Eric Goetz
@ericgoetzmusic.bsky.social
Composer, Sound Designer, Musical Storyteller
What’s your political affiliation? I’m pro-sans serif typefaces. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/u...
At State Dept., a Typeface Falls Victim in the War Against Woke
www.nytimes.com
December 10, 2025 at 2:03 AM
What’s your political affiliation? I’m pro-sans serif typefaces. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/u...
I recently learned that residents of Michigan are called Michiganders. That would imply the female or gender-neutral term would be Michigeese. And children in the state would be Michigoslings.
December 2, 2025 at 6:59 PM
I recently learned that residents of Michigan are called Michiganders. That would imply the female or gender-neutral term would be Michigeese. And children in the state would be Michigoslings.
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No solar panels. Only measles
November 22, 2025 at 3:53 AM
No solar panels. Only measles
For kicks, I asked Claude about the updated CDC Webpage on the “links” between vaccines and autism. I can’t paste in the entire response, but here’s the summary: “This represents a dangerous undermining of public health based on politics rather than science.”
November 20, 2025 at 11:56 PM
For kicks, I asked Claude about the updated CDC Webpage on the “links” between vaccines and autism. I can’t paste in the entire response, but here’s the summary: “This represents a dangerous undermining of public health based on politics rather than science.”
This may be Hank Green's greatest rant ever. Wikipedia is perhaps mankind's greatest achievements of all time.
Wikipedia and the Destruction of Trust
YouTube video by Hank Green
youtu.be
November 17, 2025 at 2:45 PM
This may be Hank Green's greatest rant ever. Wikipedia is perhaps mankind's greatest achievements of all time.
Why are there 😻🙀 and 🤮 emojis, but not cat barf emoji? Has anyone in the Unicode Consortium actually ever owned a cat???
November 13, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Why are there 😻🙀 and 🤮 emojis, but not cat barf emoji? Has anyone in the Unicode Consortium actually ever owned a cat???
The Matrix (Buddhism with guns), Edge of Tomorrow (Groundhogs Day with Aliens), and Free Guy (The Truman Show but as a first-person shooter) are all terrific movies, but I hope this new scientific paper finally kills off this tired trope.
Physicists prove the Universe isn’t a simulation after all
New research from UBC Okanagan mathematically demonstrates that the universe cannot be simulated. Using Gödel’s incompleteness theorem, scientists found that reality requires “non-algorithmic understa...
www.sciencedaily.com
November 12, 2025 at 8:38 PM
The Matrix (Buddhism with guns), Edge of Tomorrow (Groundhogs Day with Aliens), and Free Guy (The Truman Show but as a first-person shooter) are all terrific movies, but I hope this new scientific paper finally kills off this tired trope.
My favorite music production YT channel discusses ideas as entities with intent. I think it's very relevant for #gameaudio, #filmscoring, #sounddesign.
Are "Your Ideas" Really "Yours"?
YouTube video by The House of Kush
youtu.be
November 12, 2025 at 7:00 PM
My favorite music production YT channel discusses ideas as entities with intent. I think it's very relevant for #gameaudio, #filmscoring, #sounddesign.
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NEW: ProPublica examined months of Fox News’ coverage and reviewed over 700 videos posted on social media.
The network used five-year-old footage, mislabeled other dates and implied footage from elsewhere was in Portland.
The network used five-year-old footage, mislabeled other dates and implied footage from elsewhere was in Portland.
“Riots Raging”: The Misleading Story Fox News Told About Portland Before Trump Sent Troops
After reviewing coverage from the network and hours of social media videos that preceded Trump’s decision, ProPublica found that Fox’s portrayal of “Portland rioters” routinely instigating violence was misleading.
www.propublica.org
November 12, 2025 at 2:00 PM
NEW: ProPublica examined months of Fox News’ coverage and reviewed over 700 videos posted on social media.
The network used five-year-old footage, mislabeled other dates and implied footage from elsewhere was in Portland.
The network used five-year-old footage, mislabeled other dates and implied footage from elsewhere was in Portland.
This is cool!
