When a Macross 82-99 album releases, you can’t help but be sucked into a particular track. For me. there are far too many to choose from and one for me features the fantastic vocals of the talented Neon Vectors.
Two of a Kind was released as part of SAILORWAVE III last March on Neoncity Records and while this song is a banger, the whole album and its previous 2 albums are also bangers. Well worth a listen.
With the album released on NCR’s Bandcamp, they also released limited physical editions via vinyl and cassette. It would be cool to get a record player and all 3 SAILORWAVE albums (Plus the rest of Macross 82-99’s back catalogue) but I have limited space in my house and I don’t think a record player would fit in anywhere. Maybe, a cassette player would work as it has a smaller footprint.
Maybe a project for another day?!
Grab some headphones and enjoy the sick bass line of this fantastic song.
We’re two of a kind, you and I We’re always on the run, never satisfied We’re always looking for the next big thing The next adventure, the next thrill
We’re two of a kind, we’re meant to be Together we’ll conquer the world, you and me We’re two of a kind, we’re unstoppable Together we can do anything, we’re unstoppable
We’re always breaking the rules, never conforming We’re always marching to the beat of our own drum We’re always looking for something new, something different Something that will make us feel alive
We’re two of a kind, we’re meant to be Together we’ll conquer the world, you and me We’re two of a kind, we’re unstoppable Together we can do anything, we’re unstoppable
I know we’re not perfect, but we’re perfect for each other We’re two of a kind, and we’ll always have each other
We’re two of a kind, we’re meant to be Together we’ll conquer the world, you and me We’re two of a kind, we’re unstoppable Together we can do anything, we’re unstoppable
We’re two of a kind, we’re a team We’re always there for each other, no matter what We’re two of a kind, and we’ll always be together
I currently have a ticket open with Discord and they required me to get the Build Number for the client that I was using. Of course, this information would mainly be in the ‘User Settings’ at the bottom but they wanted the [BUILD INFO] more specifically
But when I attempted to do ⌘⌥+i on my Mac, it didn’t appear. Checking to ensure that I did it right, focused on the window and nothing, still wouldn’t work.
It turns out that on the Stable client for Discord, they disabled it to prevent any account compromises.
To enable it, carry out the following:
Quit Discord (Either via ‘Discord’ >> Quit, or pressing ⌘+Q)
Navigate to ~/Library/Application Support/discord/
Open settings.json in TextEdit or your favourite text editor.
Above the } at the bottom of the file, add "DANGEROUS_ENABLE_DEVTOOLS_ONLY_ENABLE_IF_YOU_KNOW_WHAT_YOURE_DOING": true
Save it.
Reopen Discord.
Now, you can open DevTools on Discord on macOS.
And since there will be someone looking to do this on Windows:
Quit Discord.
Win+R to open run.
Type: %appdata%/discord/ and press enter
Open the settings.json in Notepad your favourite text editor
Above the } at the bottom of the file, add "DANGEROUS_ENABLE_DEVTOOLS_ONLY_ENABLE_IF_YOU_KNOW_WHAT_YOURE_DOING": true
Save it.
Reopen Discord.
And the Linux users
Quit Discord.
Navigate to /.config/discord/either via the terminal or through your File Manager. [It may also be at ~/.discord if it’s not in the aforementioned location.]
Open the settings.json in your favourite text editor.
Above the } at the bottom of the file, add "DANGEROUS_ENABLE_DEVTOOLS_ONLY_ENABLE_IF_YOU_KNOW_WHAT_YOURE_DOING": true
On Thursday last, Instagram’s newest product, Threads launched. It is a new microblogging service set to rival Twitter which has been steadily hitting every branch while falling off the social media tree, while services like the Fediverse and Bluesky have sprouted leaves.
But as Instagram is owned and operated by Meta, you know that there are going to be privacy concerns with the platform. So many privacy concerns that the app is not launching in the EU*… for now.
* Noyb has blocked the article in Ireland due to Section 26A of the Data Protection Act 2018, so here is the Archived version.
The following image shows what information is gathered by Meta by using its new Threads app. A bit concerning. Why does it need ‘Health & Fitness’ data? Why does it need your ‘Financial Info’? Why does it need to look at your ‘Search History’?
Threads ‘App Privacy’
Why does Meta require so much data, most of which is insignificant to them?
While this means that anyone within the EU27 cannot use this app, it doesn’t mean that we will never interact with users there.
