Reilly Spitzfaden (they/them)
@reillypascal.bsky.social
Composer & programmer who likes noise, obsolete media, electronics, and nostalgia
Website: https://reillyspitzfaden.com
Mastodon: https://hachyderm.io/@reillypascal
Mastodon (follow from Bsky): https://bsky.app/profile/reillypascal.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy
Website: https://reillyspitzfaden.com
Mastodon: https://hachyderm.io/@reillypascal
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Reilly Spitzfaden — Everything lost along the way [w/ score]
YouTube video by Score Follower
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@scorefollower.bsky.social shared one of my pieces!
It's for trumpet, trombone, percussion, and MIDI keyboard w/ Max/MSP, and it's got microtonal brass, glitchy noise, and cheesy DX7 sounds
www.youtube.com/watch?v=t_gx...
#ContemporaryClassical #Synths #MaxMSP #ExperimentalMusic
It's for trumpet, trombone, percussion, and MIDI keyboard w/ Max/MSP, and it's got microtonal brass, glitchy noise, and cheesy DX7 sounds
www.youtube.com/watch?v=t_gx...
#ContemporaryClassical #Synths #MaxMSP #ExperimentalMusic
I coded my own external in C for @cycling74.bsky.social 's Max/MSP!
You can load a file (either in the object box, or w/ a "read" message) and convert the binary data to a control signal for phase-shift keying (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phase-s...) telecommunication noises.
github.com/reillypascal...
You can load a file (either in the object box, or w/ a "read" message) and convert the binary data to a control signal for phase-shift keying (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phase-s...) telecommunication noises.
github.com/reillypascal...
December 1, 2025 at 12:18 AM
I coded my own external in C for @cycling74.bsky.social 's Max/MSP!
You can load a file (either in the object box, or w/ a "read" message) and convert the binary data to a control signal for phase-shift keying (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phase-s...) telecommunication noises.
github.com/reillypascal...
You can load a file (either in the object box, or w/ a "read" message) and convert the binary data to a control signal for phase-shift keying (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phase-s...) telecommunication noises.
github.com/reillypascal...
“…Israeli authorities are continuing their ruthless policies, restricting access to vital humanitarian aid and essential services, and deliberately imposing conditions calculated to physically destroy Palestinians in Gaza,” said Agnès Callamard.”
www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...
#Israel #Palestine
www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...
#Israel #Palestine
Israel’s genocide against Palestinians in Gaza continues unabated despite ceasefire
More than a month after a ceasefire was announced and all living Israeli hostages were released, Israeli authorities are still committing genocide against Palestinians in the occupied Gaza Strip, by c...
www.amnesty.org
November 29, 2025 at 7:04 PM
“…Israeli authorities are continuing their ruthless policies, restricting access to vital humanitarian aid and essential services, and deliberately imposing conditions calculated to physically destroy Palestinians in Gaza,” said Agnès Callamard.”
www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...
#Israel #Palestine
www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...
#Israel #Palestine
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I don’t know if anyone else notices or cares, but when I see a presentation in which the speaker uses obviously generated-AI images to illustrate their slides, it makes me immediately less confident in whatever other content they’re presenting.
November 28, 2025 at 3:07 PM
I don’t know if anyone else notices or cares, but when I see a presentation in which the speaker uses obviously generated-AI images to illustrate their slides, it makes me immediately less confident in whatever other content they’re presenting.
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We now have experimental support for the Pixel 10, Pixel 10 Pro, Pixel 10 Pro XL and Pixel 10 Pro Fold.
Our initial 2025112500 release for these is available through our web installer or releases page on our staging site:
staging.grapheneos.org/install/web
staging.grapheneos.org/releases#dev...
Our initial 2025112500 release for these is available through our web installer or releases page on our staging site:
staging.grapheneos.org/install/web
staging.grapheneos.org/releases#dev...
November 26, 2025 at 1:32 AM
We now have experimental support for the Pixel 10, Pixel 10 Pro, Pixel 10 Pro XL and Pixel 10 Pro Fold.
Our initial 2025112500 release for these is available through our web installer or releases page on our staging site:
staging.grapheneos.org/install/web
staging.grapheneos.org/releases#dev...
Our initial 2025112500 release for these is available through our web installer or releases page on our staging site:
staging.grapheneos.org/install/web
staging.grapheneos.org/releases#dev...
I hate Ring(/etc.) doorbells so much. It makes me feel deeply depressed that I have no ability to make my own choices to avoid them — if people around me want Ring doorbells, I'm going to be recorded by Ring doorbells
disconnect.blog/a-tech-criti...
disconnect.blog/a-tech-criti...
