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Joe Wellsjoewells
2026-02-07

Good morning, and welcome to this Winter Olympics edition of Samurai Saturday!

First, Les Vampires Chapter 8: The Thunder Master, Part 1!

Then, more Blind Swordsman! It's New Tale of Zatoichi!


letterboxd.com/film/new-tale-o

letterboxd.com/film/the-vampir

Joe Wellsjoewells
2026-02-04

I can already tell I'm going to wreck the budget during the upcoming . Let's goooo

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The Tonearmthetonearm@social.lol
2026-02-04

"[Rahsaan Roland Kirk] told me, 'As far back as you can go, determine how far forward you can go. You got to know where you're coming from, to know where you're going.'"

Through the archival efforts of Zev Feldman, two lost recordings surface: 'Vibrations in the Village', taped at New York's Village Gate in 1963, and 'Seek & Listen', captured at Seattle's Penthouse four years later, both documenting Kirk's ability to loop jazz history into one great sphere. The Tonearm's Andrew Hamlin has a listen.

Rahsaan Roland Kirk's Bright Moments — Shining New Light on the Multi-Horn Prophet:

thetonearm.com/rahsaan-roland-

Joe Wellsjoewells
2026-01-31

Welcome one and all to this edition of Samurai Saturday!

First, Les Vampires Chapter 7: Satanas, Part 3!

Then, wrapping up the rewatch, Kagemusha!




letterboxd.com/film/kagemusha/

letterboxd.com/film/the-vampir

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Chris Silverman 🌻csilverman
2026-01-31

“…I think I know enough of hate
To say that for destruction, ICE
Is also great
And would suffice.”

— Robert Frost, “Fire and Ice”

A black background with a red "Closed" sign, like a lot of businesses are displaying right now in solidarity with the nationwide general strike and the protest against ICE. The sign reads "Sorry, We're Closed" in white letters in that mix of script and all-caps sans-serif that I like so much. In the lower left are the words "Fire ICE", scrawled in neon-pink graffiti lettering. In the top right is the Minnesota flag, a design that features a light blue field with a darker blue obtuse angular figure on the hoist. There's one small modification, though: in place of the white star is the Rebel Alliance logo from Star Wars. The painting is signed "Chris Silverman".
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David Revoydavidrevoy@framapiaf.org
2026-01-28

Generated Lessons

#webcomic #krita #miniFantasyTheater

A comic in four panels: Panel 1. On a sunny day with a blue sky, the gothic sorceress walks away from the school with the Avian Intelligence Parrot in her hands toward the garbage. > Gothic Sorceress: "Enough is enough, this time it's straight to the garbage!" Panel 2. Not far away, a cute young elf sorceress is discussing with her Avian Intelligence in the foreground. Her Avian Intelligence traces a wavy symbol with a pencil on a board, teaching a lesson. > Elf Sorceress: "Avian Intelligence, make me a beginner's exercise on the ancient magic runic alphabet." > AI Parrot of Elf Sorceress: "Ok. Let's start with this one, pronounce it 'MA', the water." > Gothic Sorceress: ?!! Panel 3. The Gothic Sorceress comes closer and asks the Elf Sorceress. > Gothic Sorceress: "Wait, are you really using your?!" > Elf Sorceress: "Yes, the trick is not to rely on it for direct answers, but to help me create lessons that expand my own intelligence." Panel 4. Meanwhile, the AI Parrot of the Elf Sorceress continued to write on the board. It traced a symbol of poop on the board, then an XD emoji. The Gothic Sorceress laugh at it, while the Elf Sorceress is realizing something is wrong with this ancient magic runic alphabet. > AI Parrot of Elf Sorceress: "This one, pronounce it BS, the disbelief. This one LOL, the laughter." > Gothic Sorceress: "Well, good luck expanding anything with that..."
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⁡snow :eepy: :bot:snow@cofe.rocks
2026-01-26
new tech warcrime

ppl always complain that the clock on my microwave never shows the right time bcs i cant be assed to set it manually

so now i have an unfuck-microwave.sh cronjob which briefly kills its power every day at midnight
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John Bullgarius@mastodon.me.uk
2026-01-26

As an older tech person, it's legit heartwarming watching the TikTok generation discover why we all hate Oracle.

Joe Wellsjoewells
2026-01-24

It's cold, it's snowing, and it's time for Samurai Saturday!

First, Les Vampires Chapter 7: Satanas, Part 2!

