Craig Waterman

Craig Waterman

@mastercrumb.bsky.social

Thoughts on Music and Other Topics https://craigwaterman87.wordpress.com/introduction/

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Craig Waterman
@mastercrumb.bsky.social

Song – Dust Codes Explanation of origin of the song Lyrics (Verse 1) I speak fluent in the cracks where the light leaks in, Where the silence hums louder than the choir of sin. Truth ain’t loud—it’s a shadow in retreat, Steppin’ careful on the echoes where the false gods meet. I been wrestlin'…

craigwaterman87.wordpress.comSong – Dust CodesExplanation of origin of the song Lyrics (Verse 1) I speak fluent in the cracks where the light leaks in, Where the silence hums louder than the choir of sin. Truth ain’t loud—it’s a shadow in retreat, Steppin’ careful on the echoes where the false gods meet. I been wrestlin' with ghosts in my half-formed thought, Buildin’ altars outta silence that the loud forgot.
Craig Waterman
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Untitled Write about your most epic baking or cooking fail. In college I was a bit intense. I had fallen in love with the writing of Nietzsche- which in part glorifies the desire to overcome. So this resulted in many behaviors, such as not heating my apartment- which had the bonus of being a cost…

craigwaterman87.wordpress.comUntitledWrite about your most epic baking or cooking fail. In college I was a bit intense. I had fallen in love with the writing of Nietzsche- which in part glorifies the desire to overcome. So this resulted in many behaviors, such as not heating my apartment- which had the bonus of being a cost saver- but did mean that my girlfriend would point out that she had to wear gloves in my house.
Craig Waterman
@mastercrumb.bsky.social

Daily Prompt What would my life be without music? Weirdly on brand daily question! Like any great love it is hard to imagine my life without it. If it was suddenly jerked away- for example if I lost my hearing- I imagine I would be left with just the faint hint- although I also know I have such a…

craigwaterman87.wordpress.comDaily PromptWhat would my life be without music? Weirdly on brand daily question! Like any great love it is hard to imagine my life without it. If it was suddenly jerked away- for example if I lost my hearing- I imagine I would be left with just the faint hint- although I also know I have such a store of music already in my head, that I wonder if I could continue on with the tapes in my head.
Craig Waterman
@mastercrumb.bsky.social

This is the best I can say of AI slop- I actually hope it finally sinks attention seeking social media- in favor of closed circle social media (think group chat) and trusted media sources (think NY Times). Facebook is unusable, Google is increasingly unusable, …

The Conversation U.S.@us.theconversation.com

An example of AI slop: This fake photo of a child with a puppy went viral during Hurricane Helene. A lot of people believed it was a real photograph. Learn to spot AI slop: theconversation.com/what-is-ai-s...

buff.lyWhat is AI slop? A technologist explains this new and largely unwelcome form of online contentAI slop refers to low- to mid-quality content created with AI tools, often with little regard for accuracy or quality.
Craig Waterman
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International Dot Day Today is international dot day. The day is named after the book The Dot, by Peter H. Reynolds. The book tells the story of a student who is afraid to start doing art because he can't draw - and the teacher gets him to just put a dot on a piece of paper. The teacher then…

craigwaterman87.wordpress.comInternational Dot DayToday is international dot day. The day is named after the book The Dot, by Peter H. Reynolds. The book tells the story of a student who is afraid to start doing art because he can't draw - and the teacher gets him to just put a dot on a piece of paper. The teacher then frames that picture and the result is the student's exploration of the dot, different colors, sizes, negative space, ...
Craig Waterman
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Creating AI Music A How To Guide - Seriously Okay, maybe I lied — it might not be that serious. But I have found my evolving play with these tools weirdly fascinating, and worth sharing. First, take a moment to acclimate to the madness. When I first discovered AI music tools, I was floored. Type…

craigwaterman87.wordpress.comCreating AI MusicA How To Guide - Seriously Okay, maybe I lied — it might not be that serious. But I have found my evolving play with these tools weirdly fascinating, and worth sharing. First, take a moment to acclimate to the madness. When I first discovered AI music tools, I was floored. Type in a few words and out pops a fully-formed song — like some musical vending machine that never jams.
Craig Waterman
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This

