Robert Komaniecki
@komaniecki.bsky.social
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Robert Komaniecki
@komaniecki.bsky.social
· Jan 26
Putting it out there that I’d like to branch into writing more pop musicology/music theory content for general audiences. If your publication would like a music essay that is fun, informative, and well-sourced, send me a message.
Below, I’ll give examples of things I’ve written about previously:
Below, I’ll give examples of things I’ve written about previously:
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KASH PATEL ON FIRING WATCH, THIS IS NOT A DRILL, REPEAT KASH PATEL ON FIRING WATCH
President Trump may have had enough of Kash Patel, according to sources
The president is weighing whether to oust the FBI director after scrutiny of Patel's stewardship of bureau resources, including his girlfriend’s security detail and use of a government jet.
www.ms.now
November 26, 2025 at 2:45 AM
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I feel like people increasingly denigrate “girl boss feminism body positivity” of the 2010s without remembering what it was a response to
November 26, 2025 at 2:18 AM
I feel like people increasingly denigrate “girl boss feminism body positivity” of the 2010s without remembering what it was a response to
Women in male-dominated fields
Man divorces wife after she puts him in debt sending $94,000 to male streamer - Dexerto
A man in China has filed for divorce after learning his wife blew their life savings on a male streamer, leaving the family deep in debt.
www.dexerto.com
November 25, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Women in male-dominated fields
I usually embrace technicalities, but it annoys me when I say I'm "American" and folks respond with "AmErIcA hAs LoTs Of CoUnTrIes, iT's TwO wHoLe CoNtInents"
Man, you know which one. The one with "America" as part of the country name, for which "American" is a common shorthand and colloquialism.
Man, you know which one. The one with "America" as part of the country name, for which "American" is a common shorthand and colloquialism.
November 25, 2025 at 6:24 PM
I usually embrace technicalities, but it annoys me when I say I'm "American" and folks respond with "AmErIcA hAs LoTs Of CoUnTrIes, iT's TwO wHoLe CoNtInents"
Man, you know which one. The one with "America" as part of the country name, for which "American" is a common shorthand and colloquialism.
Man, you know which one. The one with "America" as part of the country name, for which "American" is a common shorthand and colloquialism.
It's kind of crazy how bad Trump has been for agriculture. Beef prices are already at a record high, and now Tyson is reducing the nation's beef capacity by like 9% and essentially destroying a farm town of 11,000. Tariffs are blowing up import prices but we can't even produce domestically.
Tyson's beef plant closure in Nebraska will impact a reliant town and ranchers nationwide
Tyson Foods’ decision to close a beef plant in Lexington, Nebraska, could devastate the small city and undermine the profits of ranchers nationwide.
apnews.com
November 25, 2025 at 6:07 PM
It's kind of crazy how bad Trump has been for agriculture. Beef prices are already at a record high, and now Tyson is reducing the nation's beef capacity by like 9% and essentially destroying a farm town of 11,000. Tariffs are blowing up import prices but we can't even produce domestically.
Reposted by Robert Komaniecki
“within the closed system of a large language model, novelty and effectiveness function as inversely related variables. As the system strives to be more effective by choosing probable words, it automatically becomes less novel”
It is looking more and more like AI is going to level off and become a paywall-ridden dump as corps scramble to turn a profit
A mathematical ceiling limits generative AI to amateur-level creativity
A new study argues that the algorithms driving tools like ChatGPT impose a hard limit on originality. By prioritizing probable answers, these models are structurally confined to producing amateur-leve...
www.psypost.org
November 25, 2025 at 6:16 AM
“within the closed system of a large language model, novelty and effectiveness function as inversely related variables. As the system strives to be more effective by choosing probable words, it automatically becomes less novel”
I am getting close to 50k followers on Instagram, which means that I'm getting more offers for sponsored posts, and it's ridiculous how many places try to pay you with product samples instead of like, real money
November 25, 2025 at 6:11 AM
I am getting close to 50k followers on Instagram, which means that I'm getting more offers for sponsored posts, and it's ridiculous how many places try to pay you with product samples instead of like, real money
It is looking more and more like AI is going to level off and become a paywall-ridden dump as corps scramble to turn a profit
A mathematical ceiling limits generative AI to amateur-level creativity
A new study argues that the algorithms driving tools like ChatGPT impose a hard limit on originality. By prioritizing probable answers, these models are structurally confined to producing amateur-leve...
