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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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🎵 Come On Let's Go

Captured Tracks recording artist Scout Gillett covers the standout Broadcast track "Come On Let's Go" on her newest covers EP, One To Ten. I liked the original version of this song, despite the fact that I am always feeling like I'm going to get

🎵 Come On Let's Go
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Cashing In My Chips

My first thought when read (at the end of a long day of work) that Elon Musk had purchased Twitter, was some measure of disbelief. I'm almost embarrassed to admit the second thought that popped into my head after reading the news. Yep, it is definitely with some

Cashing In My Chips
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Dance Music For Introverts

Sometimes Apple Music inspires me by algorithmically playing fitting sequential songs after a self-made playlist. This happened recently when I had been listening to some tracks I had stuck together and it followed them up with a Chromeo and then a Cut Copy song. I never would have thought to

Dance Music For Introverts
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Eastertide

I look at Easter not just as a day, but as a kickoff, if you will, for Eastertide. I see it as somewhat analogous to New Year's Day. Resolutions start then, and don't end when the day is over. Eastertide is a time to look at

Eastertide
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The Slide from Epistemic Bubble to Echo Chamber

We are trees rooted alongside each other, and tearing up the roots of one tree threatens to encroach on the rootedness of another.

The Slide from Epistemic Bubble to Echo Chamber
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Populations In The Lurch

The common bonds that held us together are dissolving and this is having a huge effect on population growth and mental health.

Populations In The Lurch
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Buzzing Towards Babylon

Blogging platforms are changing, many for the worse, but there are plenty of good options out there.

Buzzing Towards Babylon
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Writing For An Online Audience

A writer is a writer, no matter what platform they choose.

Writing For An Online Audience
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Hyper-capitalism vs. The World

Rebecca Riddell has an opinion piece for the Washington Post (🔗 Via Lisa Sieverts) on the US trying to export privatized healthcare to nations that in some cases, at least, have pretty robust public healthcare systems in place. The example that she hones in on is Kenya, where the U.S.

Hyper-capitalism vs. The World
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Work For Love

People associate Ministry with their signature industrial/metal sound, but they have a dark past in the world of 80s new wave synth pop.

Work For Love