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Dolly Parton, I thought she was older than 80 to be honest!

If you, like me, want to deactivate AI from as many programs/apps as possible:

https://www.librarian.net/NoToAI/

Plus, all sends a positive data signal to the HQs: fuck off with yer shite genAI!

Anything that'll stop Google searches spewing out AI rubbish ahead of the actual search results?

Yeah it's quickly becoming a favourite of mine too

https://www.reddit.com/r/ireland/s/pDUHGuVu3C

Well I'm sure glad that's that issue sorted 

All AI companies are in insane debt. Also didn't realise but GPUs in data centres have a 9% burn rate per year https://fullhoffman.com/2026/03/21/gpu-failure-rates/

Totally worth it for such top class AI use cases as:

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DRc-_k7DdJo/

 

When the vocals kicked in first I wasn't actually 100% sure if it was actually Troy or not myself. Listened to it a few times now and I'm really liking it, much more than the other two songs.

And another new one

Seeing the Peiest Feast being mentioned in the Sepultura gig thread reminded me that I was so excited to finally see Testament, feels like they've been here constantly since then 

https://www.instagram.com/reel/Db4DLZIh5a3/

More fuel for the dead internet/AI circlejerk

Having participated in at least 15 albums with Max and countless others, I can pretty much predict when it's time to write and record.  I make the schedules for releases and touring, so I just let Max know a couple weeks ahead, to start thinking about his topic, his riffs that will represent his vision, and who he will work with as the architect of his art.  A couple times  he gave me a blank stare...shock?....but usually he just goes with the flow.

The first steps are preparatory...he buys a simple notebook and then looks for a spot in the house to set his gear up at. 

Sounds about right!
"C'mon Max, it's time to fire out another hour of chugga chugga dogshit"

There's going to be a 95% totality solar eclipse on Wednesday but in typical Irish fashion it's looking like Wednesday is going to be a grey overcast balls of a day so we'll probably see fuck all here in the west anyway

Didn't get to make it in the end myself. A bit surprised to hear that Bloodbath were shite live though. I'm not familiar with the later stuff when Holmes joined but the Akerfeldt era was solid and the Nightmares Made Flesh album with Peter Tagtren on vocals is savage.

Yeah I used to be the same way living in the southern hemisphere. And Christmas being in the middle of summer was always so jarring

73 the cheapest?! i dont why i still get surprised at the price of gig tickets.

That Euros or quids?

Sterling, so the £83 standing tickets are about 97 euro

He has his own line of cigars doesn't he? Suppose it helps keep him off the gargle anyway!