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Bornach @bornach.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Instead of using the native sequencer on the M-Vave FM-1, I live coded the Strudel REPL to send MIDI commands and messages to it via USB. youtu.be/yWaioRRIzmc Program changes, pitch bends and aftertouch are supported. CC messages configure the various FX #mvave #fm1 #Synthsky #Algorave

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Live Coding the M-Vave FM-1 in Strudel REPL

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Bornach @bornach.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Imagining an AI company admitting that they ran buggy optimization software in a poorly configured sandbox, unmonitored by any human for weeks, and hasn't noticed the shortest path the optimization software found to the goal it was given, involved committing a felony on the public Internet.

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Bornach @bornach.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

I'm hopeful that there is still demand for appropriately sized tools in asymmetric warfare scenarios. For example when creative communities with limited budgets need to defend themselves from a well funded onslaught of AI slop generated by data center sized models trained on big data.

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Bornach @bornach.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

And when game AI just works players mostly still call it AI.

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Mike Cook @mtrc.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

New Post: Why I Love AI Next month it'll be twenty years since I went to university, learned to program, and studied AI. I wrote about why I loved it, why I still love it, and why, unfortunately, it no longer exists. www.possibilityspace.org/blog/posts/i...

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We Are Better Than This @better-than-this.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Governments around the world are protecting Big Tech’s interests instead of the people. It doesn’t have to be like this. Together we can shape a better future. Join us. www.wearebetterthanthis.co.uk

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Bornach @bornach.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Tried live coding music from scratch starting from a blank Strudel REPL. A few minutes in the lead was generated by combining Euclidean Rhythms with a Cosine function which resulted in surprising melodies #livecoding #strudel #algorave #electronicmusic #music

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Bornach @bornach.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Acid techno from scratch #Algorave #LiveCoding in Strudel REPL

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Lu wilson @todepond.com · 08/08/2026

It's our last ever Algoravioli event 🎀 🏁 (An experimental event series where there's no pre-set plan or setlist: The entire event is a big-warm-welcoming live-coding jam-session. We also end up doing a lot of ribbon and pasta-jewellery making and chatting and learning 💖) Tickets: lu.ma/z5zxgcuc

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v01d ma1n() @v01dma1n.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

From www.nixiana.com/projects/ntp... by Peter Csaszar. "The Nixie Tube Propeller Clock (NTPClock) is a unique timekeeping device that combines the vintage charm of the Nixie tube with the modern display idea utilizing the persistence of vision (a.k.a positive after-images) phenomenon." Floppy!

A custom-built clock integrated into a vintage 5.25-inch floppy disk drive chassis. A clear acrylic enclosure covers the internal electronics, featuring a spinning mechanism that generates an orange persistence-of-vision (POV) digital time display reading 09:55:11. The front bezel retains the original floppy disk slot and lever cutout, with two added toggle switches installed at the bottom left and right corners.

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Drc3p0 @drc3p0.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

I'm teaching a workshop on assembling, exploring, and designing my EMF Explorer badge at #Defcon this year, and it's already sold out! I've got a few extra EMF Explorer kits with me for presale, and they'll also be available in the vendor hall at the #iFixit booth.

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James Rutherford (jtruk) @jtruk.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

I helped out with the EMOM synth / #algorave space at #emfCamp and littered the tent with #Strudel starter cards. It's popular but has a bewildering range of things to play with. Intended to give enough to modify and inspire. Feedback and improvements welcome! www.jamesrutherford.com/databay/stru...

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Grantham Research Institute at LSE @granthamlse.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

We regret that our event on Extreme Heat: Improving governance and strengthening action around the world has been cancelled due to the red extreme heat warning issued by the UK Met Office. Our apologies to everyone who was planning to attend the event.

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Bornach @bornach.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Google claims the YouTube terms of service that creators must agree to when uploading their videos grants them permissions to train their #AI on our artistic creations variety.com/2026/music/n... Hey, Google! Train Gemini on this youtu.be/HdWVlcFykzA #Algorave #LiveCoding #bigtech #Strudel

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Google Asserts That YouTube’s Terms of Service Allow It to Train AI Models

Google told a federal court this week that its YouTube terms of service grant AI models, like its music generator Lyria, broad rights to train their platforms using licensed work.

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Bornach @bornach.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

"homeopathic quantity of democracy"

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Ms . Penny Oaken @skywitchy.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

Nothing to see here

a QRCode that probably links to a Strudel REPL that plays an arrangement of the first six bars of October Project's _Bury My Lovely_ (1993), as arranged by Penny Oaken. A mere curiosity; as Strudel REPLs are entirely encoded in the URL, the URL cannot fit into the body of a BlueSky skeet and sufficiently complex REPLs cannot even fit into the alt text description field (not that anyone should do so). Best Practices are to never decode an unknown QRCode / visit the URL. If you do so this time, I hope you enjoy my little electronic jam.

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Boggo @boggo.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

Tempted into this by @bornach.bsky.social. Quick experiment sending gamepad data into voxelchant. New VJ-ing potential unlocked...

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Mike Cook @mtrc.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

The more livecoding I do and the more livecoders I meet the more convinced I am that it’s a key part of the next golden era of public tech, like maybe the most important part? It contains in it all the good parts of “learn to code” with precisely zero of the capitalist/grindset implications.

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Allie Katz @katzcreates.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

Resin printing is AWESOME but it can be DANGEROUS if done incorrectly. And one of the things you want to avoid is printing in a tiny room with no ventilation. ☠️ Then what do you do if want to resin print? Invent something to make it safe. Or borrow from me. 😉 github.com/katzcreates/...

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Crows Labyrinth @crowslabyrinth.com · 28/05/2026

Adam Neely obliterates Berklee for their adoption of generative AI in songwriting classes. A must-watch. youtu.be/EfeGc02nzC4?...