When most people think of solar energy, they think of rows of photovoltaic (PV) panels on rooftops or vast solar farms out in the desert. But portable plug-in solar devices small enough to generate power right off a balcony could be coming to an area near you.
Plug-In Solar Power Could Be Coming to a Balcony Near You
The small devices are poised to make energy even more affordable
www.sierraclub.org
November 7, 2025 at 5:29 PM
This is cool!
Pet Peave: Applications that run in the background when you're not using them—especially Electron apps, I've currently got like 15 applications in my taskbar and the only one that actually needs to be there is Dropbox. 🖕
November 7, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Pet Peave: Applications that run in the background when you're not using them—especially Electron apps, I've currently got like 15 applications in my taskbar and the only one that actually needs to be there is Dropbox. 🖕
[1/2] Look. I don't mind if you feel that deporting undocumented immigrants is what's best for this country. But we all have a responsibility to acknowledge their humanity and recognize that deportation is TRAGICALLY sad for the individual and their friends/families.
November 5, 2025 at 7:45 PM
[1/2] Look. I don't mind if you feel that deporting undocumented immigrants is what's best for this country. But we all have a responsibility to acknowledge their humanity and recognize that deportation is TRAGICALLY sad for the individual and their friends/families.
Late to the party, as usual, but I just discovered Hi Ren. Really creative and evocative. I recommend you find a time where you can spend the full 10 minutes watching it. CW: Mental Illness. youtu.be/s_nc1IVoMxc?...
Ren - Hi Ren (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by Ren
youtu.be
October 30, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Late to the party, as usual, but I just discovered Hi Ren. Really creative and evocative. I recommend you find a time where you can spend the full 10 minutes watching it. CW: Mental Illness. youtu.be/s_nc1IVoMxc?...
I generally try to avoid posting about politics, but regardless of how you feel about climate change, doubling down on fossil fuels is terrible economic policy.
In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
President Trump “is going after clean energy, and Americans will face higher bills as a result,” the editorial board writes.
President Trump “is going after clean energy, and Americans will face higher bills as a result,” the editorial board writes.
Opinion | The Trump Bump on Your Energy Bills
The president is going after clean energy, and Americans will face higher bills as a result.
nyti.ms
October 10, 2025 at 3:28 PM
I generally try to avoid posting about politics, but regardless of how you feel about climate change, doubling down on fossil fuels is terrible economic policy.
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The Onion summarizing my composing career.
Woman Tends To Do Best Creative Thinking When Backed Into Corner With Livelihood At Stake https://theonion.com/woman-tends-to-do-best-creative-thinking-when-backed-in-1851338274/
October 9, 2025 at 5:09 PM
The Onion summarizing my composing career.
I love PV solar, because it's cheap, it efficiently scales down to residential, it works well with farms, and it works in cities. And it's going to keep getting cheaper and more efficient for at least another decade.
2024 was the hottest year on record, but solar energy additions continue to outpace predictions
The predictions were revised upward every year for the past 6.
Solar energy is cheaper and more efficient than ever.
Trump is sabotaging renewable energy projects.
The predictions were revised upward every year for the past 6.
Solar energy is cheaper and more efficient than ever.
Trump is sabotaging renewable energy projects.
October 8, 2025 at 7:15 PM
I love PV solar, because it's cheap, it efficiently scales down to residential, it works well with farms, and it works in cities. And it's going to keep getting cheaper and more efficient for at least another decade.
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A #LongCOVID marker for cognitive impairment! 🧪
Scientists Finally Reveal Biological Basis of Long COVID Brain Fog.
Patients with brain fog may have disrupted AMPA receptor (AMPAR) expression—key molecules for memory and learning. Imaging of Long COVID patients showed elevated AMPAR density tied to more severe cognitive impairment.
Patients with brain fog may have disrupted AMPA receptor (AMPAR) expression—key molecules for memory and learning. Imaging of Long COVID patients showed elevated AMPAR density tied to more severe cognitive impairment.
