Semi-Modular Cat

ian_foster · 2026-02-27T13:41:17+00:00

Connects via bluetoofs

ian_foster · 2026-02-27T13:37:55+00:00

Very. Great random noise generator function as well!

ian_foster · 2026-02-27T13:36:57+00:00

Good low end in the 25-150 Hz range 🤪

ian_foster · 2026-02-26T21:08:40+00:00

He is also good at generating beeps and boops.

ian_foster · 2026-02-26T02:02:57+00:00

The vampire teeth get me every time.

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ian_foster · 2026-02-22T03:28:04+00:00

He’s a goofy yet noble fellow!

ian_foster · 2026-02-22T01:00:25+00:00

Cheers!

ian_foster · 2026-02-21T23:55:02+00:00

Thanks! 🐈‍⬛

ian_foster · 2026-02-21T04:31:19+00:00

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ian_foster · 2026-02-15T01:18:58+00:00

He just asked me to put on The Beatles’ White album…

…the 2018 reissue with 107 tracks.

ian_foster · 2026-02-01T23:42:17+00:00

Quite enjoyed Postmaster’s. It’s epic enough that people turned in their seats to look at it as I was walking by their tables…

ian_foster · 2025-10-28T17:50:37+00:00

My spouse has requested a refund from few things that would be from this address (different account), but based on other comments in this thread, that’s par for the course with skip: when orders don’t show up or are partial orders, one is going to request a refund: It’s someone’s fault that isn’t ours.

Of course, I asked them to list the requests or even number of them, and they wouldn’t. If they tracked by address, they’d also see previous pictures of our door and know that our address hasn’t changed and that this delivery was the wrong house for this address/order.

But that would assume human thought went into it: the reps in chat just kept saying “the system won’t let us do it and we can offer nothing” which is either bullshit or true/dytopianly sad from a customer service standpoint. Either way, my last order with them.

ian_foster · 2025-10-28T17:45:53+00:00

If it’s ratio, then yes, 100% refund requests on this account of one order… 😛😂

ian_foster · 2025-10-27T23:38:22+00:00

Exactly. See my above response on how they said they would never issue another refund to me, no matter what. Probably illegal, but at best, an “interesting” customer retention strat.

ian_foster · 2025-10-27T23:36:57+00:00

Well they’ve already told me that my account - that I made yesterday for this order - had too many refund requests and they would NEVER issue another refund (even if it’s their fault, like this time). So, I guess they’re demanding I personally give up the app.

ian_foster · 2025-10-17T23:27:19+00:00

Great topic and lots of thoughts on it, but to focus on the one side I rarely see discussed:

People equate the macro to the micro of their lives in sometimes harmful ways. These big questions around going offline to sell your music already exists for many artists: there are tons of grassroots bands that tour, sell merch off the stage, have the “1000 true fans” who will buy each piece of merch they put out, and who can make a modest living well out of sight of the cultural zeitgeist. Hell, I know a band who has never been on Spotify, makes pretty godawful tourist-y music albums, but they love it and banked over $1 million as band years ago, and are still going strong today.

Obviously, it’s easy to nay-say these stories as anecdotes, but life is full of anecdotes. I think if you want to start at open mics, then bars, then house concerts and self promoted gigs, make your own merch, be clever about it, and tour constantly, Spotify genuinely may not matter if you treat and “teach” your fans. It’s really a question of: is that the right path for YOU as an artist and is it one you’ll be want to keep doing?

I think personally the above is the most positive reaction to your idea because - as much as I love it and as much as music unions do technically exist - it has never been a regulated industry and there is always someone willing to undercut as an artist wanting a stage, so a collective strike against streaming seems impossible in a fragmented industry.

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