Reilly Spitzfaden (they/them)
@reillypascal.bsky.social
Composer & programmer who likes noise, obsolete media, electronics, and nostalgia
Website: https://reillyspitzfaden.com
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Reilly Spitzfaden — Everything lost along the way [w/ score]
YouTube video by Score Follower
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@scorefollower.bsky.social shared one of my pieces!
It's for trumpet, trombone, percussion, and MIDI keyboard w/ Max/MSP, and it's got microtonal brass, glitchy noise, and cheesy DX7 sounds
www.youtube.com/watch?v=t_gx...
#ContemporaryClassical #Synths #MaxMSP #ExperimentalMusic
It's for trumpet, trombone, percussion, and MIDI keyboard w/ Max/MSP, and it's got microtonal brass, glitchy noise, and cheesy DX7 sounds
www.youtube.com/watch?v=t_gx...
#ContemporaryClassical #Synths #MaxMSP #ExperimentalMusic
“…a clumsy attempt by Ring to put a cuddly face on a rather dystopian reality: widespread networked surveillance by a company that has cozy relationships with law enforcement and other equally invasive surveillance companies.”
www.404media.co/with-ring-am...
www.404media.co/with-ring-am...
With Ring, American Consumers Built a Surveillance Dragnet
Ring's 'Search Party' is dystopian surveillance accelerationism.
www.404media.co
February 12, 2026 at 12:41 AM
“…a clumsy attempt by Ring to put a cuddly face on a rather dystopian reality: widespread networked surveillance by a company that has cozy relationships with law enforcement and other equally invasive surveillance companies.”
www.404media.co/with-ring-am...
www.404media.co/with-ring-am...
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They are dismissed as hysterical or non-expert or irrationally cautious.
Then you wake up one day and Peter Theil and Elon Musk own your water and your attention and your political process.
Then the men emerge to tell us what women told us a decade before.
Then you wake up one day and Peter Theil and Elon Musk own your water and your attention and your political process.
Then the men emerge to tell us what women told us a decade before.
February 11, 2026 at 5:55 PM
They are dismissed as hysterical or non-expert or irrationally cautious.
Then you wake up one day and Peter Theil and Elon Musk own your water and your attention and your political process.
Then the men emerge to tell us what women told us a decade before.
Then you wake up one day and Peter Theil and Elon Musk own your water and your attention and your political process.
Then the men emerge to tell us what women told us a decade before.
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I fear that men are about to do what men do. They are about to characterize any sober thinking about power as non-technical and therefore unserious.
We have seen this pattern over and over again in tech criticism. Women and people of color repeatedly lead on understanding tech changes.
We have seen this pattern over and over again in tech criticism. Women and people of color repeatedly lead on understanding tech changes.
February 11, 2026 at 5:55 PM
I fear that men are about to do what men do. They are about to characterize any sober thinking about power as non-technical and therefore unserious.
We have seen this pattern over and over again in tech criticism. Women and people of color repeatedly lead on understanding tech changes.
We have seen this pattern over and over again in tech criticism. Women and people of color repeatedly lead on understanding tech changes.
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I don’t really pay attention to charges of doomerism. I don’t know what it means offline.
I do know that refusing a version of how the future will unfold forecloses on the power that actually shapes that future. That’s not disavowing that tech changes are happening but they are in now a given.
I do know that refusing a version of how the future will unfold forecloses on the power that actually shapes that future. That’s not disavowing that tech changes are happening but they are in now a given.
I understand why people are exhausted by AI hype, and why those of us squarely in the corner of "human dignity uber alles" see AI doomerism as self-serving hype, but I *really* think people on the left broadly need to start thinking seriously about the possibiltiy of the hype being...true.
February 11, 2026 at 5:51 PM
I don’t really pay attention to charges of doomerism. I don’t know what it means offline.
I do know that refusing a version of how the future will unfold forecloses on the power that actually shapes that future. That’s not disavowing that tech changes are happening but they are in now a given.
I do know that refusing a version of how the future will unfold forecloses on the power that actually shapes that future. That’s not disavowing that tech changes are happening but they are in now a given.
Post a banger that's not in English.
Mine is “Quien Paga” by PIERI — I love the energy in her performance, and how scratchy and distorted the beat is.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VLcN...
Mine is “Quien Paga” by PIERI — I love the energy in her performance, and how scratchy and distorted the beat is.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VLcN...
February 10, 2026 at 4:59 AM
Post a banger that's not in English.
Mine is “Quien Paga” by PIERI — I love the energy in her performance, and how scratchy and distorted the beat is.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VLcN...
Mine is “Quien Paga” by PIERI — I love the energy in her performance, and how scratchy and distorted the beat is.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VLcN...
