Ian Cook
@iancook.xyz
Composer & musician. Nonprofit Salesforce architect. I make music (choir, orchestra, electronic, ambient… w/ voice, Dorico, Max, Bitwig, TidalCycles, synthesizers…). I’m also into linguistics and TTRPGs. Twin Cities, MN. He/him. https://linktr.ee/ianacook
A little #ambient out of @vcvrack.com.
November 10, 2025 at 3:56 PM
A little #ambient out of @vcvrack.com.
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Did a new one
August 7, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Did a new one
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Today is a day when arts degrees are worthless, but the product of those degrees is so valuable it would kill an entire industry if they were made to pay for it.
Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry
Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry
Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.
buff.ly
October 8, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Today is a day when arts degrees are worthless, but the product of those degrees is so valuable it would kill an entire industry if they were made to pay for it.
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Listen to what Hegseth says the U.S. military to do to “the enemies of our country” and then put them up next to Trump later on saying that, “We're under invasion from within. No different than a foreign enemy.”
We in the media need to save the euphemisms and call this what it is.
We in the media need to save the euphemisms and call this what it is.
Hegseth: "We unleash overwhelming and punishing violence on the enemy. We also don't fight with stupid rules of engagement. We untie the hands of our warfighters to intimidate, demoralize, hunt, and kill the enemies of our country. No more politically correct and overbearing rules of engagement."
September 30, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Listen to what Hegseth says the U.S. military to do to “the enemies of our country” and then put them up next to Trump later on saying that, “We're under invasion from within. No different than a foreign enemy.”
We in the media need to save the euphemisms and call this what it is.
We in the media need to save the euphemisms and call this what it is.
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Showing up to work to avoid a shutdown is apparently a minimum threshold Republicans can’t be bothered to meet.
September 30, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Showing up to work to avoid a shutdown is apparently a minimum threshold Republicans can’t be bothered to meet.
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(solemnly) You've had mail.
September 30, 2025 at 7:43 PM
(solemnly) You've had mail.
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Every pundit article: BLUESKY IS A HOTBED OF RADICALIZATION
Majority of posts in my feed: Check out this cool bug/bird/random historical personage I found!
Small but vivid minority of posts: Do you think Gritty and Alf are in a polycule or nah?
Majority of posts in my feed: Check out this cool bug/bird/random historical personage I found!
Small but vivid minority of posts: Do you think Gritty and Alf are in a polycule or nah?
September 14, 2025 at 1:51 AM
Every pundit article: BLUESKY IS A HOTBED OF RADICALIZATION
Majority of posts in my feed: Check out this cool bug/bird/random historical personage I found!
Small but vivid minority of posts: Do you think Gritty and Alf are in a polycule or nah?
Majority of posts in my feed: Check out this cool bug/bird/random historical personage I found!
Small but vivid minority of posts: Do you think Gritty and Alf are in a polycule or nah?
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I think this says it all!
September 13, 2025 at 1:54 PM
I think this says it all!
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We've got Gavin Newsom et al. eulogizing a version Charlie Kirk who did not exist, Trump et al. blaming his death on leftist violence that didnt happen, and the entire media apparatus denouncing Dems for dancing on his grave, something no Dems are doing. Has The Discourse ever felt more unmoored?
September 13, 2025 at 2:14 PM
We've got Gavin Newsom et al. eulogizing a version Charlie Kirk who did not exist, Trump et al. blaming his death on leftist violence that didnt happen, and the entire media apparatus denouncing Dems for dancing on his grave, something no Dems are doing. Has The Discourse ever felt more unmoored?
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September 11, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Hey #Chicago area, kquartet.com is en route, and we're so excited! We hope to see you at one of our concerts. DeKalb Friday 7pm, downtown Saturday 4pm, Oak Park Sunday 3pm
Kaleidoscope Quartet - Minnesota a cappella quartet
Four voices. Harmony in every hue. Kaleidoscope Quartet sings a cappella music with joy, range, and soul.
kquartet.com
September 12, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Hey #Chicago area, kquartet.com is en route, and we're so excited! We hope to see you at one of our concerts. DeKalb Friday 7pm, downtown Saturday 4pm, Oak Park Sunday 3pm
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Charlie Kirk was a person. He might not have cared if I died, but if I don’t care that he died then I’ve already lost.
