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Michael Evans
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Texas mathematician studying applied category theory. Trying to make sense of it all.

I'm building a small company called TOCK Analytics, whose concept won an award from the office of Senator Ted Cruz, and is receiving many well wishes. Thank you so much!
We have tomorrow
Bright before us
Like a flame.

Yesterday, a night-gone thing,
A sun-down name.

And dawn today
Broad arch above the road we came.

We march!

— Langston Hughes
February 1, 2026 at 10:38 PM
It was the theme for the hit 90s sitcom Wings on NBC. HBD to Franz Schubert, born #OTD in 1797.

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Piano Sonata No. 20 in A Major, D. 959: IV. Rondo. Allegretto
YouTube video by Murray Perahia - Topic
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January 31, 2026 at 4:45 PM
Moon and Jupiter tonight. Soundtrack: "Shinin' Moon" by Lightnin' Hopkins.
January 31, 2026 at 5:15 AM
"Last Rendez-Vous (Ron's Piece)" by Jean-Michel Jarre. It was to have featured Challenger astronaut and jazz saxophonist Ronald McNair recorded live from space.
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Last Rendez Vous (Remastered)
YouTube video by Jean-Michel Jarre - Topic
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January 29, 2026 at 3:38 AM
"See that old bloke there? He know. He know the Moon. He know the stars. And he know the..... Milky Way. He'll give you a hand. He know."
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David Gulpilil scene from The Right Stuff - 'We're Aborigines!'
YouTube video by angklungeds
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January 26, 2026 at 6:41 AM
Happy Australia 🇦🇺 Day 2026.

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Great Southern Land
YouTube video by Icehouse - Topic
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January 26, 2026 at 6:25 AM
Michał Urbaniak (Jan 22, 1943 - Dec 20, 2025) shreds on the violin heavy metal style and brings the heat while Double and Herb Alpert keep things cool.

"Hey Tommy, get me this Polish f**** fiddler, he's got the sound!"
- Miles Davis

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Devils Ball (feat. Herb Alpert)
YouTube video by Double - Topic
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January 24, 2026 at 2:00 AM
Reposted by Michael Evans
Church's Chicken co-founder turned Texas conservationist J. David Bamberger dies at 97 www.statesman.com/news/local/a...
J. David Bamberger grew chicken chain then restored Hill Country land
J. David Bamberger, Church’s Fried Chicken co-founder, left a lasting mark on Texas through business success and groundbreaking Hill Country conservation.
www.statesman.com
January 22, 2026 at 9:19 PM
Reposted by Michael Evans
The next time you notice a Hill Country pasture mostly devoid of ashe juniper (also known as Texas cedar) and instead rippling with native grasses, remember J. David Bamberger.
Remembering the Texas Chicken Tycoon Who Dedicated His Life to the Land
J. David Bamberger, who died this Saturday, made millions through Church’s Fried Chicken before finding his true love in conservation.
www.texasmonthly.com
January 18, 2026 at 11:46 PM
January 16.

A very happy birthday to Helen Adu.
January 16, 2026 at 5:11 PM
January 15, 1941. The premier of Quartet for the End of Time by Olivier Messiaen in Stalag VIII-A, a German World War II prisoner of war camp.

"To the Angel who announces the End of Time"
January 15, 2026 at 1:46 PM
Happy Birthday to legendary Grammy Award winning recording artist and United States Senator Everett McKinley Dirksen (Jan 4, 1896 - September 7, 1969).

Patriot, frenemy of President LBJ, Cold Warrior, and architect of the Civil Rights Acts of the 1960s.

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Rubina
YouTube video by Joe Satriani - Topic
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January 5, 2026 at 12:54 AM
The answer is 42.
December 29, 2025 at 9:53 AM
Captain Benjamin Sisko of New Orleans congratulates the Saints on a great victory. While the USS Titan is a good ship, we are more about the USS Defiant and say that's how you get it done.
December 28, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Hans Gruber.
Franz Gruber.

Be Franz Gruber. Frohe Weihnachten.
Merry Christmas.
December 25, 2025 at 6:46 PM
December 24th.

Bioinformatics - "the study of information processes in biotic systems."

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bioinfo...

The term is first defined by scientists Ben Hesper and today's birthday lady, Dutch biologist Paulien Hogeweg, in 1970. Happy birthday!
December 24, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Chris Rea (1951 - 2025)
December 22, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Captain Benjamin Sisko of New Orleans congratulates the Saints on a great victory today. The outcome was never in doubt. Captain Sisko designs, builds, and flies things faster than jets.
December 21, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Kobie Turner "Symphony For Defense Opus 91" celebration. Beautiful.
December 19, 2025 at 3:50 AM
When a Texan started collaborating with artists like The Clash to create the raw sound known as cowpunk. Celebrating the life of Joe Ely (1947 - 2025).

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For Your Love
YouTube video by Joe Ely - Topic
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December 16, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Remembering Joe Ely (1947 - 2025).
December 16, 2025 at 2:24 AM
Reposted by Michael Evans
Just submitted corrected proofs for my first book!
Publication (open access) is scheduled for late Feb 2026 (but the preprint is already available if you don't want to wait: osf.io/preprints/ps...)
December 14, 2025 at 9:59 PM
"I recently discovered a cassette recording of myself at age 18 playing acoustic guitar. Seems like I was listening to quite a bit of John McLaughlin and Al Di Meola. This would have been around 1977."
- Steve Stevens

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Steve Acoustic At 18
YouTube video by Steve Stevens
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December 15, 2025 at 8:20 AM
Reposted by Michael Evans
🏈 CAR 17 - 20 NO
FINAL

👎 That's Antigami! 20-17 is the most common result in NFL history. This score has happened 299 times before.

Last time: Nov 30, 2025
Tampa Bay Buccaneers defeated Arizona Cardinals
December 15, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Captain Benjamin Sisko of New Orleans congratulates the Saints for their inspiring victory against the Panthers.
December 15, 2025 at 12:57 AM