Aaron Smith

Aaron Smith

@aaronsmith377.bsky.social

Songwriter, guitarist, reluctant singer, occasional poet, writer of mysteries, Democrat, comics fan. From New Jersey. https://aaronsmith4.bandcamp.com/

3.6K followers3.1K following11.3K posts

Aaron Smith
@aaronsmith377.bsky.social

When it comes to people I’ve never met dying, the deaths of the original #StarTrek cast members have always hit me hardest. Starting in 1999 with DeForrest Kelly, and still today with Walter Koenig. Their work had more positive impact on who I am than any other influence besides my grandfather.

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George Takei
@georgetakei.bsky.social

My heart is heavy. Walter Koenig, our Ensign Pavel Chekov, passed away early today. Walter and I met on the bridge of the Enterprise in the 1960s, and we stayed friends for nearly six decades. When Brad and I married in 2008, Walter stood beside us as our best man.

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KJ Charles
@kjcharleswriter.com

The Society of Authors has withdrawn from the ill-conceived concession to the dark side that was the "ethical GenAI" charter because of the mass and vocal outrage of authors. Publishers need to be made afraid of this level of anger too.

Aaron Smith
@aaronsmith377.bsky.social

By introducing me to #StarTrek at a young age, my father vaccinated me against inheriting his racism. I don’t think he ever really understood Star Trek. But I did.

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Mad Scholar Frights
@mattzollerseitz.bsky.social

Wow, I wrote this one a long, long time ago – it's a rant about people going to see old movies so that they can watch them "ironically" and laugh

MidCenturyCinema@midcenturycinema.bsky.social

10/10/63: From Russia with Love w/Sean Connery, Robert Shaw Remains peak Bond More: @denofgeek.bsky.social: www.denofgeek.com/movies/from-... @cinemascholars.bsky.social: cinemascholars.com/the-making-o... @mattzollerseitz.bsky.social: pressplayredux.com/2012/09/14/f...

pressplayredux.comFROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE is not unsophisticated. You are.FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE is not unsophisticated. You are.

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florgoth
@florgoth.bsky.social

Done! Witnessing the evolution of @buzzarddoomfolk.bsky.social's sound so far has been quite an experience. What has stayed the same, however, is the righteous anger at *everything* going on in the world. Fantastic sound, great lyrics. The perfect music for the worst time! Highest recommendation!

florgoth@florgoth.bsky.social

#NowPlaying Next up is the new album by @buzzarddoomfolk.bsky.social and it's another one I've been waiting for. Going in totally blind (or deaf) as I've avoided any singles released beforehand. Going in! buzzarddoomfolk.bandcamp.com/album/hush-now

buzzarddoomfolk.bandcamp.comHush Now, by Buzzard (Doom Folk)10 track album
Aaron Smith
@aaronsmith377.bsky.social

I hadn’t thought about these in 40 years! What a rush of memories!

Discontinued FoOoOods! 👻🎃@discontinuedfoods.bsky.social

Nabisco Super Heroes Cookies (1982-1984): A line of bite-sized butter cookies, shaped like a variety of DC Comics superhero and super-villain characters, such as Batman, Superman, Penguin, Aquaman, the Joker, and more

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Jennifer Graham
@jennrgraham.bsky.social

Replying to @jentaub.bsky.social

I will never stop shouting about this. We got a cease and desist letter when I lived in the dorm requiring us to delete Napster. Immediately. Scared the ever living hell out of a bunch of 19 year olds. Anthropic steals every art that has ever been made? *crickets*

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Jen Taub
@jentaub.bsky.social

Still trying to understand how Napster got shut down, but Anthropic is going public and still hasn’t paid us authors yet after stealing our work.

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Ilhan Omar
@ilhanmn.bsky.social

I’m ok. Make no mistake: this is an attempt to target political enemies and weaponize federal law enforcement. For ten years, Trump has targeted me with baseless lies and smear campaigns. This is just the latest escalation in his campaign of political intimidation. I will not be silenced.

Aaron Smith
@aaronsmith377.bsky.social

The radio is playing that one song that immediately transports my whole mind back to high school. That’s going to influence my thought patterns for the rest of the day. Is that good or bad? I don’t know yet.

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Bonnie Raitt
@bonnieraitt.bsky.social

Remembering my dear friend John Prine, on what would have been his 80th birthday this Saturday. I miss him deeply, as all of us who love him do. What a gift he will always be.

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Ben Collins
@bencollins.bsky.social

Sam Altman said people are just gonna have to die in order to implement AI. In the very same week, Anthropic claimed it’s a human rights violation to be mean to the computer. These people need to be held accountable. They think lines of code are a person with rights but living people are debris.

The Verge@theverge.com

Over the past year, Anthropic has repeatedly flirted with the idea that its AI models could be conscious in some way. In February, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei said on a podcast, “We don’t know if the models are conscious.”

theverge.comAnthropic bans ‘abusive or cruel behavior’ towards ClaudeThe usage policy update also adds new rules addressing propaganda campaigns, surveillance, and weapon development.
Aaron Smith
@aaronsmith377.bsky.social

I’m not sure how to define this thing I’m writing on guitar. It’s not jazz. I’m not good enough to really play jazz. But it’s definitely inspired by my love of jazz, and, specifically, the day almost 30 years ago when I first discovered the music of John Coltrane.

Aaron Smith
@aaronsmith377.bsky.social

Still working on this and still feeling really good about it.

Aaron Smith@aaronsmith377.bsky.social

I think I’m about to write the best piece of music I’ve ever found in myself and my instruments. It’s running through my head and making me nervous.