In Instagram’s post on their own page about Threads, they stated that eventually, Threads will federate with ActivityPub.
But what is ActivityPub?
ActivityPub is a protocol (like SMS, Email, etc) used to send messages to and from users on different servers [Or instances. I will interchange between the two throughout. Eg, you can go from Mastodon ↔️ Mastodon, but you can also go from Mastodon ↔️ Calckey.
OK, but what is Mastodon?
Mastodon is a social media network created in 2016 by Eugen Rochko and designed to be an alternative to Twitter that can be hosted by essentially everyone. It has nearly 8 million users on over 12,000 servers. And with the addition of ActivityPub, those 12,000+ servers and their users can interact with each other.
You mentioned Calckey, what is that?
That is another microblogging service that also runs on ActivityPub that has fancier features like being able to bold, italicise and animate text.
While the animations and fancy text won’t work on other software like Mastodon, text, images and videos will still work normally.
So what does this have to do with Threads?
Eventually, (within 3 months according to some sources), Instagram will allow users to interact with Mastodon servers… and others. So you can have:
Threads ↔️ Mastodon.
Calckey ↔️ Threads
PixelFed ↔️ Threads (PixelFed being a direct Instagram alternative)
Now, given the privacy concerns, some (read: a lot) instances are going to be blocking Meta’s new project from being federated, meaning that you won’t be able to interact with Threads users regardless of what Meta does.
So while you cannot join Threads today, you can join Mastodon (or one of its many alternatives).
And for comparison, here is Mastodon’s, Ivory’s (A 3rd party Mastodon app made by the creators of Tweetbot) and Mona’s app privacy page:
Mastodon, Ivory & Mona’s app privacy page on the iOS App Store
Due to the surge of users signing up to Mastodon servers since November 2022, specific servers may not be accepting signups and others may have ‘Manual verification’ to ensure that you are not a bot.
Closer to your home (geographically) – Eg. I am signed up to Mastodon.ie as I live in Ireland.
A topic that you are interested in – Blahaj.zone – If you like the IKEA BLÅHAJ 😉, tech.lgbt if you are a member of the LGBTQIA+ community and also into technology or metalhead.club if you are into heavy metal music.
There are many servers out there with new ones appearing all the time and if you are technically inclined, you also start your own server!
While Meta celebrates the launch of their new product, they will need to sit down and address some major issues which would need to be done before they launch support of ActivityPub.
Implement features that already exist within other Fediverse software.
We are talking about editing, quote posting, lists, groups, content warnings, polls, DM’s and specific interactions with other servers (copy links, share, etc).
Become GDPR Compliant.
If Meta is serious about this new product, rivalling Twitter and integrating itself with ActivityPub services across Europe, it would need to become GDPR compliant. How they do this, I don’t know. I am not a legal expert and don’t know the full ins and outs of GDPR.
Commit to being open.
This is going to be more difficult for them from a business perspective. They obviously will want to set themselves apart, but the Fediverse thrives on the protocol and (most) platforms being open.
Meta needs to ensure that it can keep itself ‘open’ to the rest of the world and not force people that are on the Fediverse to create an Instagram account to interact with a Threads post or view specific material.
Work with existing servers and server admins.
This should be a no-brainer. Meta is running this service for the first time, and if they plan to integrate alongside the rest of the Fediverse, they need to comply with things that have become the norm with the Fediverse.
Content Warnings.
AltText on images/videos.
Ability to block users and/or instances on a user level
Actually, on that last one, they are going to learn quickly what types of servers are out there. There are some problematic ones and if they are going to be federated to those problematic servers, then their users are going to be in for a rough time which may come back to bite them.
If you are in the EU and a social media marketer and you need to be on Threads today, do yourself a favour, join a server that is on the Fediverse (Like Mastodon, Calckey or similar) and be ready for when Threads DOES federate with the rest of the Fediverse regardless if they are able to launch into Europe or not.
Me, since I don’t have access to Threads, I am not going to sweat it too much. Mastodon has been my social media ‘home’ full-time since November 2022 (I had been using it on and off over the last few years) and I am not going to be looking back.
I am even slowly working on transitioning my posts from Instagram over to my Pixelfed, so I can use that in the future.
It is that time once again to find out who will be this year’s Mr. and Ms. Money in the Bank.
Hailing from The O2 Arena in London, England for the first time ever, the Money In the Bank PPV is traveling outside of the United States.
