bfuhrman
@bfuhrman.bsky.social
Musician, composer, college prof, runner, coffee aficionado. Prone to extreme geeking out over music, TTRPGs, sci-fi, and tech stuff. I speak English and French.
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Great start to the week: no teaching thanks to the full week Thanksgiving break; "Mountain Rise" gets it's premier at MUSLab in Quito, Ecuador this week; and "Languid and Liminal" was accepted to the MOXsonic festival.
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Mountain Rise
One of the perks of living in Bozeman, MT, is that I get a great view of the sun rising and illuminating the Bridger mountain range on my way into town every morning. It’s simply breathtaking to watch
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November 24, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Great start to the week: no teaching thanks to the full week Thanksgiving break; "Mountain Rise" gets it's premier at MUSLab in Quito, Ecuador this week; and "Languid and Liminal" was accepted to the MOXsonic festival.
soundcloud.com/bfuhrman/mou...
soundcloud.com/bfuhrman/lan...
soundcloud.com/bfuhrman/mou...
soundcloud.com/bfuhrman/lan...
FINALLY had time to finish recording/editing the sampling video for my Synthesis/Sound Design class next semester. It's been a work in progress since... May... www.youtube.com/watch?v=qbFc...
MUST-341 Sampling Tutorial
YouTube video by bfuhrman
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November 22, 2025 at 10:23 PM
FINALLY had time to finish recording/editing the sampling video for my Synthesis/Sound Design class next semester. It's been a work in progress since... May... www.youtube.com/watch?v=qbFc...
“What Suno is offering is a way to bypass the development of skill, the effort required to make art, and the development of creative instincts.”
Yeah, that about sums it up. #noAI flipboard.com/@theverge/bu...
Yeah, that about sums it up. #noAI flipboard.com/@theverge/bu...
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November 20, 2025 at 10:29 PM
“What Suno is offering is a way to bypass the development of skill, the effort required to make art, and the development of creative instincts.”
Yeah, that about sums it up. #noAI flipboard.com/@theverge/bu...
Yeah, that about sums it up. #noAI flipboard.com/@theverge/bu...
This hits very true. I’m a TT prof at an R1 university and see this all the time. Previous gig at a community college had prereqs of Math/English 101 for most classes, but had to make remedial courses mandatory for all students so they could read at a MS level. www.theargumentmag.com/p/when-grade...
When grades stop meaning anything
The UC San Diego math scandal is a warning
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November 20, 2025 at 1:50 PM
This hits very true. I’m a TT prof at an R1 university and see this all the time. Previous gig at a community college had prereqs of Math/English 101 for most classes, but had to make remedial courses mandatory for all students so they could read at a MS level. www.theargumentmag.com/p/when-grade...
Student: “We don’t have a final for this course, do we?”
Me: “Monday of finals week, 2pm.”
Student: “WHAT??? All of my finals are on Monday. How can you do this???”
Me: “As are all of my finals. Blame the registrar!”
Me: “Monday of finals week, 2pm.”
Student: “WHAT??? All of my finals are on Monday. How can you do this???”
Me: “As are all of my finals. Blame the registrar!”
November 19, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Student: “We don’t have a final for this course, do we?”
Me: “Monday of finals week, 2pm.”
Student: “WHAT??? All of my finals are on Monday. How can you do this???”
Me: “As are all of my finals. Blame the registrar!”
Me: “Monday of finals week, 2pm.”
Student: “WHAT??? All of my finals are on Monday. How can you do this???”
Me: “As are all of my finals. Blame the registrar!”
Prepping a video on chromatic sampling for next semester’s class. Last year, this was the hardest thing for most of the class, but in previous years, it’s been “yeah, Dr. B, we know how to sample. Finished the assignment yesterday…”
November 18, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Prepping a video on chromatic sampling for next semester’s class. Last year, this was the hardest thing for most of the class, but in previous years, it’s been “yeah, Dr. B, we know how to sample. Finished the assignment yesterday…”
Doing bridge adjustments on the Gibson F4. Somehow it got slightly out of alignment, and was throwing my intonation off all night last night…
November 13, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Doing bridge adjustments on the Gibson F4. Somehow it got slightly out of alignment, and was throwing my intonation off all night last night…
Last night’s aurora borealis. Not the best photo thanks to light pollution, but still visible.
