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[?]Jon :vinyl: :cotsblack: » 🌐
@revivalrecords@cupoftea.social

Already had my £3 worth of enjoyment. Great album. I love Alison Moyet’s voice, and it transports me straight back to the 1980s.

Portrait of Alison Moyet with intense gaze, blonde hair, and dramatic lighting on album cover titled "ALF".

Alt...Portrait of Alison Moyet with intense gaze, blonde hair, and dramatic lighting on album cover titled "ALF".

A close-up image of a spinning vinyl record on a turntable with a blurred background.

Alt...A close-up image of a spinning vinyl record on a turntable with a blurred background.

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    [?]Jon :vinyl: :cotsblack: » 🌐
    @revivalrecords@cupoftea.social

    Couple of cheap chazzer shop purchases today in town.

    Album covers of Alison Moyet's "Alf" (1984) and Art Garfunkel's "Angel Clare" (1973).

    Alt...Album covers of Alison Moyet's "Alf" (1984) and Art Garfunkel's "Angel Clare" (1973).

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      [?]Jon :vinyl: :cotsblack: » 🌐
      @revivalrecords@cupoftea.social

      My favourite version of , however, is on this record. It’s the one I heard first which I guess is one reason, but I also think it’s a better performance. When you’re unaccompanied there is nowhere to hide!

      Record cover titled "English and Scottish Folk Ballads" featuring a sepia-toned illustration of a rural scene with horses and a cloudy sky.

      Alt...Record cover titled "English and Scottish Folk Ballads" featuring a sepia-toned illustration of a rural scene with horses and a cloudy sky.

      4) LORD RANDAL: sung by Ewan MacColl (unaccompanied) This is one of the most widespread of all European ballads, known in Italy. Germany, Holland, the Scandinavian countries including Teeland), also in Czechoslovakia and Hungary. has heen particularlv common in Britain (Sharp noted man varsions of it in Somerset alone: though curiously enoug Covin Griet who collected several hundred ballads in the folkloristically rich parish of New Deer, Aberdeenshire, found prefer to call it_ and two of these he describes only four versions of Lord Ronald - as many Scottish singers It is possible that the ballad began its life in Italy, where it was printed on a Veronese broadside dated 1629 under the title of L'Avvelenato (The Poisoned One).

      Alt...4) LORD RANDAL: sung by Ewan MacColl (unaccompanied) This is one of the most widespread of all European ballads, known in Italy. Germany, Holland, the Scandinavian countries including Teeland), also in Czechoslovakia and Hungary. has heen particularlv common in Britain (Sharp noted man varsions of it in Somerset alone: though curiously enoug Covin Griet who collected several hundred ballads in the folkloristically rich parish of New Deer, Aberdeenshire, found prefer to call it_ and two of these he describes only four versions of Lord Ronald - as many Scottish singers It is possible that the ballad began its life in Italy, where it was printed on a Veronese broadside dated 1629 under the title of L'Avvelenato (The Poisoned One).

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        [?]Jon :vinyl: :cotsblack: » 🌐
        @revivalrecords@cupoftea.social

        New inners and outers have arrived so now the cleaning can resume. I’ve only just scratched the folk surface, so onwards with those. This is Ewan MacColl singing the Child Ballads which contains two of my favourite trad folk tunes ever, Three Ravens and Lord Randall.

        A close-up of a vinyl record with a blue label by Folkways Records and Service Corp. Partially visible inside a record cleaner.

        Alt...A close-up of a vinyl record with a blue label by Folkways Records and Service Corp. Partially visible inside a record cleaner.

        Cover of a vinyl record with a black and white image of a stone house and church spire. Title: "The English and Scottish Popular Ballads (Child Ballads)".

        Alt...Cover of a vinyl record with a black and white image of a stone house and church spire. Title: "The English and Scottish Popular Ballads (Child Ballads)".

        Back cover of a record titled "The English and Scottish Popular Ballads (Child Ballads)," featuring a list of ballads and author notes.

