LPnotes
@lpnotes.bsky.social
Software engineer, violinist/
composer, occasional writer
Interests: 🎶 loop stations, sci-fi/fantasy, TV shows, fandoms, video editing, parkour
composer, occasional writer
Interests: 🎶 loop stations, sci-fi/fantasy, TV shows, fandoms, video editing, parkour
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Giuseppe Garibaldi, one of the key figures in the creation of Modern Italy (almost every Italian city has a street named after him). He even briefly lived in the US as a refugee, and Lincoln attempted to recruit him to fight for the Union early in the Civil War
October 13, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Giuseppe Garibaldi, one of the key figures in the creation of Modern Italy (almost every Italian city has a street named after him). He even briefly lived in the US as a refugee, and Lincoln attempted to recruit him to fight for the Union early in the Civil War
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Just missing Karl Space:
October 6, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Just missing Karl Space:
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so the US government just forced a tech company to delete an app it doesn’t like, which is totally normal stuff
www.404media.co/iceblock-own...
www.404media.co/iceblock-own...
ICEBlock Owner After Apple Removes App: ‘We Are Determined to Fight This’
Apple removed ICEBlock reportedly after direct pressure from Department of Justice officials. “I am incredibly disappointed by Apple's actions today. Capitulating to an authoritarian regime is never t...
www.404media.co
October 3, 2025 at 2:38 AM
so the US government just forced a tech company to delete an app it doesn’t like, which is totally normal stuff
www.404media.co/iceblock-own...
www.404media.co/iceblock-own...
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Just an unbelievable own goal that the party—and specifically Pelosi, who had great strengths as Speaker—put an ancient and not nimble messenger in this key public committee spot instead of @Aoc who is absolutely one of the best comms people in entire party.
Asked what he recommends federal workers do, Gerry Connolly says: "I guess if you can, cover yourself and do the five things you did last week"
February 23, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Just an unbelievable own goal that the party—and specifically Pelosi, who had great strengths as Speaker—put an ancient and not nimble messenger in this key public committee spot instead of @Aoc who is absolutely one of the best comms people in entire party.
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The public comment period for changing passports to misgender trans people is open. Please take a moment to let them know that you do not support that change.
30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Application for a U.S. Passport
The Department of State has submitted the information collection described below to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for approval. In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we are requesting comments on these collections from all interested individuals and organizations....
www.federalregister.gov
February 24, 2025 at 12:21 AM
The public comment period for changing passports to misgender trans people is open. Please take a moment to let them know that you do not support that change.
Fiction rec: if you liked Murderbot by Martha Wells, you'll like "The Hands of the Emperor" by Victoria Goddard!
October 25, 2023 at 1:08 AM
Fiction rec: if you liked Murderbot by Martha Wells, you'll like "The Hands of the Emperor" by Victoria Goddard!
Perfect Pitch Puzzle - Song #47 4/6 🎵
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September 22, 2023 at 4:04 AM
Perfect Pitch Puzzle - Song #47 4/6 🎵
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Just finished watching Nimona and loved it so much!
July 2, 2023 at 7:08 AM
Just finished watching Nimona and loved it so much!
I wrote about my affinity for Google Docs. https://medium.com/the-coding-diaries/your-meeting-needs-a-google-doc-7de38787864b
June 15, 2023 at 10:49 PM
I wrote about my affinity for Google Docs. https://medium.com/the-coding-diaries/your-meeting-needs-a-google-doc-7de38787864b
Food for thought: the parallels between Open Source and Fan Fiction
June 7, 2023 at 7:56 AM
Food for thought: the parallels between Open Source and Fan Fiction
Found some flowers that look like birds
May 27, 2023 at 12:24 AM
Found some flowers that look like birds
Some live-looping improv I'm actually pretty happy with :) https://youtube.com/shorts/ioNBDxtQ_Xk?feature=share
May 25, 2023 at 5:57 AM
Some live-looping improv I'm actually pretty happy with :) https://youtube.com/shorts/ioNBDxtQ_Xk?feature=share
I like how tumblr gives you the ability to sponsor _other_ users’ posts. Iconic.
May 5, 2023 at 5:54 AM
I like how tumblr gives you the ability to sponsor _other_ users’ posts. Iconic.
Played around with some tools for the AI Music Hackathon today and ended up making this remix of Paul McCartney singing a Taylor Swift song 😂 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3TPqOluFqUo
What If Paul McCartney sang \
Created during the AI Music Hackathon (https://lu.ma/w3jya276)
Tools I used:
vocalremover.org
create.musicfy.lol
Logic Pro X
www.youtube.com
April 29, 2023 at 11:14 PM
Played around with some tools for the AI Music Hackathon today and ended up making this remix of Paul McCartney singing a Taylor Swift song 😂 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3TPqOluFqUo
Also hoping some sort of groups/communities feature gets developed that’s better than what Twitter executed.
Until then I will continue following random people who seem like they might have similar interests
Until then I will continue following random people who seem like they might have similar interests
April 29, 2023 at 5:26 PM
Also hoping some sort of groups/communities feature gets developed that’s better than what Twitter executed.
Until then I will continue following random people who seem like they might have similar interests
Until then I will continue following random people who seem like they might have similar interests
👀 for the day I see embedded skeets instead of embedded tweets on a Buzzfeed article
April 29, 2023 at 5:23 PM
👀 for the day I see embedded skeets instead of embedded tweets on a Buzzfeed article
*looking up the etymology of skeet*
April 29, 2023 at 4:13 PM
*looking up the etymology of skeet*
Another thing I’m curious about is the ideal size for an abuse and prevention team.
The community feels fresh and friendly right now, but that’s because the membership is small (I think I saw 50k right now, according to a post from the CEO)
The community feels fresh and friendly right now, but that’s because the membership is small (I think I saw 50k right now, according to a post from the CEO)
April 29, 2023 at 4:11 PM
Another thing I’m curious about is the ideal size for an abuse and prevention team.
The community feels fresh and friendly right now, but that’s because the membership is small (I think I saw 50k right now, according to a post from the CEO)
The community feels fresh and friendly right now, but that’s because the membership is small (I think I saw 50k right now, according to a post from the CEO)
Bug report: clicking on follow button on the search page fails.
Hopefully these small issues will be fixed by the time the app scales a little more.
Hopefully these small issues will be fixed by the time the app scales a little more.
April 29, 2023 at 4:06 PM
Bug report: clicking on follow button on the search page fails.
Hopefully these small issues will be fixed by the time the app scales a little more.
Hopefully these small issues will be fixed by the time the app scales a little more.
Wondering if BlueSky will eventually trump Twitter when it fully launches, or if people will continue posting to both platforms
April 29, 2023 at 8:29 AM
Wondering if BlueSky will eventually trump Twitter when it fully launches, or if people will continue posting to both platforms
One of my goals was to write more fiction this year, and it’s already almost May :(
April 29, 2023 at 8:14 AM
One of my goals was to write more fiction this year, and it’s already almost May :(
Bought a new domain name for a web browser game I’ve been working on and it only took like a minute for the DNS settings to get picked up by Vercel, which felt magical. 🥰
April 29, 2023 at 8:05 AM
Bought a new domain name for a web browser game I’ve been working on and it only took like a minute for the DNS settings to get picked up by Vercel, which felt magical. 🥰