A tech critic’s guide to holiday gift-giving
Maybe your grandma doesn’t need that Alexa smart speaker
disconnect.blog
November 25, 2025 at 6:40 PM
I hate Ring(/etc.) doorbells so much. It makes me feel deeply depressed that I have no ability to make my own choices to avoid them — if people around me want Ring doorbells, I'm going to be recorded by Ring doorbells
disconnect.blog/a-tech-criti...
disconnect.blog/a-tech-criti...
Clean It Up Sing-Along - Hazbin Hotel S2 | Prime Video
YouTube video by Prime Video
www.youtube.com
November 24, 2025 at 10:20 PM
I get so cranky with the constant “just trust us bro, *this* recommendation algorithm is different”
Curious about people’s thoughts on this.
Opinion | I’m Building an Algorithm That Doesn’t Rot Your Brain
www.nytimes.com
November 24, 2025 at 8:18 PM
I get so cranky with the constant “just trust us bro, *this* recommendation algorithm is different”
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Please listen to this podcast about ANOM:
darknetdiaries.com/transcript/1...
The FBI ran a string operation in Europe where they created their own 'secure' phone and messaging platform. Their OS used portions of our code and was heavily marketed as being GrapheneOS or based on GrapheneOS.
darknetdiaries.com/transcript/1...
The FBI ran a string operation in Europe where they created their own 'secure' phone and messaging platform. Their OS used portions of our code and was heavily marketed as being GrapheneOS or based on GrapheneOS.
ANOM – Darknet Diaries
In this episode, Joseph Cox tells us the story of ANOM. A secure phone made by criminals, for criminals.
darknetdiaries.com
November 21, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Please listen to this podcast about ANOM:
darknetdiaries.com/transcript/1...
The FBI ran a string operation in Europe where they created their own 'secure' phone and messaging platform. Their OS used portions of our code and was heavily marketed as being GrapheneOS or based on GrapheneOS.
darknetdiaries.com/transcript/1...
The FBI ran a string operation in Europe where they created their own 'secure' phone and messaging platform. Their OS used portions of our code and was heavily marketed as being GrapheneOS or based on GrapheneOS.
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It is still fall fundraising time!
All U.S.-based donations over $7 will receive a thank you sticker pack (including our new limited-run heart shaped one, ooooo) and U.S.-based donations over $20 will also receive a limited-run print made with our newly refurbished mimeograph.
All U.S.-based donations over $7 will receive a thank you sticker pack (including our new limited-run heart shaped one, ooooo) and U.S.-based donations over $20 will also receive a limited-run print made with our newly refurbished mimeograph.
November 19, 2025 at 7:43 PM
It is still fall fundraising time!
All U.S.-based donations over $7 will receive a thank you sticker pack (including our new limited-run heart shaped one, ooooo) and U.S.-based donations over $20 will also receive a limited-run print made with our newly refurbished mimeograph.
All U.S.-based donations over $7 will receive a thank you sticker pack (including our new limited-run heart shaped one, ooooo) and U.S.-based donations over $20 will also receive a limited-run print made with our newly refurbished mimeograph.
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Take ennui
Take ui enn
I'll be genn
In a day or two
Take ui enn
I'll be genn
In a day or two
November 15, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Take ennui
Take ui enn
I'll be genn
In a day or two
Take ui enn
I'll be genn
In a day or two
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I'm teaching Sonic Pi in a music tech class, and because we were using the TB-303 synth in class, I felt compelled to modify what we did to make the Charli XCX “365” bassline:
#sonicpi #ruby #algorave #charlixcx
#sonicpi #ruby #algorave #charlixcx
November 11, 2025 at 11:28 PM
I'm teaching Sonic Pi in a music tech class, and because we were using the TB-303 synth in class, I felt compelled to modify what we did to make the Charli XCX “365” bassline:
#sonicpi #ruby #algorave #charlixcx
#sonicpi #ruby #algorave #charlixcx
“The Democratic Party cannot survive with this leadership. It will either collapse or transform. But it cannot continue in its present form—beholden to donors, terrified of risk, allergic to moral clarity, and addicted to losing gracefully”
www.qasimrashid.com/p/8-senate-d...
www.qasimrashid.com/p/8-senate-d...
8 Senate Dems Fold on Trump Shutdown
Chuck Schumer must resign and we must elect new leadership, because the American people deserve fighters, not folders
www.qasimrashid.com
November 11, 2025 at 1:02 AM
“The Democratic Party cannot survive with this leadership. It will either collapse or transform. But it cannot continue in its present form—beholden to donors, terrified of risk, allergic to moral clarity, and addicted to losing gracefully”
www.qasimrashid.com/p/8-senate-d...
www.qasimrashid.com/p/8-senate-d...
