Reilly Spitzfaden (they/them)
@reillypascal.bsky.social
Composer & programmer who likes noise, obsolete media, electronics, and nostalgia
Website: https://reillyspitzfaden.com
Mastodon: https://hachyderm.io/@reillypascal
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Website: https://reillyspitzfaden.com
Mastodon: https://hachyderm.io/@reillypascal
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Reilly Spitzfaden — Everything lost along the way [w/ score]
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@scorefollower.bsky.social shared one of my pieces!
It's for trumpet, trombone, percussion, and MIDI keyboard w/ Max/MSP, and it's got microtonal brass, glitchy noise, and cheesy DX7 sounds
www.youtube.com/watch?v=t_gx...
#ContemporaryClassical #Synths #MaxMSP #ExperimentalMusic
It's for trumpet, trombone, percussion, and MIDI keyboard w/ Max/MSP, and it's got microtonal brass, glitchy noise, and cheesy DX7 sounds
www.youtube.com/watch?v=t_gx...
#ContemporaryClassical #Synths #MaxMSP #ExperimentalMusic
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Google is hosting a CBP app that uses facial recognition to identify immigrants, while simultaneously removing apps that report the location of ICE officials because Google sees ICE as a vulnerable group. “Big tech has made their choice.”
www.404media.co/google-has-c...
www.404media.co/google-has-c...
Google Has Chosen a Side in Trump's Mass Deportation Effort
Google is hosting a CBP app that uses facial recognition to identify immigrants, while simultaneously removing apps that report the location of ICE officials because Google sees ICE as a vulnerable…
www.404media.co
January 2, 2026 at 11:00 PM
Google is hosting a CBP app that uses facial recognition to identify immigrants, while simultaneously removing apps that report the location of ICE officials because Google sees ICE as a vulnerable group. “Big tech has made their choice.”
www.404media.co/google-has-c...
www.404media.co/google-has-c...
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my new single moonlight is out everywhere now
special ending if u listen on bandcamp or youtube <3
produced by @angelmsg.bsky.social
distrokid.com/hyperfollow/...
special ending if u listen on bandcamp or youtube <3
produced by @angelmsg.bsky.social
distrokid.com/hyperfollow/...
moonlight by sydastry
Stream and Save moonlight - Distributed by DistroKid
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January 16, 2026 at 5:02 AM
my new single moonlight is out everywhere now
special ending if u listen on bandcamp or youtube <3
produced by @angelmsg.bsky.social
distrokid.com/hyperfollow/...
special ending if u listen on bandcamp or youtube <3
produced by @angelmsg.bsky.social
distrokid.com/hyperfollow/...
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AYYYYYYYY!!! Guess who's got a #blog on her website?!
It's me. I did... yay! I will post there as often as I can, and I'll do my best to share any new posts I make.
www.monsestudio.com/blog/start-o...
It's me. I did... yay! I will post there as often as I can, and I'll do my best to share any new posts I make.
www.monsestudio.com/blog/start-o...
Start of a New Thing! — MonseStudio
MonseStudio is making a Blog. WOW!
www.monsestudio.com
January 16, 2026 at 12:58 AM
AYYYYYYYY!!! Guess who's got a #blog on her website?!
It's me. I did... yay! I will post there as often as I can, and I'll do my best to share any new posts I make.
www.monsestudio.com/blog/start-o...
It's me. I did... yay! I will post there as often as I can, and I'll do my best to share any new posts I make.
www.monsestudio.com/blog/start-o...
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Fun fact! We could be using the $75 billion allocated for ICE on literally anything else! Like essential services that help people exist! It’s almost as if these issues + our priorities have a lot of overlap!
Also people definitely can’t afford things if they get shot in the face!
Also people definitely can’t afford things if they get shot in the face!
Schumer as a major American metro is being brutally occupied by Trump goons: "The affordability crisis will be our focus throughout 2026 because that's what the American people are demanding"
January 15, 2026 at 10:11 PM
Fun fact! We could be using the $75 billion allocated for ICE on literally anything else! Like essential services that help people exist! It’s almost as if these issues + our priorities have a lot of overlap!
Also people definitely can’t afford things if they get shot in the face!
Also people definitely can’t afford things if they get shot in the face!
