I was at this talk. Travin is such an optimist, it's contagious. But the shit he went through just for some visas...

Waning Gibbous. A poem about propaganda. #poetry

Waning Gibbous

A media poem

My only regret is I wished I signed this tape. It's a 1 of 1. I left it on a table at BTC Nashville. It's 40minutes of the word "trump" spoken by a synth with the hypnotoad sound from Futurama. But I sincerely hope it sparks joy to whomever picked it up.

Turn on, Tune in, Opt out to the latest issue of bitpunk.fm! Contributors list is pretty epic y'all. Major props to them: - music by @npub1t04c...53m9 - reading by @average_bitcoiner - loop by @npub1am50...ks29 - news by @Bugle.News #40HPW🎧 - philosophy by @The Ohm - article on radio waves and antennas by me It should be in your podcasting 2.0 players now but if not it's also here https://www.bitpunk.fm/@bitpunkfm/episodes/turn-on-tune-in-opt-out I'm turing off for a while. Enjoy!

This is cassette culture. I did not know about the Sonic Youth cover. It makes the tape, B side, top track.

I wish to see a taxpayer name on every bomb and tank, so the world would know — directly whom to thank. #poetry

I do like the smell of the house with goulash. I might have used too much beef tallow though, idk, it was the first time trying it to fry and brown the beef and onions. At least, I can smell it 😀

I usually try to reformat the poems here on nostr as to not make you click over to substack. But in this case, there is accompanying music, pictures, and references that are important for context. (It's a nice one with a mic drop opening line 🥰). An Iraqi Immigrant Wedding. #poetry

An Iraqi Immigrant Wedding

A cultural celebration poem.

I'm working on the technical article for the upcoming issue. The issue has a 1960s, groovy theme. So, I'm doing an article on radio. Radio is one of those things that can get very technical and complex. But I'm hoping to explain it in a very approachable, intuitive way. I see for example a lot of the interest in meshtastic and reticulum, which is great! But I feel the struggle sometimes to resonate with the core ideas. For example, why does this antenna work here and not there. Why can I hear you now but not later etc... So hopefully what I'm preparing can help with some of that. And as always, a fun interactive exercise.