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Zoë Blade
@www.zoeblade.com
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Musician, writer, programmer. Analysis and synthesis. ∞
Makes music for ContraPoints http://patreon.com/zoeblademusic
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Zoë Blade @www.zoeblade.com · Jan 16
A cosy little demo of a Moog Modular clone, slowly building up a patch:

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Moog 960 sequencer (clone) demo
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2 panel comic Panel 1: Orange Guy saying: let’s just throw trans people under the bus Panel 2: Red Guy replying: Whoa there. That could damage the bus.
September 20, 2026 at 1:04 AM
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In the TV show Silo, the journalist Helen Drew briefly calls the potential underground workers molochs... that's a reference to these everything2 entries, right? First person fiction from a user who never breaks character, these have stuck with me all these years:

everything2.com/user/moloch3...
September 18, 2026 at 8:00 PM
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I'm currently working on a 60s/70s style Moog/Solina/Mellotron style track, all slow arpeggios and lush strings.

My patrons at patreon.com/zoeblademusic/ can hear the demo already!
A broad overview of the demo of my latest track in Reason. Although long and repetitive, it at least alternates between two sections.
September 17, 2026 at 7:02 PM
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Watching The Librarians (2025), it's painfully clear that the US fascists banning and even burning books are completely disingenuous about the reasons, and that the cruelty to minorities is the point. 😔
September 17, 2026 at 10:03 PM
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I'm currently working on a 60s/70s style Moog/Solina/Mellotron style track, all slow arpeggios and lush strings.

My patrons at patreon.com/zoeblademusic/ can hear the demo already!
A broad overview of the demo of my latest track in Reason. Although long and repetitive, it at least alternates between two sections.
September 17, 2026 at 7:02 PM
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You know what was a good metaphor-based user interface? In Theme Park, you as the manager had to negotiate. You do this by extending (pay more) and contracting (pay less) your arm like they're doing, until the two arms meet for a handshake. You have to do this before the pile of biscuits runs out.
September 17, 2026 at 4:53 PM
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Finally figured out Rhea Perlman and Harriet Walter are different people. It's the Ryans all over again. 😅
September 17, 2026 at 4:05 PM
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I made some A5 writing guideline templates. 5 mm and 8 mm spaced, lines and squares. Hopefully they're useful to others, too.

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5 mm squares 8 mm lines
September 13, 2026 at 1:36 PM
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I made some A5 writing guideline templates. 5 mm and 8 mm spaced, lines and squares. Hopefully they're useful to others, too.

notebook.zoeblade.com/5_mm_squares...

notebook.zoeblade.com/8_mm_lines.h...
5 mm squares 8 mm lines
September 13, 2026 at 1:36 PM
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Whew, Silo continues to be my favourite show right now!
September 10, 2026 at 9:39 PM
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Shavian's *really* good for French loanwords. Compare "hors d'oeuvre" to "𐑹 𐑛𐑻𐑝".
September 10, 2026 at 4:05 PM
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On iron gall ink:

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Iron gall ink was a popular writing ink from antiquity until the nineteenth century. Unlike the surface-level carbon ink, it burns into the page, as per the Ancient Greek word ἔγκαυστον, suggesting that it may well be the origin of the word "ink". As its name implies, it's made from iron salts combined with tannic acid from crushed oak galls (or, if you prefer, crushed hawthorn bark), along with gum arabic as a binder. When you write with iron gall ink, it initially looks dark blue. (This is presumably the reason that dark blue writing ink is still considered professional, while any other hues are not.) Over the next few days, as the iron oxidises, the ink turns black. Over the next few centuries, it turns brown, coincidentally somewhat reminiscent of Sepia ink. It's relatively easy to make, and text written in it can remain perfectly legible for centuries, making it a popular choice for scribes, artists, and natural philosophers alike. There are several recipes available. Pseudonymous monk Theophilus mixed his with wine for a longer shelf life. Later, Newton mixed his with strong beer. It seems mould is adverse to alcohol. Although iron gall ink can last for centuries, it corrodes both metal and eventually paper, so is best used with a quill. You might possibly get away with very hastily cleaning a dip pen after each use, but a fountain pen is right out. The modern equivalent is archival registrar's ink, as used to record "hatches, matches, and dispatches" (births, weddings, and deaths).
September 8, 2026 at 4:06 PM
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𐑑𐑩𐑛𐑱𐑟 «𐑣𐑨𐑯𐑛𐑮𐑲𐑑𐑦𐑙 𐑐𐑮𐑨𐑒𐑑𐑦𐑕» (𐑦𐑒𐑕𐑒𐑿𐑕 𐑑 𐑿𐑟 𐑩 𐑐𐑮𐑦𐑑𐑦 𐑦𐑙𐑒 𐑑 𐑮𐑲𐑑 𐑦𐑯 𐑩 𐑐𐑮𐑦𐑑𐑦 𐑕𐑒𐑮𐑦𐑐𐑑)

