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@ckatkinson.bsky.social
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A dad who's into music, bikes, math, and computers. Living in Madison, WI.

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A Chris @ckatkinson.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
I spend too much time doomscrolling here. I'm going to try disappearing for a week. Hopefully I won't return (but I know myself). Later.
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A Chris @ckatkinson.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
Marisa Anderson. Check out her music and see her if she's coming through your town. Great performance
Marisa Anderson playing a tele shaped guitar alone on stage
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A Chris @ckatkinson.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
I became a numpad expert while working at the library during undergrad. I wonder what my numpm is
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vijay iyer @vijayiyer.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
“My wishes for the planet in 2024: No killing. No killing. Don't kill anyone, anywhere, for any reason. -S.R.” Tweeted by Sonny Rollins on Dec 31, 2023
Sonny Rollins @sonnyrollins 
“My wishes for the planet in 2024: No killing. No killing. Don't kill anyone, anywhere, for any reason. -S.R.”
2:00 PM • Dec 31, 2023
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The Quietus @thequietus.com · 26/05/2026
Daniel Spicer investigates one of the greatest musical legacies of the 20th century and presents ten of his lesser-known records that paint an alternative history of jazz The Strange (Parallel) World Of… #MilesDavis (who was born 100 years ago today!) buff.ly/OLMqH5k
Miles Davis - A Tribute to Jack Johnson album cover. The artist playing trumpet against a black background. Miles is wearing drawstring trousers and a white sleeveless t-shirt. Miles Davis - Live Evil album cover. Psychedelic image including a heavily pregnant woman in tribal dress, a head with flame and water coloured clouds emitting from the side of its face and a geometrical pattern in the background.
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A Chris @ckatkinson.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
Re the insurrectionist slush fund and tax fraud immunity for the turnip family: WTF are we even doing?
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A Chris @ckatkinson.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
"Sorry I'm late to karate pickup. I got lost in the suburban interstitial woods while taking a walk." Kid: "yep, that tracks"
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A Chris @ckatkinson.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
I've done a full 4-person family costco run on my long tail too a few times.
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A Chris @ckatkinson.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
Feel privileged to have had the opportunity to see this group in Madison last night. Absolutely amazing. He's is also a scholar - performance included some longer lectures about the themes in his music and that made it all the more interesting. (turn on subtitles) www.youtube.com/watch?v=dWsc...
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Nduduzo Makhathini: Tiny Desk Concert
YouTube video by NPR Music
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Mihai Cirstea @mihai-cirstea.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
This graph shows two things, 1) obviously that the cameras reduced speeding, but 2) that the improvement kept getting better over time. Speeders tend to get one or two tickets and then learn and change their behaviour. This isn't a cash grab, it's an extremely useful intervention.
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A Chris @ckatkinson.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
Lol
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A Chris @ckatkinson.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
@satyaformadison.bsky.social The new(ish) Wilson St bidirectional off street bike infra is the bee's knees. More of this please.
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A Chris @ckatkinson.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
Me, reliving a part of my 20s Uh, dad, what in earth is this music!? I guess it doesn't make any sense if you recognize basically zero of the samples
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A Chris @ckatkinson.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
Ah! Forgot about this album. 100% perfect for after work today
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A Chris @ckatkinson.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
Oof, Canvas. Seems like a rough time for those in academia. Stay strong
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A Chris @ckatkinson.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
During my time living out in the farmlands of western Minnesota, I quickly changed my viewpoint from "look at the beautiful pastoral landscape" to "this is an industrial wasteland masquerading as a pastoral landscape".
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A Chris @ckatkinson.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
This is such a good interview. Framed as about Miles Davis, but it's actually more directly a very interesting interview with Ron Carter and his perspective on the evolution of bass in jazz. Definitely worth a watch if you're a jazz fan youtu.be/ipMYvvoD7VU?...
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A Chris @ckatkinson.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
This is so sad. I value basically every aspect of my college experience - major courses, courses for general education, social life, space to develop as an individual. I wouldn't be who I am today without my education.
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A Chris @ckatkinson.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
I'll grade your finals if I can have a summer of freedom. My lack of chemistry knowledge won't stop me.
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A Chris @ckatkinson.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
The Catholics really do their research. They must have heard a new sheep was attending and the sermon was built around jazz and the priest's experience seeing Herbie Hancock. I did enjoy the singing part, but still not sold 😀
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A Chris @ckatkinson.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
MIL passed away a couple months ago. Her church group is doing something for her at this mass.
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A Chris @ckatkinson.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
It's quite difficult to explain to a 5yo what "going to church" is (we're a 0% religious family). The mass we're going to tomorrow will be interesting.
