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- How I Bridged iMessage and XMPP November 26, 2020
- Maybe November 9, 2020
- nc November 8, 2020
- Making kombucha leather February 24, 2020
- New Site! February 6, 2020
- It’s time to act: leave Facebook (and Google) November 30, 2019
- Deleting my Gmail account November 30, 2019
- Leave Facebook and Twitter, join the Fediverse November 14, 2019
- I made an algorave bot November 13, 2019
- Here’s another one #glitch November 12, 2019
- Algorithmic visuals October 23, 2019
- Website back up and running! September 30, 2019
- New synth stuff! September 7, 2019
- That time my synth and I were on TV! August 23, 2019
- Kombucha August 22, 2019
- Happy Summer Solstice!! June 22, 2019
- Hello world! June 21, 2019
- Audio: 3 robots tap on a box March 1, 2019
- Electro-acoustic robot funk jam! February 22, 2019
- Nasty FaceTime bug January 29, 2019
- Hiked the Mesquite Canyon Trail January 18, 2019
- My favorite museum ever! January 15, 2019
- A Hike in the White Tank Mountains January 14, 2019
- Possible issue: no icon for mastodon-autopost (when it's not mastodon.social) January 7, 2019
- January 7, 2019
- From Tumblr to Mastodon: 5 reasons to switch - Official Mastodon Blog January 6, 2019
- Badges! DIY Gamification January 6, 2019
- What is Mastodon and why should I use it? January 4, 2019
- RSS-Bridge: The RSS feed for websites missing it January 2, 2019
- Website broken, website fixed December 31, 2018
- Stop sending regular text mesages December 27, 2018
- Tips for looking after yourself during the holiday season December 25, 2018
- What do atheists do on Christmas? A public service announcement from your atheist friend December 25, 2018
- Volunteers needed: Help CFi Michigan and Kids’ Food Basket December 24, 2018
- The “Going Slow” badge December 23, 2018
- What is this thing? December 22, 2018
- Some kid art December 22, 2018
- Prompt: new album based on a python script December 13, 2018
- Completed: 50 Miles on the NCT! December 10, 2018
- Beckstrom Holiday Extravaganza Vol. 10 is here! December 6, 2018
- Four new albums in four weeks! December 5, 2018
- Chris vs the Robots December 5, 2018
- Fewer than five miles left! November 24, 2018
- Turkey Day! November 22, 2018
- I built a new modular synthesizer in a roller skate case November 1, 2018
- Building a portable modular synthesizer in a roller skate case October 24, 2018
- Building a synthesizer for a certain toddler October 21, 2018
- Pulse/noise synth prototype video demo October 20, 2018
- Yes, “they” can describe a single person October 20, 2018
- A few audio snippets of last night's synth hang October 19, 2018
- New ambient album: Windchimes October 19, 2018
- VCV Rack sequencing DIY Modular Synth via OSC October 17, 2018
- Autumn on the North Country Trail October 16, 2018
- Using python and OSC to convert VCV Rack voltages to MIDI October 9, 2018
- Software + hardware = Whoohoo! October 8, 2018
- I build some VCV Rack synth modules in C++! September 27, 2018
- Back on the North Country Trail September 24, 2018
- "Windchimes," some code that generates pleasant sounds September 14, 2018
- Iwona August 30, 2018
- Limitations = Creativity! A python script that generates a composition assignment August 29, 2018
- Super simple todo.txt add-on "clean" removes duplicate lines August 23, 2018
- I migrated my Facebook profile to a Facebook page August 22, 2018
- Mixtape (2017): Unique house and techno recorded on cassette tape August 22, 2018
- Metabase is a cool way to visualize data August 21, 2018
- Kid on a slide! August 20, 2018
- "JK LOL" flip-flop module August 19, 2018
- Found beagle, Alto, Michigan August 18, 2018
- How to automatically upload your photos and videos to the Beckstrom Cloud August 13, 2018
- Join the Beckstrom Cloud August 13, 2018
- Purslane! August 13, 2018
- My website has a new look August 13, 2018
- PSA: Babies cannot flirt August 12, 2018
- Back to Sweden, Part 1 August 3, 2018
- Reconstructing my family tree July 25, 2018
- New piece premieres today in Iowa: "Make More Noise with this One Weird Trick" for trombone duo July 12, 2018
- I got a camping hammock and it's amazing July 11, 2018
- Family Berry Picking July 4, 2018
- It’s wild berry season!!! July 3, 2018
- Hiking 50 miles on the North Country Trail: Fallasburg Park June 24, 2018
- Last Night’s Experiment: Milkweed Shoot and Peanut Stir Fry June 5, 2018
- I didn't fail, I learned something that didn't work May 7, 2018
- Today's lunch is vegan May 4, 2018
- Root Beer May 3, 2018
- Ramps as far as the eye can see May 2, 2018
- This is my favorite beer! April 15, 2018
- Forest Bathing (aka slow, mindful hiking) April 13, 2018