        Alt...Back cover of a record titled "The English and Scottish Popular Ballads (Child Ballads)," featuring a list of ballads and author notes.

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          [?]Agile » 🌐
          @agile@wehavecookies.social

          We got our second assignment back today. This one was to do designs that used the principles of the Golden Rectangle, Golden Spiral, and Rule of Thirds. The first image is the final result and the others are drawings of the process or other sketches I did.

          The image features three abstract drawings with line contours, displayed on a colorful background. The left drawing has wavy contour lines, the center drawing consists of irregular shapes on stripes, and the right drawing includes swirling lines with circular forms. The one on the left is the spiral, the middle is rule of thirds, and the last is golden rectangle.

          Alt...The image features three abstract drawings with line contours, displayed on a colorful background. The left drawing has wavy contour lines, the center drawing consists of irregular shapes on stripes, and the right drawing includes swirling lines with circular forms. The one on the left is the spiral, the middle is rule of thirds, and the last is golden rectangle.

          The image shows two white sheets of paper with hand-drawn contour lines, indicating elevation or topography. A pen and a measuring tool are present on a gray table surface.

          Alt...The image shows two white sheets of paper with hand-drawn contour lines, indicating elevation or topography. A pen and a measuring tool are present on a gray table surface.

          A black and white pencil drawing depicting a spiral shell shape, featuring curved lines that create depth and texture, set against a shaded background. I didn’t end up using this one, but thought it was kind of cool.

          Alt...A black and white pencil drawing depicting a spiral shell shape, featuring curved lines that create depth and texture, set against a shaded background. I didn’t end up using this one, but thought it was kind of cool.

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            [?]Agile » 🌐
            @agile@wehavecookies.social

            I recently started college. I’m going for graphic design, but mostly taking prerequisites right now. I have one class called two-dimensional design that I’m doing and I thought I’d post the pieces I make. This one was for the concept of line. It is supposed to be a gradient using only black and white and various methods to lighten or darken.

            The first image is the final piece. We started out with 5”x8” drawings and cut and arranged them.

            The final piece. A black and white patterned artwork composed of multiple squares, each featuring unique designs, including abstract shapes, lines, and textures. The overall composition displays a variety of contrasting patterns and details.

            Alt...The final piece. A black and white patterned artwork composed of multiple squares, each featuring unique designs, including abstract shapes, lines, and textures. The overall composition displays a variety of contrasting patterns and details.

            Multiple leaves on a pattern with a cut down the middle and a ruler in between the pieces.

            Alt...Multiple leaves on a pattern with a cut down the middle and a ruler in between the pieces.

            A glorified strawberry cut down the middle with a ruler in between the pieces.

            Alt...A glorified strawberry cut down the middle with a ruler in between the pieces.

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              [?]Jon :vinyl: :cotsblack: » 🌐
              @revivalrecords@cupoftea.social

              Another patient on the repair table. This one has no power though so a little more challenging. It’s a Toshiba KT-4111 and a nice looking player. Dolby and metal settings. I’m hoping for good things.

              A Toshiba tape player, screwdriver, screws, and batteries on a blue anti-static mat on a light wooden surface.

              Alt...A Toshiba tape player, screwdriver, screws, and batteries on a blue anti-static mat on a light wooden surface.

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                [?]Jon :vinyl: :cotsblack: » 🌐
                @revivalrecords@cupoftea.social

                Talking of We Are Rewind, I like the look of this. I don’t think I’d use it nowadays however, I tend to either listen privately on headphones or play tapes via the hifi, but it looks like a fun piece of kit. Meet Curtis….

                wearerewind.com/en-gb/pages/bo

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                  [?]Jon :vinyl: :cotsblack: » 🌐
                  @revivalrecords@cupoftea.social

                  Starting to wake up now, this is guaranteed to finish the job. As compilations go this is pretty damn good.

                  Red and black vinyl record album cover of Adam & The Ants, titled "ADAM & THE ANTS," featuring a stylized image of a Adam’s face.

