Jon Belanger

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Life is too short to make sense of anything. But then there's art, music, nature, and books for regeneration.

In 2006 my studio was burglarized. I couldn’t afford to buy new gear so I got into/ became obsessed with learning diy electronics. Started with circuit bending, then moved on to synth DIY. Before I knew it I was restoring original synths.
People see this & think that I spent tens of thousands on modules but that’s not the case.
DIY is freedom from the consumerism mind set.

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Its been a real challenge to push de dynamic range on this.
"Fight the Empire!" - Maarva Andor's Speech [Andor Episode 12]

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Aliens arrive and drop off some warp drives for us with instructions for how to make more of them cheaply. We fail to figure out how to use them but notice they get hot without fuel and eventually everyone has a warp drive in the house to keep warm...
This is how I feel about machine learning. Automatic differentiation + gradient descent is a gift that has been dropped from the heavens. We have no idea how to use it yet. So for now we just make it ape humans.

Christine McVie: a look back at the Fleetwood Mac star’s greatest hits – video obituary - Singer-songwriter and Fleetwood Mac co-vocalist, Christine McVie has died aged 79. The British-American rock band sold more than 100m records worldwide, making them one of the most successful groups in history. Their greatest records included Dreams,... #theguardian

https://www.theguardian.com/music/video/2022/nov/30/christine-mcvie-a-look-back-at-the-fleetwood-mac-stars-greatest-hits-video-obituary

Christine McVie: a look back at the Fleetwood Mac star’s greatest hits – video obituary

Christine McVie, member of Fleetwood Mac, one of the most successful bands in history, has died aged 79

the Guardian

I’ve been saying this for years.

Boost and fav if you agree!

To recap, the Republican Party is against:

-Paid sick leave
-Paid family & medical leave
-Universal childcare
-Universal pre-K
-Tax increases on corporations & the rich
-The expanded Child Tax Credit
-Student debt relief

Doesn't sound like the party of the working class to me.

I have news! I'm excited to *finally* announce that I accepted a permanent position as Senior Researcher in Data Intensive Radio #Astronomy at #Onsala Space Observatory and #Chalmers University. I'll be the scientific leader for the Swedish #SKA Regional Center, starting April 1st (no joke). #astronomer4life #astrodon