@bfuhrman

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#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/
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bfuhrman5d ago
Yet another reason to avoid AI. https://www.amnesty.org/en/documents/pol40/0996/2026/en/
Unlawful by design: Exposing the human rights costs of generative AI - Amnesty International

This briefing examines how standalone generative AI systems, based on unlawful web scraping, are in conflict with international human rights law (IHRL) and standards through their design, development and deployment. While these technologies promise sophisticated automation and efficiency, they rely on data collection and model training practices that abuse privacy rights, enable discrimination, and threaten […]

Amnesty International
bfuhrmanMay 26

For those of you keeping track, RFK Jr. the US secretary of "health" has a history of questionable animal exploits including:

Bear carcass: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c2j3353vvdvo

Brain worms: https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/09/politics/rfk-jr-parastic-worm-brain/

Whale head: https://www.cnn.com/2024/09/16/politics/rfk-jr-dead-whale-investigation/

Racoon penis: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/16/rfk-jr-road-kill-raccoon-new-book

And now, snake handling: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/26/rfk-jr-snake-wrestle-viral-video-social-media

Yeah... not taking advice from that guy on anything other than how to contract rabies.

RFK Jr admits to dumping bear carcass in New York's Central Park

Presidential candidate Robert F Kennedy Jr says the 2014 incident that mystified New Yorkers was a prank.

bfuhrmanMay 23

RE: https://topspicy.social/@meljoann/116623713581552942

If “commercials are the pornography of capitalism,” this is the really hardcore smut. In an ideal society we’d ban all ads, but yeah… capitalism…

bfuhrmanMay 14
Aaron RuparMay 14
New in PN: The assault on higher ed goes deeper than you think

"This is much bigger than budget cuts. It’s not merely a continuation of things like longtime GOP efforts to cut Pell Grants. It’s a far more wide-ranging assault designed to drastically limit access to higher ed for all but the rich and well-connected."

https://www.publicnotice.co/p/the-assault-on-higher-ed-goes-deeper
The assault on higher ed goes deeper than you think

The regime is quietly working to create a permanent underclass.

Public Notice
bfuhrmanMay 13

OK - last major project of the day is done. I finished recording/editing a new piece for harmonica and computer, "Melting Voices."

Here's a link - https://soundcloud.com/bfuhrman/melting-voices

Melting Voices

I’ve been thinking a lot about the echo chamber of social media and group think recently. It seems as if society is becoming more and more polarized as we stop talking to each other, and instead for i

SoundCloud
bfuhrmanMay 12
Making pasta e lenticche for dinner and the smell of simmering red wine/garlic/onions/peppers/tomatoes is just about perfect.
bfuhrmanMay 11

Trying to get train schedules and tickets sorted out in between doctor’s appointment, making dessert for the faculty retreat (all day tomorrow, yay!), needing to finish a recording (which means practicing), and about a thousand emails per hour.

Who said anything about faculty getting a vacation?

bfuhrmanMay 10
ProgressivePowerMay 10
For the religious friends
bfuhrmanMay 10

Family text thread: OMG a hiker was killed by a grizzly in Montana! You’ve got to be careful!!!

Me furiously searching the web since I hadn’t heard it on the local news: Uh… that was in Glacier, which is about 7 hours away. Also, I never hike alone and always carry bear spray…

bfuhrmanMay 9
Watching my neighbor try to solve the logic puzzle of getting his SUV out of his driveway. It might be easier if he didn't also own 2 Chevy Silverado's and an F150, or if he actually stored anything in his garage...