Mark Jacob@markjacob.bsky.social

Would welcome more restraint by people on Bluesky as far as sharing tweets by Elon Musk. Not saying it's never appropriate, just saying it's rarely appropriate. We know he's full of shit without hourly reminders. Thanks for considering.

Craig Waterman
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“leaders should always be out in front of public opinion, but, in order to foster change in public opinion, we’ve got to be within arm’s distance of the public so that we can pull them along with us. If we get too out ahead of it, we lose our grip and we’re unable to pull the public with us.”

The New Yorker@newyorker.com

“Look, I’m human, and it never feels good to be used as an opportunity to get headlines.” Sarah McBride talks to David Remnick about her emotional reaction to the transphobic attacks from her new colleagues in the House.

newyorker.comSarah McBride Wasn’t Looking for a Fight on Trans RightsThe first trans person elected to Congress discusses how to respond to a bathroom bill and transphobic attacks from her new colleagues in the House.
Craig Waterman
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As the father of a black boy and a white girl, I can say that they are not consistently warm and inviting places for black boys. Not that I think large scale policy is the best place to have this conversation- it is a critical one.

Chalkbeat@chalkbeat.org

Pennsylvania changes culturally responsive teaching guidelines, raising concerns https://www.chalkbeat.org/philadelphia/2024/11/27/pennsylvania-rolled-back-culturally-relevant-teaching-guidelines-black-educators-worry/

chalkbeat.orgBlack educators worry about effort to restrict culturally relevant teachingThe proportion of Black teachers is declining in Philadelphia, and only 2% of K-12 teachers are Black men.
Craig Waterman
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This is interesting

Geoff MacDonald 🇨🇦@gmacdonalduoft.bsky.social

Are singles with the least lifetime involvement in romantic relationships "single at heart" and therefore with the best well-being outcomes? Our new paper in Psychological Science suggests, on average, no (N = 77,064, mainly ≥ 50 years, 27 countries). journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

journals.sagepub.comDifferences Between Lifelong Singles and Ever-Partnered Individuals in Big Five Personality Traits and Life Satisfaction - Julia Stern, Michael D. Krämer, Alexander Schumacher, Geoff MacDonald, David ...Being romantically partnered is widely seen as a societal norm, and it has been shown to be positively associated with important life outcomes, such as physical...
Craig Waterman
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What do you all liberals think about about 8 billion subsidies for chips?

CNA - Channel News Asia (Unofficial)@cna-poster.bsky.social

US plans to reduce Intel's $8.5 billion federal chips grant below $8 billion - New York Times - https://www.channelnewsasia.com/business/us-plans-reduce-intels-85-billion-federal-chips-grant-below-8-billion-new-york-times-4768396

channelnewsasia.comUS plans to reduce Intel's $8.5 billion federal chips grant below $8 billion - New York TimesThe U.S. government plans to reduce Intel Corp's preliminary $8.5 billion federal chips grant to less than $8 billion, the New York Times reported on Sunday citing unnamed sources.The change took into account a $3 billion contract Intel had been offered to make chips for the Pentagon, the people told the
Craig Waterman
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I just had another age vertigo moment when my daughter wanted 3 hold punched lined paper (to do homework) and I realized that I had none in our house. I can’t remember the last time I even used it. (The previous time was a year or so ago when I realized I possessed no way of playing a CD).

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Paul Krugman
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The usual suspects are out there yelling "There are 23 million government workers! Fire most of them!" No awareness that most work for local governments, and most of *them* are schoolteachers. Federal employment hasn't grown since the 1950s

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