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Alex McLean @yaxu.post.lurk.org.ap.brid.gy · 1d

"Have you ever watched a very tired person typing" - now in stereo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZmuSekEoko

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Shintaro Miyazaki @algorhythm.bsky.social · 4d

How to imagine computation without the malicious tech of our imperial way of life? I talked about this at a hybrid keynote for ALPACA2025 on „Endosymbiotic Computation“. I am definitely out of practice to talk freely in EN ;-) youtu.be/eRhgtwtkYv8?... thanks @slab.org @federicovisi.bsky.social

Endosymbiotic Computation: Unlearning Alpaca, and Why Dissipation Is Key - Shintaro Miyazaki

YouTube video by Algorithmic Pattern

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Daniel Temkin @dtemkin.bsky.social · 9d

Honored to be prominently discussed in this #esolang podcast which raises some of the most critical questions in the space and covers a LOT of material in its nearly two hours

Lu wilson @todepond.com · 9d

FEELING OF COMPUTING
LET'S TAKE
ESOTERIC PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES
SERIOUSLY

feelingof.com/episodes/078

78 • Let's Take Esoteric Programming Languages Seriously

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Alex McLean @slab.org · 12d

come to Sheffield !

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Miska Knapek @miskaknapek.bsky.social · Sep 7

nice #livecoding #algorave documentary from Arté
- ie live music and visuals coding performances

also featuring @slab.org here :)

in German
www.arte.tv/de/videos/12...

in French
www.arte.tv/fr/videos/12...

Tracks - Algorave - Komplette Sendung | ARTE

Sie bestimmen, was ihr auf Social Media zu sehen bekommt, mit wem ihr das nächste Date habt oder auch die Marke eures zukünftigen Turnschuhs… Schwer vorstellbar also, dass Algorithmen aus dem techno-k...

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Pattern Club Sheffield @patternclubsheff.bsky.social · Sep 6

Just a few days until Alpaca Festival Sheffield !
Three busy days of music, talks and workshops in this new festival exploring algorithmic patterns in the creative arts.
Limited capacity with workshops selling out fast, and concerts+'rave not too far behind.. 2025.algorithmicpattern.org/sheffield/

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James Holden @jamesholden.bsky.social · Sep 3

can't wait for this, pattern-based music being my favourite thing.. + nervous excitement: i'm going to try a 'from scratch' kind of set using benny...

Alex McLean @slab.org · Aug 30

Less than two weeks to go until Alpaca festival Sheffield + we just added @jamesholden.bsky.social to the club night full of pattern-based music on the 13th Sept.
It's going to be a special one and if you are nearby I think you should definitely join us.
2025.algorithmicpattern.org/sheffield/

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Alex McLean @slab.org · Aug 30

Less than two weeks to go until Alpaca festival Sheffield + we just added @jamesholden.bsky.social to the club night full of pattern-based music on the 13th Sept.
It's going to be a special one and if you are nearby I think you should definitely join us.
2025.algorithmicpattern.org/sheffield/

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Kinell @sinistercinemastudios.art · Aug 28

This is some of the hardest shit I've seen in my life

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Alex McLean @slab.org · Aug 30

Also please have a look at all the other amazing artists involved in the festival :
2025.algorithmicpattern.org/sheffield/ar...

Alpaca Festival – Artists – Alpaca 2025

2025.algorithmicpattern.org

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Alex McLean @slab.org · Aug 30

Less than two weeks to go until Alpaca festival Sheffield + we just added @jamesholden.bsky.social to the club night full of pattern-based music on the 13th Sept.
It's going to be a special one and if you are nearby I think you should definitely join us.
2025.algorithmicpattern.org/sheffield/

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Alex McLean @slab.org · Aug 30

There's this book livecodingbook.toplap.org

Live Coding: A User's Manual

Live Coding: A User's Manual, published by MIT Press

livecodingbook.toplap.org

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Alex McLean @slab.org · Aug 30

No live coding predates bytebeat by around ten years

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James Holden @jamesholden.bsky.social · Jul 30

enjoyed this month's pattern club radio - some amazing music & an interesting (hopeful, inspiring) discussion of human-centered algorithms

www.mixcloud.com/Resonance/pc...

