Scott Hand

@artifactscott.bsky.social

278 Followers 519 Following

Cincinnati<Ohio<Midwest Branding @ artifactbeer.com Station Manager @ radioartifact.com Arts and sustainability Architect http://trilobitedesign.com Painting/design/construction/acoustics/bicycles/urbanism (he/him)

An opossum playing a guitar with the text "Music streaming is broken for artists. It's time to fight back. Support the scene!"

Quick rundown of what's new on Ratio in the past few days.
For subscribers:

Manage subscription button in Account opens the Stripe portal directly. Cancel, update payment, view invoices. Self-service.
Self-service for everything. Email change, data export, account deletion (30-day grace if you change your mind). Whatever you need to do, you can do it from your account without emailing support.
Shareable monthly recap card on My Ratio → Share got a serious upgrade. Designed to screenshot and post.
Recap emails now have an unsubscribe link if you want one.

For artists:

Dashboard refactor. Tabs are now at the top. Stats and share kit live inside the Releases tab. Adding a new project moved from a hidden dropdown to a prominent form in the Projects tab.
AI affirmation required at upload. One checkbox confirming your work meets our no-AI policy.

For everyone:

ratio.fm/install - full walkthrough for installing Ratio on your phone (with a one-tap install button on Android)
ratio.fm/ai-policy - explicit public stance. This platform is for human-made music. Generative AI uploads are not allowed. Reports go to ai-report@ratio.fm. Violations result in track removal, payout reversal, and account termination.

Worth knowing:

The My Ratio page got reorganized so the tabs aren't buried. Everything is easier to find.
Privacy and Terms rewritten and updated

Transparency page from Ratio.fm showing where every dollar of subscriber revenue goes and how the math works to pay artists that the subscribers listen to.

Dashboard view from a residential solar array showing amount of electricity used and produced during a day. The grid independence is 62% because no battery supports this system overnight. But the produced amount of electricity (38.5 kWh) is 146% of the total consumed during the day so far (26.3 kWh). The dashboard shows the array has produced the equivalent of $7.20 of electricity today.

Street view with cars stopped along a road in Cincinnati, Ohio

Road map of the East Walnut Hills neighoborhood of Cincinnati showing road closures near the vice president's residence and a very long detour around.

A floor plan diagram showing a sample FEMA shelter. Includes spaces for dormitory, logistircs, storage, feeding, restrooms, staff area, drop off, parking, and registration.

a ghost with moth wings

Michael says, "I don't know what I expected."

Connor Dunwoodie of The Columbus Chronicle (more on him in a bit) recently asked me about what I saw as Ohio's biggest problem.

It’s a dual-headed hydra of wealth inequality and attacks on public education from kindergarten to universities. If you deny working people of an ability to critically think, they’re much more easily duped into thinking it’s immigrants robbing them than some asshole who owns a regional car dealership.