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dankettercello
@danielketter.com
· Sep 9
look, the typos remind you i am human and not composing my poasts by LLM, typos remind us we are all fallible, mortal, and our time on earth is limited and should be relished
nature is healing *~***
The company I work for blocked ChatGPT and watching people think in real time is genuinely frightening.
January 14, 2026 at 4:36 AM
nature is healing *~***
best allemande by a long shot imho, wish I had six strings though; what’s your favorite allemande?
January 14, 2026 at 2:51 AM
best allemande by a long shot imho, wish I had six strings though; what’s your favorite allemande?
i think there was a trend of re-publishing comics in collection books in the late 90s 2000s sold at big box book stores like Borders (RIP). i think it coincided with a sudden increased interest in graphic novels. i bet driven by internet and publishers realizing potential for re-publishing revenue
why did so many millennials read so many newspaper comics? easily 60 percent of my reading diet in elementary/middle school was collected editions of calvin and hobbes, farside, dilbert, peanuts, doonesbury (!), foxtrot (?!?) and i know im not alone. historically unique phenomenon
rather than talk about Scott Adams I want to talk about something weirder (me). Who else was really into Dilbert when you were 12. Who else was like, boy, I can't wait to work a cubicle job
January 13, 2026 at 5:19 PM
i think there was a trend of re-publishing comics in collection books in the late 90s 2000s sold at big box book stores like Borders (RIP). i think it coincided with a sudden increased interest in graphic novels. i bet driven by internet and publishers realizing potential for re-publishing revenue
One thing after another has some seriously good NewMusicTM vibes in the score
January 11, 2026 at 3:41 AM
One thing after another has some seriously good NewMusicTM vibes in the score
there is a roasted vegetable equivalent of “wok hei” that is usually missing in restaurants but essential at home. what should it be called
January 11, 2026 at 12:31 AM
there is a roasted vegetable equivalent of “wok hei” that is usually missing in restaurants but essential at home. what should it be called
organic pomelo on sale today, I bought two, what do I do with them
January 10, 2026 at 11:08 PM
organic pomelo on sale today, I bought two, what do I do with them
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Useful and clear reframing of higher ed budget crisis discourse
Three short paragraphs, and you've got the whole mind-bending mess that is #UKHE finance & governance neatly laid out.
This is why it's all so exhausting: our managers declare there's only one static frame, while we know their framing is part of the issue.
💡 www.hepi.ac.uk/2026/01/10/w...
This is why it's all so exhausting: our managers declare there's only one static frame, while we know their framing is part of the issue.
💡 www.hepi.ac.uk/2026/01/10/w...
January 10, 2026 at 1:18 PM
Useful and clear reframing of higher ed budget crisis discourse
one moment I felt not alone this year, a violinist in a legacy string quartet and I bonded when I learned he drinks an energy drink before going on stage, something my playing partners have made fun of me for doing. I knew then there must be other freaks out there in the world like me
January 10, 2026 at 2:16 AM
one moment I felt not alone this year, a violinist in a legacy string quartet and I bonded when I learned he drinks an energy drink before going on stage, something my playing partners have made fun of me for doing. I knew then there must be other freaks out there in the world like me
For no reason
V. Louange à l'Éternité de Jésus, Quatuor pour la fin du temps (Messiaen)
youtu.be/-afvkS27zRI
V. Louange à l'Éternité de Jésus, Quatuor pour la fin du temps (Messiaen)
youtu.be/-afvkS27zRI
V. Louange à l'Éternité de Jésus, Quatuor pour la fin du temps (Messiaen)
YouTube video by Daniel Ketter, cellist
youtu.be
January 8, 2026 at 11:11 PM
For no reason
V. Louange à l'Éternité de Jésus, Quatuor pour la fin du temps (Messiaen)
youtu.be/-afvkS27zRI
V. Louange à l'Éternité de Jésus, Quatuor pour la fin du temps (Messiaen)
youtu.be/-afvkS27zRI
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Music theory teachers! My department at NYU created an amazing free public collection of online resources and examples, including a huge body of pop examples. They want you to use it! sites.google.com/nyu.edu/nyu-...
NYU Theory Resources
This site compiles resources used in the undergraduate music theory sequence at NYU Steinhardt. Click the icons below to naviage to each of the pages.
sites.google.com
January 8, 2026 at 9:05 PM
Music theory teachers! My department at NYU created an amazing free public collection of online resources and examples, including a huge body of pop examples. They want you to use it! sites.google.com/nyu.edu/nyu-...
Fabulous thread
Some vibe-coding thoughts: I think the zero-coding-experience vibe coders miss how much of what impresses them when Claude produces what they perceive to be a fully functional app comes from the ready-built frameworks that enable the construction of such apps just by writing some boilerplate.
