Jim Buhler
@jimbuhler.bsky.social
Professor of music theory, working on film music and virtual instruments.
Author: Hearing the Movies & Theories of the Soundtrack.
Pronouns: he/him
Author: Hearing the Movies & Theories of the Soundtrack.
Pronouns: he/him
I’ve been getting lots of Star Trek “Patterns of Force” energy from the current situation—except orange guy is no John Gill. (JG is also terrible just to be clear.)
October 6, 2025 at 10:55 PM
I’ve been getting lots of Star Trek “Patterns of Force” energy from the current situation—except orange guy is no John Gill. (JG is also terrible just to be clear.)
Received this in yesterday’s mail.
October 1, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Received this in yesterday’s mail.
Continuing to think about slapstick comedy and remembered this line about Chaplin’s The Great Dictator from Adorno’s “Commitment.”
I’d say the connection TWA draws to horror is on mark, tho it’s a general character of slapstick (belonging to its violent substrate) rather than particular to TGD.
I’d say the connection TWA draws to horror is on mark, tho it’s a general character of slapstick (belonging to its violent substrate) rather than particular to TGD.
![“This is why the comic quality in fascism, which Chaplin's film [The Great Dictator] also captured, is also its most extreme horror. If that is suppressed, if paltry exploiters of greengrocers are made fun of when it is really a question of key economic positions, then the attack fails. The Great Dictator also loses its satirical force and becomes offensive in the scene in which a Jewish girl hits one storm trooper after another on the head with a pan without being torn to pieces. Political reality is sold short for the sake of political commitment, that decreases the political impact as well.”](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:wzvjsgemimk6nrar6raobstw/bafkreibug32tywuoay2vzuobcqgmec7v2vm4wyccuiqbh4hwpa5or7sa3a@jpeg)
September 29, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Continuing to think about slapstick comedy and remembered this line about Chaplin’s The Great Dictator from Adorno’s “Commitment.”
I’d say the connection TWA draws to horror is on mark, tho it’s a general character of slapstick (belonging to its violent substrate) rather than particular to TGD.
I’d say the connection TWA draws to horror is on mark, tho it’s a general character of slapstick (belonging to its violent substrate) rather than particular to TGD.
It took 65 minutes to get to a machine, but I voted.
October 21, 2024 at 11:17 PM
It took 65 minutes to get to a machine, but I voted.
Finally got our campaign sign that we order *before* the convention.
September 25, 2024 at 3:08 PM
Finally got our campaign sign that we order *before* the convention.
Not one of the earliest adopters, but a lower number than I had figured. Also I didn't realize I've been here for more than a year.
Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #684,579!
Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #684,579!
September 16, 2024 at 10:59 PM
Not one of the earliest adopters, but a lower number than I had figured. Also I didn't realize I've been here for more than a year.
Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #684,579!
Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #684,579!
It is in fact quite good, though we upped the garlic and other spicing. (Not very Minnesotan of us to add spicing even though I was born there.)
September 11, 2024 at 3:42 AM
It is in fact quite good, though we upped the garlic and other spicing. (Not very Minnesotan of us to add spicing even though I was born there.)
Tonight’s dinner: Tim Walz’s Tatertot Casserole, enhanced with additional garlic, cumin, chili powder, and rosemary.
September 2, 2024 at 12:01 AM
Tonight’s dinner: Tim Walz’s Tatertot Casserole, enhanced with additional garlic, cumin, chili powder, and rosemary.
So the university is evidently going all in on AI:
April 8, 2024 at 3:28 PM
So the university is evidently going all in on AI:
We’re taking out the grass and replacing the area between the garden beds with native plants and a mulch path. Turkscap (Texas mallow) will go along the fence along with a fountain (that will serve as a bird bath).
September 9, 2023 at 6:32 PM
We’re taking out the grass and replacing the area between the garden beds with native plants and a mulch path. Turkscap (Texas mallow) will go along the fence along with a fountain (that will serve as a bird bath).
“Translate this post.” Lol
August 30, 2023 at 12:30 AM
“Translate this post.” Lol
One problem with Bluesky: There is no indication of where the link in a post points. The link shortener means you have to link through to see where the link goes.
August 28, 2023 at 5:52 PM
One problem with Bluesky: There is no indication of where the link in a post points. The link shortener means you have to link through to see where the link goes.