                  Alt...Red and black vinyl record album cover of Adam & The Ants, titled "ADAM & THE ANTS," featuring a stylized image of a Adam’s face.

                  A red vinyl record spinning on a turntable with a black and white image of a person on the label.

                  Alt...A red vinyl record spinning on a turntable with a black and white image of a person on the label.

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                    [?]Jon :vinyl: :cotsblack: » 🌐
                    @revivalrecords@cupoftea.social

                    Been very sleepy today, but need to wake up now and get the weekend on track. Some classic rock with will do the trick.

                    An album cover by "Rainbow" with illustrations of five faces in sketchy black ink. The title "Long Live Rock 'n' Roll" is written below the band’s name.

                    Alt...An album cover by "Rainbow" with illustrations of five faces in sketchy black ink. The title "Long Live Rock 'n' Roll" is written below the band’s name.

                    A close-up image of a turntable playing a black vinyl record with an orange label in the center.

                    Alt...A close-up image of a turntable playing a black vinyl record with an orange label in the center.

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                      [?]Jon :vinyl: :cotsblack: » 🌐
                      @revivalrecords@cupoftea.social

                      I’m always going to buy LPs, unheard, that are priced at £1.00

                      So let’s see what this one sounds like. The Myth (1987) on Midnight Music, which was a short lived post punk label.

                      Colorful LP artwork of a car engine with the text "The Myth" written above it. The image has a stylized, high-contrast filter.

                      Alt...Colorful LP artwork of a car engine with the text "The Myth" written above it. The image has a stylized, high-contrast filter.

                      A close-up of a black turntable with a spinning vinyl record, showing the tonearm and stylus in contact with the record.

                      Alt...A close-up of a black turntable with a spinning vinyl record, showing the tonearm and stylus in contact with the record.

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                        [?]Jon :vinyl: :cotsblack: » 🌐
                        @revivalrecords@cupoftea.social

                        This was fun. Got back into the bug now so we’re carrying on with a nice Oscar Wilde themed one.

                        Complete jigsaw titled "Three Bean Salad" with labeled locations, characters, and landmarks from the podcast.

                        Alt...Complete jigsaw titled "Three Bean Salad" with labeled locations, characters, and landmarks from the podcast.

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                          [?]Jon :vinyl: :cotsblack: » 🌐
                          @revivalrecords@cupoftea.social

                          Just testing something….

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                            [?]𝕂𝚞𝚋𝚒𝚔ℙ𝚒𝚡𝚎𝚕™ » 🌐
                            @kubikpixel@chaos.social

                            [ENG]
                            How people perceive me when I talk about and .

                            [DEU]
                            Wie mich die Leute wahrnehmen, wenn ich über und spreche.

                            Alt...[ENG] Conspiracy Meme [DEU] Verschwöhrungs Meme

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                              [?]Jan Van Ryswyck » 🌐
                              @janvanryswyck@mastodon.social

                              The following excerpt comes from “All I Really Need to Know About Pair Programming I Learned in Kindergarten”, an article written by Laurie Williams and Robert Kessler. This article got published in May 2000, but is still highly relevant today.

                              cacm.acm.org/research/all-i-re

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                                [?]Jon :vinyl: :cotsblack: » 🌐
                                @revivalrecords@cupoftea.social

                                On to a chunk of ELO records now. I don’t play this one too often, usually reaching for Out Of The Blue or New World Record, but this is still a decent ELO album with hints of what was to come.

                                Album cover featuring a person with red shoes, wearing socks, about to be stolen by a witche’s hands. With the text "Eldorado: A Symphony By The Electric Light Orchestra."

                                Alt...Album cover featuring a person with red shoes, wearing socks, about to be stolen by a witche’s hands. With the text "Eldorado: A Symphony By The Electric Light Orchestra."

                                A close-up of a spinning vinyl record on a turntable, with a colorful label in the center.

                                Alt...A close-up of a spinning vinyl record on a turntable, with a colorful label in the center.