What if it was written “Coak” instead of “Coke”
February 9, 2026 at 10:17 PM
What if it was written “Coak” instead of “Coke”
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a nice thing about when the internet was a bunch of little sites and servers was that it was a lot harder for governments to pressure "the chat provider everyone uses" to implement age verification.
you wanna pressure 300 separate IRC servers? good luck with that. but one company? easy
you wanna pressure 300 separate IRC servers? good luck with that. but one company? easy
February 9, 2026 at 8:00 PM
a nice thing about when the internet was a bunch of little sites and servers was that it was a lot harder for governments to pressure "the chat provider everyone uses" to implement age verification.
you wanna pressure 300 separate IRC servers? good luck with that. but one company? easy
you wanna pressure 300 separate IRC servers? good luck with that. but one company? easy
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by the end of the DAY the takeover was announced,
Libera Chat was announced. Channels could just move over, and they did. The vast majority of open source projects that were using IRC just updated their sites to say "join #projectname on liberachat" instead of freenode, and freenode depopulated
Libera Chat was announced. Channels could just move over, and they did. The vast majority of open source projects that were using IRC just updated their sites to say "join #projectname on liberachat" instead of freenode, and freenode depopulated
February 9, 2026 at 8:29 PM
by the end of the DAY the takeover was announced,
Libera Chat was announced. Channels could just move over, and they did. The vast majority of open source projects that were using IRC just updated their sites to say "join #projectname on liberachat" instead of freenode, and freenode depopulated
Libera Chat was announced. Channels could just move over, and they did. The vast majority of open source projects that were using IRC just updated their sites to say "join #projectname on liberachat" instead of freenode, and freenode depopulated
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ever hear about freenode?
it was a major IRC network, since the 90s. basically every open source project had a channel on there, for user support and developer chat.
In 2021 someone used a bunch of money to do a "hostile takeover" of the network.
it was a major IRC network, since the 90s. basically every open source project had a channel on there, for user support and developer chat.
In 2021 someone used a bunch of money to do a "hostile takeover" of the network.
February 9, 2026 at 8:27 PM
ever hear about freenode?
it was a major IRC network, since the 90s. basically every open source project had a channel on there, for user support and developer chat.
In 2021 someone used a bunch of money to do a "hostile takeover" of the network.
it was a major IRC network, since the 90s. basically every open source project had a channel on there, for user support and developer chat.
In 2021 someone used a bunch of money to do a "hostile takeover" of the network.
Debían Tirar Más Fotos
February 9, 2026 at 3:03 PM
Debían Tirar Más Fotos
I have an AI policy page on my website: reillyspitzfaden.com/ai-policy/
The short answer is that I don't use LLMs or similar technology, and if anyone has any suggestions on things to clarify in this description of what software I use, I would love to hear it!
The short answer is that I don't use LLMs or similar technology, and if anyone has any suggestions on things to clarify in this description of what software I use, I would love to hear it!
AI Policy
My policy on the use of AI on this site, and links to a library of materials expanding on my positions
reillyspitzfaden.com
February 8, 2026 at 9:53 PM
I have an AI policy page on my website: reillyspitzfaden.com/ai-policy/
The short answer is that I don't use LLMs or similar technology, and if anyone has any suggestions on things to clarify in this description of what software I use, I would love to hear it!
The short answer is that I don't use LLMs or similar technology, and if anyone has any suggestions on things to clarify in this description of what software I use, I would love to hear it!
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as always, the original and best way of connecting is still:
`telnet issue4.anewsession.com`, but if you don't want to set up Telnet, go right ahead and browse on web. there is also an SSL-less version for folks with older browsers!
`telnet issue4.anewsession.com`, but if you don't want to set up Telnet, go right ahead and browse on web. there is also an SSL-less version for folks with older browsers!
February 8, 2026 at 12:42 AM
as always, the original and best way of connecting is still:
`telnet issue4.anewsession.com`, but if you don't want to set up Telnet, go right ahead and browse on web. there is also an SSL-less version for folks with older browsers!
`telnet issue4.anewsession.com`, but if you don't want to set up Telnet, go right ahead and browse on web. there is also an SSL-less version for folks with older browsers!
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the web edition of New Session Issue 4 is now live!
featuring work from:
@jana-aych-ess.bsky.social
@asterolsen.bsky.social
@mbbischoff.com
@ultraviolet.gay
@mhn-hello.bsky.social
@moribund.club
...and more!
read it here: web.issue4.anewsession.com
featuring work from:
@jana-aych-ess.bsky.social
@asterolsen.bsky.social
@mbbischoff.com
@ultraviolet.gay
@mhn-hello.bsky.social
@moribund.club
...and more!
read it here: web.issue4.anewsession.com
February 8, 2026 at 12:40 AM
the web edition of New Session Issue 4 is now live!
featuring work from:
@jana-aych-ess.bsky.social
@asterolsen.bsky.social
@mbbischoff.com
@ultraviolet.gay
@mhn-hello.bsky.social
@moribund.club
...and more!
read it here: web.issue4.anewsession.com
featuring work from:
@jana-aych-ess.bsky.social
@asterolsen.bsky.social
@mbbischoff.com
@ultraviolet.gay
@mhn-hello.bsky.social
@moribund.club
...and more!
read it here: web.issue4.anewsession.com
Reading through these also regularly reminds me of the joke:
A: Because it disrupts the natural flow of conversation!
