Working on some new tricks for SpaceBlender

It’s that time of year in Vermont where every nice day feels like it could be our last for a while. Also have a DSP algorithmic brain-worm that’s hard to let go of, so trying for multi-objective optimization.

Kimmel is up on YouTube

The donut theory of musical design. From the awesome keynote talk by @apmcpherson.bsky.social

Nigella's daily recipe posts are such a sweet relief from watching the decline of western civilization.

Always wondered what life would be like in Russia. Seems like we’re on the road to find out.

I'm booking a trip to the Vineyard just for the pierogi.

Just finished two amazing slices at this Brooklyn pizza shop and I hear the guy in the kitchen say “my stomach’s not doing too good” and all I could think of was this Seinfeld episode. youtu.be/mU9o4s5nTa0?...

Love moments like this. Public Enemy meets Mavis Staples ❤️

Doing a little automation stress-testing with 6 SpaceBlenders in EffectRack on my maxed out M3 Max.

Spot on. This is the clearest explanation I’ve seen. It ‘s relatable, and humanizes the issue in a way everyone can understand.

In the spring of 2008, I feared America was on the verge of war with Iran — and, believing that it’s good style to get to know people before you bomb them, I made “Rick Steves’ Iran,” a one-hour special that could (and would) only debut on PBS. Sadly, this special has become pertinent again today.

Way back in 2010 when Haiti was devastated by an earthquake, I wanted to find a way to help. I had some very long and intense conversations with a dear friend about the ethics of corporate fundraising, and how it was often a veneer for just SELLING MORE STUFF.

Bill Clinton please endorse my enemies

The “Parks and Recreation” YouTube channel has posted a tribute to Jonathan Joss. youtu.be/NFyYGV3MRoE?...

Cuts have consequences, illustrated. As seen on TV 📺

a little too relatable…

Get in, skeeters. We're going to save democracy. Seriiously. Join the extraordinary resistance researcher Erica Chenoweth, former Kamala Harris policy advisor Ami Fields-Meyer, and me. June 11 at noon. Registration is free. We're going to let you know what's happening and what you can do.

One of the tiny great things about traveling in Europe is that most people know how to say my name. Assuming I’m from Poland is new though…

I understand why it's like this, but I will never forgive the web for shifting to a form where the two paragraphs of information I need only exist as a ten-minute video.

In that unsettling liminal space after finishing a super intense project and excited about the prospect of working on something new but not really sure what that next thing ought to be.

Kind of crazy to think that my first commit for what's now SpaceBlender was a little over 7 years ago and we just released it today! The working title was "Ambient", then "Ambient 1" and "Ambient 2" until just a few months ago. www.soundtoys.com/product/spac... #SlowPlugIns

So basically Portugal and Spain were taken down by a high amplitude LFO

PSA

I can confirm this is true

We were wondering about the lack of social commentary at Coachella, and then caught Bob Vylan, one of my favorite new discoveries at the festival, and they pretty much laid it all out. Another great reason to support independent artists.

The problem with most machine-based random number generators is that they’re not TRULY random, so if you need genuine randomness it is sometimes necessary to link your code to an external random process like a physical noise source or the current rate of US tariffs on a given country.

love this

When the head of ICE starts talking about how great it would be to have Amazon Prime for shipping human beings to a concentration camp in El Salvador that no one ever leaves, you’ve gone way past “it could never happen here.”

A day in the life of a plug-in developer....

Just messing around with the SpaceBlender beta this morning - getting close to release!

This is the kind of cuteness we have to live with every day.

NEW: @motherjones.com reports that one of the men renditioned to El Salvador is Neri Alvarado, who was working in Dallas as a baker. An ICE agent told him they were questioning all men with tattoos. Neri has an AUTISM AWARENESS TATTOO in honor of his 15-year-old brother with autism.

This speaks volumes: Yale professors, Timothy Snyder, a historian of totalitarianism and the author of "On Tyranny," and Jason Stanley, a philosopher and the author of "How Fascism Works", move to Canada. leiterreports.typepad.com/blog/2025/03... munkschool.utoronto.ca/person/timot...

Heading out of the country for the first time in a while (day trip to Montreal). If you don't hear from me again be sure to check El Salvador.

Peter Gabriel's Biko was on constant rotation as we worked on the H3000 Harmonizer at Eventide. It resonates even more darkly now as the USA turns authoritarian and starts locking up and disappearing people who dare speak up against the current regime. open.spotify.com/track/4X5nq5...

We're in the final days of dialing in the sound of our new plug-in and Phoebe has something to say!

Schumer & Jeffries should resign from leadership, they are not equipped to lead the opposition party against an authorarian regime.

Sitting there with your little paddles and not leaving or interrupting this bullshit only grants it the veneer of normalcy. This isn’t normal. And if you value decorum over the lives of trans people, over the destruction of democracy, go find another job. We don’t need you.

What's everyone drinking to make the emperor's address tolerable? White Russians?

Been super busy trying to finish the new SpaceBlender plug-ins and Phoebe's been busy too!

Vermonters making good trouble.

Silicon Valley be all like "You didn't want to buy our monkey jpgs and conduct meetings with VR headsets, I guess we have no choice but to start WW3"

You might be wondering where to look right now. I’m going to say this despite specialising in the MENA region & foreign policy: Focus squarely on DC power grabs & how DOGE in particular is (1) gutting American power & safety & (2) eroding the checks & balances fundamental to American democracy.

Did you know that Peter Thiel and David Sacks wrote this book years ago? Did you know that they all lived in Apartheid-era South Africa, just like the guy they put out in front to do the dirty work? books.google.com/books/about/...

IMPORTANT: This memo circulating right now rings true to the Silicon Valley thought leaders I've followed for many years. I've heard many thought-provoking ideas and also fringe, grandiose and authoritarian ones. They're now consolidating power to install a CEO Monarch and implement the latter,

“I want to dedicate this award to all my immigrant brothers and sisters in this country. You are loved, you are worth it, and I will always fight with you.” — Shakira during her #GRAMMYs  acceptance speech.

“Trans people are not invisible. Trans people deserve love. The queer community deserves to be lifted up. Music is love, thank you.” — Lady Gaga while accepting Best Pop Duo Performance at the #GRAMMYs