bfuhrman
@bfuhrman.bsky.social
Musician, composer, college prof, runner, coffee aficionado. Prone to extreme geeking out over music, TTRPGs, sci-fi, and tech stuff. I speak English and French.
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Out on North Cottonwood for what is probably the last hike of the season.
November 11, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Out on North Cottonwood for what is probably the last hike of the season.
It’s Veterans Day. A ton of my college students skipped class yesterday to have a four day weekend. Except for the only active duty military student in the department, who was busy working on a mix in the studio all day…
November 11, 2025 at 1:44 PM
It’s Veterans Day. A ton of my college students skipped class yesterday to have a four day weekend. Except for the only active duty military student in the department, who was busy working on a mix in the studio all day…
Sent an email to a jam session I run that concludes with “…and please send me some suggestions for holiday songs that don’t suck for the December session. Left to my own devices, you’ll get an all mandolin rendition of ‘The Messiah.’ All 2.5 hours of it…”
November 8, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Sent an email to a jam session I run that concludes with “…and please send me some suggestions for holiday songs that don’t suck for the December session. Left to my own devices, you’ll get an all mandolin rendition of ‘The Messiah.’ All 2.5 hours of it…”
Love watching a student who’s been struggling the entire semester turn in a project that absolutely blows me away. And even better, they had to submit the full DAW session, so there’s no chance of AI use in a legitimately killer project.
November 7, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Love watching a student who’s been struggling the entire semester turn in a project that absolutely blows me away. And even better, they had to submit the full DAW session, so there’s no chance of AI use in a legitimately killer project.
My hometown has a “truck eating bridge,” and my current one has, well… www.krtv.com/news/montana...
Stolen dinosaur 🦕 statue lands atop Bozeman’s M Trail
At around 3:30 a.m., the green fiberglass Sinclair dinosaur statue was stolen from the Sinclair gas station on Bridge Drive.
www.krtv.com
November 7, 2025 at 2:34 AM
My hometown has a “truck eating bridge,” and my current one has, well… www.krtv.com/news/montana...
Today I learned that sandwiches are NOT assault weapons. Who knew? n.pr/47rmYsS
Subway sandwich thrower found not guilty in D.C. jury rebuke
The acquittal on a misdemeanor charge comes after the case came to represent broader resistance in the nation's capital to the Trump administration's law enforcement surge.
n.pr
November 6, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Today I learned that sandwiches are NOT assault weapons. Who knew? n.pr/47rmYsS
I really hope Zohran Mamdani uses eminent domain to seize Trump Tower and turn it into a homeless shelter. It’s be a great thing to help people out, with the bonus of making me laugh my ass off.
November 5, 2025 at 1:19 PM
I really hope Zohran Mamdani uses eminent domain to seize Trump Tower and turn it into a homeless shelter. It’s be a great thing to help people out, with the bonus of making me laugh my ass off.
New addition to the instrument collection: the “Blue Rose” solid-body electric octave mandolin.
October 28, 2025 at 2:19 PM
New addition to the instrument collection: the “Blue Rose” solid-body electric octave mandolin.
It took three hours, but I found the code examples from the last time I taught live coding… five years ago…
Too many external drives…
Too many external drives…
October 28, 2025 at 12:56 AM
It took three hours, but I found the code examples from the last time I taught live coding… five years ago…
Too many external drives…
Too many external drives…
And the snow had started in Bozeman…
October 27, 2025 at 2:25 PM
And the snow had started in Bozeman…
From last night's concert with guest percussionist Mike List. www.youtube.com/live/Y_yOuTM...
Mike List, Percussion - Guest Artist
YouTube video by Montana State University School of Music
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October 24, 2025 at 7:07 PM
From last night's concert with guest percussionist Mike List. www.youtube.com/live/Y_yOuTM...
Just got carded at the liquor store. While buying a non-alcoholic mixer…
October 22, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Just got carded at the liquor store. While buying a non-alcoholic mixer…
Today I learned that the university LMS is completely dependent on AWS. Joy…
October 20, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Today I learned that the university LMS is completely dependent on AWS. Joy…
A little light reading. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Are we living in a golden age of stupidity?
From brain-rotting videos to AI creep, every technological advance seems to make it harder to work, remember, think and function independently …
www.theguardian.com
October 18, 2025 at 1:56 PM
A little light reading. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Rainy day, so I’m inside working on a grant application, sampling chemistry flasks for an installation project, and practicing.
October 16, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Rainy day, so I’m inside working on a grant application, sampling chemistry flasks for an installation project, and practicing.
Grading midterm projects - just got utterly floored by how good a freshmen's project was. She's been turning in really solid work all semester, but this is a textbook perfect mix with a great use of overdubs in the session. And the song just rocks... #HappyProf
October 11, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Grading midterm projects - just got utterly floored by how good a freshmen's project was. She's been turning in really solid work all semester, but this is a textbook perfect mix with a great use of overdubs in the session. And the song just rocks... #HappyProf
Found out my students are keeping a list of my “greatest” quotes. I refuse to apologize for my terrible puns!
October 11, 2025 at 2:57 AM
Found out my students are keeping a list of my “greatest” quotes. I refuse to apologize for my terrible puns!
It's like I can hear the ketchup hitting the wall of the White House all the way out hear in Montana... www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
Venezuelan politician María Corina Machado wins Nobel peace prize
Opponent of Maduro regime receives award and praise for keeping ‘flame of democracy burning’
www.theguardian.com
October 10, 2025 at 12:34 PM
It's like I can hear the ketchup hitting the wall of the White House all the way out hear in Montana... www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
Non-music students coming to office hours to ask about creating a Just Intonation instrument in #PureData to run on a headless Raspberry Pi. I’m so down with this…
October 8, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Non-music students coming to office hours to ask about creating a Just Intonation instrument in #PureData to run on a headless Raspberry Pi. I’m so down with this…
Moonrise over the mountains.
October 7, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Moonrise over the mountains.
Tomorrow is the start of midterms. My condolences in advance for the death of the 8.5 grandparents per class that I teach. In fact, midterms and finals are the leading cause of death in US grandparents. #TheMoreYouKnow #academia #sarcasm
a rainbow with the words " be more you know " and a star
ALT: a rainbow with the words " be more you know " and a star
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October 5, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Tomorrow is the start of midterms. My condolences in advance for the death of the 8.5 grandparents per class that I teach. In fact, midterms and finals are the leading cause of death in US grandparents. #TheMoreYouKnow #academia #sarcasm
Misty day in the mountains.
October 5, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Misty day in the mountains.
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How to Turn Off AI Tools Like Gemini, Apple Intelligence, Copilot, and More - Consumer Reports
AI features are crowding into Google search, Gmail, iPhones, Windows laptops, and other products. If you're suffering from AI overload, these settings can help.
www.consumerreports.org
October 3, 2025 at 10:02 PM
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