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Yeah, that's the thing, Push seems to be the obvious choice because of its integration. I liked the Maschine a bit too, but overall, seems Push is the way to go.

I think I'm just stubborn

I am looking for a piece of gear to both control Ableton/Logic on the Mac, and probably act as an audio interface.
Obvious choice seems to be Ableton MOVE or PUSH3.
But that's what most people would get, and yet I continue to look. #synthsky

I can't really explain fully why this is the thing of all things that got my jaw on the floor but I guess it's such a literal symbol and also such a jaw dropping amount of money while small businesses are struggling to survive the tariffs

Such a visible "go fuck yourself"

A photo of a building with a long row of identical large posters on the wall. The posters say "DON'T OBEY" with a drawing of the Portland inflatable frog's face.

Spending my morning mapping out local hikes. Summit County, Portage County, CVNP, etc

Ohio Begins Executing Random People In Hopes They’re Criminals

Ohio Begins Executing Random People In Hopes They’re Criminals https://theonion.com/ohio-begins-executing-random-people-in-hopes-they-re-cr-1851218315/

Well, it’s been a few years, so I had to look at wiki:

"Dumb" Donald Parker is a lanky, dimwitted fellow. He is Rudy's best friend. He always wears a green long-sleeved jersey three sizes too big, and a pink stocking knit cap covering his entire face except his eyes and his mouth.

YouTube video by Drew Froning 1010 Bento - first 10 minutes of figuring this out and I’m finding it a lot of fun to work with

Spent time today with the 1010 Bento. Easy to learn so far and so many great functions in this little portable box.
youtube.com/shorts/ObH5w...
#synthsky

YouTube video by Drew Froning Spooky Season ’25 (@torsoelectronics and @weareelektron )

I made some new music for spooky season today while learning to use the Torso T1 and Elektron Digitone II

youtu.be/XRIHZdyUIrI
#Synthsky

Not really an overstatement to say that the test of a free society is whether or not comedians can make fun of the country's leader on TV without repurcussions.

A friend of mine was on Charlie Kirk's "watch list" of Black professors. She received so many death and rape threats that her university offered her a security detail for the walk to class.

This is Kirk's legacy.

You would never know it from reading all of these legacy newspaper op-eds about him.

Americans: time to borrow the UK term for idiot xenophobes: "flag shagger." Way too good not to globalize.

Feel like I’m going insane with the revisionist history that Charlie Kirk fostered open debate. He chilled speech and his targeting of professors for wrongthink led to threats, harassment, and being forced out of their jobs. His legacy is chilling speech right now, about him

My heart goes out to her, but this is an irresponsible thing to say. Who are the “evildoers” who killed her husband? Who is the “they?” A 22yr old man from Utah shot & killed her husband. We don’t yet know why. Anyone using “they,” as in they” killed Charlie, is inciting division & hate. It’s wrong.

Charlie Kirk in His Own Words 17 quotes you should read from the right-wing activist and Trump ally who was tragically shot and killed on Wednesday in Utah.

“Charlie Kirk in His Own Words”

17 quotes you should read from the right-wing activist and Trump ally who was tragically shot and killed on Wednesday in Utah.

unsurprisingly good work from kat here.

“kirk’s legacy wasn’t peaceful debate—it was smuggling far-right talking points into the mainstream with a veneer of legitimacy. in death, he’s accomplishing the same thing.”

The guy that ordered 8 fighter jets to perform a low altitude fly-over in an effort to drown out Epstein survivors is the same guy who wants you to believe he's innocent.

Why didn’t some of the Epstein survivors speak out earlier? “I thought someone was going to kill me,” one explained.

As another asked, “Why did the government work so hard to protect Jeffrey Epstein and not victims like me?”

if you can be made to cheer for the deaths of strangers then you can be made to cheer for the deaths of your neighbors

So, where’s the money? That’s about $24,000 per citizen. Give me my share now. (Yeah, he’s obviously lying)

I'm beyond "guilty pleasure" at this point. If I like it and it's not hurting anyone, life is too brutal to feel bad about pleasure.

I'm constantly reminded of Boogie Down Productions KRS-ONE's lyrics:
"You were put here to protect us
But who protects us from you?

I would have been happy to train someone, but there was nobody coming in to back us up - IRS has been short handed for years.
And then they go and fire new probationary employees
And now MAYBE some of the younger folks forced out can find a way back in - not ideal, but a job.

They wanted us to leave, so we left! 4 of 6 of my team took the deal. I took my 35 years of knowledge and experience with me.

I don't think there's anything they could do to get me to return now.

They wanted us to leave, so we left! 4 of 6 of my team took the deal. I took my 35 years of knowledge and experience with me.

I don't think there's anything they could do to get me to return now.

YouTube video by Drew Froning The Subcommittee of Internal Destruction

An unstable orchestra plays a glitchy tune on a cliff by the ocean - new music from me today, using AUM on the iPad #synthsky #music
youtu.be/YdO3w4Y4Q9E

Mohamed Salah the first player to win each of the following awards in the same season:

PL Golden Boot
PL Playmaker Award
PL Player of the Year
FWA Footballer of the Year
PFA Players’ Player of the Year
(Squawka)

YouTube video by Drew Froning Forgot to Fold it In

Well, as Moira Rose might say, "I Forgot to Fold it In!" I had set out to learn more about wave folding synths, using Ripplemaker, but as I finished up, I realized my error. Ended up with a cool piece of music though. #synthsky #SchittsCreek

youtu.be/1uR1fQ5aj0Y

Over the weekend, the “sandwich thrower” posters went up all over DC. Instant icon of resistance.

A remix of Banksy’s mural: not a Molotov, not a rock, but something just as disruptive, a hoagie hurled with defiance.