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                                  [?]Habr » 🤖 🌐
                                  @habr@zhub.link

                                  Почему Windows XP из 2001 года работает быстрее, чем Windows 11, на одинаковом железе

                                  Как думаете, что будет, если взять шесть одинаковых ноутбуков и поставить на них все версии Windows, которые выходили за последние 25 лет? Какая окажется быстрее? Логика подсказывает, что новая должна обойти старую. Все-таки тут и оптимизация лучше, и код новее, и алгоритмы эффективнее. Но реальность оказалась куда более прозаичной: двадцатипятилетняя XP, которая сегодня работает в основном на банкоматах , обошла Windows 11 по большинству показателей. Звучит как какой-то абсурд, но факты – штука упрямая.

                                  habr.com/ru/companies/x-com/ar

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                                    [?]Jon :vinyl: :cotsblack: » 🌐
                                    @revivalrecords@cupoftea.social

                                    The better of the two that I own I think, especially side 1. ‘TheBoys Are Back In Town’ on side 2 suffers from being overplayed, but it still rocks.

                                    Front cover of Jailbreak by Thin Lizzy. A comic-style illustration of a person with a serious face wearing a helmet holding a screen showing three people running from an explosion.

                                    Alt...Front cover of Jailbreak by Thin Lizzy. A comic-style illustration of a person with a serious face wearing a helmet holding a screen showing three people running from an explosion.

                                    A vinyl record on a turntable.

                                    Alt...A vinyl record on a turntable.

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                                      [?]Jon :vinyl: :cotsblack: » 🌐
                                      @revivalrecords@cupoftea.social

                                      And on we go….the first of two Thin Lizzy LPs in the collection, the other being Jailbreak. Both from 1976. Listening now after cleaning with coffee and cricket.

                                      Album cover for Thin Lizzy's "Johnny the Fox" with a vinyl record spinning in the cleaner beside it.

                                      Alt...Album cover for Thin Lizzy's "Johnny the Fox" with a vinyl record spinning in the cleaner beside it.

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                                        [?]Jon :vinyl: :cotsblack: » 🌐
                                        @revivalrecords@cupoftea.social

                                        This is a lovely record. Celtic Folkweave from 1974, reissued in 2022. Fans of Jansch/Renbourne will like this - Celtic language traditional folk with a Pentangle cover for good measure. Really nice arrangements.

                                        Vinyl record album titled "Celtic Folkweave" by Mick Hanly and Micheál Ó Domhnaill, with a black cover featuring white spiral designs.

                                        Alt...Vinyl record album titled "Celtic Folkweave" by Mick Hanly and Micheál Ó Domhnaill, with a black cover featuring white spiral designs.

                                        A close-up of a modern turntable playing a vinyl record with a spiraled label design.

                                        Alt...A close-up of a modern turntable playing a vinyl record with a spiraled label design.

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                                          [?]Jon :vinyl: :cotsblack: » 🌐
                                          @revivalrecords@cupoftea.social

                                          Finishing off with this one. People call it Dad Rock. Well, I’m a dad and I like rock, so all good. Susie Q is such a great track.

                                          A vintage album cover titled "Creedence Clearwater." Four men are in a forest, standing among trees and tall grass, with a sepia tone.

                                          Alt...A vintage album cover titled "Creedence Clearwater." Four men are in a forest, standing among trees and tall grass, with a sepia tone.

                                          A close-up of a spinning turntable playing a vinyl record with a blue label.

                                          Alt...A close-up of a spinning turntable playing a vinyl record with a blue label.

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                                            [?]Jon :vinyl: :cotsblack: » 🌐
                                            @revivalrecords@cupoftea.social

                                            I’m early into cleaning what I call my Classic Rock shelf and just finished this one and giving it a spin. Bad Company from 1976 on Island Records. Great stuff. Another one that benefits from being played loud.

                                            A vinyl record cover by "Bad Company" with a wolf and pups illustration, and the title "Run With The Pack."

                                            Alt...A vinyl record cover by "Bad Company" with a wolf and pups illustration, and the title "Run With The Pack."

                                            A close-up of a turntable with a spinning vinyl record, set on a black surface with a wooden shelf below holding records.

