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char stiles @charstiles.bsky.social · Dec 11

I wrote a bit about IDEs, and about how lots of creative coding languages/IDEs assume the user doesn't want to code (which is essential to get people into programming! But I ask what happens next?) and some silly experiments I have been doing! www.media.mit.edu/projects/exp...

Project Overview ‹ Explorations in IDEs – MIT Media Lab

 A series of explorations in integrated development environments (IDEs) for graphical creative coding.

www.media.mit.edu

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char stiles @charstiles.bsky.social · 23h

i have my first serious gig as a musician and the venue asked me for a tech rider, and they gave me a tool to help if i dont have a tech rider already and through this tool i discovered the maximum amount of trombones i can request is 12

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char stiles @charstiles.bsky.social · 7d

🚫“My dad died on my birthday so I don’t really like celebrating it”
-depressing
-kinda makes it seem like my dad wronged me

✅“God smote my father on my solar return and annually I plot my revenge against God”
-implies familial beef with god
-no follow up questions needed
-has an action item

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char stiles @charstiles.bsky.social · 7d

If only it wasn’t culture creation in the hands of big tech 😭

char stiles @charstiles.bsky.social · 7d

Ooo oh yeah I forgot about that, I learned what EA are bc I lived in the Bay Area for 3 months

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char stiles @charstiles.bsky.social · 9d

What’s the opposite of vibes,
Like we need an anti-vibe use-brain club

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char stiles @charstiles.bsky.social · 10d

Great closing keynote from @monica.dev !! Full of really good advice for all creative coders. Check it out when the recordings come out!
#virtualCCfest

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Monica @monica.dev · 10d

#virtualCCFest is kicking off soon! It's a free, virtual creative coding festival, and there's still time to register at: ccfest.rocks

screenshot of virtual cc fest coutdown showing the event will begin in 44 minutes and 45 seconds on September 28th, 2025

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char stiles @charstiles.bsky.social · 10d

Honored to be giving the opening keynote at #virtualccfest ! Starting in ~10 min
Organized by @saberkhan.bsky.social

ccfest.rocks/register

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char stiles @charstiles.bsky.social · 10d

I like Bluesky because I’m happy not knowing how many people looked at this but didn’t interact with it. It feels more void-screamy

char stiles @charstiles.bsky.social · 10d

30 seconds in getting off a bus in 42nd and 8th I sing to myself alicia keys’ New York (wet dream tomato version) out loud, I get hit on, I cut a guy off on my bike and I go into the subway where a guy is playing alicia keys’ New York (trumpet version)
I AM LIVING

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char stiles @charstiles.bsky.social · 10d

It’s not CPU it’s not GPU but a secret third thing

char stiles @charstiles.bsky.social · 10d

new goal drop: I want to be an artist in resident making graphics on neromorphic hardware
🙂‍↕️🙂‍↕️🙂‍↕️🙂‍↕️

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char stiles @charstiles.bsky.social · 11d

I’m overthinking being nice again

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char stiles @charstiles.bsky.social · 11d

Met my aunt and uncle for the first time as an adult and good news they’re chill and cool

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Saber Khan @saberkhan.bsky.social · 15d

#virtualCCFest is next weekend. Join us for keynotes, @charstiles.bsky.social & @monica.dev, & workshops from Caleb Foss, Missy Cooper, Tibor Udvari, Jesal Mehta, ash herr, Lisa Hauser, Ecy King, Tess Ramsey, Akanksha Vyas, Blair Subbaraman, Paul Way, & Sai Ram Ved V. RSVP at ccfest.rocks/register.

a colorful flier for virtual CC Fest, https://ccfest.rocks. Flier designed by Shristi Singh.

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char stiles @charstiles.bsky.social · 16d

This was my other fit but I’ll wear this anytime

char stiles @charstiles.bsky.social · 16d

Bought this dress for a wedding this past weekend I need another excuse to wear this again.. can you guys fall in love faster pls???

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Marc Fischer @marc-fischer.bsky.social · 21d

Neta Bomani's 100 days of zine studies and experiments is one of the more inspiring self-publishing projects I've seen in quite a few years. If you don't know it, it's excellent: www.are.na/neta-bomani/...

100 days of zines | Are.na

100 days of zine studies and experiments http://instagram.com/netazines http://zines.netabomani.com

www.are.na

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Saber Khan @saberkhan.bsky.social · 26d

#virtualCCFest features two amazing keynotes, @monica.dev, software engineer, community organizer, and @charstiles.bsky.social, computational artist, educator. All the details and RSVP at ccfest.rocks

A flier for CC Fest with the timing and website link.

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char stiles @charstiles.bsky.social · Sep 7

Yesss diewithme.online

Die With Me - The chat app you can only use when you have less than 5% battery.

Die together in a chatroom on your way to offline peace. By Dries Depoorter & David Surprenant

diewithme.online

char stiles @charstiles.bsky.social · Sep 7

Die with me I think it was called

char stiles @charstiles.bsky.social · Sep 6

Just a warning everyone this Sunday is GLSL’s 21st birthday

char stiles @charstiles.bsky.social · Sep 6

Yeah,,. I feel like if I say something it’ll b dramatic but like maybe something that’s less dramatic like “ooo you actually get it!” but then I feel passive aggressive anyways I shouldn’t be Blueskycrashingout

char stiles @charstiles.bsky.social · Sep 5

reading the original Euclidean rhythm paper cgm.cs.mcgill.ca/~godfried/pu...

cgm.cs.mcgill.ca

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char stiles @charstiles.bsky.social · Sep 4

Joseph A. Paradiso www.media.mit.edu/people/joep/...

Person Overview ‹ Joseph A. Paradiso – MIT Media Lab

Joseph Paradiso directs the Responsive Environments group, which explores how sensor networks augment and mediate human experience, interaction, and perception…

www.media.mit.edu

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