Q: Why is top-posting frowned upon?
A: Because it disrupts the natural flow of conversation!
Q: Why is top-posting frowned upon?
As much as I think the Epstein discourse should focus on misogyny and violence and display in the files, "a chair is like a melody" / "sounds cool!" is going to live in my head rent-free for a while
February 7, 2026 at 7:55 PM
Reading through these also regularly reminds me of the joke:
A: Because it disrupts the natural flow of conversation!
Q: Why is top-posting frowned upon?
A: Because it disrupts the natural flow of conversation!
Q: Why is top-posting frowned upon?
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New Session Issue 4: Upheaval
now live on telnet: issue4.anewsession.com
featuring work by:
@asterolsen.bsky.social
@mbbischoff.com
@ultraviolet.gay
@jana-aych-ess.bsky.social
...and more!
web release coming on Saturday so STAY TUNED!
now live on telnet: issue4.anewsession.com
featuring work by:
@asterolsen.bsky.social
@mbbischoff.com
@ultraviolet.gay
@jana-aych-ess.bsky.social
...and more!
web release coming on Saturday so STAY TUNED!
February 6, 2026 at 1:47 AM
New Session Issue 4: Upheaval
now live on telnet: issue4.anewsession.com
featuring work by:
@asterolsen.bsky.social
@mbbischoff.com
@ultraviolet.gay
@jana-aych-ess.bsky.social
...and more!
web release coming on Saturday so STAY TUNED!
now live on telnet: issue4.anewsession.com
featuring work by:
@asterolsen.bsky.social
@mbbischoff.com
@ultraviolet.gay
@jana-aych-ess.bsky.social
...and more!
web release coming on Saturday so STAY TUNED!
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i love this whole project so much i wrote about it here:
February 7, 2026 at 12:42 AM
i love this whole project so much i wrote about it here:
Someone throws a hairpiece, sending it flying across the room
Whizzy-wig
Whizzy-wig
February 6, 2026 at 11:11 PM
Someone throws a hairpiece, sending it flying across the room
Whizzy-wig
Whizzy-wig
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Leonard Skeonard
February 6, 2026 at 1:18 AM
Leonard Skeonard
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I know this seems like a really trivial detail to get stuck on but this degree of escalation of force combined with zero warning is something I've never seen. For that to get unleashed on normies just moving along in broad daylight? Christ.
February 4, 2026 at 8:20 PM
I know this seems like a really trivial detail to get stuck on but this degree of escalation of force combined with zero warning is something I've never seen. For that to get unleashed on normies just moving along in broad daylight? Christ.
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Witnesses described that arching trajectory, I watched a video that also showed a similar arc, then I personally witnessed the arc about 2 hours later at the same site. They did this to kids.
February 4, 2026 at 8:16 PM
Witnesses described that arching trajectory, I watched a video that also showed a similar arc, then I personally witnessed the arc about 2 hours later at the same site. They did this to kids.
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Tear gas (which should not be used on children) (which was not justified in use against any of those people) (which should be illegal in general) should be skipped on the ground. They're launching it into the air. www.theverge.com/policy/87278...
February 4, 2026 at 8:05 PM
Tear gas (which should not be used on children) (which was not justified in use against any of those people) (which should be illegal in general) should be skipped on the ground. They're launching it into the air. www.theverge.com/policy/87278...
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I can't speak to whether it is actually bortac and whether it is actually mortar launchers but I mentioned in my piece yesterday that I had witnessed tear gas being launched in the air in an arc over people's heads. This video I found on IG shows what I described
February 4, 2026 at 8:03 PM
I can't speak to whether it is actually bortac and whether it is actually mortar launchers but I mentioned in my piece yesterday that I had witnessed tear gas being launched in the air in an arc over people's heads. This video I found on IG shows what I described
Anyone know how to remove this “AI” menu option on Firefox?
When I have no windows open, there's a “new AI window” option in the “File” menu, but it disappears after I open a new window. I would prefer the menu option to never show up.
When I have no windows open, there's a “new AI window” option in the “File” menu, but it disappears after I open a new window. I would prefer the menu option to never show up.
February 4, 2026 at 12:15 AM
Anyone know how to remove this “AI” menu option on Firefox?
When I have no windows open, there's a “new AI window” option in the “File” menu, but it disappears after I open a new window. I would prefer the menu option to never show up.
When I have no windows open, there's a “new AI window” option in the “File” menu, but it disappears after I open a new window. I would prefer the menu option to never show up.