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A Chris @ckatkinson.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
Somehow have never listened to Joanna Newsom before. I can't believe how good this album is. tidal.com/album/111388...
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Joanna Newsom - Have One On Me
Listen to Have One On Me on TIDAL
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A Chris @ckatkinson.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
I moved a literal half ton of rocks after work today. After a day of software crafting, that was actually extremely satisfying.
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A.R. Moxon @juliusgoat.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
Trump: everyone in the US died from drugs last week Reporter: [nods] Trump: so we must murder on the high seas Reporter: [nods] Trump: I caught Trix rabbit once Reporter: [nods] Trump: the cock on that bunny Reporter: [nods] Trump: bigger than you think Headline: Trump Policy Seeks To Save Lives
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Luke Diaz @lukediaz.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
Glad that Verona could play a key role in kicking off the Flock backlash in Wisconsin.
The location mentioned meme - Verona variant. It features a background of Epic's campus, plus a Verona water tower, the Verona City logo, a Verona Wildcats hat, and a Plaid Panther Hop Haus beer.
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A Chris @ckatkinson.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
I just saw two drunk students staggering westward past Novella. They've broken containment into the sleepy westside!
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A Chris @ckatkinson.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
I'm not a narc
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A Chris @ckatkinson.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
Very proud to say that as of 15 minutes ago, my youngest now can ride a bike.
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A Chris @ckatkinson.bsky.social · 19/04/2026
Long article is worth a read. This guy and all of his buddies are basically cartoon supervillains. Sam Altman May Control Our Future—Can He Be Trusted? | The New Yorker share.google/YB6cyTu4VO9K...
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A Chris @ckatkinson.bsky.social · 19/04/2026
This song is so incredible. I find more in it every time I listen. The acoustic bass part is so cool. www.youtube.com/watch?v=g2hK...
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Rain Dance
YouTube video by Herbie Hancock - Topic
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A Chris @ckatkinson.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
This guy recorded thousands of live shows in Chicago over the years and has put them online for free. Found quite a few that I was at. Quality is mixed but listenable in most cases that I checked. archive.org/details/aada...
archive.org
Internet Archive: Digital Library of Free & Borrowable Texts, Movies, Music & Wayback Machine
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A Chris @ckatkinson.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
Now that I think about it, I'm WEAK on crime too.
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A Chris @ckatkinson.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
Chimp news same as human news www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Chimpanzees in Uganda locked in vicious 'civil war', say researchers
The once close-knit community of Ngogo chimpanzees have been at loggerheads for the last eight years.
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A Chris @ckatkinson.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
Interesting. I love the name
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A Chris @ckatkinson.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
???
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A Chris @ckatkinson.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
I want to know what this is. Is it rats?
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A Chris @ckatkinson.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
Pat Metheny (or his setup at least - no pictures rule). This was amazing.
Instruments on stage bathed in blue light. Waiting for a jazz fusion extravaganza.
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A Chris @ckatkinson.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
Hooked on this album lately. Weird how things end up in my "listen every day while working" rotation. tidal.com/album/133883...
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Gary Burton Quintet & Eberhard Weber - Ring
Listen to Ring on TIDAL
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A Chris @ckatkinson.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
There were quite a few other ridiculous changes. We told them to revert and try again and they did.
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A Chris @ckatkinson.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
I once had a journal copy editor change all instances of \setminus to "/". This was a paper that had both lots of knot complements and quotients of manifolds/orbifolds.
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A Chris @ckatkinson.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
Don't worry. 4yos are usually either faking or overreacting when they complain about back pain.
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Puff the Magic Hater @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
You have more in common with the people of Iran than you do with anyone in this administration, any member of the technocracy, anyone who is profiting from this war, or any billionaire. When you see Iranians forming human chains outside key infrastructure sites, you should feel a sense of kinship.
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A Chris @ckatkinson.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
ITMFA
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A Chris @ckatkinson.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
Texted my wife "OMG I saw the frog man again and he's the swag frog man now" and despite definitely not knowing what I'm talking about she simply responded with the laughing emoji. This is my love language.
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A Chris @ckatkinson.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
It's been too long. This is fire tidal.com/album/494487...
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Thundercat - Distracted
Listen to Distracted on TIDAL
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A Chris @ckatkinson.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
Whatever. I teleported home from dozens of bars when I was in my 20s.
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A Chris @ckatkinson.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
I know I live in an echo chamber here, but just felt like shouting out into the old echo chamber.
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A Chris @ckatkinson.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
Our president and whoever he's working with are delusional and have nothing to do with the interests of the American people. They're completely out of touch with American ideals.
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A Chris @ckatkinson.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
The Iranian president's view on the war is much closer to my perspective on things. www.reddit.com/r/videos/com...
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