Tina Tallon
@ttallon.bsky.social
creative technologist, temporal media artist, composer, vocalist, technocultural historian, and assistant professor of AI & Music Composition at (The) Ohio State University | she/they
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Tina Tallon
@ttallon.bsky.social
· Jan 9
Today was the first meeting of my AI and music class, and in the first hour we drew a direct line from AI slop Xmas music to the wildfires raging in LA right now. If you teach AI and don’t discuss its immediate climate impacts, you need to start doing it. Every single day. Here are some sources (🧵):
I was recently talking to another professor who said that their students started referring to Pierre Schaeffer’s “Étude aux chemins de fer” as “The Choo-Choo Piece” and it is basically my Roman Empire (also probably why I’m randomly giggling to myself at any given moment)
August 4, 2025 at 4:11 PM
I was recently talking to another professor who said that their students started referring to Pierre Schaeffer’s “Étude aux chemins de fer” as “The Choo-Choo Piece” and it is basically my Roman Empire (also probably why I’m randomly giggling to myself at any given moment)
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July 2, 2025 at 3:07 AM
✨📢 Heads up, Composer-land! 📢✨ Ohio State University is looking for a Lecturer in Music Composition to join us this fall! The position is full time and benefits-eligible. You can view more details and apply online at: osu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/OSUCareers/j...
Reporting on MIT’s shameful ban via the Boston Globe:
MIT banned the president of its class of 2025 from commencement after a speech she made Thursday veered from her prepared marks and called for the university to cut ties with Israel.
MIT bans class of 2025 president from commencement after pro-Palestinian speech, drawing protests - The Boston Globe
Megha Vemuri, president of MIT’s undergrad student association, on Thursday veered from her prepared marks and called for the university to cut ties with Israel.
www.bostonglobe.com
May 30, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Reporting on MIT’s shameful ban via the Boston Globe:
Annnnd MIT’s administration just banned the class president from commencement for standing up for freedom and against state- and institution-sanctioned murder yesterday (especially hypocritical after Sally Kornbluth affirmed students’ right to free expression immediately after her speech).
May 30, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Annnnd MIT’s administration just banned the class president from commencement for standing up for freedom and against state- and institution-sanctioned murder yesterday (especially hypocritical after Sally Kornbluth affirmed students’ right to free expression immediately after her speech).
I’ve watched every MIT commencement speech since my graduation’s in ‘11, and I can say that none have used the word ‘butthole’ twice nor stood up to power (or imparted as much wisdom) as @hankgreen.bsky.social’s. Thanks for speaking truth to power on a stage I care so much about! ❤️🩶🖤 #gotech
May 29, 2025 at 11:46 PM
I’ve watched every MIT commencement speech since my graduation’s in ‘11, and I can say that none have used the word ‘butthole’ twice nor stood up to power (or imparted as much wisdom) as @hankgreen.bsky.social’s. Thanks for speaking truth to power on a stage I care so much about! ❤️🩶🖤 #gotech
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Sen. Warren was my 1L contracts professor, and this is why we never came to class without doing the assigned reading.
WARREN: Can POTUS legally tell the IRS to change someone's nonprofit status?
BILLY LONG: I'm not able to answer
WARREN: You can't read these words and tell me what those words say?!
LONG: I can read the statute and I did
WARREN: Then tell me what they mean!
BILLY LONG: I'm not able to answer
WARREN: You can't read these words and tell me what those words say?!
LONG: I can read the statute and I did
WARREN: Then tell me what they mean!
May 20, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Sen. Warren was my 1L contracts professor, and this is why we never came to class without doing the assigned reading.
Sure, ChatGPT may be undermining the educational system, but Kristi Noem is living proof that it didn’t need much help
HASSAN: What is habeas corpus?
NOEM: Habeas corpus is a constitutional right that the president has to be able to remove people from this country
HASSAN: That's incorrect
NOEM: Habeas corpus is a constitutional right that the president has to be able to remove people from this country
HASSAN: That's incorrect
May 20, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Sure, ChatGPT may be undermining the educational system, but Kristi Noem is living proof that it didn’t need much help
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Pathbreaking composer, choreographer, and performer Meredith Monk has been awarded the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement by the organizers of the Sixty-Ninth Venice Biennale Musica. www.artforum.com/news/meredit...
Meredith Monk Wins Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement at Venice Biennale Musica
Composer, choreographer, and performer Meredith Monk has been awarded the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement by the 69th Venice Biennale Musica.
www.artforum.com
May 20, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Pathbreaking composer, choreographer, and performer Meredith Monk has been awarded the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement by the organizers of the Sixty-Ninth Venice Biennale Musica. www.artforum.com/news/meredit...