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100 independent clinics have closed their doors since Dobbs, cutting off communities & sometimes entire regions of the US from care (like later abortion) they can’t get anywhere else. It's “a misconception” that “after bans take effect, these clinics aren’t still active in their communities":
We Can't Abandon Clinics in Banned States
To help patients, we need to support providers
open.substack.com
January 15, 2026 at 8:53 PM
100 independent clinics have closed their doors since Dobbs, cutting off communities & sometimes entire regions of the US from care (like later abortion) they can’t get anywhere else. It's “a misconception” that “after bans take effect, these clinics aren’t still active in their communities":
“…the answer to so many of the issues that are raised isn’t just switching to a new streaming app. The point is to encourage people to be more active participants… buy music directly from artists, and reject the idea that it’s a one-click solution.”
www.hearingthings.co/liz-pelly-on...
www.hearingthings.co/liz-pelly-on...
Liz Pelly on the Impact of Her Anti-Spotify Book ‘Mood Machine’ and Where We Go From Here
“The point is to encourage people to reject the idea that it’s a one-click solution.”
www.hearingthings.co
January 15, 2026 at 7:14 PM
“…the answer to so many of the issues that are raised isn’t just switching to a new streaming app. The point is to encourage people to be more active participants… buy music directly from artists, and reject the idea that it’s a one-click solution.”
www.hearingthings.co/liz-pelly-on...
www.hearingthings.co/liz-pelly-on...
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Sure. AI companies have ALWAYS been training their models on Wikipedia content, which under the free and open access model is available to anyone — including AI companies. Agreements like these require AI companies to limit and offset the strain they place on Wikimedia infrastructure.
Hoping that @molly.wiki can help explain.
Wikimedia Foundation announces new AI partnerships with Amazon, Meta, Microsoft, Perplexity and others
January 15, 2026 at 6:47 PM
Sure. AI companies have ALWAYS been training their models on Wikipedia content, which under the free and open access model is available to anyone — including AI companies. Agreements like these require AI companies to limit and offset the strain they place on Wikimedia infrastructure.
“…searching for the terms ‘medical abortion,’ ‘medication abortion,’ and ‘mifepristone’… returns — as the top result — a video seemingly attempting to deter women from obtaining a medication abortion by misleading about what's likely to happen”
www.mediamatters.org/tiktok/tikto...
www.mediamatters.org/tiktok/tikto...
TikTok’s search engine algorithm promotes anti-abortion propaganda
Users searching for information about medication abortions are met with anti-abortion propaganda
www.mediamatters.org
January 15, 2026 at 7:10 PM
“…searching for the terms ‘medical abortion,’ ‘medication abortion,’ and ‘mifepristone’… returns — as the top result — a video seemingly attempting to deter women from obtaining a medication abortion by misleading about what's likely to happen”
www.mediamatters.org/tiktok/tikto...
www.mediamatters.org/tiktok/tikto...
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It’s crucial to recognize this is not hypocrisy. People in power don’t actually want to regulate the business models of these big tech companies, they want to use liberals/leftists rightful anger at big tech to pass sweeping surveillance/censorship laws while letting these companies profit
January 13, 2026 at 3:17 PM
It’s crucial to recognize this is not hypocrisy. People in power don’t actually want to regulate the business models of these big tech companies, they want to use liberals/leftists rightful anger at big tech to pass sweeping surveillance/censorship laws while letting these companies profit
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This misses the key distinction which is that the Online Safety Act (& KOSA in the U.S.) is about punishing, censoring and surveilling *users*. None of these “child safety” laws are about punishing actual big tech companies. They’re ONLY about censoring speech, they reward big tech financially
January 13, 2026 at 3:15 PM
This misses the key distinction which is that the Online Safety Act (& KOSA in the U.S.) is about punishing, censoring and surveilling *users*. None of these “child safety” laws are about punishing actual big tech companies. They’re ONLY about censoring speech, they reward big tech financially
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The "internet safety" bills being rammed through Congress and state legislatures are this generations equivalent of the Patriot Act — a path for mass surveillance, censorship and surrendering of fundamental rights.
It creates ICE for the internet.
It creates ICE for the internet.
We need to fight these “child online safety” mass surveillance laws with everything we have and fight to protect section 230 which protects ALL of our speech online. Go to badinternetbills.com for more info!!
