Andrew Hannum
@kwertyops.bsky.social
professor of cs ⋅ musician
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Andrew Hannum
@kwertyops.bsky.social
· Dec 17
this is the Fender Mustang Pro (a game controller for Rock Band 3) using its MIDI output and a custom firmware I've made for extra features
it's my favorite new music toy in recent years.
playing Improvisation No. 2 by Django Reinhardt
#django #jazz #synthsky #guitar
youtu.be/I7Z3aogxemg
it's my favorite new music toy in recent years.
playing Improvisation No. 2 by Django Reinhardt
#django #jazz #synthsky #guitar
youtu.be/I7Z3aogxemg
Improvisation n°2 (Django Reinhardt) - Fender Mustang Pro MIDI (Rock Band controller)
YouTube video by Andrew Hannum
youtu.be
January 30, 2025 at 9:53 PM
this is the Fender Mustang Pro (a game controller for Rock Band 3) using its MIDI output and a custom firmware I've made for extra features
it's my favorite new music toy in recent years.
playing Improvisation No. 2 by Django Reinhardt
#django #jazz #synthsky #guitar
youtu.be/I7Z3aogxemg
it's my favorite new music toy in recent years.
playing Improvisation No. 2 by Django Reinhardt
#django #jazz #synthsky #guitar
youtu.be/I7Z3aogxemg
Days of Wine and Roses - a computer-generated chord-melody etude w/ tabs
Watch on YouTube
www.youtube.com
January 21, 2025 at 10:34 PM
"We’re social creatures, we sense what we should become to get ahead, and then we become it, all without involving fickle rationality. Can that be right?"
https://dynomight.net/taste-games/
https://dynomight.net/taste-games/
January 21, 2025 at 10:33 PM
"We’re social creatures, we sense what we should become to get ahead, and then we become it, all without involving fickle rationality. Can that be right?"
https://dynomight.net/taste-games/
https://dynomight.net/taste-games/
January 13, 2025 at 3:19 PM
"An explanation without including the explainer is as a tree without the trunk. One is inseparable from the other. No system of knowledge can avoid this limitation."
fifth:science (Exurb1a) #booksky
fifth:science (Exurb1a) #booksky
January 13, 2025 at 3:17 PM
"An explanation without including the explainer is as a tree without the trunk. One is inseparable from the other. No system of knowledge can avoid this limitation."
fifth:science (Exurb1a) #booksky
fifth:science (Exurb1a) #booksky
"Strange to think that each true life was only a few years long—that one passed through several in each bodily span. He said, “God is great. We will never meet again.”"
The Years of Rice and Salt (Kim Stanley Robinson) #booksky
The Years of Rice and Salt (Kim Stanley Robinson) #booksky
January 8, 2025 at 9:57 PM
"Strange to think that each true life was only a few years long—that one passed through several in each bodily span. He said, “God is great. We will never meet again.”"
The Years of Rice and Salt (Kim Stanley Robinson) #booksky
The Years of Rice and Salt (Kim Stanley Robinson) #booksky
"One of (if not the) most valuable skills in life is being able to choose that you're going to consider an arbitrary thing fun."
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39326389
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39326389
January 6, 2025 at 4:57 PM
"One of (if not the) most valuable skills in life is being able to choose that you're going to consider an arbitrary thing fun."
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39326389
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39326389
pirates 🏴☠️ <|°_°|>
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#caravanpalace #electroswing #gypsyjazz #musiciansky #guitar
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-p72dhHbt7A
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#caravanpalace #electroswing #gypsyjazz #musiciansky #guitar
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-p72dhHbt7A
Pirates (Caravan Palace) - Solo Transcription (w/ tabs)
Watch on YouTube
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January 6, 2025 at 4:55 PM
pirates 🏴☠️ <|°_°|>
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#caravanpalace #electroswing #gypsyjazz #musiciansky #guitar
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-p72dhHbt7A
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#caravanpalace #electroswing #gypsyjazz #musiciansky #guitar
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-p72dhHbt7A
"“Our aim is to make the world more beautiful than it was when we came into it. It can be done. You can do it.”
“How?” said Jim. “Love yourself,” said Helmholtz, “and make your instrument sing about it.”"
Welcome to the Monkey House (Kurt Vonnegut, Gregory D. Sumner) #booksky
“How?” said Jim. “Love yourself,” said Helmholtz, “and make your instrument sing about it.”"
Welcome to the Monkey House (Kurt Vonnegut, Gregory D. Sumner) #booksky
January 2, 2025 at 2:07 PM
"“Our aim is to make the world more beautiful than it was when we came into it. It can be done. You can do it.”
“How?” said Jim. “Love yourself,” said Helmholtz, “and make your instrument sing about it.”"
Welcome to the Monkey House (Kurt Vonnegut, Gregory D. Sumner) #booksky
“How?” said Jim. “Love yourself,” said Helmholtz, “and make your instrument sing about it.”"
Welcome to the Monkey House (Kurt Vonnegut, Gregory D. Sumner) #booksky
January 1, 2025 at 10:51 PM
"People who cannot comfortably notice what is going on inside become vulnerable to respond to any sensory shift either by shutting down or by going into a panic—they develop a fear of fear itself."
The Body Keeps the Score (Bessel van der Kolk MD) #booksky
The Body Keeps the Score (Bessel van der Kolk MD) #booksky
December 31, 2024 at 10:10 PM
"People who cannot comfortably notice what is going on inside become vulnerable to respond to any sensory shift either by shutting down or by going into a panic—they develop a fear of fear itself."