- Another gorgeous early Spring day April 11, 2018
- Save Firefox links to home screen on iOS April 8, 2018
- test of my custom URL shortener April 6, 2018
- I love APIs April 5, 2018
- Springtime in Michigan! April 4, 2018
- Voltage controlled slope generator April 3, 2018
- PT2399 Delay (CB's working circuit) April 3, 2018
- A Win for Government Neutrality when it comes to Religious Icons on Public Property April 2, 2018
- Early Spring, Late Afternoon Hike April 2, 2018
- Workflow on iOS is fantastic April 2, 2018
- code test.php April 1, 2018
- Why have a personal website? April 1, 2018
- The new technology that aspires to #DeleteFacebook for good - The Washington Post March 27, 2018
- March 26, 2018
- Chris B. is drinking a Space Skull Ascendant by Brewery Vivant March 26, 2018
- Opt-out of Facebook API sharing March 26, 2018
- Chris B. is drinking a Porter Rico by Arcadia Brewing Company March 24, 2018
- About this website March 22, 2018
- The Facebook Algorithm Mom Problem March 21, 2018
- The Long Web March 21, 2018
- Here is the title March 21, 2018
- This is a title March 21, 2018
- Chris B. is drinking a Good Mooed Milk Stout by Railtown Brewing Co. March 18, 2018
- Chris B. is drinking a Kentucky Breakfast Stout (KBS) (2018) by Founders Brewing Co. March 17, 2018
- Chris B. is drinking a Kentucky Breakfast Stout (KBS) (2018) by Founders Brewing Co. March 17, 2018
- bridgy? March 17, 2018
- Quill March 17, 2018
- How to run your own VPN server March 16, 2018
- What is the IndieWeb? March 15, 2018
- more learning March 15, 2018
- Foo March 15, 2018
- Hello world! March 15, 2018
- Another test, this time with an image March 15, 2018
- Test! March 15, 2018
- Analog dubstep with a fidget spinner December 21, 2017
- New album: "Cycle" December 31, 2016
- We're All Made of the Same Stuff: A Thankful Atheist November 24, 2016
- A Different Kind of Hunting April 11, 2016
- The Value of Empirical Evidence December 13, 2015
- The Amazing Shrinking Menorah! (and Other Exciting News) December 10, 2015
- The Menorah December 9, 2015
- I am an Atheist and This is What I Believe July 22, 2015
- This is Why I Built a Modular May 5, 2015
- A Tour and Performance of my DIY Modular Synthesizer May 4, 2015
- What is a Modular Synthesizer, and Why Build One? (plus: How does it sound?) April 27, 2015
- The Evolution of My Modular Synthesizer– In Video April 27, 2015
- How I Got Started in DIY Electronics April 26, 2015
- On Trying New Things 222 April 25, 2015
- On Trying New Things April 25, 2015
- Voltage controlled low pass filter with resonance April 3, 2015
- Music Season January 21, 2015
- A New Year January 20, 2015
- The Coyote October 7, 2014
- The Secret Ingredient October 3, 2014
- Vanderbilt September 30, 2014
- Hunter September 16, 2014
- Eight Days September 7, 2014
- Practice August 26, 2014
- Gun Owner August 22, 2014
- Old Fashioned Foraged Root Beer June 20, 2014
- Spring Greens Pesto April 20, 2014
- The Other Other White Meat April 18, 2014
- Ramp and Wild Chive Risotto April 17, 2014
- Wild green things April 15, 2014
- Almost Legal April 7, 2014
- Smoke Ring February 21, 2014
- New album "Happy Accidents" January 24, 2014
- Adventures in Fermentation January 17, 2014
- Tales from the Homestead December 18, 2013
- New album: Beckstrom Holiday Extravaganza Volume V December 17, 2013
- A Tough Nut to Crack December 6, 2013
- Chris goes Hunting November 18, 2013
- Boys' and Girls' Toys October 17, 2013
- Fun with sampling May 3, 2013
- New track: "Horizontal Music" May 1, 2013
- 38 Days Without Coffee: A harrowing true story! April 9, 2013
- My first python script February 28, 2013
- Playing with linux and legos February 17, 2013
- Geeky stuff January 30, 2013
- New Album: "Beckstrom Holiday Extravaganza Volume IV" December 1, 2012
- New Album: POWER-UP! September 7, 2012
- More music that sounds like videogames August 17, 2012
- I learn something new every day August 10, 2012
- Adventures in Boat Ownership August 9, 2012
- Chris & Claire get a boat August 5, 2012
- CB Makes Coleslaw June 11, 2012
- Salt Creek at Sunset January 10, 2012
- Bedroom producing December 21, 2011
- [new album] liner notes December 18, 2011
- Korg Monomania Monotron Contest! December 13, 2011
- Turkey Chipotle Tortilla Soup November 28, 2011
- Beckstrom Holiday Extravaganza! "Liner Notes" November 21, 2011
- Beckstrom Holiday Extravaganza Volume III! November 21, 2011
- The Becktone 3000 gets a face, and more modules November 17, 2011
- Making touch controllers and homemade synthesizers November 11, 2011
- Chris samples some instruments November 4, 2011
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