Re-read @gregpak 's Magneto - Testament this morning. This is a great work. Tough read but appropriate for the time.

#comics

It’s Friday, so time for a little Electric Wizard.

https://youtu.be/eiGodIztI6M?si=77UmqyXE2owDE9xT

#music

My coffee filters are certified gluten free and kosher. 🎩

https://bsky.app/profile/mattjay.com/post/3ln2dgoksce2e

Uh… @briankrebs not great. #cybersecurity

https://bsky.app/profile/marisakabas.bsky.social/post/3lmrzhj4nzk2x

Welp we all know that “home grown” means “the left”, “antifa”, brown people and queer folks.

Need to stop getting sucked into No Man’s Sky and ignoring my backlog.

#gaming

Spending my morning with coffee and visiting the hives of delusional voters.

It’s quite a trip.

Windows 11. Not even once.

https://arstechnica.com/security/2025/04/microsoft-is-putting-privacy-endangering-recall-back-into-windows-11/

I am now a certified change practitioner. Please clap.

Successfully installed the Toto Washlet bidet.

You can register up to 4 peoples preferences for your butt and such.

What a time to be alive. And get ahead of the tariffs. And Costco has it on sale.

Home insurance renewal came in. Pretty grim #Colorado. Pretty grim.

#tariffs #meme

Fifth up, Lissie

Have never heard of this artist but seems to be a singer songwriter folk/country/pop/rock type.

Verdict - very atmospheric. It’s not bad but it’s what I imagine when they do a cover and put it in a movie or video game trailer.

Nice voice though.

https://youtu.be/_1q22kF1rQY?si=YW3sBN0pFCBaoC3G

#music

Fourth up, Silverstein

Another band I’m not familiar with but post-hardcore.

Verdict - Not bad if you like a the post hardcore sound (generally I do). Sped up tempo typical of it and some growling. Not bad at all but like NOFX, pretty short.

https://youtu.be/48qTjoE7ezA?si=Vp-H65b6xsg2ahcc

Third up, Straight No Chaser.

Haven’t heard of them before but seems to be an a cappella group.

Verdict - Eh. Appreciate the difference but not huge on a cappella and not a fan of those dance tempo. Not bad but not for me.

https://youtu.be/AHujsnvgFbM?si=0I8cppFItqOEeWjF

#music

Second up, The Cranberries.

Like this better probably than the NOFX cover. More traditional but has Dolores’ more haunting voice which I think adds to it.

Definitely feels like The Cranberries.

https://youtu.be/i6ADFEGtxWw?si=upOrTAEQes5El4fx

#music

Listening to “Go Your Own Way” covers. A thread.

First up, NOFX.

Verdict - A lot of fun with the sped up tempo and typical NOFX with some cheeky lyric changes like “If I could, Baby I would give you my socks”

https://youtu.be/qNrNKvxro_A?si=SosvTC2hEPgZNh9i

#music

Fun to watch all the LinkedIn weirdos just keep posting through it.

This is how you get a revolution.

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2025/04/nintendo-halts-switch-2-pre-orders-in-the-us-amidst-new-trump-tariffs

Anyone have some good suggestions for learning guitar? I have Justin Guitar and like it but curious on other resources.

#music #guitar