                                            Alt...A close-up of a turntable with a spinning vinyl record, set on a black surface with a wooden shelf below holding records.

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                                              [?]Jon :vinyl: :cotsblack: » 🌐
                                              @revivalrecords@cupoftea.social

                                              Actually really enjoying this Boston LP. Don’t know how I acquired it but I’d never played it until today. A bit like a poor man’s Queen but that’s no bad thing really. It does sound good played LOUD!

                                              An LP cover featuring a flying saucer with beams of light, with the word "BOSTON" above, in a futuristic cityscape setting.

                                              Alt...An LP cover featuring a flying saucer with beams of light, with the word "BOSTON" above, in a futuristic cityscape setting.

                                              A vinyl record spins on a turntable, with a bright yellow label at the center.

                                              Alt...A vinyl record spins on a turntable, with a bright yellow label at the center.

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                                                [?]Jon :vinyl: :cotsblack: » 🌐
                                                @revivalrecords@cupoftea.social

                                                Boston making a point of saying :
                                                ‘No Synthesizers Used’
                                                ‘No Computers Used’.

                                                I guess these were the AI equivalent in 1978.

                                                Inside cover of Boston LP. Band members' names and roles: Tom Scholz on guitars, Brad Delp with vocals, Barry Goudreau on guitars, Sib Hashian on drums, Fran Sheehan on bass. No Synthesizers Used No Computers Used

                                                Alt...Inside cover of Boston LP. Band members' names and roles: Tom Scholz on guitars, Brad Delp with vocals, Barry Goudreau on guitars, Sib Hashian on drums, Fran Sheehan on bass. No Synthesizers Used No Computers Used

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                                                  [?]Jon :vinyl: :cotsblack: » 🌐
                                                  @revivalrecords@cupoftea.social

                                                  This Is Sue - a sampler from Sue Records (distributed by Island in the UK) and some amazing stuff here from the likes of Jimmy McGriff, Roy Head and Derek Martin. A charity shop find this one from years ago, long before The New Wave Of Vinyl Consumption ™

                                                  A vinyl record album cover titled "This Is Sue!" with tracklist on the right side. The title is in bold, colorful letters with stripes.

                                                  Alt...A vinyl record album cover titled "This Is Sue!" with tracklist on the right side. The title is in bold, colorful letters with stripes.

                                                  A close-up of a spinning vinyl record on a turntable with a blurred background of books and posters.

                                                  Alt...A close-up of a spinning vinyl record on a turntable with a blurred background of books and posters.

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                                                    [?]Jon :vinyl: :cotsblack: » 🌐
                                                    @revivalrecords@cupoftea.social

                                                    The cleaning never ends. At least today I have the cricket on in the background, sound off. I’m finishing off soundtracks and compilations/samplers today.

                                                    A black vinyl record spinning in a cleaner with a red label, in front of a living room with a TV showing a cricket game.

                                                    Alt...A black vinyl record spinning in a cleaner with a red label, in front of a living room with a TV showing a cricket game.

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                                                      [?]Jon :vinyl: :cotsblack: » 🌐
                                                      @revivalrecords@cupoftea.social

                                                      Sometimes you come across a record in a car boot sale or charity shop that just looks right. There is something about the cover that attracts you and you sort of know it will be something you will like

                                                      revivalrecords.co.uk/2023/04/1

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                                                        [?]Markus Decke » 🌐
                                                        @mrksdck@chaos.social

                                                        Wrote a blog post about
                                                        dev.to/mrksdck/from-branches-t

                                                        Let me know and comment :)

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                                                          [?]Habr » 🤖 🌐
                                                          @habr@zhub.link

                                                          Что читать и смотреть в 2026. Эпичная подборка для разрабов, лидов, CTO и архитекторов

                                                          По просьбе подписчика моего ТГ-канала публикую список источников для самоподготовки. Легендарные вещи, полностью изменившие мои взгляды на индустрию.

                                                          habr.com/ru/articles/986832/

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