www.psypost.org
November 25, 2025 at 5:37 AM
It is looking more and more like AI is going to level off and become a paywall-ridden dump as corps scramble to turn a profit
Always bums me out when a Marvel or Star Wars property has a little glimmer of artfulness poking out in a way that makes it clear that there was once an creative, good idea or direction that was simply eroded by profit optimization and test screenings.
November 25, 2025 at 5:14 AM
Always bums me out when a Marvel or Star Wars property has a little glimmer of artfulness poking out in a way that makes it clear that there was once an creative, good idea or direction that was simply eroded by profit optimization and test screenings.
Reposted by Robert Komaniecki
You have to keep giving money to avoid collapse and if there’s collapse you have to give more money. It’s called the free market.
November 24, 2025 at 10:54 PM
You have to keep giving money to avoid collapse and if there’s collapse you have to give more money. It’s called the free market.
There’s a really cool El-P line where he says
“I'm the foulest, no need for any evaluations
I'm a phallus, a Johnson, a Jimmy sprayin' faces”
And from a rhyme standpoint it’s just so nice. Foulest/phallus is some Sondheim stuff, plus the Johnson/Jimmy alliteration. Love it
“I'm the foulest, no need for any evaluations
I'm a phallus, a Johnson, a Jimmy sprayin' faces”
And from a rhyme standpoint it’s just so nice. Foulest/phallus is some Sondheim stuff, plus the Johnson/Jimmy alliteration. Love it
November 25, 2025 at 12:09 AM
There’s a really cool El-P line where he says
“I'm the foulest, no need for any evaluations
I'm a phallus, a Johnson, a Jimmy sprayin' faces”
And from a rhyme standpoint it’s just so nice. Foulest/phallus is some Sondheim stuff, plus the Johnson/Jimmy alliteration. Love it
“I'm the foulest, no need for any evaluations
I'm a phallus, a Johnson, a Jimmy sprayin' faces”
And from a rhyme standpoint it’s just so nice. Foulest/phallus is some Sondheim stuff, plus the Johnson/Jimmy alliteration. Love it
Yes, in Splice (2009) starring Adrian Brody.
November 24, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Yes, in Splice (2009) starring Adrian Brody.
Reposted by Robert Komaniecki
It’s so funny to see people ANALYZE why Trump fawned over Zohran Mamdani and it’s literally because he’s an old man who watches news TV all day and the man from the TV came to see him which was very exciting
November 23, 2025 at 2:15 PM
It’s so funny to see people ANALYZE why Trump fawned over Zohran Mamdani and it’s literally because he’s an old man who watches news TV all day and the man from the TV came to see him which was very exciting
A few weeks ago on a plane I firmly confronted a man who was smacking the TV embedded in my headrest, and by Canadian standards of confrontation that's the equivalent of challenging somebody to Sumo wrestling match in front of 10,000 fans
November 24, 2025 at 3:59 AM
A few weeks ago on a plane I firmly confronted a man who was smacking the TV embedded in my headrest, and by Canadian standards of confrontation that's the equivalent of challenging somebody to Sumo wrestling match in front of 10,000 fans
I interacted with a few wrestling related posts, but my algorithm, doubtlessly misled by my extensive history with choirs and support for Elizabeth Warren, has wrongly assumed that I am a middle-aged gay guy who’s really sexually interested in pictures of people wearing wrestling singlets
November 24, 2025 at 3:39 AM
I interacted with a few wrestling related posts, but my algorithm, doubtlessly misled by my extensive history with choirs and support for Elizabeth Warren, has wrongly assumed that I am a middle-aged gay guy who’s really sexually interested in pictures of people wearing wrestling singlets
What my kids see when they watch Frozen for the 87th time
November 23, 2025 at 10:55 PM
What my kids see when they watch Frozen for the 87th time
I think this right here is why politicians, journalists, and academics need to actually get off X, not just because it’s owned by a dickhead, but because it’s literally causing them to formulate their ideas and responses based on a country that does not exist in the real world
Twitter pays people based on engagement (views, retweets, comments, etc). It appears that many MAGA accounts are based abroad and they use AI technology to generate low-effort rage bait.
