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Robert Rackley

Mere Christian, aspiring minimalist, inveterate notetaker, budget audiophile and paper airplane mechanic. Self-publishing since 1994.

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Link Rot

You can't count on the things you love always being available on the internet.

Link Rot
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No Country for Rich Men North of Richmond

Recently, a musician with the adopted name of Oliver Anthony became famous overnight for a song he performed entitled "Rich Men North of Richmond." The song, which reveals the frustrations that many feel at those with money and political influence, resonated with a lot of people, catapulting Anthony

No Country for Rich Men North of Richmond
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Site-Specific Browsers

Apple gives users some space for their web applications.

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🎵 Keep It To Yourself

If all goes as planned, I will be going to see the bands TOPS and Men I Trust at the Ritz in the fall. While I mentally prepare to see those bands live, there is a new track from TOPS spinoff Marci, the "solo" effort of Marta Cikojevic

🎵 Keep It To Yourself
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🎵 Tides Turn

We haven't yet made it through the first half of the year, but I think I have a contender for my favorite song of 2023. "Tides Turn" has a sound that blends R&B, dream pop and trip-hop. It is another standout track in a

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The Heavenly Option

Reminded of old favorites and surprised by the depth of unfamiliar offerings.

The Heavenly Option
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Unravel Two

An exercise in getting closer through playing a cooperative video game together.

Unravel Two
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🎵 Romantic Piano

Gia Margaret caught my ear a few years ago, after she contracted a vocal illness that forced her to create instrumental music for her second album. I was mesmerized by the ambient track "Body" and the accompanying video. Margaret just dropped a new album entitled Romantic Piano. It

🎵 Romantic Piano
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🎵 New Beginning

In this retro-futuristic video, the members of Automatic live through the final days on Earth and are transported to locations that look like they came from the original Star Trek TV series. In their new home, they make do with gardening, liquid food and excursions in outer space ensconced in

🎵 New Beginning
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Road To Knowhere

I return to an old favorite and realize a lot has happened while I was away.

Road To Knowhere