I believe in the dignity of all human beings and I want to live in a society that treats each of us as sacred and ensouled.
I believe in the dignity of all human beings and I want to live in a society that treats each of us as sacred and ensouled.
September 10, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Charlie Kirk was a person. He might not have cared if I died, but if I don’t care that he died then I’ve already lost.
I believe in the dignity of all human beings and I want to live in a society that treats each of us as sacred and ensouled.
I believe in the dignity of all human beings and I want to live in a society that treats each of us as sacred and ensouled.
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We don’t yet know what motivated the person who shot and killed Charlie Kirk, but this kind of despicable violence has no place in our democracy. Michelle and I will be praying for Charlie’s family tonight, especially his wife Erika and their two young children.
September 10, 2025 at 9:26 PM
We don’t yet know what motivated the person who shot and killed Charlie Kirk, but this kind of despicable violence has no place in our democracy. Michelle and I will be praying for Charlie’s family tonight, especially his wife Erika and their two young children.
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Rebuttal: No, it doesn't.
Thank you.
Thank you.
Energy Secretary Chris Wright: "At its essence, artificial intelligence takes electricity and turns it into intelligence, empowering Americans."
September 4, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Rebuttal: No, it doesn't.
Thank you.
Thank you.
Alright, time for #Daggerheart session 0 today! AND the first time we're using @foundryvtt.bsky.social!
August 30, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Alright, time for #Daggerheart session 0 today! AND the first time we're using @foundryvtt.bsky.social!
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August 23, 2025 at 2:24 PM
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Congress, not President, has authority over DC. President has limited power under certain emergency conditions for 30 days. There’s no emergency, just Epstein distraction. Home Rule Act allows D.C. residents to elect their own leaders, controlling local affairs like public safety. DC Statehood!
August 12, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Congress, not President, has authority over DC. President has limited power under certain emergency conditions for 30 days. There’s no emergency, just Epstein distraction. Home Rule Act allows D.C. residents to elect their own leaders, controlling local affairs like public safety. DC Statehood!
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Bro was flabbergasted 🤣
August 12, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Bro was flabbergasted 🤣
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My Plans for the weekend...
July 25, 2025 at 1:05 PM
My Plans for the weekend...
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Air Quality Alert issued July 12 at 3:15AM CDT by NWS Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
Additional Details Here.
Additional Details Here.
July 12, 2025 at 8:36 AM
Air Quality Alert issued July 12 at 3:15AM CDT by NWS Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
Additional Details Here.
Additional Details Here.
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This is nothing like Iraq or Afghanistan from a public opinion standpoint. In both cases, large majorities supported military action. This time, large majorities oppose it. Chart from the great @gelliottmorris.com. www.gelliottmorris.com/p/polls-amer...
June 22, 2025 at 2:35 AM
This is nothing like Iraq or Afghanistan from a public opinion standpoint. In both cases, large majorities supported military action. This time, large majorities oppose it. Chart from the great @gelliottmorris.com. www.gelliottmorris.com/p/polls-amer...
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A Dem lawmaker and her husband were killed by a guy for their political views and it’s already out of the news.
June 21, 2025 at 11:05 PM
A Dem lawmaker and her husband were killed by a guy for their political views and it’s already out of the news.
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I…do not think we get to call it an anomaly anymore
SpaceX Starship Rocket Explodes Before Test
The Starship experienced a “major anomaly” before starting its 10th flight test. Elon Musk’s giant moon and Mars rocket has a mixed record of success.
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/19/u...
The Starship experienced a “major anomaly” before starting its 10th flight test. Elon Musk’s giant moon and Mars rocket has a mixed record of success.
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/19/u...
SpaceX Starship Rocket Explodes Before Test
www.nytimes.com
June 19, 2025 at 11:35 AM
I…do not think we get to call it an anomaly anymore
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This framing exists because the decision is instantly obvious as one of the legal atrocities of US history, like Dred Scot, the 1870s Civil Rights Cases, Korematsu. The Times doesn’t want to say “The Supreme Court stripped rights out of law” so instead it says “Here’s why they did it to themselves”
June 19, 2025 at 12:43 PM
This framing exists because the decision is instantly obvious as one of the legal atrocities of US history, like Dred Scot, the 1870s Civil Rights Cases, Korematsu. The Times doesn’t want to say “The Supreme Court stripped rights out of law” so instead it says “Here’s why they did it to themselves”