January 13, 2026 at 5:35 PM
The "internet safety" bills being rammed through Congress and state legislatures are this generations equivalent of the Patriot Act — a path for mass surveillance, censorship and surrendering of fundamental rights.
It creates ICE for the internet.
It creates ICE for the internet.
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As the new semester begins I want to shout out #blackademics, the home for Black scholars & grad students & independent researchers. Join the feed & contribute to the conversation!
Updated the Blackademics starter pack again (!) to include Vincent Brown, Imani Perry, the Harare Review of Books and others. Stay tuned for more developments coming soon....
January 12, 2026 at 2:11 PM
As the new semester begins I want to shout out #blackademics, the home for Black scholars & grad students & independent researchers. Join the feed & contribute to the conversation!
My mom gave me this replacement board (www.sensorwatch.net) for a retro Casio watch for Christmas, and it turns out there's a watch face for it that will simulate a d2, d4, d6, d8, d10, d12, d20, and d100
Definitely bringing this to my Pathfinder 2e group next week!
Definitely bringing this to my Pathfinder 2e group next week!
January 10, 2026 at 10:40 PM
My mom gave me this replacement board (www.sensorwatch.net) for a retro Casio watch for Christmas, and it turns out there's a watch face for it that will simulate a d2, d4, d6, d8, d10, d12, d20, and d100
Definitely bringing this to my Pathfinder 2e group next week!
Definitely bringing this to my Pathfinder 2e group next week!
“Based on these headlines, you may be thinking, ‘This is an uncharacteristic show of accountability and perhaps even self reflection…’ But as with all things Musk does, this is a business move to monetize the long-established harassment factory…”
www.404media.co/x-premium-gr...
www.404media.co/x-premium-gr...
Masterful Gambit: Musk Attempts to Monetize Grok's Wave of Sexual Abuse Imagery
In an attempt to push more people toward a paying subscription, Grok now refuses to generate images in replies. The paywall is pretty leaky, though.
www.404media.co
January 9, 2026 at 9:42 PM
“Based on these headlines, you may be thinking, ‘This is an uncharacteristic show of accountability and perhaps even self reflection…’ But as with all things Musk does, this is a business move to monetize the long-established harassment factory…”
www.404media.co/x-premium-gr...
www.404media.co/x-premium-gr...
“This ICE agent murdered Renee Good, in broad daylight, in front of many witnesses and multiple cameras. Trust the evidence of your eyes and ears.”
daringfireball.net/2026/01/lets...
daringfireball.net/2026/01/lets...
Let’s Call a Murder a Murder
Caitlin Callenson’s courage in the face of insane danger is just remarkable.
daringfireball.net
January 8, 2026 at 8:45 PM
“This ICE agent murdered Renee Good, in broad daylight, in front of many witnesses and multiple cameras. Trust the evidence of your eyes and ears.”
daringfireball.net/2026/01/lets...
daringfireball.net/2026/01/lets...
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Pro tip: if your Mayor or your City Council are talking tough about ICE, demand that they take steps to limit local cops from sharing surveillance data with ICE.
If they don't, they're full of shit.
If they don't, they're full of shit.
January 8, 2026 at 6:03 PM
Pro tip: if your Mayor or your City Council are talking tough about ICE, demand that they take steps to limit local cops from sharing surveillance data with ICE.
If they don't, they're full of shit.
If they don't, they're full of shit.
My mom got me a microcontroller board to replace the workings of a classic Casio watch for Christmas
It'll be fun to write custom firmware, but it already has something I really like, which is a countdown timer that only beeps a few times, and doesn't require me to turn the alarm off
It'll be fun to write custom firmware, but it already has something I really like, which is a countdown timer that only beeps a few times, and doesn't require me to turn the alarm off
January 8, 2026 at 4:49 PM
My mom got me a microcontroller board to replace the workings of a classic Casio watch for Christmas
It'll be fun to write custom firmware, but it already has something I really like, which is a countdown timer that only beeps a few times, and doesn't require me to turn the alarm off
It'll be fun to write custom firmware, but it already has something I really like, which is a countdown timer that only beeps a few times, and doesn't require me to turn the alarm off
“And technoligarchs’ consolidation of power makes them visible architects of these systems. When the economy they’ve hollowed out seizes up, when the markets they’ve destabilized implode… and when everyday people suffer, their names are on all of it.”
www.citationneeded.news/the-year-of-...
www.citationneeded.news/the-year-of-...