January 8, 2026 at 10:00 PM
Fabulous thread
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Some vibe-coding thoughts: I think the zero-coding-experience vibe coders miss how much of what impresses them when Claude produces what they perceive to be a fully functional app comes from the ready-built frameworks that enable the construction of such apps just by writing some boilerplate.
January 8, 2026 at 9:57 PM
Some vibe-coding thoughts: I think the zero-coding-experience vibe coders miss how much of what impresses them when Claude produces what they perceive to be a fully functional app comes from the ready-built frameworks that enable the construction of such apps just by writing some boilerplate.
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Had a freewheeling conversation with a colleague yesterday whose expertise is different from my own, and he pointed me to sources I would have never thought to consult. Folks who are turning to LLMs instead of colleagues in the face of ignorance are having an impoverished experience.
January 8, 2026 at 2:08 PM
Had a freewheeling conversation with a colleague yesterday whose expertise is different from my own, and he pointed me to sources I would have never thought to consult. Folks who are turning to LLMs instead of colleagues in the face of ignorance are having an impoverished experience.
Made a small cobbler from old berries and an apple with dinner last night and realized I basically never make dessert. I’m not a sweets person but spouse and toddler are. What are some other small desserts I could roll into regular rotation that score low effort and not too low on health?
January 6, 2026 at 8:50 PM
Made a small cobbler from old berries and an apple with dinner last night and realized I basically never make dessert. I’m not a sweets person but spouse and toddler are. What are some other small desserts I could roll into regular rotation that score low effort and not too low on health?
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somebody at UChicago is feeding preprints to LLMs without authors' consent, in a research study
they have the gall to suggest to authors they've opted-in that they volunteer to evaluate the LLMs' suggestions regarding their own work.
lol, lmao even. here is the invite and my reply
they have the gall to suggest to authors they've opted-in that they volunteer to evaluate the LLMs' suggestions regarding their own work.
lol, lmao even. here is the invite and my reply
January 5, 2026 at 10:55 PM
somebody at UChicago is feeding preprints to LLMs without authors' consent, in a research study
they have the gall to suggest to authors they've opted-in that they volunteer to evaluate the LLMs' suggestions regarding their own work.
lol, lmao even. here is the invite and my reply
they have the gall to suggest to authors they've opted-in that they volunteer to evaluate the LLMs' suggestions regarding their own work.
lol, lmao even. here is the invite and my reply
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Guys, we have failed Bluesky. We have failed utterly. In the days of yore it was clear that if you got two historians into a room and asked them when did the Roman Empire fall you would get three opinions.
Here’s a fun top five: things that are consensus among historians but are essentially unknown by the public. Richard I, a bad king of England. Roman Empire, fell in 1453. Paul, more important than Jesus. Witch burning, a modern phenomenon not a medieval one. Britain last invaded in 1688. Yours?
As someone who wrote a dissertation on that damnable Frenchman; one can only hope.
January 6, 2026 at 12:01 PM
Guys, we have failed Bluesky. We have failed utterly. In the days of yore it was clear that if you got two historians into a room and asked them when did the Roman Empire fall you would get three opinions.
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FT had a depressing report on this www.ft.com/content/50b1...
January 6, 2026 at 12:35 PM
FT had a depressing report on this www.ft.com/content/50b1...
haha I very much remember this specific moment when I was 11
The Billboard Modern Rock tracks from 30 years ago
Jesus Christ
Jesus Christ
January 5, 2026 at 2:00 AM
haha I very much remember this specific moment when I was 11
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"Grilled cheese" is somewhat of a misnomer. It's actually the bread that's grilled; the cheese just melts. We've been getting lied to for years.
January 4, 2026 at 8:36 PM
"Grilled cheese" is somewhat of a misnomer. It's actually the bread that's grilled; the cheese just melts. We've been getting lied to for years.
I’m soaking my tofu in hot saltwater before frying, maybe making it crispier outside and more “pillowy” inside. What are your favorite tofu tricks I want some new inspiration
January 4, 2026 at 11:34 PM
I’m soaking my tofu in hot saltwater before frying, maybe making it crispier outside and more “pillowy” inside. What are your favorite tofu tricks I want some new inspiration
impromptu comps exam question for all the MUSIC DOCTORS out there, who wrote this
January 4, 2026 at 10:45 PM
impromptu comps exam question for all the MUSIC DOCTORS out there, who wrote this
*looks around awkwardly*
You might think it would be charming to have a guy practicing cello at your airport gate but see, you're imagining a better cellist
January 4, 2026 at 10:41 PM
*looks around awkwardly*
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Stressing over one mistake is ridiculous . . . you will probably make many more, wait and stress over all of them together.
December 31, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Stressing over one mistake is ridiculous . . . you will probably make many more, wait and stress over all of them together.