Peretsky
@peretsky.bsky.social
Composer, sonic arts educator and audio worker with opinion. Proud CUNY alum. Facilitator of Group Critique Fight Club. Co-host @criticallistening.bsky.social. Based in Hudson Valley. linktr.ee/maxalper
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Okay so no one wants to talk about how UK coded The Hague is?
January 17, 2026 at 2:09 PM
Okay so no one wants to talk about how UK coded The Hague is?
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Data is correct, causal agency is (IMO) incorrect.
The vast majority of ppl who use AI to make images and video have never touched and would never touch Photoshop/AfterEffects/Illustrator/etc. The issue is Adobe trying to squeeze its users with subscriptions, and other customer-hostile behavior.
The vast majority of ppl who use AI to make images and video have never touched and would never touch Photoshop/AfterEffects/Illustrator/etc. The issue is Adobe trying to squeeze its users with subscriptions, and other customer-hostile behavior.
From Dare Obasanjo on Mastodon. Adobe is hitting the floor. #AI
January 17, 2026 at 11:57 AM
Data is correct, causal agency is (IMO) incorrect.
The vast majority of ppl who use AI to make images and video have never touched and would never touch Photoshop/AfterEffects/Illustrator/etc. The issue is Adobe trying to squeeze its users with subscriptions, and other customer-hostile behavior.
The vast majority of ppl who use AI to make images and video have never touched and would never touch Photoshop/AfterEffects/Illustrator/etc. The issue is Adobe trying to squeeze its users with subscriptions, and other customer-hostile behavior.
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gm here I am debating a member of European Parliament lol
January 16, 2026 at 11:07 AM
gm here I am debating a member of European Parliament lol
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shoutout specifically to @xoxogossipgita.bsky.social and @peretsky.bsky.social for inspiring this purchase. happy to have a way to listen to my digital library with the sole purpose of Just Music that lets me get the fuck away from the internet instead of leading to a doomscroll session
got my own portable music player again. this device does, unfortunately, also include streaming (but only via tidal or qobuz). however, it has no apps, no social media, no web browser, which is ideal. and, crucially, gapless playback.
January 15, 2026 at 11:56 PM
shoutout specifically to @xoxogossipgita.bsky.social and @peretsky.bsky.social for inspiring this purchase. happy to have a way to listen to my digital library with the sole purpose of Just Music that lets me get the fuck away from the internet instead of leading to a doomscroll session
New essay up tapetrade.io/blog/deep-li...
Deep Listening Materialism: Reflections of Field Recording Field Trips
Exploring the intersection of field recording, social practice, and Deep Listening, Max Alper's Field Recording Trips create communal sonic awareness & creative engagement.
tapetrade.io
January 15, 2026 at 3:05 PM
New essay up tapetrade.io/blog/deep-li...
I’m in the Netherlands for a conference supposed to talk about American politics and its effects on the music industry 😬
January 15, 2026 at 6:17 AM
I’m in the Netherlands for a conference supposed to talk about American politics and its effects on the music industry 😬
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When you have a mandate to distract from Nazism and also a dog's brain
Update — Here is what the new apparent CBS News segment "Whiskey Fridays with Tony Dokoupil" may look like:
January 13, 2026 at 11:26 PM
When you have a mandate to distract from Nazism and also a dog's brain
Glad to see direct language on this but feels unnecessary considering the majority of ppl who listen to genAI music do so passively and most likely without their knowledge of it even being spawned by an LLM. To listen and purchase on BC makes you light years more active a listener by default.
We’re articulating our approach to generative AI so musicians can keep making music and fans can trust the music they find on Bandcamp.
Bandcamp’s Mission and Our Approach to Generative AI
We’re articulating our approach to generative AI so musicians can keep making music and fans can trust the music they find on Bandcamp.
blog.bandcamp.com
January 13, 2026 at 9:19 PM
Glad to see direct language on this but feels unnecessary considering the majority of ppl who listen to genAI music do so passively and most likely without their knowledge of it even being spawned by an LLM. To listen and purchase on BC makes you light years more active a listener by default.
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This is why they mask. It isn’t about safety. It’s because they know that if decent people learn what they do, they’ll be social outcasts.
According to Jonathan Ross’s unnamed neighbor in suburban Minneapolis, he told her in 2020 that he was a botanist.
people.com/ice-agent-jo...
people.com/ice-agent-jo...
Minneapolis ICE Shooter Told Longtime Neighbor He Was a Botanist: 'I Had No Idea He Was an ICE Agent' (Exclusive)
ICE agent Jonathan Ross, who shot and killed Renee Good in Minneapolis on Jan. 7, once told neighbors he was a botanist, a woman who lives nearby tells PEOPLE. 'I had no idea he was an ICE agent,' she...
people.com
January 13, 2026 at 6:14 PM
This is why they mask. It isn’t about safety. It’s because they know that if decent people learn what they do, they’ll be social outcasts.
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January 13, 2026 at 4:11 AM
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heading to the Netherlands tomorrow where @peretsky.bsky.social and I will be hosting @criticallistening.bsky.social live at a music industry event but more importantly we will be learning about how AI-powered workflows can unlock new value chains and empower artist-preneurs to attract investments
January 13, 2026 at 2:29 AM
heading to the Netherlands tomorrow where @peretsky.bsky.social and I will be hosting @criticallistening.bsky.social live at a music industry event but more importantly we will be learning about how AI-powered workflows can unlock new value chains and empower artist-preneurs to attract investments
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You will have a lot of competition...
January 11, 2026 at 10:59 PM
You will have a lot of competition...