My guess is that this will get worse as AI tech improves. For instance, fake videos of minorities doing crime.
My guess is that this will get worse as AI tech improves. For instance, fake videos of minorities doing crime.
November 23, 2025 at 6:49 PM
I think this right here is why politicians, journalists, and academics need to actually get off X, not just because it’s owned by a dickhead, but because it’s literally causing them to formulate their ideas and responses based on a country that does not exist in the real world
I read the RFK sexts because I am nosy, and tbh they just read like a dude who 1) watches too much porn, and 2) is currently reading Blood Meridian
November 23, 2025 at 6:28 PM
I read the RFK sexts because I am nosy, and tbh they just read like a dude who 1) watches too much porn, and 2) is currently reading Blood Meridian
Asked ChatGPT for the sheet music to “Jingle Bells.” Okay
November 23, 2025 at 7:51 AM
Asked ChatGPT for the sheet music to “Jingle Bells.” Okay
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MAMDANI: And I just think that there are barriers, barricades, to helping Americans that we can break down
TRUMP: Uh huh
MAMDANI: And breaking down barriers? Reminds me of a certain Broadway show *smiling widely* where they worked together to break a barricade?
TRUMP: *sitting bolt upright* Phantom
TRUMP: Uh huh
MAMDANI: And breaking down barriers? Reminds me of a certain Broadway show *smiling widely* where they worked together to break a barricade?
TRUMP: *sitting bolt upright* Phantom
November 21, 2025 at 10:17 PM
MAMDANI: And I just think that there are barriers, barricades, to helping Americans that we can break down
TRUMP: Uh huh
MAMDANI: And breaking down barriers? Reminds me of a certain Broadway show *smiling widely* where they worked together to break a barricade?
TRUMP: *sitting bolt upright* Phantom
TRUMP: Uh huh
MAMDANI: And breaking down barriers? Reminds me of a certain Broadway show *smiling widely* where they worked together to break a barricade?
TRUMP: *sitting bolt upright* Phantom
Literally tens of thousands of men and women defending or justifying this in 2025, please send the flood
November 23, 2025 at 2:22 AM
Literally tens of thousands of men and women defending or justifying this in 2025, please send the flood
Begging dudes to realize that these actors look like they do because of the male gaze
November 23, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Begging dudes to realize that these actors look like they do because of the male gaze
There’s a guy in the gym doing deadlifts with one (1) 5lb plate on each side and he’s just letting the bar smash to the ground like he’s doing 400lbs 😂
November 22, 2025 at 11:39 PM
There’s a guy in the gym doing deadlifts with one (1) 5lb plate on each side and he’s just letting the bar smash to the ground like he’s doing 400lbs 😂
I wish people like this didn’t exist and that we didn’t have to explain them to our daughters when they should be focused on being kids
November 22, 2025 at 10:02 PM
I wish people like this didn’t exist and that we didn’t have to explain them to our daughters when they should be focused on being kids
I genuinely expanded my vocabulary so much reading these collections as a kid, and I would reread them again and again on trips. Best money my parents ever spent.
The adventures of a precocious 6-year-old and his stuffed tiger debuted on November 18, 1985. NPR's Renee Montagne spoke with the comic strip's editor, Lee Salem, in 2005.
40 years ago, Calvin and Hobbes' raucous adventures burst onto the comics page
The adventures of a precocious 6-year-old and his stuffed tiger debuted on November 18, 1985. NPR's Renee Montagne spoke with the comic strip's editor, Lee Salem, in 2005.
n.pr
November 22, 2025 at 8:14 PM
I genuinely expanded my vocabulary so much reading these collections as a kid, and I would reread them again and again on trips. Best money my parents ever spent.