Last week I was teach the OG analog tape cutup method. We physically spliced tape. I made a digital version that is easier and fun. Everything runs in the browser with client side JavaScript, there's no server uploading. Enjoy!

cutup | bitpunk.fm

Cut up audio like tape: scrub, slice, flip and splice. Runs in your browser, nothing is uploaded. bitpunk.fm

I just came back from dark Prague. As always, the people make the conference and there is a great crew there. Since nearly everyone I met says they are active on nostr, I'll try to be a bit more active here. I'm still keeping the cassettes offline -- I feel bad for my European friends but after 2 years running it, I'm convinced it is not right for me to publish online. My latest production is online though! Coriolanus.fm Many people here are libertarians and like Hoppe and Mises and the like. But there is no better example of anti-state writing then Shakespeare. This play will either make you a fascist or an anarchist, so check it out!

After we published Trezor hardware hack, NVK posted this:

COINKITE Blog

Some Other Wallets.fail

World’s First Bitcoin Credit Stick Wallet

Security has a way of checking egos. This kind of attitude, and a culture of brand loyalty in what is supposed to be an independently minded community, is one of the reasons I left. I don't recommend any hardware wallets now.

The cold card hack demonstrates the superiority of cassette based hardware wallets.

My new project.

He won their war. Then they banished him.

A Shakespeare audio drama as internet community theatre.

God Forgives, Brothers Don't is a new book that looks at military education and the slew of problems around them. A book review and personal essay.

God Forgives, Brothers Don't

A book review

Reposting because I dislike rust. View quoted note →

Snow falls between notes of a lone bugle calling — muted by cloud chords. A murder of missiles flies past crooning crows on dead wood.

Silver bugle

A tanka series

Summer grasses— All that remains of soldiers' dreams. Basho, 1689.

Wasted Blood: From War, Poetry

A collection of poems by Josh Datko.

War dreams of itself. I wish I didn’t write a book so relevant.

Wasted Blood: From War, Poetry

A collection of poems by Josh Datko.

I performed a live stichomancy reading today. It’s at the 49 minute mark. Legally, I must say I am not a licensed stichomancer.

Poetry on Tape 20.2.26

With 100% more stichomancy

They exist. 🥳 I talked with @No Good Kid this morning and we are happy with them! The books are in Europe, I have the red cassettes, soon they will meet and I will get them shipped out. Thank you for all those that preordered! In the spirit of keeping things analog, I am only accepting orders via post, which is still available. A digital version, including audio, will be made available once the analog ones have been enjoyed. I will be in the EU in March and can send some maybe with Paketa when I get there.

Welcome, Wasted Blood

Cover Reveal

I am writing a series on Substack about WW1. This post deals with the myth of dying with honor in war.

Men's Achilles' Heel

An essay with poems on war, honor, and the modern man

A poisonous mushroom has infected the United States.

Satan's bolete (Rubroboletus satanas)

A villanelle

Batch of tapes shipping today for episode 2.11 Defiantly Analog!

The best poetry cassette of this century.

Fountain: Podcasts & Music

bitpunk.fm • Renegade Poets • Listen on Fountain

See https://zine.bitpunk.fm/tapes/2-10/

People underestimate what they can accomplish in a year. One year ago today, I published my first poem. Since then I have: - produced 12 issues of bitpunk.fm - shipped or hand delivered over 300 tapes - Read over 190 poems on 38 live poetry shows, every Friday. - Published to bitpunkfm.substack.com over 140 poems - 7 open mic performances including 1 in Prague - Participated in 2 satellite spotlights - Had 2 poems and 2 photos published in 1 subversive zine - Performed poetry at 1 Dark Prague event Some people count sats, followers, downloads, or other metrics, but these are the metrics that matter to me. Thanks everyone who has been following along. I am excited to keep the tapes rolling this next year and launch my first poetry book and audio book, wastedblood.com

Without cassettes you will never have the pleasure of opening a box of tapes and finding this.

You don't listen to a podcast, you dip into it like a warm bath. --Marshall McLuhan View quoted note →