Other than the 2 ladder matches, there are 3 title matches including the World Heavyweight Championship.
Non-Title Matches
Damian Priest vs BUTCH vs Santos Escobar vs LA Knight vs Shinsuke Nakamura vs Logan Paul vs Ricochet in the Men’s Money in the Bank Ladder Match.
PREDICTION: LA Knight to win… YEAH!
Iyo Sky vs Trish Stratus vs Zoey Stark vs Bayley vs Zelina Vega vs Becky Lynch in the Women’s Money in the Bank Ladder Match.
PREDICTION: Becky Lynch to win.
Cody Rhodes vs Dominik Mysterio in a singles match.
PREDICTION: Cody Rhodes
The Usos (Jimmy Uso & Jey Uso) vs Roman Reigns & Solo Sikoa in the ‘Bloodline Civil War’ tag team match.
PREDICTION: The Usos to win.
Title Matches
Gunther (C) vs Matt Riddle in a singles match for the Intercontinental Championship
PREDICTION: Gunther to retain.
Ronda Rousey & Shayna Baszler (C) vs Raquel Rodriguez & Liv Morgan in a tag team match for the _WWE Women’s Tag Team Championships)
PREDICTION: Raquel & Liv to win and become champions.
Seth ‘Freakin’ Rollins (C) vs Finn Bálor in a singles match for the World Heavyweight Championship
PREDICTION: Finn Bálor to win and become champion.
And those are my predictions.
DID YOU KNOW: All my posts are now FREE for all to view and share and what-have-ya. Check out all my previous predictions to see what I chose for previous WWE shows.
Sonic R has gone down as one of the very few games where the score is better than the game itself.
Released back in 1997, Sonic R was Sega’s third racing game in the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise after Sonic Drift’s 1994 Japan-only release with Sonic Drift Racing being released internationally 13 months after.
This would also be the first 3D Sonic Game, second overall after Sonic 3D Blast.
The game received mixed reviews with GameSpot giving it 5.6 out of 10. CVG however gave it a 4 out of 5.
After the release of the game in 1997, Sega would not release another Sonic racing game until 2006 with the release of Sonic Riders. These days, Sega released Team Sonic Racing back in 2019.
The song ‘Can You Feel The Sunshine’ is one of the first tracks that you hear once you get into a race. Performed by British singer TJ Davis, the song has become gained a resurgence with many older Sonic fans rediscovering a timeless classic.
YouTube:
Spotify:
Lyrics:
Can you see? The sun is shinin’ on me It makes me feel so free, so alive It makes me want to survive
And the sky, it makes me feel so high The bad times pass me by ‘Cause today is gonna be a brighter day
Can you feel the sunshine? Does it brighten up your day? Don’t you feel that sometimes You just need to run away? Reach out for the sunshine Forget about the rain Just think about the good times And they will come back again Feel the sunshine…
Without you, there’s nothing for me to do Can you feel the sunshine, too? It’s comin’ through; it makes me feel brand new
When you’re here, I wish you were always near ‘Cause everything’s so clear And today is gonna be a brighter day
Can you feel the sunshine? Does it brighten up your day? Don’t you feel that sometimes You just need to run away? Reach out for the sunshine Forget about the rain Just think about the good times And they will come back again
When the sun goes down I feel like I am waiting For another day When the clouds go away
Can you feel it? Ooh-hoo… Can you feel it? Oh…
Can you feel it? Oh… Can you feel it?
Can you feel the sunshine? Does it brighten up your day? Brighten up your day… Don’t you feel that sometimes We just need to run away? Reach out for the sunshine Forget about the rain Just think about the good times And they will come back again
Can you feel the sunshine? Does it brighten up your day? Brighten up your day… Don’t you feel that sometimes You just need to run away? You just need to run away… Reach out for the sunshine Forget about the rain Just think about the good times And they will come back again
Can you feel the sunshine? Can you feel it? Does it brighten up your day? Brighten up your day… Don’t you feel that sometimes We just need to run away? Need to run away… Reach out for the sunshine
Macross 82-99 released Sailorwave II back in 2018 as a EP after the successful release of the album Sailorwave back in 2013.
Aogashima Island! is one of those songs that has always been in my playlists but never really took a liking to. But recently, something about the song changed my perpective on it and now I have fallen in love with it.
So what is Aogashima Island? It is a volcanic island that is nearly 400km (~250 miles) from Tokyo. As of 2014, there are less than 200 people living on the island.
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