SyntheticThought
Joined 2 October 2018
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--[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJKIul48mK8&t= | Krist Novoselic] | --[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJKIul48mK8&t= | Krist Novoselic] | ||
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SyntheticThought a.k.a. Feen, real name Michael W. Dean | SyntheticThought a.k.a. Feen, real name Michael W. Dean. | ||
I've made and released several microtonal VSTs for Windows, including the only free microtonal sampler. [https://biptunia.com/?page_id=2070 You can get them free, here]. | |||
I'm in the music group BipTunia. https://biptunia.com/ Our microtonal music is here; https://biptunia.com/?s=microtonal | I'm in the music group BipTunia. https://biptunia.com/ Our microtonal music is here; https://biptunia.com/?s=microtonal | ||
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First put out a record in 1985 with a jazz-punk group called [https://www.discogs.com/artist/1787303-Baby-Opaque Baby Opaque]. | First put out a record in 1985 with a jazz-punk group called [https://www.discogs.com/artist/1787303-Baby-Opaque Baby Opaque]. | ||
I put out a xen compilation album called "'''''Microtonal Freedom (A Benefit Compilation Album for Lyn Ulbricht)."''''' Some of the folks on this wiki are on that album. [https://biptunia.com/?p=4633 More info here]. And you can listen to it [https://open.spotify.com/album/2ojBIQLtipAo6MPJhmNiWP free, here on Spotify]. | I put out a xen compilation album called "'''''Microtonal Freedom (A Benefit Compilation Album for Lyn Ulbricht)."''''' Some of the folks on this wiki are on that album. [https://biptunia.com/?p=4633 More info here]. And you can listen to it [https://open.spotify.com/album/2ojBIQLtipAo6MPJhmNiWP free, here on Spotify]. | ||
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'''March 20, 2019 update,''' I had started helping here again, but quit again. And am watching people who don't know me [https://www.facebook.com/groups/xenwiki/permalink/2221964348069557/ throw me under the bus on the Xenwiki Work Group]. No good deed goes unpunished. | '''March 20, 2019 update,''' I had started helping here again, but quit again. And am watching people who don't know me [https://www.facebook.com/groups/xenwiki/permalink/2221964348069557/ throw me under the bus on the Xenwiki Work Group]. No good deed goes unpunished. | ||
There are some actual untruths there. One person said I've vandalized other people's work here. I have never done that. | There are some actual untruths there. One person said I've vandalized other people's work here. I have never done that. And now I'm kicked off that page, so people can tell lies without me being able to defend myself. Total grade school move, y'all. | ||
I may come back to fix broken links as they become broken, or update things I created on here. But I won't be adding new pages, and won't be involved in wiki politics and day-to-day decision making / arguing / "art by committee." | I may come back to fix broken links here as they become broken, or update things I created on here. But I won't be adding new pages, and won't be involved in wiki politics and day-to-day decision making / arguing / "art by committee." | ||
'''Here's what I've done on this Wiki:''' | '''Here's what I've done on this Wiki:''' | ||
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Or the editors and admins think a wiki is a democracy. When they should think of it as private property jointly owned by the admins and editors who have made useful edits. | Or the editors and admins think a wiki is a democracy. When they should think of it as private property jointly owned by the admins and editors who have made useful edits. | ||
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'''WANT TO CHAT WITH ME?''': Like many microtonal musicians, and many musicians in general, and many synth players, and most software designers, I | '''WANT TO CHAT WITH ME?''': Like many microtonal musicians, and many musicians in general, and many synth players, and most software designers, I'm an [[wikipedia:Asperger_syndrome|Aspie]] . | ||
So I have a hard time reading sarcasm, especially in text, especially from people I haven't talked with a lot. | So I have a hard time reading sarcasm, especially in text, especially from people I haven't talked with a lot. | ||
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If you're trying to convey something more subtle, explain it in plain English or I'll never know. | If you're trying to convey something more subtle, explain it in plain English or I'll never know. | ||
These are, by the way, good overall suggestions for anyone talking to anyone on the Internet. | These are, by the way, good overall suggestions for anyone talking to anyone on the Internet. When people don't know your baseline, then they can't read between your lines. | ||
Being an aspie is actually a plus. It helps me ignore outside distractions to have more focus for doing complex projects I enjoy. <hr /> | Being an aspie is actually a plus. It helps me ignore outside distractions to have more focus for doing complex projects I enjoy. <hr /> |