Hyeonjin Park (they/them)
@hyeonjin.bsky.social
phd candidate researching monstrosity and identity formation in video game music/sound, with additional interests in animation and kr/jp pop cultures. also a voracious reader.
Not to be annoying on main, but I'm sharing this post again because I'm seeing too many posts about SMT being "better" (joking or otherwise). Yeah, maybe *this year* they are, but all three societies have a huge amount of work to do to even deserve the word "better."
Cold take, but AMS, SEM, and SMT all have huge issues, and none of them are "better" than the other. It's just that pretty much every year, one society/discipline likes to go the extra mile.
November 9, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Not to be annoying on main, but I'm sharing this post again because I'm seeing too many posts about SMT being "better" (joking or otherwise). Yeah, maybe *this year* they are, but all three societies have a huge amount of work to do to even deserve the word "better."
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for my colleagues & friends in the American Musicological Society, a small (but big) update about what has transpired at this year’s meeting www.facebook.com/share/p/17Gz...
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November 9, 2025 at 2:52 PM
for my colleagues & friends in the American Musicological Society, a small (but big) update about what has transpired at this year’s meeting www.facebook.com/share/p/17Gz...
Cold take, but AMS, SEM, and SMT all have huge issues, and none of them are "better" than the other. It's just that pretty much every year, one society/discipline likes to go the extra mile.
November 9, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Cold take, but AMS, SEM, and SMT all have huge issues, and none of them are "better" than the other. It's just that pretty much every year, one society/discipline likes to go the extra mile.
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Leftists really have to prioritize public libraries in budget fights.
November 8, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Leftists really have to prioritize public libraries in budget fights.
Hmm, maybe I should join the American Meteorological Society instead (it's only $20/year for students…!), says the person whose only grasp of meteorology is that the Weather Channel had A+ music.
You know, I'm very happy that the American Mathematical Society and the American Meteorological Society are what pop up first when you type AMS in the search engine. Good for you both, bury a different AMS six feet under.
November 9, 2025 at 3:35 AM
Hmm, maybe I should join the American Meteorological Society instead (it's only $20/year for students…!), says the person whose only grasp of meteorology is that the Weather Channel had A+ music.
You know, I'm very happy that the American Mathematical Society and the American Meteorological Society are what pop up first when you type AMS in the search engine. Good for you both, bury a different AMS six feet under.
November 9, 2025 at 3:21 AM
You know, I'm very happy that the American Mathematical Society and the American Meteorological Society are what pop up first when you type AMS in the search engine. Good for you both, bury a different AMS six feet under.
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Thank you @andydunn.bsky.social for blessing this in my texts this morning
November 5, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Thank you @andydunn.bsky.social for blessing this in my texts this morning
This photo was from a couple days ago, but damn, once again, I really wish I were her. (Current weather is cloudy and cool temps, so she has opted to snooze under the covers, lol.)
November 5, 2025 at 7:15 PM
This photo was from a couple days ago, but damn, once again, I really wish I were her. (Current weather is cloudy and cool temps, so she has opted to snooze under the covers, lol.)
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Opinion column: Mamdani won't save the democrats
Me: good, I don't want him to, I want him to deliver on his platform promises for NYC, I want him to make a place where I could be safe and proud to be trans, I want him to make a place where immigrants are safe and flourishing, like he ran on
Me: good, I don't want him to, I want him to deliver on his platform promises for NYC, I want him to make a place where I could be safe and proud to be trans, I want him to make a place where immigrants are safe and flourishing, like he ran on
November 5, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Opinion column: Mamdani won't save the democrats
Me: good, I don't want him to, I want him to deliver on his platform promises for NYC, I want him to make a place where I could be safe and proud to be trans, I want him to make a place where immigrants are safe and flourishing, like he ran on
Me: good, I don't want him to, I want him to deliver on his platform promises for NYC, I want him to make a place where I could be safe and proud to be trans, I want him to make a place where immigrants are safe and flourishing, like he ran on
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OpenAI pirated large numbers of books and used them to train models.
OpenAI then deleted the dataset with the pirated books, and employees sent each other messages about doing so.
A lawsuit could now force the company to pay $150,000 per book, adding up to billions in damages.
OpenAI then deleted the dataset with the pirated books, and employees sent each other messages about doing so.
A lawsuit could now force the company to pay $150,000 per book, adding up to billions in damages.
November 4, 2025 at 3:30 PM
OpenAI pirated large numbers of books and used them to train models.
OpenAI then deleted the dataset with the pirated books, and employees sent each other messages about doing so.
A lawsuit could now force the company to pay $150,000 per book, adding up to billions in damages.
OpenAI then deleted the dataset with the pirated books, and employees sent each other messages about doing so.
A lawsuit could now force the company to pay $150,000 per book, adding up to billions in damages.
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I hope everyone on Mamdani’s campaign team gets this printed on commemorative t-shirts
Not really a crashout but probably worth putting here for uh, archival purposes
November 5, 2025 at 5:16 AM
I hope everyone on Mamdani’s campaign team gets this printed on commemorative t-shirts
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this is a reminder that we dont have to settle for newsom in 2028
November 5, 2025 at 2:44 AM
this is a reminder that we dont have to settle for newsom in 2028
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Please, PLEASE, I am begging you as both a parent and someone who is sick of all this THIS, go vote for your school boards. Even if you don't have kids, that's how these reactionary dipshits got their feet in, that's where the book bans and library cuts start.