November 12, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Last night’s aurora borealis. Not the best photo thanks to light pollution, but still visible.
Out on North Cottonwood for what is probably the last hike of the season.
November 11, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Out on North Cottonwood for what is probably the last hike of the season.
It’s Veterans Day. A ton of my college students skipped class yesterday to have a four day weekend. Except for the only active duty military student in the department, who was busy working on a mix in the studio all day…
November 11, 2025 at 1:44 PM
It’s Veterans Day. A ton of my college students skipped class yesterday to have a four day weekend. Except for the only active duty military student in the department, who was busy working on a mix in the studio all day…
Sent an email to a jam session I run that concludes with “…and please send me some suggestions for holiday songs that don’t suck for the December session. Left to my own devices, you’ll get an all mandolin rendition of ‘The Messiah.’ All 2.5 hours of it…”
November 8, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Sent an email to a jam session I run that concludes with “…and please send me some suggestions for holiday songs that don’t suck for the December session. Left to my own devices, you’ll get an all mandolin rendition of ‘The Messiah.’ All 2.5 hours of it…”
Love watching a student who’s been struggling the entire semester turn in a project that absolutely blows me away. And even better, they had to submit the full DAW session, so there’s no chance of AI use in a legitimately killer project.
November 7, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Love watching a student who’s been struggling the entire semester turn in a project that absolutely blows me away. And even better, they had to submit the full DAW session, so there’s no chance of AI use in a legitimately killer project.
My hometown has a “truck eating bridge,” and my current one has, well… www.krtv.com/news/montana...
Stolen dinosaur 🦕 statue lands atop Bozeman’s M Trail
At around 3:30 a.m., the green fiberglass Sinclair dinosaur statue was stolen from the Sinclair gas station on Bridge Drive.
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November 7, 2025 at 2:34 AM
My hometown has a “truck eating bridge,” and my current one has, well… www.krtv.com/news/montana...
Today I learned that sandwiches are NOT assault weapons. Who knew? n.pr/47rmYsS
Subway sandwich thrower found not guilty in D.C. jury rebuke
The acquittal on a misdemeanor charge comes after the case came to represent broader resistance in the nation's capital to the Trump administration's law enforcement surge.
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November 6, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Today I learned that sandwiches are NOT assault weapons. Who knew? n.pr/47rmYsS
I really hope Zohran Mamdani uses eminent domain to seize Trump Tower and turn it into a homeless shelter. It’s be a great thing to help people out, with the bonus of making me laugh my ass off.
November 5, 2025 at 1:19 PM
I really hope Zohran Mamdani uses eminent domain to seize Trump Tower and turn it into a homeless shelter. It’s be a great thing to help people out, with the bonus of making me laugh my ass off.
New addition to the instrument collection: the “Blue Rose” solid-body electric octave mandolin.
October 28, 2025 at 2:19 PM
New addition to the instrument collection: the “Blue Rose” solid-body electric octave mandolin.
It took three hours, but I found the code examples from the last time I taught live coding… five years ago…
Too many external drives…
Too many external drives…
October 28, 2025 at 12:56 AM
It took three hours, but I found the code examples from the last time I taught live coding… five years ago…
Too many external drives…
Too many external drives…
And the snow had started in Bozeman…
October 27, 2025 at 2:25 PM
And the snow had started in Bozeman…
From last night's concert with guest percussionist Mike List. www.youtube.com/live/Y_yOuTM...
Mike List, Percussion - Guest Artist
YouTube video by Montana State University School of Music
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October 24, 2025 at 7:07 PM
From last night's concert with guest percussionist Mike List. www.youtube.com/live/Y_yOuTM...
Just got carded at the liquor store. While buying a non-alcoholic mixer…
October 22, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Just got carded at the liquor store. While buying a non-alcoholic mixer…
Today I learned that the university LMS is completely dependent on AWS. Joy…
October 20, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Today I learned that the university LMS is completely dependent on AWS. Joy…
A little light reading. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Are we living in a golden age of stupidity?
From brain-rotting videos to AI creep, every technological advance seems to make it harder to work, remember, think and function independently …
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October 18, 2025 at 1:56 PM
A little light reading. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Rainy day, so I’m inside working on a grant application, sampling chemistry flasks for an installation project, and practicing.
October 16, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Rainy day, so I’m inside working on a grant application, sampling chemistry flasks for an installation project, and practicing.
