@bfuhrman

229 Followers
507 Following
998 Posts
#Composer of interactive and acousmatic music (#MaxMSP, #PureData, some #SC3), #musician (#mandolin, #violin, #uke, #synths, "other"), college #prof. Occasional film/video game composer who wants to do more game scores. #Runner, #ttrpg and #boardgame fan, coffee aficionado.
LocationMontana, USA
Websitebenfuhrman.com
bandcamphttps://benfuhrman.bandcamp.com/
YouTubehttps://www.youtube.com/@bfuhrman
bfuhrman6h ago
As an academic, I can pretty confidently say that if I see an “accelerated degree” student trying to transfer in, they’ll be as successful as a ITT Tech, DeVry Institute, or any other scammy for-profit in terms of credit transfer. These places need to be shut down for offering "pay to play degrees" that don't accurately demonstrate educational achievement. And employers should NEVER hire or promote people with them. archive.is/d154j
bfuhrman2d ago
I own and use a bunch of methods for making coffee, and the French press is still my favorite.
bfuhrman3d ago
Just when you thought it couldn’t get any crazier with RFK Jr… https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/16/rfk-jr-road-kill-raccoon-new-book
RFK Jr once cut penis off ‘road-killed raccoon’ in New York, new book reveals

Health secretary in a diary entry said his kids were in the car as he cut off animal’s genitals in 2001 to ‘study them later’

The Guardian
bfuhrmanApr 13
Ars TechnicaApr 13
To teach in the time of ChatGPT is to know pain
LLM use is the most demoralizing problem I’ve faced as a college instructor.
https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/04/to-teach-in-the-time-of-chatgpt-is-to-know-pain/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social
bfuhrmanApr 12
JKrotkovApr 12

$200billion for #IranWar will cost #Montana $502,000,000.

Instead, 75,000 Montanans could receive #medicaid.

Any budget is a moral document. Don't tell me what your priorities are, show me your budget.

War spending is immoral.

https://www.nationalpriorities.org/analysis/2026/how-many-people-every-state-and-congressional-district-could-have-medicaid-or-sn/

How Many People In Every State and Congressional District Could Have Medicaid or SNAP Instead of $200 Billion for War on Iran?

Instead of prolonging this war - or enabling the next one - with more funds, Americans deserve a government that supports them when times are tough. 

National Priorities Project
bfuhrmanApr 12

Some big news - I've had TWO album releases in the last month. Here are the links to "Anonymous Veil" https://open.spotify.com/album/6JitmrOAWSXAtVoxNwDOBp?si=L5oIlghEQzGHRSQ0VPC8Pg

And "An Expanding Distance of Multiple Voices." https://open.spotify.com/album/1h8ZM6WTCfNclaMF7jUgDj?si=BH5BjNf3QkSAVxR33jDt_Q

Anonymous Veil - Compilation by Various Artists | Spotify

Various Artists · compilation · 2026 · 7 songs

Spotify
bfuhrmanApr 11

RE: https://hachyderm.io/@AndrewRadev/116385454951248902

Oh no! Won’t someone PLEASE think of the CEO’s profit margins??? </sarcasm>

bfuhrmanApr 10
Good.
bfuhrmanApr 10
Ok, this #MaxMSP patch is not going where I thought it would, but it’s still pretty freaking cool. I’m just going to roll with it and adapt the composition.
bfuhrmanApr 9
Well, I took the plunge and set a date for a #solo #mandolin #recital. Thursday, September 17th, 7:30pm at Montana State University and streaming in the School of Music YouTube channel.