November 4, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Please, PLEASE, I am begging you as both a parent and someone who is sick of all this THIS, go vote for your school boards. Even if you don't have kids, that's how these reactionary dipshits got their feet in, that's where the book bans and library cuts start.
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thank you for all the support; the statement from our union is now live here with some more reporting.
now that this is public I can confirm that the majority of today’s layoffs were women of color. there are no longer any Black women working at Teen Vogue.
now that this is public I can confirm that the majority of today’s layoffs were women of color. there are no longer any Black women working at Teen Vogue.
November 3, 2025 at 11:25 PM
thank you for all the support; the statement from our union is now live here with some more reporting.
now that this is public I can confirm that the majority of today’s layoffs were women of color. there are no longer any Black women working at Teen Vogue.
now that this is public I can confirm that the majority of today’s layoffs were women of color. there are no longer any Black women working at Teen Vogue.
“I consider my business settled” is ABSOLUTELY hilarious to write omg
어이 없어서 웃음만 나오네
어이 없어서 웃음만 나오네
November 1, 2025 at 6:22 PM
“I consider my business settled” is ABSOLUTELY hilarious to write omg
어이 없어서 웃음만 나오네
어이 없어서 웃음만 나오네
Me in class today, probably: [shakes bag of candy] Anyone want to tell me what a motet is? Anyone?
October 31, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Me in class today, probably: [shakes bag of candy] Anyone want to tell me what a motet is? Anyone?
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I'm so goddamn tired of saying this but: this is it.
All the worrying that trans folks have had since he took office? This is why. This is the first step on a short road that ends with the criminalization of trans existence in the US. It isn't doomsaying. It isn't panic. It's right in front of us.
All the worrying that trans folks have had since he took office? This is why. This is the first step on a short road that ends with the criminalization of trans existence in the US. It isn't doomsaying. It isn't panic. It's right in front of us.
The White House plans to bar hospitals that treat transgender children and youth from getting any Medicare and Medicaid payments. The move would affect trans youth who have private insurance, too. n.pr/4qFa1mY
Trump pushes an end to medical care for transgender youth nationally
The White House plans to bar hospitals that treat transgender children and youth from getting any Medicare and Medicaid payments. The move would affect trans youth who have private insurance, too.
n.pr
October 30, 2025 at 2:59 PM
I'm so goddamn tired of saying this but: this is it.
All the worrying that trans folks have had since he took office? This is why. This is the first step on a short road that ends with the criminalization of trans existence in the US. It isn't doomsaying. It isn't panic. It's right in front of us.
All the worrying that trans folks have had since he took office? This is why. This is the first step on a short road that ends with the criminalization of trans existence in the US. It isn't doomsaying. It isn't panic. It's right in front of us.
Big yikes. Glad I ditched Acrobat a while ago—
I was opening a bunch of PDFs in acrobat yesterday and my computer's fans were going wild. I have a lot of RAM so this was surprising to me. Turns out Acrobat now generates AI summaries by default when you open a file, instead of just asking if you want one (which I never do).
October 28, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Big yikes. Glad I ditched Acrobat a while ago—
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The UC Regents finally released the “settlement agreement” the Trump administration proposed in August. It’s a doozy.
UC alumni, faculty, staff, students, parents, donors—and all citizens of California:
Now is the time to let the UC Regents know you do not want them to sign this bad deal.
UC alumni, faculty, staff, students, parents, donors—and all citizens of California:
Now is the time to let the UC Regents know you do not want them to sign this bad deal.
October 25, 2025 at 6:53 AM
The UC Regents finally released the “settlement agreement” the Trump administration proposed in August. It’s a doozy.
UC alumni, faculty, staff, students, parents, donors—and all citizens of California:
Now is the time to let the UC Regents know you do not want them to sign this bad deal.
UC alumni, faculty, staff, students, parents, donors—and all citizens of California:
Now is the time to let the UC Regents know you do not want them to sign this bad deal.
I love seeing game music analysis outside of academic circles 🙂↕️ (This piece is also reminding me that I need to replay AA…)
Ace Attorney's soundtrack pulls from the fighting and action games Capcom is known for to lend extra weight to its courtroom drama, @marcnormandin.bsky.social writes. www.endlessmode.com/article/how-...
We Have No Objections to Ace Attorney's Action-Packed Music
Ace Attorney's soundtrack pulls from the fighting and action games Capcom is known for to lend extra weight to its courtroom drama.
www.endlessmode.com
October 22, 2025 at 6:22 PM
I love seeing game music analysis outside of academic circles 🙂↕️ (This piece is also reminding me that I need to replay AA…)
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I want more people to care that SNAP benefits are being cut off on November 1. 40% of SNAP beneficiaries are children. This is callous and vile.
October 22, 2025 at 12:33 AM
I want more people to care that SNAP benefits are being cut off on November 1. 40% of SNAP beneficiaries are children. This is callous and vile.
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I’ve thought about this article every day for 14 days. It so perfectly encapsulates why showing up in all of our humanity beats machines every single time. “What A.I. can’t do is feel the shape of silence after someone says something so honest we forget we’re here to learn.”
Nope. That’s my job.
Nope. That’s my job.
October 22, 2025 at 12:39 AM
I’ve thought about this article every day for 14 days. It so perfectly encapsulates why showing up in all of our humanity beats machines every single time. “What A.I. can’t do is feel the shape of silence after someone says something so honest we forget we’re here to learn.”
Nope. That’s my job.
Nope. That’s my job.
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My main hobbies
October 22, 2025 at 4:35 AM
My main hobbies