Horrible time to be a speculative sci-fi writer rn
“Twitter is a defiant producer of illegal porn, the kidnapped president of Venezuela is on trial in New York, and Europe is scrambling to figure out a response to a potential US invasion of Greenland” ok bro, sure, those are things
January 11, 2026 at 6:59 PM
Horrible time to be a speculative sci-fi writer rn
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There are debatable exceptions, but as a historical and theological matter, no, most likely would not.
Some Founding Fathers were deists. Some were Quakers. Others were Presbyterians who wrote a lot about religious freedom.
And some were, uh, Thomas Paine (here in a later edition of Common Sense):
Some Founding Fathers were deists. Some were Quakers. Others were Presbyterians who wrote a lot about religious freedom.
And some were, uh, Thomas Paine (here in a later edition of Common Sense):
January 11, 2026 at 3:10 AM
There are debatable exceptions, but as a historical and theological matter, no, most likely would not.
Some Founding Fathers were deists. Some were Quakers. Others were Presbyterians who wrote a lot about religious freedom.
And some were, uh, Thomas Paine (here in a later edition of Common Sense):
Some Founding Fathers were deists. Some were Quakers. Others were Presbyterians who wrote a lot about religious freedom.
And some were, uh, Thomas Paine (here in a later edition of Common Sense):
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Guy Moon was the Carl Stalling of the 21st century. Utilizing classic techniques of Mickey Mousing and jazz in his background music with the modern technology of musical sample libraries and synths. Regardless of the work, his music pallete elevated it. He will be missed in the cartoon community.
RIP Guy Moon, the composer for several series, including Fairly OddParents (and the rest of Butch Hartman's work), 2 Stupid Dogs, Cow and Chicken, Ned's Declassified, Big Time Rush, Back in the Barnyard, and many more.
He was 63 years old.
He was 63 years old.
January 10, 2026 at 11:27 PM
Guy Moon was the Carl Stalling of the 21st century. Utilizing classic techniques of Mickey Mousing and jazz in his background music with the modern technology of musical sample libraries and synths. Regardless of the work, his music pallete elevated it. He will be missed in the cartoon community.
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"The Democrats’ plan: TBD. There has been a lot of rhetoric, but ... the caucus is largely shying away from using its leverage in the appropriations process and threatening another government shutdown."
“We’ll figure out the accountability mechanisms at the appropriate time" - Hakeem Jeffries
“We’ll figure out the accountability mechanisms at the appropriate time" - Hakeem Jeffries
January 9, 2026 at 7:45 PM
"The Democrats’ plan: TBD. There has been a lot of rhetoric, but ... the caucus is largely shying away from using its leverage in the appropriations process and threatening another government shutdown."
“We’ll figure out the accountability mechanisms at the appropriate time" - Hakeem Jeffries
“We’ll figure out the accountability mechanisms at the appropriate time" - Hakeem Jeffries
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Both sides have messed up. One side murdered someone and they're celebrating it and the sniveling rat vice president is being a smug reddit guy about it. But a Democrat said "fuck." I'm just hovering above it all, wondering how I can write the most sopping wet dog shit op-ed of all time
January 10, 2026 at 7:38 PM
Both sides have messed up. One side murdered someone and they're celebrating it and the sniveling rat vice president is being a smug reddit guy about it. But a Democrat said "fuck." I'm just hovering above it all, wondering how I can write the most sopping wet dog shit op-ed of all time
Just remembering the time on Twitter when I asked Ian Miles Cheong to show me a single image of him outside, socializing with other people, or simply not sitting in a gaming chair, and he blocked me.
January 10, 2026 at 6:03 PM
Just remembering the time on Twitter when I asked Ian Miles Cheong to show me a single image of him outside, socializing with other people, or simply not sitting in a gaming chair, and he blocked me.
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clay croker was born on this day in 1962 youtu.be/ba2WiFjAZ6A?...
Remembering C. Martin Croker - The SGC2C Onslaught 1994 to 98
YouTube video by Tom Roche
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January 10, 2026 at 2:56 PM
clay croker was born on this day in 1962 youtu.be/ba2WiFjAZ6A?...
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It should be bigger news that masked agents were filmed hours ago removing potentially inculpatory evidence from the ICE shooter's house, clearly lacking evidence tags or chain of custody stickers.
Before we have word on whether he underwent a toxicology screen at the hospital following the killing
Before we have word on whether he underwent a toxicology screen at the hospital following the killing
January 9, 2026 at 9:17 PM
It should be bigger news that masked agents were filmed hours ago removing potentially inculpatory evidence from the ICE shooter's house, clearly lacking evidence tags or chain of custody stickers.
Before we have word on whether he underwent a toxicology screen at the hospital following the killing
Before we have word on whether he underwent a toxicology screen at the hospital following the killing
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they didn’t leak it to make the shooter look innocent, but to make the victim look guilty. not guilty of a crime. guilty of having a visibly queer wife. guilty of liberalism. guilty of opposing the regime. they don’t seek to exonerate themselves, only to demonstrate who deserves to die.
In the video that the shooter took, which I believe was leaked to be exculpatory, he appears to yell “fucking bitch” after he shoots Renee Good.
January 9, 2026 at 7:00 PM
they didn’t leak it to make the shooter look innocent, but to make the victim look guilty. not guilty of a crime. guilty of having a visibly queer wife. guilty of liberalism. guilty of opposing the regime. they don’t seek to exonerate themselves, only to demonstrate who deserves to die.
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every ice agent
January 9, 2026 at 2:51 AM
every ice agent