The year of technoligarchy
In 2025, Trump brought tech executives into power to dismantle regulators and write their own rules. But the instabilities they’re creating may be their downfall.
www.citationneeded.news
January 8, 2026 at 4:30 PM
“And technoligarchs’ consolidation of power makes them visible architects of these systems. When the economy they’ve hollowed out seizes up, when the markets they’ve destabilized implode… and when everyday people suffer, their names are on all of it.”
www.citationneeded.news/the-year-of-...
www.citationneeded.news/the-year-of-...
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The GoFundMe for Renee Good’s wife and son has blown past $130,000, and from what I can tell, the vast majority of those donations are under $500. An amazing swell of grassroots support for this family gofund.me/8b7c8cf8a
Donate to Support for Renee Good’s wife and son, organized by Mattie Weiss
Please support the wife and son of Renee Good as they grapple with the devastating … Mattie Weiss needs your support for Support for Renee Good’s wife and son
gofund.me
January 8, 2026 at 3:47 AM
The GoFundMe for Renee Good’s wife and son has blown past $130,000, and from what I can tell, the vast majority of those donations are under $500. An amazing swell of grassroots support for this family gofund.me/8b7c8cf8a
Why you should blog now of all times, and how to get started with a minimum of fuss:
www.joanwestenberg.com/the-case-for...
www.joanwestenberg.com/the-case-for...
The Case for Blogging in the Ruins
In 1751, Denis Diderot began publishing his Encyclopédie, a project that would eventually span 28 volumes and take more than two decades to complete. The French government banned it twice. The Catholi...
www.joanwestenberg.com
January 7, 2026 at 8:43 PM
Why you should blog now of all times, and how to get started with a minimum of fuss:
www.joanwestenberg.com/the-case-for...
www.joanwestenberg.com/the-case-for...
I did a writeup of a convenient way to send webmentions from the terminal:
reillyspitzfaden.com/posts/2026/0...
reillyspitzfaden.com/posts/2026/0...
Sending Webmentions with a Simple Shell Script
I came across a convenient way to send webmentions from my terminal using a simple Bash script.
reillyspitzfaden.com
January 7, 2026 at 7:12 PM
I did a writeup of a convenient way to send webmentions from the terminal:
reillyspitzfaden.com/posts/2026/0...
reillyspitzfaden.com/posts/2026/0...
I saw Robb Knight's post about the default apps he uses and decided it looked fun, so here's a post on mine:
reillyspitzfaden.com/notes/2026/0...
reillyspitzfaden.com/notes/2026/0...
App Defaults at the End of 2025
reillyspitzfaden.com
January 7, 2026 at 4:17 PM
I saw Robb Knight's post about the default apps he uses and decided it looked fun, so here's a post on mine:
reillyspitzfaden.com/notes/2026/0...
reillyspitzfaden.com/notes/2026/0...
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Reminder: I am currently seeking independent releases in any/all genres for review on my blog/newsletter Other People's Music. No cost, very little obligation to the artists! Here's the info:
www.etherdiver.com/other-people...
Give it a read and HMU! (Non musicians, tell your musician friends)
www.etherdiver.com/other-people...
Give it a read and HMU! (Non musicians, tell your musician friends)
OPM Submission Guidelines – Ether Diver
www.etherdiver.com
January 7, 2026 at 1:29 AM
Reminder: I am currently seeking independent releases in any/all genres for review on my blog/newsletter Other People's Music. No cost, very little obligation to the artists! Here's the info:
www.etherdiver.com/other-people...
Give it a read and HMU! (Non musicians, tell your musician friends)
www.etherdiver.com/other-people...
Give it a read and HMU! (Non musicians, tell your musician friends)
I really wanted to do something like this too, with a whole section heading dedicated to it and everything:
## AI Policy
No.
## AI Policy
No.
Had to include an AI policy in my syllabi and I wanted to just write NO
January 6, 2026 at 11:03 PM
I really wanted to do something like this too, with a whole section heading dedicated to it and everything:
## AI Policy
No.
## AI Policy
No.