Brandt Hughes
@brandthughes.bsky.social
creator of Emergent Beacon,
https://emergentbeacon.com
editor and camera operator for Modern Rogue
// video production, science, space, star trek, music production, programming
https://emergentbeacon.com
editor and camera operator for Modern Rogue
// video production, science, space, star trek, music production, programming
What is the frequency a normal person checks their physical mail? Is it more, less, or perhaps exactly equal to the 3 times per year that I do?
December 9, 2025 at 9:40 PM
What is the frequency a normal person checks their physical mail? Is it more, less, or perhaps exactly equal to the 3 times per year that I do?
I watched episode 3 of Pluribus recently and I finally have enough information to start developing more intricate connections.
(details from episodes 2 and 3 discussed in embed)
(details from episodes 2 and 3 discussed in embed)
December 8, 2025 at 1:21 AM
I watched episode 3 of Pluribus recently and I finally have enough information to start developing more intricate connections.
(details from episodes 2 and 3 discussed in embed)
(details from episodes 2 and 3 discussed in embed)
I recently caught episode 2 of Pluribus and posted a reaction/analysis of it (minor ep 1 plot details in embedded video). It was a good excuse to learn about another star system and plenty of opportunities to think about the rules of it all.
December 3, 2025 at 2:57 AM
I recently caught episode 2 of Pluribus and posted a reaction/analysis of it (minor ep 1 plot details in embedded video). It was a good excuse to learn about another star system and plenty of opportunities to think about the rules of it all.
I recently watched the first episode of Pluribus, which is pretty good. I documented my thoughts in detail in a reaction video where I also got to talk a little bit of bonus science.
November 28, 2025 at 1:55 AM
I recently watched the first episode of Pluribus, which is pretty good. I documented my thoughts in detail in a reaction video where I also got to talk a little bit of bonus science.
Part 20 of my Star Trek: Resurgence series is out!
We're in the thick of conflict and distrust is rampant across the ship. Brother fighting brother, chaos on every deck, and a guy stuck doing Thriller for the rest of time.
We're in the thick of conflict and distrust is rampant across the ship. Brother fighting brother, chaos on every deck, and a guy stuck doing Thriller for the rest of time.
November 24, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Part 20 of my Star Trek: Resurgence series is out!
We're in the thick of conflict and distrust is rampant across the ship. Brother fighting brother, chaos on every deck, and a guy stuck doing Thriller for the rest of time.
We're in the thick of conflict and distrust is rampant across the ship. Brother fighting brother, chaos on every deck, and a guy stuck doing Thriller for the rest of time.
It makes me sad that the astroid is becoming synonymous with AI features, because it's way too cool of a shape to be bogged down with all that.
November 22, 2025 at 1:02 AM
It makes me sad that the astroid is becoming synonymous with AI features, because it's way too cool of a shape to be bogged down with all that.
Who teaches the teachers in a society that doesn't collectively value science? Always more work to be done.
how did i go so long not knowing we were literally teaching people to read wrong. i knew something wasn't right but jesus christ www.apmreports.org/episode/2019...
How a flawed idea is teaching millions of kids to be poor readers
For decades, schools have taught children the strategies of struggling readers, using a theory about reading that cognitive scientists have repeatedly debunked. And many teachers and parents don't kno...
www.apmreports.org
November 12, 2025 at 2:05 AM
Who teaches the teachers in a society that doesn't collectively value science? Always more work to be done.
Snatching defeat from the jaws of victory. Incredible display of fecklessness and ineptitude.
CNN: Was the shutdown worth it?
HAKEEM JEFFRIES: We have waged a battle on behalf of the American people.
CNN: But you didn't get what you want.
JEFFRIES: At the end of the day, the fight lives on.
HAKEEM JEFFRIES: We have waged a battle on behalf of the American people.
CNN: But you didn't get what you want.
JEFFRIES: At the end of the day, the fight lives on.
November 11, 2025 at 2:14 AM
Snatching defeat from the jaws of victory. Incredible display of fecklessness and ineptitude.
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The 12-track original score I composed for my art video a couple years ago is now on all major streaming services. Give it a listen!
emergentbeacon.com/music/art.html
emergentbeacon.com/music/art.html
Cultural Dark Matter (Original Score)
The original score from the video What Exactly is Art?
emergentbeacon.com
November 6, 2025 at 11:17 PM
The 12-track original score I composed for my art video a couple years ago is now on all major streaming services. Give it a listen!
emergentbeacon.com/music/art.html
emergentbeacon.com/music/art.html
The 12-track original score I composed for my art video a couple years ago is now on all major streaming services. Give it a listen!
emergentbeacon.com/music/art.html
emergentbeacon.com/music/art.html
Cultural Dark Matter (Original Score)
The original score from the video What Exactly is Art?
emergentbeacon.com
November 6, 2025 at 11:17 PM
The 12-track original score I composed for my art video a couple years ago is now on all major streaming services. Give it a listen!
emergentbeacon.com/music/art.html
emergentbeacon.com/music/art.html
Part 19 of my Star Trek: Resurgence series is out now!
The crew is all back together for the first time in ages. We have some administration to handle and there is a pressing need to fill the first officer vacancy.
The crew is all back together for the first time in ages. We have some administration to handle and there is a pressing need to fill the first officer vacancy.
