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alec
@alecsparks.bsky.social
makes theater stuff in Baltimore. runs http://stagehacks.com. he/him
loving @thebaltimorebanner.com's inaugural livestream playing Subway Builder with the dang MAYOR

www.youtube.com/watch?v=KEnL...
We're playing Subway Builder with Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott
YouTube video by The Baltimore Banner
www.youtube.com
November 14, 2025 at 4:28 AM
It appears possible to combine 2x Mac Mini (3 4k displays each) and 2x Digiface Dante in a reasonably sized 2U rack. An all-in-one redundant playback rig for Millumin or QLab
November 3, 2025 at 8:38 AM
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Hey there! 👋

We’re looking for an experienced macOS developer.

If you’re a developer with an interest in live events or performing arts, if you work independently, and if you want to work at a company where we take care of each other as colleagues and people, please apply!

figure53.com/jobs/
Jobs | Figure 53
We are a small software company based in Baltimore, MD. We build tools that help people put on great shows in over 100 countries around the world.
figure53.com
October 22, 2025 at 6:38 PM
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have you been betrayed recently by a software company changing their licensing methods?
September 6, 2025 at 9:33 PM
perhaps my worst work to date
October 8, 2025 at 1:40 AM
wanna guess which [APPLY] button will save a modified Network Mode
October 7, 2025 at 4:29 PM
my goal for the next 5 years is to get together enough industry pull to make a @noahkahan.bsky.social Stick Season musical
September 17, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Extremely good product manual: www.etcconnect.com/WorkArea/Dow...
September 15, 2025 at 9:36 PM
I fear that educational theaters these days are too easy to use, so students learn to abstract away all the controls and networking infrastructure and configuration it takes to make a theater function. Make theaters jankier! (and save some money in the process)
September 13, 2025 at 10:09 PM
A script that translates your cues to Mandarin and back.
September 7, 2025 at 12:10 AM
dantemaxxing
September 2, 2025 at 9:13 PM
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i design stickers about live entertainment and fabrication. this might be my favorite so far.
August 15, 2025 at 6:52 PM
love to see my industry consolidate around me, crushing all local competition
August 5, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Heads up, my favorite Ethernet cable is back in stock.

The flexible jacket on these things coils sooo nice.

www.monoprice.com/product?p_id...
July 31, 2025 at 2:58 PM
I memorized the entire Elements Song in 7th grade for extra credit in science class. RIP Tom Lehrer
July 28, 2025 at 4:31 AM
what can one do with a hollowed out Mac Mini case
July 24, 2025 at 3:42 AM
Working on moving stagehacks.com to GitHub Pages.
Show Control
Tools for making performances work better.
stagehacks.github.io
July 21, 2025 at 4:31 AM
ETC CEM3 power controllers have a built-in web server that is, in my opinion, perfect. Even includes a syntax command line to test circuits!
July 14, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Electronic Theatre Controls is one of the few equipment vendors on my network who actually owns a MAC address space- 00:c0:16. Most other vendors just use the MAC assigned by their NIC provider.
July 14, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Beautiful time (1am on a weekend) for my CEM dimmer brain, which is keeping a bunch of plants alive with grow lights, to boot loop
July 13, 2025 at 5:49 AM
moving osc.fyi to Digital Ocean. DNS is updated, let's see if this sticks...
June 26, 2025 at 5:14 AM
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Happy Pride, Baltimore!
June 15, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Another gorgeous Aidin Robbins documentary about the messiness of early national parks and how strengthened protections make them what they are today.
How to Destroy a National Park
YouTube video by Aidin Robbins
www.youtube.com
June 16, 2025 at 3:04 AM
Arcane knowledge of dongle driver support is necessary no longer!
May 30, 2025 at 8:27 PM