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Here is my set! williamfields.bandcamp.com/album/openin...
Opening for Autechre in Philadelphia, by William Fields
1 track album
williamfields.bandcamp.com
November 7, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Here is my set! williamfields.bandcamp.com/album/openin...
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[USPol, shutdown]
“‘I’m voting no on the continuing resolution that would double healthcare premiums for 20 million Americans, kick 15 million people off Medicaid & allow 50,000 Americans to die unnecessarily every year. All to give $1 trillion in tax breaks for billionaires,’ Vermont[...]
“‘I’m voting no on the continuing resolution that would double healthcare premiums for 20 million Americans, kick 15 million people off Medicaid & allow 50,000 Americans to die unnecessarily every year. All to give $1 trillion in tax breaks for billionaires,’ Vermont[...]
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November 10, 2025 at 3:38 AM
[USPol, shutdown]
“‘I’m voting no on the continuing resolution that would double healthcare premiums for 20 million Americans, kick 15 million people off Medicaid & allow 50,000 Americans to die unnecessarily every year. All to give $1 trillion in tax breaks for billionaires,’ Vermont[...]
“‘I’m voting no on the continuing resolution that would double healthcare premiums for 20 million Americans, kick 15 million people off Medicaid & allow 50,000 Americans to die unnecessarily every year. All to give $1 trillion in tax breaks for billionaires,’ Vermont[...]
I'm trying out Wafrn (app.wafrn.net) and really liking it
It lets you post to Bluesky AND Mastodon/Fediverse — this is what my posts look like from here
I also like the management's politics and moderation decisions much better than Bsky's
It lets you post to Bluesky AND Mastodon/Fediverse — this is what my posts look like from here
I also like the management's politics and moderation decisions much better than Bsky's
Hi everyone! I'm a composer and programmer whose likes to mix glitchy, noisy, microtonal sounds; weird rhythms; feedback noises; and “cheesy” 80s/90s synths. I use Max/MSP and I'm getting into Tidal Cycles/SuperCollider.
#introduction
#introduction
November 9, 2025 at 11:31 PM
I'm trying out Wafrn (app.wafrn.net) and really liking it
It lets you post to Bluesky AND Mastodon/Fediverse — this is what my posts look like from here
I also like the management's politics and moderation decisions much better than Bsky's
It lets you post to Bluesky AND Mastodon/Fediverse — this is what my posts look like from here
I also like the management's politics and moderation decisions much better than Bsky's
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November 9, 2025 at 1:21 AM
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“Instead, what you get is a piece making the various more or less bovine noises of studious grey-lady impartiality, with the labor of anything resembling ‘appraisal’ surgically excised.”
lithub.com/maybe-dont-t...
lithub.com/maybe-dont-t...
Maybe Don’t Talk to the New York Times About Zohran Mamdani
It’s remarkable, the people you’ll hear from. Teach for even a little while at an expensive institution—the term they tend to prefer is “elite”—and odds are that eventually someone who was a studen…
lithub.com
November 8, 2025 at 1:11 AM
“Instead, what you get is a piece making the various more or less bovine noises of studious grey-lady impartiality, with the labor of anything resembling ‘appraisal’ surgically excised.”
lithub.com/maybe-dont-t...
lithub.com/maybe-dont-t...
On the topic of learning polyrhythms, I once learned how to play 6:5 entirely out of spite
My composition teacher at the time had been insisting it wasn't going to be playable and I wanted to be able to easily tap it out on the desk in response
My composition teacher at the time had been insisting it wasn't going to be playable and I wanted to be able to easily tap it out on the desk in response
November 5, 2025 at 11:12 PM
On the topic of learning polyrhythms, I once learned how to play 6:5 entirely out of spite
My composition teacher at the time had been insisting it wasn't going to be playable and I wanted to be able to easily tap it out on the desk in response
My composition teacher at the time had been insisting it wasn't going to be playable and I wanted to be able to easily tap it out on the desk in response
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If you’re wondering what the future of the Democratic Party looks like, watch the young, brown democratic socialist on the TV right now.
November 5, 2025 at 4:41 AM
If you’re wondering what the future of the Democratic Party looks like, watch the young, brown democratic socialist on the TV right now.
Live Updates: Mamdani Wins N.Y.C. Mayor’s Race After Highest Turnout in Decades
www.nytimes.com
November 5, 2025 at 2:40 AM