago)

see [email protected] , one of the best things on the fediverse.

~~there was a really nice overview which has since been removed. let's see~~ oh, it was just moved here: https://analognowhere.com/wiki/analognowhere/

In not too distant future...
TECHNO-MAGE

In not too distant future, in a universe not too dissimilar to ours, the world is barren. Vast sprawls of arid deserts and inhospitable jungles cover the face of the planet, while the majority of its denizens persist in gigantic walled-off metacities, governed by the omnipresent gov-corporation. These cities are home to many beings living under the tyranical regimes of their watchful overlords. This is the age of technocrats, transhumanists and digisophers, all slaves to meticuously crafted closed hardware, deceptive software and cyber practices designed to enthrall all who wish to persist on this new frontier of the future.

Most have forgotten the days of old. Times of revered hackers, prophets of digital freedom, cults of the spirits of the machine and of free people are now distant memories turned into myth. The buried trenches, where great warriors once fought the abominable corporate monsters, and looted museums of open technology are to those few who still remember but a sickly reminder of a great cause that was lost.

But while the large cities are host to most, the outside is not without life. Many sought refuge in the vast wastes of the Wild, escaping from the cybernetic hell the gov-corporation had in store for all. These remnants of the free people now inhabit small towns and communes, built from the rubble of previous generations, gathering old knowledge and obsolete technology they sparsely understand.

In this world, where all but few have forgotten the language of the free machine, enigmatic TECHNO-MAGES roam the desecrated planet. Hunted and persecuted by the restless gov-corporation, but loved by the fleeting population of the people of the Wild. Teachers of forbidden knowledge. Last warriors of freedom.

In a small settlement of an old Wild tribe a child is summoned by its elder and sent on a quest to seek out the mythical Fish in order to become its student. This is a story of that child in the world of Analog Nowhere.

for lore see: https://analognowhere.com/wiki/

for links to stories see: https://lemmy.sdf.org/post/2723323

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 hours ago

Badass. I was reading up on them and here's an interesting detail that's obvious but I hadn't thought of:

There are a lot of technical changes since the 90s. In those days we would write in the studio and whatever came out at the end, we released! That was because you couldn’t take the mix down from the desk without losing the whole sound. These days, with digital, it’s easier to go back to a mix.

https://www.side-line.com/click-interview-with-cubanate-cubanate-has-to-give-you-a-rush/

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 hours ago

Judging from this meme, it might be a cat burglar.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

How can you not like it? it's got almonds and blueberries attached, in case you feel like a snack during battle.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

Doppelsöldner

I thought you were talking about his sword, but actually it's people who fought in the front line for double pay.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doppels%C3%B6ldner

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SINE - Trauma Bondage (sineofficial.bandcamp.com)
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The Bat People (1974) is the movie for this Sunday's "monsterdon" watch party over on Mastodon, our fediverse sibling!

  • Just start watching that movie this Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 9pm ET / 8pm CT / 6pm PT which is 1am Monday UTC
  • and follow #monsterdon over on mastodon for live commentary. For example, you can follow that hashtag here: https://mastodon.social/tags/monsterdon
  • I usually open two web browser windows on a computer side-by-side. But you could follow the mastodon commentary on a phone app while watching the movie on TV or something.

How to watch the movie:

... the film tells the story of a doctor, who after being bitten by a bat in a cave, undergoes an accelerating transformation into a man-bat creature.

The Bat People is also known by two alternative titles: It Lives By Night and It's Alive.[1] The film was lampooned in a 1999 episode of Mystery Science Theater 3000.[2]

...

The Bat People was widely panned by critics.

Dave Sindelar, on his website Fantastic Movie Musings and Ramblings gave the film a negative review, calling it "forgettable". In his review of the film, Sindelar criticized the film's "leisurely pace", overuse of close-ups, and conclusion.[6]

VideoHound's Golden Movie Retriever awarded the film one out of four bones, calling it "[a] Less-than-gripping horror flick".[7]

TV Guide awarded the film two out of five stars, commending the films special effects but criticizing the film's script and "mediocre" acting.[8]

The Terror Trap gave the film 2/4 stars, writing, "this 1974 drive-in horror boasts some beautiful snowy vistas and picturesque desert landscapes. But that's not enough to save it from being overly sleepy, and poorly paced."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bat_People

 

electro-industrial, 2025

heard on https://www.twitch.tv/djalayt

track link: https://swarmintell.bandcamp.com/track/dearg

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Suicide Commando - Hellraiser (suicidecommando.bandcamp.com)
 

gothic / darkwave

heard on https://www.twitch.tv/djdeadparrot

song link: https://denuit.bandcamp.com/track/darkest-forest

I’m in front of your grave,
I see your dead body floating around me,
I’m a lost tree in the darkest forest,
The spirit speaks, I can hear all the screams,
Of ancient souls and lonely ghosts.
I’m out of reason,
I’m in your prison,
I’m your confession. ...

 

First Men in the Moon (1964) is the movie for this Sunday's "monsterdon" watch party over on Mastodon, our fediverse sibling!

  • Just start watching that movie this Sunday, April 20, 2025 at 9pm ET / 8pm CT / 6pm PT which is 1am Monday UTC
  • and follow #monsterdon over on mastodon for live commentary. For example, you can follow that hashtag here: https://mastodon.social/tags/monsterdon
  • I usually open two web browser windows on a computer side-by-side. But you could follow the mastodon commentary on a phone app while watching the movie on TV or something.

How to watch the movie:

In 1964, the United Nations has launched a rocket flight to the Moon. A multi-national group of astronauts in the UN spacecraft land, believing themselves to be the first lunar explorers. However, upon embarking on their debut moonwalk, they discover a battered Union Jack flag on the surface and a handwritten note, dated some 65 years earlier, claiming the moon on behalf of Queen Victoria.
...
Among contemporary reviews, Variety wrote, "Ray Harryhausen and his special effects men have another high old time in this piece of science-fiction hokum filmed in Dynamation", adding that "Wells' novel and has been neatly updated", and concluding that "The three principals play second fiddle to the special effects and art work, which are impressive in color, construction and animation".[19]

However, The New York Times wrote, "Only the most indulgent youngsters should derive much stimulation - let alone fun - from the tedious, heavyhanded science-fiction vehicle that arrived yesterday from England".[20]

The Guardian called it "good of its type".[21]

TV Guide called it "An enjoyable science fiction film".[22] and Blu-ray.com highly recommended the film as "a fun and exciting viewing experience".[23]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Men_in_the_Moon_(1964_film)

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Extinction Front - Criminal (2016) (metropolisrecords.bandcamp.com)
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