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Comment on What have you been listening to this week? in ~music
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mabry - amalgam (ep) (2025)
hey everyone — i finished my music/sound project back on halloween but forgot to post it here! it is drone/noise/ambient/experimental music so if that’s not your thing, i completely understand!...
hey everyone — i finished my music/sound project back on halloween but forgot to post it here!
it is drone/noise/ambient/experimental music so if that’s not your thing, i completely understand!
listen and download for free on bandcamp
or listen on other streaming platforms:
- spotify
- apple music*
- youtube
- deezer (cannot find link at the moment)
- amazon music
- 100+ more, just search “mabry amalgam” and I hope you’ll find it.
(*) for some reason the distributor created a new artist with the exact same name as my correct account just for this EP. If you want to hear my other stuff as well, here’s the correct profile
this was a music/sound project with contributions from some fellow tildes users. some of you may remember my post from several months ago asking if anyone wanted to collaborate. a number of you kind folks did and I used 5 users contributions throughout the project.
i’m very happy with how things evolved (and don’t have the overwhelming urge to pull it down and tweak it into oblivion per normal) and am very grateful for everyone who participated. it was a unique experience for me and i enjoyed 99% of it! the 1% I didn’t enjoy was dealing with a new music distribution service, but that’s a different topic.
seriously, thank you
i was in a creative rut for months and having the pieces submitted by other people really helped.
i don’t know if the folks want to be credited directly in this post but those who agreed to being credited in general have been with the final releases.
i tried my best with the tags but i’m still not 100% on how to tag properly :)
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Comment on Hi, how are you? Mental health support and discussion thread (November 2025) in ~health.mental
rip_rike Link Parentmy situation is seemingly with everyone at the moment. i have moved around a lot in the past few years -- a couple of different states in the US -- so all of my friends would be brand new...my situation is seemingly with everyone at the moment. i have moved around a lot in the past few years -- a couple of different states in the US -- so all of my friends would be brand new (excluding the friend who got married in my example scenario).
i do think i will try different means in which to meet new people, as i just moved to another new city for work. normally i use a combination of apps, dating, and reddit to meet people but i'm thinking i might try hobby-groups, volunteering, or music-related things. those are always the things i swear i'm going to try when i move again but never do because of social anxiety.
part of my disconnect is that i don't often feel like i have things that are important to me in common with people. as time moves forward, it seems like i move farther and farther away from my current friends and new people.
not sure if that's quite what you meant in your reply but that's what came to mind. i certainly don't blame other people for the level of disconnect i feel. it's definitely something i need to figure out as i do want to foster my desire to connect with people.
thank you for the suggestions!!
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Comment on Hi, how are you? Mental health support and discussion thread (November 2025) in ~health.mental
rip_rike Linki’m starting to realize that i don’t experience a lot of joy with other people, even when i think i should or recognize that the situation is jovial or beautiful. one example is that i used to...i’m starting to realize that i don’t experience a lot of joy with other people, even when i think i should or recognize that the situation is jovial or beautiful.
one example is that i used to love meeting up with friends over drinks or dinner and we’d spend the evening laughing or having meaningful conversations. over the past 2-3 years there’s just been like an invisible wall getting thicker and thicker preventing me from fully enjoying myself (with others).
another example: i went to a very close friend’s wedding recently and it was objectively beautiful and full of happiness but i didn’t feel it in my body, if that makes sense. it was just something i did because i know it would make my friend happy.
in both of these examples i know i am interacting with people normally (normally for me, at least) but im finding myself putting on the emotions i wish i was having. it just feels exhausting and unfair to my friends.
it’s like the “highs” are now just neutral/ok and the lows are low but never awful. it’s exclusively in relation to socializing. i heard a term “social anhedonia” and don’t know if that is a real thing but it felt right.
i still really enjoy things i do alone, like hobbies i love watching movies and tv. i laugh regularly at dumb jokes or tear up at emotional movies. i love interacting with my pet, she makes me laugh (cats are weird) and also makes me irritated (dragging her dirty butt on a new white(!) rug or eating my plants to death). i just can’t find those emotions with other people anymore.
it’s open enrollment again in the US for health insurance so once i figure that out i am going to get back into therapy again. i’ve almost always found it helpful. maybe it will help me work through this. i miss connecting with other people, i don’t want to be this way.
