• not all heroes wear capes

    Photoblog

    is it unethical to punch a nazi? No. If someone wants to systematically wipe out entire groups of people it’s not assault, it’s self-defense.

    not all heroes wear capes
    4/30/2026
    activism, hero, nazis, punch a nazi
  • inside a Hammond M100 organ

    Photoblog

    So many tubes. That’s part of what makes its sound so lovely A few years ago I recorded a bunch of drones which you can get here: https://archive.org/details/beckstrom_hammond_organ_drones

    inside a Hammond M100 organ
    4/30/2026
    analog, electromagnetic, musical instruments, organ, tonewheel, tubes
  • I built a skyscraper library in minecraft

    Videogames

    My world needed a tall building so I made a library. It has 10 floors and the view from the top is nice. It’s made almost entirely of…

    I built a skyscraper library in minecraft
    4/29/2026
    library, minecraft, solarpunk
  • arbitrary dress codes are stupid

    Photoblog

    I’ll just say it.. they are stupid. Working on a job site building a house? Hard hats and boots should probably be required. Going for a round of…

    arbitrary dress codes are stupid
    4/29/2026
    dress code, golf club, unfair
  • baby sparrows outside my window

    Soundblog

    baby sparrows outside my window
    4/28/2026
    birds, nature, sparrow, spring
  • look at this baby bird’s floof!

    Photoblog

    look at this baby bird’s floof!
    4/28/2026
    birds, nature, spring
  • alternative birdhouses

    Nature, Photoblog

    we moved the birdhouse about 15 feet so the noisy chicks wouldn’t be right outside my office window giving me bird-flavored sensory overload. instead of using the birdhouse,…

    alternative birdhouses
    4/28/2026
    birds, nature, sensory overwhelm, spring
  • Some interesting designs on a tree

    Nature, Photoblog

    We were cutting down a dead pine today and I noticed these really cool patterns on the trunk. I don’t know what made them. I’d guess some combination…

    Some interesting designs on a tree
    4/26/2026
    birds, insects, natural art, trees
  • Emotions in Neurodivergent Music

    Autism, Neurodivergence

    I try to avoid emotion in my music. Do you?

    Emotions in Neurodivergent Music
    4/26/2026
    actuallyAutistic, adhd, autism, musicmaking, neurospicy
  • yes GPTBot, eat up! enjoy the maze of garbage

    Activism, Technology

    Check out Iocaine – it traps web bots in a never-ending maze of garbage text instead of letting them scrape your actual website The image is a screenshot…

    yes GPTBot, eat up! enjoy the maze of garbage
    4/26/2026
    ai, bots, iocaine, webserver
  • #bloomscrolling

    Photoblog

    have a little break

    #bloomscrolling
    4/24/2026
    flowers
  • if this kitty had thumbs she’d be outside

    Photoblog

    she has literally come close to opening doors in our house

    if this kitty had thumbs she’d be outside
    4/24/2026
    cats
  • Book: “Simple Sabotage Field Manual”

    Anti-facism, Downloads

    A relic of World War II, this literature describes easy, simple ways that everyday citizens can toss wrenches in the machine, figuratively and literally. Useful if you happen…

    Book: “Simple Sabotage Field Manual”
    4/24/2026
    activism, anti-fascism, books
  • solarpunk synth modular drums?

    Soundblog

    Continuing in my obsession of African music here’s a snippet of a work in progress. It gives me a solarpunk vibe, I can imagine dusty distorted modular synths,…

    solarpunk synth modular drums?
    4/23/2026
    just intonation, modular synthesis, solarpunk, vcv rack
  • somebody is making biscuits

    Photoblog

    somebody is making biscuits
    4/22/2026
    biscuits, cats
  • reminds me of that “desert blues” music from northwest africa

    Soundblog

    made primarily with the Elastika physical modeling module inside VCV Rack

    reminds me of that “desert blues” music from northwest africa
    4/22/2026
    desert blues, physical modeling, vcv rack
  • saw this cute mayfly on our trampoline yesterday

    Photoblog

    saw this cute mayfly on our trampoline yesterday
    4/22/2026
    insect, mayfly
  • these flowers were so bright it looks like they were photoshopped in

    Photoblog

    these flowers were so bright it looks like they were photoshopped in
    4/21/2026
    flowers, plants
  • plants like this are so cool

    Photoblog

    plants like this are so cool
    4/21/2026
    plants
  • a drum loop but it’s people speaking

    Soundblog

    I loaded Samplebrain with samples of people speaking, then had it try to recreate a drum loop. All the sounds you hear are snippets of people speaking -…

    a drum loop but it’s people speaking
    4/21/2026
    samplebrain, sound design
  • I love this painting

    Photoblog

    “Blue Phrygian Cap” (1969) by Alexander Calder, hanging at Meijer Gardens, Grand Rapids, Michigan

    I love this painting
    4/21/2026
    art, calder, gouache
  • A pair of orchids

    Photoblog

    saw these lovely flowers at Meijer Gardens yesterday

    A pair of orchids
    4/20/2026
    flowers, plants
  • west african-inspired tidalcycles groove

    Soundblog

    Tidalcycles sequencing VCV Rack. I was obsessed with West African music when I made this. Actually I’m still obsessed with West African music.

    west african-inspired tidalcycles groove
    4/20/2026
    modular synthesis, polyrhythm
  • pandiatonic LFO chords

    Soundblog

    I made a bank of VCO’s, offset them a bit, then sent each one into a pitch quantizer. This meant that as the CV input changed, the pitches…

    pandiatonic LFO chords
    4/20/2026
    pandiatonic, vcv rack
  • the amen break but ambient

    Soundblog

    I think I used Paulstretch and/or a very long plate reverb for this

    the amen break but ambient
    4/20/2026
    amen break, paulstretch, reverb
  • alien communications?

    Soundblog

    Ngl I don’t remember exactly how I made this… I think I used the VCV Rack Router module to cycle through various modulation sources, then sent them to…

    alien communications?
    4/20/2026
    glitch, modular synthesis, vcv rack
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