November 6, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Part 19 of my Star Trek: Resurgence series is out now!
The crew is all back together for the first time in ages. We have some administration to handle and there is a pressing need to fill the first officer vacancy.
The crew is all back together for the first time in ages. We have some administration to handle and there is a pressing need to fill the first officer vacancy.
working overtime to get my corner of Austin gerrymandered into NYC
November 5, 2025 at 4:43 AM
working overtime to get my corner of Austin gerrymandered into NYC
Reposted by Brandt Hughes
Mamdani cracks 1M votes, the first NYC mayor to do so since John Lindsay in 1969
November 5, 2025 at 3:21 AM
Mamdani cracks 1M votes, the first NYC mayor to do so since John Lindsay in 1969
Reposted by Brandt Hughes
Just when I started to feel like good things can't happen in this country anymore, Mamdani said shut the hell up and watch this.
November 5, 2025 at 2:41 AM
Just when I started to feel like good things can't happen in this country anymore, Mamdani said shut the hell up and watch this.
Every election is a sobering reminder that every researched and well-informed vote counts just as much as Slick Ron's, who votes for whichever name sounds the most like a sandwich.
November 5, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Every election is a sobering reminder that every researched and well-informed vote counts just as much as Slick Ron's, who votes for whichever name sounds the most like a sandwich.
I dislike most holidays, but Halloween fucking rips because it's a goth socialist redistribution of candy to the proletariat and skeletons get so geeked off it that they dance out their graves.
November 1, 2025 at 1:41 AM
I dislike most holidays, but Halloween fucking rips because it's a goth socialist redistribution of candy to the proletariat and skeletons get so geeked off it that they dance out their graves.
For those of you who post videos to youtube, this is where you can find the settings to prevent youtube from making changes to your videos without your consent. They're opt-out, so unless you've disabled them already, you're probably enrolled.
October 31, 2025 at 7:18 AM
For those of you who post videos to youtube, this is where you can find the settings to prevent youtube from making changes to your videos without your consent. They're opt-out, so unless you've disabled them already, you're probably enrolled.
Part 6 of my Life is Strange 2 series is out now.
We've made big progress on our trek to Mexico and I grow increasingly frustrated at Sean's inability to let go of or work through his resentment.
We've made big progress on our trek to Mexico and I grow increasingly frustrated at Sean's inability to let go of or work through his resentment.
October 31, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Part 6 of my Life is Strange 2 series is out now.
We've made big progress on our trek to Mexico and I grow increasingly frustrated at Sean's inability to let go of or work through his resentment.
We've made big progress on our trek to Mexico and I grow increasingly frustrated at Sean's inability to let go of or work through his resentment.
still thinking about Nemik
October 17, 2025 at 4:14 AM
still thinking about Nemik
Part 18 of my Star Trek: Resurgence series out out!
It's my first day as captain on the USS Resolute and my ability to lead is put to the test when a crew mate gives me an ultimatum with lives on the line.
It's my first day as captain on the USS Resolute and my ability to lead is put to the test when a crew mate gives me an ultimatum with lives on the line.
October 10, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Part 18 of my Star Trek: Resurgence series out out!
It's my first day as captain on the USS Resolute and my ability to lead is put to the test when a crew mate gives me an ultimatum with lives on the line.
It's my first day as captain on the USS Resolute and my ability to lead is put to the test when a crew mate gives me an ultimatum with lives on the line.
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Damn. This is amazing. £325 per week, paid monthly, for 3 years - and the result was a profit for the Irish economy:
www.citizensinformation.ie/en/employmen...
www.citizensinformation.ie/en/employmen...
October 6, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Damn. This is amazing. £325 per week, paid monthly, for 3 years - and the result was a profit for the Irish economy:
www.citizensinformation.ie/en/employmen...
www.citizensinformation.ie/en/employmen...
Hey, did you know that the original soundtrack for my Critical Curves video is now live on major streaming services as of today?
emergentbeacon.com/music/critic...
emergentbeacon.com/music/critic...
Critical Curves (Original Soundtrack)
The original soundtrack from the video How Does Light Ripple Through Deep Space?
emergentbeacon.com
October 7, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Hey, did you know that the original soundtrack for my Critical Curves video is now live on major streaming services as of today?
emergentbeacon.com/music/critic...
emergentbeacon.com/music/critic...
The idea that a just society is achieved through punishing the right people is so all-encompassing that it has perverted the very design of modern life.
The fact that paperwork processing and a the criminal justice system is involved when you have a burnt out headlight instead of the cop just replacing the bulb is absolutely insane to me.
October 1, 2025 at 11:39 PM
The idea that a just society is achieved through punishing the right people is so all-encompassing that it has perverted the very design of modern life.
Part 17 of my Star Trek: Resurgence series is out now!
This is a moment that's been building for the entire game: mutiny. Who will I trust and how much resistance will I encounter?
This is a moment that's been building for the entire game: mutiny. Who will I trust and how much resistance will I encounter?
October 1, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Part 17 of my Star Trek: Resurgence series is out now!
This is a moment that's been building for the entire game: mutiny. Who will I trust and how much resistance will I encounter?
This is a moment that's been building for the entire game: mutiny. Who will I trust and how much resistance will I encounter?