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Comment on Hi, how are you? Mental health support and discussion thread (November 2025) in ~health.mental
rip_rike Link Parenti’ve been thinking about doing this as well. i’ve already been diagnosed with adhd but over the past 5ish years i’ve started to wondering if i was on the autism spectrum. if you feel like publicly...i’ve been thinking about doing this as well. i’ve already been diagnosed with adhd but over the past 5ish years i’ve started to wondering if i was on the autism spectrum. if you feel like publicly commenting on it, what led you to making the decision to get evaluated (if that is even the correct terminology)?
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Comment on What creative projects have you been working on? in ~creative
rip_rike Link Parentwow, this post is such good timing for me. thanks for sharing your music. listening now and am really into it (and am a fellow former/future portland resident). i’m releasing an...wow, this post is such good timing for me. thanks for sharing your music. listening now and am really into it (and am a fellow former/future portland resident).
i’m releasing an ambient/noise/drone project at the end of the month. here’s my bandcamp where i’ll post the project in a week
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Comment on What creative projects have you been working on? in ~creative
rip_rike Linkmy music/sound art project is finally finished! it has contributions from several folks here on tildes and i’m super grateful for the interest and can’t wait to share it with everyone at the end...my music/sound art project is finally finished!
it has contributions from several folks here on tildes and i’m super grateful for the interest and can’t wait to share it with everyone at the end of the month (10.31.25).
(i somehow accidentally posted this comment on a fitness thread lol sorry if that appeared on someone’s screen)
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Comment on What can I do with my old Pixel 3 phone in 2025? in ~tech
rip_rike Link ParentAh, I see what you’re saying. I thought there was something specific about the Pixel 3 battery.Ah, I see what you’re saying. I thought there was something specific about the Pixel 3 battery.
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Comment on What can I do with my old Pixel 3 phone in 2025? in ~tech
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Comment on What can I do with my old Pixel 3 phone in 2025? in ~tech
rip_rike Link ParentThis was something I was thinking about as well. Thanks for the reminder!This was something I was thinking about as well. Thanks for the reminder!
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Comment on What can I do with my old Pixel 3 phone in 2025? in ~tech
rip_rike Link ParentThese are all perfect suggestions, thank you! And no worries about the recording haha It’s just for fun, so no pressure at all!These are all perfect suggestions, thank you!
And no worries about the recording haha It’s just for fun, so no pressure at all!
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Comment on What can I do with my old Pixel 3 phone in 2025? in ~tech
rip_rike Link ParentDoes the battery in the 3 have the same issue as the 3a? Thanks for the warning though!Does the battery in the 3 have the same issue as the 3a? Thanks for the warning though!
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Comment on What can I do with my old Pixel 3 phone in 2025? in ~tech
rip_rike Link ParentOh, that’s awesome! Would be a nice way to backup my photos. Thanks for the suggestions!Oh, that’s awesome! Would be a nice way to backup my photos. Thanks for the suggestions!
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Comment on What can I do with my old Pixel 3 phone in 2025? in ~tech
rip_rike Link ParentI’m sorry to hear those words made you sad. As you can see from my post, I’m looking to find ways to use this device, not trash it! Using it as a web server seems cool, I’ll have to try that!...I’m sorry to hear those words made you sad. As you can see from my post, I’m looking to find ways to use this device, not trash it!
Using it as a web server seems cool, I’ll have to try that!
Thanks for the suggestions
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What can I do with my old Pixel 3 phone in 2025?
I recently moved to a place and unearthed an old Pixel 3. I updated it to the last official update (October 2021) but not sure what to do with it. It’s not worth any money (or at least I don’t...
I recently moved to a place and unearthed an old Pixel 3. I updated it to the last official update (October 2021) but not sure what to do with it. It’s not worth any money (or at least I don’t think so) and I have a dedicated Android gaming device (Retroid Pocket 5).