Pattern Club Radio - 27 July 2025

Sheffield's Pattern Club presents a monthly selection of pattern-based music alongside discussions and interviews with artists working across heritage and algorithmic arts. For more information visit ...

www.mixcloud.com

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Alex McLean @yaxu.post.lurk.org.ap.brid.gy · Aug 22

We recorded our @patternclubsheffield radio show not realising that resonance FM is on a summer break. So we uploaded it here please have a listen! https://www.mixcloud.com/patternclub/pattern-club-radio-24-august-2025/

Mixcloud

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Alex McLean @slab.org · Aug 21

Alpaca festival on algorithmic patterns is coming up 12-20 Sept, starting with a huge diversity of top notch pattern-based music + crafts in Sheffield, plus dozens of online talks with watch parties in Barcelona, Berlin, Linz + Sheffield. Full info +tickets: 2025.algorithmicpattern.org

Alpaca 2025 – Algorithmic Patterns in the Creative Arts

2025.algorithmicpattern.org

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Then Try This @thentrythis.social.thentrythis.org.ap.brid.gy · Aug 12

We're excited to be hosting Alpaca conference from 12-20th September 2025, with a huge range of talks, workshops and performances exploring algorithmic patterns in the creative arts.

Algorithms aren't just about computers, they're also used to make […]

[Original post on social.thentrythis.org]

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v buckenham @v21.bsky.social · Aug 11

seeing increasing numbers of people shift their projects away from Github - this announcement makes that choice seem far-sighted.

Tom Warren @tomwarren.co.uk · Aug 11

GitHub is no longer independent at Microsoft, as CEO Thomas Dohmke resigns. GitHub is now moving to Microsoft's AI engineering team, CoreAI, with a new structure for GitHub's leadership team. Details 👇 www.theverge.com/news/757461/...

GitHub is no longer independent at Microsoft after CEO resignation

GitHub will be part of Microsoft’s AI engineering team

www.theverge.com

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Rachel Coldicutt @rachelcoldicutt.bsky.social · Aug 10

Something has gone very wrong with British politics that almost 500 of people have been arrested at a Palestine Action protest, when we should be standing collectively as a society against the cruelty and devastation on the ground in Palestine www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...

‘A deadly scheme’: Palestinians face indiscriminate gunfire at food sites

Investigation based on visual evidence, bullets, medical records and testimony appears to show sustained pattern of Israeli shootings

www.theguardian.com

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Pattern Club Sheffield @patternclubsheff.bsky.social · Jul 27

Sheffield! Tickets now available for our festival Alpaca happening 12-14th September.. Join us for some extra patterny concerts, workshops, talks and (of course) algorave. It's going to be a lot of fun, don't forget your tickets: 2025.algorithmicpattern.org/sheffield/

Alpaca Festival Sheffield – Alpaca

2025.algorithmicpattern.org

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Alex McLean @slab.org · Jul 30

It all went smoothly via the paris <> berlin night train. if you're not aware seat61 is your friend ! www.seat61.com

The Man in Seat 61 - for train travel

How to travel by train in Europe & worldwide: Schedules, fares & how to buy tickets.

www.seat61.com

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Alex McLean @slab.org · Jul 27

Yep taking the train to Berlin tomorrow actually! For a holiday but will be at the show us your screens event at offline on Tuesday

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Alex McLean @slab.org · Jul 27

Alpaca festival overlaps with Alpaca conference, which you'll be able to join online, with watch parties for the second weekend in Berlin and Barcelona:
2025.algorithmicpattern.org/conference/

Alpaca Conference – Alpaca

2025.algorithmicpattern.org

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Alex McLean @slab.org · Jul 27

Alpaca - Festival of Algorithmic Patterns in the Creative Arts happening 12-14th September, Sheffield UK!
If you're curious about patterns in music, visual art, juggling, weaving, braiding etc then come and enjoy concerts, talks and workshops and an algorave:
2025.algorithmicpattern.org/sheffield/

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mindtrizzle @mitch.mindbuffer.net · Jul 25

it's so wicked to hear @slab.org nerd out about the haskell guts underlying tidalcycles a bit 💙

haskell.foundation/podcast/67/

Alex McLean

Mike and Andres speak to Alex McLean who created the TidalCycles system for electronic music - implemented in Haskell of course. We talk about how Alex got into Haskell coming from Perl, how types hel...

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