#𐑖𐑱𐑝𐑾𐑯
Written in the gloriously shading brown tones of Diamine Sepia ink, with a calligraphic Lamy Joy pen: 𐑩 𐑯𐑲𐑕 𐑔𐑦𐑙 𐑩𐑚𐑬𐑑 ·𐑖𐑱𐑝𐑾𐑯 𐑦𐑟 𐑞𐑨𐑑, 𐑡𐑳𐑕𐑑 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑮𐑰𐑛𐑦𐑙 𐑞𐑧𐑥, 𐑿 𐑒𐑨𐑯 𐑒𐑼𐑧𐑒𐑑𐑤𐑦 𐑐𐑮𐑩𐑯𐑬𐑯𐑕 𐑕𐑧𐑤𐑛𐑩𐑥-𐑣𐑻𐑛 𐑢𐑻𐑛𐑟 𐑕𐑳𐑗 𐑨𐑟 «𐑪𐑯𐑢𐑰» 𐑯 «𐑑𐑮𐑰𐑑𐑦𐑕». 𐑲 𐑜𐑨𐑞𐑼 𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑐𐑸𐑑 𐑝 ·𐑡𐑹𐑡 ·𐑚𐑻𐑯𐑸𐑛 ·𐑖𐑷𐑟 𐑼𐑦𐑡𐑦𐑯𐑩𐑤 𐑦𐑯𐑑𐑧𐑯𐑑 𐑓 𐑞 𐑤𐑨𐑙𐑜𐑢𐑦𐑡 -- 𐑒𐑼𐑧𐑒𐑖𐑩𐑯, 𐑕𐑒𐑮𐑦𐑐𐑑 -- 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑕𐑧𐑤𐑓-𐑑𐑷𐑑 𐑐𐑫𐑼 𐑐𐑰𐑐𐑩𐑤 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑚𐑰 𐑪𐑯 𐑩𐑯 𐑰𐑒𐑢𐑩𐑤 𐑓𐑫𐑑𐑦𐑙 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑞𐑴𐑟 𐑥𐑹 𐑐𐑮𐑦𐑝𐑩𐑤𐑦𐑡𐑛.
September 7, 2026 at 4:04 PM
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A little bit about the Discworld series:

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Discworld is a popular series of comedy fantasy novels written by Terry Pratchett. As there are forty-one novels in the series, it can be helpful to focus on a more manageable subset of them at a time. These include: Rincewind (the inept wizard): The Colour of Magic The Light Fantastic Sourcery Interesting Times The Last Continent Unseen Academicals Witches: Equal Rites Wyrd Sisters Witches Abroad Lords and Ladies Maskerade Carpe Jugulum Death (as in the Grim Reaper): Mort Reaper Man Soul Music Hogfather Thief of Time Ancient civilisations: Pyramids Small Gods The Watch (police procedurals): Guards! Guards! Men at Arms Feet of Clay Jingo The Fifth Elephant Night Watch Thud! Snuff...
September 4, 2026 at 6:56 PM
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Yay, @ninarichards.co.uk finessed and 3D printed the Diamine inkpot holder I crudely designed!
A 3D printed Diamine 30 ml inkpot holder, with varying degrees of slope, sits atop my Shavian English notebook with crude sketch of it
September 4, 2026 at 4:30 PM
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Inspired by @francescaiannucci.bsky.social, I've finally resumed editing a short film @ninarichards.co.uk and I started filming several years ago. It's supposed to be 5 minutes long, and so far has over an hour of footage..! I'm whittling it down, bit by bit...
September 3, 2026 at 5:11 PM
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The image is of a four panel comic. In the first panel, we see two stick figures. Text above them labels one as "book smart" and one as "street smart". In the second panel we zoom out and see the two stick figures in nature next to a tree. There is a sign pointing out of the panel that says "LIFE". In the third panel we see the street smart stick figure take the hand of the book smart stick figure. The street smart stick figure says "Come, I will guide you". In the fourth panel we zoom out again and see the two stick figures walking in the direction of the "LIFE" sign. The book smart street figure looks back at the tree as they are walking and says, "I know a lot of facts about that tree".
September 2, 2026 at 3:31 PM
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My favourite thing about the movie is like, it feels like a movie. It feels like a real, like, y’know, a go to the theatre film movie.
August 31, 2026 at 2:36 PM
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So @ninarichards.co.uk and I had a nice time watching the screening of @francescaiannucci.bsky.social’s film The Ice Lolly King, and talking to other members of the cast and crew.
The Ice Lolly King’s film poster projected on the cinema screen, just before the film started.
August 29, 2026 at 6:14 PM
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I was repeatedly abused as a nonspeaking autistic kid, and I want to point out that these “communities” are the perfect opportunity for predators to access higher support needs autistic folks

what kind of people do you think will choose to work in autistic prison camps? not good people, certainly
disabilitystor1.bsky.social Aparna Nair @disabilitystor1.bsky.social · 23d
‘The plan calls for government agencies to try out “supported-living models” such as “farmstead or campus-based communities”, which the groups fear could revive forms of institutional confinement.’

www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
‘So much fringe science’: RFK Jr’s advisers are pushing an extreme makeover in autism research
Experts warn the 336-page plan from RFK Jr’s advisers deflects federal dollars into unreliable alternative therapies
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August 29, 2026 at 12:37 PM
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The image is of a four panel comic. The title reads, "Suddenly Finding A New Obsession". In the first panel we see Sarah, the protagonist, in front of her computer. She has a bored expression on her face. In the second panel we zoom in on her face. She looks suddenly alert. In the third panel we zoom in even closer on her face. Her eyes and mouth are wide open in intrigue. In the fourth panel we zoom out and see Sarah in front of her computer again, but this time she is dressed in a frog costume, surrounded by frog toys, and has an "I heart frogs" poster behind her.
August 29, 2026 at 5:03 PM
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🚨🆕 @wearequeeraf.com and @whatthetrans.com can reveal that the NHS has cancelled all gender-affirming surgeries for adult patients of the Welsh Gender Service

Some trans patients received the news just days or even hours before they were due to take place 👇

www.wearequeeraf.com/nhs-cancels-...
NHS cancels all gender-affirming surgeries for adult patients of Welsh Gender Service with immediate effect
Some trans patients received news their surgeries had been cancelled just days or even hours before they were due to take place
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August 28, 2026 at 4:09 PM
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FYI, the ebook version of Susan Stryker's Transgender History is on sale for $1.99 at the two big eBook stores rn. It's amazing, go read it.
August 28, 2026 at 5:49 PM
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I’ve been really digging this book I got recently. Lots of short essays, scientific papers, poems, stories, or at least short excerpts thereof. Babbage and Lovelace, Pasteur and Darwin, Dickens and Carroll, Shelley and Wells. Perfect for the retrograde science fan with a short attention span. 😊
Literature and Science in the Nineteenth Century
August 28, 2026 at 8:25 PM
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This somewhat otherworldly track is called "𐑥𐑹𐑯𐑦𐑙 𐑕𐑑𐑸 (𐑱𐑯𐑖𐑩𐑯𐑑 𐑒𐑪𐑐𐑼 𐑥𐑦𐑒𐑕)", and it's now available to download for free from www.zoeblade.com

I hope you like it! 😊
August 27, 2026 at 6:32 PM