What could I do with this device?
I was trying to think of a way to use it. Was thinking of setting it up facing my backyard to film squirrels/possums/birds, but it would likely fill the storage up in less than one day of continuous recording. I’m probably getting way ahead of myself but would there be a way to use it like an IP cam or Ring doorbell that records everything not on the device?
Any other unrelated ideas are welcome too. I just don’t want to throw it away since it’s functioning quite well.
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Comment on Former president of Brazil, Jair Bolsonaro, has been sentenced to twenty-seven years in prison after being found guilty of plotting a military coup in ~society
rip_rike LinkWow. I’m genuinely shocked he was convicted. Hopefully he ultimately goes to prison. I have no skin in the game but it’s nice to see some semblance of justice. If only similar moves would happen...Wow. I’m genuinely shocked he was convicted.
They have also said that they will appeal against his conviction but legal experts have said this may prove difficult, as this is normally only possible if two out of the five justices have voted to acquit.
Hopefully he ultimately goes to prison. I have no skin in the game but it’s nice to see some semblance of justice. If only similar moves would happen in the US...
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Comment on Acts of kindness you've experienced recently? in ~life
rip_rike LinkLast year I was going through a hard time with finances and work and had to move into a smaller apartment and sign a longer lease just to make sure I could pay all my bills. One thing was that I...Last year I was going through a hard time with finances and work and had to move into a smaller apartment and sign a longer lease just to make sure I could pay all my bills. One thing was that I was paying $180 per month for parking for a while, then the new location was $90 a month. Better but still not great.
The parking lot I had the paid spot in was on the other side of a fence from a local pizza spot. One day earlier this year, I was getting out of my car and noticed someone come out from the pizza shop and walk toward me and say something I couldn’t hear. I walked over to talk to him for a bit. He told me he was the owner of the pizza spot and that he actually owned the parking spots along that fence where I was parked.
I was thinking, “great, now I can’t even park where I’m paying to park…” But before I said anything he asked me how much I was paying for the spot. I told him and he said (something like) “Well, there’s no need to do that anymore since they’re mine but keep parking there.” I thanked him and we went our separate ways. I was a little confused.
I lived across the street and learned in our conversation that he lives in the next building over from mine. I had been ordering from them about once a week already because of laziness but I don’t think he knew that or made the connection at least.
That saved me $90 a month which isn’t much but it really meant a lot to me that he did that for seemingly no reason at all. What a nice guy. I continued ordering pizza from them once a week, even when I wasn’t feeling lazy, until I moved 2 weeks ago.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
rip_rike Link ParentI’ve only ever played the Switch version so I can’t speak on if the original had the same over compression issue. I just assumed, really. I think I remember hearing about the Dark Souls remaster...I’ve only ever played the Switch version so I can’t speak on if the original had the same over compression issue. I just assumed, really. I think I remember hearing about the Dark Souls remaster having better/more faithful graphics but worse audio for similar reasons.
I have slowly been playing a lot of older games on a Retroid Pocket 5 and always have it at least at 2x speed. I often think about how much time I spent playing games at normal speed and can’t imagine having that much time now.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
rip_rike Link ParentI wanted to play this game sooo bad when it first came out. My partner at the time got it and after playing it for a few minutes I realized I was doomed. It was my first FromSoftware game and...I wanted to play this game sooo bad when it first came out. My partner at the time got it and after playing it for a few minutes I realized I was doomed. It was my first FromSoftware game and after playing all of the modern ones I'm just not good at these kinds of games. I get so stressed playing them! I can see why you would say you're starting to feel like you're studying.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
rip_rike Link ParentThis game is on my list to play this year! I've seen a couple of videos of people playing it and it looks awesome. I really like the art style and mood of it. How long have you been playing it?This game is on my list to play this year! I've seen a couple of videos of people playing it and it looks awesome. I really like the art style and mood of it. How long have you been playing it?
Primitive Man seems pretty sick! Will be listening to them this weekend.