I don’t think i/o (or o/i) had AI generated music. A number of the songs had been works-in-progress for years since Gabriel had performed early versions of them live in concert prior. In his full moon updates for each song, there is sometimes footage of the performers in the studio with instruments and even an orchestra or choir at times. I remember specifically he cited Brian Eno’s “electric worms” synths for the fifth track. There had also been a substantial time gap since Gabriel put out his previous album, and he notably likes to mix genres, including world music. If any artist would evolve their style atypically for their age, it would be Gabriel.

Sorry if my title didn’t communicate that clearly but I do agree!

What was the extent of Syme’s efforts on this? Making each detail and movement, or simply typing what he wanted to see into an image generator? I don’t see it fitting what I’ve seen of his historic style

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugh_Syme#Controversy_and_criticism

Re: his 2025 Dream Theater album art from that band’s drummer

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It was this or a static image of their album cover

The word “or” here is incorrect. Reuploads of the same song is an apparent method to stimulate views and thus get ad revenue. “Between the Wheels”, for example, has

• Static image of album art

• Static image of 2026 super deluxe album art

• AI visualizer 1

• AI visualizer 2

all uploaded through Rush’s official channel

In most cases, I expect that moves like this are by the record company/rightsholders/whoever as a cheap cash-grab rather than the artist themselves. Peter Gabriel is a vocal exception to that.

The origin is one thing, but even a cursory read of lyrics reveals the meaning, which the music video misses

Neil is proverbially rolling in his grave (I can’t determine if he was cremated or not)

Those trophy figs were supposed to be Elrond and Isildur 😅

I had also found the modern 2x2 macaroni brick works, but it doesn’t feel good to connect the two since it is a tight squeeze.

Another Threadiverse user has found a few others on the crosspost.

The “donut” pieces in Light Bluish Gray can go for a few bucks each, and I couldn’t justify buying 8 of them at that price for something so small. My contact would snag them from bulk trade-ins at his store as he found them, but at one point he did have to tear his car apart to locate where a couple of them had escaped to.

A few other pieces are also somewhat pricy but over time I was able to locate most of them. My contact also gifted me the Trans-Purple dome which isn’t too common or cheap.

So bye bye BrickLink! I contacted their customer service and told them that I’ll simply avoid the BrickLink website if it requires my birth year. Their loss. If you also disagree with this I encourage you to get in touch with them as well.

That’s pretty much a textbook boycott and call to action.

That website means just about nothing to me

It means enough to you for you to have made this post and to attempt to persuade others to take similar actions.

If you’re only now noticing the age filter, then you’re also not a regular enough site user for them to care if you stay or go.

There is no negative consequence to lying about your year of birth to gain access to the site. The only real problem for users is the routine moment of inconvenience.

They’ve required it since September. You can enter any year from 1900 up to 18 years prior to the current date and gain access. I spam 1999 since it’s the fastest valid number for me to type. It’s tedious but I doubt they’re tracking any of this information since there is no verification and the entries are so frequent per non-signed in user.

Lego’s own website has previously also required a similar age filter in order for adults and kids to proceed to the store or to the play zone, respectively. Some sites ask if you’re over 18 because it is illegal to track certain browsing data for minors in some jurisdictions, plus Lego doesn’t want minors making purchases for toys using their parents’ credit cards.

BrickLink as a business sees itself as a marketplace first and an index second, which is why they want to ensure the users are adults in order to buy or sell. There are no ads on the site, so if you’re not already a buyer or a seller (which require you to specify your age), your boycott means just about nothing to the site.

I don’t like it, but I don’t think it’s as bad as you’re making it out to be.

It does have a red nose though!

Those bricks were set aside as part of an individual activity but they were still sitting out afterward so we had some more fun with them. It wasn’t a self-imposed challenge, really just making use of what was still on the table

Thanks! It really saved me with both making the base stable and giving a rotation hole with only 1 piece

Thanks all!