Scientists Finally Reveal Biological Basis of Long COVID Brain Fog
Researchers employed a specialized brain imaging technique to identify a potential biomarker and therapeutic target for Long COVID. More than four years after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, scien...
scitechdaily.com
October 2, 2025 at 1:33 AM
A #LongCOVID marker for cognitive impairment! 🧪
I'm a big fan of agrivoltaics. So many opportunities to help farmers and ranchers. And, it could be a quick way to scale up solar production using market mechanisms.
NEW: I spoke to the owner of a solar grazing business in the US to find out why agrivoltaics is getting big over there.
Plus, solar panels are increasingly coexisting with crops, too.
atmos.earth/climate-solu...
Plus, solar panels are increasingly coexisting with crops, too.
atmos.earth/climate-solu...
‘It’s Such a Blessing’: The Farmers Embracing Solar Arrays | Atmos
From summer squash to sheep’s wool, a variety of agricultural products may grow better beneath an awning of solar panels.
atmos.earth
September 29, 2025 at 5:39 PM
I'm a big fan of agrivoltaics. So many opportunities to help farmers and ranchers. And, it could be a quick way to scale up solar production using market mechanisms.
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The Department of Energy has added these terms to its growing “list of words to avoid” because words are dangerous:
climate change
green
decarbonization
emissions
energy transition
sustainability
sustainable
clean energy
dirty energy
carbon footprint
CO₂ footprint
tax breaks
tax credits
subsidies
climate change
green
decarbonization
emissions
energy transition
sustainability
sustainable
clean energy
dirty energy
carbon footprint
CO₂ footprint
tax breaks
tax credits
subsidies
Energy Dept. adds ‘climate change’ and ‘emissions’ to banned words list
It is the latest in a series of Trump administration efforts to dispute, silence or downplay climate change.
www.politico.com
September 29, 2025 at 4:44 PM
The Department of Energy has added these terms to its growing “list of words to avoid” because words are dangerous:
climate change
green
decarbonization
emissions
energy transition
sustainability
sustainable
clean energy
dirty energy
carbon footprint
CO₂ footprint
tax breaks
tax credits
subsidies
climate change
green
decarbonization
emissions
energy transition
sustainability
sustainable
clean energy
dirty energy
carbon footprint
CO₂ footprint
tax breaks
tax credits
subsidies
There's been a lot of discussion about how politics/social media algorithms/and mainstream media is dividing us as a nation and made our political discourse more aggressive. But, in my opinion, not enough talk about unprocessed grief/trauma from the pandemic has fed into that cycle.
September 29, 2025 at 5:34 PM
There's been a lot of discussion about how politics/social media algorithms/and mainstream media is dividing us as a nation and made our political discourse more aggressive. But, in my opinion, not enough talk about unprocessed grief/trauma from the pandemic has fed into that cycle.
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I was back at 26 Federal Plaza today, where an ICE agent violently threw this bereft woman to the ground in front of her kids. She had not touched him. She did not pose any threat. She had to be taken to the hospital. (🎥: Elias Eliahu)
September 25, 2025 at 6:03 PM
I was back at 26 Federal Plaza today, where an ICE agent violently threw this bereft woman to the ground in front of her kids. She had not touched him. She did not pose any threat. She had to be taken to the hospital. (🎥: Elias Eliahu)
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Clean energy jobs grew three times faster than the rest of the economy last year.
But growth slowed markedly compared to the previous year as clean tech firms braced for a shift in U.S. energy policy.
But growth slowed markedly compared to the previous year as clean tech firms braced for a shift in U.S. energy policy.
More Americans Working in Clean Energy Than as Servers or Cashiers
e360.yale.edu
September 24, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Clean energy jobs grew three times faster than the rest of the economy last year.
But growth slowed markedly compared to the previous year as clean tech firms braced for a shift in U.S. energy policy.
But growth slowed markedly compared to the previous year as clean tech firms braced for a shift in U.S. energy policy.
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Jimmy, if this is a hostage situation and you've been told certain topics are off-limits, blink twice.
September 22, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Jimmy, if this is a hostage situation and you've been told certain topics are off-limits, blink twice.