Then, let's do a full rewatch of the wonderful Talking Silents series! It kicks off with Kenji Mizoguchi's The Water Magician.


letterboxd.com/film/the-water-

letterboxd.com/film/the-vampir

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Chris Silverman 🌻csilverman
2026-01-22

A tall, blue figure wearing something that looks vaguely like a uniform stumbles forward awkwardly, brandishing a long sword. The figure wears boots and has the head of a robot, with a flat mouth and staring blue eyes. Perched on its back, one finger pointed forward, is a short, red, demonic-looking creature with a conspicuously fake white halo fixed to its head. The background is a bright yellowish-red. The painting is signed "Chris Silverman".
Joe Wellsjoewells
2026-01-18

@gnuplusmatt

Also, the Information folder has the CDDB lookup(s) as handy text files. I copy those out and keep them in the folder with the ripped tracks. Love that feature.

Joe Wellsjoewells
2026-01-17

It's time once more for Samurai Saturday!

First, Les Vampires Chapter 7: Satanas, Part 1!

Then, more Blind Swordsman with The Tale of Zatoichi Continues!


letterboxd.com/film/the-tale-o

letterboxd.com/film/the-vampir

Joe Wellsjoewells
2026-01-13

Sometimes when a famous person dies I'll think "oh, that's too young" or "what a wonderfully long life to have lived".

And then, rarely "that worthless fucker should have died sooner and made the world a better place thereby"

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Shawn KingKingShawn
2026-01-13

“the best advice I would give to white people is to get the hell away from Black people.”

Rot in Hell, asshole.

“Scott Adams, Audacious Creator of the ‘Dilbert’ Comic Strip, Dies”
nytimes.com/2026/01/13/arts/sc

Joe Wellsjoewells
2026-01-10

Get Ready for Samurai Saturday!

More villainy in Les Vampires Chapter 6, Hypnotic Eyes Part 3!

Then, I also grabbed the big Shaw Brothers set from Arrow, so that'll be on the menu this year as well. Today, the legendary Cheng Pei-Pei stars in The Lady Hermit!


letterboxd.com/film/the-lady-h

letterboxd.com/film/the-vampir

Joe Wellsjoewells
2026-01-08

@CStamp

I'm the world's worst guitar player, but I suppose that still makes me a guitar player of sorts.

Joe Wellsjoewells
2026-01-07

@babe

Can't leave out Geeko

neofetch output, including openSUSE mascot Geeko the gecko in glorious ASCII
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Dr_BombayDr_Bombay@mstdn.social
2026-01-07

Whoa - following up on my last post, no wonder Robbie Bachman is wearing a KSHE shirt. I knew 1974 was early times for the radio station, but i had no idea they were instrumental in spreading BTO's music to the U.S. The Wikipedia article for BTO explains it all. #GenX #KSHE #StLouis

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Dr_BombayDr_Bombay@mstdn.social
2026-01-07

Randomly ran across this old photo of Bachman-Turner Overdrive this morning and my old-school St. Louis rock 'n' roll heart couldn't be happier. 🥰 🤘 #GenX #KSHE #StLouis

Black and white Getty Image of the Canadian band Bachman-Turner Overdrive, from Denmark in 1974. Standing left to right are Randy Bachman, Blair Thorton, Robbie Bachman, and Fred Turner. Robbie Bachman is wearing a t-shirt for the St. Louis rock radio station KSHE-95. Photo by Jorgen Angel/Redferns.
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David Revoydavidrevoy@framapiaf.org
2026-01-07

An Act of Resistance

#webcomic #krita #miniFantasyTheater

( edit reason: grammar mistake, shuts → shut ) A comic in four panels: Panel 1. Top view on the Gothic Sorceress room, she sits at her desk, sewing a square piece of fabric with focus. From the top of his perch, her AI Parrot bird watches with curiosity, intrigued by the focused effort required for the task. > AI Parrot: "Can I assist with optimizing your sewing technique?" > Gothic Sorceress: "No thanks." Panel 2. Zooming in, the AI Parrot continue to suggest while the Gothic Sorceress still sewings with attention. > AI Parrot: "Would you like to review best practices for efficient and accurate crafting?" > Gothic Sorceress: "No." Panel 3. The Gothic Sorceress contemplates her work, holding the small piece of fabric up to the light to inspect it. She looks happy, proud, and relieved after the effort of creating a simple square piece of thin fabric. The AI Parrot listens, processing the lesson. > Gothic Sorceress: "You see, in an age of Avian Intelligence, making something imperfectly, with your own hands and mind, is an act of resistance." Panel 4. The Gothic Sorceress stands behind the AI Parrot, who now has a gag made from the square fabric. The AI Parrot looks surprised, unable to speak. The Gothic Sorceress appears proud of her handiwork. > Gothic Sorceress: "And even better if this act can also shut you up for good!"

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