The Body Keeps the Score (Bessel van der Kolk MD) #booksky
The Body Keeps the Score (Bessel van der Kolk MD) #booksky
star scat 🌟 <|°_°|>
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#caravanpalace #gypsyjazz #musiciansky
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fVjOY7FcGww
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#caravanpalace #gypsyjazz #musiciansky
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fVjOY7FcGww
Star Scat (Caravan Palace) - Solo Transcription w/ tabs
Watch on YouTube
www.youtube.com
December 30, 2024 at 2:10 PM
star scat 🌟 <|°_°|>
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#caravanpalace #gypsyjazz #musiciansky
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fVjOY7FcGww
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#caravanpalace #gypsyjazz #musiciansky
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fVjOY7FcGww
"Sober world is abstraction, LSD world is abstraction, DMT world is abstraction. The only thing that differentiates those states is how related they are to sensory inputs from the environment."
https://www.reddit.com/r/Psychonaut/comments/18ixijv/psychedelics_do_not_cause_hallucinations_but/
https://www.reddit.com/r/Psychonaut/comments/18ixijv/psychedelics_do_not_cause_hallucinations_but/
December 30, 2024 at 2:09 PM
"Sober world is abstraction, LSD world is abstraction, DMT world is abstraction. The only thing that differentiates those states is how related they are to sensory inputs from the environment."
https://www.reddit.com/r/Psychonaut/comments/18ixijv/psychedelics_do_not_cause_hallucinations_but/
https://www.reddit.com/r/Psychonaut/comments/18ixijv/psychedelics_do_not_cause_hallucinations_but/
"The universe assigned the tasks of speaking and kissing to the lips because there is never a need to do both at the same time."
Spaceman of Bohemia (Kalfar, Jaroslav) #booksky
Spaceman of Bohemia (Kalfar, Jaroslav) #booksky
December 27, 2024 at 1:59 PM
"The universe assigned the tasks of speaking and kissing to the lips because there is never a need to do both at the same time."
Spaceman of Bohemia (Kalfar, Jaroslav) #booksky
Spaceman of Bohemia (Kalfar, Jaroslav) #booksky
"If writing down your ideas always makes them more precise and more complete, then no one who hasn't written about a topic has fully formed ideas about it. And someone who never writes has no fully formed ideas about anything nontrivial."
https://paulgraham.com/words.html
https://paulgraham.com/words.html
December 23, 2024 at 2:57 PM
"If writing down your ideas always makes them more precise and more complete, then no one who hasn't written about a topic has fully formed ideas about it. And someone who never writes has no fully formed ideas about anything nontrivial."
https://paulgraham.com/words.html
https://paulgraham.com/words.html
December 23, 2024 at 2:56 PM
December 20, 2024 at 2:18 PM
"“But one day you will find out how good it is to have someone who chooses to come when you call.”"
The Forgotten Beasts of Eld (McKillip, Patricia A.) #booksky
The Forgotten Beasts of Eld (McKillip, Patricia A.) #booksky
December 20, 2024 at 2:16 PM
"“But one day you will find out how good it is to have someone who chooses to come when you call.”"
The Forgotten Beasts of Eld (McKillip, Patricia A.) #booksky
The Forgotten Beasts of Eld (McKillip, Patricia A.) #booksky
"You aren’t famous. Anything you do or create will probably receive little to no attention, so stop optimizing for a non-existent audience and instead focus on what makes you enjoy the activity."
https://ajkprojects.com/stopactinglikeyourefamous
https://ajkprojects.com/stopactinglikeyourefamous
December 19, 2024 at 2:01 PM
"You aren’t famous. Anything you do or create will probably receive little to no attention, so stop optimizing for a non-existent audience and instead focus on what makes you enjoy the activity."
https://ajkprojects.com/stopactinglikeyourefamous
https://ajkprojects.com/stopactinglikeyourefamous
December 19, 2024 at 1:58 PM
December 18, 2024 at 2:04 PM
"“The great and terrible thing about humankind is simply this: we will always do what we are capable of.”"
The Mountain in the Sea (Ray Nayler) #booksky
The Mountain in the Sea (Ray Nayler) #booksky
December 18, 2024 at 2:02 PM
"“The great and terrible thing about humankind is simply this: we will always do what we are capable of.”"
The Mountain in the Sea (Ray Nayler) #booksky
The Mountain in the Sea (Ray Nayler) #booksky
Hello #bsky! I'm Andrew. I'm not a Twitter refugee so I don't come with any follows or followers. I just believe in the ideas behind this platform (though I also believed in FB and Google Plus in their beginnings, whatever that means).
I'm a Professor, and also PhD student and a musician. #newsky
I'm a Professor, and also PhD student and a musician. #newsky
December 17, 2024 at 2:55 PM
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#guitar #lofi #xmas #musiciansky
#guitar #lofi #xmas #musiciansky
December 17, 2024 at 2:46 PM
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#guitar #lofi #xmas #musiciansky
#guitar #lofi #xmas #musiciansky
"In between was the brief era of the Rock Star. The nostalgia here is for that era."
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42069675
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42069675
December 17, 2024 at 2:45 PM
"In between was the brief era of the Rock Star. The nostalgia here is for that era."
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42069675
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42069675