There is no euphoria like the feeling of a conference submission deadline being extended just as you’re getting ready to pull an all-nighter to meet the first deadline
May 16, 2025 at 3:12 PM
There is no euphoria like the feeling of a conference submission deadline being extended just as you’re getting ready to pull an all-nighter to meet the first deadline
It is WILD to now be a matriarch in the academic electronic music community (I’m 35). By the end of tonight’s late SEAMUS concert (~11:40pm), I was the eldest femme person in the bar, one of 2-3 others amidst ~40 people. I would usually stay until I was the last, but I’ve been awake for over 20hrs 🫠
March 24, 2025 at 4:09 AM
It is WILD to now be a matriarch in the academic electronic music community (I’m 35). By the end of tonight’s late SEAMUS concert (~11:40pm), I was the eldest femme person in the bar, one of 2-3 others amidst ~40 people. I would usually stay until I was the last, but I’ve been awake for over 20hrs 🫠
When I turned 35 in Jan, I reticently got one of those fancy retinol night creams because I figured I would be frowning & furrowing my brow a lot over next 4yrs and I might as well try to do *something* to counteract it. I assumed it was all a sham, but after 2mos, I’m astonished to say IT WORKS
March 6, 2025 at 2:44 AM
When I turned 35 in Jan, I reticently got one of those fancy retinol night creams because I figured I would be frowning & furrowing my brow a lot over next 4yrs and I might as well try to do *something* to counteract it. I assumed it was all a sham, but after 2mos, I’m astonished to say IT WORKS
We’re talking IP protection in the age of AI this week in my AI+music class, and I cannot begin to describe how gleeful I am to be able to bring up OSU’s attempt to trademark “THE” now that I teach here
March 3, 2025 at 6:40 PM
We’re talking IP protection in the age of AI this week in my AI+music class, and I cannot begin to describe how gleeful I am to be able to bring up OSU’s attempt to trademark “THE” now that I teach here
I know I went off about the main title theme for White Lotus S3 last week, but all is forgiven - which is exactly what I had hoped would happen last week (shhhhh no spoilers)
February 24, 2025 at 5:37 AM
I know I went off about the main title theme for White Lotus S3 last week, but all is forgiven - which is exactly what I had hoped would happen last week (shhhhh no spoilers)
February 20, 2025 at 4:50 AM
Today in my AI and music class, we started digging into the nuts and bolts of neural networks, and I introduced hidden layers using the scene from Severance where Helly finds scary numbers for the first time (I also told them that the work of hidden layers is Mysterious and Important, just like MDR)
February 20, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Today in my AI and music class, we started digging into the nuts and bolts of neural networks, and I introduced hidden layers using the scene from Severance where Helly finds scary numbers for the first time (I also told them that the work of hidden layers is Mysterious and Important, just like MDR)
WHAT IN THE NAME OF ALL THINGS GOOD AND HOLY HAVE THEY DONE TO THE MAIN TITLE THEME OF WHITE LOTUS
February 18, 2025 at 2:33 AM
WHAT IN THE NAME OF ALL THINGS GOOD AND HOLY HAVE THEY DONE TO THE MAIN TITLE THEME OF WHITE LOTUS
Valendyne’s Day at a uni where you are valued looks like your dean (like, of the entire college of arts and humanities, not just the school of music) personally emailing you with a link to a grant that she saw that made her think of you, and doing so more than a month before the deadline 🥹
February 15, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Valendyne’s Day at a uni where you are valued looks like your dean (like, of the entire college of arts and humanities, not just the school of music) personally emailing you with a link to a grant that she saw that made her think of you, and doing so more than a month before the deadline 🥹
Happy Valendyne’s Day to all who celebrate
February 14, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Happy Valendyne’s Day to all who celebrate
I almost always “Skip Intro” for the shows that I watch, but the Severance intro (for both seasons) is SO GOOD that I watch it every time. While clearly & intentionally CGI, there’s a photorealistic glossiness that’s uncannily reminiscent of AI-generated images (even in S1, before DallE et al)
February 14, 2025 at 11:36 PM
I almost always “Skip Intro” for the shows that I watch, but the Severance intro (for both seasons) is SO GOOD that I watch it every time. While clearly & intentionally CGI, there’s a photorealistic glossiness that’s uncannily reminiscent of AI-generated images (even in S1, before DallE et al)
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Amid takedowns of various government sites and databases, several organizations are working to preserve vital climate, health, and scientific data before it’s gone for good.
Inside the race to archive the US government’s websites
Amid takedowns of various government sites and databases, several organizations are working to preserve vital climate, health, and scientific data before it’s gone for good.
www.technologyreview.com
February 7, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Amid takedowns of various government sites and databases, several organizations are working to preserve vital climate, health, and scientific data before it’s gone for good.
I have a lot of reservations about the use of large language models (esp given the climate ethics), but I will say, I have some students in my AI & music class who have fantastic project ideas but no coding experience, and they have been able to accomplish some pretty incredible things so far
February 6, 2025 at 6:59 PM
I have a lot of reservations about the use of large language models (esp given the climate ethics), but I will say, I have some students in my AI & music class who have fantastic project ideas but no coding experience, and they have been able to accomplish some pretty incredible things so far
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Is there a word for when random people show up at a government building and announce that they're in charge
New — I'm told USAID employees who tried entering another agency bldg (not HQ) earlier this morning were being turned away by security guards with unknown man blocking turnstiles. Man said msg late last night should have said all buildings closed. But he suddenly left and access reopened—for now.
February 3, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Is there a word for when random people show up at a government building and announce that they're in charge
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The DEI caused the plane crash narrative is a distraction. The tariffs are a distraction. Whatever insane nonsense Trump spews that the media will chase like cats chasing a laser light is a distraction. The only story that counts right now is the wholesale hijacking of control of the US government.
February 3, 2025 at 6:17 AM
The DEI caused the plane crash narrative is a distraction. The tariffs are a distraction. Whatever insane nonsense Trump spews that the media will chase like cats chasing a laser light is a distraction. The only story that counts right now is the wholesale hijacking of control of the US government.
So I haven’t done the math and probably won’t ever have time to, but did this year’s GRAMMYs have the most female/nb awardees of all time? It honestly felt that way, but I don’t know if that’s just the fact that statistically, slightly increased representation feels like a landslide, or if it’s true
February 3, 2025 at 5:13 AM
So I haven’t done the math and probably won’t ever have time to, but did this year’s GRAMMYs have the most female/nb awardees of all time? It honestly felt that way, but I don’t know if that’s just the fact that statistically, slightly increased representation feels like a landslide, or if it’s true
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Chappell Roan advocates for emerging musicians while accepting the award for best new artist: cnn.it/4hCxRKA
February 3, 2025 at 2:59 AM
Chappell Roan advocates for emerging musicians while accepting the award for best new artist: cnn.it/4hCxRKA