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They Teach AI Music at Music School Now...

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fox noises (spooky) @jjbbllkk.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

In 2022 when Christian Henson of Spitfire Audio came out in support of JK Rowling and Glinner, I did a video on how that hurt the trans community and beyond. Now it's 2026 and I felt the need to revisit it, because apathy keeps winning, and it sucks www.youtube.com/watch?v=mrlS...

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The Price of Not Caring: Apathy and Consent in the Music Industry

YouTube video by Red Means Recording

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Lu wilson @todepond.com · 22/05/2026

here's the recording FULLY AUTOMATED COMPUTER MUSIC youtube.com/watch?v=L4jdjPR75wQ

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FULLY AUTOMATED COMPUTER MUSIC

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Lu wilson @todepond.com · 25/05/2026

ALGORHYTHMS get tickets luma.com/xu4qnb2b

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Lu wilson @todepond.com · 25/05/2026

new blog post: "Anti-art has heart" www.todepond.com/sky/anti-art

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Alex McLean @yaxu.post.lurk.org.ap.brid.gy · 21/05/2026

Google are using @strudel to advertise deepmind, here under "Create music through real-time collaboration: See how Gemini 3.5 Flash coordinates multiple agents to create a song using the Strudel music library." deepmind.google/models/gemini/flash They've made it sound really awful ! […]

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Daniel Pirone (He/Him) @dpirone.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

If you have even a passing interest in music gear or social impact of LLMs - give this a watch: youtu.be/0QynkC5HpcI

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Pedal History Is In Danger - ChatGPT Is Rewriting Fact — And It's Getting Worse

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Bornach @bornach.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

I didn't count the snail because like the dog thought it was not hidden either

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Bornach @bornach.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

Trying to see what's *hidden* in the upper right corner. I just see a snail on a tree branch, so thought it didn't count much like the dog and fish in the jars

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Bornach @bornach.bsky.social · 18/04/2026

Tariffs! No tariffs! Strait open! Strait closed!

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Alex Glow (merlin) @alexglow.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

Doing a virtual concert on the fediverse this Thurs! It's part of a series by #NHAM, and will be live on #TIBtv. Also trying to record it for my #MakerTube (the new home for Space Song Sundays!) ✨ Chill set, mostly originals 💙 Thu. April 16 2pm Pacific – 5pm Eastern – 9pm UTC tv.theindiebeat.fm

Self-portrait of Alex, with concert info under the artist name "the_merlin". Flavortext: cozy & casual / mostly originals / beyond Space Songs (as I'll be playing only a couple of my favorite Space Song Sunday selections, among many others that rarely get an audience).

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Bobeats @bobeats.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

How do you build a hardware synth setup? Here is my attempt at the ultimate guide: youtu.be/w9c6oRR7is4

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Mike Cook @mtrc.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

April 1st Algorhythm performance w/ @bornach.bsky.social: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ViHC... (Rickroll begins to kick in around the 12:00 mark, you can just about hear the crowd singing along!)

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Livecoding Set w/ Bornach @ Algorhythms April 2026

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Adel Faure ⏚🍉 @adelfaure.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

The poster of this year Lyon's Algorave is out ! Printed using risograph thanks to Eidamned and Ralt144mi. If you are in France around May 2nd, book the date for a blast of a night with 44 artists for 12 hours of live coding performances ! #textmode #pixelart #poster #livecoding #algorave

Poster printed with risograph featuring aquatic creatures drawn in text mode. Color are black, blue and yellow on white paper. Big geometric font display the words : "Algorave 2 mai 2026 18h-6h Grrnd Zero 60 avenue de Bohlen 69120 Vaulx-En-Velin Prix + ou - 8 eur no CB". In small pixel font is written artists names along the creatures:
- Raphaël Bastide
- Lucky Juj && Johann Philippe
- Jia Liu && Pilipluie
- Daniel Kurosch Hopfner
- azertype && Neon Delice
- Bruno Gola
- Damage Such
- Unsorted
- pastagang
- Epiploke
- BuboBubo && gcode
- Katran && Zaza la Loca
- th4
- jon && Dok
- Lil Bleep && Nikilia
- Déluge
- Living Pseudographics
- Crash Server
- parkellipsen
- anco
- TUI
- polymorphic_engine
- Emilie Breslavetz
- NuSan
- Kaamtar
- lbvp
- Peregrine
- syntonie && sheglitchr
- C13 && beLow

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James Brown @ancient.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

You like videos of flickery low res displays that I assure you are 3D? Here's a mechanically scanned lightfield.

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Mike Cook @mtrc.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

I've written a book! Next Level: Making Games That Make Themselves is the story of procedural generation - the tech behind games like Minecraft and Dwarf Fortress. It's about how it works, the games that use it, and the art and magic behind it. Out May 7th, in bookshops: linktr.ee/next_level 🎲🔮

A picture of a hardback book on a washed blue background. The title is Next Level: Making Games That Make Themselves, by Mike Cook.

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Bornach @bornach.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

And the best way to preserve it is to publish a broken version youtu.be/PWy_3kMOuMA Someone is bound to hunt down a copy and try to fix it. Even if it was buried in a landfill. www.neocomputer.org/projects/et/

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This Game Violated Your Statutory Rights

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Mike Cook @mtrc.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

I performed at Algorhythms again tonight, this time with the power of BLIT (thanks so much @eggg.uk!)

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Bornach @bornach.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

One of my earlier practice sessions youtu.be/ag88AIml6dM It comes out different each time I run though it because I keep forgetting to do something. I have of a new found respect for live coders.

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Tried to make an old song sound more techno again (Strudel REPL)

YouTube video by bornach

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